Camp Lucy

We toured a couple of wedding venues in the area and they were all pretty, but as soon as we walked into Sacred Oaks we knew there was no where else we were going to get married. I was looking for a stunning outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour, and indoor reception space that was elevated but had more character than a typical ballroom - and Sacred Oaks was it. Our account manager Jessie was so sweet and helpful in the planning process! And the whole team makes you feel so special - I loved getting to meet them at our tasting. Which, by the way, was incredible along with all the food day of. We had so many guests compliment our menu! The staff day/night of were all incredible too! We had the absolute best day. We stayed on the property as well, along with our bridal party and everyone enjoyed their stay. The rooms are stunning and the property is amazing and so unique. The on-site restaurant Tillie's is delicious as well.

We knew when we first visited Ian’s Chapel at Camp Lucy that that was it. The property is stunning on its own, without any decorations or florals. On top of that they were amazing to work with! They were very professional and detail oriented, and made everything so effortless. The catering was delicious and people still come up to us talking about it (this was a big plus for us to have a venue that also catered!). We look forward to visiting Camp Lucy again just to enjoy it!

The most beautiful venue I've ever seen. We had our wedding at Sacred Oaks, and the trees mixed with the fairy lights, and the incredible reception space was unparalleled. As a furniture and textile designer, I knew as soon as we walked up to the restaurant and reception that this was a special place. There's so much attention to detail, and the rooms were incredible with items from the owners travels around the world. The staff was really easy to work with, and it was so nice having the catering and florals from Whim as a seamless partner. The food and florals were also incredible.

5 Star Wedding Venue!

Where do I even begin with our Camp Lucy experience… The venue, the property, the lodging, and of course the staff…all around 10/10! My husband and I brought together a slough of people from all over to join us at Camp Lucy for our wedding, and the experience was everything we could of hoped for and more. The team at Camp Lucy accommodated us and essentially jumped through rings of fire to make our dreams come true for our rehearsal dinner at Whit’s Inn, and ceremony at the Outlook at Ian’s Chapel. Kaitlin, our beloved Kaitlin, was heaven sent. She was so professional, fun, welcoming and understanding of everything thrown her way. I will forever be thankful for all she did for my husband and I ( & our mothers (-; ). We plan to return year after year to celebrate our anniversary at Camp Lucy.

Camp Lucy is such an incredibly beautiful venue, well maintained, with so many cute spots for photos! If you're looking for class and elegance engulfed with natural beauty, look no further... this is the wedding venue for you! The staff and management team went above and beyond to ensure that our couple's event was nothing short of amazing, and that every detail was executed just as they envisioned! I highly recommend this venue!!!!!

Breathtaking views, amazing food and personable staff!! Wouldn’t had wanted to get married anywhere else!

SO DISSAPOINTING! If I could give negative stars, I would! My husband and I fell in love with the venue when we went to visit, and knew we wanted to get married here. We scheduled for an availability they had open in 3 months. After around week 2 (after we signed our contract), our emails, calls, and any form of contact were repeatedly ignored. Our Account manager Alex (be prepared to pay a hefty "Administrative fee" on EVERYTHING, we ended up spending over a grand on this alone!) was always "out of the office" or "away from the phone", so we had a huge delay on getting the ball rolling, and it never got any better. When we finally contacted her manager Jennifer a few weeks before the wedding, she seemed like she would take care of things, but then dismissed our case without ever really looking into it, and assigned Alex back to us. If the lack of communication and professionalism was the worst of it, I would have had a much better review to give. The costs were outrageous for what we were getting. We ended up paying for a lot of extras and additional staffing fees for a wedding of an expected 50 people. We are a young couple and wanted to try and stick to a budget, but Camp Lucy made that extremely hard! For those looking to have a wedding on a budget, this is NOT the place for you!! We spent more than $14,000 out of our $23,000 budget at this Venue alone. Despite a lot of extra crap we had to deal with from Camp Lucy, we were hoping to put that behind us and look forward to our big day, but when the day of our wedding arrived, it was so disappointing, I wanted to cry. When we first got there, the wedding from the day before had not been cleaned up, the groom and bridal suite were both trashed and had not been sanitized, and there was a bunch of left over furniture from the night before. Later I found out that Alex, although she was there when we arrived, up and disappeared for the majority of the morning, leaving my husband to try and get the staff to move the furniture, clean up, and do their jobs. The majority wouldn't listen to him since Alex wasn't there. When my mother arrived, she had to track Alex down, and tell her to do her job. From there until the Ceremony, everything was speeding up and things were being dealt with by the groom and the mother of the bride, mainly. After our ceremony, we went to get photos done during cocktail hour. There were also wasps everywhere. I, and a few of my guests, are deathly allergic, and we were never notified! They ended up swarming the guests during cocktail hour. We ended up having only 30ish people show up sadly, but even with that many people, EVERYONE GOT FOOD POISINING. I found out later that the food was put out on the buffet table around noon, and the reception wasn't until 6pm! Due to this, we spent the whole night on the toilet. After the Wedding, when we contacted the venue, we spoke with the sales manager who assured us we would be reimbursed. We weren't expecting anything big, but given that the catering gave everyone food poising, we had hoped for a slight reimbursement on that. I tried calling more than 10 times since our wedding, and was finally told "We don't give refunds", despite what we were told by the sales manager. Overall it was so chaotic and unnecessarily stressful, it absolutely ruined our big day. I would never recommend Camp Lucy to anyone who is looking for decent customer service on a budget. If you do go with them, find a great day of coordinator in advance.

