Southern California has a variety of venues for wedding ceremonies.
Engaged couples in Southern California have access to a variety of wedding venue options, including historic mansions, golf clubs, cathedrals and beachfront locations. Moderate temperatures are a mainstay in Southern California, making it possible for couples to host outdoor ceremonies throughout the year. Most of Southern California's wedding venues provide spaces for ceremonies and receptions.
Cathedrals
In Los Angeles, wedding couples may exchange their vows at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels (olacathedral.org). The sanctuary is available for ceremonies and seats up to 3,000 guests. The bride or groom must be Catholic to be wed at Our Lady and must meet with a priest or deacon at least six months ahead of the wedding. The Crystal Cathedral (crystalcathedral.org) in Garden Grove also hosts sanctuary weddings. Couples do not have to be members of the church, but they must counsel with the Crystal Cathedral's minister before the ceremony. Our Lady of the Angels and Crystal Cathedral have reception venues.
Golf Clubs
Sterling Hills Golf Club (sterlinghillsgolf.com) in Camarillo has a wedding gazebo overlooking the Club's fairways; the outdoor lawn at Sterling Hills seats 225 guests for ceremonies. In La Canada Flintridge, La Canada Flintridge Country Club (lcfcountryclub.com) also has a gazebo and accommodates 75 guests for outdoor weddings. The Brookside Golf Club (americangolf.com/ca/pasadena-brookside-golf-club) in Pasadena allows weddings of up to 300 attend ceremonies in its Mediterranean Room. All three clubs have reception venues and on-site catering. Most of Southern California's golf clubs do not require the couple to be members in order to host their ceremony.
Historic Mansions
Completed in 1881, the Jones Victorian Ranch Estate (thejonesvictorianestate.com) in Orange has two courtyards outside its house. The back courtyard has a gazebo and seats approximately 75 guests for ceremonies. Jones' front courtyard accommodates receptions. The estate's water tower has suites for the bride and groom parties. Azusa is home to the Lindley-Scott House (lindleyscotthouse.com), built in 1911. Up to 200 may attend outdoor weddings at Lindley-Scott's garden area. Located in Redlands, Kimberly Crest House (kimberlycrest.org) is a French chateau-style mansion built in 1897. Couples may host weddings at Kimberly Crest's gardens, which feature flowers and waterfalls. Kimberly Crest's Carriage House seats 100 guests for receptions.
Hotels
Located in San Diego, The Dana on Mission Bay (thedana.com) facilitates bayfront ceremonies on its Sunset Lawn. The lawn seats 300 guests for ceremonies. The Dana also features the gardens, where wedding parties of fewer than 100 guests can enjoy views of the hotel's marina. The Hills Hotel (thelagunahillshotel.com) in Laguna Hills offers its Crystal Ballroom, which seats up to 450 guests. The Crystal Ballroom has elegant decor and crystal chandeliers. Santa Barbara's Canary Hotel (canarysantabarbara.com) hosts ceremonies of 160 guests in its Riviera Ballroom and 130 guests on its Rooftop Terrace. The Riviera Ballroom may be used for receptions.
Beachfront
San Clemente's Ole Hanson Beach Club (olehansonbeachclub.com) is a Spanish Colonial Revival building and hosts outdoor ceremonies on the grounds, a grassy lawn with panoramic views of the Pacific Ocean. Ole Hanson's Ocean View Terrace allows 175 guests to attend outdoor receptions. The Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel (ritzcarlton.com) hotel in Dana Point facilitates oceanfront ceremonies on its Pacific Promenade and the Gazebo Lawn. The Pacific Promenade provides scenic views of the Pacific from a tropical garden setting, while Gazebo Lawn ceremonies occur atop a 150-foot bluff overlooking the ocean.
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