San Diego • Temecula • Southern California
Wide sand, the bay on the other side and wind most afternoons. We plan the ceremony so your people can actually hear it.
Weddings in Coronado
Coronado carries two kinds of wedding. Ocean side, on the sand below the Hotel del or at Central Beach, wide and bright and windy. Bay side, at the Community Center or a park facing downtown, calmer and framed by the skyline and the bridge. Many couples pick Coronado because family is flying in and the island keeps everyone in one place for the weekend.
Wind is the defining fact. The afternoon sea breeze builds from about one and holds until sunset, and it is stronger on the ocean side than anywhere else in the county. It takes hair, veils, unity candles, paper programs and, worst of all, sound. An unamplified ceremony on Coronado beach is inaudible past the third row. We bring a mic and we still speak up. Sand is the second fact: it is soft and deep, chairs sink, and an aisle runner will not stay flat.
Timing runs against the light. The ocean faces west, so a five o'clock ceremony puts the sun straight into your guests' eyes in summer. Later is better for comfort and for photographs. Beach ceremonies on the city beach need a permit through Coronado, and the Hotel del and the Community Center run their own scheduling, so confirm current rules and fees with whoever holds the site.
This is also a Navy town, and that is not a small detail. North Island sits at the end of the island and aircraft fly overhead on a schedule nobody publishes. A jet during your vows is a real possibility. We pause, everybody laughs, and we carry on. Build a little slack into the ceremony rather than trying to talk over 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 San Diego · Point Loma · Imperial Beach · La Jolla · Chula Vista. Destination wedding inquiries are welcome.
Twenty minutes, no cost, no pressure. We talk about your day and whether we are the right fit.