Do you have your heart set on a magical wedding in Pasadena, California?

Looking for a glowy summer elegance or spring lushness? Maybe you’re after a unique fall or winter affair?

The Castle Green is an adorable wedding venue that’s brimming with charm and sophistication. It’s also delightfully vintage and whimsical—a perfect combination for your big day.

Why a vintage feel? Because it was built in 1898! In fact, this wedding venue is one of the oldest standing historic landmarks in Los Angeles County, and still has features from its original construction.

These features include the oldest wrought iron 24 hour man-operated elevator on the west coast, gorgeous plaster, moldings, hand carved fireplace mantels, grills and wood moldings, and original lighting.

Basically, The Castle Green is a truly unique building in Pasadena, and is a place where love birds from all over the country (and the world!) flock to to say their precious “I do’s”.

Will you be the next happy couple to get married at The Castle Green? If so, here is some important information to know.

What to Expect: A Castle Green Wedding

Like a cheat sheet, here’s everything you need to know about getting married at The Castle Green in Pasadena, California.

How much does it cost to get married at The Castle Green in Pasadena?

The price ranges from $8,000 to $12,000, depending on when you’ll tie the knot…

Weekdays are set at $8,000 from 4:30pm – 10:00pm
December weekdays are $9,000 from 4:30pm – 10:00pm
Fridays and Sundays are $11,000 from 5:00pm – 10:30pm
Saturdays are $12,000 from 5:00pm – 10:30pm

There is also an option to extend the time for an additional fee.

What amenities are provided for a wedding at The Hotel Green?

When you pay the relevant fees mentioned above, you’ll have access to:

200 Gold Chiavari chairs with ivory cushions
20 60” round tables that seat up to 10 guests each
Three 72″ round tables that seat up to 12 guests each
A sweetheart & cake table
Six cocktail tables
A grand piano in their salon
Three indoor bars and one outdoor bar
Cocktail rooms fully furnished in vintage décor
An event supervisor
Security
Lawn games
A bridal room

There is also the opportunity to have add-ons at an additional price.

How many guests can you invite to a Castle Green Wedding?

The ballroom inside The Castle Green can accommodate up to 200 seated guests and 300 standing guests. The outside garden however can host 500 or more guests.

Catering Options for a Castle Green Wedding

The venue works exclusively with a catering company, so if you choose to get married at The Castle Green, you’ll be working closely with their team.

The catering company is flexible and allows creative freedom in order to bring their couples’ vision to life. This is because they not only help you to curate your wedding menu, but also offer staff (such as bartenders), create your floor plan, and take care of the set-up beforehand and the breakup/cleaning afterwards.

They too provide happy couples with glassware, flatware, chinaware, and linens, as well as other décor items, and a few benefits:

There is no food or beverage minimum
No cake cutting fees
You can bring your own alcohol
No corkage fee

How much time do you have at The Castle Green for your wedding?

The total amount of time for your wedding day is 10 hours. To break this up, you’ll have:

Three and a half hours of set up time (done by the catering company)
Five and a half hours for your special event
One hour for clean up (done by the catering company)

How to reserve your wedding at the Castle Green in Pasadena, California

To secure this wedding venue, you’ll be asked to pay 50 percent of the cost upfront and a $1000 refundable security deposit.

Photos of a wedding at The Castle Green

As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. So, if you’re looking for a bit of visual inspiration, you’ll find some photographs below that I captured at Zander and Marissa’s wedding.

Yes, indeed, I was lucky enough to be their wedding photographer at The Castle Green—an opportunity I absolutely adored.

A little bit of background info: these two lovely individuals joined souls at this wedding venue because they really loved its historical yet creative and artistic atmosphere.

Being artists themselves, they chose the theme: “royal high elf”, and spoiled their guests with fantasy-inspired décor and details.

And to add to the luster, they all dressed up in middle earth-type garments (including the happy couple).

What an ethereal sight to behold!

I hope I’ve inspired you to choose The Castle Green for your wedding. And if you fancy talking about your wedding photography needs, let’s have a chat! My virtual door is always open.