Camp Lucy was worth every penny!!! The staff went above and beyond in making sure the entire experience was perfect for us and our guests! The grounds are amazing, the food was PERFECTION and the day could not have been any better!

WOW. I knew I wanted to have our wedding at Camp Lucy, as I had been a guest at Ian's Chapel in 2016. I loved that there was nice lodging on site, something that was important to me. Camp Lucy turned out to be even better than all of the expectations my husband and I had for it. It's the most idyllic place in Texas to be married and to have your friends and family join you to celebrate. The staff were so kind and fantastic to us and our guests during the wedding weekend - making it so special and pleasant for us. We had rehearsal dinner/welcome party and our wedding at Ian's Chapel. A total dream location. One of our favorite parts of the weekend was post-event fire side chats with our out of town friends. It was particularly special for my husband to catch up with his law school friends who came in from around the country. I can not recommend Camp Lucy as a venue enough. It was idyllic. We feel completely blessed and incredibly grateful for a wedding week that was joyful, peaceful and full of moments and memories with our loved ones AND was truly picture perfect. The team was very helpful and responsive during our planning, as well as gracious and kind to us as we made many adjustments (I have to assume many more than normal) as guests plans changed leading up to the wedding. I was stressed but CL made it easy and didn't make me feel bad for the covid-related changes. If it's in your budget, Camp Lucy is worth every penny! Book!

Camp Lucy is absolutely stunning. There are several locations on-site that can be used as a wedding venue, reception, or location of the rehearsal dinner. Camp Lucy provides all food and beverages but also acts as a turn-key provider of rental and floral services through Whim Hospitality. While we opted not to use Whim Florals since they weren't competitively priced, we did rent farmhouse tables and upgraded furniture items for our wedding. The food was incredible. Definitely the best food I've ever had at a wedding. While I could certainly be biased, the general consensus from our guests was that the food was incredible. Camp Lucy is not a low-cost provider nor are they trying to be. While the venue is certainly approachable for most people, the level of service and passion you get from Camp Lucy is worth every single penny. I cannot recommend this venue enough to those that are looking to get married in the hill country.

When we went look for vendors we quickly realized no other vendor compared to CL. We booked with them for May 2020..obviously that got rescheduled and we booked for July 2020 (since everyone predicted covid would be over). Eventually we had to reschedule again for August 2021. Throughout the whole postponing process, CL was amazing! I heard horror stories about venues not letting people postpone, but CL was so incredible. When we finally got to our wedding, of course covid was at another peak, they again worked with us as people started to bail on our wedding. The rehearsal and wedding day was perfect! I am so glad we picked a venue that took care of everything for us so we could just be in the moment on the day of. The only very minor thing is that we were promised we would get good size portions of the food leftover, and since I didnt eat much the day of I was excited, only to learn we got less than a portion for one person. But it was a very minor thing in an otherwise perfect wedding. CL's people are so incredible and always made sure everything was perfect. We booked many cabins for our families and wedding party to stay on site and there were many different billing comments for how much each person was paying, Kaitlin our account manager always went above and beyond making sure that everything was perfect. I would choose CL over and over, I cant say enough good things about them. I had many people comment on how pretty, or perfectly run the day of was. We cant wait to go back for our anniversary!!

From start to finish, getting married at Camp Lucy was a dream. The venue is absolutely GORGEOUS--we've been many times now and we're still discovering hidden treasures throughout the property. It was amazing to have our family and friends all able to stay on-site as well--we got to spend so much more time with our guests than we would have otherwise. Kaitlin Chatham was our account manager, and WOW did she make things run smoothly! Claudia Suazo did our flowers and I think she might be an actual genius--the place looked gorgeous. If you're looking for a rustic, upscale wedding with plenty of time to spend with friends and family, look no further.

Incredible from start to finish. Camp Lucy staff was so professional and punctual and just so pleasant to interact with. Truly made me and my husband feel like VIP’s !

If you are looking for an all-inclusive venue that your guests will be stunned by, Camp Lucy is for you. We wanted a beautiful outdoor ceremony with an indoor reception, and Camp Lucy's Sacred Oaks venue was honestly the only one we even looked at. I saw it online, and then when we visited in person, I was sold. Catering and florals/decor are all handled in-house at Camp Lucy, and believe me when I tell you it saved us so much stress and time not to have to find outside vendors and coordinate everything. Not only that but the food and florals were GOOD too. They have an award-winning chef who runs their restaurant and catering and you can tell -- many of our guests spoke about how delicious the food was. The cabins are also gorgeous - we got a honeymoon suite cabin for the night of our wedding and it was so luxurious and beautiful. I think the most important thing I can share about Camp Lucy however is how they handled the covid-19 pandemic. Our wedding was originally planned for June 2020, but we ended up having to postpone twice. Camp Lucy never charged us a dime, and each time we had to postpone, they transferred all the details and made sure we had all the equivalent features (i.e. a Saturday date, honeymoon cabin for us, guest cabins, etc.). Having to postpone our wedding was a heartbreaking decision but they truly made us feel comforted and ensured that we would still get to have the wedding we dreamed of. The covid pandemic really revealed the true colors of a lot of wedding venues and vendors -- we had some that turned out to be not so great people when everything hit the fan. But Camp Lucy was there for us, and I can attest from personal experience that they will have your back throughout the process.

