16 Affordable East Bay Wedding Venues

Style: ‌Architecturally striking gem in stunning Tilden Park, featuring a leaded glass-lined interior, wood-beamed ceiling, huge stone fireplace, and flagstone garden patio.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Style: 10-acre park setting with 60 whimsical storybook sets (great photo ops!) and plenty of gardens at the edge of Lake Merritt.

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.

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

Style: ‌1903 Colonial Revival house and gardens with a patio, spacious lawn, gazebo, and oak-shaded grounds.

Style: Historic hilltop mansion and garden with a bay view, stunning interiors, and all-inclusive wedding packages that can be customized for your vision!

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.

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.

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.

Style: Inviting restaurant with floor-to-ceiling windows and sun-splashed terraces offer panoramic views of the verdant golf course and Mt. Diablo.

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.

Venue: Berkeley City Club