PRIVATE GARDEN WEDDING EXPERIENCE...
Designed Around Your Story
Hartley Botanica is a private, three-acre botanical estate created exclusively for garden weddings and refined, experience-driven celebrations. Designed with intention and reserved entirely for weddings, the gardens offer a setting that feels intimate, immersive, and deeply personal—where each space unfolds naturally and every moment is elevated by the beauty of the surroundings.
Originally created by Richard and Kate Hartley for their daughter’s wedding, the estate was designed to become part of the story itself. Hand-paved pathways, cascading waterfalls, and vine-covered archways guide guests through Paliuli Gardens and the Lotus Tea Garden, where the scent of jasmine and the quiet rhythm of nature create an atmosphere of understated luxury.
For over 27 years, the Hartley family has personally cultivated and cared for these gardens, offering couples a rare opportunity to celebrate in a private botanical sanctuary that feels both timeless and entirely their own.
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Hartley Botanica is truly an amazing place and the rave reviews about the venue from our guests poured in all through the night.
-Jin H. Lee | North Hills, CA
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It truly was the best day of my life! Every guest praised the food, the venue, the decoration, the service... it was all incredible!
-Karen & Alex Scott | Playa del Rey, CA
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Our wedding was amazing, the staff was amazing, everything was flawless and I could not have asked for a more perfect day! Everybody was amazed and loved it!
-Michele & Kory Collins | Simi Valley, CA
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You and your staff are incredible. We had such a perfect day and we are so happy we got to have a Hartley Wedding. Our guests all had a fantastic time, .... so appreciate all the care you put into every wedding you have. Thank you for the most wonderful day of our lives, we are forever grateful.
-Brad and Berkeley Kleckner | Ventura, CA
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...every wedding is just more beautiful then the next. I cannot imagine a wedding more beautiful and fun than ours! Hartley is truly a gem of a venue and you were all so wonderful to work with!!
-Lori Cain, Mother of the Bride | Brentwood, CA
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I heard nothing but great reviews from so many of our guests! I already knew the venue was beautiful but I was especially impressed with the staff and their close attention to all needs! The food was yummy, the food and drink service to the wedding party during the cocktail hour was so appreciated by all that were kept "captive" there. I felt that we were well taken care of the whole evening. And as the mother-of-the-bride, I was able to be a guest and not have to oversee anything. A fun time by all!
-Marci Barba-Saurer | Montrose, CA
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I am just winding down from this whirlwind weekend! But I just had to tell you that Hartley Botanica was the most amazing venue & experience. Our guests were raving how beautiful it was, & many told us it was the nicest wedding they've ever been to.
-Janine Snow, Mother-of-the-Bride | Thousand Oaks, CA
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Thank you so much for everything. Our guests could not stop raving about Hartley and how beautiful it was! Everything was truly perfect, exactly what I have dreamt about. Beautiful and so well organized, we didn't have to worry about a thing! Thank you!!
-Gretchen & Ryan Lindgreen | Valencia, CA
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Actually exceeded my expectations. Everything was kept neatly and the grounds were beautiful. What a fairytale.
-Jesse and Nicole Bozman | Moorpark, CA
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It was a fairytale come true. Everyone was just overwhelmed with the beauty. We couldn't have been more pleased with the entire event. There could never be a bad event within such beautiful grounds. Heaven on Earth.
-Debra Childress | Simi Valley, CA