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Special outdoor venues?

chaoe1chaoe1
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Hi all!

Hoping y'all might have advice for me- we are looking for an outdoor venue for our wedding that isn't a hotel or country club, has a lot of lush natural beauty, and ideally isn't really craaazy on the budget but we do have some flexibility there. We're looking all over- Santa Barbara, Palos Verdes, Orange County- but aren't really looking at wineries since we want a full bar. LOVED Pelican Hill but it's just insanely expensive.

Any ideas out there??? Thanks so much!
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Re: Special outdoor venues?

  • FormerlyAKFormerlyAK member
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    Have you tried Point Vicente in Palos Verdes?
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  • ScherffScherff member
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    two to check out:

    Long Beach Museum of Art.  No hard liquor though - they have "soft" liquor license. Tastes like liquor, but is fermented differently to have less alcohol %
    http://www.lbma.org/events.html 

    Historic Library in Redondo Beach (indoor reception, but you can do the ceremony & cocktail hour outdoors) -- overlooks the beach
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  • chaoe1chaoe1
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    edited July 2012
    Thanks so much, I hadn't seen any of those yet!! Super helpful!
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  • ebifishebifish member
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    I'm going to get married at Hartley Botanica in Somis, its an actual nursery so you know that the greenery is lush and well taken care of. They have a great story behind their actual venue- it was originally created for the owner's daughters wedding and the ceremony site features a gorgeous aisle with trees covered in sparkling lights, the reception site is just on the other side of some lush foliage and is just gorgeous. 
    Here is their official site: http://www.hartleybotanica.com/
    And here are photos on flickr tagged with their name (since their site is just bland and dreary compared to the actual site) http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=hartley%20botanica

    I toured 2 sites before finding Hartley and I cancelled the site tours I had planned for after it because I knew it was perfect. :)
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  • girliegirlralgirliegirlral
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    Maravilla Gardens in Camarillo - gorgeous!
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  • Helsa11Helsa11
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    I had a friend get married at the point fermin lighthouse in san pedro. It was lovely.
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  • RileysMommaRileysMomma
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    We are getting married at Walnut Grove in Moorpark, it is gorgeous. Ceremony & Reception are all outdoors.
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  • MarissaSinLAMarissaSinLA
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    Casa villa d'oro in Pasadena looks gorgeous from photos I've seen online, I never visited though.
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  • nicolemh727nicolemh727 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://pasadena.weddings.com/Sites/weddings/Pages/main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_california-los-angeles_special-outdoor-venues?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:68Discussion:14a2d026-ddee-4aae-8183-025f436a6ec3Post:a50da2a2-1ac7-4d30-8498-3cdcd67d09e2">Re: Special outdoor venues?</a>:
    [QUOTE]Casa villa d'oro in Pasadena looks gorgeous from photos I've seen online, I never visited though.
    Posted by MarissaSinLA[/QUOTE]



    Marissa, is there a website for this place? Googled it and all that came up was senior community?
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  • nicolemh727nicolemh727 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://pasadena.weddings.com/Sites/weddings/Pages/main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_california-los-angeles_special-outdoor-venues?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:68Discussion:14a2d026-ddee-4aae-8183-025f436a6ec3Post:a50da2a2-1ac7-4d30-8498-3cdcd67d09e2">Re: Special outdoor venues?</a>:
    [QUOTE]Casa villa d'oro in Pasadena looks gorgeous from photos I've seen online, I never visited though.
    Posted by MarissaSinLA[/QUOTE]



    Marissa, is there a website for this place? Googled it and all that came up was senior community?
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