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Inn of the Seventh Ray

Inn of the Seventh Ray

Topanga, CA
4.6 out of 5 rating, 40 Reviews
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40 Reviews
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    B4D0271C53328A407B31C14A1E7B131C6550F01F Sent on 03/15/2019
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    Amazing experience!

    They were able to accommodate our vegan lifestyle and we got tons of compliments on the food. The venue is stunning. The coordinator, holly, is phenomenal. Staff is fantastic! Really it was the best. Not great for big weddings (ours was small- 79 people). We also added additional time, so that cost extra, but for what you get it was very fairly priced.
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    Kieryn Sent on 02/12/2024
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    Perfect relaxed outdoor wedding

    In all honesty, this was the first and only venue we toured—we knew immediately that it fit our vision for a beautiful, relaxed outdoor wedding with a ceremony and reception at one location. Once we confirmed that it fit our budget we reserved a tentative date. (We actually ended up moving the date up a few months right before officially signing the contract, which was not a hassle at all.)

    Trusting our gut was the right move, because everything went off beautifully. The venue coordinator, Amanda, knew the answers to all of our questions (sometimes before we even thought to ask!) and was refreshingly forthright with advice and opinions about timeline, expectations, and budget. Under her guidance the evening went perfectly (and she definitely went above and beyond, like when she ran over to where we were taking pre-ceremony photos near the venue to deliver a plate of snacks because one of us forgot to eat lunch, and running our event playlists with impeccable timing). The staff, too, were all so professional and friendly—multiple guests commented on how kind and funny various staff members were throughout the night. And the venue itself was exactly what we wanted, from the canopy of twinkle lights overhead while we danced to the absolutely delicious appetizers and dinner (food tip: so many people raved about the shaved brussels sprouts salad, so that’s definitely a winner) to the smooth flow from ceremony to cocktail hour to reception. We kept things minimal when it came to decoration/outside vendors and didn't feel like we were missing anything. Also, there were plenty of heaters set up to keep us warm even on a chilly December evening. Overall a wonderful experience for us and for our guests. (pc: Julie Pepin)
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    Marci Sent on 01/21/2024
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    Perfect place for a Wedding

    The atmosphere there is absolutely perfect for a wedding and their wedding coordinator, Amanda was the best!
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    Anna T. Sent on 01/18/2024
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    Perfect venue for our small wedding

    Amanda was the best planner and helped us deliver on our vision. The set up was gorgeous and the food and service was excellent! We couldn’t have been happier.
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    Wendy Sent on 04/26/2023
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    Thank God my daughter’s wedding was beautiful, very joyful and blessed day.

    Amanda the coordinator is an excellent professional, attentive, her kindness is very heart touching, she is very understanding, her support is beyond expectations. The staff very professional and attentive. Thank you everyone for helping my daughter and her husband having a dream wedding. The venue so beautiful, food so delicious, drinks excellent. Our guests were very enchanted with the venue also. Beautiful service. God is good. God bless everyone.
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    Sarahi M. Sent on 09/28/2022
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    Amazing Staff and Gorgeous Intimate Location

    I am a wedding photographer and photographed an intimate wedding at the Seventh Ray. The staff was so great to work with and so kind! The Location is beautiful for wedding photos with a romantic atmosphere. Definitely one of my favorite locations! Don't hesitate to book the seventh ray. Wedding Highlights Gallery: https://www.sarahiphoto.com/blog/henry-sara-wedding/
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    Andrew F. Sent on 06/15/2022
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    A Special Place for your Special Day

    I challenge anyone to find a venue in the LA area that can deliver exceptional food (with delicious vegan, gluten-free options, INCLUDING CAKE), fantastic service and magical ambiance like the Inn. I am sure there are a lot of folks out there who want an exceptional wedding day but feel like they have to compromise on quality because of how much they have in the bank...the value you can get at the Inn is unbelievable. We are still aglow from our special day and a huge thank you to Holly for being soooo good at what she does. Everything ran smoothly (even when it didn't) and after patiently waiting 2 and a half years, rescheduling three times thanks to Covid, it was beyond worth the wait. We are so grateful to the team at the Inn and the vendors that they recommended for these memories that will stay with us for the rest of our lives.
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    Jonathan D. Sent on 12/01/2021
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    Professional, Anyone looking to book for June 4th?

    We booked this venue and have had a pleasant experience working with them on the design and implementation of our wedding. Unfortunately, COVID has kept us from being about to continue forward with our June 4th wedding date. Anyone interested? We can put you in touch with Holly at the venue. jonathan.deamaral at gmail.
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    Natalie Sent on 07/17/2022
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    The most magical, romantic place!

