Once a 1980s smog-check center, SmogShoppe is now a 100% solar-powered, private 6,500 square foot indoor/outdoor haven for desert plants, vertical gardens and chic vintage furnishings. The combined interior and exterior areas allow for quintessential California entertaining, making an ideal vintage wedding venue. The generous floor plan can accommodate up to 150-person garden ceremonies, 150-person formal sit down dinners, and 250-person cocktail parties. SmogShoppe is conveniently located in the heart of the Culver City art/design district, immediately off the 10 freeway, just minutes to Santa Monica, LAX, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood and Downtown Los Angeles.

Valentine is our grandest location, and features a flowing 9,000 square-foot site plan designed for private events, courtyard weddings, receptions, exhibitions, productions and live performances. The venue is fully amenitized, and we provide experienced, professional site management, plus a commercial kitchen for client-selected catering teams. Originally built in the 1920’s in an area that has long served as the city’s seafood market east of Downtown, the building has lived many lives in its century of use; it’s been a hotel, a brothel, a fish and oyster company, and a commercial site for everything from glass blowing to marijuana cultivation. This mysterious history subtly informed our re-invention of the space.

Grass Room is perhaps our most distinctive location and features a flowing 6,000-square-foot site plan designed for private events, courtyard weddings, receptions, exhibitions, productions and live performances. The venue is fully amenitized, and we provide experienced, professional site management plus a commercial kitchen for client-selected catering teams. Built in the 1920’s in an area that has long served as the city’s seafood market east of Downtown, the building has lived many lives in its century of use; it’s been a fish and oyster company, an ice cream factory, and a commercial site for everything from far east imports to marijuana cultivation. This quirky history subtly informed our re-invention of the space.

The Lodge at Painted Rock is a unique and elegant day-use venue in the Kern River Valley, nestled along the river amidst the oak-clustered foothills of the Sierra Nevada, just an hour from Bakersfield. This 70-acre property offers breathtaking natural settings with stunning mountain and valley views. Amenities include a spectacular timbered lodge with a rock fireplace for indoor events, two scenic patios, a grassy ceremony meadow, a wedding arbor by the lagoon, and a trellised outdoor lounge with a fireplace. Each wedding party enjoys exclusive use of the property, ensuring complete privacy for their special day.

Kernville Ranch is nestled in acres of green meadows in the Southern Sierra Mountains. Two wings, The Log Cabin originally built in the 1890s has two Bedrooms upstairs and a living room, kitchen, and bathroom downstairs. The Meadow wing is attached. The master ensuite bedroom looks out to the redwoods and meadows. A queen bed with a built-in bunk bed or reading nook. The kitchenette has a washer and drier, breakfast bar with stovetop, and fridges. The second living room has additional built-in beds.