Absolutely beautiful place to get married. As other reviews have said, unless you are willing to drop a fair bit of cash I would avoid this place. This was my absolute perfect venue. However, when we went on our tour we were provided with a verbal cost estimate for a Friday of 24k. I was not sure how or where that number was coming from, as they advertise that a Friday at Sacred Oaks was 7.5k. I was expecting to get some kind of information, but we left the tour with nothing. Also, don’t expect your questions to be answered in a timely manner. When I asked about cost again, the amount changed from “You will be spending 24k” to “you must spend at minimum 12k to book with us”. Quite the run around! Also there has been no mention of what vendors are required/ not required. I was only able to figure it out because of the reviews. Maybe there is some information I was missing, but I am sad that we are not able to book here because of all of the misinformation and the struggle for communication!

Camp Lucy far exceeded any expectations we had. The photos online are absolutely gorgeous but it's even better in person. Sacred Oaks was a magical place to get married. The staff was extremely friendly and accommodating and the entire planning process was a breeze -- with catering/ bar services, rentals, florals, and on-site lodging, it helped simplify our destination wedding. I would absolutely recommend for anyone looking locally, or far away. I can't wait to come back and enjoy the grounds.

Magical and perfect. Everything about this venue and the staff are 5 star. The wedding was amazing! The venue is amazing! The staff was amazing, receptive and kind! We had NO problems at all. It was perfect.

Sacred Oaks at Camp Lucy was an absolute dream!! It was gorgeous and everything is taken care of! You utilize their floral, rentals, food & drink companies which makes planning extremely easy!! You coordinate all those consultations in one day and you are done!! Their staff is friendly & available. Guest can stay onsite and the rooms are absolutely luxurious!! My husband and I loved the honeymoon suite as well!

Our wedding was SO beautiful and it was so easy to plan with Camp Lucy! We did ours at the Sacred Oaks location, and it was just magical. The Camp Lucy planners are so easy to work with and responsive. Kaitlin was GREAT! We loved working with her, and on the day of our wedding she made us feel so loved and special. She made sure everything went smoothly and we were always having fun/not feeling stressed. It was a blast having our wedding party and family staying on site. We did our rehearsal dinner at Whit's Inn and that was awesome too. What a gorgeous space! Lastly, the food was just phenomenal! We got so many complements from our guests. Overall, it was a total blast for us and our guests and was everything we had hoped for!

Camp Lucy was wonderful! Everyone was so accommodating throughout the planning process and the entire wedding weekend. Our wedding day was everything we could have wanted thanks to the Camp Lucy team.

I can't say enough wonderful things about this venue and their team. Our guests raved about the beautiful property, the friendly staff and the incredible food at our wedding! The team that worked our wedding made sure both of our parents and my husband and I always had food and drink throughout the entire night. And consistently checked to see how we were doing. Overall just a fantastic place to get married. I'd book this venue again in a heartbeat.

Like many reviews here, our experience with Camp Lucy was mixed. First off, the good. Our wedding was fabulous. Camp Lucy are masters of what they do. Every detail was incredible. The food was delicious. The venue beautiful. The staff warm, professional, on top of every detail, and followed all of our Covid precautions. Their spaces are truly special and they know how to configure them to any size group. They were incredibly creative with setting up multiple socially distanced events for us from pool time to outdoor dinners to our actual wedding. Their hotel rooms are gorgeous and the grounds are full of fun activities. Camp Lucy was the first venue we saw and we immediately knew we wanted to get married there. The mix of on site lodging, fantastic food, a variety of beautiful venues, and the ability to have multiple showstopping events in one location was a no brainer. Their staff are pros at putting on weddings and your event(s) will no doubt be fabulous. Now, the not so good. While our wedding was a dream, the lead up to our wedding was not. It was very frustrating working with Camp Lucy to plan the wedding. This began pre-Covid and ramped up significantly post-Covid. Emails would take weeks to get a response, follow up that was promised wouldn't happen, different staff members that we worked with told us different things — it was truly unpleasant. I know they're managing hundreds of weddings and in the wake of Covid, everything was insane. For that reason, we gave them months after rescheduling our April 2020 wedding to figure out their plans and parameters, but we still couldn't get straight answers in June. We eventually landed on a path forward that we didn't feel great about, but had to accept because we had already paid for most of our original wedding. (Camp Lucy refunded some of our money, but required us to still meet a minimum of $18,000 plus venue fee and 18% administrative charge for our Covid wedding — a 19 person Friday minimony). Additionally, the process to get to that agreement was brutal, involving many phone calls, unreturned emails, bringing in the CEO, etc. As you can imagine, rescheduling your 200 person wedding a few weeks out is stressful and heartbreaking. All our other vendors did everything they could to make the process as seamless as it could be. Camp Lucy added to our stress and made the process extremely difficult. I recognize they were dealing with unfathomable circumstances, but the treatment we received was not what I would have expected from a premium venue. Plus, we had already had issues before Covid with emails not being returned for weeks on end and follow up not being completed. All in all, if I could do it over I'm not sure if I'd have my wedding at Camp Lucy. The wedding itself was absolutely perfect. And the 1.5 years of working with them in the lead up to it were very challenging. I think in non-Covid times, the planning would have been less difficult and it would have been worth it for the incredible events we had. That said, for a premium priced, premiere venue, where we were originally going to spend a lot of money on a 200 person luxury wedding, I would expect more. I hope they hire additional staff or re-evaluate their processes so that they can improve their service in the lead up to the fantastic events they put on.

