OUR STORY


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How does a dusty lemon orchard become one of Southern California’s most gorgeous wedding venues?

When I was four, my parents bought this property and moved us into a small, used, pink trailer. But they had big plans! Tony, my dad, was ready to start a landscaping company. My mom, Jo, had her sights set on a plant nursery. Meanwhile, my three siblings and I were excited to experience childhood on the property by running barefoot and fancy-free.

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The venue’s first wedding: ours!

I came home from college ready to marry Rob — a boy who grew up on the farms of Indiana. Rob and I had a simple ceremony in the backyard, followed by a reception in the front yard. It was beautiful, relaxed, and the first and last time our garage would serve as the backdrop to a buffet on this property! My farm boy and I then returned to Sacramento to start our life and a family of our own.

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A family-run business

Ten years later, my dad began recreating the nursery (and our yard) into a wedding venue. With just a ceremony area, he turned Maravilla Gardens Nursery and Landscaping into Maravilla Gardens Weddings and Events. He had always designed spaces for his clients. Now, weddings were his client.

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What do we love about running Maravilla Gardens?

In 2010, my little family of four moved home to Camarillo, and Mom and Dad had retirement plans on the horizon. I dove in headfirst into running Maravilla Gardens, and Rob joined me a year later. We love everything about guiding couples through this amazing journey. Our lives are colored by the experiences of the people who fill this space.