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Nestled among towering trees in San Marcos, California, Twin Oaks is a hidden garden wedding venue surrounded by lush gardens, twinkling rose arbors, tranquil waterfalls, romantic statuary, and the charm of a historic 1891 estate. Designed for couples searching for an intimate outdoor wedding venue in San Diego County, Twin Oaks offers a celebration experience that feels private, timeless, and beautifully romantic.

Couples can begin the day in the restored Grand Parlor or traditional Gentlemen’s Clubhouse before choosing from distinctive ceremony settings including the Natural Forest, Wooden Turn-Post Gazebo, Rustic Atrium, and Braided Ivy Archway and Fountain. Guests then gather in the Heart of the Garden Reception, where shaded forest, billowing drapery, designer gardens, blooming florals, historic trees, and trickling fountains create a romantic outdoor atmosphere before dinner and dancing continue beneath a grand tented pavilion adorned with elegant chiffon, crystal chandeliers, and personalized décor.

At Trademark Venues, our outdoor garden venues combine natural beauty, expert support, and thoughtfully curated inclusions to create weddings that feel personal, polished, and effortless. Our full-service wedding experience includes planning support, private bridal and groom suites, in-house catering, professional service staff, security, curated décor selections, lighting packages, and cake cutting service, creating a celebration that feels personal, polished, and fully supported.

For couples searching for a San Marcos wedding venue, San Diego garden wedding venue, hidden garden wedding venue, or full-service Southern California wedding venue, Twin Oaks brings together the romance of a private historic estate with the ease, guidance, and hospitality of Trademark Venues.

The listed price includes tax and, as required by California law, covers all mandatory fees and service charges.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

No

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting/Sound
Linens
Parking
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Server(s)

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

1

Describe your venue:

Garden
Historic Building

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Elopements

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Pet Friendly

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside Cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
Open Bar
Outside Alcohol

What event items are available?

Centerpieces
Chairs
Chair Covers
Dance Floor
Decor
Furniture
Lighting
Tables
Tents
Tent Accessories

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Chocolate Fountain
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access

Reviews of Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues

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Twin Oaks Garden is a dreamy oasis with a fairytale setting that guests described as the best wedding they’ve ever attended. The venue offers a beautiful outdoor space with well-maintained gardens and a cozy heated tent perfect for winter weddings. Guests praised the efficient and hospitable staff, including wedding coordinators Amy and Gina, who helped create a stress-free and magical experience. From the fantastic food and fast bartending service to the seamless organization and structured flow of events, Twin Oaks Garden is highly recommended for its picturesque beauty and exceptional service.

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Twin Oaks Garden is a dreamy oasis with a fairytale setting that guests described as the best wedding they’ve ever attended. The venue offers a beautiful outdoor space with well-maintained gardens and a cozy heated tent perfect for winter weddings. Guests praised the efficient and hospitable staff, including wedding coordinators Amy and Gina, who helped create a stress-free and magical experience. From the fantastic food and fast bartending service to the seamless organization and structured flow of events, Twin Oaks Garden is highly recommended for its picturesque beauty and exceptional service.

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Tess Sent on 12/17/2023
5 out of 5 rating

The Most Magical Wedding

We had a December wedding here with 180 people and had so many people tell us that it was the best wedding they’ve ever been to. The flow of the venue is absolutely perfect for a crowd and had plenty of little spaces to hangout but still felt intimate.

The gardens are absolutely beautiful and well maintained. The bridal salon was perfect to get ready with all the bridesmaids and the boys loved the speakeasy. The venue is all outside with a heated tent. We rented space heaters for cocktail hour but the tent was nice and cozy for a chilly December night.

We opted for the satellite bar during happy hour and everyone said they got their drinks FAST! We were extremely impressed with the bartending staff and they even let us do a signature cocktail. You also provide all of your own liquor and mixers which was a huge plus if you want open bar with a big crowd. The food was amazing, we did family style, and everyone raved about it. The family style is perfect so tables don’t feel bad getting table called last to the buffet. We did beef, chicken, mashed potatoes, and green beans; people’s only complaint was that there was too much food.

