Wedding venues and practical help across Los Angeles and Orange County

JACCC in Little Tokyo lists weddings among bookable uses, with the James Irvine Japanese Garden for smaller outdoor gatherings and the Toshizo Watanabe Culinary Cultural Center for indoor receptions. Official capacity guidance is 70 for the garden and 190 for the culinary center, with a wedding comfort recommendation of about 140–150 guests indoors.

• Cultural Center
• Garden
• Intimate
• Little Tokyo
• Japanese American

City of Beverly Hills rents Greystone Mansion and Gardens as a location-only wedding venue. Couples hire their own vendors, including catering, and a wedding coordinator is required. Ceremony-only events can host up to 300 guests, with a small-ceremony option for up to 30 people.

• Estate
• Garden
• Outside Catering
• Ceremony Only
• Intimate
• Large
• Beverly Hills

Malibu Hindu Temple publishes bookable wedding and engagement ceremony services, including wedding ceremony at the Shiva complex with priest services and cultural-hall wedding rentals for weekday or weekend blocks. Couples should confirm ritual details, open-flame needs, guest limits, and current pricing directly with the temple.

• Hindu
• Worship
• Ceremony
• Cultural Hall
• Priest Services
• Calabasas

Descanso Gardens hosts garden weddings with published Rose Garden and Boddy House capacities and seasonal evening windows. Flora Events is the exclusive onsite caterer; outside catering is not allowed, though the venue notes micro-wedding and small-wedding options.

• Garden
• Exclusive Catering
• Indoor Outdoor
• Micro
• Intimate
• San Gabriel Valley

The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden offers multiple ceremony and reception gardens plus indoor Ayres Hall. Capacities range from about 120 at the Peacock Café to 300 in Ayres Hall, with outdoor lawns listed at 150 to 200-plus guests. Catering is exclusive through The Fresh Gourmet.

• Garden
• Exclusive Catering
• Indoor Outdoor
• Large
• Arcadia
• LA County

The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens offers tiered wedding packages for cocktail reception and dinner up to 50, 120, or 250 guests, plus a custom Rose Tier. Ceremony-only weddings are not available; food, entertainment, and a required planner are separate from venue pricing.

• Garden
• Museum
• Tiered Packages
• Intimate
• Large
• San Marino
• Premium

South Coast Botanic Garden offers mixed ceremony and reception sites across 87 acres for celebrations from about 20 to 400 guests. Unlike many garden venues, it allows preferred-caterer selection or bringing your own vendor, which helps couples who need a specific cultural menu.

• Garden
• Outside Catering
• Cultural Catering
• Large
• Intimate
• South Bay

Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk issues marriage licenses and performs civil ceremonies by appointment at RR/CC offices. Couples apply online, appear together with ID to purchase the license, then schedule a prepaid civil or express ceremony.

• Marriage License
• Civil Ceremony
• Courthouse
• Express
• Government
• LA County

Aquarium of the Pacific hosts wedding ceremonies and receptions after public hours, generally from 7:00 p.m. to midnight, with catering by Savor. Couples inquire through the official special-events booking form for ceremony-and-reception or reception-only dates on the Long Beach waterfront.

• Aquarium
• Indoor
• Waterfront
• Exclusive Catering
• Long Beach
• Evening

The Nixon Library hosts weddings with First Lady’s Rose Garden ceremonies for up to about 400 guests and receptions in the White House East Room replica. On-site event staff and catering are part of the venue offering for Orange County couples seeking a large indoor-outdoor celebration.

• Museum
• Garden
• Ballroom
• Large
• Indoor Outdoor
• Yorba Linda
• Orange County

Orange County Clerk-Recorder issues public and confidential marriage licenses after an online application and offers civil ceremonies performed only by County Deputy Clerks. Ceremony rooms are available in Anaheim, Laguna Hills, and the Old County Courthouse in Santa Ana, with a published guest maximum of 20.

• Marriage License
• Civil Ceremony
• Courthouse
• Intimate
• Government
• Orange County

Segerstrom Center for the Arts rents lobby, terrace, and performance spaces for private events and points wedding packages to exclusive caterer Patina Restaurant Group. Events must end by midnight, with a 50% facility package deposit plus damage deposit required for weddings.

• Arts Center
• Indoor
• Exclusive Catering
• Costa Mesa
• Orange County