The Best Covered Outdoor Wedding Venues in Gualala, CA

The Best Covered Outdoor Wedding Venues in Gualala, CA

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17 Wedding Venues in Gualala, CA

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Whispertree Retreat 

5.0

Boonville, CA
  • Up to 150 guests
  • Select services
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $6,500

Whispertree (formerly Bell Valley Retreat) is a Boonville, California venue for weddings that welcomes you to the beauty and simplicity of a less-is-more celebration embraced by a pristine, 600+ acre retreat in Anderson Valley, California. At Whispertree you can celebrate without the pressure of fitting into the conventional wedding box. We invite couples with a love of nature (including LGBTQ couples) to craft a unique wedding experience to honor their union and enjoy intimate and nourishing connection with family and friends.

Don't get married here...only because it's the absolute most special place on the planet and I want it all to myself :) .... It may feel like a trek for guests, but there is nothing like it out there. It's magical when you are here, and words can't describe it. There are so many places on the property to fall in love with. The staff was so supportive throughout our planning process and even more helpful during our wedding weekend — they even went as far as dismantling the front porch when my diamond earring fell through the cracks! Perfect is a hard word to live up to, but Whispertree is effortlessly enchanting and unique. Our wedding weekend surpassed anything that we could've imagined it to be, and we'll forever remember this place. We almost want to get divorced so we can get married here again
Dana & C., 10 months ago
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The Knotty Oak 

5.0

Philo, CA
  • Up to 100 guests
  • Select services
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $15,000

The oldest house in Philo (1888), it was Anderson Valley’s first post office and stagecoach stop that decades later was the Philo Pottery Inn. During the painstaking restoration we did using nearly all salvaged materials, its secrets and history began to resurface. We were constantly discovering little finds, over 200 1880's old glass bottles buried on the grounds to the headline clad 1915 newspaper lined walls in the main house. It’s been part remodel and archeological dig. Now it’s ready to host events & make fresh memories for decades to come. A few years ago we were lucky enough to add 20+ acres of open meadow lands & forest contiguous to TKO for events & glamping and built an amphitheater by Indian Creek in the woods. We can host up to 100 and have have 12 bedrooms in three fab houses, plus glamping tents. There are so many ways to utilize the property and also vintage trailers and wacky Japanese cars to get creative with. Come see for yourself and be part of its evolving history.

My wife and I got married at this absolutely magical venue in July of 2024. We did a three day event, stayed on the property with friends and family, and got hitched in the magical forest Amphitheatre the owner built out with her own blood, sweat and tears. We can’t say enough good things about this special place. Jealous of those of you who get married here in the future! 12/10 would recommend!
Lauren & H., 3 months ago
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Driftwood Lodge 
Jenner, CA
  • Up to 80 guests
  • Select services
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $2,500

Welcome to Driftwood Lodge, a 30-acre estate, mini-hotel and event barn located on the Sonoma Coast Highway 1. With sweeping ocean views from every room, this unique property is the perfect location for your "local" destination wedding weekend with family and friends. The lodge offers accommodations for up to 15 guests with 5BR/7BA, fully stocked kitchen, common area, 4 jacuzzi tubs, 4 saunas, 6 classic Malm fireplaces and an outdoor hot tub. The 1.5-acre meadow overlooking the ocean is the perfect place for your cocktail hour and ceremony. The large barn opens wide for an indoor/outdoor space for dinner and dancing. You and your guests can enjoy walking through some of the oldest Redwood forests in California down to our creek, lay in the hammock in the meadow or travel just beyond the lodge to a winery, a historic fort, ocean trails, fishing adventures or a round of golf. There are additional, nearby housing accommodations for your guests as well. Create your dream wedding escape!