The staff was outstanding and attentive. Our wedding coordinator, Gina, was so helpful and informative throughout the entire planning process. She is so organized and made me go into our wedding with no stress knowing I would be in good hands. Katie was our bridal assistant, she is such a gem. She was so sweet bringing us champagne and checking in on us all day while getting ready. The star of the show was the manager, Billy. Billy absolutely crushed it and made sure everything went smoothly. He checked on me all day and even carried by bags and escorted me to our party bus on the way out. Overall we had the most magical wedding and can’t thank Twin Oaks and all their staff for making our day so special.
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Allisun Sent on 03/10/2026
5 out of 5 rating

DREAM Wedding Here!!!

This team is hands down the best staff I have ever experienced in terms of weddings. I've been a bridesmaid, a guest, and now finally a bride and they do not compare to any other venue. my husband and I just got married February 2026 and from the time we set our date about 15 months prior (I'm a type A girlie lol), all the way to the NEXT day after our wedding when we forgot some items (my husband and i barely ate and they packed our food up to pick up the next day from their on site fridge so we had our real first meal the next day!!!! I loved that), our team was amazing. A few key notes:

1. Catering is included here with the rental (rental is completely private by the way, no shared space!!!), and the food is FANTASTIC. I've been to so many weddings and the food was lackluster and/or short and everyone was hungry mid-reception. Not here. Even days after i have family and friends telling us the food was amazing, and the hors d'oeuvres were to die for!! We are still dreaming about those stuffed mushroom caps and grilled cheese shooters.
2. Our planner, Morgan, the wonderful girl she is, held my husband's and my hand through the entire process with all our little questions. She was so great to work with and made everything so much less stressful. We got 3 formal meetings through the process (welcome call, design meeting, and final details meeting), but Morgan responded to every email and call we made when we had little things come up and had suggestions that were realistic and great suggestions for vendors like a glam squad and our DJ
3. You get a bridal assistant for you and your groom the day of alongside your planner!! We were blessed with having Katie. She was so sweet and gave me the best pep talk right before the ceremony when there was a lot of hustle and bustle (pun intended) before I walked. She was there with my husband and I ready to give us drinks and food throughout the day, and her and Morgan were there to share some laughs with us when we were shooing people away when we needed a minute of quiet.
4. After the wedding the staff packed up decor that we brought ourselves and helped load things up (my husband and I didn't lift a finger as soon as we stepped on site--we were truly treated like the stars of the show).

This staff truly knows what they are doing and are completely worth every penny. Even my immediate family who were helping with our planning and with us getting ready were so impressed by the efficiency, organization, and hospitality the Trademark team provided. Guests have reached out and even told us that it was an awesome experience and they never had a wedding they went to were they knew what was going on next and no empty space where the bar is closed, music isn't playing, not knowing what to do, as cocktail hour happened. Everything was beautifully structured and we are so sad it only lasted one day!!!!! This team truly made our wedding dreams come to life, and we are so thankful to have chosen this team.
Karen
Karen Sent on 11/11/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Spring Wedding

The venue was more than I expected. The beautiful scenery and overnight accommodations were beautiful, comfortable, spacious and convenient. The price was right! The staff was very accommodating and took care of our special needs. The wedding planner gave it her all and more. I would highly recommend Twin Oaks!
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Allison Sent on 07/23/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Thank You Twin Oaks Garden!!!

My husband and I absolutely adored our wedding at Twin Oaks Garden! The venue literally feels like a magical garden, with twinkling lights and beautiful details everywhere. All my guests were gushing over how much they loved the venue and kept asking me "How did you find this place!?"

