Paséa Hotel & Spa
A modern oceanfront resort directly across the highway from Huntington Beach — where we’ve shot weddings spanning six years and three very different guest counts.
A resort built around the horizon line
Paséa Hotel & Spa sits directly across Pacific Coast Highway from Huntington Beach, giving every outdoor space an unobstructed line to the Pacific. The property has roughly ten distinct event spaces — the glass-walled Sapphire Ballroom, the smaller Blue Room & Terrace, the wide-open Ocean Lawn with its three firepits, and a rooftop deck — so a ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception can each happen in a different setting without ever leaving the hotel.
Catering, bar, and rentals are all in-house and exclusive to the hotel, which keeps day-of logistics simple even for large weddings. Floor-to-ceiling glass throughout the indoor spaces means natural light carries well into the evening reception.
Six years of Huntington Beach sunsets
We shot our first wedding at Paséa in 2019 with planner Modest Magnolia, and we’ve been back many times since — including a 275–300 guest Indian and Iranian fusion wedding, and multiple celebrations coordinated with Details Darling and RaniRaja Weddings, spanning South Asian wedding weekends and more traditional single-day timelines. The hotel’s own marketing team has asked us directly for sneak-peek images from our shoots there for their own use — a small sign of a working relationship built over repeat visits, not a single booking.
Good to know before you book
- All catering, bar, rentals, and valet are exclusive to the hotel — no outside vendors for these
- Multiple distinct spaces mean ceremony, cocktails, and reception can each have a different backdrop
- Ocean Lawn & Terrace holds up to roughly 600 guests for a ceremony
- Golden hour on the Ocean Lawn is consistently the best light of the day
Where we like to shoot
- The Ocean Lawn at sunset for couple portraits with the horizon behind you
- The Sapphire Ballroom’s glass walls for reception detail shots
- The rooftop deck for skyline and coastline wides
- The Blue Room & Terrace for smaller, more intimate receptions
What couples and guests notice about Paséa
Ocean views and golden-hour, sunset-facing scenery are consistently the most-praised feature, especially for photography.
Event coordinators are singled out by name in reviews as attentive and willing to go above and beyond during planning and on the day itself.
Catering draws strong, repeated praise, though a minority of reviewers note the overall cost is a stretch relative to a tighter budget.