Castle Green

nd the venue were absolutely stunning. What we did not know was how the venue and vendors all worked together effortlessly like a family, and we simply cannot think of a better way of starting our new family than a wedding at Castle Green!

tation in each area our guests. Not to mention so many iconic shows and movies filmed there, really makes the experience special. Tatiana was also lovely to work with, every so patient and communicative!

lounge, pictures on the rooftop and then the reception in the ballroom everything is magical. We could not be happier with our choice of this venue. We felt very supported by all the staff at Castle Green during the planning process and on the day. Tatiana was really great making sure that everything was ready to go!

r wedding day. The entire property is so stunning and allowed for the perfect flow of our day. We had 120 adults and 9 kids at our wedding, and the space felt perfect for that size group. We opted to add the bridal suite, which really helped us have a nice place to hang during the event as well. So many of our guests have been gushing about how awesome Castle Green was, and it truly was the perfect wedding venue for us!!

orative that you don’t have to add too much decor (huge money saver there!). Tatiana was so helpful in navigating us through the process and was always available to answer any questions we may have had. The venue itself is grand and elegant, and definitely gives you the upscale feeling you want for your wedding. What I loved most about it is the living room makes a great space for the cocktail hour, but also gives your guests a place to go during the reception if they don’t want to be in the middle of the music and dancing in the ballroom later on in the night. Also, you can’t get any better than the pictures you’ll get at this venue. Every room is absolutely stunning, our wedding photos came out absolutely beautiful! You won't find a more unique and grand venue in LA!

t after touring the Castle and meeting Tatiana, my fiancee and I both knew it was the right choice for us. Our guests were so impressed and had the best time. It's also in a great location for out of town guests. There are several hotels in Old Pasadena and it's a fun area for friends and family to enjoy. Oh also the day of event staff was amazing and thoughtful as well. It's been such a joy working with everyone at the Castle and our wedding was such a beautiful good time.

e coordinator, Tatiana was excited to work with us and the vibe was great. The entire place feels like something out of the Hollywood Tower Hotel - so if you're like us and need something with a classic/spooky vibe... This place is for you! Everything was organized, professional, and the contract was communicated very clear and effectively by the entire Castle Green Team. You barely even have to decorate the place with the ornate furniture. Booking vendors and customizing our wedding was easy to coordinate, which was hard to find in a world where wedding venues lock you in a box for what you can bring in, who you can book, and what you can have. We couldn't have asked for a better dream location for our dream wedding. Thank you Castle Green & Tatiana!

things, and that experience continued up through our wedding day. We always got quick responses to questions and helpful recommendations for vendors. The venue itself is incredible, and unique to anything else we saw in LA. Many of our guests flew in from the East Coast so we wanted something romantic and historic. Not only is the outside stunning for photos, but the inside is really spacious and lent itself to a fabulous ambience. It feels like a luxury historic hotel. There are tons of places to sit in the parlor and living area, a giant fireplace, and lots of corners for people to relax and talk if they don't want to dance during the receptions. Overall, cannot imagine getting married anywhere else.

ace out, you won't regret it!

hree others, we couldn’t stop comparing them to Castle Green. We immediately had to go back and lock it down. A historical landmark of Pasadena, you really feel you are transported to the past, and that was the experience that we wanted for our guests! They have a curated vendor list that really helped make planning our wedding a flawless experience. Tatiana is the Director of Events there, and she too was a major help from beginning to end. Castle Green comes highly recommended!

building in Pasadena at that we had often walked by. The site coordinator Tatiana was absolutely wonderful to work with from the moment we set foot on the site all the way through the wedding day. She responded quickly to our emails, answered all of our questions clearly, and was happy to arrange site visits several times before the wedding. She was also very honest and transparent. When we asked her about the cake cutting fee, Tatiana immediately told us they don't do small, "hidden" fees at Castle Green, something we hugely appreciated. The bespoke catering provided by Little Lily Kitchen's was a unqiue proposition compared to catering at other venues and proved to be a real game-changer: everything from the hors d'ourves to the entrees were absolutely delicious. We similarly had great experiences with all of the other approved vendors we worked with from coordinator to photographer and everything in between. It was obvious all of them had formed a tight knit Castle Green family with the goal of making every event there successful. On the day-of we had Bella guiding us through the day. She was similarly a delight to work with even as whirlwind of a day as it was for us and helped to make sure we got everything we needed. Additionally, our guests unanimously expressed to us that the venue was amazing and several told us it was the best wedding they'd been to. Castle Green was the perfect venue or our wedding. We couldn't have asked for better!