Our wedding coordinator was Amy, who was a JOY to work with!! She was with us every step of the way, answering every question and making every small adjustment we had. It was amazing to have her only an email away :) Her and the bridal assistant Katie were incredible on the day of. I walked in and everything was set up PERFECTLY, just how we had envisioned it! The two of them were so helpful the entire day and always made sure that we were happy and comfortable. Thank you to Trademark Venues for our beautiful day!!
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Dana Sent on 11/11/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Best day ever

We just got married on Thurs, 11/3/22 (have a Thursday wedding, seriously!) and oh my gosh, I don’t even know where to start… Okay, I do, and it’s with Jenna. Jenna is absolutely wonderful and is the best wedding coordinator EVER. She made everything so exciting and fun and was such a joy to plan with. Day of, she checked in on us just enough and had everything arranged exactly as we discussed, and it was just so absolutely beautiful. She made our vision come to life and it was pure magic.

Speaking of day of, Katie is a total delight. She always made sure we had water and champagne and anything else we needed. The girls are the perfect amount of professional and fun, where it was so comforting to know you are in the best hands and everything is handled, but it also felt like family was with us the whole time. I had a beautiful conversation with Katie before I walked down the aisle, and I will always treasure that moment with her.
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Sara Sent on 10/15/2022
5 out of 5 rating

A fairytale venue!

We got married at twin oaks house and garden 9/24/22! The venue is absolutely gorgeous- and was perfect for our Disneyland fairytale theme! We received so many compliments from guests on how beautiful the venue was. You truly feel like you were transported into your own oasis! I will admit the beginning planning process was a bit of a bumpy ride with our planners getting switched around- but we ended up with Jenna who I can’t recommend enough! If your booking twin oaks as your venue- you NEED to request her. She was an absolute dream and we are gonna miss working with her! She’s absolutely the sweetest person ever, and will go above and beyond to make your day run smoothly. Her communication is amazing and we felt so at easy knowing she was going to be with us on our special day. Again, Jenna is the best!!!! Also Katie was our bridal assistant the day of- and wow she killed it as well! Both the bridal and groom party loved her to bits! She always made sure we were taken cared of and got us food and water if we needed anything. If you truly want an unique and magical wedding venue- twin oaks is the perfect venue for you!
Emily
Emily Sent on 03/03/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful venue!

When I told a friend I was engaged, she threw out Twin Oaks as a possible venue. I looked at pictures online and immediately made an appointment to see it in person. It's the first and only venue we looked at but we knew it was perfect for us. Michelle is the first person we worked with in terms of selecting a date and other logistics, and she was so personable and friendly.

When we had to postpone our wedding due to Covid, everyone at Trademark Venues was so accommodating and helpful, and they were able to help us transition to our new date seamlessly. We had several different coordinators during our two-year-long planning-during-a-global-pandemic process, but they were all friendly and easy to work with. We eventually ended up with Mirae, who was kind, responsive, and extremely helpful.

One of the main reasons we selected Trademark Venues is because I wanted to do a lot of DIY for the wedding, but I didn't want my bridal party to be stuck setting everything up. Mirae and the Trademark team completely handled it - we dropped everything off at the beginning of our dress rehearsal, discussed with Mirae what should go where, and the morning of the wedding, everything was set up exactly to our specifications.

The day of the wedding, I didn't see much of Mirae, but I am certain she was behind the scenes working her magic because everything went off without a hitch. If anything did go wrong, I didn't hear about it, which, as the bride, I greatly appreciated!! I would also like to give a shout-out to Katie, a member of the Trademark team. She was AMAZING. After our ceremony, I mentioned to my new husband that I was going to kill someone if I didn't get one of the delicious grilled cheese/tomato soup shooters we had chosen as an appetizer. And bam - Katie was there with shooter in hand! She also followed me around carrying my train, made sure my champagne was always full, and reminded me to drink water. Thank you, Katie!!!

We had a build-your-own taco bar for our meal, and while Mirae brought us food, I was too busy talking to guests to eat! I heard it was delicious, though.

