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Los Angeleswedding venues

Every venue on this page is one we have actually photographed — Art Deco theaters downtown, canyon estates in Malibu, mission churches in the San Gabriel Valley. Each links to real galleries from that venue.

600+ weddings photographed across Los Angeles County

Where in Los Angeles?

Showing 9 of 85 — pick an area, or see the full A–Z below
Showing 27 venues in Downtown & Central LA
Showing 10 venues in Beverly Hills, Westside & Beaches
Showing 11 venues in Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
Showing 13 venues in Malibu, Topanga & Palos Verdes
Showing 19 venues in The Valley, Hollywood & Long Beach
Showing 80 venues with galleries — all 85 are listed below
Bride and groom dancing beneath the hand-painted ceiling murals of the Crystal Ballroom at The Biltmore Los AnThe Biltmore Los Angeles1920s ballrooms; the Crystal Ballroom and Emerald RoomWedding reception inside Vibiana, the former Cathedral of Saint Vibiana, in downtown Los AngelesVibianaDeconsecrated cathedral with a walled gardenWedding couple in the historic ballroom at Alexandria Ballrooms in Downtown LAAlexandria BallroomsRestored 1906 ballrooms, gold and mirrorsCouple sharing a quiet moment beneath the illuminated glass cornice of the Art Deco Oviatt Penthouse in DowntoThe Oviatt PenthouseArt Deco penthouse and open-air rooftopFirst dance in a historic theater under a carved gilded ceiling, guests ringed around the floor in deep red lightThe Belasco1926 theater over three levelsCouple dancing in the grand hall of Los Angeles Union Station beneath its chandeliersLos Angeles Union StationMission Moderne concourse and courtyardsGuests raising glasses at a candlelit rooftop terrace table under strung lights and hanging greenery, downtown towers behindLos Angeles Athletic ClubHistoric private club, DTLAHistoric ballroom interior at The California Club in Downtown Los AngelesThe California ClubMembers' rooms, built 1930Couple embracing in a glass-walled penthouse among potted palms, the Los Angeles cityscape through floor-to-ceiling windowsCity View PenthouseRooftop with a full skyline viewCandlelit styled wedding shoot on the staircase at The United Theater on Broadway in Downtown LAThe United Theater on Broadway1927 movie palace, Spanish GothicBride and groom at the altar of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los AngelesCathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsContemporary cathedral, alabaster lightWedding ceremony inside St. Vincent de Paul Catholic Church in Los AngelesSt. Vincent de PaulChurrigueresque church near USCExposed brick archway and courtyard at Carondelet House, Los AngelesCarondelet HouseItalianate villa with a brick courtyardWedding reception inside the Big Fig hall at the Fig House in Highland Park, Los AngelesThe Fig HouseColor-blocked rooms and garden, Highland ParkCandlelit dining room at El Cid, a Spanish tavern wedding venue on Sunset Blvd in Silver LakeEl CidFlamenco-era tavern and terrace, Silver LakeGarden courtyard wedding at LA River Center and Gardens in Cypress ParkLA River Center & GardensSpanish courtyards and fountainsCandlelit ceremony aisle beneath chandeliers at The Ebell of Los AngelesThe Ebell of Los Angeles1927 clubhouse, theater and gardenCouple standing among the white lampposts of Urban Light at LACMA on Wilshire BoulevardLACMAUrban Light, the Miracle Mile campus and gallery courtyards on WilshireRooftop wedding ceremony at The Top of the Hub with downtown Los Angeles towers behind the coupleThe Top of the HubRooftop terraces seven floors up on Wilshire, inside the downtown skylineWedding ceremony beneath the glass greenhouse roof at Valentine DTLA in downtown Los AngelesValentine DTLA1920s fish market with a glass greenhouse roof, grotto bar and back alleyCouple at sunset on the hillside at the Paramour Estate with the downtown Los Angeles skyline behind themParamour Estate1923 hillside villa in Silver Lake with a marble courtyard poolBride and groom bowling in wedding attire on the restored 