Rancho Las Lomas
A Spanish colonial hacienda estate — and private zoological garden — tucked into the Orange County foothills, where Lulan Studio has photographed weddings for a run of different planners nearly every year since 2023.
A hacienda estate with its own zoological garden
Rancho Las Lomas is a private estate in the Orange County foothills built around Spanish colonial architecture — hand-painted Portuguese tilework, terracotta-tiled pathways, white-washed stucco, orange groves, and stone fountains beneath mature oaks. Exclusively catered in-house by 24 Carrots Catering & Events, the property hosts only one wedding per day. Distinctively, it also operates as a private zoological garden, home to zebras, a tiger, and a cockatoo named Fiji — with the zebras often visible near El Teatro during cocktail hour.
Five weddings and counting
We’ve photographed weddings at Rancho Las Lomas coordinated by a rotating cast of independent planners nearly every year since 2023 — 3 Little Birds Event Planning & Rentals, Cortney Helaine Events, Monge Amore Events, Lisa Simpson-Wedding Celebrations, and Love and Life Events, with another wedding already booked for summer 2026. As we described the property to a prospective couple: its "lush grounds and Spanish-style architecture" lend themselves to "gorgeous candid and documentary moments." One planner’s note after a recent wedding summed up the day: "The couple was so happy with how everything turned out and we couldn’t have asked for a better team to bring their day to life."
Good to know before you book
- Catering, bar, and event staffing are exclusively in-house through 24 Carrots Catering & Events
- Vendors must carry $1M general liability insurance naming Rancho Las Lomas, Inc. as additionally insured
- A day-of wedding coordinator is required for every event
- Guest parking is valet (signed left on entry); vendors park separately, up the right side of the drive
Where we like to shoot
- El Teatro, the open-air theater stage tucked under the trees
- La Terraza's cobblestone terrace, reached by a wooden staircase
- The Grand Salon's stone fireplace and stained-glass windows
- Orange groves, tiered blue-tile staircases, and the on-site zebras near El Teatro at cocktail hour
What couples and guests notice about Rancho Las Lomas
Hand-painted tilework, orange groves, and stone fountains across a hacienda estate — with genuinely unusual company from the property's resident zebras and cockatoo.
Only one wedding is hosted per day, so the grounds are uncrowded and fully available for the full rental window.
Catering is exclusively in-house through 24 Carrots, and some couples have noted add-on costs beyond the base package — confirm current pricing directly.