a. Well, it's hard to top Castle Green in that department. If you haven't seen it in person, you have to check it out. If you have, then you know. Aside from the beauty of the venue, the team was also consistently the most responsive vendor that we had (even though our main contact changed at one point in the process, that didn't cause any problems with responsiveness). On the day of the event they were lovely and accommodating and overall did everything they could to ensure that we had a wedding that we'll never forget.

tra decor outside of my flowers, because the Castle is already so beautiful. Tatiana was such a pleasure to work with, and she has a special gift of being able to match couples with the right vendors! She is always available for any last minute questions, and gave us all the information we needed about complying with the building's regulations up front, and guided us through everything. All my vendors were on the Castle's preferred vendor list, and I am 100% convinced that that is why my wedding was so perfect. They are all such professionals and so good at what they do! If you are looking for a historic wedding venue in the Los angeles area, you absolutely need to book Castle Green!

ecor if you don’t want because it already has all the glam you need. We originally booked the venue back at the end of 2019 to have our wedding in 2020. Obviously that didn’t happen, but during that time they were so accommodating as we postponed our wedding twice. Tatiana, the coordinator, let me go visit the venue multiple times and bring my family and friends who were helping me plan. I used Romanesque catering, which is connected to Castle Green. Because they work together all the time, the wedding went so seamlessly. Everyone commented and how wonderful, fun and efficient our wedding was because of how great the staff was. I am so pleased with how everything went and hope to one day be able to attend a wedding there myself as my husband and I didn’t get to enjoy our favorite part of the venue (the cocktail hour rooms!) since we went up to do rooftop photos during that hour.

h an old school, gothic feel and a unique charm that all our guests also enjoyed. Tatiana was a large reason why we felt comfortable moving forward with TCG as our wedding venue. Her communication and attention to detail was impeccable. Most of our other vendors were recommended from Castle Green and all were great partners for our event. On the wedding day, Bella, the event supervisor, saved the day. My wedding dress was altered to be too tight and Bella had a creative idea to adjust the dress in a way that no one even noticed a difference and the dress fit better. With both Bella and Tatiana managing the venue side, we knew that we were in good hands during the whole process. We loved working with them and our day was everything we wanted.

at accommodating our guests and making our special day one to remember. A special shoutout to Tatiana for helping with the planning of our wedding. Despite the fact that she wasn't able to be there on our wedding day, she did everything in her power to make sure things went smoothly. Duane from Romanesque catering was amazing at making sure all of our many vendors and the endless number of additions were in the right place and looked beautiful on the day of. Bella, the assistant on our day was absolutely amazing and helpful with our photographer to create stunning photos and make sure that our guests were well taken care of. This was also one of the few vendors that allowed outside catering/food and gave us the opportunity to provide an epic 10-course meal to our guests. The venue itself is stunning. We got SO MANY compliments about how beautiful and elegant the environment was. We couldn't be happier with Castle Green.

Tatiana is an amazing events manager who is really on top of her game and willing to help however we needed. BUDGET TIP: I was worried about the price, but it is cheaper to get married on a Sunday, and it is just as beautiful.

gorgeous the venue is… but how accommodating the staff is. We appreciated their Covid policies as well. Tatiana was our main helper through the wedding process and she was very kind and helpful.

l your guests. There is ample parking if they need it for a very reasonable price. In addition, it is within walking distance of so many hotels that your guests don't even need to drive if they don't want to. It is also very close to many fun bars so if you don't want the party to end too early, you can easily walk to your after party! Let's also talk about Tatiana and her team... they made planning this wedding so easy. They are organized and competent and clearly have done this many times. Despite doing so so many weddings though, Tatiana still made us feel special and looked after. We didn't feel like we were just another couple. Another nice thing is that they only do one event a day so you know that there isn't another wedding going on right in the other room. The Castle Green also made things super easy by providing us with a preferred vendor list. This is a list of vendors that are tried and true and who have worked at the Castle Green many times. I didn't have to worry about making the wrong decision when it came to vendors, because of this list. we basically chose all of our vendors from this list and they were all absolutely wonderful and fun to work with! Not only that, the day went super smooth, because almost everybody knew each other and knew how things worked at the Castle Green. Castle Green was the perfect venue for us for so many reasons and hopefully it will be for you too!

