Crystal Cathedral
12141 Lewis St, Garden Grove, Ca 92840
Phone: 714-971-4240
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Overview
Nestled in the
center of a 40 acre, beautifully landscaped campus is the 9 story
Crystal Cathedral, one of Southern California’s most spectacular
wedding settings. It has been rated as “One of the most popular
wedding spots in Orange County year after year!” - Orange County
Register.
Because of the diversity of the Crystal Cathedral’s world renowned
wedding and reception locations and the service-oriented staff
we offer, we are confident we will be able to provide you with the
wedding experience you have always dreamed of.
Our perspective
Thanks to the power of television The Crystal Cathedral is more than a religious institution, it's a culture icon of Southern California. The place isn't big, it's amazingly huge. Even if you aren't of the Christian faith you really should see this campus, it's neat! If you are into amazing, and want to go all out on your wedding day, this a heck of a place!
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What Type Of Bridal Couple Would Like This Place?
The Crystal Cathedral in and of itself is a religious experience. It's one of the few very large name brand churches located in Southern California. It's also one of the few churches that aside from being amazing on the inside, is also amazing on the outside. It's a photographic candy store, and the name is an institution that even fifty years from now you can still brag about having been married at this church.
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Are you kidding? The potential is through the roof when it comes to photography! With all that being said, they do have some fairly strict rules that can inhibit the photography. If you don't have a photographer who has experience with this facility and who isn't on the top of his/her game there will be a ton of missed opportunities.
Possible Distractions/ Work Around
On the inside of the church the photographer can only photograph from two locations, and the photographer cannot move around. To make things worse at one point the coordinator told us that the priest who married the couple rambled on too long and thus there would be no time for photos (most photographers would accept this at face value and move everybody outside, I didn't and we got our time). On the outside the campus has people floating around and potentially other wedding parties.
Overall Evaluation
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Only one word comes to mind, "fabulous!" There are so many
areas that work will for photography at this location, and others
that aren't so hot. There are some real hidden gems for making
outstanding photography that if you want someplace that is both
modern and a tad bit traditional, this is the perfect place.
If you can land the Crystal Cathedral for your wedding, then run
around and give everybody high fives!
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