Micro wedding help

https://vowsandpeaks.com/yosemite-national-park-elopement-guide/

I think you can still have your elopement and your small guest count. I'm sure you can find something closer to the area you want to be married in. Don't give in, find a mutual solution that you and your FS love. Don't settle for less.

We are going to a local park...maybe you could look for a an Airbnb that would allow events, greenhouses, arboretums...maybe something a little less “wedding venue”

How are venues getting away with charging for 99 guests when most states have crowd restrictions in place? That's crazy. For what it's worth, I think an elopement in Yosemite would be beautiful.

You're definitely not being irrational.


To answer your question, we didn't even look for a venue because we didn't want to plan something that could be canceled again, so we're having our microwedding in my parents back yard.
Since it seems like you're okay with having the ceremony and dinner on different places, so it's probably easiest to think of this as two separate events. I think your best bet is to find your ideal forest/mountain/whatever and make that your venue. Just think about what you want it to look like and bring in whatever you need to make that happen. It may be that the only things you need to bring to the forest with you are the people you want with you. (If your friends and family are making you miserable, you don't have to bring them. It could just be you, your partner, your officiant, and your photographer.) I haven't been to Tahoe in ages so I don't have any recommendations, but I remember there being a bunch of restaurants with outdoor seating. You could call around and see if you can get a reservation (or ideally rent their entire outdoor space) for your group. It's definitely possible that no restaurants are willing to take reservations for 18 people right now. If that's the case, I'd try to find an AirBNB with a nice outdoor space and have dinner catered. Good luck!I hope you find what you're looking for and that your friends/families start to respect your boundaries when it comes to wedding planning.

Have you looked into Simply Eloped? They offer services in both SF, wine country, and Big Sur!