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Sonoma Forest Sanctuary 

5.0

Cazadero, CA
  • Up to 200 guests
  • Raw space
  • Indoor & outdoor

Spanning 730 acres, this tranquil estate features breathtaking mountain views, ancient redwood and oak forests, a natural pond and river, and stunning landscaping with elegant water features surrounding a 5000-square-foot manor house. When you choose Sonoma Forest Sanctuary, you're not just booking an event venue; you're securing your very own "national park." Our expansive property ensures that your event will be surrounded by unspoiled natural beauty, providing a serene and picturesque backdrop for any occasion. Our Temple is one of our most extraordinary spaces, offering an element of grandeur that can accommodate up to 225 guests. This stunning venue ensures ample room and breathtaking views that will leave your guests in awe. The Manor House sleeps up to 18 of your closest friends and family, offering a blend of historic architecture and modern luxury. Our luxury outdoor Eco-Pods can accommodate up to 38 guests, providing a unique and comfortable experience in nature.

From the planning to clean up and everything in between, Sonoma Forest Sanctuary was a pleasure to work with and helped us to create a wedding that we will never forget.
Lurdis Leticia M., a year ago
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Red Barn Ranch Events 

5.0

Hopland, CA
  • Up to 400 guests
  • Raw space
  • Outdoor
  • Starts at $9,000

We know you’ll love our beautifully rustic, family owned and operated, outdoor venue! Dress it up or dress it down, your family will talk about your wedding and the fun they had for years to come! We offer 100 private acres with 5 acres of a manicured, park-like setting available for your reception area. There are multiple outdoor ceremony & reception locations with acres of photo ops! Our exclusive 3-day rental with full access to our venue includes space for trailer or tent camping for anyone in your family party and access to the Russian River & The Great Redwood Trail for hiking, swimming and relaxing. No matter your vibe you can create the wedding of your dreams at Red Barn Ranch!

As a Wedding Coordinator, I have worked weddings at Red Barn Ranch for many years! They are one of my favorite venues to work with, and have a gorgeous property. I feel that what is offered combined with the price, make Red Barn Ranch one of the top venues in Sonoma County.
Samantha Petersen, a year ago
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Brutocao Vineyards 

5.0

Hopland, CA
  • Up to 300 guests
  • Select services
  • Outdoor
  • Starts at $7,500

Having a wedding in wine country can be amazing! Brutocao Vineyards has all the amenities to offer. Whether you are looking for a small intimate dining room, a spacious and elegant vaulted banquet room, or a private outdoor wine country wedding surrounded by lush grapes and breathtaking backdrops. Brutocao has it all! Not to mention some pretty tasty wines!

Contento Vineyards at Brutocao was hands down the best place possible for our big day. The site is expansive: plenty of room for a ceremony, dinner, and dancing for 250+ people (which was how many we hosted!). The availability of a bridal suite helped immensely, given that the hotel/rental choices in such a small town are scarce. Kathy was so friendly, easy to work with, and does not hesitate to offer guidance or recommendations on any questions about your wedding, not just the site! Her preferred vendor list basically saved us. The best part: the site is yours ALL WEEKEND, Friday - Sunday! There was no stress on the day of about set up or clean up, it really eased the minds of both of us and our families! If you're looking for a vineyard/barn wedding in Northern California, there's honestly no better choice!
Taylor & A., 4 years ago
MacCallum House 

5.0

Mendocino, CA
  • Up to 200 guests
  • All-inclusive
  • Indoor & outdoor

MacCallum House provides the scenic beauty of the Pacific Ocean and a beautifully restored Victorian mansion as a backdrop for your wedding celebrations. In the center of the picturesque village of Mendocino, the Mac House has two acres of gardens, expansive lawns, a bar and restaurant and 32 distinctive rooms. MacCallum House is the perfect location for your destination wedding. The 19 rooms on the main property are reserved exclusively for your guests. The bar & restaurant are an ideal venue for hosting groups of up to 80 guests, and includes exclusive use of our two dining rooms, each with a river stone fireplace, as well as the bar and cafe, which includes an ocean-view sun porch, a wrap-around veranda, a lounge and bar. For larger parties, the tent, situated on our lush lawn and surrounded by established landscape, can accommodate up to 200 guests. Amplified music on the lawn ends at 10pm but the party can continue inside until midnight.