    Our wedding was the absolute best day ever, and Holly and the rest of the team at the Inn of the Seventh Ray are a huge reason why! Holly is just stupendous - she is so responsive and helpful, and she just gets everything done. The venue is stunning and so romantic. We had our dance floor around the fountain, and it was so much fun, and our photos are gorgeous! The food is also delicious. I can't even count the number of people who commented on how good the food was (along with the comments about how beautiful the venue was). The staff was also amazing. Everyone was just so friendly and fun, and it made the experience just that much better! Someone even helped me with the flowers in my hair when she saw that they were starting to fall out. It was just the most magical day in the most magical, romantic place. I cannot imagine picking a different venue. Another bonus - we can go back and have anniversary dinners there!
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    Bre Sent on 03/29/2020
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    Excellent venue

    We had a great experience with Inn of the Seventh Ray for our wedding last month (Feb 2020)! Holly was fantastic. She was very professional and was totally willing to work with us on anything we wanted to customize. She especially shined the day-of in terms of managing literally everything from vendors to setting up homemade flower arrangements, to adding candles throughout the venue, corralling our family and friends, finding a lost speech (yep, that happened), and everything in between. It was really special that we got to truly enjoy ourselves knowing we were in the BEST hands!! And, the rest of the staff at the Inn are great too - very professional and genuine. The food was amazing and the ambiance speaks for itself. It was magical. We are forever grateful!
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    Emily Sent on 01/25/2022
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    Magical Venue and Incredible Events Team

    My husband and I got married at the Inn and it was simply magical.

    The wedding coordinator Holly and Kalen on her team were fantastic from the very beginning. They have a robust list of vendors who we were incredibly pleased with and they made the entire process easy and stress-free. We planned our wedding in a relatively short amount of time, and we felt like we were in capable hands throughout.

    The venue itself is stunning. We experienced historic rains on our wedding day, so we were slightly stressed about how we were going to accommodate given the outdoor/natural feel of the Inn. The patio is covered and the staff went to great lengths to put up umbrellas. While we still got just a little wet, the rain made the whole night extra twinkly and everyone had a good attitude thanks to the seamless coordination from the team.

    Highly recommend the Inn and the events team!
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    Melanie Sent on 10/25/2021
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    Everything we asked for and more....

    Holly is EXCEPTIONAL at her job. She provided all the answers (and there were ALOT of questions) in a timely manner. She gave great ideas and was flexible with the timeline. I literally did not have to worry about a thing. Before I even thought of something, it was already taken care of. Highly recommend for your next event!
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    Andrea N. Sent on 11/03/2021
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    Dream Wedding Venue

    Holding our wedding ceremony and reception at the Inn of the Seventh Ray was the best decision we could have made. The venue is gorgeous, with beautiful decor and a natural setting that creates a magical feel. Wedding Coordinator Holly was wonderful to work with, providing advice and support at all points in the planning process. The day of the event, everything ran so smoothly thanks to her expertise! The food was amazing - we continue to receive compliments. Service staff were also so sweet and friendly. I would 1000% recommend this venue!!
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    Ashley F. Sent on 08/28/2020
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    Perfection

    HOLLY (coordinator)… AMAZING, AMAZING, AMAZING! I could never thank this amazing woman enough for making my experience from start to finish so easy, efficient, and flawless. This woman was born to be a coordinator. So incredibly detailed, efficient, professional, easy to work with. Holly took every opportunity and misfortune to rise above and go out of her way for me. I truly felt so taken care of and special. No detail was too small or too large for Holly, she had my back through it all and the passion radiates through her work. Amazing work ethic. I don't know many people that could do half the job. This location is gorgeous and brings such a package but having an amazing coordinator is what makes it work. Worth every penny and I feel so lucky to have had her on my big day. Thank you will never be enough but it’s a start. THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!!
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    Brenda J. Sent on 08/28/2020
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    Best wedding coordinator ever!

    BEST WEDDING COORDINATOR EVER!!
    My daughter chose to have her wedding at the Inn of the Seventh Ray because of the beautiful setting, fantastic accommodations and wonderful food that the venue offers. We had no idea that we would receive so much more! Holly, who is the wedding coordinator for the Inn of the Seventh Ray is without a doubt the most amazing wedding coordinator EVER! She is extremely articulate, organized, patient, kind, talented, informative, etc. (I could go on and on). She handled all aspects of my daughter’s wedding in a way that showed she cared about it as much as she would her very own! We had an outside florist vendor that did not show up when expected. We were all clueless except for Holly! She pays attention to every single detail of the wedding! Because of her, she saved the day! If it were not for her being on top of everything and her quick thinking (without anyone of the guests knowing there was an issue) my daughter would not have had flowers at her wedding. I have never met anyone as amazing as Holly. She deserves more than what she charges!! Words cannot express how amazing she is and how she works so incredibly hard for you! Holly is such an amazing asset to the Inn of the Seventh Ray!!
    If anyone is looking for a beautiful venue, delicious food, and wonderful waiters for your wedding and want the PERFECT and BEST wedding coordinator ever, look no further than Inn of the Seventh Ray as your venue and Holly as your wedding coordinator!! You will NOT be disappointed!!
    Holly, can’t thank you enough! You are the VERY BEST!!!
    Brenda
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    Sam S. Sent on 03/17/2020
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    Like a finely oiled machine

    The Inn is beautiful regardless of weather and is perfectly equipped to run a wedding. The team works perfectly together, everything runs smoothly and there are very few decisions you HAVE to make, but many ways to make things personal. Holly is a pro. The food is delicious. Your out of town guests will have to admit they never knew LA could feel so intimate and beautiful.
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    Carrie H. Sent on 08/25/2023
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    Amanda, wedding coordinator, was wonderful!