e bride and groom and go to the rooftop on the day of the ceremony to take beautiful sunset photos. Tatiana and her team were extremely kind and organized. Everything went smoothly in my eyes and would highly recommend!

ful and accommodating. Our wedding was wonderful and everything we hoped it would be! Highly recommend this venue!

rfect day beyond expectations.

ul architecture. From the beautiful lobby and salon rooms to the outdoor spaces to the rooftop, there were so many gorgeous places to take photos. Our guests were all amazed but the historical venue and how beautifully it had been preserved. Tatiana and her team at the Castle Green were so incredibly kind, helpful, and wonderful to work with before, during, and after the big day. Highly recommend!

al venue but all of those things are transparent and laid out to you from the get-go so you are not caught off guard. For how special the venue is, I thought the price was reasonable.

the historical architecture and mesmerizing view, but because of the customer service. Dior, the Event Manager at Castle Green, was such a pleasure to work with. She was always smiling and so fun to be around with. We also met and worked with Alexis. She was so friendly and helpful. We loved working with them both. The venue was definitely one of the pricier expenses for the wedding but it was seriously worth every time. You get the venue for the entire day. We maximized our time there with our first look, tea ceremony, wedding ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. The venue fit our amount of guests of a little over 100 very comfortably. Everyone raved about the venue. My now-husband's mom even said it was the perfect venue. We were so excited to host our wedding here because it was no-like any other wedding venues that we've been to. From the set-up, the capacity of the multiple rooms, the layout, to the many, many, many places to take photos within Caste Green, I have no regrets choosing Castle Green for my wedding. We even got to go on the manual elevator to the rooftop for photos -- definitely a must-do if you decide to book with Castle Green.

adena. It is also not too far for our friends and family to travel to. 2. The venue is absolutely stunning. We really love places that are historical and their stories. We are huge Rose Parade fans and go every year so it was so fun to see the old photos of the parade passing through the bridge. 3. The venue is beautifully decorated you really don’t have to overdo it with decor. It’s also a huge plus that venue is decorated in the month of December for the holidays. Makes good for guests to take their holiday photos in front of the tree. 4. Dior and Layla are super easy to work with. Both are very responsive and helpful. I can’t thank them enough for ensuring everything goes smoothly. 5. The list of preferred vendors is excellent. We used a few of the preferred and they were great. I’m a perfectionist and tried to get ahead of the game for majority of everything and I must say my wedding day was stress free and was beautiful. I’m so happy we had our wedding day at Castle Green. It’s so amazing to relive the day through photos and our wedding videos. Looking forward to going back to the venue to walkthrough and reminisce on a magical day we will never forget. Thank you!!

Disneyworld, but with no cobwebs and creepy doormen. Dior is the sweetest and biggest help when it comes to planning, and she has many years experience! We told her we were having a Star Wars themed wedding and she fell in love with concept, and helped us get everything organized. She hooked us up with Ron at Castle Catering and we were all set! Our guests were very impressed with this venue, and everything went smoothly on october 20th. Pretty much the best wedding they have had there because Star Wars ;)

ime, waited until 11:25am with not a word from the coordinator who was just in the other room going over details with another couple. Would it have hurt her to come over an tell us "so sorry, this meeting is running late, I'll be with you soon."? We ended up leaving because we had another appointment to make.

your wedding at in LA. It has a perfect outdoor space for the ceremony and indoor space for up to 200 people. Our wedding had about 100 guests and it was perfect. We especially loved the various common spaces that our guests were able to enjoy during cocktail hour. We kept saying that we wish we were guests so we could enjoy the space more on the day of the wedding. Luckily, a close friend will also be getting married there so we will get our chance to do just that! The staff was wonderful, queer friendly, and helped us feel safe in planning out our big day. They gave advice throughout the planning process and helped us think about things we didn't even realize we had to consider. Castle Green does require you to go through one of their preferred vendors for catering. We chose to go through Castle Catering (similar name, separate company) which has a community partnership that allowed us to get the food from one of our favorite restaurants while providing the catering service themselves. Castle Green also allowed us to bring in our own alcohol which we did as a way to save on costs.

