Wedding on the beach in San Diego?
 

Can you recommend a nice spot for a wedding on the beach in San Diego and a sit-down reception? Hotel del Coronado is very nice but a tad out of our price range.

A friend of mine got married in LaJolla-its wasnt exactly on the beach- but a grassy area overlooking the ocean - at sunset- very nice !
can' recommend a place for the reception though

Was it a hotel? If so, do you recall the name of it?

My brother-in-law is getting married on the beach next to the Catamaran Resort Hotel (Pacific Beach area) this September. The reception will be in one of the banquet rooms at the resort. Hope this helps.

Not sure how picky the op is, but the Catamaran is on the Bay, not the ocean...

Nancy- no it was not a hotel- it was a park in La Jolla - overlooking the coves- I can get more information for you on how to reserve it if you are interested- they had the reception at a
private home - but there would be lots of restaurants around for a reception

I'm open to all suggestions. I'll check with the Catamaran, and sunburn, if you could get the info on reserving the spot on the cove I'd appreciate it. Sounds like it would be beautiful and also cost saving.

I think I know where sunbum is talking about. It is directly across the street from the Scripps Inn, where I stayed.

We watched many weddings take place throughout the weekend. Lots of wedding members would get ready in a room at the hotel, then walk across the street!

The Musuem of Contemporary Art was right there as well, possibly a good place for the reception! They also had weddings being perfomed outside.

I did a trip report of the area, if you click on my name.

Good luck!
Kristy

nancy- ok- sent e-mail off to friend to get details - stay posted

Kristy - I couldn't find your trip report. What number posting would it be under your name?

Thanks, sunburn. I'm taking off for home so I'll check back tomorrow morning.

Kristy- I think you are exactly right-
I know they rented a hotel room across the street where they got dressed - so am pretty sure its the same place -
they had fabulous wedding photos -

ok- heres the scoop - the area in La Jolla is called the wedding bowl- you reserve it through the Parks and Rec in La Jolla but she said its a lottery system and they only do a drawing once a month- so hope that helps you out - you could call the parks and rec dept and get the particulars

The La Valencia Hotel in La Jolla also has a beautiful outdoor patio area overlooking the ocean. I've seen weddings held there. They also have some great restaurants in the hotel, so I presume that they would arrange the reception, as well.

its not the beach- but I agree the Valencia looks like a wonderful place for a wedding -

hi! i am also planning a wedding in SD. there are a TON of places by the water to get marrried. you might want to check out
www.herecomestheguide.com and
www.sandiegoweddings.com for ideas. most of the beachfront hotels are a little expensive (including la valencia etc), but places on the bay tend to be less so. check out paradise point resort, just as one example, or some of the places on harbor and shelter island. good luck!

Hi Nancy--I'm not sure what the reception options are, but Point Loma Nazarene University also has wedding site(s). ALthough, it's more on a cliff overlooking the ocean. The wedding bowl in La Jolla is also beautiful.
Congratulations!

Here is the web site to reserve a city park in San Diego for an event.

http://www.sandiego.gov/park-and-rec.../permits.shtml

I attended a wedding at the Catamaran. I thought it was less than ideal. There were about 3-4 weddings going on at the same time on the grassy area in front of the water. There were also guests in bathing suits roaming around. Cocktails and hors d'oeuvres outside on the grass were nice but not private. The sit down dinner inside in one of the banquet rooms was very good but could have been anywhere. No views from inside.

Thank you for all your input and information! I'll check into the Parks & Rec. And the Museum of Contemporary Art sounds very intriguing. We're really looking for a ceremony on the beach and a reception nearby, indoors or out. How about the La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club or Loews Coronado?

the loews coronado is supposed to be very nice.

i live 5 minutes away from the la jolla beach and tennis club. you cannot beat the beachfront location. it is literally on the sand on what in my opinion is one of the best beaches in SD. the other thing i like about it is that the club is all the way down at the end of the beach, almost to the cliffs, so it would be private (ie not a lot of foot traffic). the club itself is a bit old, but nice enough. the only hitch is that im almost certain that in order to have a wedding there, you need someone who is a member to sponsor you. good luck though.

The La Jolla B&T Club sounds perfect, but we don't know anyone who is a member. I'll have to do some networking...

Failing LJB&T, you could still have the wedding on the beach at La Jolla Shores..it's a public beach...and then the sit down dinner/lunch at the Marine Room. There's also a hotel there called the Sea Lodge which is owned be the same peolpe as LJB&T. You might be able to get rooms there.

This past week I was in Coronado with my cousin and we witnesses a wedding on the beach (couple stood in the sand) at the ferry landing. If you are standing at the beach looking directly at the ferry landing it was to the far right. since rain was expected they had a tent for guests but entire wedding party was barefoot in the sand. they ran extension cords from spot to the beach for music. I imagine reception could be at Peohe's or the marriot hotel. It looked very nice and view was of downtown san diego

another idea is delmar. there is a spot around 15th street (its near the main intersection in del mar village) and I think the park is called pump house park. Very near the old del mar train station. But we always see weddings there (including a set-up with chairs and canopy) You then could walk to the hotel (Auberge something) for the reception. Hope this helps, itsv

Thanks to all of you for your great advice and recommendations. You've given me a lot of good leads to work on. It all seems a bit overwhelming at this point, but I guess that's the way it is for everyone who's at the beginning stages of planning a wedding!