Oceano Hotel and Spa

We cannot imagine a more perfect wedding venue! We got to work with both Nancy and Jenn and they were so easy to work with and made sure our wedding was the perfect day. They always made themselves available for calls and answered our questions in a timely manner. We did multiple meals at the venue (welcome dinner, reception, farewell brunch and all the food was SO GOOD. Over a week later and we still have guests telling us how great their experience was and how they did not leave hungry. Not only was the venue gorgeous, but the list of preferred vendors Nancy and Jenn have put together is incredibly helpful and provides a wide variety of options. The hotel staff also made the experience extra amazing - they supported all our guests needs and our needs throughout the weekend and they made the weekend run super smoothly. Could not recommend this place stronger if you are looking for a Bay Area wedding!

Jenn and her team did an amazing job making sure our day was perfect! From the rehearsal, to the ceremony, to the reception, everything was amazing! The Wedding Garden has a breathtaking view and the Gate House is perfect! We were very impressed with the entire process and our big day! Highly recommend having your wedding at the Oceano. You will not be disappointed.

Oceano was an absolutely perfect wedding venue and fit our vision of our big day exactly! This was the first venue we toured and just one walk around the venue I knew this had to be our place. It is absolutely stunning and the aspects included make planning so much easier! When they just so happened to have one of our dates available I was absolutely over the moon! Jenn was so easy to work with and communicative and made the process really flow! All of the calls, emails, and meetings leading up to the big day were so productive and ensured it was everything we wanted! The weekend of the wedding the entire team (including Nancy and Lauren) was an absolute joy to work with! They were so professional and efficient and just put us all at ease! The big day itself ran so smoothly and we were able to just 100% enjoy the day and be in the moment thanks to their hard work! I highly recommend working with Oceano and booking them for your big day!

Oceano was so beautiful and was exactly what we wanted for our wedding! Honestly the best value for Oceanside venue with DELICIOUS food and a best coordinator ( Love you Nancy! ) along side you the whole way. The Gate house is the perfect canvas to your dream wedding. The hotel is very accommodating to us and all our guest! We will definitely be back to spend more time at Oceano

Oceano was absolutely amazing! The venue is beautiful, the hotel is beautiful, everything was wonderful! Nancy and Jenn were so sweet every time we met with them. They were very patient and helpful with all our questions, and they set up all the decorations and coordinated the wedding flawlessly. The food was great, the rooms were amazing, everything was just perfect. We had the best wedding day.

ABSOLUTELY AMAZING! We had our wedding here mid October and the entire experience from day 1 was incredible!! We had the most magical, stress free, fun wedding ever! All of our guests raved about the amazing food, location, sweet staff, and beautiful hotel.

If you are considering having your wedding here... DO IT... you will not regret it! My husband and I had spent months looking for a wedding venue. We wanted to have something near the ocean and went up and down the coast trying to find a venue and nothing felt right. One day we called up Oceano and were lucky enough to speak with Nancy. Without hesitation she had us come in that day to give us a tour. To describe Nancy as an angel is an understatement... I don't know how we got so lucky to work with her! She was the main reason our wedding was so fabulous!!

I'm getting off track... so we met with Nancy that day and got the tour of the hotel. It has great views of the water and both of the wedding venues were beautiful. One of our biggest pet peeves when looking at venues was the cost of the wedding site and then we'd go look at the ballrooms and either the carpet was dirty and/or a crazy color, or the chairs were old conference looking chairs, or we had to pay a bunch of extra money to get drapes to make the room look nice. But with Oceano, none of that was necessary! The rooms are beautiful, they already have chiavari chairs ( which no other venue supplied, and those chair usually run about $10 without tax to rent-- so a huge savings) and there is normal looking carpet (none of that lime green ugly hotel carpet). So there wasn't much to spend on decor because you really do get what you pay for-- once you start the wedding planning process you'll know what I am talking about. When we sat down and spoke with Nancy, she was very knowledgeable with the in's and out's of planning a wedding. She listened to and addressed all of our concerns and needs. She also was not pushy at all and made us feel very comfortable. After looking for months, we knew instantly that we wanted to book Oceano for our wedding!

Here's a few other notes..

The hotel: rooms are gorgeous, well kept and very spacious. All of our guests enjoyed their entire stay there and many of them have already told me they are excited to come back on their own to vacation there!

