Valentine
Guest capacity
Up to 240 seated guests
About this venue
Valentine is our grandest location, and features a flowing 9,000 square-foot site plan designed for private events, courtyard weddings, receptions, exhibitions, productions and live performances. The venue is fully amenitized, and we provide experienced, professional site management, plus a commercial kitchen for client-selected catering teams. Originally built in the 1920’s in an area that has long served as the city’s seafood market east of Downtown, the building has lived many lives in its century of use; it’s been a hotel, a brothel, a fish and oyster company, and a commercial site for everything from glass blowing to marijuana cultivation. This mysterious history subtly informed our re-invention of the space.
Our event spaces
Courtyard Garden
From the moment you walk in, you’re in a unique environment - lush gardens, sunlit rooms, rustic surfaces and site-specific artworks by local artists.
Once inside, you meander under tropical plants, past what could be the ghost of a hotel lobby bar, and into a courtyard framed by 20-foot walls of roughly textured clay and wood, set on floors of reclaimed brick and polished aggregate, and surrounded by flourishing gardens. Look up through palm fronds to discover the carefully preserved patina of the site’s original two-story hotel. All of this lies beneath a soaring 35-foot greenhouse roof with retractable shades and levered windows.
Guest capacity
2-240 Seated
2-500 Standing
Square footage
2,610
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Other, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Grand Hall
Handmade clay murals by Josh Beckman, repurposed wooden walls and discrete accent lighting, all create a warm and eclectic tropical dinner setting.
This dining room is thoroughly versatile, suitable for elegant seated dinners and live performances ranging from 75 to 240 guests, and featuring a 20-foot cinema, lighting systems and mixing board for dining ambience, screenings and live events. The dining tables are built from squared-off, tongue and groove floors salvaged from the original hotel, and are paired with suave Italian leather chairs.
Guest capacity
2-240 Seated
2-500 Standing
Square footage
2,604
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Courtyard Garden
From the moment you walk in, you’re in a unique environment - lush gardens, sunlit rooms, rustic surfaces and site-specific artworks by local artists.
Once inside, you meander under tropical plants, past what could be the ghost of a hotel lobby bar, and into a courtyard framed by 20-foot walls of roughly textured clay and wood, set on floors of reclaimed brick and polished aggregate, and surrounded by flourishing gardens. Look up through palm fronds to discover the carefully preserved patina of the site’s original two-story hotel. All of this lies beneath a soaring 35-foot greenhouse roof with retractable shades and levered windows.
Guest capacity
2-240 Seated
2-500 Standing
Square footage
2,610
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Other, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Grand Hall
Handmade clay murals by Josh Beckman, repurposed wooden walls and discrete accent lighting, all create a warm and eclectic tropical dinner setting.
This dining room is thoroughly versatile, suitable for elegant seated dinners and live performances ranging from 75 to 240 guests, and featuring a 20-foot cinema, lighting systems and mixing board for dining ambience, screenings and live events. The dining tables are built from squared-off, tongue and groove floors salvaged from the original hotel, and are paired with suave Italian leather chairs.
Guest capacity
2-240 Seated
2-500 Standing
Square footage
2,604
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Available services that can be provided by Valentine
Services & amenities
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event rentals
- Lighting/Sound
- Wheelchair accessible
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
5 reviews
A perfect venue for the wedding we dreamed of
The team at Valentine was an absolute pleasure to work with throughout our wedding planning process alongside our wedding planner. Their communication was excellent - they were always quick to respond to our questions and flexible in accommodating any changes we needed to make. We felt completely organized and at ease knowing they had everything under control. The venue itself was stunning, with a beautiful and unique style that made our special day feel even more magical. The quality of their work and attention to detail was exceptional, and the overall value they provided was incredible. We are so grateful to the Valentine team for helping make our wedding day absolutely perfect.
100/10 CANNOT recommend enough!
