Your wedding day is yours to shape and design. When you book Villa Loriana, you’re not stepping into someone else’s vision. You’re bringing your own. We’ve seen couples use our 30-acre private estate in ways that feel personal, from the first welcome drink to the final farewell.
Villa Loriana offers plenty of opportunities to personalize your wedding, from custom décor and family traditions to tailored menus. Couples can enhance their ceremony and reception with the venue’s flexible spaces, luxury suites, and a variety of outdoor settings. With the option to bring in preferred vendors and enjoy a multi-day celebration, Villa Loriana ensures your wedding feels truly unique and personal.
Ways to Personalize Your Wedding Weekend at Villa Loriana
Your wedding should feel like yours from the first moment guests arrive. At Villa Loriana, you’re working with an Italian estate that already offers stone arches, waterfalls, and luxury suites, but the details that make it personal are entirely up to you. We’ve seen couples add family traditions, custom menus, and meaningful decor that transform these spaces into something that reflects their story, style, and vision for the day.
Start With the Spaces You Already Love
The stone pergola, draped in wisteria vines, becomes your ceremony’s backdrop. Some couples leave it exactly as it stands. Others weave in fabric, hang photos from the branches, or line the aisle with potted herbs from a family garden. The Pavilion’s 10-foot-tall stone arches and built-in water features give you a cocktail hour setting that needs very little, but we’ve seen people add candles in hurricane glass, string cafe lights overhead, or set up a signature drink station that tells a story about how you met.
Our cross-back chairs and farmhouse tables are included, and you can dress them up or keep them simple. Linen colors, centerpiece styles, and place settings are all yours to decide. We handle setup and breakdown, so you can focus on the details that matter to you without worrying about the logistics underneath.
Use the Suites to Set the Tone for Your Weekend
The Baldini Suite is where many bridal parties get ready. East-facing windows fill the room with natural morning light, perfect for hair and makeup, and those candid moments photographers love. The space includes full-length mirrors, a dining area, and access to a full kitchen with a Wolf range and butcher block island if you want to have breakfast together before the ceremony. You can bring in a favorite playlist, set up a coffee bar with beans from a roaster you love, or ask your florist to stage bouquets on the long sofas so everything feels intentional.
The Cottage offers a quieter option for smaller groups or a groom’s suite setup. Its wrap-around porch and private patio with a propane fire pit create a low-key environment that some couples use for rehearsal morning coffee or a late-night wind-down after the reception. You control how you use these spaces across your two or three-night stay.
Personalize the Flow from Ceremony to Reception
Some couples plan a ceremony and reception timeline that changes how the spaces are set up over the day. Since tables, chairs, and setup and breakdown are included, you can focus on the experience you want guests to have. That transition is yours to direct.
Some people want a dramatic reveal with new lighting and a completely different table arrangement. Others prefer subtle shifts so the space feels like a natural continuation. You can also add welcome drinks on the park lawn under the oaks before the ceremony starts.
Work with Vendors Who Understand Your Style
We maintain an open vendor policy. Outside caterers, florists, photographers, and planners are welcome as long as they meet our insurance and licensure requirements. That flexibility lets you bring in people who already know your taste or who specialize in something specific you care about, “like a menu style or service format that matters to you.
Our built-in bar with kegerator supports full beverage service, and wine, beer, and spirits are all allowed with a licensed caterer. If you want a custom cocktail menu or a wine list that highlights Central Coast vintages, your caterer can use our catering patio and butler’s pantry to make it happen. The patio is covered and lit, with refrigeration, sinks, and prep space designed with vendor input, so service runs smoothly even when your menu is elaborate.
Make the Most of Your Wedding Weekend
Up to 18 guests can stay onsite in the Baldini, Toscana, and Sorrento suites and in the Cottage. That overnight access lets you extend the celebration beyond a single day. Some couples choose to host a welcome dinner on Friday around the Cottage’s fire pit, then use Saturday for the ceremony and reception, and finish Sunday with brunch on the park lawn. Others keep it simpler and just enjoy having close family and friends nearby for late-night conversations after most guests leave.
Each suite has a kitchenette with a full-size refrigerator, so you can stock favorite snacks, make coffee in the morning, or chill champagne for a private toast. The suites also give your wedding party a comfortable place to relax between events instead of driving back and forth to a hotel.
Plan Around the Central Coast Season
September through November is especially beautiful here. The Central Coast’s long late summer means warm days and cool evenings, and the light during that season photographs particularly well. If you’re drawn to that time of year, your color palette, florals, and even your menu can reflect the harvest season without feeling forced.
Winter and spring offer different advantages. Fewer weddings mean more vendor availability, and the estate’s climate-controlled spaces and tree lighting create a cozy atmosphere when the sun sets earlier. You can personalize around any season; we just want you to know what each one brings to the property.
Conclusion
Your wedding at Villa Loriana can be as personal as you want it to be. We’ve built this estate to offer flexibility, beauty, and functionality, and we’re here to help you shape it into something that feels yours.
Book your tour today. Contact us at hello@villaloriana.com or call 805.710.9868 to schedule your visit. We’ll walk the grounds together, answer your questions, and help you see how your wedding vision comes to life here in San Luis Obispo.
FAQs
Can we bring our own vendors, or do we need to use preferred partners?
We maintain an open vendor policy. Outside caterers, florists, photographers, and planners are welcome as long as they meet our insurance and licensure requirements. We can also introduce you to preferred vendors who already know the property.
What’s included with our booking, and what do we need to arrange separately?
Your booking includes a two or three-night stay for up to 18 guests in four suites, tables and chairs (chairs for up to 200 guests), setup and breakdown, lighting, parking, Wi Fi, and onsite staff. You arrange catering, bar service, florals, photography, and music separately.
How do the on-site accommodations work during our wedding weekend?
Up to 18 guests stay in the Baldini, Toscana, Sorrento, and Cottage suites across your two or three-night stay. Each suite has a kitchenette, and the Baldini connects to a full kitchen. Use them for getting ready, hosting gatherings, or lodging close family and friends.
Are there restrictions on how late our reception can go?
We do not offer late-night extensions, and the suites are not available as an after-party location. Most couples plan for a full evening celebration that concludes at a reasonable hour.
