| Earlier this week I was at an event at the Annenberg | | | | wedding venue or an interior wedding space. There is |
| Community Beach House in Santa Monica, CA. This | | | | a private home on the property for rent as well as an |
| new event space offers some nice options as an | | | | outdoor pool area. When considering wedding planning |
| outdoor wedding venue. | | | | on a budget, you can easily plan a small wedding with |
| Wolfgang Puck Catering provided the delicious food at | | | | lovely cocktails and appetizers with the spectacular |
| the event. We were served a variety of interesting | | | | Pacific Ocean just a few hundred feet away. |
| and creative appetizers from spicy tuna sushi cones | | | | Other wedding planning on a budget options at this |
| to mint-pea soup with crap served in an egg shell as | | | | location include accessible guest parking as well as |
| well as blue red velvet mini-cupcakes for dessert. | | | | tables and chairs on site. The floor to ceiling windows |
| Keeping with an outdoor wedding venue theme, they | | | | are a great decor bonus since the view to the ocean |
| also served raspberry lychee nut lemonade. | | | | can't be beat. |
| It is important when selecting a wedding venue | | | | At this wedding site, you have access to such a large |
| especially an outdoor wedding venue to consider the | | | | beach as the backdrop for your wedding day pictures. |
| weather, time of year and your location. You want to | | | | The entire venue is paved and there is a long |
| ensure you have an alternative if the weather is not | | | | boardwalk from the parking lot to the beach which |
| cooperating on your special day. | | | | gives you the option as to whether you would want a |
| Other important details to consider with an outdoor | | | | casual beach wedding with guests in flip flops and |
| wedding venue are the cost of event rentals, catering | | | | shorts or a more formal wedding with attendees |
| and lighting to name a few as well as any noise or | | | | dressed in cocktail attire. The site lends itself either |
| permitting issues. You also want to make sure that | | | | way. |
| you will have sufficient time to set up for your event | | | | I hope you found these tips for wedding planning on a |
| as well as strike it without being penalized with | | | | budget as well as my experience at this outdoor |
| additional venue fees. | | | | wedding venue helpful. Until next time, remember the |
| What I liked about the Beach House is that it offers | | | | Budget Bash mantra: make it simple, delicious, stylish, |
| many on-site alternatives whether for an outdoor | | | | fun and economical to all! |