Los Angeles venue guide
Updated
Los Angeles has a bit of everything, from a former cathedral and grand historic buildings downtown to Beverly Hills gardens, Malibu ranches, and golf clubs across the county. The first price you see here tends to grow more than in most of California, so this guide covers what gets added and what to ask before you compare.
We've gathered details on 19 Los Angeles venues. Pick a starting point and Sage will rank them for your day, with cost estimates wherever the venue publishes its prices.
What should you budget?
Use − and + to reprice every figure below.
$26k
Typical estimate
The median cost for Los Angeles venues that include their own catering.
$15k–$52k
Typical range
A wide range, from golf clubs at the low end to downtown landmarks and Malibu estates at the top.
These are our estimates, not quotes from the venues. They include service charges and tax when a venue lists them, but not extras like valet, security, or overtime. Your date, guest count, bar, and rentals will also change the final total.
Every filled dot is one Los Angeles venue that can host 100 guests, shaded by its own estimate on the same scale as the Californiaguide's map; grey ones don't publish a venue-with-catering price. Outlined dots are venues in neighbouring regions.
Narrow it down
See which Los Angeles venues fit your guest count and budget, and why
Guests
By budget and guest count
How many Los Angeles venues come in under common budgets for the venue and food, at the guest counts couples plan for most. Each row counts the venues that can host that many guests and publish a full price for the venue and the food, so the list gets shorter as it grows.
| Guests | Typical venue and food | Under $15,000 | Under $25,000 | Under $35,000 | Under $50,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 50 guests | $19k | 4 of 12 | 9 of 12 | 10 of 12 | 11 of 12 |
| 100 guests | $26k | 1 of 12 | 5 of 12 | 8 of 12 | 10 of 12 |
| 150 guests | $35k | 1 of 12 | 3 of 12 | 7 of 12 | 9 of 12 |
| 200 guests | $43k | 0 of 12 | 3 of 12 | 4 of 12 | 8 of 12 |
Our estimates for the venue and food, including service charges and tax where the venue lists them, on a Saturday in peak season. Not quotes. A typical figure is shown only where at least five venues publish a price. On their cheapest published date, usually a weekday or a winter month, 2 more venues come in under $15,000 for 100 guests.
How venues price weddings
Pick one to see what its price contains, what it leaves for you to buy, and what it typically comes to.
You get the venue, food, and other vendors
A package covering the venue and food & beverage, plus at least three things you would otherwise hire and pay for yourself — a coordinator, a DJ, the florals, the cake, the invitations.
$37k
typical for the package
$22k–$37k
where 80% of these 2 venues land
And then you still buy
want the fewest decisions and the fewest separate contracts to sign.
What you’d still need to find out
Bundles differ a lot between venues so know exactly what you’re signing up for and what’s flexible.
You pay for the space and their kitchen
Venues publish their price in two ways: as a site fee plus a per-guest menu price, or as a bundled package (venue + food).
$26k
typical for venues with catering
$15k–$52k
where 80% of these 10 venues land
And then you still buy
don’t want to worry about sourcing a caterer or any outside catering fees.
What you’d still need to find out
Whether drinks are inside the menu price or billed separately, and what the service charge and tax add at the end.
You buy the space, then the food
You hire and pay a caterer yourself. Any fee the venue charges for letting an outside kitchen in is already in this figure.
$12k
typical for the venue rental
$8.5k–$12k
where 80% of these 2 venues land
And then you still buy
want a specific cuisine, a caterer you already love, or real control of the food budget.
What you’d still need to find out
What your caterer will quote, and whether rentals, staff and the bar come through them or the venue.
The first price is only the start. Los Angeles venues add more on top of their quoted price than venues in most of California. Service charges and tax come first. Then many venues require things you pay for separately, like valet parking, security, or a damage deposit. They also tend to have more rules about what you can do on the day. None of this makes a venue a bad choice, but it does mean two quotes can't be compared until you add everything up.
Typical service charges, admin fees, and tax, compared with 23% across California.
Compare full estimates, fees includedMost often valet or managed parking, a refundable damage deposit and a licensed planner. These cost extra and won't show up in a quote.
See each venue's rulesOf the rules venues publish on sparklers, candles, confetti, and décor, compared with 79% across California.
See each venue's rulesWhat kind of place
A former cathedral, grand historic buildings, and garden event spaces with city character, in downtown LA and Long Beach. Some rent you only the space, so ask what's included, which caterers you can use, and how parking and security work.
Mansion grounds in Beverly Hills, botanic gardens, and hillside estates and ranches from Malibu to La Verne. Ask where you go if it rains, and when the music has to stop outside.
Lawns, a ballroom, and a kitchen on site, often at some of the lowest prices in the area. Ask whether another event could be on the property the same day, and what the package leaves out.
