Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden
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What is the story behind Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden?
Tucked away on the campus of California State University, Long Beach, the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden offers couples a peaceful and romantic setting surrounded by nature. Designed in the tradition of a Japanese garden, this living museum features a tranquil koi pond, graceful bridges, cascading waterfalls, winding pathways, mature trees, and beautifully maintained landscaping—creating an unforgettable backdrop for your wedding day.
The Garden feels worlds away while remaining conveniently located in Long Beach. Its intimate scale and natural beauty make it especially suited to couples looking for an outdoor wedding venue that feels elegant, distinctive, and deeply connected to nature.
Facilities & Capacity
The Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden encompasses more than an acre of beautifully designed outdoor space where traditional Japanese garden elements blend harmoniously with the Southern California landscape.
Couples may celebrate both their ceremony and reception within the Garden, allowing guests to experience the property as it transforms from a serene daytime setting into a romantic evening celebration.
The Garden accommodates weddings of up to 120 guests. Multiple ceremony and reception layouts are available, allowing couples to select an arrangement that complements their guest count and vision for the day.
Throughout the celebration, guests can enjoy views of the koi pond, bridges, waterfalls, trees, and surrounding gardens. The landscape itself provides an extraordinary setting, whether you prefer minimal décor that lets the Garden shine or thoughtful additions that reflect your personal style.
Wedding Experience
Our team works with couples and their wedding professionals to help coordinate the venue details that make celebrating at the Garden possible. Because the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden is both an event venue and a living museum, weddings are thoughtfully planned to protect the beauty and character of the Garden while creating a memorable experience for couples and their guests.
Wedding planners are recommended for all weddings and are required for celebrations with more than 50 guests.
Depending on your wedding arrangements, available venue amenities may include:
- White garden chairs
- Tables for guest check-in, gifts, and other event needs
- Outdoor umbrellas
- Audio/visual options
- Parking arrangements
- Access to designated ceremony and reception areas
- A scheduled wedding rehearsal
Our team will work with you during the planning process to review venue logistics, approved layouts, vendor requirements, and other details specific to your celebration.
Whether you envision an intimate ceremony beside the koi pond or an elegant outdoor reception beneath the trees, the Earl Burns Miller Japanese Garden offers a setting unlike any other in Long Beach.
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45 years in business
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We speak English, Italian, Japanese and Spanish
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As we live in Ireland it made it quite hard for us to organise and plan our day however they made our day so much easier and pain free.
For any couples looking for a venue which can cater for both large and small weddings (ours being 15 people total) with a very unique feel, the Earl Burns Japanese Garden is a perfect fit.
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I have performed many weddings here and the staff is great and the gardens are picture perfect!
This Wedding location has everything!! A beautiful garden, amazing catering, organized and friendly coordinators and a Koi pond. When you get married here, you feel you're away from the city, surrounded in an outdoor gardens in Japan. The facility is relatively large as well, fitting more people then you'd expect. So many beautiful places to take great photographs. Every wedding here is truly a memory that will last a lifetime.
Beautiful location and great people to work with!
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