Lavender & Olive is stunning. The grounds look like a fairytale and felt so magical. The venue staff was attentive and made everything so simple for my coordinator. I highly recommend this hidden gem to every couple.

Lavender & Olive is a beautiful wedding venue unlike any other we visited in San Diego. Our top two priorities when searching for a wedding venue was that we wanted to bring in our own caterer and we wanted a house onsite for our bridal party to stay. This narrowed our options down quite a bit, but made Lavender & Olive the most perfect wedding venue. We toured the venue several times during our year and a half engagement and each time we were met with either Carolyn (the owner) or a venue manager who were eager to show us around and answer any questions. We loved the idea of being able to bring in our own caterer because we didn't want typical wedding food. For our wedding we had Fogo de Chao cater and Lavender & Olive made bringing in outside catering so convenient, particularly with the renovation of the garage into a full catering kitchen. We stayed onsite at the venue the day before the wedding until the day after which was incredibly convenient for doing hair and makeup since we didn't have to worry about moving locations before the wedding. The only downside of the venue is that it is in more of a remote location and so ride share options for guests is difficult. The venue did let us know this ahead of time and we were able to book a shuttle service for our guests to and from a hotel in Poway. Overall, I would highly recommend Lavender & Olive for a couple that wants to hand select their vendors to have exactly the day they've been dreaming of.

Perfect venue. We wanted something we could make our very own and not feel stifled or restricted. I can not say enough about the BEAUTY of the location. Our photographer was over the moon with options for photos and we made it into her portfolio because our wedding photos looked like they popped straight out of VOGUE.

You can stay the night in complete privacy and we ended up having a rehearsal the night before and the ceremony the next day. It was like a destination wedding. I've been to so many stressful weddings and I wanted mine to be cozy & personal. Carolyn let us know the sky was the limit - we never heard "no" -- just "we can take care of that." Those are the best words a bride can hear besides, "I DO!"