It has been three weeks since our wedding at The Ebell of Los Angeles and I still cannot believe how perfectly everything went. The setting is SO cool - it has a classic, vintage ...look with a gorgeous courtyard. You have to actually go there to get the full vibe, its awesome. The food was OUTSTANDING - honestly with 120+ plated meals, I don't know how they did it. Also oh my gosh the cocktails, we're still hearing about it. And that's the more obvious stuff... I mean no doubt your guests will be wowed, which wasn't even really my main goal but it just sort of happened (well, they made it happen).
I wasn't into a fairy-tale-princess-dream-wedding idea, its just not me (but you do you, they can make that happen!). So I was concerned about having my wedding somewhere that "does weddings." I looked at a lot of "alternative" places... I went all over Southern California and it was SO disappointing. Finally, when I toured The Ebell I honestly thought they were just good salespeople! I literally wrote in my notes - all caps - "WHATS THE CATCH??" which is really funny to me now. There is no catch! It's just so great that it made me feel suspicious. They meant and delivered on *every single feature* we talked about through the entire planning process!
They have so much flexibility that I also didn't end up with a wedding that could've been anyones wedding (that was kind of my fear). It wasn't cookie cutter at all, and not because I threw in any pricey customizations, they just provide you with different options (and are super transparent about any up charges, but that never became a thing). Our wedding budget stayed where we planned it, didn't have any surprise costs, and I would argue ended up with a wedding that probably seemed significantly more expensive than it was. Again, not my goal, but it was just so much more beautiful than I even imagined.
Here are the things I didn't know I cared about that ended up being important: (1) server to guest ratio, it felt like being at a really nice country club or hotel without the stuffiness; (2) the photographs here have turned out AMAZINGLY, something about the backdrops and the lighting; and (3) all the vendors I worked with love The Ebell, too, which just makes life easier because they know each other and don't bother you with questions! Finally, I didn't know that I cared that my wedding venue is run by such amazingly good people but I feel the need to share that story...
Our originally planned wedding was March 21, 2020 so we had to cancel about 10 days out. Anessa, Jenny, and Kevin took a situation that was honestly so hard for all of us and approached it with the ultimate care and empathy. I am still taken aback at how amazing The Ebell was. I feel incredibly lucky because they always sincerely had our and our guests' best interests and safety in mind. And this was over the course of the worst of the pandemic in LA - we basically bookended it with a wedding that finally happened on June 18, 2021. As a business, they went so above and beyond; they are professionals to the nth degree.
It is 1000% worth a visit and, if you've visited and are on the fence for any reason, we cannot recommend them enough! It far exceeded any and all expectations I had, sending so much love to that place.