5 stars is not enough to express how incredible The Brothers Ranch was for a wedding venue on our big day. We fell in love with every aspect of the venue the first time we laid eyes on it. The bridal suite, grooms’ hangout space, the bamboo grove, and barn all add to the ambience that makes this place so special. The crown gem is the ceremony space decorated with a variety of beautiful tropical plants and other greenery. Jonathan and Jessie Brothers have truly poured their hearts into this venue and it is apparent the second you set foot on the property. More than that, they were extremely easy to work with; fast and clear communication, no hidden fees, flexible with individual design preferences, and on-site the day of the wedding to ensure everything moved along smoothly. If you’re having any doubts, go see it for yourself - you certainly will not regret it. Jonathan and Jessie, we can’t thank you enough for everything you did to make our day so special. Cheers! -Sean & Nina Murphy

Seriously the hottest up-and-coming venue in the entire Monterey Bay area - where the beautiful and unique grounds are only the surface! Every aspect of the venue has been carefully thought out to accommodate the wedding party, guests, and vendors perfectly. The tropical foliage of the ceremony lawn offered a stunning backdrop for our vows (plus the sweet scent that wafts from nearby strawberry fields). The reception area was the perfect size and layout for our guests to eat, drink, play games, and dance throughout the night - cozy but spacious at the same time. Brothers Ranch was so beautiful and so well designed that we really didn’t need many of our own decorations. Also a huge plus for us was having access to the space for the entire weekend (Friday-Sunday) so we had plenty of time for setup and we didn’t have to worry about cleanup at the end of our wedding night!

But the true heart of this venue is Jessie and Jonathan Brothers. More gracious hosts than venue owners, they helped us every step of the way to have an amazing and stress-free wedding. They both went above and beyond running around the whole weekend handling all of the little details to provide a seamless experience for us and our guests, from giving golf cart rides between the reception and ceremony spaces to rolling out heaters after sundown.

So a big thank you to Jessie and Jonathan and definitely book Brother Ranch - the best venue in all of Monterey Bay for an amazing, beautiful, stress-free, and super fun wedding!

I could not have asked for a better venue. After having trouble with our first venue, and not being completely happy with the second, we were lucky enough to have looked for our third the day Brother’s Ranch advertised their venue. They were quick to respond, invited us over for a walkthrough, and were some of the nicest people you could ever meet. Jess was super helpful in the process and was quick to respond to any questions I had.

After losing our first venue, I was really worried about losing another. John and Jess made the process so smooth and made me feel extremely comfortable. I was in great hands from the start with them.

The day of our wedding was a dream. We received so many compliments about how beautiful our venue was and how epic the bar was. We are a week out and people are still talking about it.

Brides, grooms, or parents of, if you’re looking for a beautiful place to have your wedding, look no further than The Brother’s Ranch! You will not regret it!

Brothers Ranch was EVERYTHING we were looking for in a venue, and then some. We booked with Brothers Ranch for a lot of reasons, but the main ones were:

1. The property is freaking beautiful. Speaks for itself.
2. The owners are friendly. No dealing with a corporate organization who sees you as a wedding on a conveyer belt. The Brothers' felt like friends by the end. They are so sweet!
3. The perks. Being able to have access to the venue for the entire weekend made a HUGE difference because we did so many DIYs. Also, the chairs they provided were beautiful, the ice-maker worked great, and the other things they provided made our rental list a little shorter.

Booking a venue is a huge and daunting task. I am SO grateful that we found Brothers Ranch because they really were the best. We are thankful and honored to have this venue as a piece of our love story.

As a wedding planner, you can trust me when I say that not all venues are created equal and not all of them have a wonderful husband and wife team to run them. The Brothers Ranch always goes above and beyond to ensure that my clients are happy with their experience and have everything they need on the day of. They are so organized and really make the planning process fun. They are always available to answer questions and really care about all of the details that make the wedding day seamless and special. As a planner, I can say that The Brothers Ranch is really on top of the timeline, movement of specific items such as heaters (without me following up), available for anything I need and really makes my job so so easy. I cannot recommend them enough to other planners searching on behalf of their clients or to people looking to get married at a lovely outdoor/indoor venue. RUN don't walk! They are one of the best!

I have so many great things to say about The Brothers Ranch. Not only are the grounds absolutely beautiful, spacious and well-maintained -- it gives the absolute perfect balance of "down-to-earth" and modern all wrapped into one. The uploaded photos do not give it the justice it needs until you actually see them in person.

The gardens are immaculate. I can't think of a place any more serene than the garden in the ceremony area. Thinking of all the colors of the plants there combined with the bamboo and the butterflies and birds still leaves me at a loss for words. I honestly could not grasp exactly how the ceremony area looked more and more beautiful at each visit preceding our wedding this past Saturday.

The barn is absolutely amazing! It's separated into three sections (bar, dance floor and lounge) giving guests the room to bounce around depending how they feel throughout the evening. High ceilings, amazing light fixtures, the disco ball, the glass doors reminiscent of a greenhouse gives it the perfect contemporary touch!