My husband and I got married in Mendocino in early August and chose MacCallum House (or Mac House) as our reception location and couldn't have been happier with how it all turned out. We knew we wanted to get married along the Mendocino coast and the most important things for us were being able to throw a memorable party and have incredible food. During our venue search, we were challenged with the logistics of lodging our guests (around 80) at reasonable price points, quiet hours that would cap our party time and figuring out transportation within a comfortable budget that wasn't cumbersome to our group. We were drawn to the Mac House due to it's insanely convenient location (our guests didn't have to use any cars once they arrived and enjoyed the town at their own pace within walking distance) and beautiful rooms at a very affordable rate but we were hook, line, sinker SOLD when we had dinner at the restaurant and tried their food. WOW. We worked really closely with Summer, who was the awesomely vivacious Mac House coordinator and our personal cheerleader as we embarked on planning our wedding within 6 months. We decided to have our ceremony a few minutes away at Cypress Grove (which the Mac House helped us plan) and due to our party size, opted to host the reception in a tent on the Mac House lawn. Our wedding was truly the best day of our lives and our guests could not stop telling us how incredible the food was, how beautiful the tent looked, and most importantly how much FUN they had. I have to give a special shoutout to the entire staff who worked our event. Everyone was so kind, so attentive, and so lovely that it made a real lasting impression on everyone. I had one guest say to me verbatim "you never really notice the service at weddings but I noticed how amazing the service was at yours". We had multiple people tell us that we had the best wedding food they had ever had (we're both in our late 30s so we take that compliment as high praise as most ppl have been to tons of weddings at that point) and our party kept going till midnight before some of our guests spilled over to the local bars to keep going. The only slight bump leading up to the weekend was that it was clear to us that the Mac House was navigating some moving parts with their business this year (dealing with the aftermath of a really wet winter season, ordering new furniture, etc) and it took a while to get answers to certain questions but honestly, at no point was it stressful and it all worked out beyond our expectations. Saya (the GM), Chef Alan, and Summer are all wonderful people and they worked their tails off to give us an incredible weekend that we and our family and friends will never forget. We are huge fans of the Mac House and their entire team and can't wait to go back and visit again.
Aya D., a year ago
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Little Saint 
Healdsburg, CA
  • Up to 385 guests
  • All-inclusive
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $5,000

Little Saint’s 10,000-square-foot space is a vibrant meeting place inviting guests to connect over food, music, art, and conversation. The two-story building is multi-dimensional, with the first floor as a casual and approachable 100% plant based cafe and lounge that makes you feel as if you are relaxing in Healdsburg’s very own living room. The upstairs is where you will find the dedicated events space with a performance stage and our elevated vegan dining restaurant, The Second Story. The performance stage has been graced by incredible talents like Rufus Wainwright, Phoebe Bridgers, Boygenius, and many more. Little Saint will inspire you to make the space your own with various opportunities to bring your event vision to life, from a casual-cool wedding ceremony to branded company outings, intimate VIP birthdays, and after-parties to keep the celebrations going.

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Lodge at Bodega Bay 

5.0

Bodega Bay, CA
  • Up to 100 guests
  • All-inclusive
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $5,250

Perched on a bluff on the rugged Sonoma Coast, The Lodge at Bodega Bay is designed for respite. As a boutique luxury lodge with 83 guest rooms and suites on the northern coast of CA. This picturesque location provides a beautiful setting for up to 120 guests with indoor and outdoor venues. For storybook weddings that pairs Northern California’s coastal beauty with stunning selection of unique wedding venues, follow your heart to the Lodge at Bodega Bay. Our boutique hideaway provides the perfect setting for every event, form the rehearsal dinner to the farewell brunch, surrounded by mesmerizing backdrop at the edge of the ocean.

My husband and I had the most wonderful wedding ceremony and reception at Lodge at Bodega Bay. The staff was incredible, very caring and attentive. The food & beverages were delicious and the lodge setting was stunning. This lodge is the perfect place for your special event or just a small romantic getaway or your next family vacation. My husband and I will be back!
Martin & G., a year ago
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Kimwood Ranch 

5.0

Potter Valley, CA
  • Up to 200 guests
  • Raw space
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $5,950

Kimwood Ranch encompasses over 1,100 acres of unparalleled beauty in the heart of Mendocino wine country. Kimwood has been family owned and operated for over 4 generations and prides itself on offering couples and their guests "treat-you-like-family" hospitality and flexible wedding packages. The ranch is home to vineyards, ponds, fields of wildflowers, rolling oak tree studded hills and wide open vistas. When you choose Kimwood for your wedding, the property is yours for the weekend. Host your rehearsal on Friday night, your wedding on Saturday and sleep up to 12 in our 2 estate houses for the weekend. Kimwood also specializes in all-inclusive elopements. Bring yourselves + 18 of your closest folks and let us take care of everything. We provide one night lodging (for up to 12 in our 2 estate houses), coordination services, an officiant, flowers, photography and a stylized dining table with a private chef. Cheers! We'd love to host you!