ion. I would get married here a thousand times! I LOVE CASTLE GREEN <3

ither too plain or too expensive or restricted us to use THEIR catering company and vendors. We ended up with Castle Green because it just looks so rustic and beautiful, inside and out. It's over 100 years old and is a historical landmark. FYI, book it early as they do fill up fast and they pretty much are booked EVERY Saturday. Plus the venue is nice enough to do our bridal party pictures, ceremony, AND reception in one place. Upstairs are apartments in which tenants live...so they do have some restrictions in loud music, how late you can stay, appointments to visit venue, etc...But good thing about them, you can have the ENTIRE first floor, including the lobby, ballroom, turkish/moorish room, sunroom, patios, foye, and large yard. This is great if you have a lot of people and kids (we had 200 adults and 30 kids). We worked with Dior, the director, and Danielle, one of her assistants. They were so accommodating for us, as strict as the venue can sound. They worked with us continuously to help us move the wedding along. But be warned, they do have things due a month before, a week before, etc...which is a long checklist of things to do or show to the venue. So stay on top of things and do things EARLY. Both Dior and Danielle are super friendly and helpful and extremely approachable. THey let us visit the venue at our convenience when we needed to show vendors, our parents, etc. They even will allow us, after the wedding, to bring my wife's Grandma to come to the venue to see it as she was too sick to make it for our Oct 1 date. Come wedding time, they provided a venue supervisor to make sure everything is being followed, including the timeline, and to make sure we don't break any of the venue's requirements. We were allowed in at 1:30pm and had to be out at 10:30pm (vendors at 11:30pm for cleanup), otherwise an $800 overtime charge per hour would have been charged. I wish they extended their hours but it makes sense cause of tenants living upstairs. Venue was gorgeous after the ceiling swags, the uplighting, and all the decorations. We all had a good time and I'm going to miss this venue. We're thinking of doing our 1 year anniversary here but it's quite a bit of money. The yearly tours may have to suffice for now :) In summary, this is a GREAT place for a wedding or event. It's a hidden gem in old town Pasadena, close to everything, especially the bars and food! They treat you extremely well and walk you through everything. They do get behind in emails sometimes, so I recommend calling if you need something ASAP.

re perfect for brides looking for little to no decorations of their own. The event staff - Dior, Danielle and Aaron are so helpful throughout the whole planning process as well as the day of.. Parking can get tricky but luckily Castle Green has already prepared for that with many parking options for guests. This is not an inexpensive venue, however, you are paying for the history and if you are a frugal bride then weekday weddings are less expensive than weekend weddings.

restaurants and hotels, worked out great for our wedding reception. The event planner changed just before our wedding but we did not have any hiccups or issues with our plans. Castle Green only allows specific caterers, we used The Ultimate Affaire and were very pleased with their food and service. Castle Green updated the ballroom in the months before our wedding and it looked beautiful (newer drapes and cleaner than when we had signed our contract). Pay attention to events happening in the local area on the same day. A large music festival took place on the day of our event, which we were not previously aware of. The parking garage was full so parking was more difficult for our guests, and we could sometimes hear music from the courtyard area where our cocktail hour was held. Unfortunately there wasn’t a way to cover your guest’s parking costs and assure parking space for your guests by using the recommended parking garage.

s which we should have! This place was costly and only includes rental, the caterers they recommend are very costly and food is just ok and so we went w/ an outside caterer which was superb but castle green did make us pay an outside catering fee of $10 per person. Their contract is also ridiculous and they make you pay a $1000 deposit which you will most likely not get back b/c they knit pick at everything the day of the wedding and don't tell you till weeks after your wedding that anything went wrong and then tell you that the entire deposit will be kept and the contract states part of or all of your deposit can be kept if their strict rules are broken which basically allows for them to be able to keep your entire deposit. The venue rental time is also very short and if you or your guests even walk out 5 minutes after the end time, you already break their rules and will lose part or all of your deposit! This place gave me do many headaches prior to the day if the wedding and then weeks after that I regret ever choosing this venue! This is a money pit! If looking for a vintage type venue in old town pasadena I would recommend the Masonic temple which was the other venue I was considering and regret that I did not choose it! It has beautiful architecture as well and more reasonable in price and are not that strict!

