When you start looking at San Luis Obispo wedding venues, you’ll find ranches, barns, and plenty of casual Central Coast options. We built Villa Loriana to offer something different: a 30-acre private estate where Italian villa architecture meets California, a relaxed Central Coast setting near vineyards and oak groves, and where your wedding takes place across a private estate designed for an entire weekend together. We’re a family-owned venue in Edna Valley, minutes from Pismo Beach and downtown San Luis Obispo, midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco.
Villa Loriana offers a unique wedding experience in San Luis Obispo with its 30-acre private estate featuring Italian villa architecture, waterfalls, and scenic views. The venue provides a full weekend celebration, including overnight accommodations for up to 18 guests, flexible catering options, and exclusive use of the property, ensuring a relaxed and memorable event.
What sets us apart isn’t just the stone turret and arched windows or the over an acre of waterfalls that flow across the property. It’s that your family and closest friends stay onsite in four luxury suites, you wake up the morning after in the same place you said your vows, and your closest family and friends can stay onsite, while other guests choose nearby hotels. This is a wedding venue that becomes your private estate for the weekend.
What Sets Villa Loriana Apart as a San Luis Obispo Wedding Venue
Most San Luis Obispo wedding venues offer you a ceremony site and a reception room. Villa Loriana gives you an entire private estate for the weekend. Your wedding package includes overnight accommodations for up to 18 guests in four luxury suites, white glove service with setup and breakdown handled by our team, and over an acre of waterfalls flowing across 30 acres of Italian-inspired grounds. This isn’t a venue you rent for eight hours. It’s a destination where your wedding becomes a weekend retreat.
A Private Estate That Accommodates Your Inner Circle
Your wedding package includes a two or three-night stay in four luxury suites, sleeping up to 18 guests. The Baldini Suite, Toscana Suite, Sorrento Suite, and the Cottage each come with a kitchenette, full-size refrigerator, and designer finishes that blend old-world warmth with modern comfort. Three suites sit inside the villa with private entrances on the second floor, right above your reception space. The Cottage is tucked among oaks on the upper property, with a wrap-around porch and private patio equipped with a fire pit.
You’ll share a full kitchen with a Wolf range and butcher block island. Your bridesmaids can gather in the Baldini Suite’s east-facing windows for hair and makeup in natural morning light, while your groomsmen retreat to the Cottage patio. After the last dance, everyone walks upstairs or across the lawn. No ride services, no key cards, no saying goodnight in a parking lot.
Italian Architecture on California’s Central Coast
We completed the two-story villa in 2018 after rebuilding from a fire, and we chose stone and arches that belong in Tuscany. The stone turret and authentic arched windows frame Central Coast views. Your ceremony site features a stone pergola draped in wisteria vines. Cocktail hour moves to the pavilion, where 10-foot-tall stone arches wrap the patio, draped in greenery and vines with water spouts throughout. The reception space glows with golden light from west-facing windows as the sun sets over Edna Valley.
Photographers ask us about the light. The Toscana and Sorrento Suites both face west, so sunset portraits happen steps from your getting-ready space. The Baldini Suite’s east-facing windows offer that soft morning glow. The stone turret and arched windows give you photographer-favorite backdrops without staging anything.
Over an Acre of Water Features and 30 Acres of Privacy
We carved out over an acre of waterfalls, ponds, and creeks across the estate. You’ll hear the water during your vows. Your guests will wander the park lawns under indigenous oaks between the ceremony and cocktail hour. The full-size bocce court and horseshoe pits keep everyone entertained while you’re off taking portraits.
Because this is a private estate, you don’t deal with city restrictions or public spaces. Your 300 guests feel intimate here. You can flip the ceremony space for reception if that suits your flow, or use distinct areas for each moment. We built this property so every part of your day has room to breathe.
White Glove Service That Actually Handles Setup and Breakdown
We include cross-back chairs for up to 200 guests, 25 round tables at 60 inches, plus farmhouse and banquet tables. Our team handles setup and breakdown. You and your planner focus on timing and details, not hauling furniture.
