L'Auberge Del Mar 1540 Camino Del Mar • Del Mar - San Diego • California 92014

At L'Auberge Del Mar in Del Mar, California, your wedding package bundles the big pieces: passed hors d'oeuvres, a three-course plated dinner, four and a half to five and a half hours of hosted bar, tableside wine service, a champagne toast, cake cutting and coffee and tea. Every package also includes round or rectangular tables, white Chiavari chairs, white linens and napkins, charger plates, an indoor dance floor, up to six market umbrellas for cocktail hour, discounted valet, a bridal dressing room and a complimentary room for the night before and the night of the wedding. Your ceremony site comes with chairs, a sound system and microphone, an infused-water station, a guestbook and gift table and your rehearsal. Plan separately for a taxable banquet fee plus sales tax, your wedding cake (the resort doesn't make custom cakes) and a professional wedding planner, which the resort requires.

Yes, you can have both at L'Auberge Del Mar, and nobody needs a car. Say your vows on the Pacific Terrace, a rooftop terrace overlooking the Del Mar coastline, or at Seagrove Park, a grassy oceanview park steps from the resort. Each holds up to 200 guests. Smaller ceremonies fit the Sunset Terrace (up to 120) or the Ocean Terrace (up to 20). Receptions can stay on the Pacific Terrace or move inside to the Platinum Ballroom, where live bands and DJs play. Good to know: Seagrove Park is a public park under City of Del Mar rules, so there's no amplified music, no dance floor and no tent beyond one 10' x 10' canopy there.

L'Auberge Del Mar handles all food and drink in-house, so outside caterers and outside alcohol aren't allowed without the hotel's written permission. The exception is your wedding cake: the resort doesn't make custom cakes, so you'll bring one from the baker you choose. You'll also hire a professional wedding planner at least three months before the date, and the events team can share a list of recommended local pros. Photographers, florists, bands and other vendors are welcome once each one provides a certificate of insurance, and it's smart to check with your service manager before you sign anyone.

Your celebration at L'Auberge Del Mar wraps by 11pm, and that's also the sharp cutoff for live bands and DJs in the Platinum Ballroom. Outdoor events run between 10am and 9pm, and amplified music isn't allowed in any outdoor space because of Del Mar's noise ordinance. So plan an unamplified ceremony and cocktail hour by the ocean, then head inside to dance. Packages include four and a half to five and a half hours of hosted bar, depending on the package you pick.

If the weather turns at L'Auberge Del Mar in Del Mar, your outdoor ceremony or reception moves indoors. Your event services manager makes the recommendation, and it isn't only about rain: lightning, hail, wind and extreme heat or cold all count. If there's a real chance the weather could make an outdoor event unsafe, the hotel makes the call to move inside. Here's the thing to know about timing: if you decide to move indoors more than 4 hours before your start time, there's no fee to reset the room. Changes after a room is already set otherwise start at $250 plus fees. Talk through the indoor plan with your event services manager early, so a gray forecast feels like a detail, not a crisis.

Your guests can stay right at L'Auberge Del Mar, which has 121 guest rooms and suites, most with terraces and many with ocean views. Every wedding package includes a complimentary room for the two of you the night before and the night of the wedding, and the Timeless package upgrades that to the Pacific Suite, based on availability. Check-in is 4pm and checkout is 11am, and parking is valet only. For a casual get-together, you can reserve the four Village Fireplace guest rooms that connect to a shared patio. Dogs are welcome too, up to two per room.

L'Auberge Del Mar puts your whole weekend in one oceanfront spot in Del Mar: ceremony, reception, 121 guest rooms and a spa. The resort hosts one ceremony per evening, so the team's attention is on you. You can marry on a rooftop terrace above the coastline or in Seagrove Park, a grassy oceanview park steps away, then dance in the Platinum Ballroom. The rest of the weekend fits here too, from a private rehearsal dinner and a wedding party lunch to a farewell brunch the morning after, plus spa packages for you and your crew. Guests can walk from their room to the party and back, which makes for an easy, unhurried celebration.