La Jolla Beach & Tennis Club Reviews

Alyssa Carrigan was our wedding Event Manager and helped us plan our wedding party brunch here after our beautiful wedding day. The food was delicious, the staff were attentive and kind, and our entire group had a great time.

We had our dream wedding at La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club! We worked with Elizabeth who was so detail oriented very quick to respond. She made us feel so comfortable having our wedding here and we knew we could always count on her! Not to mention the STUNNING beach and the amazing ambiance of the Pavilion where we had our reception. The pavilion was so private and looked beautiful at night. Thank you Elizabeth and La Jolla Beach and Tennis Club for giving us our dream wedding!

We had the wedding of our dreams at LJBTC in September 2022!! We used LJBTC as our wedding room block and venue - our guests loved staying right on the beach (it was especially lovely for those guests escaping the cold East Coast winters) and so many people commented on how unique it was. Not many people have been to a wedding or have had dinner on the sand. We got the most stunning sunset as well. The staff was always extremely professional and accommodating - one of the servers ran in the heat to get me the wine that I wanted! So kind. I have to say the BEST part of this venue is Sarah Dahl, the event manager. Wow. We were absolutely blown away by how organized and incredibly detail-oriented Sarah is. She is extremely kind and professional, and we honestly miss working with her now that the wedding is done. She basically did so much of the heavy lifting when it came to the wedding planning. She is so great to work with and has excellent communication skills - she was prompt in her responses and also is a super clear writer and communicator, which is very important for getting all the details right for your wedding day! We had a lot of customizations (special cocktails, special glasses, champagne tower, specific kind of tequila) and she was so accommodating and helpful. She helped us through multiple walk throughs and we were always excited to see her because her positive attitude and kind energy just brightens your day! I would absolutely recommend LJBTC if you are looking to do a beach wedding!!! We are so incredibly happy with how our wedding turned out and are excited to be able to come back and visit the Marine Room or stay at the club to commemorate our wedding day :) Thank you so much Sarah and team!!!

We hosted about 20 people here for a small luncheon following a private ceremony two weeks before our "real" reception. It went off without a hitch! The staff was very friendly and helpful and I heard that the food was great! I didn't have much of a chance to eat any of it. It was a beautiful, classy place to have a reception of any size.

We got married at LJBTC on 10/13/13 and held a handful of events here over our wedding weekend. We had our rehearsal dinner, wedding ceremony and cocktail hour, and post-wedding brunch all at LJBTC. We had our reception at the Marine Room, which is also owned by LJBTC. All of our events were beautiful and everything we would have dreamed of. The environment does it all for you! Our ceremony was stunning. It was quiet and peaceful. One of the best parts of having a beach ceremony at LJBTC is that the beach is private so people are not invading your ceremony space as they do on public beaches. Also, LJBTC cleans the beach daily so it was in perfect shape, whereas the public beach next to us was still a mess from the storm on Wednesday. The cocktail hour was beautiful and our guests got to enjoy the sunshine and then sunset on the patio 5 feet from the sand! The staff were friendly and accommodating the entire weekend and really made sure all my guests had an amazing time! Jennifer, the coordinator, did a great job keeping up with my requests and making sure that I was pleased with everything no matter how many changes I requested! I recommend this venue to anyone wanting a beach ceremony in paradise!

The LJBTC is a private club, with a private beach on La Jolla Shores. This was GREAT for a beach wedding because they rope off a whole section of the beach for you, and you don't have to worry about city permits, etc. Also, you can have the reception right inside and your guests can all stay at the hotel, so everything is all in one spot! The cons: If you are not a member or don't know a member, you have to pay extra for every single one of your guests. Also, to even have the wedding there at all, you have to be/know a member, or book a certain number of hotel rooms! If you have above a certain number of guests you must pay for valet car service; they don't have a room for the bride to get ready in; and the reception must be over by 10 unless you get special permission. Also, I wasn't always very impressed with the staff- they give an air of being very classy with 5 star service (and you're paying for it), but then seem to hire young people without much experience, and at times we got conflicting information from all of them. Bottom line: if you MUST have a beach wedding and don't want to deal with park permits, etc. and money is not a huge concern for you (as there are a lot of random fees with the tennis club), and you're good at reading fine print to see how much it will really cost you, then check them out!