Meringue Kiss Tower for Belmond El Encanto Weddings | Macarons by Mila

Set in the hills above Santa Barbara with sweeping views of the city, the harbor, and the Pacific beyond, Belmond El Encanto is one of the Central Coast's most romantic wedding venues. Its terraced gardens, bungalow-style architecture, and California Craftsman details create a setting that feels intimate and grand at once, and couples marrying here often want a dessert display that matches that balance. Macarons by Mila builds custom meringue kiss towers designed specifically for weddings at this property, offering a lighter, more textural alternative or complement to a traditional macaron tower or cutting cake.

We're based in Los Angeles and travel throughout Santa Barbara and Montecito regularly for weddings, and Belmond El Encanto has become one of our most requested Central Coast venues for meringue kiss tower displays specifically. A meringue tower's airy, organic texture suits the property's terraced gardens and hillside setting beautifully, echoing the natural, romantic atmosphere of the venue in a way that feels effortless.

Designing for Belmond El Encanto's Garden Aesthetic

Belmond El Encanto's setting is defined by its terraced gardens, mature trees, and sweeping views over Santa Barbara toward the ocean. Couples marrying here often build their wedding palette around that setting: soft blush, ivory, and sage tones that echo the gardens, along with deeper jewel tones for couples wanting more contrast against the hillside greenery. We often weave fresh flowers or delicate greenery directly into the meringue kiss tower's structure, blurring the line between floral design and dessert display in a way that feels especially suited to this venue's romantic, garden-forward character.

What We Build for Belmond El Encanto Weddings

For weddings at this venue, our most requested pieces include:

Custom meringue kiss towers scaled to your guest count and reception space, from an intimate terrace ceremony to a larger garden reception with sweeping views.

Mixed-texture towers combining piped meringue kisses with fresh flowers, greenery, or gold leaf accents woven throughout the structure.

Color-matched meringues tied to your wedding palette, florals, or the property's natural garden tones.

Acrylic display stands and packaging, which protect the delicate meringue structure during transport along the property's terraced pathways and give the tower a clean, elevated presentation.

Complementary pieces including macaron towers, chocolate covered strawberries, and Lambeth cakes, coordinated as one cohesive dessert table.

Built for a Hillside Garden Estate

Belmond El Encanto's terraced hillside setting is beautiful but requires a thoughtful approach to delivery and setup, given the property's multiple levels, garden pathways, and the delicate nature of a meringue structure. Our team builds each tower on a stable, protective base and handles final assembly on-site whenever possible, coordinating closely with the resort's catering and events staff to time delivery around your ceremony and reception schedule. This ensures the tower is placed, styled, and photo-ready well before your first guests arrive, whether your reception unfolds on the terrace at golden hour or beneath the stars in the evening.

Flavors for a Romantic Hillside Wedding

Our meringue flavor options include classic vanilla alongside rose, lavender, and citrus-infused variations that add subtle depth beyond the traditional crisp-and-sweet meringue profile. Many couples marrying at Belmond El Encanto lean toward rose or lavender to complement the property's romantic garden atmosphere, though we're happy to build a fully custom flavor lineup around whatever you and your partner prefer.

A Complete Dessert Table for Your Reception

Many couples marrying at Belmond El Encanto choose to build a full dessert experience rather than a single tower. We regularly pair our meringue kiss towers with macaron towers for textural contrast, a Lambeth cake as the formal cutting cake, and chocolate covered strawberries dipped and finished in the wedding colors. We help design the full layout so every piece feels coordinated in color, height, and styling, creating one cohesive dessert experience that matches the elegance of the venue itself.

Coordinating With the Resort's Events Team

Belmond El Encanto's catering and events team is accustomed to hosting weddings with a high level of design detail, and we work directly with that team, or with your outside wedding planner, to confirm delivery windows and staging areas well ahead of your date. Because meringue is more delicate than a macaron tower during transport, we plan our logistics with extra care, often completing final assembly steps on-site to ensure the tower arrives in perfect condition.

Serving Belmond El Encanto and the Central Coast

Macarons by Mila regularly delivers to weddings at Belmond El Encanto and throughout the surrounding Santa Barbara and Montecito area, including Hope Ranch and Carpinteria. We also serve clients across Los Angeles, Orange County, and San Diego, and we ship custom orders nationwide for destination weddings outside the region. Wherever your reception is held on the property, we build delivery and setup timelines around the resort's event schedule.

Booking Your Belmond El Encanto Wedding Order

Belmond El Encanto is one of the most in-demand venues on the Central Coast, and its wedding calendar fills quickly, particularly for peak spring, summer, and early fall dates. We recommend reaching out as soon as your date and venue are confirmed, ideally four to six months ahead, to allow time for a full design consultation, color matching against your final palette, and a flavor tasting if desired.

Frequently Asked Questions

Have you built meringue kiss towers for weddings at Belmond El Encanto before?

Yes, Belmond El Encanto is one of our most frequently requested Central Coast venues for meringue kiss tower displays, and we coordinate closely with the resort's events team on delivery, staging, and setup timing.

Can the meringue kiss tower be styled with fresh flowers to match the terraced gardens?

Yes, mixed-texture towers combining meringue with fresh flowers or greenery are one of our most popular designs for this venue specifically, and we coordinate closely with your florist on the final look.

Will the tower hold up on the property's terraces and garden levels?

Yes, we build each tower on a stable, protective base and often complete final assembly on-site to ensure the structure holds up beautifully through an outdoor terrace reception, from cocktail hour through the very last dance of the night.

Can we pair a meringue kiss tower with a macaron tower or cutting cake?

Yes, most couples at this venue build a full dessert table combining a meringue kiss tower with a macaron tower, a Lambeth cake, or both.

How far in advance should we book?

We recommend booking four to six months ahead of your wedding date, particularly for peak spring, summer, and early fall weekends.

Do you offer flavor tastings before booking?

Yes, we offer tastings for couples who want to sample meringue flavors like rose, lavender, and citrus before finalizing their Belmond El Encanto wedding order, particularly useful for larger receptions.

Can we add a monogram or wedding date to the display?

Yes, we can incorporate personalized details like initials or a wedding date into the tower's design through custom cake toppers, ribbon, or accent signage built to match your overall wedding theme.

Why a Landmark Hillside Estate Deserves a Custom Dessert Display

Belmond El Encanto has hosted weddings above Santa Barbara for close to a century, and couples who choose it are often drawn to that legacy of quiet, hillside elegance layered with sweeping views of the city and coast. A generic dessert display can feel out of place against a venue with this much character, which is why we approach every order here as a design problem first, thinking through how a tower's texture, color, and scale will read against the property's terraced gardens and views before we begin piping a single meringue kiss.

Southern California Resort Wedding Coverage

Belmond El Encanto is one of several landmark Central Coast venues we regularly build meringue towers for, and our reach extends across Southern California's resort and estate wedding scene more broadly. We build meringue towers for hillside and garden weddings throughout Santa Barbara and Montecito, including Rosewood Miramar Beach and San Ysidro Ranch, as well as venues across Los Angeles and Orange County. If your wedding is taking place at a landmark hillside or garden venue anywhere in Southern California, we bring the same coordination with catering and events teams, the same delicate handling for meringue construction, and the same design-first approach that defines our work at Belmond El Encanto.

Every proposal we send for a Belmond El Encanto wedding includes a detailed breakdown of tower scale, meringue count, and flavor selection, so there are no surprises as your final guest count comes together in the weeks before the wedding.

Let Macarons by Mila design and build the meringue kiss tower for your Belmond El Encanto wedding. Start your consultation at macaronsbymila.com today.