Guide to Unique & Outdoor Locations
In Palm Springs, weddings aren’t just events, they’re experiences shaped by design, landscape, and a little bit of Hollywood magic.
This is a place where midcentury modern estates, desert gardens, and cinematic backdrops come together effortlessly. Whether you're planning a full wedding weekend or an intimate elopement, Palm Springs offers something rare: venues that feel both iconic and deeply personal.
From bohemian hideaways to architectural landmarks and mountaintop vows, here’s how to find a setting that feels unmistakably you.
Credit: Cara Robbins Studio
Bohemian & Boutique: Intimate, Design-Forward Escapes
Korakia Pensione
Fancy a Moroccan scenario? You don't need to fly to Marrakech. Designed in the 1930s by an eccentric artist to resemble his beloved North Africa, Korakia Pensione is a favorite photo backdrop for Vogue, Elle, and Marie Claire fashion magazines, as well as unforgettable weddings. Its 28 Mediterranean- and Moroccan-style bungalows, guesthouses, and villas welcome your overnight guests.
Dramatic carved doors, candle-lit walkways, pools, fountains, antique-filled villas, and jasmine-scented air make your wedding a wedding that will last forever.
- The Courtyard and Library - up to 130 guests
- Moroccan Pool Deck and adjoining courtyard - up to 80 guests for cocktails
- Front Courtyard - 65 for seated dinner
- Outside Mediterranean Event space - up to 150 guests for receptions or 130 seated, with a pool, three fireplaces, and a 400-square-foot platform perfect for dancing.
- Use the Orchard House - up to 25 seated or 30 for cocktails.
- Naish House - up to 20 for cocktails or 12 seated.
Sparrows Lodge
Are you thinking Cowboy? Sparrows Lodge is over-the-top and popular, with a barn-like, rustic-chic vibe. Built in the 1950s by a cowboy movie star and creatively restored in 2013, it wows up to 100 guests. Say your vows and welcome your guests to dinner around the large rectangular pool, blue sky, and swaying palms as your backdrop. It has 20 fab rooms, some with genuine horse troughs as bathtubs – trust us, they’re cool.
Dinner is catered by The Barn Kitchen, the Sparrows’ noted restaurant, which is included in the coveted Michelin Guide.
Colony Palms Hotel and Bungalows
Once a real-life Prohibition speakeasy, the newly redone Colony Palms Hotel & Bungalows hints of Spain with red tile, chic whimsy, and photo-worthy balconies. The 56 cottages, suites, and rooms are surrounded by lawns and the picturesque main pool for weddings of up to 200 guests.
Catering is by its on-site restaurant, The Colony Club.
Lauren Scotti Photography
Copley’s on Palm Canyon
Romance is paramount at Copley’s on Palm Canyon, one of the desert’s finest restaurants and most sought-after event venues. Beautiful flagstone patios, fountains, fire-pits, and stylish interiors framed by mountain views make the former estate of movie A-lister Cary Grant a wedding fairytale come true.
A customized menu by acclaimed Chef-owner Andrew Copley and event details orchestrated by co-owner and wife Juliana Copley, a veteran event planner, ensure success.
Choose your event space:
- Inside accommodates 20 to 55 guests
- The patio welcomes up to 150.
- Buy out the entire restaurant, and your guest list soars to 200.
Effortless & Intimate: Elopements & Micro Weddings
The Palm Springs Wedding Chapel
You’re in love with each other – not the fuss of planning. The Palm Springs Wedding Chapel is your go-to for micro, same-day weddings and elopements. The chapel is the only authorized essential wedding service in the Coachella Valley. Fully licensed, it can issue legal marriage licenses and has licensed wedding officiants specializing in non-denominational, non-discriminatory wedding services. It’s also picturesque, with a floral archway backed by the San Jacinto Mountains.
Beautiful indoor-outdoor patio for up to 20 guests.
