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Choosing your opening party venue will be one of the most important steps in the planning process. So much goes into finding the perfect venue in California. You’ll want to consider everything from the aesthetics of the space to any in-house amenities and services. Luckily, PartySlate makes it easy with our Find Venues page. Use the filters to narrow your search — taking into account everything from your guest count to specific catering preferences. Once you’ve set your filters, scroll down to search our curated list. Look for the “featured” tag for PartySlate’s top recommendations. With PartySlate, finding your ideal California venue has never been easier.
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Hilton Garden Inn Dana Point - Doheny Beach
34402 Pacific Coast Hwy, Dana Point, CA 92629, USAHilton Garden Inn Dana Point - Doheny Beach is a coastal hotel in Dana Point, California, offering comfortable accommodations, an outdoor heated pool, on-site dining, a rooftop lounge, a fitness center, and flexible event spaces near Doheny State Beach.

Alpine Club
4001 Northstar Dr, Truckee, CA 96161, USA- Spaces for 80-100 Guests
LOCATED AT NORTHSTAR CALIFORNIA™, THIS COZY LOUNGE IS A RELAXING MOUNTAINSIDE RETREAT AND AN IDEAL SETTING FOR A PARTY, REHEARSAL DINNER, MEETING SPACE, OR CONFERENCE. AN INVITING FIREPLACE AND VIEWS OF THE VILLAGE OFFER A QUINTESSENTIAL TAHOE EXPERIENCE.

L'Horizon Palm Springs
1050 East Palm Canyon Drive, Palm Springs, CA, USA- Spaces for 66-150 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 1 Event Space
With breathtaking views and impeccable service, L’Horizon Resort and Spa offers three acres for the most romantic destination wedding in the world. From intimate to lavish our team will create the perfect wedding celebration for your special day. Our intimate-sized property is best suited for a maximum of 90 to 100 guests on property for special occasions and 50 guests who will spend the night.

Kona Kai Resort & Spa
1551 Shelter Island Dr, San Diego, CA 92106, USA- Spaces for 350-500 Guests
- 1 Resort
The ideal location for your fantasy wedding in San Diego. Imagine your big day taking place on a secluded private beach or in a beautiful tropical garden with the stunning San Diego Bay as a background. Our distinctive outdoor spaces, which include vast courtyards, tiny terraces, stunning gardens, and our own one-of-a-kind private beach, provide breathtaking vistas. Choose from a variety of wedding venues, both indoor and outdoor; the choice is all yours. Make a Wedding Plan Our professional and creative wedding planners will assist you in making your special day spectacular and unforgettable. We specialize in providing fantastic settings for a one-of-a-kind wedding tailored specifically for you. Discover what it's like to get married at Kona Kai Resort & Spa by looking at these genuine weddings. We'll create the splendor while you organize the agenda. We don't wish to be intrusive, but the views of San Diego from our meeting, banquet, and venues are rather impressive. The beauty of San Diego Bay serves as the ideal setting for a formal meeting or a small gathering. We have roughly 13,000 square feet of interior area for up to 500 people and 43,000 square feet of outdoor space. Relax, knowing that our event services staff will go above and beyond to make your occasion unique. Make a Schedule for Your Event Plan a quiet corporate retreat in one of our private conference rooms or a lavish event in our Point Loma Ballroom. A variety of meetings and events can be held in our private indoor and outdoor venues. Our staff of professional and creative event planners will assist you in making your event a one-of-a-kind experience. We specialize in collaborating with you to create one-of-a-kind events. Getting out of the boardroom is a must! Without your toes in the sand, a trip to San Diego is incomplete. Reimagine waterfront events with our newest group packages and specials, designed with our planners' and clients' preferences in mind.

