Hummingbird Nest Ranch
Hummingbird Nest Ranch is a Spanish-style villa estate of around 125 acres in the Santa Susana Mountains above Simi Valley, about an hour north-west of central Los Angeles.
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Malibu & LA destination wedding
- Venues
- 6
- Country
- United States
- Season
- Mar–Nov
Chapter I · Introduction
Getting married in Malibu & LA.
Malibu & LA, United States is a destination-wedding region with 6 curated venues seating up to 550 guests. Known for: Malibu hills, ocean-view estates. The best months to marry are Mar–Nov.
The venues here are estates and clubs around Los Angeles: Bel-Air Bay Club on the coast at Pacific Palisades, Cielo Farms in the Malibu hills, Lombardi House in Hollywood, and Hummingbird Nest Ranch in the Santa Susana Mountains above Simi Valley.
Below: 6 curated Malibu & LA wedding venues, the best months to marry and how the ceremony works. Venue facts come from each venue's own published information.
- Wedding venues
- 6
- Best months
- Mar–Nov
- Known for
- Malibu hills, ocean-view estates
- Largest capacity
- Up to 550 guests
- Country
- United States
Featured in Malibu & LA
Editor's selection.
Calamigos Ranch
Set on 250 rolling acres just minutes from Malibu's beaches, Calamigos Ranch offers five distinct event spaces beneath century-old oaks, a vineyard, and a beach club — all within one seamlessly managed estate.
Ranch · Up to 500 guests
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Chapter II
Malibu & LA wedding venues.
Every Malibu & LA venue we list, with its capacity, rooms and season.
Beach club
Bel-Air Bay Club
Bel-Air Bay Club is a Mediterranean-style clubhouse on Pacific Coast Highway in Pacific Palisades, incorporated in 1927, with a cliffside ocean-view lawn and nine guest rooms.
- Up to 275 guests
- 9 rooms with ocean views
Vineyard
Cielo Farms
Cielo Farms is a thirty-acre vineyard and olive estate in the Malibu hills, built in a Tuscan style around a stone barn, with terraces and vine-lined lawns facing the Santa Monica Mountains.
Estate
Lombardi House
Lombardi House is a restored 1904 Victorian-style home on North Bronson Avenue in Hollywood, with gardens, a refurbished stable and barn under 35-foot vaulted ceilings, and four guest suites.
Chapter III
Why marry here.
Climate
Average highs of 20–26°C in the best months, with little rain.
Light
In August the sun sets around 19:40, and the softest light for photographs falls in the hour before.
Access
Each venue page lists its nearest airport where the venue publishes it.
The food
Californian produce, Mexican cooking and wine from the Central Coast.
The land
Known for Malibu hills, ocean-view estates. 6 venues listed here, the largest seating up to 550 guests.
Chapter IV · The ceremony
How to marry in Malibu & LA.
Legal ceremony
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. There is no residency or citizenship requirement and no blood test: apply online, then both appear at an LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk appointment with passports. The licence is valid for 90 days, and non-English documents need a certified, notarised translation. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
At the venue
Clergy, judges or a friend deputised through the county's Deputy Commissioner for a Day programme can marry you at the venue; a public licence needs one witness.
The weekend
Each venue page lists its rooms, minimum stay and music curfew where the venue publishes them.
Chapter V
When to marry.
The most comfortable months for a wedding in Malibu & LA are March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October and November, with average highs of 20–26°C. In August the sun sets around 19:40. Figures are long-term averages for Los Angeles.
Best months Other months
Best months
Mar–Nov
Sunset
~19:40 (Aug)
Avg high
26°C (Aug)
Rain days
0 (Aug)
Common questions
Marrying in Malibu & LA, answered.
How much does a wedding in Malibu & LA cost?
Too few Malibu & LA venues publish a price to give a reliable range. The Wed Journey lists 6 Malibu & LA venues; send an enquiry and we pass it on to the venue for a quote.
When is the best time to get married in Malibu & LA?
The best months to marry in Malibu & LA are Mar–Nov, going by average temperatures and rain. Each venue page gives the venue's own wedding season where it publishes one.
Can foreigners legally get married in Malibu & LA?
Couples visiting from abroad can marry in each of the US states covered here, under that state's own marriage law. There is no residency or citizenship requirement and no blood test: apply online, then both appear at an LA County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk appointment with passports. The licence is valid for 90 days, and non-English documents need a certified, notarised translation. Rules change, so confirm the current requirements with the office that issues your licence before you book.
How many guests can you have at a wedding in Malibu & LA?
The largest Malibu & LA venue listed here seats up to 550 guests. Each venue page gives its own seated and standing capacity where the venue publishes it.
How many wedding venues are there in Malibu & LA?
The Wed Journey features 6 curated wedding venues in Malibu & LA, United States. Each venue page lists its capacity, rooms and season where the venue publishes them.
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