Reptacular Animals Ranch in the Forest 8828 Gold Creek Road • Sylmar • CA 91342

Weddings at Reptacular Ranch include private use of the site, with large ceremony and adjacent reception areas, ceremony benches, round banquet tables and chairs, a large circular dance floor and overhead lighting for dining and dancing. You'll also get a rustic outdoor bar with two commercial refrigerators and an ice freezer, custom wooden tables and wine barrels, gift and sign-in tables, guest restrooms with A/C and heating, dedicated electrical, parking attendants, free parking and rehearsal time. There's no sales tax, service charge, corkage or gratuity on top.

Yes. At Reptacular Ranch, a paved aisle leads to a pergola backed by oaks, with chaparral-covered hills rising behind the ceremony site. Afterward, the reception moves to the main garden area, which has a rustic outdoor bar, a dance floor, room for a band and a buffet, decorative shades and trees draped in bistro lights.

Yes. Reptacular Ranch is BYO for both. Anything goes for food, from full-service catering to food trucks to a BBQ grill, and you're welcome to bring alcohol of all types with no fee. The custom bar setup, with two large commercial refrigerators and an ice freezer, makes it easy to keep drinks cold.

Wedding rentals at Reptacular Ranch start at $4,995, depending on the day of the week and guest count. That rate covers 100 guests, and each additional guest is $20. There's no sales tax, service charge, corkage or gratuity added, and since catering and alcohol are BYO, you control those costs. Add-ons like campfire pits, animal encounters and overnight camping are available.

Absolutely, and it's what makes Reptacular Ranch so memorable. You can invite some of the ranch's animals to join your day, from a kiss from a camel to a beer delivered by a burro. Guests can mingle with goats, alpacas and mini horses, and adventurous couples can even include reptiles and other creatures. Animal encounters are an add-on, so ask the team what's available.

Reptacular Ranch offers an indoor dressing facility for the wedding party as an optional add-on for an additional fee. Ask about it when you book, especially since the rest of the celebration takes place outdoors.

Yes. Reptacular Ranch offers overnight camping as an add-on, in a private setting beside a creek on the 15-acre property in the Angeles National Forest. It's a fun way to extend the celebration, and campfire pits can be added too.