This last Sunday my son wanted to propose to his girlfriend at Camp Lucy, so we called Francheska (GM) to see what it might take. She (as was the rest of the staff of Camp Lucy) was incredibly accommodating, and Megan even participated in getting the family water, situated, and ready to jump out of hiding to surprise his new fiance as soon as the proposal was done! I was blown away by their hospitality! This, paired with the absolute beauty of Camp Lucy, made for the perfect experience for our son and his new fiance!! Thanks Megan, Francheska, and Camp Lucy team!

Camp Lucy gave me the wedding of my dreams. They walked alongside me every step of the way, from the day I went for a tour to the day of the wedding. An account manager was always available to answer any of my many questions, give me recommendations, or direct me to someone who would know the answer. Sacred Oaks was absolutely gorgeous! As far as the reception goes, I am still, weeks later, getting compliments on the food that was provided at the wedding. Hands down the best meal I have EVER had at a wedding (and probably top 5 best meals of my life, if we're being honest). 10/10 would use Camp Lucy again!

Our daughter got married at Camp Lucy a week ago and we are still talking about the beauty of the day, the venue and smoothness of our whole experience there. Special thanks to Kaitlin and Michelle for all of your help through the process, and your staff who worked so hard on wedding day to serve with excellence. For those who are considering Sacred Oaks for your ceremony, it is magical....in our daughter’s words “a foliage-filled heaven”.

Camp Lucy is a hidden jewel. The venue is stunning. The staff at Camp Lucy and at Whim are awesome. Jennifer, Kaitlin and Hannah were absolutely delightful to work with. Without them, I know my daughter's dream wedding would not have gone as planned. Everyone was so kind, professional and accommodating. I can't say enough, just AWESOME!

I will update every reason after the court case is over as to why they received the lowest rating possible after our day in court. Not at all where we thought we would be after the biggest day in our lives. Please be wise about assurances any wedding vendor provides. I am stationed in Washington DC and flew back multiple times to try and prevent what occured at our wedding. For those interested, there will be a detailed review for each account of all involved and were witness to the details of our case. I feel it's my obligation to give some sort of caution to happy and excited couples. We are currently represented by Bell Nunally if you'd like to discuss any issues you've had as well with this venue and Whim's services.

I NEED MORE STARS. I still get chills and tears fill my eyes when I think about our wedding at Sacred Oaks. There is something absolutely magical about Sacred Oaks at Camp Lucy and it’s so evident as you immediately get engulfed by it upon stepping foot at the venue. All of the staff at Camp Lucy (specifically Kaitlin S.) were SO professional, checked in frequently with us to ensure that we were okay, and made it their mission to ensure that our experience and wedding day were absolutely beautiful with them. Our guests raved over our venue staying that “our wedding was the most beautiful wedding they had been to” and we couldn’t help but say “we know” because it truly is the most beautiful venue in the hill country. We feel SO blessed to have gotten married here and will forever cherish our special day and incredible Camp Lucy family!

BEST wedding venue in the Hill Country!! We were debating between the lake or hill country, and Camp Lucy was the last venue we visited, but when we arrived through the gates and passed over the creek, we already knew it was right for us. They have two different venues to choose from, and each on is so unique and beautiful that you can't go wrong! We chose Ian's Chapel since it had 5 different options for a ceremony site: the famous arch (we got lucky and got to use since the rain stopped), the lawn, the chapel, the pavilion or inside the reception hall. We used the pavilion for cocktail hour and then moved into the reception hall for dinner and dancing. The transition between each space was seamless and we got to reuse a bunch of rentals, tables and floral arrangements at each spot. Camp Lucy is the best venue I've ever seen in Texas, and we can't wait to go back and stay at the hotel each year and eat at the wonderful restaurant on our anniversary!

I seriously can't say enough about Camp Lucy and their staff. When it comes to making wedding day dreams come true, this team and venue is the end all, be all. Jennifer and her staff were amazing communicators, so prompt in their responses to my thousands of questions. Their excitement and desire for the perfect day for my husband and I were completely genuine. Not to mention the breathtaking views of the venue! My guests are STILL talking about how beautiful the venue was. I could go on and on, but hiring Camp Lucy was one of, if not THE BEST decisions I made in the wedding planning process. My husband and I are so excited to return to spend our 1 year anniversary in the cabins. Make your wedding day dreams come true and get married at this magical place!!!

Thank you so much to Camp Lucy and Whim for making our wedding day (and time planning it) so special! We truly appreciated their attention to detail because everything turned out perfect. We were so happy with the layout of everything, the food was FABULOUS, and the florals were AMAZING! We had so many compliments on it all from our guests. They are also so helpful with last minute questions and tweaks we had during planning.

