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Situated on a beautiful secluded 15-acre property, this private estate boasts a peaceful and romantic ambiance perfect for any celebration. The beautiful natural scenery and charming event spaces make this wedding venue truly one-of-a-kind. The Condor's Nest Ranch is an outdoor wedding venue in Pala, North San Diego, CA.

Facilities and Capacity

The Condor's Nest Ranch is home to various outdoor event sites to accommodate every phase of your celebration. You can host an unforgettable wedding ceremony on the grounds perched above a valley. With breathtaking panoramic views and tall ash trees, this is a spectacular location to exchange vows. After your ceremony, you and your guests can enjoy a cocktail around the pool while the sun sets on this authentic California ranch. You can then dine and dance the night away at a designated reception space on the grounds suitable for intimate celebrations up to 30 people or celebrations with 150 loved ones. You can customize your reception area with warm string lights, tents or marquees, and bohemian table settings.

Services Offered

The Condor's Nest Ranch team aims to provide essentials needed to host the wedding of your dreams. They offer all-inclusive wedding packages designed to make your planning process a breeze. These include round and rectangular tables, linens, chairs, tableware, china, a customized catered dinner, dance floor, DJ, and bar service. Their team will take care of the setup, break down, clean up and operate a shuttle service for your guests. They also have a dedicated Prop House on the property that features a range of decorative items, such as decorative signs and vintage items, available for you to use.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

No

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting/Sound
Linens
Parking
Set Up
Tables
Transportation

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Server(s)

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar

Describe your venue:

Barn
Farm/Ranch
Historic Building

What kind of settings are available?

Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Outside Cake
Server(s)
Stations

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Liquor License
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

What event items are available?

Aisle Markers
Aisle Runners
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Dance Floor
Decor
Furniture
Lighting
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Shuttle
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November

Reviews of The Condor's Nest Ranch

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The Condors Nest Ranch is highly praised for its stunning outdoor venue and excellent all-inclusive wedding package. Reviewers commend the efficient and accommodating staff, particularly Mel, for their professionalism and attention to detail. The unique California vibe, delicious food, quick service, and included vendors like DJ and coordinator are highlighted as major perks. Guests raved about the beautiful scenery and stress-free experience, making it a highly recommended and unforgettable wedding venue.

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The Condors Nest Ranch is highly praised for its stunning outdoor venue and excellent all-inclusive wedding package. Reviewers commend the efficient and accommodating staff, particularly Mel, for their professionalism and attention to detail. The unique California vibe, delicious food, quick service, and included vendors like DJ and coordinator are highlighted as major perks. Guests raved about the beautiful scenery and stress-free experience, making it a highly recommended and unforgettable wedding venue.

Kyle
Kyle Sent on 07/11/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Greatest Wedding of All Time

To put it simply: if you're looking at this place for your wedding, do it! The venue itself is totally unique and absolutely beautiful. It has the perfect eclectic California vibe to impress your out-of-town friends and family (our large east coast contingent had never seen anything like it).

And with the prop room on site, you can really curate whatever vibe or theme you want - ours was "California Ranch meets 70s Disco" and friends, we nailed it. We also left some disco balls in the prop room, so you're welcome.

Mel, Dave, and the entire staff were beyond helpful, a real fun group of people to work with. Food was delicious, drinks were tasty and quick, and the DJ was on point with our long list of songs to complete the vibe and keep people dancing. When the guests are saying things like "best wedding ever" and "never been to a wedding like this before," you know you did it right.

Can't recommend The Condor's Nest highly enough!
Mariah
Mariah Sent on 10/04/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Beyond expectation

We knew the moment we visited that The Condors Next Ranch would be our venue. After a year and a half of planning and asking Mel tons of questions, which she answered quickly and professional, our wedding day came. All my guests were blown away from the sunset and the venue. I had a few guests even tell me that my wedding is one of the best weddings they have been too. Jen, our coordinator, provided through the venue was extremely helpful and did more than even stated. So many vendors were provided through the venue - DJ, coordinator, catering, bar and even decorations! If you are looking for an easy venue that isn’t insanely expensive and is absolutely stunning then I 100% recommend the condors nest ranch.
Shelby
Shelby Sent on 07/10/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Summer Wedding

Condors Nest Ranch was the perfect place to get married if you’re interested in an outdoor venue. Their team is dialed in, efficient, and they work hard to make sure the vision for your wedding comes to life. This place is so stunning and beautiful you don’t even need decorations, honestly, just the landscape alone is worth it. Their “all inclusive package” makes it easy on the bride because a lot things are taken care of through their vendors. All questions I had were answered in a timely and professional manner. I especially appreciated Mel and her willingness to accommodate extra meetings, emails or phones calls with me to best meet my needs. Book this place, you won’t regret it!
D
Daphne Sent on 01/08/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Dream come true

The whole team at the Condor's Nest made planning our wedding a breeze. The whole staff was a dream to work with. Mel and her team have really thought about all the fine details in order to host such an important day in people's lives. Everything included in the large wedding package only left us having to figure out desserts and appetizers which was very appealing to us with our hectic work schedules. The DJ was also included in our package and he was awesome, he knew exactly how to blend our love of country and alternative. I can't recommend this venue enough, they made all of our wedding dreams come true.
Derek
Derek Sent on 08/18/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous location with an unbelievable sunset

