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I'm from South Carolina but getting married in Santa Monica

geofdean88geofdean88
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edited June 2013 in California-Los Angeles
So I'm the groom to be and I'm from South Carolina, my fiancee is from the LA area and we are trying to some nice places to have a reception (and don't want to do the church fellowship hall thing) So I would like some venues. Of course budget friendly but would really appreciate the ideas. 

A lot of information is on our website mywedding.com/geoffandsalea2014
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Re: I'm from South Carolina but getting married in Santa Monica

  • imlovingitimlovingit member
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    Do you know where you're having the ceremony already? That might help find a place that's near your ceremony
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  • geofdean88geofdean88
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    Not too certain. We are thinking at her home church. I'm just not certain the name of it, but I will get that information soon.
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  • Wheels987Wheels987 member
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    "budget friendly" is a little vague as Santa Monica is VERY expensive. Time of year and actual reception budget? Just a thought... you might want to rethink sharing your website when there's an active guestbook & RSVP function. Anyone can see this.
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  • RoMy215RoMy215 member
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    Not sure if you're still interested as this post is a few weeks old- but agree with pp's. While there's definitely a range (expensive to VERY expensive), you probably won't find anywhere in Santa Monica for less than about $30k. 

    We got married at The Victorian. <--linky

    Good luck. =)
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  • SBminiSBmini member
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    Oh Lord, you are looking for a venue for a Saturday next June? That's going to be really, really, really hard. LA has a very large Asian population, many of whom booked their 2014 dates last year to avoid 2013. It's rough, really rough, to get a venue in California for next year, especially in such an in demand place as Santa Monica/Malibu and in budget. 

    You may want to look into the Annenberg Community Beach House in Malibu. It's about a 10 minute drive from SM and is pretty affordable for being right on the beach. They have a beautiful old house designed by Julia Morgan and a more modern beach house to chose from. When I got dates on May 1st they still had availability on weekends, so you may be in luck.

    Here's the pricing:

    Marion Davies Guest House:      $1,200.00 (ideal for ceremony and cocktail reception)

    Garden Terrace Room:                  $2,900.00 (ideal for dinner and reception)

    Parking:                $12.00 per car

    Insurance:           $107.40

    Security:              $89.05

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  • CarlyGalCarlyGal member
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    I echo Anneberg Community Beach House - my friend is getting married there 8/4/13 so I can send more details after I attend if you'd like, pm me.
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