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Hi All,

I am getting married in Glendale, CA (Southern Cal) and were wondering if any of you had any feedback/comments for the following reception venues:

Glendale Hilton, La Canada Country Club, Brookside Golf Club, Westin Pasadena, Luminarias (Monterey Park, CA), and Castle Green.

Our tentative date is March '09 and would prefer an indoor reception for 250-300 guests. We visited the Glendale Hilton and La Canada CC yesterday. Personally, I liked the Glendale Hilton so much more than the country club. Problem is, there is a huge price difference between the two and the country club is too tight for 250-300 guests.

Anyway, any recommendation and feedback would be greatly appreciated! I'm also open to recommendations for other venues not mentioned above.

Thanks!

Thanks, MoreShoesPlease. I've looked at wedding compass, project wedding, and herecomestheguide several times. Our planner recommends Castle Green but I'm not too sure since I've heard mixed reviews about them. I'm sort of hesitant of having our reception far from our church since most of our guests are from out of town (no mode of transportation). I think the farthest we'd go is downtown LA, Monterey Park, and Monrovia.

Not yet. My fiance and I plan to drive by the location today. If we like it, we'll make an appointment with our planner. Where is your reception going to be?

Castle Green is gorgeous!!! It has been in many films, including many parts of Bobby. I loved it, and it was very reasonably priced. Parts of it are a bit run down, but I think it only added to the charm. I nearly booked it for my own wedding.

we looked at brookside country club - their manager is great and easy to talk to. 

i thought the place was nice, but it might be tight for the number of people you want to invite.  their packages will be kinda similar to the la canada club.  it was quiet that day, as they were setting up for an event later that night, and i really liked the view it had of the golf course (although it'll be dark by the time your event starts...)

ultimately we didn't like the idea of having a reception in pasadena and we passed.  also their minimum was on the high side considering our budget, but you should meet it easily with your number of guests.