BIG DREAMS, small budget: 28 Affordable Bay Area Wedding Venues

Hoping to find an affordable Bay Area wedding venue? Don't despair! From historic mansions to enchanting redwood groves and everything in between, here's a selection of places that won't break the bank.

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Chardonnay Golf Club

American Canyon, CA

Style: Golf course and clubhouse with two great outdoor event areas, one with a majestic oak and the other a rose-decked arbor and lawn adjoining a white reception tent.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Vine Hill House at O'Connell Vineyards

Sebastopol, California

Style: Breathtaking setting featuring a charming home and garden with flowerbeds, lawns, and fabulous views of the surrounding hills covered with apple orchards and grapevines.

Catering: Preferred list
Price: $ • $$

Fairview Sonoma County

Rohnert Park, CA

Style: Pretty garden wedding gazebo alongside a pond with weeping willows, roses, and waterbirds—plus a window-lined banquet room to take in the lush scenery.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Paradise Ridge Winery

Santa Rosa, California

Style: Wonderful family-owned winery and 156-acre estate on a bluff overlooking the Russian River Valley, highlighted by a spacious, two-story venue with a bright loggia and veranda which echo early California architecture with a modern twist.

Catering: Preferred list
Price: $ • $$ • $$$


Mill Valley Community Center

Mill Valley, California

Style: Warm, rustically modern event space with a soaring cathedral ceiling, lots of windows, and a large attached patio and adjoining tentable lawn—plus ceremonies in the redwoods!

Catering: BYO
Price: $ • $$

The Spinnaker

Sausalito, CA

Style: This beautiful restaurant is built over the water, with a private banquet hall boasting floor-to-ceiling windows, its own deck, and sweeping views that include Belvedere, Angel Island, the Bay Bridge and San Francisco’s skyline.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Sausalito Woman's Club

Sausalito, CA

Style: 1918 Craftsman designed by Julia Morgan boasting lush, swoon-worthy gardens and an inviting, beautifully preserved interior, with rich wood paneling, a cozy fireplace, an open-rafter ceiling hung with period light fixtures, and rows of oversized windows framing stellar bay and city views.

Catering: Preferred list
Price: $

Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Marin

San Rafael, California

Style: Serene hilltop Fellowship hall with a wraparound deck surrounded by lush gardens and tall trees with sweeping views of Marin and Mount Tamalpais

Catering: Preferred list
Price: $ • $$


City Cruises San Francisco

San Francisco and Berkeley, CA

Style: Personalized, private cruising on the bay's sparkling waters on one of a wide range of vessels—from glamorous yachts to a replica of a turn-of-the-century coastal steamer—with picture-perfect panoramas in every direction.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Great American Music Hall

San Francisco, California

Style: Alluring 1907 Rococo concert hall with a starry past, boasting luxe décor like marble columns, ornately gilded balconies and an elaborate frescoed ceiling, and unique theatrical touches, including personalized marquees and state-of-the-art lighting and sound.

Catering: In-house, BYO
Price: $ • $$

City Club of San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Style: A swanky private club, occupying four stories of a historic financial district skyscraper, boasts one of the most exquisite Art Deco interiors we've seen, including a remarkable 30-foot-high Diego Rivera fresco.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Log Cabin at the Presidio by Wedgewood Weddings

San Francisco, CA

Style: Unique 1937 Log Cabin with a fieldstone foundation, log-lined walls, wagon wheel chandeliers and fireplace, nestled in a forested national park with the iconic SF skyline (and Golden Gate Bridge!) as a backdrop.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$


The Clubhouse at Boundary Oak

Walnut Creek, CA

Style: Hilltop clubhouse bordered by open space and ridgeline trails, with ceremonies under a majestic, gnarled 350-year-old oak tree and al fresco celebrations on the Patio against a backdrop of manicured greens.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Club Los Meganos - Trilogy at The Vineyards

Brentwood, California

Style: Olive groves, cypress trees, a stone plaza, and a tiered terracotta fountain evoke Italy, while the sophisticated ballroom and Ceremony Lawn offer views of Mt. Diablo.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Little Hills Events

San Ramon, California

Style: Stunning and secluded al fresco venue surrounded by magnificent redwoods and oaks, native wildflowers, and rolling hills, with ceremonies atop a picturesque plateau and receptions under a twinkle-lit white tent.

