Weddings
Outdoor Wedding Venue in Big Bear
Ceremony under old Jeffrey pine beside Cienaga Creek, reception outdoors at the Lodge, dancing under a sky with no city in it.
Outdoor Wedding Venue at Sunstone
Every part of a Sunstone wedding happens outside if you want it to. The ceremony site sits in the pines beside the creek. Dinner is served on the Lodge lawn as the light goes gold across the ridge. The dance floor is under open sky at 8,200 feet, which on a clear night means the Milky Way is genuinely visible.
Sunstone is forty private acres at 8,200 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains, bordered by national forest, with the Pacific Crest Trail running through the property and Cienaga Creek through the middle of it. The land has hosted hundreds of weddings over the past twenty years and is now under new management.
What comes with the property
- Full-property buyout, no other guests
- Up to 200 guests, 40 sleeping on site
- 4 private cabins, each with kitchen, deck, jacuzzi tub and fireplace
- Private rooms in Sunstone Lodge plus shared accommodation
- All-inclusive vendor coordination through one contact
- Ceremony site in the pines beside Cienaga Creek
- Outdoor dining and dancing at the Lodge
- World-class gym and trailhead access on the property
Common questions
How many guests can you host?
Up to 200 for the ceremony and reception, with 40 staying overnight on the property.
Do we get the whole property?
Yes. Every wedding is a full-property booking. The gate closes behind your group.
Are you open in winter?
Yes. Sunstone hosts weddings in all four seasons. Winter brings snow in the pines and a fireplace in every cabin.
How far is it from the city?
About two hours fifteen from Los Angeles, two from Orange County, two forty-five from San Diego.
Other ways couples use the property
All-Inclusive Wedding Venue
One point of contact instead of eleven. Catering, bar, tenting, florals, sound, photography, lodging, all coordinated through us.
Private Estate Wedding Venue
Forty acres and one gate. No other guests, no shared lobby, no wedding starting in the next room.
Weekend Wedding Venue
Days, not hours. Welcome dinner Friday, wedding Saturday, farewell brunch Sunday, everyone sleeping on the property the whole time.
Mountain Wedding Venue
Real elevation. 8,200 feet, national forest on the boundary, the Pacific Crest Trail through the property.
Forest Wedding Venue
Old-growth Jeffrey pine, sugar pine, white fir, incense cedar, and California black oak on forty private acres.
Wedding Venue With Lodging On Site
Forty guests sleep on the property. No shuttles, no hotel block, no one driving down the mountain at midnight.
Start with your date
Tell us when you are thinking and roughly how many people. We answer availability first, then get you up here for a site visit.