Your Dream Wedding Starts Here
The Dream Inn Santa Cruz is an iconic beachfront hotel perfect for your socially-distanced rehearsal dinner, wedding day and post-wedding brunch. Our venue is where modern meets coastal chic, with well ventilated and air purified spaces that boast panoramic views of Santa Cruz’s adored Boardwalk, 100-year-old Wharf, picturesque West Cliff Drive and Monterey Bay. Treat your guests to open-air ocean views while enjoying local and sustainable chef-inspired cuisine served by our well-trained, professional catering team.
Wedding
Ceremony
Dream Inn is available for several different ceremony options either on or offsite. Host your outdoor ceremony just minutes away at a historic cathedral, an enchanting redwood grove, or open-air expansive field. Our onsite offerings include Cowell Beach or our ballroom space with stunning ocean views. Make your wedding day unique with unlimited ceremony options and layouts available!
Reception
Spanning a combined 3,500 square feet, the Dream Ballroom offers floor to ceiling windows with spectacular views of the Santa Cruz Wharf, West Cliff Drive and Monterey Bay. Our ballroom can hold up to 200 guests (75 in a social-distanced setting) and allows amplified music until 11pm. Work with experienced coordinators to plan the perfect day. Treat your guests to ocean views while enjoying local and sustainable chef-inspired cuisine served by our dedicated catering team. Set up a site tour to learn more information.
Catering Services
The Dream Inn provides a full catering services staff as well as bar-tending services. We offer plated, service buffet or family style menus and have several vegan and vegetarian options available, as well as the ability to accommodate any other dietary restrictions. It’s not just about using fresh, organic products from local farms. It’s about supporting your local farmers and sourcing the best quality food you can find right here in the Monterey Bay. Our team not only works with over 20 farms, but also sources eggs, chicken, duck, seafood and salt right HERE. We are proud members of the Monterey Bay Aquarium Seafood Watch program, and providing the best, freshest ingredients you can find “locally”.
Above and Beyond in Every Way
From the first time we spoke with Shelby at the Dream Inn about planning our wedding weekend, we knew that she and her team were the right choice for us. For a 200+ person wedding of folks from all over the U.S., the Dream Inn was a perfect place to host everyone with low stress. We had a great room block, a gorgeous beach ceremony, and a spectacular sunset ballroom reception. We were able to do a second line from the beach to the reception space, and had a live brass band for our Mardi Gras style party! Shelby and Briana were both amazing to work with in the months leading up to the event, making sure to keep us updated on timelines and helping with vendor selection. We needed some big last minute changes due to a family health incident, and Shelby and her team were responsive, supportive, and totally unfazed. They always seemed to be just as excited as we were about the whole event!
Sonya R.
Pure Magic
Dream Inn was an amazing experience! Shelby was our day of coordinator and the one that saw us through the whole process. Her and her assistant Briana took the stress away and made my vision come alive. All of the staff at Dream Inn is amazing and I would highly recommend this venue to anyone looking for a magical event with an amazing view and wonderful staff!
Tina M.
Amazing wedding experience
I have been a wedding coordinator for 8 years, working all up and down California and I must say that Dream Inn was one of the best venues I have had the pleasure of working with. My point of contact was Shelby, and she is incredible. She was quick to respond, super helpful, and extremely accommodating. She not only had the venue's best interest at heart, but my client's as well. The banquet staff was very attentive and the evening went off without a hitch. A huge thank you to Shelby and her team!
Kendalyn G.
