This was the absolute perfect venue for me and my husband. Maple Lawn's "Magnolia Terrace" is where their outdoor weddings take place, and it's gorgeous. Summer in San Rafael has perfect sunny weather, the dark green redwoods and magnolia trees provide a shaded perimeter, and a bright red brick walkway leads up to the white arbor. We also loved the two white fountains, outdoor string lights, and the covered dancefloor.
The historic Elk's Lodge on the property has a beautiful bridal suite and an old fashioned wood-paneled gentlemen's room downstairs. It's photo-op central on the rooftop, grand staircase, pool table, and more!
I experienced nothing but professionalism and passion in working with Maple Lawn. Sue, the venue liaison, was so easy and FUN to work with, always prompt, and was always available in the planning process.
Their bar liaison, Mark, was also an absolute treat to work with. When they didn't have a rosé brut sparkling wine on their bar list, he went and tasted rosés to find an option within budget so we didn't pay anything extra for the special request. It was incredible! Everyone I worked with just seemed to really like one another and be so happy and satisfied with what they do.
Did I mention they have AMPLE parking? It was so nice not to have any concerns about my family and friends arriving comfortably. I can't say enough about how perfect this venue was for our special day.

Maple Lawn is a beautiful setting for a wedding with the outdoor courtyard, fountains, built-in dance area/floor, and amazing lights. I loved that we could have the ceremony and reception in the same place so that guests don't have to travel to the reception. I also loved that they have a beautiful space to get ready in (a bridal suite) and place for the groomsmen to hang out in as well. It was important to me that I could relax day of so not having to get ready in one location and travel to the wedding was great! We decided to do an after party in the bar inside the house as well and that was so much fun! I thought the whole property was overall a beautiful place and my photographer got many great shots of us around the property.

One of the great things about this venue is that you have the ability to select your own catering (except alcohol which is done through the Elks Lodge) and other vendors. I thought the over all cost value compared to other Bay Area venues was excellent especially since it includes reception/ceremony location, a place to get ready at, and possibly adding an after party in the bar. The only thing that was a little confusing was doing the alcohol through them (in figuring out which package to go with or not), but I know they are working on that process. However, the bar tenders and bar manager of the Elks Lodge were amazing and our guests really enjoyed them!

The other great part about this venue is that they provide an on-site coordinator. She was very helpful and easy to contact via email. I still hired a month-of wedding coordinator to help out (because I really wanted to be hands off on the wedding day), and together they made my wedding a breeze- I didn't worry about a thing!

This Venue is not only beautiful it comes with so much for the price. The venue has an outdoor and indoor option with the terrace (outside) surrounded by trees and two beautiful fountains in the middle of a brick pathway. The indoor is such a cool and historic mansion and they gave us so many ideas on a great way to decorate it and make it really beautiful. There is also a beautiful bridal suite that has two rooms and the most gorgeous light, but the highlight is the billiards room for the groom and groomsmen. The venue has their own alcohol package that you must follow but they are incredibly flexible with your budget and they have some really great preferred caterers to work with as well. They also include a day of event coordinator, which made our special day stress free, there wasn't a worry in the world. They were so incredibly flexible and accommodating, and really made sure that we had the perfect wedding day..We were thrilled to have found such a great venue for our wedding.