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When my soon-to-be husband had a table saw accident just days before our wedding, we didn’t know if we’d make it out of the hospital in time to celebrate, let alone how everything was going to come together. We need not have worried. Natalie and the folks at Kimwood Ranch took SUCH good care of us! From the moment we stepped onto the Ranch, we felt like family. Seriously, they helped turn one of the most overwhelming weeks in our lives, into the very best. From all the tiny details, to the big stuff, Natalie was on the ball. She was great with communication and she guided us throughout our planning process. When it came to the wedding, she understood our vision and made sure EVERYTHING was taken care of. And did I mention how beautiful the ranch is?!? Just being there made us and our guests so happy. It’s peaceful. It’s private. You feel like you're in your own little world. Our wedding couldn't have been more perfect! Thank you Kimwood Ranch!
Kelly + K., a year ago
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Vintners Resort 
Santa Rosa, CA
  • Up to 250 guests
  • All-inclusive
  • Indoor & outdoor
  • Starts at $14,000

Experience Sonoma’s first luxury resort on a working vineyard. Embraced by a 92-acre estate, Vintners Resort is an intimate hideaway set amidst redwood trees, colorful gardens, and fountain courtyards. Connect to the land at John Ash & Co., one of Sonoma’s first farm-to-table restaurants, overlooking a vineyard. Relax in our spa, take a dip in the outdoor heated plunge pool, or play a game of bocce ball. Just 60 miles north of San Francisco, Vintners Resort is the gateway to the Russian River Valley and all of Sonoma County’s famed wineries and culinary destinations. Your Vintners escape comes to life with heartfelt service from our long-tenured team, dedicated to creating treasured moments in every stay.

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About wedding venues in Gualala, CA

How much do wedding venues typically cost in Gualala, CA?

The cost of a wedding venue varies widely by location, number of guests, and many other details of the wedding package. Gualala, CA offers a range of options that can fit most budgets. Raw venue space rentals (which only include the space itself) start at $6,000 and average $9,000. All-inclusive packages start at $2,500 and average $6,000.

What types of venues can I find in Gualala, CA?

Gualala offers a wide range of venues, including Barn and ranch, Hotel and resort and Lodge and retreat.

What are some of the best wedding and reception venues available in Gualala, CA?

Some of the most popular venues in this area include The Harbor House Inn, Whispertree Retreat and MacCallum House. But just like finding "the one," finding the perfect wedding venue takes time and a little bit of magic. Start by envisioning your dream wedding - the ambiance, style, and location. Then, explore our extensive collection of carefully curated wedding venues. Our marketplace provides detailed information, stunning photos, and real couples' reviews to help you make an informed decision. Trust your instincts, and when you find that venue that gives you butterflies, you'll know it's the one.

What questions should I ask when booking a venue in Gualala, CA?

It all depends on what you're looking for, but you may want to consider things like whether the venue has an on-site bridal suite (58% in Gualala do) or whether the venue provides an event coordinator (31% in Gualala do!).

Additionally, some venues work with certain caterers and require a minimum food and beverage spend in addition to the space rentals. Others might have a recommended list of preferred caterers that they'd like you to work with.

Can the venues in Gualala, CA accommodate both small and large weddings?

Of course! Small wedding venues in Gualala, CA can host intimate parties while large venues can accommodate up to 2000. The average venue in Gualala can seat 60 guests.

What amenities do the reception venues in Gualala, CA offer?

The venues in Gualala, CA are known for the exceptional suite of services and amenities offered to couples and their wedding parties. The most common services provided are Wi-Fi, Dressing room / Bridal Suite and On-site accommodations. Some venues even offer Transportation!

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