We had our wedding at High Camp on 7/9/22 and our rehearsal dinner at the Plaza Bar the night prior, and it was the absolute BEST weekend ever!
We are located in Maryland and never got a chance to formally tour the venue in person, so Jenna d...id multiple FaceTime tours for us to be able to experience everything and make a decision.
Matt and I are both very type A and didn’t hire a wedding planner, so we had a ton of detailed questions about the contract and other logistics for the venue. Our AMAZING venue coordinator Mercedes spent hours and hours with us on several Zoom calls answering all our questions leading up to the event. Mercedes and Palisades did a great job with clearly spelling out and communicating every detail to us. Mercedes even went above and beyond to let us ship (too many) boxes to her personal office since we were coming from out of town (sorry, Mercedes!). More importantly, she was even more wonderful the weekend of the wedding! She took the time to meet with us several times in person leading up to the event, and made sure everything ran SO smoothly!
We arrived a week early and were able to do some really cool activities with some of our guests in and around Palisades! Our favorites were the Tahoe Via, Shirley canyon trail, Truckee river rafting, and going out to dinner and drinks in the village as more people started to arrive in town.
I had a large wedding party, so I was worried about whether the 3-bedroom suite would be enough space for us. Even with 11 bridesmaids, moms, a few close friends, and our hair/makeup artists, it was no issue!
It goes without saying that the photo opportunities at this venue were unreal. We did our first look in a field off of the road that leads into the Village area (~1 min drive).
The tram and the ceremony location were stunning. The literal only downside was that it was windy at High Camp on our day, so my MOH had to remove my veil towards the beginning of the ceremony. I wouldn’t trade the views for any other scenario! Thankfully we didn’t have to use the weather backup location, but we did check it out and it also would have been stunning.
For the reception, we chose the buffet with salmon and steak. I’m obviously a bit biased, but I legitimately thought it was the best wedding food I’ve ever had. I was most hesitant about booking this venue because of the non-traditional dance floor, but it ended up being perfect! For special dances (including a silly, choreographed wedding party routine - because I’m a dance teacher), we invited guests to gather around the dance floor to watch. Later in the nigh, the walls, proximity to the bar, and square footage made EVERYONE feel comfortable joining the dance floor and have so SO much fun! The dance floor was packed the entire night!
After dinner, our photographers pulled us outside to walk behind High Camp to find another, somehow even dreamier spot for sunset photos.
Throughout our stay, the entire Palisades staff made us feel so special and welcomed. We were planning to leave for our honeymoon in Yosemite after the wedding, but with the wildfires at the time, we ended up changing our plans last minute and staying in the Tahoe area. Palisades was SO accommodating and even moved things around so that we could continue staying in our room while paying a lower rate.
All things considered, Palisades Tahoe gave us the perfect wedding experience. THANK YOU so much to Mercedes and everyone at Palisades Tahoe! ❤️❤️