Carmel Fields by Wedgewood Weddings — Attraction in Monterey

Where to even start- Wedgewood Carmel Fields gets 5000/5 stars from us. Every single aspect of working with them for our big day was absolutely wonderful. The venue itself is beautiful and from the start the Wedgewood team answered every question and guided us along the with a calm professionally competence that was so assuring and comforting- a huge special shoutout to our amazing coordinator Alycia. Every meeting with them was clear in expectations for what they needed from us, what (and when) we would be making decisions, what services were going to be locked in, our payment schedule, and how to best execute the actual wedding day. These meetings felt more like conversations with friends over coffee and tea for planning your dream day vs. fighting with your venue over what you can or can't do. When it came to their pricing we found everything to be transparent and fair. Wedgewood Carmel was mid-range in price vs. other venues that we looked at. However their service and offerings was the same as pricier venues (especially in Carmel/Monterey) but the price we paid was much closer to what we would've paid anyway for a basic venue when accounting for independent vendors. Truly the best part about their packages is that everything is customizable- we were able to add/remove almost whatever we wanted to make a package that fit us and our budget. You want the mid tier package but decide to splurge on open bar or fancier centerpieces? Go for it. You want the basic package, but need fresh flowers everywhere- they can do that, and you'll have a separate meeting with their florist where you'll organize that. Speaking of, their in-house vendors were great as well! We ended up using most of them, but bringing in several of our own vendors (specifically for photography, content creation, officiant, and our own flowers in addition to the ones we ordered from the florist). Like with their pricing they're extremely flexible with bringing in outside vendors and the only thing we had to do was to pay for their meal, which was a very fair price. The in-house vendors we used (cake, DJ, Boba Passion who are the kindest people, & floral) were all very competent and provided great service as well. We had independent meetings with each vendor but ultimately Wedgewood was the point contact for their in-house vendors- including payment. That saved us the huge headache of finding vendors, negotiating prices, signing a million contracts, calling them the week of our wedding, organizing when/where they would show up, paying them separately, etc. For example with the cake, we just went to Morgan Hill, sampled delicious cake, discussed the design and flavors, and then our wedding cake showed up on our day, already set up and beautiful. For someone who travels frequently for work, saving my new wife the headache of having to organize everything and everyone was invaluable. Beyond their vendors and services they were extremely open to anything additional and separate we setup and brought in (minus alcohol which is due to state/county regulations, not them). We designed our own centerpieces, printed signs/menus, brought additional vases and flowers, setup a traditional cultural wedding table in the reception room, brought in separate food and cake for friends with dietary restrictions. We just gave Wedgewood photos, labels, and instructions and they set it all up exactly as we discussed and described. The day before the wedding we dropped everything off, did some last minute double checks, and then on our wedding day we came in after our am photoshoot and Alycia et al had set up everything to a T- it was beautiful and so painless. The night of the wedding was unbelievable and the next day the only word we could use to describe our wedding was "Perfect". I truly don't know what our wedding would've looked like elsewhere, we definitely would've had to do more and maybe it would've been more painless than I imagine, but I know with and because of Wedgewood Carmel Fields (and Alycia!) our day was perfect, and for that we can never thank...

It’s officially been one week since my husband and I got married at Carmel Fields by Wedgewood Weddings, and we’ve had time to reflect on everything before writing this review. Honestly, there are a million reasons why we loved working with the team here, but most of all, we want to give a huge shoutout to Anahi, Angie, Alycia, and Sophie. These ladies made our wedding day truly unforgettable, and I hope this review gives some peace of mind to any future brides and grooms considering this venue.

Leading Up to the Wedding Throughout the planning process, communication was consistent and reassuring. Each of the coordinators worked so hard to answer all of my questions. I sent tons of emails every few weeks, and they always responded promptly — even on busy weekends with other weddings going on. Whenever I made changes or added upgrades, they stayed positive and made sure everything was captured in their notes behind the scenes.

The Day Before Our rehearsal ceremony was exceptionally seamless. Sophie was already at the venue, fully prepared to walk through all of the details with our entire bridal party and families. Her calm presence made the whole process so easy, and because of that, we had zero hiccups during the actual wedding ceremony. It gave us so much confidence going into the big day.

