Paramount Ranch
California
Quail Hill
California
Noguchi Garden
California
Pfeiffer Beach
California
James Dilley Greenbelt Preserve
Orange County
Also a Venue
The Huntington Botanical Gardens
California
El Matador Beach
California
Imperial Sand Dunes
California
Crystal Cove State Park
California
Heisler Park
California
Balboa Park
San Diego
Newport Beach Pier
California
Irvine Regional Park
Orange County
Torrey Pines State Natural Reserve
San Diego
Also a Venue
Pasadena City Hall
California
Joshua Tree National Park
California
Santa Monica Pier
California
Stow Lake
San Francisco
The Palace Of Fine Arts
San Francisco
Also a Venue
Eldorado National Forest
Sacramento
Fort Point National Historic Site
San Francisco
Also a Venue
Santa Barbara Sailing Center
Central Coast
Marin Headlands
San Francisco
Also a Venue
Downtown Benicia
San Francisco
California is built for couples who want their elopement to feel cinematic. Imagine exchanging vows at Glacier Point with Half Dome at your back, on a windswept bluff at Sea Ranch, or among the bristlecone pines of the White Mountains. The state suits intimate ceremonies in places like the Lost Coast, the Trona Pinnacles, or the redwoods of Jedediah Smith. Whether you want crashing surf, alpine quiet, or the strange beauty of a high desert, California delivers without compromise. Here are some of our favorite elopement photo locations in California.