We also designed the property with vendor input. The covered and lit catering patio accommodates most catering vehicles. The Butler’s Pantry inside offers refrigeration and a sink. We have 30-plus dedicated 20-amp circuits across the villa, catering areas, and the built-in bar with kegerator, plus power access throughout the grounds. There’s a separate staff restroom, and we provide trash service onsite so your caterer’s team isn’t hauling bags at midnight. A backup generator keeps everything running.
A Venue Built for Vendor Teams and Wedding Planners
We welcome outside vendors and approve them on a case-by-case basis based on insurance, licensure, and our requirements. We also have a strong preferred vendor community and offer introductions. Full bar service is allowed with a licensed caterer. Wine, beer, and spirits are welcome.
Planners appreciate the client portal where contracts, invoices, venue plans, vendor forms, and event information live in one place. On the day, a venue manager is on-site. The power, the catering flow, the restrooms in multiple locations, all of it exists because we asked vendors what they needed and then built it.
Location That Serves Santa Barbara and Paso Robles Guests
Villa Loriana sits in Edna Valley, minutes from Pismo Beach, downtown San Luis Obispo, and the vineyards that define the Central Coast. We’re midway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, about 90 minutes from Santa Barbara. For couples planning a destination wedding weekend, this location offers California wine country without flying to Napa, and coastal access without the fog of Big Sur.
September through November is especially beautiful here. The Central Coast has a long late summer, and the light during those months is warm and clear. Your guests can explore Chamisal Vineyards, Talley Vineyards, or Malene Wines before your rehearsal dinner. After the wedding, many couples choose to add a farewell brunch on the Cottage’s private patio or at the outdoor pavilion.
Rehearsal Dinners, Welcome Parties, and Farewell Brunches Onsite
Your wedding package covers the main event, but you can add a welcome party, rehearsal dinner, or farewell brunch. The Cottage patio with its fire pit works for an intimate rehearsal dinner. The pavilion with its stone arches suits a larger welcome gathering.
We’ve hosted couples who used the shared kitchen to make breakfast together the morning after, or who gathered around the Cottage fire pit for late-night conversation. The property becomes yours for the weekend. You’ll decide how to use it.
Transparent Pricing With No Hidden Fees
We list one price, and that’s what you pay. No service fees, no taxes added later, no surprise line items. When you request our pricing guide, you’ll see exactly what your weekend costs and what’s included. We operate this way because we’re a family-owned business, and we want you to plan confidently.
Conclusion
If you’re comparing San Luis Obispo wedding venues and you want a private estate where your family stays onsite, where the architecture feels European, and where waterfalls and stone arches do the decorating for you, we’d like to show you Villa Loriana. We handle the logistics. You focus on your weekend.
Ready to see Villa Loriana in person? Tours are by appointment only. Contact us at hello@villaloriana.com or call 805.710.9868 to schedule your visit. You can also request our pricing guide on our website to see what’s included in your wedding weekend package.
FAQs
How many guests can Villa Loriana accommodate for a wedding?
Villa Loriana accommodates up to 300 guests for both the ceremony and reception. The 30 acre private estate and over an acre of water features give even larger groups room to move comfortably between ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.
What’s included when we book Villa Loriana for our wedding?
Your wedding package includes a two or three night stay in four luxury suites sleeping up to 18 guests, cross back chairs for up to 200 guests, 25 round tables, farmhouse and banquet tables, and onsite Villa Loriana staff on your wedding day.
Does Villa Loriana allow outside vendors and catering?
Yes. We welcome outside vendors and approve them case by case based on insurance, licensure, and our requirements. Outside catering is allowed, and full bar service is allowed with a licensed caterer. We also have a strong preferred vendor community and offer introductions if you’re building your team.
Can we add rehearsal dinners, welcome parties, or farewell brunches to our wedding weekend?
Yes. You can add a welcome party, rehearsal dinner, or farewell brunch to your wedding package. Many couples use the Cottage patio with its fire pit for an intimate rehearsal dinner or gather at the outdoor pavilion for a larger welcome event.