We used the Ian’s chapel area, and we reserved all of the on-site lodging. We used Whim for catering (required) and florals (optional). Venue - 5 stars The venue was really beautiful, and having nice lodging on-site was perfect for the wedding weekend we wanted. They helped organize activities (Val was great!), had campfires, and enough space for groups to mingle. It was a delightful time. Day of logistics were smooth. They were able to switch to our rain plan with no problem. Overall venue planning interactions - 3 stars The overall planning process was okay but moderately unpleasant. The people we interacted with were always nice, but there were several practical things that could have been better. From the beginning, we had to financially commit with a large non-refundable deposit to Camp Lucy (which meant we were committing to Whim as well) before we got any firm pricing from Whim. We kept experiencing situations where they had told us they would do something and then either they didn’t do it or we had to remind them. There was annoyance in dealing with different people who didn’t communicate on their end. Catering - 4 stars We thought the food was very good. We wished there would have been more cost-effective options than they offered, as the food/alcohol was a larger fraction of the total wedding budget than we originally planned for and would have expected to spend at another venue where we could control the food/drink options. Lodging office - 1.5 stars This was a bit of a nightmare in the entire time leading up to the weekend and during the weekend as well. The number of times we had to call and correct and re-correct errors they made was a huge time sink and regular frustration. At one point, we noticed that they had booked a new guest over a previous reservation, kicking the first one out without telling them. Because they were already full, they couldn’t even offer an alternate room to the over-booked group, and in apology they offered a pitifully small compensation to book at some not-very-nearby and expensive alternate option. And then, when we arrived, we found out that they had also booked over ANOTHER guest’s reservation. This meant a guest arrived with a confirmation number and didn’t have a room available, causing a hassle to figure out an alternative. Again, the apology was minimal at best. I give them a bump to 1.5 stars here because one of their employees was competent (thanks Haley!) and the rooms were quite nice. Florals - 2 stars The flowers looked nice, but the interactions leading up to the weekend were a pain. They consistently refused to listen to what we said we wanted and instead kept trying to tell us what we wanted. It turns out they were wrong, and when it came to it, we wish we would have insisted and actually gone more toward what we wanted. In addition, they did nasty things like offering us a gift arrangement and then taking it away without any explanation. Overall They have potential to be a 5+ star venue if there was improvement in management, especially with communication between Camp Lucy representatives and their approach to lodging reservations. The location and spaces are all beautiful. We ended up having a great time during our wedding weekend, I think in part because we had awesome guests who made the most of it. If you’re willing to keep an eye on Camp Lucy/Whim - keeping good records, standing your ground, and making sure they hear what you actually want, it can turn out great.

Camp Lucy is a beautiful venue - Sacred Oaks was exactly what I hoped it would be. It ticked so many boxes for us! However, the administration/lodging was a bit of a nightmare. Their lodging was the most stressful part of our entire wedding (and for my mother). Without getting into the gory details, on 3 separate occasions they didn't book rooms correctly or double booked us - which resulted in having to book alternative accommodation for some of our guests (the week before the wedding). One of the times they cancelled our booking to accommodate a SXSW performance. Rather than explaining the situation to us (because obviously that's an amazing opportunity for them) they simply pretended we hadn't booked those rooms on that night. However, we had kept all of the emails so we addressed it with them. All of that being said, if you're going to work with them, keep every single email - just in case. It's sad to me that the lodging fiascoes over shadowed so many amazing aspects of CL. The facilities, venue and reception spots etc. was all great. But the lack of integrity displayed at times by the lodging team was incredibly disappointing. I would recommend, but be wary.

My wedding at Sacred Oaks was absolutely stunning. Camp Lucy was the PERFECT Venue! The staff was so well prepared and knew exactly what to do in all situations. It made it so easy on me. The planning process was also very easy because every vendor in the Austin area either knows about Camp Lucy or has worked a wedding there before. As a matter of fact, my videographer was from Tulsa (my home town) and she even knew about Camp Lucy and was excited to FINALLY get to shoot there! I would 1000% recommend any future bride to choose Camp Lucy. I loved every second of it!!

Matt and I fell in love with Camp Lucy the moment we stepped on property! Jennifer and Summer were such a breeze to work with and answered all our questions along the way! The day of the wedding we were so blessed with perfect weather and a blue sky behind Ians Chapel! Camp Lucy was kind to send over some appetizers to the bridal suite and took care of everything. Every single guest commented on the rooms, the restaurant, and the amazing views. We even got pictures with the Alpacas! It was truly a fairytale! Camp Lucy is top notch and we can't wait to celebrate our anniversary there next Winter!

Venue Gorgeous - then the reception not so pleasant. Their caterer dropped wedding cake 1 hour before ceremony. Replaced with what tasted like a store bought cake - it was awful. Food was delicious but they kept running out of food and guest either left without being able to choose from selection or had to hold up the line and wait. Staff was unable to handle the 200 guest. Seating charts were wrong and chairs were broken. Lead bartender was rude and arrogant. Monopoly on food, flowers, drinks, and cake - these are the areas where they failed to deliver and what make a wedding. This monopoly caused this wedding to be more expensive than it should if had the option of using other vendors. My advise is to go elsewhere, there's plenty of other beautiful venues in Austin that would do a much better job than Camp Lucy, in my opinion and experience. Now hey the wedding was beautiful and fun but only because of brides planning of an amazing DJ, Mariachis, and string orchestra for the ceremony - not part of Camp Lucy's venue. Flowers made it beautiful as well which we paid handsomely to the Camp Lucy's monopoly. Nope, other than providing a nice venue this place failed on all other aspects.

