My husband and I highly recommend having your wedding at Hawk Ranch and making sure Crystal is your venue coordinator. My wife and I got married there in October 2022 and had a la...rge 170+ person wedding. Many of our guests commented on how beautiful of a wedding venue it is, which is undeniable given it is a very-well maintained outdoor venue with beautiful trees, tons of greenery, and a large pond. Its really unlike any other venue you'll find in the Murrieta/Temecula area, especially for the price. And, the day of the wedding, everything went absolutely smooth and, I may be biased, but it was the best wedding I've been to. Crystal and her team were very responsive throughout the entire process, answered all of our many questions, and provided excellent vendor recommendations. One of my favorite things about Hawk Ranch is that it is BYOB--you can provide your own alcohol, which means you get to save money compared to other venues and purchase the alcohol you and your guests actually enjoy.
One thing we really appreciated is that the venue did not nickel and dime us for using their lounge furniture and other decor they have on site, which is unlike many of the other venues we toured.My wife was overall happy with her bridal suite, although it is probably better for a smaller bridal party. For the grooms suite, they offer a very nice trailer with a nice little outdoor area. Again, it wasn't ideal for such a large group and it is located near the parking lot where guests enter from so I really wanted to ignore that area beginning an hour or so before the ceremony. One recommendation would be to build a more formal grooms suite with a pool table or other indoor games in the future.
Unfortunately, the one day in October it happened to rain was on our wedding day, which, as you can expect, caused a lot of stress the week leading up to the wedding given it is an outdoor venue. Crystal, along with our personal wedding planner (Events by Ari), worked extremely hard to secure a tent large enough for our guests and vendors and that was to our quality (e.g., clear tent, draping, twinkle lighting). This was stressful given there was limited availability and the venue didn't have its own tent, but it ended up working out and we were able to secure the tent we wanted through a separate company. Another recommendation, which I understand the venue is already planning to secure, would be that Hawk Ranch offer its own tent as a back-up plan in the event that it does rain the day of the wedding. Given tents are expensive, hopefully it could be offered at either a discounted rate or only for the labor costs.
In addition, the bathrooms were pretty far from where the tent was located, which resulted in a lot of time walking back and forth from the bathrooms to the tent. NOTE, this is ONLY an issue if it rains on the wedding day and you have a larger 100+ person wedding. In hindsight, I probably would have preferred to pay for a luxury portable restroom that could have been located closer to the tent. Something to keep in mind as part of your back-up plan, but not necessary at all.
Overall, my husband and I are extremely satisfied with how the wedding turned out and actually believe it exceeded our expectations. We cannot recommend Hawk Ranch enough as a wedding venue and know that with Crystal, you will be in excellent hands!