We’ve featured our share of San Diego weddings here on 100LC, and there’s one major reason why: San Diego wedding venues are some of the most beautiful spaces to tie the knot in all of the US. With everything from desert gardens to city vibes to ocean views, not to mention endless warm, sunny weather, getting married in San Diego is basically guaranteed to offer you and your guests a celebration to remember. Whether you’re looking for an industrial modern space in the heart of the city, endless ocean views, or an expansive ranch outside the city, you’ll find it there. In this guide, we’re sharing a bit of everything—all of them 100LC approved, of course—including the SanDiego venues with the best views, the most unique features, and the most beautiful spaces for your budget, too. Ready? Let’s go!
Top Downtown San Diego Venues
Downtown SD is such a popular city for weddings not just because of its beautiful views and vibrant city life. The airport is only a few miles from the heart of the city, making it convenient for a destination wedding or one with a guest list from all over the world. There’s no shortage of beautiful accommodations in the area, not to mention activities… Famous Balboa Park and the San Diego Zoo are only two miles away!
The Lane
The Lane, located in the Embarcadero area of Downtown San Diego, boasts a modern indoor-outdoor space that maximizes ocean views with its large terrace. It also features a large, open indoor space with crisp white walls and custom lighting and furniture. It’s the best mix of SoCal views and modern amenities. See more from this wedding at The Lane here!BTW: Outside of downtown, just on the other side of the airport, you’ll find their sister venue, Building 177… An equally gorgeous space worth checking out.
Luce Loft
LUCE Loft and its sister venues LUCE Kettner, Venue 808, and The Guild Hotel are a collection of downtown San Diego wedding venues that marry historic beauty with modern amenities. Couples love LUCE venues for their open, airy floor plans, full service options, and unique backdrops.
Flora
Flora doubles as a modern downtown venue and a serene botanical escape, thanks to its lush living wall, skylights, garden chandeliers, and over 130 live plants—all nestled within a beautiful open space within walking distance to the Gaslamp District and the Convention Center.
Best San Diego Garden Wedding Venues
Green Gables Estate
The Green Gables Estate is a stunning, twinkle-lit historic garden estate surrounded by lush greenery in San Marcos. This is an all-inclusive venue offering up three different ceremony site options, suites for the bride and groom, catering, decor, and more. Trademark Venues also manages other sought-after San Diego wedding venues in the area, such as Ethereal Gardens and Twin Oaks.
San Diego Botanic Garden
Botanical gardens can be gorgeous places to tie the knot, and most of them also operate as event venues. The San Diego Botanic Garden has that perfect blend of beautiful grounds and different price points depending on time of day, your choice of several onsite locations, and guest count. Note that for the largest spaces and evening pricing, you’ll be paying the top-end of the price range, so its affordability depends where your specific needs fall!
Leo Carrillo Ranch
Located on a 1939 ranch in the coastal town of Carlsbad in North San Diego, Leo Carrillo Ranch specializes in full-service weddings its historic property accommodating up to 300 guests. Their lush gardens feature an abundance of local plants and flowers (and peacocks!), plenty of space to mingle and explore, and endless photo opportunities.
San Diego Venues with the Best Views
Looking for ocean views? These venues take the cake when it comes to stunning vistas and pristine grounds.
Hotel Del Coronado
Hotel Del Coronado is an iconic, historic hotel on San Diego’s Coronado Island just outside of downtown. They are also a luxury oceanfront venue that accommodates basically any wedding detail you can imagine. Click here to see our favorite wedding at this venue, complete with lush florals and tropical details.
Fairmont Grand Del Mar
Inspired by Mediterranean grandeur, The Fairmont Grand Del Mar in San Diego has everything a couple could ask for right on site, stunning views included.
The Ultimate Skybox
Perhaps San Diego’s most iconic rooftop venue, Skybox at DiamondView offers 4,500 square feet of versatile indoor/outdoor space right downtown. You’ll exchange views surrounded by the San Diego Skyline, San Diego Bay, Coronado, and Petco Park with views for DAYS.
Darlington House
Nonprofit Darlington House in beautiful La Jolla offers a bit of everything: a historic house with photo opps (and charming wallpaper) in every nook, a serene garden feel, and a seaside setting. While the property itself doesn’t boast an ocean view, it sits only two blocks from La Jolla’s pristine beaches—so if it’s cliffside wedding portraits you’re after, you’re covered.
