A couple at a wedding celebration toasting with glasses of wine at a beautifully decorated outdoor dinner setting during sunset, with other guests seated at the table and string lights overhead.

LA Athletic Club Wedding Photographer

About Los Angeles Athletic Club

Overall Recommendations: ★★★★★
Getting Ready: ★★★★★
Ceremony: ★★★★★
Couple Photos: ★★★★★
Reception: ★★★★★


Los Angeles Athletic Club (LAAC) is absolutely gorgeous with vintage and elegant vibe. The wood-paneling and stark chandeliers also with the beautiful trim set off any color scheme.

Getting Ready at Los Angeles Athletic Club

Bride in a white wedding gown holding a bouquet of flowers, standing in a warmly lit wood-paneled room with leather chairs and large windows.
A bride in a white lace wedding gown standing in a luxurious room, opening golden curtains to look out, with ornate wall decorations, two plush sofas, and warm wall sconces lighting the room.
Two men in tuxedos playing chess in a wood-paneled room with bookshelves, one man is thinking with a hand near his face and the other is focused on the game.
Bride sitting on a chair in a sunlit room, wearing a white wedding dress and veil, with open windows in the background
A makeup artist applying lipstick to a blonde woman in a lace robe inside a luxurious room with tall windows, curtains, a chandelier, and ornate decor.
A bride in a wedding dress walking down a hotel hallway holding a bouquet.

Couple’s Session at Los Angeles Athletic Club

A bride and groom stand face to face on a terrace with a fountain and potted trees in the background.
A bride and groom standing close together in a dimly lit room with dark wood-paneled walls, two lamps, and a chandelier overhead. The bride is wearing a white lace wedding gown and holding a bouquet of flowers, and the groom is in a black tuxedo with a bow tie.
A bride and groom share a kiss on a marble staircase in an elegant interior, with vintage chandeliers overhead and potted plants on either side.
A bride in a white wedding gown and a groom in a black tuxedo walking inside a vintage-style library room with wooden bookshelves, red curtains, and a patterned carpet.
A bride and groom sitting at a bar, engaging in a conversation, with the bride holding a drink, in a warmly lit, vintage-style bar or lounge.

Wedding Ceremony at Los Angeles Athletic Club

A black and white photo of a bride and groom sharing a kiss on a rooftop in an urban setting with tall city buildings in the background, wedding guests seated around them.
Bride and groom standing together during wedding ceremony in a decorated, elegant room with floral arrangements and guests seated.
A bride and groom standing on a rooftop in a city at sunset, embracing and looking into each other's eyes, with tall buildings in the background and the bride's veil flowing in the wind.

Wedding Reception at Los Angeles Athletic Club

A bride and groom dancing in a ballroom with a chandelier, large window with drapes, and floral arrangements.
Elegant wedding or banquet hall with round tables set with glassware and floral centerpieces, decorated with gold chairs, ornate chandeliers, and dark wood-paneled walls.
Elegant banquet hall decorated for a wedding reception with round tables, white floral centerpieces, candles, and gold chairs, illuminated by chandeliers and wall sconces.
A bride and groom sharing a kiss while holding glasses of champagne at their wedding reception.
A wedding reception with a bride and groom standing behind a decorated table, raising glasses, in an elegant ballroom with chandeliers and ornate curtains.

Sample Timeline

1:30 Final touch-ups for Hair & Makeup

1:30 Behind-the-scenes photos separately of Bride & Groom [detail shots of invite suite, dress/shoes/jewelry]

2:00 Bride to put her dress on

First look with dad – (1 st floor)

2:15 Groom ready for photos – wait in room (or 3 rd floor bar)

2:30 First look (1st floor Veranda)

Photographs to continue with B&G

3:30 Photographs with family & wedding party – 3 rd floor patio, 2nd floor, new outdoor spaces on 1st floor

4:30 Photographs finished – sneak Bride back to the powder rooms via back elevator

4:40 Guests begin to arrive

5:00 Invitation time – 2nd Floor Dining Room

5:05/5:10 Ceremony to begin – approximately 20 minutes

5:30 Ceremony to conclude

Extended family photos following the ceremony – 2nd floor DR

5:30 Cocktail Reception – Main Lounge (1 st Floor)

5:30-6:30 Photos with B&G in the 2nd floor DR

6:00 Dining Room set up complete

6:10 Photos and video of dining room

6:30 Dining Room to open – Main Dining Room (1st Floor)

6:50 Grand entrance

First dance

7:00 First course served

Toasts

7:35 Main course served

Toasts: Best Man & Maid of honor

8:06 Sun sets

8:10 Father/Daughter dance & Mother/Son dance

9:00 Wedding Cake Cutting Ceremony

9:30 Photography & videography scheduled to finish

Dancing to continue

11:00 Music scheduled to end – invite guests to the 3rd Floor for the after-party

11:00-12:00 After Party on The Deck (3rd floor)

FAQ

Los Angeles Athletic Club is located at 431 W. 7th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90014.

Galleries at Los Angeles Athletic Club taken by Lulan Studio

What Makes the Los Angeles Athletic Club Photograph So Well

The Los Angeles Athletic Club has anchored downtown since 1912 - a twelve-story Beaux-Arts landmark housing a club founded in 1880. A wedding here moves through real history, from mahogany and ornately carved ceilings to a rooftop with the towers of DTLA rising around you.

The spaces we plan portraits around

  • The Centennial Ballroom - towering ceilings, mahogany pillars, and velvet drapery photograph pure Gatsby; wide reception frames here need no extra styling.
  • The rooftop - ceremonies and portraits ringed by downtown's towers; at dusk the buildings light up behind the couple for the best skyline frame in the building.
  • The Invention Lounge - rich, dim, and atmospheric, made for late-night candids when the after-party finds its rhythm.

Timeline advice for the Los Angeles Athletic Club

With getting-ready rooms, ceremony, and reception stacked inside one building, the timeline loses all travel time - we spend that surplus on portraits. We plan the rooftop for the blue-hour window when the skyline lights come on, run formals in the ballroom's even interior light, and keep coverage through the lounge hours: this is one venue where the last hour of the night reliably earns its keep.

Planning a Wedding at Los Angeles Athletic Club?

We have photographed real weddings across this region - see the galleries on this page and browse more of our work. Knowing a venue's light, angles, and timeline pinch points before your wedding day is most of what separates a smooth day from a rushed one.

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