Lakeside Park Garden Center - Garden Room with Japanese Garden
Oakland, CA
| Venue type | Garden & Conservatory |
| Location | Oakland, CA |
| Published price | From $312 |
| Setting | Indoor and Outdoor |
| Event type | Ceremony and reception possible |
What the venue publishes
City of Oakland Parks, Recreation & Youth Development published rental fee sheet: "Garden Room with Japanese Garden (2-Hour Minimum) / 8 am - 10 pm - $130/hour [Residents] - $156/hour [Non-Residents]". $312 = $156/hour non-resident x the published 2-hour minimum; computed from the published hourly rate and mandatory minimum.
$312 is the lowest published rate for this space. Day, season, and residency can move it up.
666 Bellevue Avenue, Oakland, at Lake Merritt. The fee sheet is the City's own published document (revision date 11.09.23). A refundable security deposit is required for all rental facilities (amount set in the Master Fee Schedule; not part of the price). Residency is determined by the address on your driver's license or state ID. An Oakland Police Department Special Event Permit is required for 49+ attendees. Reservations must be made no more than 6 months and no less than 30 days in advance.
Published on cao-94612.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com, checked August 2026. Fee schedules change, so confirm before booking.
Where this price sits in San Francisco Bay Area
$312 is the 15th lowest published starting price of the 46 venues listed in the San Francisco Bay Area metro. The metro median starting price is $487, and 31 of the 46 listings publish a higher starting price than this one.
Among the 13 garden & conservatory listings in the metro it ranks 2nd lowest, against a median of $939 for that type.
Cheaper published prices in Oakland
These listings in Oakland publish a starting price below $312.
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|---|---|---|
| Picnic Site Reservation (East Bay Regional Park District)Oakland, CA · Park & Pavilion | $84 to $1,085 | 500 guests |
| Alameda County Clerk-Recorder Civil Marriage CeremonyOakland, CA · Courthouse & City Hall | $75 | not published |
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Marriage license in Alameda County, CA
The venue fee above does not include the license. Oakland sits in Alameda County, CA, and these are the terms that county publishes. Checked September 2026.
| Issuing office | Alameda County Clerk-Recorder (Auditor-Controller/Clerk-Recorder)1106 Madison Street, Oakland, CA 94607 |
| License fee | $81Public Marriage License $81.00; Confidential Marriage License $90.00; each certified copy of the marriage record $21.00. |
| Waiting period | None |
| License valid for | 90 days |
| Who must appear | Both parties, in person |
| ID required | valid government issued photo identification showing name and date of birth; digital IDs and screenshots are not accepted |
| Apply online | Application available online |
| Same-day issue | Issued the same visit |
| Ceremony at the office | Offered for $75Marriage Ceremony $75.00 and Express Marriage Ceremony $75.00, by appointment only at the Oakland office. A one-time deputy marriage commissioner is also $75.00. Only the couple and 25 guests total are permitted in the building. |
| Witnesses | 1 required by statute |
Source: auditor.alamedacountyca.gov, auditor.alamedacountyca.gov, cdph.ca.gov
Alameda County also offers fully virtual marriage services by Microsoft Teams video conference, for the license only or for the license and ceremony together, with both applicants physically together inside California during the call. For in-person service the application is submitted online first and both parties must come in within 30 days to pay and pick up the license. License issuance has a 4:00 PM cutoff. Appointments are required for ceremonies; the page does not state whether an appointment is required for the license pickup.
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Lakeside Park Garden Center rents 2 spaces for weddings and each is priced separately, so booking this one does not get you the others.