La Cuesta Ranch

La Cuesta ranch was an easy venue choice. Not only are you booking a beautiful location, but you also have included extras such as: tables, chairs, decor (including altars, chandeliers, signs, center pieces, and more), on-site bathroom, golf cart shuttle from parking to ceremony, and more. The best “extra” included would be venue owner Gabriel. Gabriel is invaluable. He responds quickly to emails, is very resourceful, and is easy to trust. He genuinely cares about the bride’s day but will also tell you the truth in any part during the planning process to ensure that the day will go smoothly. Day of the wedding, he also drives you two miles into the ranch in his four wheel cart for sunset photos; and these pictures are absolutely stunning. To note, he does have some ground rules but they’re fair: venue not responsible to set up/break down tables and chairs, no hard alcohol (but you can have two signature drinks), and slo safe ride must be hired. Overall, we loved having our wedding here and got so many compliments on our venue choice.

My wife and I had a wedding back in August 2021. We got engaged in 2018 and began looking at venues in 2019. After struggling to find a venue in the Bay Area that was to our liking, within our budget and could meet our capacity (250), we decided to expand our search to the Central Coast. After some searching we stumbled across La Cuesta Ranch. We met with Gabe, the head of the family and caretaker of the property, and were immediately sold. He showed us around the property and went through all the little details of what furniture he had (enough tables and chairs for 200 people), decorations he had, the parts of the property we could use, the vendors he had worked with before and the do’s and don’ts of his venue. We soon decided on a date, June 2020. Welp, fast forward a year and then covid happened. Gabe was incredibly flexible in helping us to find a new date (he didn’t charge a rebooking fee). It took a year and a half but we finally made it happen in August 2021. Our wedding was absolutely incredible. La Cuesta Ranch looked amazing decorated. Gabe was also gracious enough to take us up to the hills on his property for sunset photos. In the end we really did get the wedding of our dreams and that wouldn’t have been possible without La Cuesta Ranch

We visited La Cuesta Ranch back in 2019. We instantly fell in love with the space and loved the flexibility to choose our other vendors (Catering, DJ, etc). Gabriel was there for us at every step and always asked the right questions to be sure we had everything we needed. When we had to postpone our big day until 2022, and Gabriel was always incredibly patient and understanding. He still made sure our day was everything we wanted and more. All of guests LOVED the venue and natural beauty of La Cuesta Ranch. The venue is very close to downtown, but you feel miles away on your own private space. Highly highly recommend contacting Gabriel and giving the space a tour. So thankful we chose La Cuesta Ranch and it will always have a special place in our hearts.

Gabriel and the whole team at La Cuesta Ranch could not have been a better fit for our wedding day. Not only is the venue beautiful, these folks really know how to put on an incredible event! Gabriel was so helpful leading up to the event, allowing us to visit the ranch multiple times to check out decorations and ask questions. He truly went above and beyond to make sure our wedding day was absolutely perfect. When one of our bartenders called out sick, he personally got behind the bar to make sure no one had to wait for a drink. And anyone who has gotten married at La Cuesta Ranch will tell you that that the off road adventure up to the top of the hill for sunset photos is an absolute highlight of the wedding day. We could not recommend La Cuesta Ranch enough for anyone planning to get married in the area.

I got married here in Oct 2015 and absolutely loved everything about this venue. I fell in love with it after visiting over 10 different barn venues in the southern California area. The Ranch is stunning and makes you feel like you are miles away from anyone else, yet you are less than 5 min away from downtown SLO, which made it easy for my guests and transportation. The ranch is family owned, and is constantly getting upgrades and new decor/items for you to use. I loved the fact that there are no boundaries with other vendors you can bring in, however I got great recommendations for vendors in the area that were very familiar with the barn. The vendors I was recommended were amazing! I also loved how anything goes here... Whatever ideas you have for your wedding you can do as long as you can convince them! Gabriel and his family are amazing, they have 7 people there on the day of to help everything go smoothly. I was planning from afar and Gabriel was so helpful answering all my questions and concerns and staying patient while I made all my changes! I did not have a planner, but it is definitely a venue where one would help. It is not an all inclusive venue, literally just the space but it is 100% worth it! Words can't describe how much I loved getting married here, the barn and setting are stunning and truly made my wedding vision come to life. Guests are still raving to me about how beautiful and unique the setting was! I would recommend anyone to get married here!