1927 lanes at Highland Park BowlHighland Park BowlEight restored 1927 lanes and LA’s oldest bowling alleyCouple against the stainless steel of Walt Disney Concert Hall with the downtown Los Angeles towers behindWalt Disney Concert HallGehry’s steel and an acre of rooftop garden on Bunker HillCouple by the water at sunsetThe Majestic DowntownA restored 1920s bank hall with 30-foot Italian ceilingsCouple photographed against a teal wall at Valentine DTLA in the Los Angeles Arts DistrictValentine DTLAGreenhouse ceremony room and palm courtyard in the Arts DistrictLong dinner tables with greenery under the wood trusses and skylights at Millwick in the Arts DistrictMillwickArts District hall with skylights and a garden courtyardCouple embracing in the red-brick room with candles and white flowers at Seventh Place in downtown Los AngelesSeventh PlaceBrick-walled Arts District space with a leafy side passageBride reflected in a fountain pool beside a stone archway at Greystone Mansion in Beverly HillsGreystone MansionTudor estate and formal garden, Beverly HillsWedding ceremony overlooking the Pacific at Bel-Air Bay Club in Pacific PalisadesBel-Air Bay ClubOcean bluff, Pacific PalisadesCouple standing before a painted stage backdrop in a gilded historic theaterShutters on the BeachCape Cod hotel on Santa Monica sandBride in low window light against a dark red curtain, her head turned awayHotel Casa del MarBeaux-Arts beachfront lobbyCouple on a rooftop deck at dusk with the downtown Los Angeles skyline behind them and a long veil in the airFairmont MiramarCentury-old banyan tree lawnCouple embracing in the lush, bougainvillea-lined courtyard of the boutique hotel formerly known as Palihouse Maison Twenty SevenSpanish Colonial courtyard (formerly Palihouse)Bride and groom silhouetted in striped window light at Hyatt Centric Delfina Santa MonicaHyatt Centric DelfinaModern Santa Monica rooftopWedding couple aboard a Fantasea yacht on Marina del Rey harborFantasea YachtsCharter yachts out of Marina del ReyTwo brides on the rooftop terrace of The London West Hollywood at sunsetThe London West HollywoodRooftop terrace and lawn above SunsetCouple by the water at sunsetAnnenberg Community Beach HouseFive oceanfront acres and a marble pool in Santa MonicaBride twirling on the dance floor beneath a starlit floral backdrop at NOOR in PasadenaNOORBallroom above Colorado Boulevard, PasadenaOutdoor palm-lined ceremony at The Maxwell House in Pasadena, guests seated beneath string lightsThe Maxwell House1920s Craftsman landmarkWedding ceremony in the courtyard at Padua Hills Theatre in ClaremontPadua Hills TheatreHillside theater and terrace, ClaremontMediterranean-style courtyard wedding portrait at Villa del Sol d'Oro in Sierra MadreVilla del Sol d'OroBell tower and arcades, Sierra MadreCouple portrait among the koi ponds at Storrier-Stearns Japanese Garden in PasadenaStorrier Stearns Japanese GardenTeahouse, pond and moss pathsGothic Revival sanctuary at Throop Unitarian Universalist Church in PasadenaThroop UnitarianEnglish Gothic Revival, PasadenaWedding portrait at the entrance of Mission San Gabriel ArcangelSan Gabriel Mission1771 mission churchWedding ceremony at St. Martha Catholic Church in MurrietaSt. Martha Catholic ChurchParish church, San Gabriel ValleyBride and groom in the arched doorway of the mission-style St. Gabriel Catholic ChurchSt. Gabriel Catholic ChurchA traditional San Gabriel parish church with a classic altarBride on a shaded rooftop veranda of a historic Pasadena hotel, city views beyond the columnsCastle GreenAn 1899 Old Pasadena landmark with a Moorish courtyardLong veil sweeping across the brick walk in front of the old mission-style arched wall at Grapevine Arbor in San GabrielGrapevine ArborHistoric San Gabriel park with mission walls and a vineBeachfront wedding ceremony at the Adamson House in MalibuAdamson HouseMalibu tile, lagoon and pier viewsOak-shaded wedding ceremony setup at Calamigos Ranch in MalibuCalamigos RanchOak canyon; Birchwood Room and RedwoodGroom adjusting his bow tie against an