Hotel Karlan San Diego – a DoubleTree by Hilton
14455 Penasquitos Dr, San Diego, CA 92129, USA- Spaces for 60-400 Guests
- 4 Hotels
- 4 Ballrooms
- 2 Outdoor Spaces
The Hotel Karlan, a DoubleTree by Hilton, an upscale, yet casual, hotel in San Diego, we offer a unique experience for business travelers and leisure guests alike. Conveniently located near the San Diego Zoo Safari park, local craft breweries, horseback riding, golf, hiking, and more, Hotel Karlan offers a unique San Diego experience. Relax and let our expert event coordinators help plan the details of your big day, from creating a unique catering menu to finalizing the room décor. Our team have the knowledge and experience to support you every step of the way, ensuring your celebration dreams become reality.

Music Box Private Event Space San Diego
1337 India St suite a, San Diego, CA 92101, USAMusic Box Private Event Space San Diego is located in the heart of downtown San Diego and Little Italy. The venue contains 3 stories of event space, totaling over 13,000 square feet (with accommodations for up to 700 people), and all 3 floors have views of the open stage/theater inside. Our private venue space is designed to impress and is perfect for live music shows, private parties and events, private concerts, magic shows, corporate events, and parties. We want to help you make your dream event a reality. Our team is passionate about making every event unique and special for our clients. Call us and tell us more about your dream event - we’re here to bring it to life!

Mister A's
2550 Fifth Ave, San Diego, CA 92103, USA
DoubleTree by Hilton Orange County Airport
7 Hutton Centre Dr, Santa Ana, CA 92707, USAWith more than 3,800 sq. ft. of venue space, our Orange County Airport hotel provides many options, whether you are organizing a conference, sales presentation, corporate retreat or a theme party. Allowing easy access to both 405 and 55 Freeways, and ideally located close to stunning beaches and the Disneyland Resort, this DoubleTree Club hotel near the Orange County Airport will make a great venue for your next event. Our onsite Lakeside Bistro is perfect for a small and intimate gathering with close family and friends, and our California Ballroom with 1,848 sq. ft. of meeting space can accommodate large scale events. Featuring floor to ceiling windows overlooking the lake, both of these rooms will provide a fantastic setting for any occasion. Our Lakeside meeting services include in-house A/V services, complimentary WiFi and first-class catering facilities, including flexible menu selections. Expect excellent customer service when hosting your event at this Orange County Airport hotel, with experienced personnel helping to plan every detail from start to finish.

Marina Del Rey Hotel
13534 Bali Way, Marina Del Rey, CA 90292, USA- Spaces for 14-300 Guests
- 3 Hotels
- 3 Ballrooms
- 5 Total Spaces
Marina del Rey Hotel is home to over 9,700 square feet of recently renovated meeting space with spectacular marina views. Marina del Rey Hotel is the only hotel with a waterfront lawn in Marina del Rey, making weddings and celebrations extra special - as you and your guests make memories against the sparkling waters of the harbor. Whether you are at the Marina del Rey Hotel for business or leisure travel, we can ensure that your needs will not only be met, but exceeded at every turn. From the tranquil guest rooms and suites at Marina del Rey Hotel, many of which overlook the dazzling marina, to our delightful dining at SALT Restaurant & Bar, you will be amazed by all of the thoughtful details at our property.

