Lions Tigers & Bears Sanctuary

ktail hour while my husband and I took photos at a couple of the beautiful spots around the venue, the volunteers at LTB led our guests on tours of the sanctuary to see all of the amazing rescued animals that call LTB home. Our guests really loved the tours and being able to see the animals! Our cocktail hour, dinner, and dancing were held on the beautiful patios outside of the White Oak house. The patios are surrounded by gorgeous landscaping, big trees with lights that came on at night, and a beautiful tiger habitat. We loved that the different layers of patios added dimension to the space while still keeping everything in close proximity. All of it was so gorgeous and a great space for our 85 guests. Throughout the planning process the event coordinator Nicole was so helpful and accommodating. She was friendly, responsive and answered all of our questions. She made sure we had everything we needed to make our wedding day perfect! She and the LTB staff and volunteers were so helpful in making sure the day of the wedding ran smoothly. It was such a beautiful and special day and I can't imagine celebrating our wedding anywhere else than Lions, Tigers, & Bears!

ous, welcoming sanctuary, you'd never book your event anywhere else!   Massive event patios cascade gracefully between the gorgeous White Oaks B&B to the massive Tiger habitat where you can find Nola and Moka (a white tiger and an orange tiger) hanging out around their swimming pool and water falling.  The furnishings are first class and make decorating and seating guests a breeze.  A fire pit, barbeque patio, swimming pool, gorgeous animal-inspired iron gates, and an archway to the stunning rose garden become the beautiful frame for your event.   Just beyond those glorious gates is the rest of the 90+ acre sanctuary filled with bobcats, bears, more tigers, several lions, jaguars, leopards, birds, etc.    For our event, we asked guests to arrive around 1 pm, with cocktails and appetizers in full swing.  We invited our guests to enjoy one (or both) of our pre-arranged guided tours of the animals in the sanctuary (starting at 1:30 and 2:30), led by LTBs amazing volunteer docents.   We held our ceremony near the fire pit, with the rose garden as the backdrop, around 3:45, and moved straight into dinner and dancing for the balance of the picture perfect day.  The feedback I got from our guests continues to pour in.  It was one of the best days of my life!   Once your guests had departed, my husband and I tucked into the beautiful White Oaks Lodge for our first night as husband and wife!  The next morning, we had coffee on the terraces with Nola and Moka... and let it all sink in!  Thanks LTB!  Keep up the great work, and I wholeheartedly recommend your venue to any/all brides who want something that is completely different than what everyone else is doing for their weddings!  BACKGROUND INFO: Lions Tigers and Bears is an accredited Animal Sanctuary, located in Alpine, CA (outside of San Diego).  This fantastic place rescues wild animals from captive or enslaved situations (circuses, traveling shows, road-side petting zoos, the movie industry, and the idiotic in our population who thing it would be "cool" to give a lion cub or grizzly cub to their 3 year old for his birthday!  LTB is the life-long passion project of Bobbi Brink and her husband, Mark.  They have dedicated their lives to this important cause, and work tirelessly to lobby for the rights of these animals who cannot speak for themselves.