The Brothers Ranch Reviews
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Mandy S. Sent on 04/20/2024Our wedding at the brothers ranch, 4/2024
The Brothers Ranch is the best wedding venue in the Santa Cruz county area. My husband and I had the pleasure of getting married here in April 2024 and I wish we could do it all over again with this venue and team! From the first convo, Jessie and Jonathan Brothers made it clear they were there to support us in anyway they could. They were flexible, polite and really went above and beyond thru the entire process. The venue is gorgeous and speaks for itself. The vendor list was extremely helpful. And it is such a nice feeling to tell other vendors that you’re getting married here and their first response is “oh I love them!” that was the response we had every single time. I am so happy we were able to start our marriage here and we have new friends from it all! -
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Anne H. Sent on 01/07/2024Wonderful people and facility
The grounds are unique, striking, and comfortable, but the thoughtful and helpfulness of the Brothers' team is really amazing. Super flexible about set up and take down, genuine people who made the process so much lower stress and easier than other venues considered. Our guests loved the venue and we would come back for parties or other group events in a heartbeat. -
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Camille M. Sent on 11/14/2023
Natural Beauty
My wife and I feel so incredibly blessed to have had our wedding at the Brothers Ranch. We truly could not have imagined a more perfect venue for our wedding with this venue’s natural and serene beauty. After touring 5 venues, Brothers Ranch was the only venue that met all of our needs. We were very hands-on with our wedding planning and intentional with all of our details, which made Brothers Ranch an easy choice as our venue.
The venue has a wonderful modern barn, complete with a bar that has a commercial ice machine, a relaxing lounge area, and a dance floor big enough for an indoor reception (if weather doesn’t cooperate). The big open reception lawn feels like a paradise with all the bamboo, flowers, and overall greenery. Though they provide a vendor list, we practically had free range in choosing all the vendors we wanted to work with, which not all venues allow. This was important to us because our wedding was too special to have a venue dictate which vendors we should work with. In addition, this allowed us to choose vendors within our budget. We were able to decorate the venue the day before, have the venue practically the whole day on our wedding day, and picked up our belongings and decor the day after (which was so nice because we were very tired by the end of our wedding that we couldn’t pack everything). Our guests also had nothing but praises for the venue.
Saving the best for last, this glowing review would not be complete without our words of appreciation for Jessie and Jonathan. What a team! They were so responsive and very accommodating right from the start when we did our first venue tour. They were a big reason for why we chose the venue and it makes us happy to support a business owned by such kind and warm people. Our guests appreciated and had fun getting driven around on the Mule cart - SO CLUTCH! Thank you Jonathan! One more thing, if Jessie or Jonathan offer you to have their cute goats crash your wedding, just do it! It was not something we thought about doing, but we’re so happy that we did, our guests certainly had a blast with them! -
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Zev F. Sent on 12/07/2023Kind, flexible, supportive... the best
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. -
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Rosa C. Sent on 12/09/2023Beyond my wildest dreams!
The brothers ranch is located in the beautiful community of Royal oaks. Jonathan and Jessie were amazing through the entire process of booking, visits, doing our invitation pictures. They went above and beyond for my wedding of 300+ from the ceremony space, to the parking and guidance from the staff and the reception space was amazing. Everything a woman (& couple I guess, Lol) is looking for. Romantic, open, but private, it set the mood for our event and I can’t wait to host other events there!
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Jordan A. Sent on 09/23/2023
The best wedding venue!
We were lucky to stumble upon this wedding venue on instagram and it was the perfect venue for us! It felt like a little oasis right in the middle of Watsonville. We loved that we got to use the spaces for the entire weekend, early Friday morning to Sunday. We were able to set everything up early and even have our rehearsal dinner at the venue. Jonathan and Jessie are such kind people and you can feel their genuine excitement for you throughout the entire experience. One of my favorite things about this venue is how flexible the owners are. It really allowed for you and your partner to be so creative with the space and make it unique to you. The other great parts about this venue include: the amazing bridal suite, private bamboo area (where we did our first look and vows), large dance floor, great lounge area adjacent to dance floor, great bar set up, ample space and parking throughout the venue. They are always looking to continue improving so I can't wait to see what else they add to the venue as they continue to grow! I can't recommend this venue enough! -
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Carly M. Sent on 08/04/2023The Brothers Ranch is gorgeous!
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! -
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Nina Z. Sent on 11/10/2023Best day ever
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 -
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Kristen S. Sent on 09/19/2023Amazing venue!
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! -
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Jeanette Sent on 12/06/2022
The most special day ever
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. -
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Julie K. Sent on 11/27/2022Wonderful Venue and Owners!
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. -
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Jennifer Sent on 09/27/2022Love at first sight
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. -
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Sabrina W. Sent on 07/14/2022Gorgeous Wedding Venue!
I truly can’t say enough good words about this venue- it’s amazing and you must see it for yourself. And on top of that, the owners are amazing too!
The Brother Ranch venue brought all our wedding visions to life and gave us memories that we will cherish forever. Jonathan and Jessie were practically like family to us by the end of it all! They were super patient with all our questions during the planning process and always answered them in a timely fashion. They worked with our vision and were very open to our ideas in allowing us to bring them to life. They provided great recommendations on catering and other vendors. They are so sweet, down to earth & personable!
As far as the venue goes- it has SO much to offer!!! Make your dreams come to life with their ceremony area surrounded by gorgeous greenery & flowers, then head down through the bamboo forest to the serene reception area! Every bit of the venue is like a little piece of paradise. Our guests could not stop talking about how amazing and gorgeous the venue truly is. The bar area is one of the most beautiful & welcoming ones I’ve ever been to at a wedding! The dance floor is perfect, and the beautiful window roll up doors make for a great addition if it gets too cold outside.
My husband and I were one of the first weddings the ranch had, and couldn’t have asked for more! We are thrilled to see what Jonathan and Jessie will do with the place later down the road, and cannot recommend them enough to host your wedding at their gorgeous venue. Hell, if we ever need a place for a big event/reception/reunion in the future, we’d be more than happy to have it here!!
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Renee O. Sent on 06/21/2022
250 guest wedding in the most beautiful setting!
The Brothers Ranch ended up being the perfect setting for our daughters wedding. Initially, we chose the venue because we could use our own vendors. It ended up being the best decision we ever made. Jonathon and Jessie went above and beyond to make sure that our day was perfect. They were so flexible and helpful and I can’t imagine having our daughter’s wedding anywhere else. The venue was gorgeous and the pictures that I have seen are absolutely beautiful. I will be replaying the day in my head for the next 20 years. Guests have been raving about the location all week! -
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