Willow Sky Ranch 1296 Willow City Loop • Willow City • TX 78675
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Why You'll Love This Place
A Here Comes The Guide Wedding Venue Review
- With pastoral fields, charming rustic-modern architecture, and plenty of big sky vistas, this family-run ranch checks all the boxes for a quintessential Texas celebration. It’s especially lovely in the spring, when the iconic wildflowers and bluebonnet are in full bloom.
- Host a sunset ceremony beneath a grove of shade trees, followed by cocktails on the covered patio of the Boar’s Lodge. Willow Hall, modeled after a classic dance hall, is the perfect spot for live music. Strings of bistro lights illuminate a romantic courtyard, which can serve as an outdoor lounge or al fresco dining spot.
- The property boasts so many fun features, like a dedicated outdoor kitchen and walk-up bar, and sleeping quarters for up to 20 people (including a treehouse, where you can watch the native blackbuck antelope from your wraparound porch!)
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DEALS: What discounts, special offers, or packages are available here?
Micro Wedding Packages starting at $6,250!
- up to 50 people
- 12 hours
- 3 packages available including all inclusive package
PRICES: What's this going to cost?
Package Prices
- $700–22,500/event
- Package prices vary depending on:
- Day of week
- Guest count
All-Inclusive Package Level 1 | $15,700
- Single-day event for up to 100
- Month of Coordinating
- Photography
- Officiant
- Basic Floral
- BBQ Buffet
- Cake
- Sound System
All-Inclusive Package Level 2 | $22,500
- Full Wedding package
- Weekend Stay for up to 20
- Month of Coordinating
- Officiant
- Basic Floral
- BBQ Buffet
- Cake
- Month of Coordinating
- Officiant
Do It Yourself Package | $700-$11,200
All vendors are welcome with appropriate insurance and licenses. We provide an extensive list of vendors we have had positive experiences with to make your planning easier. We do include a Month of Coordinator in our packages if you do not already have one.
COUPLES ARE ASKING: We've got answers
Every rental at Willow Sky Ranch in Willow City includes exclusive use of the ranch, tables, chairs, white table covers, an ice machine, indoor and outdoor bars, a catering prep area, setup and teardown, a venue manager, a one-hour rehearsal and two hours for a bridal or engagement shoot. Full-day and longer packages add a month-of coordinator. The all-inclusive Bluebonnet Bloom adds catering and cake for up to 100, and the Wildflower Weekend adds florals, an officiant, a DJ, photography and lodging for 20. Bar service through Peak Beverage is quoted separately, and a sound system rents for $500.
Yes, your ceremony, cocktail hour and reception all happen at Willow Sky Ranch, so there's no shuttling between venues. You can marry at Ceremony Oaks, with its stone aisle, black square arch and seating for up to 125, or at Whispering Oaks, a more secluded oak grove about 200 yards away. Cocktail hour usually lands in Willow Grove around the outdoor bar and fire pit. Then you'll celebrate in Willow Hall, a Texas dance hall with a stage, or on its bistro-lit lawn.
You can bring any licensed and insured vendors to Willow Sky Ranch, including your own caterer, food truck and cake, with no cake-cutting fee. There's no food and beverage minimum, and booked couples get a preferred vendor list. The one exception is the bar: all alcohol service goes through Peak Beverage, with packages from bartending only (you supply the alcohol) to full-service top-shelf bars. Guests can't bring alcohol unless it's checked in with Peak. If you've already hired a planner, the venue can approve them and reduce your package price.
Wedding packages at Willow Sky Ranch in Willow City run $3,750–22,500. Meadow Memories, the venue-and-coordinator package with 13 hours on site, is $3,750–6,750. The all-inclusive Bluebonnet Bloom, with catering and cake for up to 100, is $13,500–17,500, and the Wildflower Weekend, with florals, an officiant and a Thursday-to-Sunday stay, is $19,600–22,500. Prices move with your date, season and guest count; peak season is March through May and September through November. There's no food and beverage minimum, no cleaning fee and a $500 refundable damage deposit. Budget separately for Peak Beverage bar service. Military, first responders and teachers get 10% off the venue fee.
The Meadow Memories rental at Willow Sky Ranch gives you 13 hours on site, 9am to 10pm, and wedding weekend packages run from Thursday at 3pm through Sunday at 11am. There's no music curfew: the ranch sits on private acreage, so you can keep dancing well into the evening, though the owners ask everyone to be considerate of nearby ranches. Live bands are welcome in Willow Hall. Vendors need to be packed up and gone within one hour after your event ends.
If it rains at Willow Sky Ranch in Willow City, your ceremony and reception move indoors to Willow Hall, the ranch's Texas-style dance hall with high ceilings, a full stage and a working bar. While the staff flips the room from ceremony to reception, guests have cocktail hour on the covered Boar's Lodge patio. Willow Hall is heated and air conditioned, and its large glass doors can open to the lawn if the weather clears. Your month-of coordinator and the venue team handle moving the outdoor elements inside.
Up to 20 guests can stay right at Willow Sky Ranch across three spaces: the 1905 Greathouse, which sleeps up to 11 and doubles as the bridal suite, the Boar's Lodge (up to 4) and the Bird's Nest treehouse (up to 4). Check-in is 3pm and checkout is noon, and lodging guests get the pool, hot tub and fire pit. The Wildflower Weekend includes a Thursday-to-Sunday stay for 20. For everyone else, the venue has a curated guest lodging guide for Fredericksburg-area hotels, B&Bs and rentals at willowskyranch.hotelplanner.com, and works with shuttle companies like Open Range Tours and URidez to get guests to and from Fredericksburg, about 20 minutes away.
Willow Sky Ranch offers all-inclusive packages and on-site lodging for 20, and it hosts just one wedding per weekend, so the 75-acre ranch is yours. The Wildflower Weekend bundles catering, florals, an officiant, a DJ, six hours of photography and a Thursday-to-Sunday stay. There's no music curfew, so the party in Willow Hall can run late. The ranch sits on the Willow City Loop, known for spring bluebonnets, and a herd of blackbuck antelope roams the pasture. It's family-owned, and your month-of coordinator works for you, not the venue.
GUEST COUNT: How many people can we have here? What’s the max capacity?
| Indoors | Outdoors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ceremony | Seated | 125 | 150 |
| Cocktails, etc. | Standing | 125 | 150 |
| Reception | Seated | 125 | 150 |
| Meetings | Total meeting capacity for this venue is 125. | ||
Venue Info & FAQs
OPTIONS: What kinds of events can we have here?
- Outdoor Ceremony
- Ceremony
- Wedding Receptions
- Outdoor Reception
- LGBTQ+ Friendly
- Elopement Packages
- Small Wedding
- Rehearsal Dinner
- Special Events / Parties
- Business Functions / Meetings
- On-Site Accommodations
- Late Night
POLICIES: What are the food, alcohol, music, and other rules here?
Price
$ • $$
Catering
Preferred list
BYO
Alcohol
BYO
A TBAC server is required.
Amplified Music
Indoors
Outdoors
Wheelchair Access
Wheelchair accessible
Availability
Year-round.
STYLE: What’s the style and overall vibe of this venue?
Buildings & other settings available:
- Barn
- Historic / Landmark Building
- Patio / Deck / Terrace
- Private Estate
- Ranch / Farm
- Retreat
VIEWS: What kind of views does this place have?
Peep the views you’ll enjoy from this venue!
- Forest / Woods
- Landscaped Grounds
- Meadow / Fields
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