    The Inn of the Seventh Ray was beautiful and suited all of our wedding needs. Everyone at the party enjoyed the ceremony, the reception, and the food! They take care of everything for you and we loved Amanda, our wedding coordinator. The experience was magical and we would recommend this place to anyone who wants a reasonably priced wedding venue with excellent overall service. Thank you Amanda!!!!!!!
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    Krystina Sent on 06/29/2018
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    My wedding was beyond beautiful! The food and atmosphere was perfect! Kelly, the coordinator and her team really made sure everything flowed perfectly. They set up and packed everything up as well. I couldn’t be more happy.
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    Lauren Sent on 03/21/2018
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    My husband and I had our wedding at the Inn. Kelly was so helpful for all of our weddind needs and questions! She would l literally respond to any email in 12 hours or less. Her staff was so professional- especially Kelly's right hand, Kat, who made sure that we were comfortable and at ease on our wedding day! The food and venue were beautiful and we are so happy that we have all of these amazing memories every time we go back to the Inn for brunch or dinner. The food was excellent, price was excellent, service was excellent and the venue to die for. One of the best decisions we made was to book here!
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    Karen Sent on 11/06/2017
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    If you are looking for the perfect place to have a wedding or other major event, look no further than The Inn of the Seventh Ray in Topanga, CA. We celebrated our daughter's wedding there this past weekend, and can't find enough words to express our happiness with the outcome.  The restaurant already had an outstanding reputation for its food, so we knew the food would be awesome.  Aside from the food and the gorgeous location, the icing on the cake for us was that they have their own wedding planner on site. As we live on the east coast and the wedding was on the west coast, this was important to us. Kelly Hancock, the wedding planner/coordinator and her assistant Kat are the dream team. During the planning stage every detail from the major to the minutia was discussed. They coordinated with all of our vendors (Kelly will also provide you with a list of vendors if you need one), and consistently kept us informed and updated up to the day of the rehearsal. As they are perfectionists, they even continued to make sure every last detail was perfect the night of the ceremony and reception. The food was fabulous. Our guests had a vegetarian, meat or fish choice, and the reviews from them were fantastic. Everything was cooked to perfection and the service was impeccable.  The place itself is, as another reviewer said, gorgeous, magical and romantic. We had extremely high expectations and The Inn of the Seventh Ray far exceeded them.
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    Jeanne Sent on 09/14/2017
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    This was the most amazing setting for my daughter's wedding ceremony and dinner. After over 9 months of planning a Florida wedding that was cancelled due to Hurricane Irma, we pulled together a destination wedding to the LA area in less than 24 hours. We could not have done that without the wonderful help from Kelly and others. We are still in disbelief that my daughter and son-in-law had the wedding they had dreamed of, but couldn't quite fit the all the pieces together when looking at Calif. a year ago. Kelly even helped with a wonderful photographer referral. They really went up and beyond. The venue is something out of a fairytale, the food was amazing and the service wonderful!!
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    Ali Sent on 01/09/2018
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    Kelly was amazing and the venue was so beautiful!
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    Ann Sent on 05/04/2017
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    Kelly was fantastic - the venue is gorgeous and all questions and concerns were answered promptly! I HIGHLY recommend this venue. It's happily not a wedding factory (like so many other places), but a beautiful, laid-back, charming environment handled with professionalism and fantastic service.
    THANK YOU!
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    Jessica Sent on 12/28/2016
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    We had our wedding at the Inn this past November and it was a dream come true. The Inn truly looks like a fairy tale and needs almost no decoration to have a beautiful backdrop for your day. We were very fortunate to have Kelly as our coordinator who was amazing. Throughout the process I sent Kelly many stressed out emails and she was always wonderful about calming me down and accommodated anything I asked for. The day of, Kelly took care of everything from decorating to flowers to making sure I was getting enough water! Not to mention, the food and cake was amazing. One of the main reasons we picked the Inn besides the scenery, was how wonderful the food is there. Every guest was so impressed with the food and setting, which was really important to us since they had all traveled in from the east coast. If you are looking for a beautiful, elegant, natural setting, the Inn is the perfect place. I can't rave enough of how perfect our day was because of Kelly and everyone at the Inn.
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