Several of our guests commented that ours was the most beautiful wedding they had ever attended, and this was largely due to the gorgeous Twin Oaks. Highly recommend this venue and the Trademark team!
Maile
Maile Sent on 10/31/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Most Magical Wedding Venue and Wonderful Customer Service

When you set out to plan your wedding, it can be pretty overwhelming, you don’t even know what to do or where to start. Luckily for us, we found Trademark Venues. What is so wonderful about this company and their venues, is the customer service, personal touches, and the wonderful people who work there. From the moment we inquired just like we were doing with so many other venues, there was an instant difference. We spoke with Camille, who not only answered every question patiently, was over the top in making us feel heard, knew how big of a decision a venue is, and also took the time to get to know us, our love story, and help us with identifying if a Trademark Venue was right for us or not with no judgement, only professionalism, grace, and yes, even with love! We at first were interested in Ethereal Gardens, but when we spoke to Camille and described what we were looking for, she suggested Twin Oaks, and she fully had us ultimately tour every venue, she was 100 percent right, and we may never have even seen Twin Oaks if not for her recommendation.

Twin Oaks is a secret garden full of surprises, magic, and love. If you want to feel secluded, if you want beautiful gardens, if you want intimacy and romance, if you want whimsical joy, if you want a perfect garden type wedding, you can stop your search. You want Twin Oaks. The wedding was perfection, the setting, perfect. And the team went above and beyond to make it feel like the venue was built just for our wedding. From the historic school house, to the beautiful tent for the reception, to the trees, flowers, fountains, ponds, hidden greenhouse, beautiful ceremony arches and gazebos, twinkle lights galore, beautiful decor (most of which comes with the venue!) - there is nothing we would change.

The Trademark team is amazing. For one price you get the venue, appetizers, dinner, and a full on coordinator who serves very much as a planner, an advice giver, a caretaker, and a day of organizer who you are with beginning to end for your planning process. You can feel calm and assured since when you arrive you are working with the same person you started the planning process with. In our case it was Liz. Liz, thank you for everything. You allowed us to take in the wedding and its moments without worry because you were there, and your team took care of everything. On the wedding day you also get a bridal assistant the entire day. For us, it was Katie, and I couldn’t help but cry when saying goodbye to her. She helped in ways I didn’t even realize were so needed to have the wedding of my dreams.

The Trademark team is top notch, the food was a huge hit for all our guests who just wanted more, and they could not get over the beauty of the venue. They helped recommend vendors (everyone we worked with except for our photographer came from recommendations from Trademark and were EXCELLENT), came up with ideas for our theme, encouraged our every decision, and it all comes in a package. We found it reasonably priced for what we were going for, and would always recommend working with them and getting married at any of their venues, especially Twin Oaks.

We continue to look back at our wedding day, marveling over how at least from our perspective, nothing went wrong. That is a testament to the team at Trademark! I am sure everything was not perfect, but we never would have known, and could just enjoy a wedding we will never forget. Thank you to everyone who touched our wedding, it was everything we dreamed of and more.
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Bg2001Recovered Sent on 06/30/2021
5 out of 5 rating

we will remember all the beautiful details for the rest of our lives.

beautiful sunny southern California.
Great weather, very nice location.
Attention to details on their behalf, made us able to relax
and just soak in the experience.
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Aime Sent on 05/16/2021
5 out of 5 rating

Twin oaks. Our experience was nothing short of amazing. Then venue was beautiful and food was fantastic. Everything was so easy.

Our wedding venue was great but our coordinator was the best part. She was so easy to work with and made our day stress free. You could tell she sincerely cared and treated us like family. If there were any mishaps on our day we would have never known because it all went so smoothly. She also took care of us and made sure we had plenty of time to eat and enjoy ourselves
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Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues frequently asked questions

Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Linens
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
The space offered by Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues for wedding events is known for:
  • Garden
  • Historic Building
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Elopements
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Outside Vendors
  • Pet Friendly
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Chair Covers
  • Dance Floor
  • Decor
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
  • Tents
  • Tent Accessories
Twin Oaks House & Gardens by Trademark Venues is recommended by 98% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in professionalism, 4.9 in value and 4.8 in flexibility.
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