16 Affordable East Bay Wedding Venues
The East Bay is like an eclectic jewelry box, filled with lots of glittering wedding venue gems. From a wooded wonderland tucked away in the Berkeley Hills to an Art Deco landmark overlooking Oakland's Lake Merritt to a Tuscan-style clubhouse nestled in Livermore Wine Country, these locations not only set a lovely stage for your event but also won't break the bank!
BERKELEY
BERKELEY
Brazilian Room
Berkeley, CA
Style: Architecturally striking gem in stunning Tilden Park, featuring a leaded glass-lined interior, wood-beamed ceiling, huge stone fireplace, and flagstone garden patio.
Price: $ • $$

Hotel Shattuck Plaza
Berkeley, California
Style: Historic hotel that blends a fresh, hip ambiance with century-old architectural details, as in the Crystal Ballroom's original columns, cornices, and decorative friezes, huge, fan-shaped mirrors and sparkling chandeliers.
Catering: In-housePrice: $$ • $$$

The Vista Terrace at UUCB
Kensington, CA
Style: Exchange vows on the red brick Terrace with a spectacular vista of San Francisco Bay and city skyline beyond, or in the simple, elegant Sanctuary, outfitted with soaring beams and stone walls.
Catering: Preferred listPrice: $ • $$

Graduate Berkeley
Berkeley, CA
Style: Playful, bohemian-chic hotel steps from Telegraph Avenue offering three distinct event spaces: the light-flooded Durant Room, the preppy plaid-accented California Room, and Henry's, with its classic wood-paneled bar.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

The Faculty Club
Berkeley, California
Style: Arts and Crafts style club offering ceremonies on a tree-ringed lawn and receptions in their 3-story Great Hall designed with a vaulted ceiling, massive stone fireplace, and stained-glass windows.
Price: $

OAKLAND
OAKLAND
Chabot Space & Science Center
Oakland, CA
Style: This state-of-the-art science center perched high in the Oakland hills offers generous packages for every type of wedding, from micro-ceremonies in the Observatory followed by expert-led stargazing to chic indoor/outdoor cocktail hours in the Pleiades Courtyard, with views of the surrounding 13 wooded acres.
Catering: Preferred listPrice: $ • $$

Fairyland Weddings
Oakland, CA
Style: 10-acre park setting with 60 whimsical storybook sets (great photo ops!) and plenty of gardens at the edge of Lake Merritt.
Price: $ • $$

Lake Chalet
Oakland, CA
Style: Lovely events in the airy Gondola Room, with its Craftsman-style lofted ceiling and massive sliding glass French doors that frame glorious views of sparkling Lake Merritt.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

Fairview Metropolitan
Oakland, CA
Style: Stylish banquet pavilion and greenspace with scenic vistas of the Oakland hills, the bay, and SF skyline (bonus: celebrations can go until midnight!).
Price: $ • $$

WALNUT CREEK | PLEASANT HILL
WALNUT CREEK | PLEASANT HILL
Shadelands Ranch Museum
Walnut Creek, CA
Style: 1903 Colonial Revival house and gardens with a patio, spacious lawn, gazebo, and oak-shaded grounds.
Price: $

BENICIA
BENICIA
Jefferson Street Mansion by Wedgewood Weddings
Benicia, California
Style: Historic hilltop mansion and garden with a bay view, stunning interiors, and all-inclusive wedding packages that can be customized for your vision!
Price: $ • $$

SAN RAMON
SAN RAMON
The Bridges Golf Club
San Ramon, California
Style: Romantic golf club with villa-style interiors boasting high wood-beam ceilings, antique-style chandeliers, and arched picture windows, plus dreamy outdoor spaces like the cozy Back Fireplace Patio and the elegant Looking Terrace.
Catering: In-house, BYOPrice: $ • $$

San Ramon Waters by Wedgewood Weddings
San Ramon, CA
Style: Dreamy, al fresco ceremony site with a pergola, 50-year-old weeping willow, and sparkling lake & waterfall encircled by lush landscaping, accompanied by a luxe interior banquet room with a cozy fireplace, sunken built-in bar and windows showcasing the view.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

DANVILLE
DANVILLE
Crow Canyon Country Club
Danville, California
Style: This versatile indoor/outdoor venue, set against the Mt. Diablo foothills, boasts a light-filled Grand Ballroom with a fantastic view of the golf course and surrounding hills.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

PLEASANTON | LIVERMORE
PLEASANTON | LIVERMORE
Poppy Ridge Golf Course
Livermore, CA
Style: Inviting restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and sun-splashed terraces offer panoramic views of the verdant golf course and Mt. Diablo.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

CLAYTON
CLAYTON
Fairview Oakhurst
Clayton, California
Style: This scenic country club in the Mount Diablo foothills enjoys sweeping mountain and valley vistas from wherever you celebrate: the forest-view ceremony site, the flexible event terrace, or the attractive banquet room.
Catering: In-housePrice: $ • $$

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