Environmental Nature Center 1601 East 16th Street • Newport Beach • California 92663

A wedding rental at the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach gives you private use of its LEED Platinum building, museum, classrooms, deck, kitchen, fire pit area and native gardens for up to five hours, plus tables, chairs, overhead string lights and two ENC staff members on site. There's a library and lounge with a private powder room for getting ready, too. You'll bring your own licensed, insured caterer, and alcohol must be provided and served by an ENC preferred vendor. Extra hours are $875 each.

Yes. At the Environmental Nature Center, you can marry in the small garden amphitheater or by the garden stream, then celebrate on the patio among California native gardens, with solar-powered lanterns overhead and a fire pit for champagne and s'mores. If you'd like an indoor option, the Oak and Sycamore Rooms can be used separately or combined.

Yes. The Environmental Nature Center lets you bring your own caterer, as long as they're licensed and provide a certificate of insurance. Alcohol is the exception: it must be provided and served by one of the ENC's preferred vendors. Center staff can also help with biodegradable and reusable decor options.

At the Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach, a wedding for 50–150 guests is $5,500 ($3,500 plus a $2,000 membership donation) for five hours, and extra hours are $875. Micro weddings for 10–50 guests are $4,000, Pocket Weddings for 10 or fewer are $1,500, and Saturday daytime picnic weddings without alcohol are $2,500. A non-refundable membership fee and 20% deposit hold your date, and a large portion of your bill is tax deductible. Catering and bar are budgeted separately.

A wedding at the Environmental Nature Center includes up to five hours of private use, with extra hours available at $875 each. Micro weddings get four hours and Pocket Weddings get three. Amplified music is allowed indoors and outdoors, with some restrictions.

The Environmental Nature Center was the first building in Orange County to earn LEED Platinum certification, so it's a natural pick for an eco-friendly wedding in Newport Beach. You'll celebrate among native gardens, a butterfly garden and a stream, with a fire pit for s'mores, and you can bring your own caterer. Most of your event fees support the center's programs, and a big portion is tax deductible.

Yes. The Environmental Nature Center's Pocket Wedding is $1,500 for 10 or fewer guests with three hours of private use, and its Micro Wedding is $4,000 for 10–50 guests with four hours. For a casual, budget-friendly option, a Saturday daytime picnic wedding for up to 50 guests is $2,500, with the stream top, amphitheater and covered tables (no alcohol).