exposed brick wall lit by orb chandeliersCielo FarmsVineyard terraces above MalibuWedding portrait on the tiled patio at King Gillette Ranch in CalabasasKing Gillette RanchSpanish Colonial ranch in the Santa MonicasCouple dancing on an outdoor wooden dance floor under string lights in front of a shingled house with white columnsMalibu Hindu TempleTraditional South Indian temple, CalabasasCouple embracing beneath an ivy-covered archway at the entrance to Inn of the Seventh RayInn of the Seventh RayCreekside under sycamores, TopangaCouple overlooking the Pacific and Catalina Island at Catalina View Gardens in Rancho Palos VerdesCatalina View GardensBluff-top olive grove, Palos VerdesCeremony on the ocean-view lawn at La Venta Inn in Palos Verdes EstatesLa Venta Inn1920s hacienda over the harborCeremony setup overlooking the Pacific Ocean at Point Vicente Interpretive Center in Rancho Palos VerdesPoint VicenteLighthouse lawn and whale-watch bluffWedding ceremony overlooking the ocean at the Neighborhood Church in Palos Verdes EstatesThe Neighborhood ChurchFormer estate chapel on the cliffThe glass-walled Wayfarers Chapel in Rancho Palos Verdes, designed by Lloyd WrightWayfarers ChapelGlass chapel — weddings paused since 2024Couple on the wooden deck under a spreading oak canopy at The 1909 in TopangaThe 1909Oak-shaded decks and a garden lawn in Topanga CanyonGroom lifting the bride on a concrete landing between old pilings above the surf at Duke's MalibuDuke's MalibuOceanfront restaurant with decks right above the surfBride and groom portrait at the Houdini Estate in Laurel CanyonThe Houdini EstateLaurel Canyon estate, no longer hosting weddingsWedding portraits inside the historic theater at Avalon HollywoodAvalon HollywoodArt Deco theater on VineWedding ceremony beneath the historic oak at Orcutt Ranch in West HillsOrcutt RanchCitrus grove and valley oaks, West HillsWedding ceremony at the Skirball Cultural Center's Taper Courtyard in Los AngelesSkirball Cultural CenterModern courtyards in the Sepulveda PassReception in the Starview Room at Sheraton Universal with panoramic city viewsSheraton UniversalBallrooms above Universal CityBride and groom on the deck of the Queen Mary ocean liner in Long BeachThe Queen MaryArt Deco ocean liner, Long BeachWedding reception in the Grand Hall at the Ebell of Long BeachThe Ebell of Long Beach1924 clubhouse and theaterCouple walking beside the pool and stone aqueduct at Villa de la Vina, mountains in the backgroundVilla de la VinaGated estate in the Malibu/Agoura hillsSpanish Colonial villa and mountain backdrop at Hummingbird Nest Ranch in Santa SusanaHummingbird Nest RanchAndalusian estate, Simi ValleyCouple embracing in the gardens at Westlake Village InnWestlake Village InnTuscan Garden and Provence RoomWedding ceremony at the Canopy Terrace at Sherwood Country Club in Thousand OaksSherwood Country ClubClubhouse and lake, Thousand OaksBride and groom sharing a kiss under a flowing veil with Newhall Mansion glowing behind them at twilightNewhall MansionRestored Victorian in PiruBlack-and-white frame of the first dance under tall palms, sun flaring through the trees over the reception tablesMcCormick Home RanchBarn and orchard, CamarilloCouple on the hilltop terrace at Castaway Burbank with the Verdugo hills behindCastaway BurbankHilltop terraces above the San Fernando ValleyCouple in black formalwear against the arched bronze door of Griffith ObservatoryGriffith ObservatoryNo weddings — but portraits with no permit at allCouple by the water at sunsetTaglyan ComplexA 7,000 sq ft Hollywood ballroom with formal gardensCouple on the white dance floor of the draped ballroom at Glenoaks Ballroom in GlendaleGlenoaks BallroomDraped Glendale ballroom with a bright white dance floorCouple under a floral mandap in the palm courtyard at Hotel Maya in Long BeachHotel MayaWaterfront Long Beach hotel with palm lawns and marina viewsCouple kissing beside the light wood pews in the white chapel at The Sanctuary in Long BeachThe SanctuaryWhite chapel with arched windows in downtown Long Beach