Saddlerock Ranch Events
31727 Mulholland Hwy, Malibu, CA 90265, USA- Spaces for 500-2,000 Guests
- 1 Winery
Picture your wedding ceremony and reception encircled by the spectacular natural beauty of the Santa Monica mountains among 1,000 acres of rolling hills lined with vineyards, manicured lawns, ancient oaks, rose gardens, ribbons of white fences and horses grazing in the background. With its natural beauty and secluded rustic charm, it's no wonder Saddlerock Ranch has become a popular weekend setting for special occasions, including magnificent celebrity weddings for stars like Kelsey Grammar, Lisa Kudrow, Don Henley and many more. It's a picture-perfect environment for exchanging vows or to host an unforgettable event. We have five private outdoor locations, all unique in their own way and available to rent for a 24-hour period. MAIN LAWN The Main Lawn features rolling hills lined with vineyards, manicured lawns, ancient oak trees, rose gardens, white fences, exotic animals and hanging twinkle lights in the trees, which all create the perfect backdrop for your special occasion. Vows are exchanged in front of olive trees under a fallen oak tree arch entwined with grape vines. From an intimate gathering to a grand celebration with all of your family and friends, this location can hold up to 500 guests! OAK GROVE Your guests will enter through a scenic driveway surrounded by ancient oaks and get a glimpse of endless rolling hills and valleys off in the distance. The possibilities for a ceremony and reception are endless here with our custom rock waterfall, and guests will have views of our Estate grown wines, lake, Turtlerock, and horses grazing in the distance while encircled by majestic hanging twinkle lights. This space is the perfect place to get creative and build - from tents to hot air balloons and even large scale stages and performance areas, a complete blank canvas to illustrate your story! This location can accommodate up to 450 guests. VINEYARD The Vineyard setting is located on a hilltop situated in the middle of the vineyards surrounded by white rose bushes. From this elevated vantage, you have 360 degree panoramic views of the surrounding vineyards and valleys. In keeping with the natural setting, vows are exchanged under a fallen oak tree arch, entwined with grape vines. Hanging lights from the trees create the perfect ambiance for a reception. This location can accommodate up to 150 guests. HILLTOP The Hilltop is located on top of a steep hillside with stunning mountain, rock, vineyard and even Pacific Ocean views! This location offers ample space that is perfect for building a tent, bringing in lawn games and enjoying the beautiful sunset. Bistro lighting and hanging lights in the trees create a romantic ambiance beneath the stars. This location can accommodate up to 150 guests.

Freehand Los Angeles
416 W 8th St, Los Angeles, CA 90014, USA- Spaces for 150-235 Guests
- 1 Event Space
Housed in the historic Commercial Exchange building in Downtown Los Angeles, once home to the publishing offices of Tarzan author, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Inside, a jungle-like lobby is peppered with potted cacti and a menagerie of ornamental wooden creatures alongside an Aztec-style bar. Freehand Los Angeles offers a variety of unique spaces that you won’t find anywhere else in the city. The Exchange restaurant's eclectic menus reflect the flavors of multicultural California cuisine through an Israeli lens, Rudolph's Bar & Tea offers unique tea infused cocktails, and our rooftop pool deck with city views is home to our favorite bar, Broken Shaker. Ongoing collaborations with local artists and musicians create engaging events and activities for hotel guests and locals.
Avg response time 4-6 hrs
Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach, a Hilton Resort and Spa
1 Ponto Rd, Carlsbad, CA 92011, USA- Spaces for 10-400 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 10 Hotels
- 13 Total Spaces
Located along the Pacific Coast in Northern San Diego, Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach is a luxury oceanfront resort perfect for any meeting and event objective. Our setting takes full advantage of our stunning ocean views and is sure to create an atmosphere of inspiration and motivation. A short 150 steps to the beach and within 10 miles of three world-class golf courses, Legoland, and Carlsbad Premium Outlet Mall, there’s no place quite like the Cape. The versatility and flexibility of our meeting and wedding spaces ensure that we can configure over 25,000 square feet to meet the needs of your group. Rest assured that our indoor and outdoor venues, top culinary options and attentive team will provide the best experience for a stimulating and highly productive meeting. Looking to create a memorable SoCal experience for your team? Cape Rey Carlsbad Beach also offers endless opportunities for team building. Learn how to surf, relax in a mini-spa session or compete in a friendly culinary challenge. Whatever the activity, we’re sure your team will leave awakened and energized. There’s always something to see, do or eat at the Cape.

