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.
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.
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.
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 listPrice: $ • $$ • $$$

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!
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-housePrice: $ • $$

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 listPrice: $

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 listPrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$

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, BYOPrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$

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.
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, BYOPrice: $ • $$

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.
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, BYOPrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$

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.
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: BYOPrice: $

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, BYOPrice: $ • $$

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-housePrice: $ • $$ • $$$
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-housePrice: $ • $$

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.
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.
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-housePrice: $ • $$

**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.
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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