Heritage Museum of Orange County

Words can't describe how perfect this venue is! And Jamie is awesome to work with! The venue is stunning, private and intimate. Definitely worth checking out if you are looking for a wedding venue in orange county!

There are not words to express just how amazing my wedding was on July 14, 2018. From the chandelier adorned gazebo, to the colorful rose garden, to the fresh citrus grove, my husband and I were living all of our wedding dreams. Heritage Museum is a non-profit organization that dedicates its time to educating the community about Orange County history. They provide opportunities for students that are one of a kind. They also just happen to be amazing enough to additionally make wedding dreams come true! Jamie Hiber is a bubbly, hardworking, passionate, and truly "all-in" coordinator who runs weddings and events at the museum. With she and the incredible staff, our wedding was perfection. If you are looking for a beautiful outdoor venue to host your big day then you have found the right place!

We love love loved getting married at this venue this past weekend! I cannot even tell you how many wonderful comments we got about how lovely the venue was! I am so glad I chose it! Also working with the events coordinator Jamie was a dream! They made everything so wonderful and perfect for us I couldn't have asked for a better day!!! Gorgeous venue!!

I just got married here on 10/1/2016, and actually found this venue from my friend who got married here a couple of years ago. The staff here is great, energetic and fun! The events coordinator Jamie is an absolute doll! She made everything seem so effortlessly smooth and beautiful. The staff is just as great! They recently had some donations to the venue , and wow, loved some of the upgrades they received. My wedding day here was so beautiful and perfect. I will be there for any excuse I have to go back there, and luckily its local for me! Jamie helped me when I had no idea where to start. This venue is so unique in itself, that it can match up with any theme you have in mind! Truly adore this venue and people!

The Heritage Museum has such a beautiful ambiance for a shower! It was a super hot day in October but our tables were set up in a nice shady area near the rose bushes. My bridesmaids used the gazebo for my gifts and a sign that was perfect for pictures. All of my guests were so impressed with this hidden gem. Such a beautiful place most don't know exists. And Jamie... was amazing to work with! Great communication. She is absolutely spectacular. Checked in to make sure everything was set up ok, instructions on outlets and trash. At the end, she made sure we didn't need anything else and that we were all good to go. This would also make a great wedding venue and/or engagement session location!!

We were married at the Heritage Museum of Orange County August 22, 2015 with a guest list of 285. We loved that the venue could accommodate both our ceremony and reception, was outdoors, and available until 12AM. Jamie is a joy to work with and is very accommodating and enthusiastic. She was flexible in arrangements for cocktail hour and seating. The gardens are just beautiful and the venue was absolutely perfect for our wedding needs. Amber uplighting and bistro lights covering the dance floor gave a romantic ambience and the large trees and rose garden itself provide natural beauty. It was perfect!

My husband and I just got married a week ago at the Heritage Museum of OC and we had such a great time! Our guests have repeatedly told us how beautiful and unique our venue was. Aside from the beautiful orchards, rose garden and gazebo areas, we had the Kellogg House open for the wedding, and our guests also loved the historical aspect of the venue! One of the best parts of having our wedding here was the wonderful staff! Jaime Hiber, the event coordinator, was absolutely a joy to work with and was so helpful with her quick responses to my emails and her suggestions! Her cheerful and kind attitude throughout the entire process made it so much to work with her. Kathy, who was there on the day of our wedding, helped the ceremony to run smoothly! The staff helped to make the planning for the wedding wonderful and stress-free. We are so happy we chose this venue for our wedding!

I absolutely LOVE Heritage Museum! My husband and I recently got married here this spring. I was a bride on a budget, but I didn't want to sacrifice quality. You can have a relaxed, rustic wedding or you can very easily dress the place up and go for classy elegance. Everything about the process of booking it as our venue was easy and so fun mainly because of their super sweet staff and GORGEOUS grounds. This is probably one of my favorite places to visit, there is something so enchanting about this place. Once you walk through the gates, you are transported to a magical, vintage wonderland. I took lots of pictures just to help myself remember what it looked like and literally every picture I snapped looked like a postcard. It's very peaceful here and all the staff are very knowledgeable and clearly LOVE Heritage Museum. They work hard to care for this place and I love that about Heritage. Here are the things I liked about my wedding experience here: 1) Jamie Hiber (venue coordinator): This is most likely who you will interact with if you want to tour the museum and book the venue. She is literally full of sunshine, cheer, and happiness. You can tell she loves her job. She is genuinely excited for every couple that is getting married and does everything she can to make magic happen. She emailed me back promptly with any questions I had and went above and beyond to help lighten my load pre-wedding. On the day of the rehearsal, she was super peppy and helpful, my bridal party kept saying how cute she was. I could not have done it without her. THANK YOU, JAMIE!!! (from your lobster bride). 2) Flowers- I booked the venue around August and it was beautiful, but the venue didn't have that many flowers blooming at the time since it was summer. They said when I had my wedding in the spring, it would be gorgeous because all the flowers would bloom. It was hard for me to imagine and I just took their word for it, but when the wedding day came, my breath was literally taken away! WOW! It was so colorful and had that fresh garden feel. They have a little rose garden and every rose was in full bloom. The roses were super vibrant in pictures and all the guests were taking pictures in that rose garden. 3) Kellogg House- This is the white house they have on their property. This is where the bride gets ready. It's filled with amazing vintage decor and props. It's fun to just visit this museum even if you don't book it for your wedding. See my review on Yelp for the rest! I ran out of space on here.

