Rachel and Matt's Destination Wedding

This past week, our dear friends Rachel and Matt were married at our venue. They are one of the first couples to have a destination wedding on our property. Rachel and Matt and most of their family came all the way from New York for a middle-of-the-week wedding! Every few years, Rachel's family gets together for a family reunion, and she was able to turn this year's reunion into a wedding too! Our property was able to accommodate all of her family for a 3 day wedding/reunion experience! 

Here are a few photos of the weekend taken by friends and family members:

First dance in the Event Center

Girls on Patio

Rehearsal Dinner on the Patio around fire pits

Wedding Photographer taking photos

Yoga in the Event Center

Patio Reception

Family Photo on Terraces

We hope to have more pictures coming in from Rachel's brother- a professional photographer who has won many awards including The Knot's "2012 best of weddings." Stay tuned!

The New Reception Area!

We have completed the new reception area! It's been done for a while now, but we've been waiting for our first bride to test it out!
The new Reception Area is a 20x40 ft space just below the wedding stage. In the vain of the rest of Hidden Valley Retreat, we did our best to keep it natural. It is lined with hand-set rock walls, just like the other tiers of the property. We used decomposed granite to "pave" the surface, giving it a natural look while still being hard enough to dance and lay tables. This space has plenty of room to seat 100 people at round tables.
Check out the photos from our most recent wedding!

Reception Area below the Wedding Stage

We loved the paper lanterns around the stage!

Tables set-up in nature