Scenic & Outdoor: Big Views, Big Moments
Escena Golf Club
Your vows are backed by sweeping views from across the Escena Golf Club, the Palm Springs low-rise cityscape, and the San Jacinto Mountains jutting into the blue sky. One word – monumental. A fitting beginning of your future together at the Escena Golf Club’s Escena Grill. Choose from a variety of indoor and outdoor spaces at this Palm Springs wedding venue.
View-filled spaces for up to 40 guests include the combined private dining room and event patio. Plus, onsite event coordination and a customized menu by the culinary team.
Leif Brandt Photography
Palm Springs O’Donnell Club House
Hidden at the mountain’s base, yet in the heart of downtown, the historic Palm Springs O’Donnell Club House is an “insider’s” favorite for wedding memories to last a lifetime. Choose outdoors beneath twinkly lights in the trees and white-linen-clothed tables, or inside the Mediterranean-style, French-doored dining rooms.
Up to 125 guests seated or standing, onsite planners, and your choice of fine to casually elegant cuisine.
Indian Canyons Golf Resort
Mountain views, sweeping greens, lakes, fountains, palms, and 1962 midcentury clubhouses by master architect Donald Wexler let you have it all at the Indian Canyons Golf Resort. Originally a private golf course for Frank Sinatra, Bob Hope, and other stars exchanged vows outside amid the gorgeous views.
Enjoy dinner and dancing for up to 300 guests in the Wexler-designed North Clubhouse. Or a reception and dinner for up to 60 in the South Clubhouse. Event planners and the culinary team are at the ready.
Note: The water fountain was a gift from Walt Disney.
Smoke Tree Ranch
You don’t have to horseback ride, but if you do, Smoke Tree Ranch, hidden in Palm Springs’ foothills, is perfect. Encompassing 400 unspoiled desert acres, this quasi-private haven offers genteel hospitality (Walt Disney had a bungalow here) and impeccable service as you work with the chef and event planner to customize your Palm Springs wedding weekend from rehearsal dinner to games and activities for your guests. The 49 cottages provide rustic luxury.
Choose Your Space:
- Sweeping lawns for receptions and dinners for up to 300.
- Rustic inside spaces host from 20 to 125 guests.
Alexander Monette Photography
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway
Take your vows at the Top of the World, 2.5 miles up the mountain to the alpine forests and incredible views atop San Jacinto Peak via the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.
Choose Your Space:
- The Francis Crocker Room is picture-perfect for receptions of up to 136 guests.
- Peaks Restaurant offers sweeping views of the Coachella Valley and accommodates up to 80 guests.
- The Lookout Lounge wows up to 40 of your besties with spectacular alpine and city views .
Weddings are scheduled from May through September.
The Palm Springs Air Museum
Perhaps you have an airplane connection. Or, you can love the heroic vibe of big, brave warbirds. Take off on your biggest adventure at the world-acclaimed Palm Springs Air Museum. Whether your ceremony and dinner are for 50 or a reception for several thousand, choose from 86,000 square feet of space surrounded by flyable WWII, Korean, and Vietnam aircraft.
Randy & Ashley Photography
Moorten Botanical Garden
Are you a garden aficionado? Celebrate your ceremony and reception amid the lush beauty of Moorten Botanical Garden, Palm Springs’ beloved, privately-owned garden. Begun by movie star “Cactus Slim” Moorten, one of the original movie Keystone Cops, his son now welcomes weddings from 2 to 200 guests in the beautiful Palm Grove Oasis on the family estate from November 1 through May 31.
Filled with thousands of desert plants, from delicate Palo Fierro to succulents and towering cacti from around the world, on a single shady acre, it’s like being married inside your wedding bouquet.
Jennifer Corbin Photography
What Makes a Palm Springs Wedding Different?
It’s not just the venues—it’s the vibe.
Couples are increasingly turning their weddings into full weekend experiences, blending:
- Poolside welcome parties
- Vintage car photo shoots
- Midcentury home stays
- Design-forward details inspired by the city’s architecture
This is where Palm Springs stands apart. It’s not about formality—it’s about style, setting, and story.
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