Kona Kai San Diego Resort 1551 Shelter Island Dr • San Diego • CA 92106

At Kona Kai San Diego Resort on Shelter Island, wedding packages are all-inclusive, with food, drinks and the cake bundled into one per-person price. Packages can include butler-passed hors d'oeuvres, a 2-course plated dinner, a wedding cake by Flour Power, a menu tasting for the two of you, a hosted bar of 1–5½ hours with a sparkling toast, and a water-view guest room for your wedding night. The ceremony fee covers your rehearsal, custom directional signage, white folding chairs, gift and ceremony tables, white linens, an AV package and a fruit-infused water station. On top of that, plan for a 25% service charge and 7.75% sales tax.

Yes, you can do both at Kona Kai San Diego Resort. Ceremonies can happen on the Circle Patio, an open-air space for up to 120 guests with Spanish-inspired columns, a central fountain and marina views, or at Skyline Park directly across from the resort, which holds up to 250 for a ceremony with views of the San Diego skyline and bay (a city permit is required there). For the reception, choose the Point Loma Ballroom with chandeliers and water views for up to 650, the open-air Cabo Garden Courtyard for up to 350, or the private beach for up to 750. Just want a ceremony? The Intimate Romantic Ceremonies package is $4,000, including service fee and tax, for 2 hours.

Catering and bar service at Kona Kai San Diego Resort are in-house, so your menu and drinks come from the resort's team. The wedding cake is handled for you too: packages include a cake by Flour Power. Bar packages are priced per person by the hour, from $26 for one hour of beer and wine up to $86 for four hours of super premium.

At Kona Kai San Diego Resort on Shelter Island, wedding packages run $177–$250 per person, and the ceremony fee is $1,800–$3,600. There's also a food and beverage minimum of $2,500–$30,000, which depends on the day of the week, the time of day, the time of year and the space you reserve. Add a 25% service charge and 7.75% sales tax on top. Your package covers hors d'oeuvres, a plated dinner, a Flour Power cake, a hosted bar with a sparkling toast and a water-view room for your wedding night. Planning something small? The Intimate Romantic Ceremonies package is $4,000 all in, with 2 hours of semi-private space, an officiant, florals, coordination and a champagne or sparkling cider toast.

At Kona Kai San Diego Resort, weddings wrap up by 10pm, and outdoor events and amplified music have to end by then too. Your hosted bar can run anywhere from 1 to 5½ hours depending on your package, so build your timeline around a 10pm finish. Amplified music is allowed both indoors and outdoors.

Your guests can stay right at Kona Kai San Diego Resort, which has 170 guest rooms on Shelter Island, and your wedding package can include a water-view guest room for the two of you on your wedding night. Standard check-in is 4pm and checkout is 11am, with early check-in and late checkout available from $25. Guests should plan for the $48 daily resort fee, which covers Wi-Fi, cruiser bikes, private beach and cabana access and nightly bonfires, plus $48 daily self-parking. Having everyone under one roof makes the whole weekend easier.

Kona Kai San Diego Resort has one of San Diego's only private beaches, so you can celebrate on white sand with four gas fire pits and the Point Loma hills across the water. The resort sits on Shelter Island with a marina on one side and the bay on the other, and everything is in one place: ceremony spaces, receptions for up to 750 guests, 170 guest rooms and the SpaTerre spa for getting ready. Packages are all-inclusive, bundling dinner, cake, a hosted bar and a wedding-night room. Want to make a weekend of it? The resort suggests welcome harbor cruises and sunset cruises for guests, and it welcomes Indian weddings with customizable options for traditional celebrations.