The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa

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Riverside Wedding Location
3649 Mission Inn Avenue
Riverside, CA 92501
Contact: Sharon Luengas, Director of Social Catering and Weddings
Phone: 951/341-6781
www.missioninn.com
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Why We Like This Place

Upon arriving at the Mission Inn Hotel & Spa you may wonder, as we did, exactly what kind of missionaries had inhabited this unique and eccentric edifice. The truth is, the Inn was never an actual mission housing actual missionaries; it was the personal, lifelong and quixotic “mission” of Frank Miller, the man who built what some have called an “architectural wonder.”

In 1902, Miller purchased a small adobe building known as the Glenwood Inn, added a four-story wing, and the Mission Inn was born. Over the next 30 years, he built three additional wings, each more elaborate than the last. By the 1930s, the Mission Inn had expanded to fill an entire city block and had become Riverside’s most visited attraction.

A wondrous, eclectic assemblage of styles, the Mission Inn achieved its national historic landmark status in 1976. Starting with Mission Revival, the hotel now incorporates architectural styles from all over the world: Moorish, Italian Renaissance, Spanish Baroque, Chinese and Japanese. It’s a dazzling array of flying buttresses, domes, fountains, statues, carved pillars, towers, gargoyles, balconies, plazas, turrets, spiral staircases, gardens, bells, colorful tile and stained glass, all constructed to display the extensive collection of art and artifacts that Miller gathered on his world travels.

Perhaps the most stunning of these is the Rayas Altar, which Miller bought sight unseen in 1920 and had shipped from Mexico. Hand-carved from cedar and covered in gold-leaf, the size and beauty of the altar inspired Miller to build the Chapel of St. Francis to house it. This ornate non-denominational chapel, with its 30-foot beamed ceiling, jewel-colored Tiffany windows and enormous carved mahogany doors quickly became one of California’s most popular wedding sites. Humphrey Bogart, Bette Davis (twice) and Constance Bennett all recited vows here, as have over 300 other couples each year.

After its heyday in the 1930s and 1940s, a succession of owners and repeated bankruptcies brought the hotel close to demolition, but a seven-year, $55-million renovation during the 1980s restored the Mission Inn’s grandeur. The Chapel of St. Francis is once again luring betrothed couples through its doors in droves, and the Inn’s many banquet rooms provide wedding celebrations with timeless artistic environments.

Capacity

Ceremony

Reception/Special Events

Meetings

Max. Seated Indoors: 150
Max. Seated Outdoors:

Max. Seated Indoors: 240
Max. Seated Outdoors:
Max. Standing Indoors: 300
Max. Standing Outdoors:

Max. Seated: 310

CEREMONY CAPACITY: The St. Francis of Assisi Chapel seats 150 guests; the St. Cecilia Chapel seats 12.
EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: The Inn can accommodate wedding receptions for 40–240 guests seated or 40–300 guests standing.
MEETING CAPACITY: Indoor meeting facilities accommodate 10–310 guests.

Fees & Deposits

For wedding receptions, a nonrefundable $2,500 deposit is required to confirm your date; the estimated event balance is payable 2 weeks prior to the event. If you have both the ceremony and reception here, the nonrefundable deposit ranges $3,000–5,500. Reception luncheons start at $48/person, dinners at $68/person, and both include a two-course meal, cheese display, tray passed champagne and cider during the cocktail hour, champagne toast and wedding cake. Alcoholic beverage service, 18% service charge and tax are additional. The Chapel Package, ranging from $1,000–3,000, includes an on-site wedding coordinator, wedding night accommodations for the bride and groom, and dressing areas for the bridal party and groomsmen.
Catering menus are available for all corporate and non-wedding social events. Luncheon menus start at $24.50/person, dinners at $36/person. The Mission Inn Hotel & Spa offers complete meeting and event services; please call for further information.

Availability

Year-round, daily, 6am–midnight.

Catering

Provided

Alcohol

Provided

Sites Uses

Ceremonies
Wedding Receptions
Special Events, Parties
Business Functions/Meetings
Rehearsal Dinners
On-Site Accommodations

Services/Amenities

Catering: provided, no BYO
Kitchen Facilities: n/a
Tables & Chairs: provided
Linens, Silver, etc.: provided
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: portable parquet provided
Bride's Dressing Area: provided
Meeting Equipment: full range CBA, extra charge
Parking: on-site self & valet, additional charge
Accommodations: 239 guestrooms
Telephone: pay phones
Outdoor Night Lighting: provided
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: no
Cleanup: provided
View: landscaped courtyard
Other: wedding coordinator

Amplified Music

Indoors

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair Accessible

Site Views

Garden Patio/Courtyard

Site Type

Historic/Landmark Building
Inn/Lodge
Hotel
Church/Chapel/Temple
Banquet/Events Facility

Restrictions

Alcohol: provided, no BYO
Smoking: outside only
Music: amplified OK indoors
Wheelchair Access: yes
Insurance: not required
Other: no rice, birdseed or confetti

Contact: Sharon Luengas, Director of Social Catering and Weddings
951/341-6781
www.missioninn.com
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