From the moment my husband and I toured Sacred Mountain, we knew that it was where we wanted to get married. It's located in the very small and charming town of Julian, CA. The whole town feels like you've stepped back in time, and onto the set... of an old western. There's adorable little shops/diners/cafes along Main St. that our guests enjoyed during their stay over our wedding weekend.
Julian Pie Co. has the BEST apple pie most of us ever tasted.. we served it at our wedding and many guests went back for seconds throughout the weekend.
The venue itself, is breathtaking. We loved that there are different areas to entertain, but all within the same property.
We were married on July 8, 2022 at the Sunset Plateau (stunning backdrop for a ceremony), and then had our cocktail hour in the beautiful meadow and dinner just up the gorgeous staircase in the courtyard area. The flow was so nice, we loved that our guests were able to walk around and explore the grounds a bit.
The venue has so much natural beauty, you really don't need to do anything to decorate if you don't want to. We added some flowers to the arch and a few on our tables, but that was it, and everything looked incredible.
We enjoyed that we were able to choose our own vendors and really customize our day to our specific tastes. We served wood fired pizza and apple pie, which was really fun and not your typical "wedding food".
My husband was also super sold on this venue when they told us that we could rent a horse to ride down the aisle on.. it made for an amazing entrance. We would highly recommend adding this unforgettable experience to your day; Jennifer at Integrity Stables (next door to the venue) was incredible to work with and her horse was soo sweet. We also chose Sacred Mountain Julian as our wedding venue because they allowed us to include our rescue dog in our ceremony. This was so important to us, and we wouldn't have felt right getting married without her there.
Sacred Mountain Julian is a little pricey, but there are different packages you can choose from (we chose the small wedding package for 60 or less guests), and they really do include a LOT of things that you would otherwise need to rent. For example, they include: Ceremony chairs, tables for the cocktail hour and dinner, chairs, linens, benches, a couch, space heaters, the bar, dessert table, the ceremony arch, tables that you can use for the welcome table, seating chart, etc., some decor items (lanterns, candle holders, some signage), and more.
One of my only complaints is that our contract stated that we could arrive on site at 12pm, and we negotiated to arrive an hour earlier, but I felt SO rushed trying to get everything unloaded before my hair and makeup started. Luckily I didn't have bridesmaids, so I was the only one needing to get my hair and makeup done.. but if you have a bridal party you'll need to get ready together off-site and then head there after everyone is ready OR you can rent the meadow house and/or honeymoon suite the night before, but it's very expensive.
They do provide golf carts with drivers to get your guests from the sunset plateau down to the cocktail hour area, and the main guy who drove us all around, named Freedom, was SO nice. Thanks again Freedom! And I had excellent communication from Ashley and Summer in the office.
Overall super beautiful venue and an unforgettable wedding day!