Top Affordable San Diego Wedding Venues
On the hunt for San Diego wedding venues while on a budget? If the answer is yes, you’ve probably already found that it’s pretty tricky to find a beautiful, flexible space in this popular Southern California city without spending your entire budget on the venue alone. California weddings typically cost more than the national average to begin with, and venues in our big cities like Los Angeles and San Diego can come with a hefty price tag. The good news is that in such a large metro area, it totally IS possible to find an affordable venue… You just have to do a little (okay, a lot) of digging. Luckily, we’ve come across some beautiful and affordable San Diego wedding venues—that also happen to have massive potential for a stylish, modern, 100LC approved celebration.
BRICK San Diego
It’s not hard to envision a beautiful wedding at BRICK, at Liberty Station in San Diego. This is a modern venue with a rare 24-hour rental period. For $5,000 – $8,000, you can rent this 5,000 square foot red brick warehouse space and deck it out however you choose—it’s a completely flexible, bring all your own vendors, type of space. This is perfect for either the minimalist couple who love a modern industrial vibe with minimal decor, or the DIY couple who isn’t afraid to take on the challenge of transforming a blank slate to their liking. The venue has almost 100 windows for all the best natural light, vaulted ceilings, and original brick interior. 22o+ guests.
La Jolla Cove Rooftop by Wedgewood Weddings
La Jolla is a highly coveted San Diego wedding location for its stunning ocean views, and most venues in this area are toward the top end of San Diego wedding venues overall. But if you want to scoop up those gorgeous views, there’s hope: La Jolla Cove Rooftop by Wedgewood Weddings is priced below average.
La Jolla Cove is around $15k for a 100-guest wedding package, and this includes many major services that other venues exclude. The ceremony site has unobstructed ocean views (where else will you get that in SoCal on a budget?!), a modern rooftop with bar and cocktail seating, and lounge areas for guests to mingle. As with all of the other Wedgewood locations, you can opt to build your own package, or choose an all-inclusive package with full event planning, a support team, and all vendors included. Accommodates 200 guests.
Note: Wedgewood Wedding operates wedding venues throughout the country, with many beautiful spots throughout California. They are known for transparent pricing and ease of booking/budgeting. Weddings are priced based on tiered packages, with the top being 100% inclusive. See what packages include here.
FruitCraft Fermentery & Distillery
A restaurant venue, FruitCraft is one of those spaces that doesn’t require much in terms of outside decor. Their secluded outdoor ceremony space is enhanced with tropical foliage, whereas the inside area boasts 14′ ceilings, custom furniture, exposed beams, and tons of natural light. Pricing for this venue varies based on how many amenities you opt for (FruitCraft provides rentals and upgrades for you to choose from) in addition to well as food and beverage minimums for their catering and bar services. But the ceremony and reception site fees themselves, are only $500-$1000. 150 guests.
The Thursday Club
The Thursday Club—first formed as a women’s social and philanthropic club in the early 1900s—in the Sunset Cliffs area of Point Loma is a historic event venue with a facility fee of $6200 (or less for Sunday and weekday wedding dates) to secure the whole property—including the gardens, ocean views, and fountains. It has both indoor and outdoor space, tables and chairs included, and an optional lighting add-on. Couples must use one of their approved caterers and enlist an event coordinator in order to book. 150 guests.Bonus: You’ll be just half a mile from the cliffs for those romantic golden hour portraits.
The Sinclair on G Street
Downtown San Diego wedding venue The Sinclair is another beautiful brick space with a rental fee of $2k-$4k and a 12-hour rental window. You’ll have to bring in all of your own vendors and decor, so this is ideal for the couple who already has a creative vision (or an amazing planner or designer) or prefers a minimalist industrial look. 200 guests.
If you’re on a major budget, have a love of DIY, or honestly just love to be outside and crave something more adventurous than a traditional wedding venue, consider a campsite or park wedding in the area. This couple found a local campground with several secluded campsites that they could book at once together (find your own here). You can also browse this list of San Diego Park locations that allow weddings if you’re considering a local park.
Which San Diego wedding venues would you add to this list? Let us know which spaces you love the most, and, find more top SoCal venues here.