My husband and I were married in 2016 at Camp Lucy. Sacred Oaks was our location, and it was absolutely stunning! The entire space, from the outdoor cocktail location to the indoor reception area, was wonderful for us! It was an overall great experience! The food catered/provided by Camp Lucy’s team and chef was AMAZING!! My family and friends still talk about how great it was two years later! The one area that I struggled with were the floral services - I actually had huge difficulties with the floralist who was assigned to our wedding. I would provide specific details numerous times of what I wanted, and she would produce completely different ideas for the flowers. At one point, I was so upset with my experience communicating with her that my husband actually contacted one of main coordinators at Camp Lucy to try to solve the problems we were having with her (we were required to use Camp Lucy’s floral services). In the end, the flowers were alright, still not exactly what I had wanted, but far better than what the florist started with. This was the main reason for the four stars, instead of five. Camp Lucy is a gorgeous location, and we absolutely loved the grounds and the overall experience of having our wedding there! Just wish the floral services had been more on point, and easier to communicate with.

I cannot go on enough about how much we LOVED working with Camp Lucy! From the start, they were so accommodating and always quick to respond to any emails and phone calls. They went above and beyond to meet our wildest requests, and they gave us amazing advice to make our day PERFECT! We got married at Sacred Oaks, and so many of our guests told us that it was the most beautiful, magical, and fun wedding they've ever been to. I've been recommending them to everyone, and I already have a handful of friends that are also now getting married here!

I absolutely loved Sacred Oaks at Camp Lucy! My husband and I just had our wedding there and it was absolutely perfect. The staff is so friendly and We just got to relax and enjoy our day. I can not say enough wonderful things. The lodging is gorgeous and the staff is so friendly. Tillie’s restaurant is so good and the manager, Anthony, is so nice. My coordinator Tara Blackwell was the best. So calm and always organized. I would get married there over and over again.

I knew the minute I got engaged that I wanted my wedding to be at Camp Lucy. It was such a dream come true to see it all come together the day of. It was such an EASY experience at Camp Lucy. They have a very professional, organized, and friendly staff. For anyone who is local to Austin or not, they are lovely. Lots of options, even when weather isn't in favor for you. I would recommend Camp Lucy (both sides, but specifically Ian's Chapel ). We did our rentals, floral, and catering through Camp Lucy & every little touch came together like magic- LOVED having my wedding day there.

We just got married at Camp Lucy (Sacred Oaks) and it was an absolutely perfect wedding. We had a longer engagement, but booked our vendors very early and we just knew from the pictures that Camp Lucy was going to be our venue. From start to finish we had an exceptional experience with all of the wonderful Whim and Camp Lucy employees. Food, rentals, and florals were all perfection, and everyone was so easy to work with! We can't wait to see our pictures from our beautiful day. If you are looking to get married in Dripping Springs, we highly recommend Camp Lucy!

We had our wedding last week at Sacred Oaks and what a wonderful day and experience it was! This venue was absolutely beautiful inside and out – and good thing because we had to use our rain plan and moved our ceremony indoors. Even with this change of plans, the venue was perfect! Also, the cottages and grounds are just beautiful. The fire pit and lawn games got a lot of use in the area and it was such a gift to be close to all of our family and friends. Being able to have one point of contact through Whim Hospitality was perfect especially since I was planning the wedding from Minneapolis. The quality of food, drink, florals and service during our wedding exceeded my expectations. I can’t say enough positive things about the experience we had and would highly recommend this venue and lodging to anyone considering an event in the Texas Hill Country.

We got married at Camp Lucy (Ian's Chapel) in May and with only 3 months from engagement to wedding, Camp Lucy made the planning a dream. It could have been so stressful in such a short amount of time, but since florals, catering, and rentals are all in one place, it takes all the stress out of it. I HIGHLY recommend Camp Lucy if you want beautiful scenery, amazing food, and a full service venue!

Camp Lucy was the first venue tour I took... and every single one after it seemed like settling for second best. The grounds are breathtaking!! Beyond that beauty there is a huge value in the professionalism, personal care and attention to detail. It wont be your cheapest option- BUT it will not disappoint. From the food to the florals to the wait staff.... every single person is beyond amazing. On the day of our morning brunch wedding the temps dropped into the 40s and the whole "outdoor garden" vibe began to crumble with the chilly wind and unseasonable weather. SO- the staff wasted NO time and flipped the WHOLE reception - even tho we made the call after the ceremony. They gave us a beautiful indoor brunch wedding reception that kept our guests comfortable. They moved the food, tables, bar, cake, and all decor inside so we would be happy. I can't say enough how wonderful our day was... thanks to Camp Lucy and the team at Whim.

There is little to say about Camp Lucy that hasn’t already been said by a hundred other couples. The venue was perfect for us. We decided to have a small wedding with a total of 10 people. We brought everyone in on Tuesday to stay at lodging at Camp Lucy, had a pre-wedding reception dinner on Wednesday at Camp Lucy, and the ceremony at Ian’s Chapel. The entire staff was amazing to work with and helped create a special experience for everyone. Camp Lucy is known for being able to host gorgeous weddings with several hundred guests, but they can also host an intimate and small one as well. Even with an ice storm and closed roads and a photo shoot at dawn, Camp Lucy was there for us in every way. Thank you for the amazing experience and beautiful backdrop to a very special day!