The Condor's Nest Ranch did an incredible job with our wedding. We were so impressed with the beauty of the location, how many wedding vendors were included, the quality of the wedding vendors, and their attention to detail. We had such a stress-free wedding and were able to show up and enjoy our day because they took care of so much for us. So many of our wedding guests were blown away by the scenery and asked us how we found such an incredible venue. Thank you, Dave and Mel, for your help and communication throughout the entire process.
S
Sam E. Sent on 12/28/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Expectations exceeded

Guests were blown away. Everything taken care of exactly to our asking - and we had many specificities. Couldn’t have asked for more. Expectations far exceeded. Thank you Condor’s Nest Ranch!
Nicole
Nicole Sent on 12/21/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Spectacular views, amazing experience!

We had the most amazing wedding at The Condor's Nest Ranch. We rented the ranch from Thursday-Sunday and had friends, family, and some vendors stay with us on onsite - that was honestly the best part. We knew we wouldn't have a lot of one-on-one time with our friends and family during the wedding, so being able to bring them together and stay with us during the duration was one of the highlights of the weekend. Aside from the amazing property and views, our wedding day was flawless. Our guests have repeatedly said it's the best wedding they've attended. Guests are conveniently shuttled from a location of your choice (default is Pala Casino, you'll just need to pay a bit extra for another pickup spot if you want), and shuttled back at the end of the night. The guests loved being able to walk around the property before the wedding - there's refreshments, popcorn, farm animals to feed, some games (cornhole, etc), and 15 acres to explore. Highly, highly recommend this place for an amazing, yet laid back experience. The sunset views during the ceremony and cocktail hour were spectacular. All of the vendors were easy to work with, and like I stated earlier, our wedding day was flawless. Thank you, Condor's Nest Ranch and staff for the most amazing and memorable wedding experience!
Susie
Susie Sent on 02/19/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect day

Based on our work schedules, after we got engaged, my fiancé and I decided on October 2021 and decided on Southern California because we wanted a higher chance of good weather for an outside event. Vendors were booking up quickly due to the weddings that were rescheduled from 2020, and after some research and talking to some former brides of the venue, we booked the ranch without visiting it. We wanted to not have to worry about a lot of things, and the ranch seemed like the perfect solution. I had some worries a few times before the wedding, but they were unfounded. The day was perfect. There was nothing I would have changed about that day at the venue. They were very responsive to all my questions and concerns. I based the vendor choices from their selections with their recommendations and was very pleased. The vendors themselves were also very easy and pleasant to work with. Use their recommended vendors! I didn’t do any tastings or trials. I just looked through the list and picked the vendors that fit my taste, budget, and had availability. We booked the ranch for two nights and had the bridal party and family stay the two nights. The staff were great. Professional, friendly, and on point. We did a Sunday afternoon wedding and had a sunset that seemed to last forever. We still have guests tell us how perfect it was and how much they enjoyed it. If you want to not worry about things and just enjoy a great day, this place is it. However, if you do want to be completely hands on and work on the details yourself, they are also open to that (I had a few things I wanted to ensure be right for the day). It was a beautiful venue, the pictures came out fantastic, and I will remember it for the rest of our lives. We really had a fantastic day.
Angela
Angela Sent on 06/26/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The perfect ranch paradise!

My husband and I got married on 5/22/21 at the Condor's Nest Ranch, and it was the most magical experience! Our original wedding was supposed to be a year earlier, but we had to postpone (twice!) due to COVID, and Bob and Lisa were the kindest, most accommodating hosts ever! We actually ended up staying at the ranch for a mini-vacation in August 2020 and had a great time, and then we had a 115-person wedding in May, and it was so perfect!

We originally booked the venue back in March of 2019 after visiting and falling in love with the gorgeous and unique house, INCREDIBLE view, and the owners' enthusiasm and responsiveness. After communicating with a few venues, we were so impressed at how helpful Lisa and Bob were, and they were more than happy to answer any question we had (and responded to emails at the drop of a hat, even after we booked!). What was also great about the venue is that so many things are included, and you aren't stuck making decisions about what type of plates to have, etc -- they have done so many weddings that they know what will work, and you can feel confident that everything will turn out awesome. We even went into the prop room and picked out a few things to put out (they have everything you could imagine), but the staff took it to the next level on the actual wedding day, and everything looked so beautiful.

In addition, they work with great vendors -- in particular, everyone was raving about Buckboard catering, who we also used for our rehearsal dinner. Their coordinator, Jen, is so fantastic and organized! Once we had our initial call, she maintained constant communication and made sure everything went off without a hitch. She even had lots of helpful tips for where to set things up and helped our day run very smoothly.

I definitely recommend staying in the house for a few days if you choose CNR as your wedding venue -- it's such a fun place to stay! We stayed for four nights, and our families had a blast bonding together, and it's also fun to feed the animals and swim in the pool! There's so much to do at the ranch (and it also makes for a special experience for wedding guests -- we had lots of people commenting on how much fun it was to get off the shuttle and feed carrots to all the animals!).

