About this vendor
The Mountain Mermaid is a stunning outdoor wedding venue located in Topanga, CA. Most couples choose to get married outside at the spectacular pool-side ceremonial area. Afterwards, you can mingle with guests amidst lush gardens, sip champagne, and sample an endless stream of hand-passed hors d‘oeuvres. Guests then move into the Great Room for the reception.
The site fee is $5,500. up to 20 people, plus an additional $100. per/person for each additional guest up to 50 guests.
Tables and chairs are provided free of charge for up to 50 guests.
Full catering, (including a tasting, all food, staffing, linen table coverings and napkins, china, glasses, cutlery, set up and breakdown), is provided through preferred caterers starting at $100. per person.
Check out these gorgeous images from a November 2023 wedding. https://angelshereephotography.pixieset.com/lisaanddavid/
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Liability Insurance
Business Attributes
- Veteran-owned Business
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Backyard
- Ballroom
- Country Club
- Estate
- Garden
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Destination Weddings
- Food & Catering
- Rentals & Equipment
- Service Staff
Reviews
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This site was absolutely the best fit for our intimate event last weekend. We hoped to create a memorable and meaningful Celebration of Life for 65 friends and family.
Bill, the ...
owner and manager, was responsive and helpful throughout the process. He generously allowed us to tour and spend time there, revealing a trove of unique charms throughout the property. The views of the surrounding mountains convey a sense of being in a far off locale despite being an easy drive from the Westside of Los Angeles and the San Fernando Valley.
Bill was responsive and helpful every step of the way. He assisted us in finding the resources needed to create our event.
Our guests conveyed that the site had added a special element to their experience. The location feels warm and creatively unique.
We hope to return to the Mountain Mermaid in the future for other events.
The is a one-of-a-kind venue and your photos will be SPECTACULAR. You truly feel transported to a magical place. This is the perfect venue for couples who want something memorable,...
unique, and with personality and charm. It's a great canvas to build on for couples with personality. We had a small wedding with four other couples and we all stayed on site for three days and everyone raved about the experience. The lodging on site and across the street are also one-of-a-kind. You can really tell and artist who loves what he does owns this place. Also highly recommend the venue's preferred caterer Layne Sanden. Layne's food is absolutely delicious, and his staff is highly professional and attentive. My interactions with Layne were great, and I really felt he was invested in making our wedding reception special and exactly like we wanted it. We were really pleased with the meal, cake, and all the yummy leftovers we had the week after!
My friends were married here last summer. I was blown away by the beautiful architecture of the main building. It felt like we were in an old European grand hall. I ran into the ow...
ner at one point and we chatted about Topanga. He was a lovely host. Thank you!
My wedding was absolutely stunning. As soon as we toured this venue we knew we had to get married there. The venue is jaw dropping and so unique that we didn’t need much decoration...
s at all. Bill, the owner was very communicative and so kind to us. We used all the venders from the preferred list and the way everything came out was just amazing. Everyone kept asking us how we found such a beautiful venue. If your wedding is 60 or less, definitely tour this place!
The Mountain Mermaid is a lovely venue with a very unique and nurturing environment which is perfect for the type of healing work I do during my small group Commitment To Love well...
ness retreats each year. The lush grounds and landscape offer many intimate places for break out processes while Topanga Canyon in general holds special healing energy.
Proprietor Bill Buerge is a support and pleasure to work and happy to also give a personal tour of this historic hacienda and pet project - the Butterfly House.
We got married this past May 2023 at the Mountain Mermaid and I cannot recommend it highly enough. I have lived in Topanga my whole life and wanted to get married somewhere in the ...
canyon. This place is an absolute dream. Bill, the owner is not only such a pleasure to work with, but he is an artistic genius and is so passionate about his property. He is constantly improving upon it and beautifying it, even though it is already by far the most gorgeous property and building in Topanga. His attention to detail and dedication to the property is seen in every nook of the garden and building.
Bill was so generous and helpful throughout the planning process, which was great since we didn't have a wedding planner. He even saved the day by literally taking his belt off and giving it to my husband when he saw that he didn't have a belt on (and desperately needed one!). We got married by the pool and had cocktail hour afterwards around the pool, and then dinner and dancing in the main hall. When we got our photos back we were so stunned by how beautiful they were. The backdrop of the Mermaid could not have been more perfect. His whole garden was blooming with native flowers (the matilija poppies and red valerian were going off!).
Everyone said it was the most beautiful wedding they'd ever been to. It was nice to not have to deal with decorating anything because the property is beautiful and perfect as is. We had a large wedding and Bill and the valet company that he recommended made it all so seamless. He has tables and chairs which can be rented which made it much easier than having to deal with another rental company.
We feel so honored to have been able to get married here, surrounded by the beautiful nature of Topanga, with all our friends and family in the heart of a quiet, private neighborhood in my hometown.
The Mountain Mermaid is a gorgeous venue that Bill Buerge maintains impeccably -- it made for the perfect backdrop for our wedding. We are so thankful to have been able to get marr...
ied here, and will remember it for the rest of our lives. We couldn't recommend this venue more highly.
Our wedding at the Mountain Mermaid was beautiful! The setting in Topanga Canyon is stunning and the building and grounds are maintained with immaculate care and love by Bill Buerg...
e and his staff. Bill was a pleasure to work with and we loved being able to stay over the night before the wedding, to have three large bedrooms in which to get ready, and to be able to have our vendors arrive as early at 10 am for our 4:30 pm wedding. The set up felt easy and unhurried and we could not have asked for a more gorgeous backdrop for our many photos.
Classic, rustic Spanish style architecture embraced by flowers, shrubs, succulents, trees, and winding grass lined paths. Bedecked by luminescent pools and fountains. Cherished eve...
ry moment: luxurious prep in the bridal room, a dreamlike outdoor wedding, and a warm indoor reception by a roaring fireplace. Nestled in the mountains of Topanga Canyon. Bill, the owner of Mountain Mermaid, was warm, kind, and unbelievably accommodating from the first day to our big day. Only praise and admiration about the venue (both the setting and service) from us and all of our guests. We visited many sites, some of which echoed elements of the Mountain Mermaid, but this venue was by far superior to anything we saw (or have seen since). Dignified, elegant, and still playful setting. So very grateful we found this venue.
Do you want a magical setting for your wedding? Go to the Mountain Mermaid. The Mermaid has lovely gardens and a 1930's grand ballroom. What a place. The owner is attentive and gra...
cious.
Contact
20421 Callon Drive, Topanga, CA
The Mountain Mermaid