San Diego • Temecula • Southern California
Resort lawns, lagoons and open coast. We learn your story and tell it in a way that suits a slower town.
Weddings in Carlsbad
Carlsbad weddings split between resorts and gardens. The resorts along the coast and inland by the lagoon handle larger guest counts with everything in one place, which suits couples with family flying in. The garden weddings are smaller and often at private homes in Olde Carlsbad, where the lots are big and the trees are old. Either way the town is easier on out of town guests than anywhere further south: parking exists, hotels are near, and nobody is fighting traffic.
Spring is the season people plan around. The flower fields above the coast run roughly March through mid May, and while you cannot hold a ceremony in the ranunculus, the whole area gets busy and photogenic at once. Summer brings the marine layer to the coast most mornings and clears by noon. Autumn is the reliable one: warm, clear, and the ocean is still comfortable into October.
North of the lagoon the coast opens up and the wind follows. Ceremonies on the bluff and on the sand at Ponto need the same treatment as Coronado: amplified sound, weighted anything that can blow over, and hair planned for wind rather than against it. Resort lawns set back from the water are calmer and that is often the trade couples make here. Beach ceremonies at state beaches involve a separate permit process, so check the current requirements before booking a time.
Legoland is closer to your start time than you think. On a summer Saturday the traffic in and out of the park and the resorts around it peaks in the late morning and again at closing. If your ceremony is at four in July, guests coming from the south will hit that. Say so on the website you send them, and pick a start time with twenty minutes of forgiveness built into it.
A few of the places couples get married here. Ask us about yours.
A personal ceremony, thoughtfully led.
Everything you need for a ceremony that feels warm, personal, and unmistakably yours.
Starting at $595
Check Your DateYour story. Your vows. Your moment.
For couples who want a completely personalized ceremony experience.
Starting at $995
Check AvailabilityPrepare for the years, not the day.
Four sessions with us, the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum, and the workbook and book posted to your home before you begin.
Starting at $600
Start Marriage PrepPrepare for the wedding. Invest in the marriage.
The Signature Ceremony, Marriage Prep and vow coaching, prepared together. Marriage Prep runs on the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum.
Starting at $1,595
Begin Your ExperienceSignature
Prepare for the wedding. Then keep going.
Everything in The Marriage Experience, including the eight module Get Your Ship Together curriculum, and then four more sessions across your first twelve months of marriage, at roughly one month, three months, six months and a year.
Starting at $2,150
Begin The First YearAlso serving Encinitas · Oceanside · Vista · San Marcos · San Diego. Destination wedding inquiries are welcome.
Twenty minutes, no cost, no pressure. We talk about your day and whether we are the right fit.