Bottom line: Camp Lucy is beautiful but the costs really sneak up on you. If your budget is $20,000 or less it is a major challenge. The positives: the people are very nice to work with and very responsive. Anna was our main contact and she was great to work with. Everything is beautiful so photos will turn out amazing. The cons: You must use their florist and caterer, Whim. The food, while delicious, is VERY expensive. The flowers, while beautiful, are VERY expensive. For example, a kids meal starts at $60 and an arch of greenery was just under $1,000. I ended up having to DIY the majority of my decor to stay within our budget which made the months leading up stressful. You cannot bring in your own flowers so I had to get creative. There are not many hotel options nearby and some of our guests had to stay 45 minutes away. We only had 80 guests and people booked hotels early. The cost to stay at Camp Lucy in the cabins is astronomical. We stayed in the cheapest cabin they had so we could be on site and for 2 nights our bill with taxes was $657. We had some discrepancies on our final bill but accounting was very pleasant to work with and got it resolved quickly. All in all would I book it again? Unfortunately no just because of how easily the costs ran up. If your budget is $30k-$50k it would be perfect for that.

Camp Lucy was wonderful to work with as a ceremony and reception venue. Their staff is friendly, easy to work with, responsive, and timely. They work exclusively with Whim Hospitality for catering, floral, and rentals, which is convenient, they're all on the same page and it cuts down on the number of meetings I needed to attend! We were married in their Sacred Oaks venue and our guests told me over and over how beautiful it was as an evening venue location.

Camp Lucy was perfect in every way for our wedding! We had the rehearsal at Whit's Inn, which was a great intimate setting for our wedding party and family to gather. The ceremony and reception were at Sacred Oaks, which were truly amazing! The venue itself is stunning and does not need much to make it over the top. Everyone loved the venue and how beautiful it was. The staff was great as well! Anna P. was our account manager and main point of contact. She was fantastic and made sure everything was perfect for us. Camp Lucy was the perfect spot for our dreaming wedding. Cant thank the team enough!!!

We went to look at a few wedding venue options in Dripping Springs and Camp Lucy blew us away. We were amazed at the natural beauty and history of the venue. As a hands-off bride who needed all the help she could get, it was incredible to have florals, catering and rentals are run through Whim. Thank you so much to Camp Lucy staff and Whim staff for making our big day beautiful and amazing. I highly recommend this venue to anyone looking in the Dripping Springs / Austin area!!

Camp Lucy was everything I dreamed of for my wedding and more! We got married at the Sacred Oaks location at Camp Lucy. The venue itself is gorgeous, which is nice because you don't need much additional decor. Everyone on the Camp Lucy staff was very easy to deal with and made the whole wedding planning process less stressful. I would definitely recommend Camp Lucy!

I've been out to Camp Lucy a handful of times and each time I get there, the approach to the chapel or the Sacred Oaks venue feels like walking up to a castle. Kind of awe inspiring; important and unavoidable. The photos on their website speak volumes, so if you can't visit yourself, just take a look. Those photos are completely accurate. I also want to throw a shout out to: •Chef Rob McMahon for dishing out masterpiece after masterpiece in his kitchen. •Ashley Rousseau's coordinating talents are thorough, fast, and reliable. Plus, she's just a really kind person all-around. Thanks Camp Lucy!

We loved working with Camp Lucy! We had our wedding and reception at Camp Lucy's beautiful Ian's Chapel. After months of planning, this venue began to feel like home! We love it's beauty and history, it's wonderful staff, beautiful and comfortable cottages, which many of our bridal party and family stayed in, and we loved how easily and quickly we were able to plan our wedding there! Everyone was friendly, helpful, and accommodating as we planned our wedding, and our coordinator, Tara Blackwell, helped our day come together flawlessly!

After scouring the internet for wedding venues, Sacred Oaks at Camp Lucy was at the top of our list from the very beginning. When visiting in person, we realized that the pictures online don’t even compare to the magic of being there in person – it was a no-brainer for us that this would be where we would have our wedding and we couldn’t imagine a better ceremony location than under the huge grove of oak trees. As an out-of-town bride, it was a bonus that the staff and events at Whim was all-inclusive, covering florals, events, and rentals. We felt we could relax knowing that the team at Whim works together day-in and day-out and could execute weddings at Camp Lucy blindfolded. A big thank you to everyone at Camp Lucy that made our wedding day a dream!

Camp Lucy is one of the most beautiful places in the Hill Country. It is the only venue my fiancé and I visited and I am so so so glad we made the choice to get married there! The staff is amazing and so easy to work with. Every single person we came into contact with was extremely kind, helpful, and genuine about making our day the most important. The facility is so gorgeous and so well maintained! When we took our first tour, there were absolutely no doubts that Camp Lucy was where we wanted to get married!!! The entire experience was so enjoyable and most of all stress free!!! Camp Lucy has a special place in our hearts and I would tell anyone to most definitely choose Camp Lucy for their special day! Thank you for making ours a day we will never forget!:)

Beautiful venue!! We had our wedding at Ian's Chapel in front of the arch, and everything came together on our wedding day perfectly. Having the florals, rentals, and catering with Camp Lucy is very convenient, and they handle everything well. They are quick to respond to any issues you may find and willing to review everything with you. They want to make everything the best it can be for you, and you can feel that effort. It takes a lot of effort to plan and execute a wedding with so many details! Details you never thought of, they would discuss and guide you. I planned our wedding with my mom and fiance and had the assistance of an outside day-of coordinator who had other clients at Camp Lucy in the past. I asked a lot of questions to both my coordinator and Camp Lucy, and they helped me plan the most amazing day ever! We loved every minute of our wedding - it just flies by too fast!! Thank you Camp Lucy!

We had our wedding at Camp Lucy on 4/23/17 and I cannot say enough positive things about our experience with the staff. We felt supported at every stage of the planning process and we enjoyed working with all the staff who were not only professional but also warm and personable. Our coordinator, Kim Hunt, did an amazing job and our event ran smoothly from start to finish because of her outstanding organization skills. We enjoyed our experience so much that we are planning to return to Camp Lucy annually on our anniversary and stay in the cottages to commemorate our wonderful wedding day in its original location!

