Hacienda de las Flores by Wedgewood Weddings Reviews

When my partner and I were looking for a wedding venue, we knew we wanted something that felt special but not overly formal or stuffy. Hacienda de las Flores turned out to be perfect - it's in a beautiful park-like setting with lush gardens, fountains, and graceful archways that made for gorgeous photo backdrops.

Despite the elegant surroundings, the vibe is relaxed and comfortable. The on-site coordinator and her team are complete pros who helped everything run smoothly without ever being pushy or inflexible. They were able to adapt to our more casual style with ease.

Our guests are still raving about the food! Everything was fresh, flavorful and beautifully presented.

This is a great venue that is scenic yet private, elegant but not pretentious. The coordinators help it feel like your event, not just a cookie cutter wedding. From start to finish, our experience working with them was personalized and stress-free - exactly what you need on your wedding day!

My husband and I got married at Hacienda De La Flores in the fall of 2023, and I couldn't recommend it more. From the team to the venue itself, everything was beautiful and seamless. They helped me from the beginning with planning and making big decisions. I worked with a few different planners and they were all wonderful and attentive. I couldn't have asked for a better coordinator. She kept my wedding day nerves at bay, and I knew I could count on her to get all my décor set up just the way I wanted. The venue itself was gorgeous and exactly what I dreamed of. We had the best day ever!!

If you love historic venues, you must check out Hacienda de las Flores! We ended up choosing something closer to home, but we loved it all the same. When you drive up, you realize it's a really secluded park with towering trees and beautiful architectural buildings. The amphitheater makes for such a cool ceremony and the outdoor lawn is just stunning when it's all set up for an event. The team was happy to tour us around every nook and cranny - and we even took time to hike some of the trails. It's just beautiful.

I had my wedding at Wedgewood Hacienda Spring 2023, and couldn’t have picked a better venue and place to have it at. Main points: Beautiful venue, Great service, and friendly staff. For a bride, it all went so smoothly, they were so great through the whole planning process, made it super easy to put the event together. I was never a big wedding person, so I was nervous about what kind of stress it would take to plan a wedding in the Bay Area, but Wedgewood guided us through all of it and I can’t recommend them enough if you want a pain-free wedding planning experience. There are still PLENTY of decisions to make and ways to customize, but they really help take care of all the logistics. The day-of coordination with Sarah was flawless. I had not a single worry day of and we felt so taken care of. She kept everything moving and perfectly on schedule. The venue itself is gorgeous and I couldn’t stop getting compliments from friends and family. Every single point of contact/vendor through Wedgewood was a gem, we loved our DJ & Photo Booth attendant through imobile and added on some additional vendors that they recommended. I was a little worried about the noise ordinance and having the dance floor indoors, but it turned out wonderfully for me, I like having the separate dance space and the music was bumping, we danced hard! The team at Wedgewood always went above and beyond whenever we met or I had random questions/requests, and really made my wedding special. I couldn’t have asked for a better day and wedding planning process with the Wedgewood team at Hacienda!

The Hacienda, and the Wedgewood team, are individually fantastic, and combined, made our wedding very special. The venue itself is gorgeous if you like stately, romantic, beautiful grounds. The Wedgewood team, especially Chrissy, whom we worked with directly, made it really easy and low-stress to plan things. Their partner vendors are also fantastic - we had a delicious and beautiful cake from Danville Bakery, and Val with A Love's In Bloom prepared and arranged absolutely stunning florals.

We loved Hacienda de las Flores! They really brought our dream wedding to life. Sarah, the event coordinator, was organized and punctual, and the banquet captain, James, was super helpful for the remainder of the night after she had to leave. All of the service staff was great (I wished I had gotten/remembered their names, but it was such a fast-paced night) and I want to give them a special shout-out for making my family feel so comfortable, conversing with our guests, and even hyping us up on the dance floor!

An even more special shout-out has to go to the DJ, Mike, or DJ MaveWave. He made the night SO fun. Our guests couldn't leave the dance floor and stayed until the very end! He took the playlist I gave him and made it a masterpiece and so balanced! Also, the photo booth coordinator, Leo, was so nice and made everyone feel so at ease. Both of our families are Filipino, and so is he, so he had some awesome cultural props for us to use that our families for a huge kick out of. There were a few hiccups. For example, we paid for the package that came with an open bar for beer, wine, and well liquors. However, the bartender that night (I didn't get her name) was charging my guests for small sodas to chase their shots of alcohol, some of my guests got charged for wine and beer while others didn't, and the ones that did get charged were getting charged with inconsistent prices throughout the night. People came expecting to be able to enjoy drinks on us, but that wasn't the case and many people were very confused. As the bride and groom, this wasn't exactly a fire we wanted to have to put out on our special day, but we were getting comments left and right about this. I asked about this and she (the bartender) said that yes, beer, wine, and well liquors are free, but when I mentioned what was happening, she implied that my guests were mistaken with their orders and did in fact order other things that they had to be charged for. That didn't seem the case when I spoke to people, but it was a minor inconvenience to an otherwise perfect night that ran so smoothly. In the end, people didn't mind paying here and there to have a good time, it just wasn't what we had expected to happen. By the end of the night, our guests had nothing but positive things to say about the venue and how beautiful and hospitable the staff was.

