Where should you get married?

Weddings have been on hold for over a year and families are just getting back to making plans.

A neighbor of ours is having a small wedding in her back yard next month. She is overjoyed to create the perfect space for the nuptials, working nonstop on the garden to make it amazing. The bride and groom, friends of the family, knew they would never get in to one of their favorite venues with the backlog of weddings due to delays caused by the pandemic. They didn't want to wait, so they decided on a super-small guest list and planned for a more fun, eclectic, less serious occasion. Were it to be more over-the top, they were prepared to pull out all the stops. I was curious, so I asked what their favorite venues are. They love historic sites and wanted catering in-house. Here's their list:

• Bel-Air Bay Club, Pacific Palisades

• Carondelet House

• The Ebell of Los Angeles

• The LINE LA

• Los Angeles Athletic Club

• The Culver Hotel

• UCLA Faculty Center

• University Club of Pasadena

• Yamashiro Hollywood

So, they are saving a ton of cash to plonk down on a house! In true real estate style, we looked at comps to their super-small fun, eclectic wedding. If they didn't have the backyard in Cheviot Hills, they would have done something more like...

• Millwick

• Kim Sing Theatre

• SmogShoppe

• Valentine

• Grass Room

• Honeypot

• The Unique Space

If you want to search out wedding venues and have sorting and filtering, we recommend using herecomestheguide.com. You can seriously pare and filter and get to the perfect spot. But don't be afraid to ask your family friends. They will probably be honored to host you.