Here's the most important part, Jonathan & Jessie Brothers. They were so accommodating, helpful, patient and overall a total joy to work with during the wedding planning process. You cannot get service any better than a couple who genuinely loves putting these kinds of events together.

I could talk for hours but do yourself the favor and check it out yourselves. I had the wedding of my dreams here and I wouldn't change any bit or piece of it. The walls, the flora, the aura of this place truly come alive when it's all said and done. Take the advice of an extremely happy bride, don't miss out on the opportunity to call this place the start of your happily ever after.

My husband and I knew right away this was the venue for us! Gorgeous spot tucked away in Watsonville. The couple that own it were so great to work with! They were very responsive anytime we needed information and were so flexible with our wedding day vision. They made everything look amazing for us and we couldn't have been happier with the space. Just some of the things we really loved were: the large amount of parking, great bar set up, big dance floor, tables and chairs to use, and a beautiful bridal suite! Can't recommend it enough.

We just had our wedding here You absolutely can not ask for a better experience for your event. The perfect landscaping, picturesque hillsides, plus recent upgrades are only the beginning. They give you one day for set-up, one day for your event, and a third day for clean-up. (What a peace of mind) To top everything off Jonathan and Jessie Brothers, worked with us every step of the way up to and including the day of. There are things people can expect when they come to a venue and unexpected, over-the-top service and professionalism that no-one could or should expect. You get it all here. Could not be happier with our choice to book The Brothers Ranch. You will fall in love with this spot, literally as soon as you see it.

Our day wouldn't have been as special without The Brothers Ranch. Everything about the venue checked off everything we were looking for in a venue.

We had the venue for the entire weekend - Friday afternoon until Sunday morning. This allowed us to hold rehearsal and set up for our wedding a day prior to the day, and clean any remaining items the next day. We loved this.

When you walk around the ranch you are surrounded by bamboo groves and tropical plants/flowers. They have two ceremony sites that have no problem in accommodating guest counts of over 100+. If you are using the lower site, you can get a nice overlook view from the top ceremony site which offered another nice camera angle.

The reception site is located in a separate area within steps away from the ceremony site. We loved the intimacy of both the ceremony and reception site as we were able to always be surrounded by our loved ones. The reception site was amazing as it had indoor and outdoor options. We used the outdoor space for dinner [13 guest tables, one sweetheart table, buffet line, and our caterer's bbq grill] and the indoor space for the photobooth, dancing, and bar. It was incredibly spacious which allowed our guests to freely move around. The Brothers Ranch also set up propane heaters around the dinner area to help keep our guests warm at night. As mentioned, the bar area was inside as the ranch venue has their own bar counter and commercial ice maker! This helped our bartenders so much!

The owners are incredibly kind, easy to talk to, and always made sure our day would be as special as we hoped. We couldn't have wished for better people to work with.

If you're looking for an intimate, modern, and laid back venue surrounded by beautiful plants, we cannot recommend The Brothers Ranch enough! Also, they're pet friendly :) We were so happy we were able to include our sweet boy for our ceremony.

Where to begin with this place? If you prioritize beautiful, lush greenery, a relaxed vibe and easy to work with people, The Brothers Ranch is a perfect wedding location for you. When I was looking for a venue for my wedding, this was the first that caught my eye. I made myself look at other places, but in the end, there was no comparison. I went with my gut, and first choice, and could not have been more pleased with my decision. As someone who worked for many years in the Redwoods and went to many Redwood weddings, I wanted something different while still being close to Santa Cruz. Jon and Jessie Brothers have cultivated a gorgeous location. It was really important to me to have a ceremony space and reception/bar area that were close to each other. The reception/ bar area has beautiful, indoor plants and is also nestled in unique bamboo gardens. It is SO beautiful you truly do not need to worry about adding extra decorative items. I had a florist add flowers to our tables and that was pretty much it. The Brothers have made this place for events, so everything is placed in a way that makes sense. The bridal suite is gorgeous, there’s a kitchen that my caterers were super jazzed about and a bar area that any bartender would feel super comfortable working in. There’s an area above the dance floor that was recently added that has couches and cool lighting, so at your event there are always different spaces for people to hang out. The ceremony space is up above and surrounded by an array of tropical plants, there are so many different pockets to get amazing pictures. The Brothers are the perfect mix of kind, flexible and professional. The last few years they have been building up the site to make it even better, so throughout this year of planning they kept me up to date on what was changing and how the gardens were doing. They were open to all my random questions and truly made the day go so smoothly. All of my vendors were extremely happy with each area they had to work in, like I mentioned, it makes a big difference having a place that was specifically created for events. I am not a country club type person but I am also very particular about aesthetics. The Brothers Ranch is gorgeous without being stuffy and the perfect mixture of chill and chic. I cannot recommend this place enough, and it’s only going to get more and more popular so if you can book it for your wedding or other event JUMP ON IT!