When you think of a classic Monterey County wedding, it’s hard to top this: vows on Monastery Beach, followed by a reception at Carmel Fields by Wedgwood Weddings. Monastery Beach is perched just off Highway 1, with views that stretch across the Pacific. Couples say their vows on the bluff, waves crashing below, golden light across the horizon. It’s one of those ceremony spots that feels at once wild, romantic, and intimate. The celebration then moves inland to Carmel Fields, operated by Wedgwood Weddings. The venue sits at the site of the former Rancho Cañada Country Club, today also home to the Palo Corona Regional Park Discovery Center. That heritage makes Carmel Fields unique: a wedding venue with deep local roots and a prime location near Carmel’s open spaces and the Carmel River restoration corridor. Wedgwood Weddings, like Fairview Events, has taken the wedding industry by storm with dozens of venues across the country. Carmel Fields reflects their formula at its best — elegant...