My husband and I got married at this venue on March 27, 2015. We had an evening ceremony at 5pm and it was absolutely beautiful! I just want to say that anyone that decides to get married here is extremely lucky. I couldn't have asked for a more beautiful setting to marry the love of my life. They really do everything in their power to make sure that your day is special and exactly what you dreamt of. I want to give a shout out to JAMIE HIBER. She is one of the nicest/sweetest people I have ever met. Whenever I had a question, she was always there will all the answers. Even on the day of wedding, she helped my mother and I set so many things up. She is truly unbelievable. EVERYONE SHOULD GET MARRIED HERE :)

My husband and I had been planning our wedding for a while. I knew I wanted something outside but not your typical beach wedding, then I stumbled across the heritage museum and I'm so glad I did. From the moment I booked up until the day of the wedding everyone was super helpful. Originally I had Tracy as my wedding coordinator, but then Jamie took over and she was amazing and bubbly. Then there's Diana who's in charge of the catering and we hired her to be our day of coordinator. She was AWESOME!!! She definitely made my day a breeze because she was in charge of everything. I received so many compliments on how good the food was :) she definitely treated us like royalty. I could not be any happier with the venue and the staff. If your looking for a gorgeous outdoor venue, look no further. This is it. Hidden gem in Santa Ana. Please do yourself the favor and stop by this stunning venue with an old Kellogg home and many other beautiful sights to see.

Out of all the people I was in contact with, no one was more "on top of things" as Jamie was at Heritage! She was never seen without a smile on her face, and was so diligent in her work it was easy to stay a calm bride.

I am an "alumni" of the Heritage Museum. I remember visiting in the 5th grade and once I was engaged I knew that I wanted to get married in front of the Kellogg home. The prices to book the venue were extremely reasonable compared to other museums. I loved all the photo opportunities that my photographer was able to capture; we actually ran out of time to take pictures because there were so many places that we wanted to cover. My guests loved how beautiful the venue was. Tracy and Betsy were such joys to work with, especially when my bridal party was not paying attention during the rehearsal. I am very surprised how many people do not know about this beautiful place!

The Heritage Museum was amazing! It was the perfect venue for our wedding. Tracy Yu is awesome and helped us along the way. There are so many interesting things to look at: Kellogg House, gazebo area, rose garden, citrus grove, farming tools, gold mine set, and an adobe house. Thank you Heritage Museum!

Heritage staff is really a joy to work with. Very helpful, patient and helped the whole day run smoothly. I loved the uniqueness of the venue and how it is all outdoors. We had a beautiful day, and we used the whole venue to accomodate all our guests. It was like a blank canvas, and i loved that we could mold it into what we needed

I recently got married on 10/20/12 at Heritage Museum of OC. I ABSOUTELY LOVED every aspect of this venue. It's a diamond in the rough of Santa Ana as it sits in a gated area in the middle of an industrial center, but once you enter the gates you will be lost in its natural beauty and elegance. The reason why I chose this venue is because I didn't have to go elsewhere for pictures. There are plenty of photo ops here that couldn't compare to anything else you will find in OC. I cannot stress enough how PERFECT this place is for pictures. Wedding coordinator Tracy was the sweetest and most patient person. She answered all my questions, accomodated everything I needed and most of all ran my rehearsal and wedding ceremony flawlessly. She is a genuine person who went above and beyond to make sure I was ok. After everything is said and done, I can honestly say there was nowhere else I would have rather had my wedding. It was beautiful.

We had our wedding at the Heritage Museum of Orange County on October 5th. This historical site is gorgeous! The houses and grounds are beautiful. During our many visits I can tell you that no matter what time of year you go, the site is wonderful. It has many fun and unique picture opportunities. Because the site is so beautiful on its own it really does not need much extra decoration. It is really a hidden gem. All of my family and guest continue to ask us how we found it. Not only is the site great but the staff is too. Tracy is the site coordinator and she is amazing. She is sweet and efficient and very good at getting you answers quickly. Even if it is measurements of certain things on site. Tracy helped us find our florist (another wonderful vendor) as well as hotel lodgings for our guest. With our site rental we also got a membership to the museum which we are looking forward to using throughout the year as they have so many fun events.