Thanks to Lisa and Bob for the most special day ever! We are so happy to have chosen CNR as our venue!!
Alyssa
Alyssa Sent on 02/20/2020
5 out of 5 rating

Perfect venue for our wedding

We had our wedding at the Condor’s Nest over Labor Day Weekend 2019. My wedding was absolutely perfect – everything I dreamed it would be, and something I will never forget for the rest of my life. We got so many comments from our family and friends that it was one of the best/most memorable/unique weddings they had been to. This is in LARGE PART due to the outstanding venue and wonderful, talented team at the Condor’s Nest. This was the only venue I toured, and once I saw it – I knew there was absolutely no reason to keep looking. This was it.

We were planning the wedding in 6 months and I knew I wasn’t going to have time to sweat the details/small stuff. With a venue like this – you do not have to. Because it is beautiful just the way it is – so anything “extra” you bring to the table is just that. EXTRA! Keep that in mind while you evaluate the cost. On that topic – I loved how upfront and transparent the owners are about the cost. There are no hidden fees and no surprises. No nickel and diming. They post prices right on their website. I didn’t see a lot of this while I was researching other venues, so it is something to stop and appreciate.

A wedding is an investment, and you get so much for your investment here – including all of the tables, chairs, linens, tons of decorations and most importantly, a team of amazing people who help you leading up to the event. Bob and Lisa treat you like family. I spent over an hour leafing through the many photo albums of previous weddings that they keep at the house with Lisa after Bob gave us a tour, and chatting about wedding trends and getting advice from Lisa. The biggest heartfelt shoutout goes to the day-of (really, few weeks-of) coordinator Trish. From her first email, to her super helpful checklist follow ups, to the calls we had, texts multiple times a day leading up to the wedding and then the AMAZING sense of order and calm she brought to the big day – it was so helpful. My whole family loved her. The rest of the day-of staff – Jake the DJ, Jess, Sandy, Pedro all keeping it together on the grounds – everyone was amazing.

And the absolute most special part of this venue? The option to stay on the ranch in the beautifully designed and decorated home with your friends and family for the weekend. We took full advantage – checked in on Friday, and left on Sunday. Our rehearsal dinner was burgers and hot dogs that my family and our wedding party cooked together, and after that, we all assembled napkin rings and tabletop decorations together, sprawled out all over the living room. The morning of the wedding was spent together, peaceful and easy, we all got to hang out. The morning after the wedding we swam in the pool and ate breakfast together and fed the horses the last of the carrots. For me, these little memories, just the time spent with the people closest to us, at this special place, were some of the very best memories of the whole weekend.

You know how everyone warns brides that “your wedding is going to go by SO FAST you won’t even believe it/remember it/enjoy it?” Well, lucky for me, I don’t feel that way at all because our wedding was an entire weekend long celebration – and even the humblest, simplest moments are made special with the magic at the Condor’s Nest Ranch.
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Awards

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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner

Professional Network & Endorsements

3 Endorsements
Zelo Photography Zelo Photography Wedding Photographers

One of our all time favorite venues. It's the perfect setting if you're looking for a ranch/barn style venue for your wedding. One of the great things about The Condor's Nest is that rather than launching a great venue and just leaving it at that, Bob and Lisa continue to improve and add to the venue. They love their property and it shows. We've photographed many weddings at Condor's Nest Ranch and we look forward to shooting many more!

Raphael's Party Rentals Raphael's Party Rentals Wedding Rentals

We love Condor's Nest Ranch! It is worth the drive to spend time at such a beautiful and well-loved venue. Lisa is fantastic and her hard work shines through when you drive through the front gates.

Siegel Thurston Photography Siegel Thurston Photography Wedding Photographers

The Condor's Nest ranch is one of our favorite venues to work with. The staff is unsurpassed on their willingness to be helpful, and everybody is kind and happy. The location is a photographers dream with literally every little nook and cranny bursting with detail. It's a beautiful place to create images that will be impactful for a lifetime. It really is one of our favorite places to photograph and we always look forward to each and every wedding we are lucky enough to do there. It never gets old. Plus with an all inclusive venue like this, you can't make a better decision to pick it to host your next event, your guests will surely thank you. I know we will!

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The Condor's Nest Ranch frequently asked questions

The Condor's Nest Ranch includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Linens
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
  • Transportation
The Condor's Nest Ranch includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
The bar service starting price at The Condor's Nest Ranch includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Open Bar
The space offered by The Condor's Nest Ranch for wedding events is known for:
  • Barn
  • Farm/Ranch
  • Historic Building
The Condor's Nest Ranch offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Uncovered Outdoor
The Condor's Nest Ranch offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
The Condor's Nest Ranch offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Liability Insurance
  • Outside Vendors
  • Wifi
The Condor's Nest Ranch offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Aisle Markers
  • Aisle Runners
  • Altar/Arch
  • Audio Equipment
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Decor
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
The Condor's Nest Ranch is recommended by 97% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.9 in quality of service, 4.9 in average response time, 4.9 in flexibility, 4.9 in value and 4.8 in professionalism.
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