Our favorite wedding venues
These are the Los Angeles venues we come back to again and again — places where we already know how the light moves through the afternoon, where the ceremony sun lands, and which corner of the room holds at midnight. Every venue on this page is one we have actually photographed.
No venue pays to be here, and we take no commission for a referral. If a room is on this list, it is because our couples loved it and we loved shooting in it.
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Downtown LA
Millennium Biltmore
Crystal Ballroom grandeur and Gold Room detail — the most cinematic hotel interior in the city, and the one that rewards a slow lens.
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Mid-Wilshire
The Ebell of Los Angeles
Timeless architecture, a garden courtyard for cocktails and a grand staircase built for the portrait you will actually hang.
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Pasadena
Noor
Two ballrooms and a fountain terrace, with the kind of Old Pasadena warmth that makes a reception feel lit before we touch a light.
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Malibu
Calamigos Ranch
Twinkle-lit oaks, waterfall backdrops and a ranch that turns gold about forty minutes before anyone expects it to.
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Old Town Pasadena
The Maxwell House
A 1929 Mediterranean Italianate estate — small guest counts, big rooms, and a staircase that does half the work for you.
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Marina del Rey
FantaSea Yachts
Ceremony, cocktails and reception all on the water. Sunset arrives on a schedule, so the timeline matters more here than anywhere.
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Palos Verdes Estates
The Neighborhood Church
A historic clifftop chapel above the Pacific — editorial coastal ceremonies with the ocean sitting right behind the vows.
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MacArthur Park
Carondelet House
A 1926 Italian-inspired villa with art-filled rooms and a brick courtyard — the reliable pick for a design-led downtown wedding.
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Downtown LA
The Oviatt Penthouse
Original Art Deco detail and a rooftop that hands you the whole downtown skyline the moment the lights come on.
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Topanga Canyon
Inn of the Seventh Ray
Creekside gardens and string lights under the sycamores — thirty minutes from the city and it does not feel like the city at all.
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Palos Verdes Estates
La Venta Inn
Ocean-view ceremonies and Spanish architecture, celebrating a century on the hill. Golden hour here is genuinely worth building the day around.
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Universal CitySheraton Universal
Floor-to-ceiling views from the 21st-floor Starview Room — a hotel we keep getting called back to.
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Downtown LAValentine DTLA
A converted 1920s warehouse of hand-painted rooms, neon and courtyards — the most photogenic small venue downtown, and a completely different room after dark.
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Temecula & San DiegoTrademark Venues
The all-inclusive estate family — Grand Tradition, Twin Oaks, Ethereal Gardens, Galway Downs. Manicured grounds, timelines that hold, and a golden hour you can build the day around.
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Across Southern CaliforniaAirbnb & private estates
Backyards, rented villas and family homes. No venue coordinator and no floor plan — just us scouting the light the morning of. Some of our favourite days have been these.
Ask about your venue →Rooms we know well
We have shot at all of these too. They do not have a full gallery page on our site yet — if you are booked at one and want to see the work, ask and we will send it over.
- SmogShoppeCulver City
- The Lodge at Malibou LakeAgoura Hills
- The Ritz-CarltonDowntown LA & Bacara
- Courtyard by MarriottLos Angeles
- VENUE by Three PetalsHuntington Beach
- Marina del Rey HotelMarina del Rey
- Jamaica Bay InnMarina del Rey
- Hotel ZessaSanta Ana
- Casa VertigoDowntown LA
Venue guides by region
Forty-eight Los Angeles venues, rated
Our full guide covers pricing bands, what each room is genuinely good at, and where the photography gets difficult — written from real weddings, not press kits.
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