Downtown San Diego Wedding at El Cortez

The Quintet with the Couple of Honor at a beautiful Downtown San Diego wedding.

The quintet had the absolute pleasure to perform for a good friends wedding at El Cortez, a historic hotel turned condo complex in the heart of downtown. With beautiful skyscraper views, passing airplanes, and an absolutely gorgeous reception space, El Cortez is a perfect spot for a beautiful urban downtown wedding. The touches brought in by many of the vendors made it both regal and down-home. Check out some of the pictures below to see what I mean!

Vendor Team:
Planning & Coordination: The Love Brewery
Venue: El Cortez, Don Room & Terrace
Photography: Red Tie Photography
DJ: DJ Rude1 Productions
Catering: Continental Catering
Bar: SoleLuna Cafe
Florist: TessFresh Flowers
Desserts: San Diego's Finest Donuts & Bakery
Hair: JDM Salon
Makeup: Vanessa Garlough

Our quintet loves performing fun music, and our bride gave some great suggestions! Prelude consisted of a mix of Disney & Pixar classics from Beauty & the Beast, Aladdin, Toy Story, Monster's Inc, and others, while guests arrived and mingled. The ceremony processional was a mix of The Beatles, Elton John, and Billy Joel.

Our recessional was also a Beatles favorite, "All You Need is Love", which is incredibly true. We got so many compliments from guests, it was really fun to be able to bring some live music to the beautiful patio space here! Below are some more pictures from the rest of the wedding, including the yummy desserts, great drinks, and the absolutely gorgeous indoor historic ballroom of El Cortez!

These delicious desserts were created by San Diego's Finest Donuts and Bakery

First Dance!

Beautiful head table, with florals by TessFresh Flowers!

We took a lot of pictures! Main point: El Cortez is gorgeous, we can't wait to come back again!