Wedding Venues with a Wild Side
Posted by Allison on May 25, 2009. Filed under Ceremony, Locations, Off Beat, Receptions
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Would you like to have a giraffe crash your wedding? It’s possible, and for animal lovers it would make a jaw-dropping story to tell for years to come. If you want to get wild at your wedding, consider these animal-friendly wedding locations in Southern California:
San Diego Zoo’s Wild Animal Park: Exchange your vows while herds of giraffes, rhinos, gazelles, and oryx roam nearby, or maybe say “I do” at a lagoon surrounded by rare birds and plants. The staff at the San Diego Zoo can design your own customized wedding “habitat,” complete with animal print linens and whimsical leopard-dotted and zebra-striped cakes.
The Condor’s Nest Ranch: With pot-bellied pigs, goats and horses, The Condor’s Nest Ranch outside of San Diego won my heart with their gorgeous skyline views and serene poolside reception area. Their on-site wedding coordinator encourages animal encounters for visitors—which would be a great way to keep children entertained at a wedding!
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These are fantastic options for animal lovers, or those who have a touch of the wild about them. Definitely not your typical wedding locations, and the money spent goes towards improving these animal-friendly resources.
One of my clients had their wedding reception at the Snow Building at the Oakland Zoo. They and their guests just loved the experience. And for the underwater type of critters, check out the Aquarium of The Pacific in Long Beach! How fun would that be?
The wedding at Condor’s Nest Ranch is beautiful. Something here for all to enjoy and to make a wonderful venue for a casual or elegant affair. Plenty to entertain young and old. I love this
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The Condor’s Nest is beautiful. I had my wedding here and would NOT reccomend it. The owner’s are extremly unprofessional, the services (catering, bartending, coordinator) are sub-par and disappointing, and they over-charge on fees to withhold and cash-in on your $5000 security deposit. Beautiful location, but not worth the ordeal with the owners, lack of support staff to clean the venue post-wedding, and truly unprofessional way of running their business.
Thanks for this feedback today, we’ll look into this immediately.
I had my wedding at the Condor’s Nest Ranch and everything was perfect. The staff was great and went above and beyond my every wish. I highly recommend this location as a wedding venue. Thank you so much to the owners of this breathtaking property, Bob and Lisa, for making my wedding day perfect!!! Amy and Jason
I feel inclined to write because our special day was spectacular, there are a lot of reasons but the most important was the serene beauty of this location. It started with my future husband wanting our day to be casual, comfortable and filled with fun… Of course, I wanted the glitz, gucci, grandeur, every bride could savor. I’m a horsey girl, love the outdoors but also a slave to fashion and fun, we were so lucky to find this location “The Condors Nest Ranch” which gave both of us, the perfect venue.
The experience of selecting where, when and how was overwhelming, the minute, we stepped foot on the ranch, a feeling of serenity overwhelmed us, then meeting, I believe, my personal wedding angel “Ms. Lisa” put all my worries to rest, she understood and anticipated my every need. We were able to gather our families together, by staying overnight before and after the wedding on the ranch (so cool). Which was a triple bonus, an opportunity to blend everyone in the most casual, fun filled environment, it made our hearts happy!
The Big Day, the ceremony, the food, the service, the pictures, feeding the horses, the dogs, the roosters, the view, the morning walk, the massage, the swim in the pool and so many more special moments, to many to mention, will forever carry us through our life together..
A special thanks to Bob and Lisa for allowing us to share with our family and friends the most unique, amazing, location to celebrate our wedding in the world. Biggest regret, not booking the ranch for the whole week! Important to know, everything exceeded our expectations and our deposit was returned as agreed. Biggest wish, is to be invited back one day to attend one or more of my friends/families weddings at “The Condors Nest Ranch” because truly it was unforgettable.
We had our wedding at the Condors Nest Ranch in October 2008. If you are looking for an amazing location to have your wedding, this it it! The preferred vendors were all wonderful and the owners, Lisa and Bob, were so easy to work with and helpful. Thank you Lisa and Bob for making our dream wedding come true! We are looking forward to our future anniversary party at the Condors Nest Ranch!
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We manufacture wedding hand fans and they make great wedding favors for outdoor weddings. Most couples have their picture printed on them with weddings vows, date, etc. Also helps to keep your family and friends cool during those hot summer months.