The Harper
A sleek 13,000-square-foot event center blending industrial-modern design with Mediterranean warmth, from a skylight-lit atrium to a private olive grove for ceremonies.
About The Harper
The Harper by Wedgewood Weddings is a contemporary Costa Mesa venue pairing an industrial-modern aesthetic with Mediterranean touches, including a skylight atrium reception hall and an olive-grove garden ceremony space. Accordion doors create indoor-outdoor flow, and two designer prep suites round out the space. Couples choose The Harper for Wedgewood's stress-free, all-inclusive packages that bundle catering, coordination, DJ, and more into predictable pricing. Its clean modern architecture and central OC location appeal to couples wanting a polished celebration.
What couples love
Couples highlight the stress-free, all-inclusive model and praise coordinators for excellent communication. The modern architecture, skylight atrium, and olive grove earn strong marks for aesthetics and easy indoor-outdoor flow. Reviews note professional day-of staff, quality food and beverage service, and smooth coordination.
Good to know
As a newer venue it has a relatively small volume of published reviews, so its long-term track record is thinner. The all-inclusive package structure offers less flexibility for couples who want outside vendors or heavy customization. Being an urban event center, it lacks the sweeping natural scenery or grounds of a garden or estate venue.
A typical wedding day
Getting ready — The Sun Room and The Library designer prep suites
Ceremony — Vows in the Mediterranean olive grove garden
Cocktail hour — Guests move to the courtyard and lounges via accordion doors
Reception — Dinner and dancing under the skylight-lit atrium
Golden hour — Soft evening light in the olive grove for portraits
Photographing The Harper
The skylight atrium floods the reception hall with clean, even daylight, ideal for bright, airy modern images. The olive grove and Mediterranean courtyard add greenery and soft evening light for portraits.
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The whole wedding at the Harper
- 1:10 PMArrival, venue and decor details
- 1:40 PMFirst look and couple portraits before guests arrive
- 2:30 PMTucked away. Guest arrivals and ceremony details photographed
- 3:00 PMCeremony
- 3:30 PMFamily and group photographs
- 4:05 PMCouple portraits: the ceremony space, the courtyard and the reception room before guests come in
- 4:50 PMCocktail hour, guests and candids
- 5:40 PMReception: entrance, dinner, toasts
- 6:55 PMGolden hour outside, then night portraits by the building
Ceremony is set at 3:00pm as a starting point, matching the Harper day in our records: seven hours, about 85 guests. Tell us your ceremony time and we rebuild the day around it.