Oak Canyon Nature Center Reviews
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4.5 out of 5 rating
4.5 out of 5 rating
24 Reviews
91% recommend it
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Monica Sent on 06/21/2019
Amazing!! Truly magical
This place will take your breath away and is truly magical. We had an amazing wedding and the staff was always very helpful. Our pictures came out great! -
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Makenzie Sent on 02/25/2019
Beautiful setting
We were so lucky to stumble upon Oak Canyon Nature Center. This was the perfect low-key ceremony setting and did not require a lot of additional decorations. Very affordable and highly recommended. -
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User2209860 Sent on 07/03/2015We had our wedding ceremony here, and we loved it! The tree cover creates a wonderfully intimate space. Even though it's still open to the public, hikers and walkers are very respectful of the goings-on. You only get the space for an allotted time but it's plenty of time to get there, take pictures, set up any decorations, and have the ceremony. Pictures that are taken here turn out great! -
User1056536 Sent on 01/01/2013This place was divine =) It was everything that I ever envisioned. Think "Twilight" when u see this place.. lol.. Seriously, who doesn't want to get married under a majestic canopy of old and proud oak trees. It suited me and my husband since we were both nature lovers. The best part, this place is affordable! =) -
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Erilen Sent on 05/01/2012Great to work with.. Always answered all my questions promptly -
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Steph Sent on 10/05/2022A hidden gem with the nicest staff!
Oak Canyon Nature Center ended up being the perfect location for our wedding ceremony! I do advise to read all the rules of what is and isn't allowed on the grounds, but we were able to work around everything they don't allow (it is a nature preserve, there are many harmful items to nature and animals we don't even think about!). Emailing with Liz was easy and the wonderful woman helping us day of was an angel and so helpful!! Thank you to everyone at Oak Canyon Nature Center for having this place available for weddings. It was perfect and wonderful! -
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Candace D. Sent on 06/17/2019Beautiful venue and friendly service
This is the most beautiful outdoor venue! If you are looking for a forest feel this is the spot. They have designated time slots for two weddings a day; morning or afternoon so you have to fit your schedule into their allotted time frames and they also do not allow any receptions whatsoever so that can also make things hard. But for me the natural beauty and friendly staff made it all worth it! -
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Christiana Sent on 06/23/2019Dreamy Location and Wonderful Staff
Oak Canyon is so dreamy. The staff and Lauren were so accommodating and helpful. Can not recommend this place enough! It rained on my wedding day and as I arrived I saw staff wiping down the benches to ensure my guests would be comfortable. Little gestures that go over and above are what make your wedding day so special. -
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User1988012 Sent on 12/29/2014The nature center was a beautiful and quite location to have our ceremony, I only wish that they still would allow the reception to be held there too. -
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Amber Sent on 10/16/2013Oak Canyon Nature Center is by far the most BEAUTIFUL place to get married. Our ceremony was magical - and how could it not be, with the trees, fresh air, and bird calls? The only thing I wish the center would help with is having a ladder available. It's a little bit of a pain in the butt to have to bring a ladder along with all of your decorations. Still totally doable, but it would have been nice and it's hard to imagine why they don't have a ladder for use for wedding ceremonies. Either way, NO REGRETS. This place is the best. -
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Jen T. Sent on 04/04/2019Love this venue
It is so pretty and gave us that woodsy vibe I wanted without making us travel too far out of LA. Do keep in mind though this is run by the city and the wedding coordinator is only in the office on Thursdays and Sundays so you will need to plan your visit accordingly. -
User2019959 Sent on 01/22/2015This place is gorgeous! It has a huge amphitheater and a wonderful view. If you are interested in outdoors this could be your place. They do have a lot of rules but all the rules have a purpose to them. -
User2332617 Sent on 09/24/2015Oak Canyon is gorgeous and your only chance of a truly natural setting without leaving the Anaheim area. In terms of beauty and atmosphere, Oak Canyon is everything I ever wanted and more. Note there's no area for the bride to get ready, and there's a chance your event will be canceled by excessive rain. Gina was a bit difficult to get a hold of initially, and then she confused the date of my booking appointment with someone else's, but the appointment itself went smoothly. Six months after I booked, she contacted me for an additional $100 because THEY DO NOT LOCK IN PRICE WHEN YOU SIGN A CONTRACT. I expressed my opinion on this terrible business practice, and her response was very well-written and courteous, but I still paid the $100. The day of my rehearsal, we received a call telling us there had been a plumbing accident and the park was closed to the public, although we would be let in. Gina said in an email, "I did not notify you sooner because we were assured that the leak would be fixed". Turns out the "leak" was a water main which had burst the week before, forming a 15 foot sink hole blocking the park's main bridge. The bridge was wrapped in caution tape and there was a bright yellow backhoe parked front and center. In other words, the ceremony area was still accessible, but pretty much nothing else could be reached, including all the areas we had planned to use for photos. Gina told us "no one in the wedding party will be able to go onto or past the first bridge" and to limit our photos to side trails. I notified my photographers (Kayden Studios, bless them) and they went down in person and convinced the man at the desk (not Gina) that we could be permitted to duck under the caution tape and walk very carefully around the sink hole to get to the photo areas on the other side. In the end, that is what we did. I hate to give such a beautiful venue a low rating for disasters beyond their control, but I feel they could have handled the situation better.
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Brittany Sent on 10/16/2017I am happy to give my thoughts for the sake of future brides and those darn stress levels. Oak Canyon was lovely. We chose it because we love nature, we liked that we could still have a decent amount of people, minimal decorating, the photos were stunning and the price was right.
The parts we did not enjoy was that although it was minimal decorations needed we had to make all sorts of signs to direct people to the site and it was hard for the elderly to walk on the dirt path. Also, they are literally no help. Very hard to get in contact with and they offer no assistance and no bride room and you are not guaranteed to be able to get inside of the inside area on the day of. For our rehearsal no sound equipment was provided and they basically just let you show up and did nothing else to help. It made things a bit more stressful on top of everything else already going on with wedding planning. They say they have a coordinator for you but they do not. All you are guaranteed is the spot and some sound equipment on the day of.
All in all, it was very beautiful which I was happy about but honestly way too stressful. And it was hard to find somewhere to do the reception because everywhere close by was either too expensive or kind of grungy. So our reception was about 25 minutes away.
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