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Planning your day

How wedding days run in Los Angeles

The venue you choose sets the shape of the day. These three shapes come up most often at the venues on this page. They are drawn from weddings we have photographed, with times rounded and blended, and are a starting point to adapt with your planner.

Church ceremony, then a hotel or club reception

Eight to nine hours. A parish ceremony in the afternoon, dinner in a ballroom or estate.
  • 12:30 PMCoverage begins at the hotel. Details, final hair and makeup, getting into dress and suit.
  • 2:15 PMTravel to the church. Guests arriving and the interior photographed before the service.
  • 3:00 PMCeremony. Many parishes set where photographers may stand, so we confirm the rules in advance.
  • 4:00 PMFamily formals at the church, then wedding party photographs outside.
  • 4:45 PMDrive to the reception. Couple portraits around the building before guests arrive.
  • 5:30 PMCocktail hour, with the room photographed while it is still empty.
  • 6:30 PMGrand entrance, dinner and toasts.
  • 8:00 PMFirst dance, cake cutting and open dancing, then coverage concludes.

Ceremony and reception at one historic club or estate

Seven to eight hours. Common at the clubhouses, mansions and Pasadena venues.
  • 1:30 PMCoverage begins. Getting ready at the venue or a hotel close by.
  • 2:30 PMFirst look, or portraits of each of you separately if you are waiting for the aisle.
  • 3:15 PMFamily formals with each side, finished before guests arrive.
  • 4:30 PMGuests arrive. Ceremony space and details photographed.
  • 5:00 PMCeremony.
  • 5:30 PMCocktail hour, with a short set of couple portraits around the grounds.
  • 6:30 PMGrand entrance, dinner and toasts.
  • 7:30 PMFirst dance, cake cutting and open dancing.
  • 9:00 PMCoverage concludes, with the party often running to midnight.

A yacht wedding out of Marina del Rey

About seven hours. Ceremony on board shortly after departure, reception at sea.
  • 2:00 PMCoverage begins at a hotel in Marina del Rey or Santa Monica. Details and getting ready.
  • 3:00 PMFirst look, then couple, wedding party and family portraits near the water.
  • 4:30 PMGuests board. The deck and ceremony setup photographed while passed appetizers go around.
  • 5:00 PMThe yacht departs. The captain sets the final departure time.
  • 5:15 PMCeremony on deck.
  • 6:00 PMGrand entrance and first dance downstairs, then dinner.
  • 7:00 PMCake cutting, parent dances and open dancing.
  • 9:00 PMDocking, a last song and an exit photograph on the dock.
Good to know

What shapes a wedding day in Los Angeles

A few patterns from the Los Angeles weddings we photograph that are worth settling early, whichever venue you choose.

Church and receptionAbout 15% of the Los Angeles weddings we photograph include a church ceremony or Mass. The reception is usually somewhere else, so allow thirty minutes to an hour for the drive between them.
First lookAbout 40% of the weddings we photograph here include a first look. It moves portraits before the ceremony, which matters most at venues where the ceremony space is reset for dinner during cocktail hour.
Coverage lengthAbout 40% of couples book seven to eight hours of coverage and about 30% book five to six. A reception in the same building as the ceremony needs fewer hours than a day with a church and a drive.
Coast and inlandCoastal venues in Malibu, Santa Monica and Palos Verdes often sit under a marine layer in early summer, which softens the light. Inland venues in the valleys and the San Gabriel Valley run warmer, with longer golden hours.
On the waterFor yacht weddings, guests board about half an hour before departure and the ceremony starts once the boat is underway. Drones are usually not allowed on board or on the dock, so confirm with the charter.
Small weddingsNot every day needs a venue. We also photograph ceremonies on a front porch, in a public garden or on one floor of a building, usually with about three hours of coverage.
Every venue, A–Z

All 85 Los Angeles venues

Downtown & Central LA
Alexandria BallroomsCarondelet HouseCathedral of Our Lady of the AngelsCity View PenthouseEl CidHighland Park BowlLA River Center & GardensLACMALos Angeles Athletic ClubLos Angeles Union StationMillwickParamour EstateSeventh PlaceSt. Gabriel Catholic ChurchSt. Vincent de PaulThe BelascoThe Biltmore Los AngelesThe California ClubThe Ebell of Los AngelesThe Fig HouseThe Majestic DowntownThe Oviatt PenthouseThe Top of the HubThe United Theater on BroadwayValentine DTLAValentine DTLAVibianaWalt Disney Concert Hall
Beverly Hills, Westside & Beaches
Annenberg Beach HouseBel-Air Bay ClubFairmont MiramarFantasea YachtsGreystone MansionHotel Casa del MarHyatt Centric DelfinaMaison Twenty SevenShutters on the BeachThe London West Hollywood
Pasadena & San Gabriel Valley
Castle GreenGrapevine ArborNOORPadua Hills TheatreSan Gabriel MissionSt. Martha Catholic ChurchStorrier Stearns Japanese GardenThe Maxwell HouseThroop UnitarianVilla del Sol d'Oro
Malibu, Topanga & Palos Verdes
The 1909Adamson HouseCalamigos RanchCatalina View GardensCielo FarmsDuke's MalibuInn of the Seventh RayKing Gillette RanchLa Venta InnMalibu Hindu TemplePoint VicenteThe Neighborhood ChurchWayfarers Chapel
The Valley, Hollywood & Long Beach
Avalon HollywoodCastaway BurbankGlenoaks BallroomGriffith ObservatoryHotel MayaHummingbird Nest RanchMcCormick Home RanchNewhall MansionOrcutt RanchThe SanctuarySheraton UniversalSherwood Country ClubSkirball Cultural CenterTaglyan ComplexThe Ebell of Long BeachThe Houdini EstateThe Queen MaryVilla de la VinaWestlake Village Inn