Are you on the hunt for the perfect Palm Springs wedding venue or desert wedding venue for your big day? Including the surrounding desert of Joshua Tree and beyond, we know finding something that both captures that intangible desert magic, and that’s really you is a tricky piece business, especially when you’re looking for something unique, inspiring, and special. So we’ve gathered some of our favorites below, organized by style, and citing each wedding we’ve shot there so you can scope ’em out and see all the different ways you can make it your own. Find your perfect match here!
Ace Hotel Palm Springs
| description | Laid-back, stylish desert modern cuteness. The Commune event space has a private pool, a ceremony area with a view of the mountain, and a large indoor/outdoor versatile space for receptions. The clubhouse (smaller event space) has a large patio and simple room, great for smaller ceremonies and gatherings. |
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Avalon Hotel
| description | A Spanish Eclectic-style hotel channels Palm Springs’ storied Golden Age, while remaining modern and contemporary featuring four acres of manicured gardens with up to 170 person capacity. |
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Casa Cody
| description | Historic laid-back hotel and garden venue featuring Spanish adobe hacienda architecture with a fab view of the San Jacinto mountains (150 person capacity). Cute and mellow and charming! |
| featured events | Marly & Doug (coming soon) |
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Cree Estate
| description | Gorgeous Spanish-style primarily outdoor venue featuring historic architecture, several large pools, classical statues, multiple lawns and cottages, palm trees, and cactus, view of mountains. |
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Frederick Loewe Estate
| description | Mid-century modern design emblematic of ‘50s Palm Springs, with glass walls, over 5,000 square feet of space, and furnished with extensive art, memorabilia and period pieces. |
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Indian Wells Country Club
| description | Vintage midcentury elegance at a sophisticated golf course venue—your ceremony takes place on the 18th hole with a view of the curved midcentury gem of a main building. |
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Lautner Compound
| description | A total desert midcentury just a 20-minute drive north of Palm Springs. An original mid-century modern boutique gem built by Lautner himself, perfectly restored and expanded upon with the addition of a large chic event space and a small ranch House. |
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La Quinta Resort
| description | An old-hollywood spanish-style gem of a resort and golf club, featuring classic ballrooms, grassy charming lawn areas, a waterfall, a historic 1930s casa and outdoor ceremony & reception space, and a view of the mountains. |
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Miramonte Resort
| description | Desert venue featuring two-story buildings with terraces, gardens, sparkling pools, and olive groves with up to 600 person capacity. |
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Parker Palm Springs
| description | A signature Palm Springs dazzler revamped by Jonathan Adler, with a huge property featuring a famous giant breeze block wall, signature giant orange front doors, midcentury modern chic style, croquet lawn, multiple private gardens, and a midcentury ballroom. |
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Riviera Hotel
| description | Indoor and outdoor venue features 32,000 square feet of versatile event space, intimate gardens and sparkling pools. |
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Sands Hotel
| description | A classic pink desert oasis with a Moroccan-meets-desert-modern vibe. Small but stylish. Charming tiling, darling grassy courtyard for ceremonies, and tiki-boho-eclectic, midcentury, stylish restaurant for receptions. |
| featured events | Christina & Cisco |
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The Orbit In
| description | Desert oasis venue with a retro vibe, courtyard and pool. |
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Korakia Pensione
| description | Bringing Moroccan and Mediterranean flare to the Palm Springs desert, this delightful bohemian venue is photogenic from every corner. Split over two different properties across the street from one-another, with buildings and cottages built by artists in the early 20th century. 130 person capacity. |
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Moorten Botanical Garden
| description | An outdoor garden featuring a waterfall that feeds into a small lake, and lawn by the main house, surrounded by beautiful, ancient cactus, and the San Jacinto Mountains. |
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- Alcazar
description Outdoor garden and courtyard with stone wall surrounding event space and a 135 person capacity.
website - Arrive
description Indoor and outdoor venue spaces with futuristic architecture and courtyard pool.
website - Casa de Monte Vista
description A boutique hotel on a small estate with covered patio, landscaped gardens, privacy wall, and mountain views.
website - Casa Verona
description Modern architecture with Moroccan style elements and a poolside courtyard.
website - Colony 29
description The private outdoor wedding amphitheater is lined by gazebos and lush queen palms, back dropped by the desert foothills.
website - Colony Palms
description Indoor and outdoor venues including banquet rooms, courtyard, poolside venues and an open garden area with a mountain backdrop.
website - Movie Colony Hotel
description Modern and minimalist architecture with vintage style featuring an outdoor pool deck, courtyard, and patio space.
website - O’Donnell House
description Restored historic inn featuring original and rare tile floors , redwood ceilings, antique furniture, unique gardens, impressive rock work, and exquisite views of the desert below.
website - Sparrow’s Lodge
description A modern rustic vibe guest rooms, communal barn, outdoor fire pit, and vegetable garden, accented by a collection of fine art.
website - Spencer’s
description Indoor and outdoor venue with a banquet hall and terraced lawns surrounded by gardens with a 200 person capacity.
website - The Saguaro
description Indoor and outdoor venue with ballroom and outside terrace with elevated ceilings and custom pendant lighting, a pool, and mountain views.
website - Twin Palms Frank Sinatra Estate
description The former estate of Frank Sinatra is decorated with all period decor and furnishings. Spaces include a poolside banquet area that seats 50 people, and a motor court with a 150 person capacity.
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Joshua Tree National Park
| description | Two distinct desert ecosystems, the Mojave and the Colorado, come together in Joshua Tree National Park with a variety of plants and animals, a rich cultural history, and surreal geologic features. |
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Le Haut Desert Aerie
| description | High desert venue with a visual adventure in Moroccan, Indian, & Tibetan aesthetics throughout the house on 40 secluded acres. |
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Pioneertown Motel
| description | A vintage-meets-modern high desert motel right in the heart of the quaint old-timey gem of a vintage neighborhood that is Pioneertown. Its rustic exterior evokes camping and cabins and its rooms and appointed with charming desert modern furniture. |
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Pioneertown Sound Stage
| description | This converted barn venue is set right in the heart of Pioneertown—an old-west style town featured in many old films, in the high desert near Joshua Tree. The Soundstage is a large preserved historic wooden barn right on ‘Mane’ Street. Views of the mountains and joshua trees and the western theme make this place super fun! |
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The Ruin Venue
| description | Rustic desert oasis venue, far from everything, yet only a 45-minute drive from Palm Springs. Preserved ruined desert homestead has become an incredible space to host celebrations, and for feasts under the stars. A short distance away is the Inn onsite, a modern and eclectic styled space to stay, surrounded by Joshua trees, desert rock formations, and distance hills. |
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- Rimrock Ranch
description A rustic and retro outdoor venue on 36 acres near Joshua Tree National Park.
website - Rustic Root
description Indoor and outdoor venue with option of the dining room and or rooftop overlooking the Gaslamp Quarter with a 350 person capacity.
website - Sacred Sands
description Indoor and outdoor event space surrounded by the Mojave desert landscape, near the west entrance to Joshua Tree National Park with a 130 person capacity.
website - The Joshua Tree House
description Spacious and minimalist desert inspired space.
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