4 of 19 venues here
Find venues like theseThe same wedding costs different amounts at a barn and at a hotel — and so does the shape of the bill. Three ways to look at it, for 100 guests.
The venue rental across every venue that charges one as its own line — whether or not they also sell you the food. Just the room, nothing else.
Every venue that itemises a rental, including the ones that cater. Venues quoting a single package over the room and the meal never name a room price, so they aren’t here — and this is a part of a bill, not a whole one, so it can’t be subtracted from the next chart.
The whole bill — the room, the meal, and the fees on top.
Venues behind each figure in brackets. A venue can be more than one kind of place, so it may appear in more than one row.
Every bar is one whole bill, so what changes across the list is the split. A country club / golf club earns it back on the menu; a estate / mansion charges you for the space.
Only the venues that price the room and the meal separately, with how many in brackets. Another 4 quote one package covering both, so there is no split to show for them.
Before you tour
For each venue, add the service charge, admin fee, and tax to the quoted price. Then ask about the extras no estimate includes, like valet, security, overtime if the party runs late, and a corkage fee if you bring your own wine. Compare venues only once you've added it all up.
Compare full estimates for your guest countMalibu, downtown, Long Beach, and the San Gabriel Valley can be a long drive apart, and few venues here have rooms for guests. Choose an area that works for where most guests will stay, then look at venues there, so nobody spends the evening on the freeway.
See venues across the regionSparkler send-offs, candles, confetti, and what you can hang on the walls are often limited here. If a tradition involves fire or candles, or you have your heart set on a certain exit, ask before you tour. And ask about weekday dates: they typically cost 19% less than a Saturday.
See each venue's rulesof venues that say either way (19 here)
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a planner, insurance, security or similar, of all venues (19 here)
What affects the cost of your wedding
Wedding venue pricing is seasonal. 13 of the 19 Los Angeles venues we track charge differently depending on the day, and 5 charge differently depending on the month. Every figure below compares a venue with itself, so it says what moving your date does — whatever kind of venue you pick, and whatever the size of your wedding.
Day of the week
Months you’d consider
Peak months are selected to start. Tap any month to compare.
Saturday, peak season
The most expensive date most venues sell, and the date almost every published price assumes. Choose a different day or month to see what typically comes off.
Not every line on a quote moves. These are the ones that do, measured at the venues that move them.
The venue rental
What they charge for the space itself.
5 of the 18 Los Angeles venues that can host 100 guests put a floor under what you spend — a minimum on food and drink, or a headcount they bill for. It is the one charge that feels worse the smaller your wedding is, and it is rarely made clear on other platforms that show venue pricing.
1 of 5
would bill you above what your own 100 guests come to, by about $6.3k typically.
At your guest count most of these floors are already met, so at most of these venues what you spend is what you chose. The ones that don’t clear are the first to ask about.
A venue can set more than one.
What gets added at the end
Every pricing model carries them. At the 11 Los Angeles venues that publish their fees, the middle result is 30%, with most landing between 21% and 37%.
Service charge7 venues
23%
The venue’s charge for its staff. Not a tip.
Administrative fee5 venues
22%
Charged instead of, or alongside, a service charge — and usually taxed as well.
Sales tax8 venues
10.3%
Set by the state, and charged on the service charge too at most venues.
Dots are sized by how many venues charge that rate. The gold line is the median rate, and every fee has its own scale: read the spread within a row, not across them.
Places worth a closer look
These examples cover the area's historic spaces, estates, and clubs, priced in different ways. Open a venue to see its pricing, capacity, spaces, vendor rules, and other planning details.
Downey · Up to 300 guests
Music, planning, and rentals come with the venue
$15–25k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
Beverly Hills · Up to 300 guests
You can bring your own caterer
$5–10k · Venue Fee Only
See pricing and policies
Agoura Hills
Guests can stay on site, and the whole property is yours
$25–35k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
Glendale · Up to 250 guests
Outdoor ceremony, with an indoor space if it rains
Catering Est.
See pricing and policies
Diamond Bar · Up to 300 guests
Includes a day-of coordinator
Under $15k · Venue Fee + Catering
See pricing and policies
Los Angeles · Up to 450 guests
Weekdays (Mon–Thu) cost 50% less than a Saturday
$20–30k · Venue Fee Only
See pricing and policies
Describe your guest count, your budget, and anything you can’t compromise on. See a ranked list of venues, with why each one fits, trade-offs, and what to double-check.
Sage the Date reads each venue's own published details, including pricing, catering and alcohol rules, music curfews, rain plans, whether you get the whole property, and how many guests each space holds. Every estimate uses your guest count. When a venue doesn't say, we tell you instead of guessing.
Before you book
Sage reads each venue's own published pricing and policies, puts different kinds of quotes on the same footing, and estimates the cost for 100 guests. If a venue doesn't say something, we treat it as a question to ask, not a no. Venues can't pay to appear or to rank higher here.