The food: To be honest, food was not #1 priority for my husband and I. We know wedding guests care but we were pretty flexible and indifferent. However, when we had our tasting with Nancy, everything we tried was delicious! On top of that everything was organic from their farm! We also had some guests with dietary restrictions and Nancy was so accommodating and went above and beyond to ensure that they were able to get a dish that worked with their restrictions. All we heard after the wedding from our guests was how amazing the food was! That was not even our concern but all of our family and friends loved it and yet to this day comment on it!

The staff: everyone working at the hotel is so kind and was so helpful during the entire planning process and day of. They definitely know what they are doing when it comes to weddings and they made the whole experience so stress free. My husband and I were on a budget and one of the things other venues required were day of coordinators. At Oceano, that is not necessary because either Nancy or the other event staff pretty much are your coordinators.. so you do not need to hire someone! From the first day Nancy went over the details with us, helped us with our timeline and planning, and even reached out to our vendors before the wedding to finalize details with them. She was amazing at answering all of our questions and communicating in a very timely manner. To stick to our budget, we also did a lot of DIY decor. Nancy was so gracious to allow us to come early the day before and set up a few things and get everything ready, which was a major help and saved us so much money and time! For our rehearsal, Nancy was there to coordinate and was very calm and helpful ( even with our crazy families who kept getting distracted or asking a bunch of questions). On the wedding day, we had absolutely no stress and no worries because Nancy made us feel so confident that everything was going to run smoothly. She was there every step of the way, she checked in with all of our vendors, she kept us on track and she also made sure we ATE! She saved hors d'oeuvres for us so we can also try them during cocktail hour and brought us plates of food during the wedding and even after! Everything exceeded our expectations and our wedding day was just amazing.

Oceano truly checked off all the boxes when picking our wedding venue. My husband and I are so lucky that we found Oceano and Nancy. They have made such an incredible memory for us and our families. Trust me when I say.. BOOK YOUR WEDDING HERE, YOU WILL NOT REGRET IT!!!

One word: AMAZING. Our wedding guests raved about the hotel as our ceremony and reception site. It was beautiful, the staff is friendly and responsive, and our guests loved being walking distance from the wedding itself, the water, and yummy restaurants!

We felt so at home with our coordinator Nancy. She took care of every detail and I spent the wedding day completely relaxed knowing that her team was taking care of everything. We had our dream wedding day and the beautiful Oceano was a big part of the reason why.

Simply AMAZING!! Their service was top notch. Such professionals. They treated all my vendors with respect and care. They helped me find some vendors and then worked with them the day of. I did not have to worry about a SINGLE thing!! I simply enjoyed my day thanks to Lauren and her team!! In addition to the amazing service, it's just a gorgeous venue!! Thank you Lauren and team for helping to make our day so wonderful and memorable!!

Nancy is the best!!! We cannot wait to spend our special day at oceano!!!

We worked with Nancy at Oceano and she was wonderful, along with all the staff there! From day one, Nancy was amazing. She really cares about making sure that it is your wedding day. Clearly, she has done many weddings. Planning with Nancy was always fun. She was good at responding to emails and phone calls. Before the wedding, Nancy provided us with a tasting and the day of food was spot on! She allowed us to build our own menu -- we chose what ingredients we wanted and the chefs at Oceano put it all together and made it super tasty. We went with the vendors that Nancy recommended and they were all amazing. Nancy is also very willing to work with new vendors. Nancy ran our rehearsal and made our whole wedding party feel very comfortable about how the day of proceedings would go.
Our wedding day went so smoothly. Nancy provided us with a beautiful bridal suite to get ready in (which made for great photography shots). Nancy checked in on us and also gave us lunch.
The ceremony site was so beautiful. The backdrop of the trees and the harbor are very serene and make for great photos. We ended up having about 170 guests and they all sat very comfortably at the ceremony site. We had two handicaps and Oceano was able to accommodate them and help them feel comfortable.
Cocktail hour food was delicious and everyone enjoyed being in the atrium where there was natural sunlight that filled the room. The atrium later became a wonderful dance floor.
Our reception was in the ballroom which was beautifully decorated with all the details that we had discussed with Nancy. Nancy was able to project our powerpoint slideshow perfectly. Nancy and her staff actually ended up plating our dessert and arranged it very beautifully. The alcohol package was flexible. We had extra food waiting in our honeymoon suite at the end of the night in case we were starving!
Everyone at Oceano was just so thoughtful and made our wedding day so smooth and fun!