My husband and I had our wedding just a couple months back in March and it was everything we had envisioned!! Bel Air Bay Club is such a beautiful venue that provides a breathtaking backdrop for the ceremony and such an awesome indoor reception space that acts more like a blank canvas allowing for a couples to really create a space that embodies their vision and personality, no matter your budget. For the couples that our budget conscious, the venue is all encompassing and does not require you add a ton of decor but for those who want to go over the top there is plenty of space to doll it up. We were somewhere in between as we did not want to spend a huge amount on venue decorations, which is why this venue was perfect for us.

The staff at the venue from Jenny to Kira were super helpful in answering all of our questions from start to finish. They had great communication from the moment we filled out the inquiry form to the day of our wedding. They did have a few staff transitions but been with that, communication was great in the handoff process. The true MVP was my wedding concierge - she was AMAZING!! She made sure I was taken care of from wiping my tears to making sure I was eating throughout the entire night. She even took a few pics that was such a sweet treat to look at the end of our wedding night.

The tasting was really good as well. It was great being able to try their popular selections for food and wine; many of the items we chose for our wedding day. The day of our wedding, the dinner did not wow us like how it did in the tasting but the guests could not stop raving about the flatbread and ceviche during the cocktail hour.

We wished we had the flexibility to to confirm our rehearsal date/time sooner than 14 days as you can imagine our wedding party and parents had a ton of questions on where to be and by when as they planned out their own travel logistics. It was an inconvenience for members of wedding party who were flying in from out of town to book hotels and flights 14 days out. This impacted their ability to take advantage of our hotel room block and ultimately had the wedding party split up across various hotels in Santa Monica which did not allow for them to take advantage of some of the pre-wedding festivities the day of our wedding.

Also, payment options are only limited to check payments. Given our experiences with guests not receiving our mailed save the dates and wedding invitations we were concerned about the checks getting lost in the mail. Luckily all payments were received on time but given the digital era it would have been more efficient to send these payments via wire transfer.

General wedding advice, make sure you actually read the contracts in full for all of your vendors. We wouldn’t say there were surprises but you should fully understand what the Food and Beverage (F&B) minimum is. We interpreted it as a contract/venue minimum but we found out later it is purely a minimum that can only be reached through food and beverage purchases. It was a slight inconvenience as we were thinking about some of the upgrades (i.e chairs, chargers, dance floor etc.) could be included in reaching this minimum.

Otherwise, this venue was amazing and so happy we did our due diligence in researching! BABC met our expectations and if we could do it again….we would pick this place 1,000 times over!! Also highly recommend the passed champagne for your guests upon entry to your ceremony, you won’t regret it!!!

We had our wedding at the Bel Air Bay Club on February 4th and it was absolutely beautiful! Over the last year, our venue coordinator Kira was incredibly helpful with answering all of our questions and pivoting to a back up rain plan days before the event so we could move everything inside due to rain on our wedding day. We couldn't have dreamed of a more special day, and everything from the food to the service was impeccable. The staff here is absolutely amazing and we would like to give a shoutout to Steve the Director of Banquets, Maria Elena our bridal assistant (a true gem who literally treated us like king and queen), Jacob the sweetest waiter who handled our VIP tables, our day of coordinators Maddie and Ben, and the valet team who worked hard all night in the storm and ensured our guests stayed dry in the rain. Our guests also couldn't stop talking about how delicious the food and drinks were, how smooth the day went, and the true elegance the Bel-Air Bay Club evokes. The food presentation was absolutely beautiful. Even though we had to move everything inside due to the weather, the wedding resulted in an absolutely magical space and we wouldn't have changed a thing! We are incredibly happy that we got married here and highly recommend it for your wedding venue. Thank you to everyone at BABC you are amazing!!!!

I cannot give the Bel-Air Bay Club team enough praise!!! We hired them as our venue (both ceremony and reception) for our wedding on 12/30/23. Throughout the entire process (almost 2 years from booking to wedding) they were incredibly communicative, kind, and helpful! They hopped on multiple email exchanges and calls to make sure we got what we wanted and that everything was organized and in order. They worked with all of our vendors and myself and my husband extremely well. The staff both prior to and day-of were friendly, professional, and awesome. The attention to detail was immaculate. And the space was the just stunning inside and out. We also loved that the pricing was extremely transparent from start to finish. It was truly the wedding of our dreams. To this day, the guests can't stop talking about it. Would recommend Bel-Air Bay Club over and over again!!