I want than to be Queen for a day!

"different" when you plan a wedding these days, and for us having our reception at the Castle Green was one way that we felt made our wedding unique. We had 100 guests with a seated dinner and dance floor inside the ballroom. I felt this size group was just perfect for the indoor space. I think you would be able to maybe do another 10-20 seated guests max if you wanted to still have a dance floor. Our guests from both near and far really enjoyed having the chance to come to the Castle Green for our special event. Cocktail hour made for a great time for guests to explore the grounds while sipping on their cocktail of choice. The venue had ample unique and beautiful locations for us to have our professional photos taken. Just two weeks before our wedding, Castle Green had a change in their Director of Special Events position, and I can't say enough great things about Dior who recently took over this position. Only meeting her the first time one week before my wedding, she made me feel at ease about my event! Everything was perfect! We used a majority of the vendors from their recommended list and that was such a great choice. I couldn't have been happier with every single vendor we chose. They all did things according to plan and were the most professional group to work with. Hats off Castle Green for having a great group of vendors for us to select from. During the wedding planning process, I had no issues making several appointments to simply stop by the Castle to look around and get ideas as well as meet with a number of my vendors to discuss plans. If you are looking for a unique historic place to host any event, I would highly recommend Castle Green. It will now hold a very special place in our hearts. Thank you to the staff at Castle Green for allowing us to host a very memorable day for us, our families and our friends!

or the venue rental, but that was something that we knew going into it, so we were willing to bite the bullet and shell out the money. They also have some strict rules about needing to get a candle permit (which we did in order to have real candles), playing music below a certain decible, using only their approved caterers, etc. But, the beauty and elegance of the place was worth it! I loved having my wedding there!

place would be perfect for us and our guest. We had guest count of 160 and we had plenty of room for dancing and dinner in the ballroom. We had cocktail hour in the garden and the sun room so people can enjoy the whole place. The place is big but yet cozy, which we loved. The staircase made it perfect for our grand entrance. Big points for allowing us to bring our own alcohol. The location of this place is great. If you have a lot of people coming from out of town there are many hotels near by. Also if your guest want to continue partying after 11pm you are walking distance to many bars and lounges, which is what we did. At the wedding everyone kept on saying how amazing this venue was and for the price it couldn't of been more perfect. As for the downside, there is no parking lot, people had to park in the parking structure which is across the street. One thing that was frustrating was getting a hold of the venue coordinator. She was very sweet and nice but would hardly answer my calls and emails, I would have to continously keep calling and emailing to get a response. Overall despite not the best customer service this venue is simply magical and amazing.

into a Sunday date and Shannon immediately drew up paperwork to reflect a Sunday wedding. We called her 10 minutes later to request our original Saturday date and were given the run around. We were put off for NINE DAYS before finally receiving a response and securing our wedding date. As time went along I became more and more concerned with our final walk through because I wanted to visually see how everything would be set up so that I could complete and submit the final set up map (required by the venue). We finally scheduled it, based on the venue's schedule only to be prohibited from entering the venue due to filming! It was a total waste of gas and time! At this point we could not reschedule the final walk though without forking over $100/hr to cover my wedding coordinator's time (wedding coordinator- a requirement of the venue). Another disappointment were the random residents that came out to walk their dogs (two different residents) our trek their bikes down the grand staircase during our cocktail hour! They hardly went unnoticed. Our guests were enjoyed their drinks and the pianist stationed in front of the staircase as the residents trotted down. We were also taking pictures outside as the residents walked their dogs. This was a great surprise since I explicitly asked if and to what extent our rental of the property would be respected by the residents. Shannon assured us that they would not be seen as they are instructed to use the back entrance. If you do decide to book at Castle Green be aware that alcohol may not be purchased on site- means open bar if you want alcohol and also while the contract uses the term "main event" or "event" to start with the ceremony, Shannon led us to believe that the main event was the reception. I show notes in my binder of our conversation marking the reception as the main event, quoted by Shannon. This becomes important when it comes to buying additional time. Shannon request that we purchase extra time when really it was the adjustment of including our ceremony into the main event as worded in the contract. The venue is beautiful but the business side is sloppy and conducted with little to no concern of the bride and groom.