Whispering Waters Ranch 1020 CR 4930 • Leonard • TX 75452

Booking Whispering Waters Ranch in Leonard gets you 14 hours on-site, an on-site host and venue manager, tables and chairs with setup and teardown, covered wrap-around porches overlooking a 3-acre lake and the ceremony area, an indoor/outdoor dance floor, a DJ and photo booth area, a wine and beer bar, dimmable outdoor lighting, a dressing suite and dressing room, a parking attendant and an in-house sound system. You'll pay separately for catering, alcohol, an approved TABC-certified bartender and security booked through the venue.

Yes. At Whispering Waters Ranch, ceremonies take place outdoors beneath 50-year-old pecan trees with custom wooden benches and a waterfront view, and receptions follow in the bright, industrial-chic barn, which seats up to 175, with covered porches overlooking the lake.

Bring them. Whispering Waters Ranch has an open vendor policy with no fees for hosts or vendors, and vendors need a $1,000,000 insurance policy. You can bring your own alcohol (no corkage fee), served by an approved TABC-certified, insured bartender, and you'll book security through the venue. Cash bars and glass beer bottles aren't allowed.

At Whispering Waters Ranch in Leonard, the rental runs $3,000–$4,200, depending on the day of the week and time of year, and covers 14 hours. The venue offers discounts for alcohol-free weddings, events under 65 guests and couples who tour, though offers can't be combined.

You get 14 hours at Whispering Waters Ranch, either 10am–12am or 9am–11pm. The reception wraps at 10:30pm and the bar closes then too, leaving time for departures and cleanup. Outdoor sound turns off at 10pm, and a late fee applies after 12:01am.

Whispering Waters Ranch has a built-in weather backup: the barn's climate-controlled indoor space and its attached covered patio, part of 1,638 square feet of covered porches overlooking the lake. If the forecast turns, your guests still get a dry spot with a lake view.

Whispering Waters Ranch is a family-run, 83-acre property in Leonard with a ceremony site under 50-year-old pecan trees, a 3-acre lake and a bright, industrial-chic barn that suits rustic or glam weddings. It has an open vendor policy with no vendor fees and no corkage fee, plus plenty of lawn for games and for kids to play.

Yes, sparklers are allowed at Whispering Waters Ranch, and they're extinguished in the sand buckets the venue provides. Fireworks need written approval from management ahead of time, and weather and local laws may limit them.