Clean-up at the end was also a breeze. The staff had all of our personal decor cleaned up and packed with care, ready for us to take home. All in all, I thought the night was magical and the venue played a really big part in that. Personally, as a bride, I expected to be pulled left and right by the staff to keep on schedule, but I was rarely pulled aside or bothered. Everything just happened naturally and I was able to spend the time with our guests that I wanted to.

Edit: 1/15/23-This is in addition to my first review on 12/25/22. I was finally able to get the names of all of the staff who helped us and wanted to shout them out personally for making this an amazing day.

Coordinator: Sarah
Banquet Captain: James
Banquet Staff: Jenn, Jane, Kinzy, and Telitha
Chef: Vince
Florist: A Loves in Bloom
DJ and Photobooth: iMobile Djs (Mike and Leo)
Cake: Old Towne Danville Bakery

I would recommend any of the vendors they use and of course, book your special day here. My previous review is more detailed, but the staff deserves individual mentions for their great service. We had so much fun. My family cannot stop raving about the night and the venue and staff!

I'm saddened to see that Hacienda de las Flores is being taken over by Wedgewood. I'm sure it's going to be more expensive and less flexible but it doesn't change the beauty of the venue. When we booked it, it was still being managed by the Town of Morage and its rates were incredibly reasonable (even cheaper if you're a resident). There were no exclusive vendors, meaning we could use any caterer we wanted, which was key to keeping costs down. Jasmine Bateson was our contact and she was responsive and professional every step of the way.

Our wedding, like many others, was postponed due to COVID and luckily for us, the Town only booked weddings 12 months out so we were able to get the same Saturday one year later. We rented the Pavilion for our ceremony and the Hacienda for our reception and both are stunning. There is tons of included parking, several getting ready areas in doors, plenty of restrooms, and a full commercial kitchen. The only negative is that the neighbors are so close and we had to keep the music very low.

We couldn't have asked for a better venue! Unfortunately, with Wedgewood in place, the experience will likely be much more corporate and expensive.

Great place to have an outside event

From our very first meeting at Hacienda de las Flores, we knew it was the place for us. The venue itself is stunning and affordable, which is a hard combination to find in the bay area. We rented the pavilion building for our ceremony and hacienda for our reception and it was perfect. So many guests commented on how beautiful the venue was and the weather was lovely in July. The venue is so green and lush and there are so many trees that provide plenty of shade for guests.

Jasmine was amazing to work with, as she was very kind, professional and responsive to our multiple emails and phone calls.

This venue is a hidden gem!

This is such a gorgeous venue. The columns are majestic and the atmosphere of the place is just lovely. Everyone had so much fun and it felt so intimate and special.

Hacienda de las Flores by Wedgewood Weddings was incredible. The moment my now husband and I saw it, we knew it was the one for us. The landscape is beautiful, the historic buildings, the tall trees, everything was everything I ever envision.

The Wedgewood Weddings experience was just amazing. The process was so easy and stress-free that I will recommend them to all my family members and friends.

For a Friday afternoon wedding, the location was only $800. Kim was great to work with and we were very pleased with the location. Plenty of parking, good size for our wedding (about 50 people, but could have done 100+ and still been comfortable). I loved the outdoor setting, and we had a lot of compliments on the location. Highly recommend looking at this site! The only drawbacks-- you can not have amplified music outside (for us this was fine because my aunt played the fiddle for the ceremony), there is a limit of 1/2 bottle of alcohol per person and no hard liquor (fine for us because we had wine, and they count the total number of people... so with about 8 kids, you actually end up with more than 1/2 bottle per person), and music and alcohol stop at 9pm (but that was fine for us). If you are young and like to party and dance all night, this wouldn't be the location for you. It all depends on what you want. For us, the location was beautiful, the price was right, and the staff was good to work with.

When we booked this venue, we booked through Town of Moraga (before Wedgewood took over as event /property management). For the price through the Town, size of multiple outdoor locations, and the incredible natural beauty of the venue, we fell in love with this venue immediately. The Town contract had a lot of misc rules (relating to sound, decor, and liquor) but totally manageable for a modern traditional wedding. The transition of vendors to Wedgewood was overall okay but some hiccups in terms of what indoor space we signed for and were told we could use by the Town and actually could use - this became an issue as we did have rain during our wedding week. Alissa the GM addressed issue with professionalism and care, and we lucked into their rain tent and contingency plan. We wished this solution was shared upfront and didn’t require us to escalate and point to our signed contract. Beyond this, we loved the space and would recommend to other couples, though the pricing, preferred vendors and specifics will be through Wedgewood and more structured so be sure to review their packages closely.

