Orange County Wedding Venues
Orange County packs more than 40 miles of Southern California coastline — from Huntington Beach through Newport, Laguna, Dana Point, and San Clemente — into one of the state's most concentrated wedding regions. Oceanfront resorts, garden and canyon estates, Spanish-Revival ceremony sites, and modern hotel ballrooms often sit just minutes apart, and late spring through fall brings reliably dry, golden-hour evenings. The venues below are ones we've photographed across Orange County, each linked to its own wedding gallery.
Orange County's wedding venues range from modern hotel ballrooms like The Westin South Coast Plaza and Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa, to garden and canyon estates such as Rancho Las Lomas, Franciscan Gardens, and Padua Hills Theatre, to timeless ceremony sites like Mission Basilica San Juan Capistrano and the Old Orange County Courthouse. Historic mission and courthouse settings suit intimate, budget-conscious weddings, while the hotels and canyon estates offer full-service luxury.
11 Orange County venues we’ve photographed
Each links to real wedding galleries from that venue.
Rancho Las Lomas - Silverado
Rancho Las Lomas is an elegant private estate that embodies California’s old roots. Gorgeous outdoor spaces along with the cultural architecture of the buildings create beautiful spots for wedding photos.
Avenue of the Arts Costa Mesa
With a hotel on site, the wedding party can settle into a suite well before the ceremony, with natural light and contemporary interiors setting the tone for relaxed getting-ready portraits.
The Westin South Coast Plaza
The Westin South Coast Plaza is a Costa Mesa hotel venue built around flexibility, with a range of packages and services to match.
The Turnip Rose Promenade Gardens
Couples love the range of backdrops packed into one property — a chandelier-lit ballroom for a formal reception, a fountain-centered lawn, a quiet Noguchi rock garden, and a full rose garden outdoors.
The Park Club
The Park Club is a private social and business club in Costa Mesa’s Arts District, just steps from the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
The Harper
The Harper is an event barn in Costa Mesa built around floor-to-ceiling glass garage doors that open onto views of a pond and stream.
OC Courthouse
No permit is required for exterior photography on the courthouse steps or surrounding grounds, and there are no time restrictions.
Padua Hills Theatre
The Padua Hills Theatre sits at 4467 Padua Ave in the foothills above Claremont, a 1930s Spanish Colonial landmark of white adobe walls, red-tile roofs, and olive-shaded courtyards looking out over the valley.
Mission Basilica SJC
Because the Mission is a ceremony-only venue, most couples get ready nearby — often at a hotel in San Juan Capistrano or at their reception venue — before arriving for photos on the Mission grounds and inside the basilica ahead of the…
Franciscan Gardens
The flowering courtyard, brick archways, and manicured lawns each read differently in photos, which means portraits can move through several distinct looks in a short amount of time.
Los Coyotes Country Club
Set on a 27-hole championship golf course in Buena Park, Los Coyotes Country Club pairs Mediterranean-inspired architecture with wide-open Orange County views.
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