The Wedding Day I don’t even know where to begin because our wedding day honestly felt magical. Every detail we had discussed and fine-tuned was executed beautifully. Our guests couldn’t stop raving about the food — at least 20 people came up to us to say how amazing it was. Nobody left hungry. We also created two custom signature drinks — passion fruit margaritas and cherry mojitos — and they were such a hit. One of my friends admitted she had six margaritas because they were that good! One of the most thoughtful touches was how Sophie and the staff made sure we were taken care of. Since we missed cocktail hour while taking photos by the arch, they surprised us with a huge platter of appetizers and food assortments on our sweetheart table. It included everything we had selected for the day, and it meant so much to us not to miss out.

We were also worried that, with a daytime wedding, people wouldn’t dance. But by 2:00 PM the dance floor was packed — parents included! Seeing everyone so full of joy made our hearts so full.

And finally, I have to give a very special thank you to Sophie Tomlinson, our day-of coordinator. She was truly the calm in the storm. The only hiccup of the day was that my bridesmaids spent about 40 minutes trying to figure out how to pin my bustle (my vintage Carolina Herrera gown didn’t come with a hook). I was panicking about delaying lunch for our guests, but every time Sophie checked in, she gave me the kindest smile and assured me we had plenty of time. In those moments, it felt like time slowed down — exactly what I needed to stay grounded.

Final Thoughts If I could give one piece of advice to other brides, it would be this: treat your coordinators and vendors like true partners. They work so hard behind the scenes to bring your vision to life, and being surrounded by such sweet, dedicated people made all the difference for us. If you can, show them your appreciation with gifts or tips — they absolutely deserve it.

Carmel Fields by Wedgewood Weddings gave us the most magical day, and we couldn’t be...

My brother had a wedding here on the beach. I was the singer. I was scheduled to be there a few hours earlier than the start time to rehearse with the mic and mic check. When i got to the beach they were setting up everything still.. There is a long driveway to get to where they were setting up so i drove in and parked because i was in heels and it was deep sand and hard stomnes and rocks. The skinny tall fella with the long hair was extremely rude to me immidiately the moment i got ut my car. He told me i couldnt park there and needed to park way up the road where the rest of the guest will be parking.. i let him know i just needed to do a mic check and i would be out their hair in less than 10 minutes. He informed me that the DJ wasnt even there yet so i decided to wait due to him saying it may be only 20 minutes before DJ arrives. . (This area had about 4 more other parking spots available let me be clear on that) So a few minutes later the Coordinator of wedgewood pulled in and in what i would call rude attitude reiterated to me i couldnt park there. Her reason was that the bride would be pulling in that area. i am the grooms sister and it was about an hour and a half before the bride was going to even get in the vehicle to be brought down (i know this because i had just spoke to her) so at this point i could tell this was some sort of power struggle that was taking place with this woman so i decided to give her my number and ask her to call me when the DJ got there. She agreed and told me i could park back there when i got back. Once i came back and parked where it was said to be ok now this womn developed amnesia and aggressively told me i once again couldnt park there and at this point seemed very flustered. i reminded her that she had just told me when i came back it was fine to park there. i was not going to walk half a mile in wedding attire and shoes. i do not apprecite her making a big deal out of parking in a spot where my sister was not due to arrive for another hour. I wlked away to spare an argument and begin to do my mic check. about 10 minutes go by and she comes over to me in front of many guests that had already started arriving and was raising her voice. She was told by 3 different people to lower her voice in front of the guest. She then tells me that if i dont move my car shes gong to call the sherrif on me. She threatened the grooms sister and wedding singer. who does that? wow. She also would not allow the AUnt that was in a wheelchair to be driven down this same long road. She was going to make the family have to push a wheel chair through sand instead of allowing them to just drive up this road to let her out close enought to get through. I dont understand what this womans prolem was and is but she upset alot of people in both the groom and brides family. the professionalism was a No for me. Thumbs down. She has short hair but i dont recall her name. id never recommend her to be in control of any...