I had my wedding here October, 2013 and we had a great time. We had a ~60 person count (guests and wedding party).

First, the rules are a little restrictive (no flower petals/rice/confetti, no hard liquor, certain time restrictions) but it actually wasn't a turnoff for us. We didn't want to have hard liquor anyway and we weren't expecting to have a crazy party that went until 2 am. We wound up getting an extra hour on top of their standard package so that our vendors would have enough time for setup and we would be able to have the venue as late as possible (music off and bar closed at 9 pm, guests out by 10, vendors out by 11). We really had enough time to do everything we wanted (with a 3:30 ceremony start time... that actually started at 3:50, but hey, that's normal).

To get around the no flower petals/confetti/rice rule, we went with full flowers for the flower girl (she passed them out to the guests) and bubbles! Bubbles are really nice and my sister actually used them for her wedding years ago.

We got both the Pavilion and the Hacienda, and I would really recommend that. We had our ceremony at the Pavilion, dinner at the fountain at the Hacienda and then the after party back down at the Pavilion. Doing this gives the vendors a chance to work on one space while all the guests are at the other. The pavilion was nicely transformed during dinner and we got what we wanted for both the ceremony and the dancing.

Kimberly was really helpful in answering questions and working with us to make sure we got what we wanted while not breaking any of their rules. They are actually very accommodating with how they handle their rules and can make suggestions for optional ideas.

They provide a list of recommended vendors. If you use a DJ or Caterer off their list you will have to provide an additional deposit, but their lists are fairly extensive and unless you have someone specific in mind you shouldn't have to go off their list. It was a big help during the pla

Overall, a great venue and great service.

Hacienda is a beautiful space for an outdoor wedding and has a lot to offer! My husband and I found the staff easy to work with and they were very responsive over email, which put us at ease throughout the process. We were happy with the Wedgewood preferred vendors that we chose to work with, although we chose our own vendors for some services. Overall, they paid attention to detail and executed expertly. We appreciated little details, like when our day-of coordinator, Chrissy, brought us water bottles after the cocktail hour and how the staff even printed and framed a picture of our first kiss as husband and wife and placed it at our dinner table. The facilities are comfortable and beautiful. The bridal suite is spacious and great for photos. The venue has so many different beautiful spots for portraits - everything from manicured gardens to the Spanish architecture to the pavilion to the redwoods and the creek. There were a few minor things we wish had gone differently. We provided our own wine, and the venue forgot to serve it during dinner until we reminded them, and they also forgot to serve the rosé we bought for the cocktail hour. We had asked that wine be passed during cocktail hour and had been told that could be accommodated, but unfortunately they were not able to follow through, and that meant the bar line during the cocktail hour was very long. When we originally booked the venue, we had been told that the doors to the indoor space for dancing could remain open for the duration of the event, and that it would be free flowing from indoor to outdoor. Unfortunately, this was not the case. The security that the venue requires clients to hire was manning the doors during dancing, making sure they stayed closed at all times. This meant the dance floor was not very inviting, and it also meant that there was no music audible for guests who were outside eating cake, getting drinks, or mingling. If having a big dance party is the priority, this may not be the right venue for you. Overall, we were very happy with our experience at Hacienda. We would recommend other couples considering Hacienda work with the venue staff to find ways to make the bar line move faster and discuss how the venue handles the neighborhood noise restriction. A great option for many couples!

Beautiful location set in the heart of Moraga. It was one of the first venues my wife and I visited and in the back of our heads, we always knew it was going to be the one. The venue is high in demand so reserving a date was slim but we got one. Reserving the date was also a simple process. We opted just for the Hacienda de Las Flores but the Pavillion is a beautiful location as well. We just didn't want to spend the extra money.

Staff was super helpful and responsive to our emails and questions. All of our guests continued to mention how much they love the location and all the green space, which was great for little kids.

They will charge for additional hours reserved, which a lot of venues do as well. I just wished they had a more secure storage location. We dropped off most of our decorations a few days before but were told just to leave them in a back hallway which made us nervous because there were going to be two weddings prior to ours. However, there were no problems or things missing.

One look at this venue and you too will be hooked! It embodies all the old world charm of a spanish hacienda nestled in the foothills of Moraga! A great price for Moraga residents! The photo opp's are to die for and I certainly did not regret chosing this venue for my wedding! Kimberly is great! She is responsive to emails and calls and made the walk thru and paper work easy and thankfully we were the only party to request our wedding date, otherwise straws would have to be drawn, and that would be the only negative I can come up with. The grounds are meticulous and the house has been updated according to the style in which it was built to protect it's heritage. It's a sight to see and I immediately fell in love! A little piece of history all wrapped up in a beautiful spacious package!!

