The Ritz Carlton Laguna Niguel
I had the privilege of planning a wedding at the beautiful Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel. The Ritz is a luxury hotel and their service and attention to detail really made it feel like that for the couple. From the valet staff to everyone in between Th Ritz will make you and your guests feel so special and taken care of.
If you are considering The Ritz Laguna Niguel for your wedding here are some great questions I can help answer for you.
What does it cost to have a wedding at The Ritz, Laguna Niguel?
For a 2025 wedding ceremony and reception rental fee it will be between $16,000-$18,000 depending on the day you would like to host your wedding.
What is the food and beverage minimum?
For a Friday- Sunday wedding in 2025 it would be $80,000-$90,000
Is there any price flexibility?
I have found there is a little bit if you want to book a wedding in the off season December-February or have a week day wedding.
Now let’s say you really want to book a wedding there but you want to see the different ceremony and reception locations. No problem at all.
There are different ceremony and reception locations based on your guest count so let’s go over them.
If you are having a guest count of 70 guests and under you can choose to get married on The Monarch Lawn, the cocktail hour at the Sunset Terrace, and reception at the Plaza Room.
(Pictures from left to right below The Monarch Lawn, Sunset Terrace, The Plaza Room, Terrace Salon)
If you are having a wedding guest count of 150 and below you can have your wedding ceremony at The Monarch Lawn, host cocktail hour at Sunset Terrace and the reception at the Terrace Salon.
If you are having a guest count of 200 guests or below you can host your wedding ceremony at (Pictures left to right The Bluff, cocktail hour at Pavilion Terrace or Dana Lawn and the reception at The Pavilion).
If you are having a guest count of 275 guests and below you can have the ceremony and cocktail hour on (pictures from left to right The Pacific Promenade Lawn and the reception in the Pacific Promenade ball room). This is a more private location that guests do not walk through if that is something that is important to you.
The Ritz Carlton can accommodate weddings up to 550 guests. If that is what you are wanting you can have your wedding ceremony on The Bluff, the cocktail hour on the Monarch Courtyard or Dana Lawn and have the reception in the The Ritz Carlton Ballroom.
If you have a good amount of out of town guests I do recommend reserving a room block through the hotel. You would sign a contract with 10 rooms and in that guarantee your guests will at least reserve 9 of those rooms.
If you would like to give your guests more options here are great local hotels.
A lot of my couples guests were out of town so we created a list of fun things to do around Dana Point if they wanted to explore. Here are some great things to do in the area.
Whale and Dolphin Watching
Explore Dana Point Harbor
Visit the Ocean Institute
Relax at Salt Creek Beach
Hike the Dana Point Headlands Conservation Area
Gold at Monarch Beach Gold Links
My couple had their ceremony on The Bluff, their cocktail hour at the Pavilion Terrace and their reception in the Pavilion. It was a beautiful December sunny day in Laguna Niguel which made it a perfect wedding day.
My couple really loved the venue and the experience it has as well as the delicious food that that was the priority for their wedding. The Ritz Carlton creates an experience itself for all of your guests that it doesn’t need much to enhance the beauty of it more. We focused on bringing the natural colors of the ocean and greenery around the property in their reception. We used the cream linens and baby blue napkin to really be the focus on the design. Then added the greenery in the florals as well as the white flowers to create a very classic design. It turned out to be a very beautiful memorable wedding that the couple and their guests enjoyed very much!
If you are looking for more wedding venues in Orange County that over look the ocean but may be a little less in cost please check out my blog about Crystal Cove and Ole Hanson Beach Club.
If you would like to schedule a consult call with me to discuss more venues or learn about the services I offer please contact me here. I’d love to hear from you.