Devil's Canyon Brewing Company
935 Washington St, San Carlos, CA 94070, USA- Spaces for 475-1,500 Guests
- 1 Bar
- 2 Ballrooms
- 3 Total Spaces
Devil's Canyon is a family-owned and operated eventhouse and brewery with over 23 years of private event experience, offering versatile and unique venues for crafting remarkable experiences. The Eventhouse spans over 30k square feet of transformative space for customization or for rental as is. With a team of experts in furniture rentals, vendor relations, eventhouse information and capabilities, and a list of trusted caterers constructed over a decade, event hosting is made simple. Devil’s Canyon is centrally located between San Francisco and San Jose, providing easy access for guests from all areas of California and the world. Since 2001, Devil's Canyon brews and serves hand-crafted, award-winning craft beverages on-site, including beer, wine, hard seltzer, and non-alcoholic options. In addition, the infrastructure of the venue is 80% composed of repurposed, reclaimed, or recycled materials, making it an award-winning sustainable choice. Reach out the the Devil's Canyon Events Team today to get started on your custom quote!

Cultivar San Fransico
San Francisco, CA, USAOur farm-to-table restaurant features locally-sourced & seasonal ingredients including organic produce from our culinary garden in Napa Valley. Our sample menus can be customized for any special event and can be paired with our boutique wines from Cultivar and Caspar Estate

DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego – Mission Valley
7450 Hazard Center Dr, San Diego, CA 92108, USA- Spaces for 14-648 Guests
- 8 Hotels
- 8 Ballrooms
- 1 Meeting Space
WHAT MAKES DOUBLETREE BY HILTON SAN DIEGO - MISSION VALLEY UNIQUE? LOCATED IN THE HEART OF SAN DIEGO DoubleTree by Hilton San Diego – Mission Valley is conveniently located only 7 miles from San Diego International Airport and steps away from the trolley, which provides easy transportation to the city’s top attractions & shopping. Discover authentic San Diego experiences at nearby San Diego Zoo, Balboa Park, Old Town, Gaslamp Quarter & more. WARM WELCOME Memorable touches from our team members create a “home away from home” feeling that starts at check-in with a signature DoubleTree Chocolate Chip Cookie & continues throughout your stay. AWARD-WINNING MEETING & EVENT SERVICES Our 32,000 sq. ft. of warm yet modern spaces are ideal for everything from small business meetings & large conferences to social events & weddings. Whatever you have in mind, our award-winning event planning team can help you book the right event venue, secure guest accommodations & more. Our goal is to provide you with the most skilled & engaging team as well as convenient planning resources to make your experience a success. SPACIOUS GUEST ROOMS & MODERN AMENITIES We offer some of the largest guest rooms in Mission Valley & are pet-friendly. Each room has 400 sq. ft. of contemporary space with high-quality amenities to help make your stay as comfortable as possible. Additional hotel amenities include: indoor & outdoor pool, 24-hour fitness center, in-room dining, grab & go market with Starbucks, lounge & restaurant.

Monk Space
4414 W 2nd St, Los Angeles, CA, USA
Lake of the Sky Weddings
1034 Emerald Bay Rd #102, South Lake Tahoe, CA 96150, USAAt Lake of the Sky Weddings is the premier destination for ensuring stress-free and enjoyable Lake Tahoe weddings on a budget. Our Emerald Bay and Lake Tahoe wedding/elopement resource feature hand-picked trusted professionals, tahoe wedding venues, and wedding services within the Tahoe Valley. All the wedding professionals we use have an excellent reputation and years of experience in creating memorable and beautiful Tahoe weddings. Our all-inclusive ceremony package includes Minister, Flowers, Stretch tuxedo limousine, and our fantastic Photography for your South Lake Tahoe wedding. As one of the preferred wedding coordinators and planners for all Lake Tahoe with 20 years experience in Lake Tahoe Weddings. You can rest assured about the fantastic services offered by Lake of the Sky Weddings. We understand that your wedding is a once-in-a-lifetime event and ensure every moment is filled with love. When choosing Lake of the Sky Wedding as your wedding service, have peace of mind knowing experts in the field are taking care of your special day. Leave the wedding arrangement in the hands of experts and enjoy your beautiful event!