Rose of Wedgewood Weddings sent me two emails asking for a review of their services for my wedding. It took me almost a month to respond due to the fact that I--along with all my close family and friends in attendance--try our very best to just forget about it. But, since she insisted, I'll tell you my big problem with Wedgewood Weddings.

After spending roughly $16,000 on a dream, my DJ played the totally wrong song for my wedding party walking down the aisle (no he did not contact me in any way to tell me he couldn't find my song we discussed or anything). The girlies at Wedgewood did this really cool thing where they put all the outdoor games we wanted under a large tree in the dark behind our covered reception area. They didn't leave a candle, a glowstick, or even a flashlight for my guests to enjoy themselves without rolling an ankle. It was very unsafe for anyone that attempted to play, and ultimately a total waste for us. They assured me that there would be heating for my guests as we were seated outdoors for our reception. This was not true at all. One worker says they don't work, or they're missing gas, etc. All of my guests, including family from North Dakota were freezing. I later come to hear about the heaters being turned off at the request of a guest. Wedgewood neglected to run that past me before doing anything, however, staff did interrupt me to ask if it was ok to turn the heat back on after hours of us shivering. I recall saying "well you didn't ask for my permission to turn it off... YES, turn it back on immediately." The whole schedule of my wedding was out of whack and not consistent with what we had discussed over video meetings numerous times. The DJ wasn't sure what to do, and once it was about nightfall, the Wedgewood girlies were acting like they couldn't wait to leave. My beautiful filet mignon was cooked WELL DONE, and there was not a single soul from Wedgewood to check with me on how the meal was. My wedding party had to cut pieces of theirs to share with me! Another lovely experience my wedding party had was being scolded like children for drinking a particular alcohol that Wedgewood erroneously left out for hours on the bar counter in the lounge area set up for us to relax after the ceremony. My guests had no idea what was off limits as there were hors d'oeuvres, beer, liquor, and champagne sprinkled all over the counter area. The last nail in the coffin was the bartender being incredibly rude to my photographer that happens to be a good personal friend. Once my friend was done working diligently to capture as much beauty as she could from what was supposed to be my special day, she asked the bartender for a drink. The bartender looked my friend up and down and snarked "ya snooze, ya lose!" and continued packing up the bar.

The only good thing this particular venue had was the aesthetic I was looking for. Using Wedgewood is the biggest regret of my life. I mean that with a passion. The only people that had any attention to detail or eagerness to help in any way they could was the late night kitchen crew that Cristina was so eager to hand us off to so she could scram. I don't know if it was just the staff they had (because I know they have a lot of turn around) but Hacienda de las Flores by Wedgewood Weddings don't seem to care about anyyyything once they get that last payment from you. You guys literally ruined my dream wedding. Also, I encourage Wedgewood Weddings to reach out to me via email or phone, and I will happily go into great detail about everything in this review.

As for others that have used Hacienda de las Flores or any other Wedgewood location and had a beautiful dream wedding, consider yourself lucky.

We do not write this review flippantly in the least. We give the Hacienda 4 stars for the venue itself, outdoors it is beautiful. We give a 1-star for the controlling rules and less than stellar customer service from one of the employees who works in the office. Trust me, this place is ran by parks and recreation, they are NOT wedding planners - nor does the office staff attempt to keep your business. They don't need it. They're run by the City of Moraga. Pleading, crying, smiling with a gracious request? Nah, doesn't work.

The indoors needs retrofitting (only 2 toilets, one for each sex seems inadequate). Dark, smaller and out-dated. The outdoors, patio, lawn, trees and fountain really sells the venue! My fiancé and I secured a date in Fall 2016, paying the full amount of the venue for 9-hours. We were able to get around a lot of the prohibitions: Only beer / wine and only 1/2 bottle of wine per person - no flower petals, balloons, no aisle runner, no birdseed, sparklers, etc. Where we had an issue was the music restrictions.

We secured a smooth-jazz vocal artist (Bosa Nova, quiet, classical jazz) and 3 accompanying instrumentalists. Ceremony was to be on the lawn, under one of the large redwood trees - 150 feet or so away from the patio and fountain. Dinner was to be served on the patio / fountain area. We were told by the office that the music could not be amplified. So unless we had someone walking around strumming a guitar, or a mariachi band, that wouldn't work. We wanted the instrumentalists to play and to have a vocal during the ceremony, but since the Hacienda does not permit speakers i.e. "amplification"- that's a no-go. The work-around, was to have the singer / instrumentalists be inside the building, facing out the windows or door. Nice, don't you think? You spend a few thousand on a sweet vocal artist and band, and you shove them into the building. Save yourself the money, and find a superb venue WITH a professional staff.