The Oviatt 617 South Olive Street • Los Angeles • CA 90014

Your venue rental at The Oviatt in downtown Los Angeles gives you exclusive use of the 1928 Art Deco penthouse and its two-level rooftop terrace for 11 hours, including six hours of event time. It covers tables and chairs, upper-deck lounge furniture, a venue event manager and security, string and LED wall lights, heat lamps, a dance floor and cleaning. Plan separately for food (bring your own caterer or use a bundle), a required in-house bar package, a $1,000 ceremony fee, a 20% service charge on food and bar, and valet ($1,250) if you'd like it.

Yes. At The Oviatt, you can say "I do" on the two-level rooftop terrace with downtown skyline views, then move through the penthouse's six rooms, including the original bar and cocktail lounge, for dinner and dancing. The whole space holds up to 120 guests, seated or standing, and a ceremony on site adds a $1,000 fee.

Yes, you can bring your own team to The Oviatt, including your own caterer, and the venue keeps a list of caterers who know the penthouse. The bar is the one exception: The Oviatt holds the liquor license, so all alcohol comes through its in-house bar program, starting at $33 per guest or $18 per guest alcohol-free. Prefer fewer decisions? The wedding bundles group vendors together for you.

At The Oviatt in downtown Los Angeles, venue rental is $5,000 Monday–Thursday, $6,500 Friday, $8,000 Saturday and $6,000 Sunday, with $1,000 off any day from December through March. On top of the rental, add food, a bar package (from $33 per guest), a $1,000 ceremony fee and a 20% service charge on food and bar. Bundles are optional: Intimate Moments is $4,000 for up to 50 guests Monday–Wednesday, Art Deco Dreams is $4,500 plus $65 per guest, and Skyline Splendor is $7,500 plus $165 per guest. A $3,500 deposit holds your date, and the balance is due 10 days before the event.

The Oviatt gives you the venue for 11 hours, including six hours of event time, with the rest for setup and load-out. Music goes off at midnight, and everything needs to be loaded out by 1am. The penthouse has wired speakers throughout, and amplified music is allowed indoors and outdoors.

If rain is in the forecast, The Oviatt puts up a large tent on the rooftop terrace, so you can still have your ceremony up top. The tent is included from November through February; the rest of the year, it costs $4,000 to set up. Since the penthouse sits right beside the terrace, guests stay close and dry either way.

The Oviatt is a 1928 Art Deco penthouse at the top of the James Oviatt Building in downtown Los Angeles, with etched-glass windows by Gaetan Jeannin, Lalique glass accents and a two-level rooftop terrace above the city. It hosts one event a day, so the penthouse and terrace are yours alone. You can bring your own caterer, and weekday winter dates start at $4,000, making a historic rooftop wedding more reachable.

Yes. The Oviatt's Intimate Moments bundle is designed for weddings of up to 50 guests on Monday through Wednesday, at $4,000 on top of the venue rental (bar is extra, and it doesn't include a DJ). A weekday in December through March is the lowest-cost way to book, with rental at $4,000. You'll still have the full penthouse and rooftop terrace to yourselves.