BALBOA PARK WEDDING

Balboa Weddings
Balboa Park is a city park, maintained and managed by the City of San Diego Park and Recreation Department. The park is an ideal site for family, community and leisure activities, as well as weddings. Please note that if you’re having an outdoor wedding, alcohol is permitted from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Balboa Park Central Mesa, and not permitted on the west side of Balboa Park, Morley Field, 28th Street Park, Golden Hill Park, and Grape Street Park.

Balboa Wedding
The historic Balboa Park Club Building was first built for the park’s 1915 exposition to house the State of New Mexico’s display. It was later modified and enlarged for the 1935 exposition.

It was during this time that sculptor Frederick Schweigardt and artist Belle Baraceneau shaped their remarkable fountain and frieze, which embellish the building’s grand entrance hall. Rental facilities within the building consists of two areas; the Santa Fe Room, a medium sized banquet/meeting hall to the left of the main entrance, and the Ballroom, featuring roughly 13,000 square feet of open wood dance floor.

Prado Wedding Balboa
The Prado Restaurant, located in the rich setting of landmark buildings and delicately manicured gardens, is situated at the historic House of Hospitality in the middle of San Diego’s famed Balboa Park. Not often does a restaurant present this type of supreme ambience balanced by first-class food and outstanding service. Specializing in Latin and Italian fare, the Prado’s Executive Chef Jeff Thurston presents a combination of regional signature specialties with time-honored favorites that will delight all tastes.

The Prado’s charming terraces have room for up to 300 guests for a wedding ceremony. The multilevel terraces, which feature historic fountains, reflecting pool, wishing well, and delightfully landscaped gardens, have made this the leading wedding site for generations of San Diegans. The Prado’s skilled, professional staff will mix together the elegance and magnificence of days gone by with traditions of today to craft the wedding of your dreams.

The Prado is locally owned and operated by the Cohn Restaurant Group whose family of restaurants include the award winning Blue Point Coastal Cuisine, Dakota Grill & Spirits, Kemo Sabe, Corvette Diner, Prado Restaurant and Indigo Grill. The notable landmark House of Hospitality was built in 1915 and newly reopened after undergoing complete renovation. The House of Hospitality has been a favorite wedding ceremony and wedding reception location for generations of San Diegans since 1935.

Wedding Balboa Prado
Balboa Park is the home of the San Diego Zoo and the Culture Center of San Diego. The Prado Restaurant is part of an area of the park that attracts the most attention, known as El Prado. Here, nestled in attractive gardens enhanced by stately palm and eucalyptus trees, are most of the park’s extraordinary museums, galleries and other attractions, all within walking distance of each other.