Valentine DTLA by Marvimon

I've been lucky enough to get to photograph this venue for a couple different clients over the years. The style and aesthetic is always on point with a great combo of nature and industrial coming together. The light always find a soft way of landing here, I swear. I also find that the staff are super accommodating and provide guests and the couple with a great experience. Having shot at most venues in LA this has to be near the top for client experience. Highly recommend.

It’s beautiful inside once it’s decorated and staff does a great job. Wedding happened and then we’re asked to crowd into a smaller area near bar so they can pick up all the benches that you sit on while watching the wedding. Chairs would be more comfortable. You have to provide everything and it’s not cheap. It’s a nice place in a very sketchy area where you can’t park without tents and drug addicts everywhere. You’re required to use the valet parking and if parking in street, you might get towed. Renting the place is at least $15k and you provide everything else including valet, decorations, bar & catering. The wedding probably cost at least $30,000+ that we attended. The people working there do a great job. I just think the traffic is awful in Los Angeles and maybe you can find a place closer to where you live and in a nicer area.

We cannot thank Valentine DTLA (and the whole team at Marvimon) for going above and beyond and making sure our wedding really was everything we dreamed it would be! Here is a quick breakdown of how it all went down: We originally found Grass Room on Pinterest and always dreamt of getting married here! We went to visit the venue and loved it, but then they showed us Valentine DTLA and we realized that fit us A LOT more! We were looking for a venue that would "WOW" our out of town family members from NY and NE and give them an experience they could only have in LA! The dining area was laid out beautifully with a projector (that we used to project our seating chart and then play clips from our favorite romance movies while we danced), a historic looking bar that spoke for itself, and a ceremony area that's full of greenery (and the best lighting for posed photos)! While the place was a little out of our price range, we decided to have our wedding for 150 people on a Friday and it was worth EVERY. SINGLE. PENNY. Once we signed the contract, we were put in contact with Dana and her team (Clare and Ariel) who helped us every step of the way and was there to answer ALL of our questions (which were a TON)! They provided us with paperwork that clearly outlined the rules of the venue and gave us a list of recommended vendors that have worked the venue before which helped us out a TON! One thing to note as you're considering this place, you will need to pay for a valet with White Label Valet who were very easy to work with and we HIGHLY recommend having since the area outside of the venue isn't the safest. Also, the venue does have security so there was never a moment where we or a guest felt unsafe. We spent a year and half of planning everything with Dana and her team at Valentine DTLA before our wedding. This included visiting the venue, having meetings in person to discuss the layout of everything, and asking us questions for things we never would have thought of to make sure all of our bases were covered. Dana and her team were so kind, helpful, and made sure we felt good when the day finally came and always checked in to see if we were stressing out as we got closer and to see if there was anything they could do to alleviate our worries. When the wedding day finally came, their site representative and our Day of Coordinator from "Pop the Champagne" (who was a DREAM to work with) made sure our wedding day went perfectly and that all the vendors obeyed the rules outlined in the contract so we didn't have to worry about anything at all! As soon as we walked into the venue, all of the stress was gone and the best day of our lives commenced! It seriously was the best day of our lives and we never felt so loved and that's thanks to Valentine DTLA (and Marvimon)! Even our guests were in complete awe of the venue and had a blast as well! We cannot thank Valentine DTLA and Marvimon enough for giving us the perfect wedding! Now quit reading this review and go book this beautiful venue!

When looking for vendors for our wedding in 2020, we instantly fell in love with Valentine’s whole vibe: the greenery, the setup, the giant pink door. We wanted a colorful and fun wedding and Valentine’s space was the perfect match! As east coast transplants, most of our family was traveling across the country. On the night, several of them told us how happy they were to come to a California wedding and not just another ballroom, which was 100% because of Valentine’s eclectic vibe. They allowed all our outside vendors and were incredibly helpful with suggestions and planning from the jump. Their whole team was super communicative and clear throughout the whole process which allowed us the freedom to have the wedding that we wanted. All issues on the day were handled by their team swiftly and easily before they even became a problem. Thanks Marvimon and Valentine! Next time we do a big event, we’ll definitely be back.

The venue is beautiful and has such a unique, special energy. The team was wonderful to work with — very supportive and kind throughout the process. I did run into quite a few financial errors (like being charged the wrong amount), so I’d recommend double-checking invoices and payments. Overall though, it was a lovely place to celebrate our wedding.