This venue is absolutely gorgeous. It is an outdoor, garden like setting. Tracy the Museum wedding coordinator is friendly, accommodating and very easy to work with. Our guests commented over and over on how lovely everything was. We held both the ceremony and the reception at the site. The day was warm (August), but there are many shade trees and the patio is covered. Girls were able to dress in the Kellogg house which was restored and such fun! Loved the spiral staircase. Check it out. You won't be disappointed.

My venue was beautiful! Its one of those places that is so pretty, you don't have the spend a lot on decor! The staff is very helpful. They are reasonably priced and work solely with one caterer, who has set up very reasonable prices. In addition, the whole deposit goes towards keeping the museum open for free field trips for kids and it 100 percent tax deductible!!!

As including family was super important to us, my fiance and I decided to book with the Heritage Museum because as a historic home, it carries with it the love and care of many generations. The lovely cream-colored Kellog House, a Victorian which has been restored and is simply immaculate, was the perfect backdrop to our large family photos. The grounds are large and well-manicured, boasting a field of wildflowers during spring/summer, a rustic barn area (if you dont want that, like we didnt, you can simply ignore it because it's far out of the way), a rose garden, a small orange grove, and breathtaking trellises and greenery. It was BEAUTIFUL and we got so many compliments on our venue. Another bonus: because the venue is so lush and gorgeous, we were able to save a lot of money on flowers. There is space for both ceremony and reception, which we did. Their required caterer, Country Gardens Caterers, was SUPERB. (And I will admit, we almost didn't book the Heritage because I didn't want to be tied to a required vendor.) However, after our first free tasting with CGC (before we even booked with Heritage), we were hooked. Everything was hot, delicious, and delivered as promised. And we were able to hire the catering manager, Diana Perkins, as our day of coordinator. She and her staff were a God-sent blessing! I fancied myself a sort of kitschy, DIY bride, as I sourced and set up all of our centerpieces, candy bar, guest book table, and the like. With that said, the staff at the Heritage was very hands off. They called only to collect our payments and to schedule our rehearsal. This worked for me, as I didn't need the help of the venue, but if you are looking for a more involved venue you should be aware of this. With that said, everything went beautifully, and our wedding photos are STUNNING because we booked with HMOC. I hope you love it as much as we did.

Everything was perfect at this venue, landscaping kept well, staff was friendly & helpful. Everything was so lush & there was tons to explore in the groves & in the gardens. Our guest were blown away by the intimacy of it all being secluded & tucked away was very nice. We loved it & will be going there for our one year anniversary!!

I couldn't have been happier with my choice to have the wedding at the Heritage Museum. The location is beautiful, the staff is extremely friendly and helpful, and you have access to the entire site for pictures and the wedding. If you are looking for a place that is quaint, intimate and naturally beautiful, definitely take a look here!

As soon as I walked in to the Heritage Museum, I knew it was where I was getting married. The house where the bride gets ready is gorgeous and there are so many places to have your photos taken while you wait for the ceremony. The grounds are beautiful and varied - there is a gazebo, an orange grove, a rose garden, and more. The staff is friendly and helpful and increibly accomodating. In all, I couldn't have picked a better place to get married.

My wife and I have large families. This site handled the 500 guests very well! The peaceful and ornate setting included the rose garden, the Victorian style house, the orange trees, and the list goes on! All of the guests complimented how beautiful it all was; everyone had something nice to say from ages 10 to 100! Booking the site was easy. We had to use the sites vendors; they were reasonably priced. We brought all our own drinks, including alcohol. We were able to bring in our own caterer, he had to be licensed though. There isn't much lighting in places so we brought some of our own lamps for the dancefloor and some table spots. The site coordinator accidentally charged my account twice (set us VERY far back in payment planning for our other vendors). But, she was extremely helpful to set things straight (she even helped set up for the reception). Overall, we had an absolute blast. A beautiful and functional place to have our wedding reception.

We had our reception in the rose garden area and we strung tiny lights throughout the entire site. Plus or dancing was able to be in a large covered gazebo area. This gazebo was surrounded on three sides with orange trees, so it was the perfect dance spot.

Outdoor setting was beautiful;Management staff changes policies and contradict themselves, document everything!

Beautiful and affordable location for an outdoor event - very green, lots of flowers and fruit trees. All facilities had easy access, ceremony and reception site adjacent to each other - beautiful pictures!;You must use their preferred rental company for tables & chairs. You should also rent heaters for nighttime event.