Zephyr Lodge at Northstar 5001 Northstar Drive • Truckee • CA 96161

When you book Zephyr Lodge at Northstar in Truckee, the venue package, starting at $10,000, covers the ceremony site with chairs and an arch, dining and cocktail tables, linens, heaters, firepits, plates, glassware, flatware, a dance floor and gondola rides up the mountain for your guests. Food and drinks are separate and come with a food and beverage minimum starting at $15,000. Final pricing depends on the details of your event.

Yes, your ceremony and reception both happen at Zephyr Lodge at Northstar, about 8,000 feet up. Guests ride two gondolas to the mountaintop ceremony site, with views of the Pacific Crest and surrounding peaks. Then everyone heads into the lodge, which has attached patios and a dining room with a steel-and-glass wall of windows facing the sunset.

Zephyr Lodge at Northstar handles catering and bar service in-house, so an outside caterer or your own alcohol isn't part of the plan. Your food and drink spend goes toward the food and beverage minimum, which starts at $15,000. The venue package, from $10,000, covers your tables, linens and tableware.

At Zephyr Lodge at Northstar in Truckee, plan on two starting figures: a venue package from $10,000 and a food and beverage minimum from $15,000, so $25,000 together to start. The package covers the ceremony site, tables, linens, heaters, firepits, tableware, a dance floor and gondola rides for your guests. The minimum is the least you'll spend on catering and bar. Final pricing depends on your event's specific details, and weddings at the lodge run mid-June through September.

Your guests can stay right at Northstar, at Timber Creek Lodge or the Northstar Village Condos. When you host your wedding with Northstar, guests get 10–20% off the best available online rate. Book a block of 10 or more rooms and the two of you get a complimentary stay on your wedding night; just mention the "Wedding Lodging Offer" when you book (new wedding bookings only). Northstar also hosts rehearsal dinners and farewell brunches, so the whole weekend can stay in one place.

Zephyr Lodge at Northstar puts your ceremony, reception and guest rooms on one mountain resort. Guests ride two gondolas to about 8,000 feet for a mountaintop ceremony with views of the Pacific Crest, then celebrate in a LEED-certified lodge built from reclaimed materials. Back down in Northstar Village, guests can stay at Timber Creek Lodge or the Village Condos and spend the weekend mountain biking, hiking or golfing. Weddings run mid-June through September, so start planning your summer celebration.