The Pearl Hotel
1410 Rosecrans St, San Diego, CA 92106, USA- Spaces for 35-150 Guests
- 1 Restaurant
- 3 Hotels
- 3 Total Spaces
The Pearl Hotel is the perfect venue for weddings, special occasions, celebrations, corporate events, and more. The boutique San Diego hotel is both vintage and modern with style that soothes, sizzles and sustains. The Pearl Hotel packs enough luster to make your wedding or special celebration unforgettable. Their team of event professionals are deeply invested in the success of your event, vowing to provide a unique San Diego venue for the perfect celebration. The Pearl is the affordable small San Diego venue location that makes a big impact for business and private functions. Their accommodations set the perfect tone, as guests benefit from stimulating indoor and outdoor settings. Whether it's a large meeting or an intimate special occasion, their professional and experienced hotel staff and event coordinator will ensure a smooth and satisfying affair. Who said you can't have it all? Imagine owning The Pearl Hotel for a day. Yes, you heard it right! You can have up to 150 people join you for an exclusive celebration at the Pearl. This is the perfect package for weddings, corporate events, holiday parties, birthday parties, anniversaries, family reunions and more.
Avg response time 12-24 hrs
Moonlit Acreage
Jamul, CA, USA- Spaces for 15-100 Guests
- 1 Event Space
- 1 Meeting Space
- 1 Ranch
Welcome to Moonlit Acreage, a charming family-owned and operated wedding destination nestled on 18 acres of picturesque beauty in Jamul, California. At Moonlit Acreage, we understand that your wedding day is one of the most significant moments of your life, and as a family, we are dedicated to making it truly unforgettable. Our sprawling estate offers a captivating blend of natural charm and modern elegance, providing the perfect backdrop for your dream wedding. Exchange vows under the canopy of majestic oak trees, with the gentle breeze whispering through the leaves and panoramic views of the rolling hills as far as the eye can see. Our outdoor ceremony sites offer breathtaking vistas and endless opportunities for stunning photographs that will be cherished for a lifetime. After the ceremony, retreat to our rustic back barn, a charming space perfect for cocktail hours or intimate gatherings. Meanwhile, the bridal suite provides a serene oasis for you to prepare and pamper yourself before the festivities begin. Celebrate with your loved ones in our versatile event spaces, each meticulously designed to accommodate gatherings of all sizes and styles. Whether you envision an intimate affair or a grand celebration, our family is committed to working closely with you to bring your vision to life, ensuring every detail is perfect. From our meticulously manicured gardens to our elegant indoor reception halls, every corner of Moonlit Acreage exudes charm and sophistication. As a
Avg response time 1-2 hrs
The Haven at Tomales
900 Cerini Rd, Tomales, CA 94971, USA- Spaces for 200-300 Guests
- 5 Outdoor Spaces
- 3 Barns
- 6 Total Spaces
Our hope is to host couples who have a love for nature and want to celebrate their wedding day surrounded by some of Northern California’s most rare and exclusive coastal landscape views. The Haven at Tomales is located on a family-owned ranch and private estate. The historic barn and terraced gardens have dreamy views of canyons and one of California’s largest Eucalyptus forests with a unique history of its own. The rolling hills and sweeping tree groves are a sanctuary for some of California’s most beloved wildlife creatures. The family who oversees the ranch is passionate about land conservation and environmentally responsible farming practices. The land has been at the forefront of soil and riparian preservation practices with a focus on regeneration of the land and carbon sequestration using managed livestock grazing. They believe each piece of conservation is uniquely important towards respecting our world’s precious resources. Seen in Brides magazine, Vogue’s Over The Moon, Style Me Pretty, Carats & Cake, Green Wedding Shoes, The Pioneer Woman, and more!