There are truly not enough words to describe how incredible Marvimon was as a wedding venue. We had the wedding of our literal dreams — an all day affair that took place in both Valentine and Grass Room. Dana (Event Director) deserves every award there is in the wedding/event category. We opted out of a wedding planner because we were pretty confident in putting it together ourselves but of course there was A LOT to figure out and hurdles faced along the way. But thanks to Dana and Marvimon’s phenomenal team, the end result was truly magical. Between the organization, attention to detail, genuine care, and the list of unbelievable, pre-approved vendors (including a BIPOC, women-owned, and queer specific list which is where we primarily sourced everything) we didn’t realize that we not only got the venue of our dreams but the support it came with was extremely valuable. Not to mention the beautiful furniture, foliage and overall interior aesthetic that was there which removed any need for renting additional pieces. Weddings are exciting but everyone who has planned or is in the middle of planning one knows they are massively stressful. That said, the Marvimon team (ESPECIALLY DANA) didn’t have us worried at all. They were one of the biggest reasons we were at ease and confident things were going to run smoothly which I’m happy to report they did with flying rainbow colors! 100/10 CANNOT recommend enough! (We are already thinking about our vow renewal party at one of their other venue spaces - true story)
Dream Venue!
We cannot thank Valentine DTLA (and the whole team at Marvimon) for going above and beyond and making sure our wedding really was everything we dreamed it would be! Here is a quick breakdown of how it all went down: We originally found Grass Room on Pinterest and always dreamt of getting married here! We went to visit the venue and loved it, but then they showed us Valentine DTLA and we realized that fit us A LOT more! We were looking for a venue that would "WOW" our out of town family members from NY and NE and give them an experience they could only have in LA! The dining area was laid out beautifully with a projector (that we used to project our seating chart and then play clips from our favorite romance movies while we danced), a historic looking bar that spoke for itself, and a ceremony area that's full of greenery (and the best lighting for posed photos)! While the place was a little out of our price range, we decided to have our wedding for 150 people on a Friday and it was worth EVERY. SINGLE. PENNY. Once we signed the contract, we were put in contact with Dana and her team (Clare and Ariel) who helped us every step of the way and was there to answer ALL of our questions (which were a TON)! They provided us with paperwork that clearly outlined the rules of the venue and gave us a list of recommended vendors that have worked the venue before which helped us out a TON! One thing to note as you're considering this place, you will need to pay for a valet with White Label Valet who were very easy to work with and we HIGHLY recommend having since the area outside of the venue isn't the safest. Also, the venue does have security so there was never a moment where we or a guest felt unsafe. We spent a year and half of planning everything with Dana and her team at Valentine DTLA before our wedding. This included visiting the venue, having meetings in person to discuss the layout of everything, and asking us questions for things we never would have thought of to make sure all of our bases were covered. Dana and her team were so kind, helpful, and made sure we felt good when the day finally came and always checked in to see if we were stressing out as we got closer and to see if there was anything they could do to alleviate our worries. When the wedding day finally came, their site representative and our Day of Coordinator from "Pop the Champagne" (who was a DREAM to work with) made sure our wedding day went perfectly and that all the vendors obeyed the rules outlined in the contract so we didn't have to worry about anything at all! As soon as we walked into the venue, all of the stress was gone and the best day of our lives commenced! It seriously was the best day of our lives and we never felt so loved and that's thanks to Valentine DTLA (and Marvimon)! Even our guests were in complete awe of the venue and had a blast as well! We cannot thank Valentine DTLA and Marvimon enough for giving us the perfect wedding! Now quit reading this review and go book this beautiful venue!
WE LOVE VALENTINE!
My husband & I got married at Valentine on Friday, 4/5/24. All we can say is WOW. The team at Marvimon/Valentine put in so much hard work and organization (VERY quick to email response as well, bonus!). We loved Valentine from the moment we stepped inside on our first tour last May (it was the only venue we toured because we immediately said “this is the one”) and our wedding absolutely blew away our expectations. So many of our guests asked us, “how did you guys FIND this place!? it’s amazing!!!” We were ahead of schedule all day, had zero hiccups, and got to bask in the wonder that is Valentine with our guests. A huge draw for us was that they allow their clients to bring in their own vendors, which we LOVED. Every guest was enchanted and we could feel it. We’ll never forget that feeling of being transported into the magical mystical Valentine orbit and are so happy our guests got to do the same. We had been told that the Marvimon/Valentine team were a well-oiled machine and now we get to say that for anyone else that inquires about Marvimon venues. We love you and are so grateful to Dana, Clare, Ariel, and the whole team for making this experience amazing. We love having Valentine as part of our wedding story. BOOK THEM!
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