Catering: In-house, BYO
Price: $ • $$

Brentwood Rise by Wedgewood Weddings

Brentwood, California

Style: High-value, all-inclusive banquet center with a ballroom and romantic ceremony garden that both enjoy leafy views of lakes, trees, and rolling fairways.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

The Gardens at Heather Farm

Walnut Creek, CA

Style: Garden oasis with 6 acres of colorful flowerbeds, herb and rock gardens, and water features, with romantic al fresco ceremonies beneath the rose-draped Gazebo and receptions on the Meadow Lawn surrounded by Rugosa roses and pine trees.

Catering: Preferred list, BYO
Price: $ • $$


The Callippe Preserve Golf Course

Pleasanton, California

Style: California ranch-style clubhouse nestled on a hilltop nature preserve and butterfly sanctuary, offering 270-degree valley panoramas from a covered celebration patio and late-night celebrations in the Vista Restaurant with its princely two-sided stone fireplace, redwood-beam accents, and saddle-brown leather couches.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Dublin Ranch Golf Course & Event Center

Dublin, California

Style: Elegant clubhouse nestled high in the foothills above Tri-Valley, with a wide patio enclosed by a low stone wall edged with crepe myrtle trees and rose bushes and an elegant ballroom with soft dome lamps reflecting on the coffered ceiling.

Catering: In-house, BYO
Price: $ • $$

BoaVentura de Caires Winery

Livermore, CA

Style: This gorgeous winery offers a romantic and pastoral atmosphere, with al fresco ceremonies set against a backdrop of rolling green hills and twisting vines and receptions just outside the century-old farmhouse and rustic barn.

Catering: BYO
Price: $


Valley Presbyterian Church

Portola Valley, CA

Style: An awe-inspiring sanctuary surrounded by nature, where you can exchange vows in front of a wall of windows that overlook a grove of majestic redwood trees.

Price: $

Oshman Family JCC

Palo Alto, CA

Style: Flexible indoor/outdoor event space with generous packages, highlighted by a beautifully lit outdoor courtyard, fully equipped event stage, and a gorgeous gallery with 24-foot ceilings and massive windows.

Catering: Preferred list, BYO
Price: $ • $$

The Moonraker

Pacifica, California

Style: Chic waterfront restaurant in Pacifica where you can host your event on the attached patio showcasing breathtaking views of the San Francisco Bay while dining on classic seafood with a modern twist.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$ • $$$

Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport

Burlingame, California

Style: Architecturally intriguing first-class hotel that offers ceremonies in the soaring Atrium surrounded by lush foliage followed by receptions in the Grand Peninsula Ballroom.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$


Winchester Mystery House

San Jose, CA

Style: Magnificent Victorian mansion with a spooky past, hosting al fresco receptions on the lush Front Lawn, intimate ceremonies in Sarah Winchester's restored Dining Room, and vintage-style events in the airy Greenhouse.

Catering: Preferred list, BYO
Price: $ • $$

The Ranch at Silver Creek by Wedgewood Weddings

San Jose, California

Style: Hilltop clubhouse with majestic panorama of rolling hills, oak-filled canyons, lakes and creeks that stretches all the way to the San Francisco skyline--what an amazing setting for a ceremony! Bonus: The ballroom's wraparound balcony gives a breathtaking birds-eye view.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

Fortino Winery and Event Center

Gilroy, California

Style: Family-owned winery set among acres of vineyards, rolling hills, and giant redwoods with a rustic tasting room and handsome barrel room.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$

**BONUS**

We couldn't leave out this whimsical wooded property located in the Central Valley, just a short drive from the Bay Area.


Spring Creek Golf & Country Club

Ripon, CA

Style: This premiere private golf club offers the charming atmosphere of a beautiful small-town hideaway, with elegant outdoor ceremonies tucked under a grove of oak trees and receptions in the stylish clubhouse, with its high beam ceilings and rustic-chic warmth.

Catering: In-house
Price: $ • $$


JUMP TO: NAPA / SONOMA WINE COUNTRY | NORTH BAY / MARIN | SAN FRANCISCO | PENINSULA / HALF MOON BAY | SOUTH BAY / SAN JOSE | TRI-VALLEY | EAST BAY | BONUS (JUST AN HOUR AWAY)

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