MUSEUM OF LATIN AMERICAN ART

MOLAA really blew me away. Our wedding there was amazing, better then I could have expected. We had our ceremony in the sculpture garden, cocktail hour in the Balboa room, then our reception back outside in the garden. Our guests still talk about how beautiful and different the museum was. It was exactly what we were looking for in a wedding venue; modern, different, colorful, natural. Also we had over 200 people and they helped us figure out exactly how it would all work, giving us many options and working with us on ideas. Christina Cruz was our coordinator and she was FANTASTIC! We were planning the wedding from out of town and she was always there to help with answers and ideas. She was also available by email and very responsive. Also, MOLAA works with TGIS exclusively as a caterer and we had many comments from guests about how the food was incredible. Thank you again Christina!!!

The museum was worth every penny! It was a place that made our day so special. They provided everything,caterer,rentals,etc. On our wedding day it rained but the museum responded so fast it didn't even matter! They really took care of everything.

The Museum of Latin American Art was an AMAZING venue to hold our reception at! It is very unique and they have many options for ceremony and/or reception, including indoor and/or outdoor options.

Hazel is their events coordinator, and she did a great job of making sure that we were happy and that everything we wanted was "just right". She had many great suggestions and is very helpful.

Although it is a bit expensive to rent out this location, it was comparable to many places we reserached & in the end was worth it because of the layout & the reactions from our guests.

Another plus is that you are able to provide your own alcohol, which saved us some money.

The MOLAA turned out to be a tremendously beautiful site for our wedding. We did an outdoor ceremony in the Sculpture Garden at sunset and then moved inside the galleries for continued photos and then into the Balboa Room for our reception.

We were extremely lucky in that we wanted to do a wedding on a Sunday and it worked out great for us. Hazel was a tremendous help onsite.

Great Venue!

The venue was beautiful and unique and we received many compliments from our guests. The ceremony was held in the gallery against the backdrop of a massive picture of four roses. The cocktail hour was held in an outdoor sculpture garden. And the reception hall was beautifully decorated and provided plenty of space.

Our only caution would be that the staff at Molaa, while they did an excellent job on the day of the wedding, were very difficult to contact in the time leading up to event. It was a challenge to get phone calls returned and emails responded to.

Compared to other venues, however, Molaa was reasonably priced and, at the end of the day, the event was a huge success, due in no small part to the choice of venue.

Overall a really nice place to have a wedding, everyone in our family was very impressed by the venue and it photographed really well. We used the Balboa studio as well as the Sculpture Garden. The museum tried to be flexible when they could. The biggest problem I had was with the general lack of organization, while we were in the planning process the museum went through three different wedding coordinators, which made it a hassle to have to repeat my vision and details to three different people, with three different styles. But I would recommend this location for it's Sculpture Garden, ability to accommodate large parties and access to gallery for pictures. Just be aware that they have an exclusive contract with Thank Goodness it's Sofia, so check in with them before signing any contract.

Beautiful location- we had our wedding and reception outside in the Sculpture Garden. Balboa Room (inside) is also available but for our May, almost-June wedding we wanted to be outside. The colors of the walls are gorgeous (hot pink, royal blue) and make for really amazing pictures.

We booked about a year in advance with no problems. Contacts at the museum were relatively helpful. Somewhere in that year we realized we had a new contact person at the museum. It didn't change much for us...we were already booked with our deposit and no one was contacting us anyway. And that's pretty much how it stayed. Whenever we needed something, either the banquet assistant or the coordinator emailed us back after a week or so. We're pretty low stress for the most part so this was mostly irritating...but if this isn't you, be warned. Due to scheduling issues, we had our rehearsal the day before our wedding...and since there was another wedding that afternoon, everything was VERY rushed.

Nevertheless a good time was had and everyone was happy!

Really the overall feeling about having our wedding and reception here was that we were absolutely pleased. Compared to other venues with outrageous pricing and not nearly as lovely accomodations, we realized that our choice was the perfect one for us.

Pluses: We had a 175 person wedding with the option to accomodate more
Really fun colorful outdoor lighting
Beautiful photo opportunities
Tons of safe and secure parking
Guests could browse the museum during our cocktail hour
Tons of sculptures to look at outside
Cons: Museum contracts with one caterer, TGIS (they were AWESOME) but this is a problem for some people
Intermittent contact with people at museums (once we had an appt with the asst and he didnt show!)
No flower petals or rice throwing (we had sparklers instead!)

The Museum of Latin American Art is an amazing hidden secret that should definately be explored for weddings, corporate events and after parties. They are gracious to hold our events there every year and Christina Cruz (Special Events Coordinator) is AMAZING! You can count on them for a great event!
Linda
Bridal Show Southern California
www.BridalShowSouthernCalifornia.com
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