Chateau Bradbury

Monrovia Wedding Location
Address withheld to ensure privacy.
Monrovia, CA
San Gabriel Valley
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Contact: Special Events
Phone: 626/305-5344
www.chateaubradbury.com
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Chateau Bradbury

Description

Go on, admit it. You’ve always wanted to get married in style, and a 6,700-square-foot French chateau sounds pretty stylish. No, we’re not going to send you off to Fontainebleau. Instead, we’re going to tell you about a place which, if not precisely the real thing, is a convincingly European grand manor located at the base of the San Gabriel Mountains.

We’re talking about Chateau Bradbury in Monrovia, a stunner of an estate that offers a regal and private setting for weddings and receptions. Designed by Robert Farquhar, the chief architect of Washington’s Pentagon, this three-story French Normandy mansion was built in 1912 for $85,000, an incredible amount of moolah in those days. The ambitious budget was well spent.

At the entrance an imposing gate swings open to a suitably long carriageway, culminating in a large, circular driveway in front of the manor house. Inside the circle, under the spreading branches of an enormous tree, is a formal French parterre of four triangular flower beds edged with boxwood hedges. The chateau is a stately red brick structure with a slate-gray, steeply sloping roof punctuated by dormer windows. Forest green 25-foot cypresses touch the eaves, framing sets of French doors and windows, and two acres of landscaped grounds surround the house.

Although you and your guests can use most interior areas of the first and second floors of the manor house, Chateau Bradbury is primarily an outdoor venue. There are various areas for a ceremony—beneath one of the century-old trees or under the front door awning, for example. Tables for garden receptions can be set up almost anywhere. Popular choices are the formal garden patio, which features a beautiful, 50-foot horse chestnut tree, and the expansive lawns in the front, facing the chateau’s impressive façade. The Pentagon may be more famous, but when it comes to style, Chateau Bradbury has it in spades.

Capacity

Ceremony

Reception/Special Events

Meetings

Max. Seated Indoors: 50
Max. Seated Outdoors: 300 		Max. Seated Indoors: 200 (tent)
Max. Seated Outdoors: 300
Max. Standing Indoors: 200 (tent)
Max. Standing Outdoors: 300 		Max. Seated: 300

CEREMONY CAPACITY: The front lawns or the back patio and lawns can hold 300 seated or standing. The mansion’s interior accommodates 50 seated guests.

EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: The estate accommodates 50–300 guests: 300 outdoors, and 50 seated or 100 standing guests indoors. A tented ballroom, available year-round, seats 200 guests.

MEETING CAPACITY: This is primarily an outdoor venue which holds up to 300 guests outside. Indoors, there are 2 rooms that, when combined, can accommodate up to 75 guests. Outdoors, a tented ballroom holds 200 seated guests.

Fees & Deposits

A $1,000 security deposit and signed contract are required to reserve your date. Packages are available, averaging $150/guest depending on event type, guest count and services required, and include use of the site, all rental equipment, catering and staff, valet, music (DJ/master of ceremonies), setup and cleanup.

Availability

Year-round, daily including holidays, 9am–10pm.

Catering

Provided

Alcohol

Provided
BYO

Sites Uses

Ceremonies
Wedding Receptions
Special Events, Parties
Business Functions/Meetings

Services/Amenities

Catering: provided, no BYO
Kitchen Facilities: n/a
Tables & Chairs: provided
Linens, Silver, etc.: provided
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: provided
Bride's & Groom's Dressing Area: yes
Meeting Equipment: CBA
Parking: on site, complimentary valet provided
Accommodations: no guestrooms, hotels nearby
Telephone: yes; use with approval
Outdoor Night Lighting: yes
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: CBA
Cleanup: provided
View: lawn and garden
Other: bar service, Catholic priest for mass/ceremony, wedding cake

Music

w/ Restrictions

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair Accessible

Site Views

Fountain/Water Feature
Garden
Garden Patio/Courtyard
Landscaped Grounds
Mountains

Restrictions

Alcohol: provided, or BYO, no corkage fee
Smoking: outside only
Wheelchair Access: access limited
Insurance: not required for renters; required for outside vendors
Music: amplified OK with volume restrictions, DJ included, band referrals on request

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