This is the most beautiful venue in Dripping Springs. Half of my guests flew in from out of state and a couple from out of the country. Everyone was astonished by how beautiful the wedding was. We had our ceremony and reception at Sacred Oaks. The bluebonnets were out, the sun was going down and the lights were twinkling from the trees. I will always look back at that day and remember how beautiful and peaceful our wedding spot was. Thank you Camp Lucy for such a sweet and beautiful wedding!

Camp Lucy was PERFECT. Sacred Oaks was beautiful even with the rain. The staff and management at Camp Lucy are very helpful and mindful of your wishes. They keep you informed on payments and work very well with the Whim teams to ensure everything runs smoothly on your big day. I’m so glad we were able to celebrate our marriage here.

I stumbled on this venue (Sacred Oaks) one night on Pinterest not knowing that this was located in Texas. Once I researched more and I saw that it was, I immediately booked a tour (The first and only place we actually booked and took a tour with because once you know you just know!). As soon as we pulled up to Sacred Oaks I knew that this is exactly where I wanted to marry my best friend. It was everything I envisioned for our fairytale wedding. The beautiful oak trees and hanging lights provided a romantic ambiance, while the indoor reception area with its beautiful beams and architecture, although rustic was still able to accommodate the winter wonderland theme I was going for. It rained the day of our wedding and it was foggy, but our Day of Wedding Coordinator, Kim Hunt, whom I highly recommend, was there to calm my nerves and help coordinate everything to where we were able to still have our ceremony outside. This gave us the most beautiful photos! From the tour to the getaway on the day of the wedding, the staff was there every step of the way to help in any way they were able. All our friends and family, even the ones that were not there physically, but have seen our pictures just through Facebook, have raved and continue to compliment on how beautiful this venue is! They have cabins on property that are great and convenient for you and your guests. Unfortunately, we were unable to experience them because they were unavailable so we had already booked our hotel room blocks elsewhere, but we will definitely take advantage on our year wedding anniversary! They also have catering, rentals, and florals in-house which really did save me a lot of time with searching for these vendors. Plus, they already know the venue inside and out, so I trusted their opinions and the food was delicious! I wish we could renew our vows already just to redo it at this venue, obviously you can tell I just love this venue! Budget wise, in my opinion, it was definitely a steal for everything Camp Lucy offers!

My husband and I are from south Texas and both decided we want to do a destination wedding. I was browsing venues through this website and found Camp Lucy with really good reviews. I looked into the pictures etc and I knew I needed to see it in person. We drove to Dripping Springs and had appointments with other venues as well. The first venue we saw was beautiful, and I thought that that would be the venue. I was already thinking about not showing up to our appointment at Camp Lucy! Good thing we showed up because the minute We laid eyes on Sacred oaks, we both just fell in love with the place. This was the one. I can't even begin to describe the beauty of the place. It's beyond amazing. During the entire planning process, they made sure that everything would just be easy for me . We did a lot of emails and phone calls and if I have concerns or issues, they were so quick to respond. The day of the wedding, everything was just perfect. Even the sun came out that day. Most brides probably stress out the day of but I felt so relaxed. I trusted the camp Lucy team to deliver and boy did they ever. I couldn't thank each and every one of them enough for making our wedding day the most memorable time of our lives. We had the best time, everyone was raving about the food, and it was just the most perfect day. Again, thank you all so much! Kat and Paul

By far, the BEST decision we made when planning our wedding. Camp Lucy is worth every cent! The staff was so personable, respectful, accommodating, and communication was NEVER a problem. The venue was amazing! We got married at Sacred Oaks, and everything was immaculately prepared, inside and out! In regards to the planning team we worked with, our questions were always answered promptly, and we always felt on the “same page”. Everything was handled with the utmost professionalism and class, which was very appreciated and valued. We had a relatively short engagement (less than 6 months), and the team was very accommodating to our quick timeline. We felt very prepared going into the day-of, and were not disappointed! We didn't have a single complaint because excellence is the norm, personal touch is the expectation, and execution is flawless.

I don't know where to start. Camp Lucy is simply stunning! My husband and I immediately fell in love with Camp Lucy. Both venues are beautiful but the ceremony site at Sacred Oaks took our breath away. Even though it rained on our wedding day, everything was incredibly romantic and magical. Ashley O'Bryan was our coordinator. She went above and beyond to make sure our day was perfect! The food, oh the food! To this day, we still get compliments. Even our pickiest guests loved it. We had some family members try to re-create the food. Some of our friends are even looking for restaurants that serve similar food! Best food ever. The flowers: Siobhan is amazing!! I went to the studio with just a simple idea but wasn't too sure of what I wanted. I sort of explained my vision to her and she made it all a reality. She is very talented!! Everyone on the Camp Lucy/Whim Hospitality team had one goal in mind and that was to make our wedding day the best day of our lives. And it truly was! I had some family members come in from out of the country and they all went back home talking about how amazing and magical it all was. I wish I could relive that day. It was amazing!

Absolutely amazing. Camp Lucy was beautiful and did a lot of things o make our wedding perfect. They even let us have our dog in the ceremony! Our coordinator Kristen went above and beyond to make sure everything went off without a hitch. Could not be more happy!