San Diego's Best Wedding Venues

San Diego offers a wide array of wedding venues suitable for commemorating the start of your new lives together. From simple to grandiose, the abundant beauty of an outdoor beach wedding to the elegance of an indoor reception, our city has many options to choose from. Here's a run down of the 6 best wedding venues in San Diego. 

1. Bernardo Winery

Bernardo Winery, is an ideal winery to host your wedding you desire an oasis to celebrate your union. Located in Rancho Bernardo, Bernardo Winery has been hosting weddings for nearly three decades. Rosario’s Pavilion features a gazebo with a vintage pavilion and a shaded landscape surrounded by beautifully gnarled olive trees and accommodates larger parties of up to 240 guests. The Barrel Room, a 125–year–old wooden building, is more suitable for private, intimate ceremonies. The Winery’s larger outdoor venue, Vito’s Park, comfortably holds 300 people and features a backdrop of vineyards and charming gazebos. bernardowinery.com  

2. Grand Tradition Estates & Gardens

If you’ve always dreamed of a picturesque garden wedding, the Grand Tradition Estate Gardens in Fallbrook is your wedding destination. Sitting on 30 acres of lush gardens, the Grand Tradition Estate offers a traditional venue, an exotic garden destination and a more casual, yet elegant site.The Compass Garden and Orchid Bar provide a romantic backdrop with a scenic view of the heart–shaped lake and lavish gardens. The Arbor Terrace features breathtaking waterfalls for your ceremony’s backdrop, bringing to mind a Hawaiian island. The wedding celebration is held at the Arbor Pavilion, complete with a dance floor and an outdoor fireplace. The Estate’s more traditional venue, the Beverly Mansion and Lakeside Gazebo, features enormous chandeliers overlooking the gazebo and lake. The bride and groom are transported to the ceremony site on a white horse–drawn carriage. grandtradition.com/weddings

3. Leo Carrillo Ranch

Nicknamed "Carlsbad’s Sleeping Beauty," Leo Carrillo Ranch sits on an esthetically pleasing 27–acre canyon that is home to colorful peacocks, birds of paradise, adobe buildings, a reflecting swimming pool with a cabana and antique windmills. Leo Carrillo Ranch is a registered state historic landmark, once owned by Leo Carrillo, the actor from the 1950’s television series The Cisco Kid. Complete with San Diego’s signature Spanish–style architecture and charmingly rustic outbuildings, the Carrillo Ranch is an ideal location for an outdoor wedding. The Hacienda Patio houses a beautiful courtyard along with a Bride’s Room and accommodates up to 150 guests. leocarrilloranchweddings.com

4. Loews Coronado Bay Resort

If you want a beach wedding, Loews Coronado Bay Resort is the ideal destination. The Resort offers an elegant outdoor location and an alluring indoor site. Set on a 15–acre peninsula on the Strand of sandy land that connects Coronado with Imperial Beach, your fairy tale wedding can become reality.Whether intimate or grand, beachy or formal, Loews Coronado Bay Resort offers various ceremony and reception locations with just the right balance of luxury and simplicity, pairing the elaborate with the intimate. If you seek a larger, more formal wedding with 350 guests or a more private affair consisting of your closest family and friends, Loews Coronado Bay Resort will accommodate your needs. loewshotels.com/coronado-bay-resort/

5. Paradise Falls

If a tropical, outdoor garden wedding is your dream, your search is over! Paradise Falls in Oceanside houses three different ceremony venues, including an outdoor band shell with a dance floor to take your party late into the night. The aged trees, drenched in thousands of twinkling lights by night, provide ample shade along with a romantic feel, while tropical foliage provides a rich, verdant backdrop by day. Receptions can be held indoors or outdoors at Paradise Falls, accommodating up to 350 guests. welcometoparadisefalls.com

6. Falkner Winery

At Falkner Winery in Temecula, couples can have a vineyard ceremony, complete with Cyprus trees, white roses and a beautiful gazebo drenched in the warm light of the sunset. The reception can be held inside the elegant Pinnacle with its romantic Mediterranean–themed restaurant and a panoramic view of the sunset, the valley and the lush gardens. If you prefer both the ceremony and the reception to be held outdoors, the Garden is picture–perfect! Known for its breathtaking views of the vineyards and the mountains, the Garden is intimately landscaped with aged trees, a rustic redwood patio and white lights overlooking the dance floor. falknerwinery.com