Sea Ranch LodgeEST. 1972
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Celebrate love in style with an ocean backdrop in Northern California.
Blooming to life on the pristine Sonoma Coast with endless views of the Pacific, this magical venue has everything—indoor and door facilities, rustic and elegant accommodations, and exceptional food and wine.
The Lowdown
Venue use
Space with stayBest for these Occasions
anniversary
corporate event
dinner party
elopementengagement party
Family Reunion
holiday party
Product Launch
rehearsal dinner / Welcome Reception
Retreats: Corporate, Spa, Wellness, etc.
social eventvow renewal
wedding ceremony
wedding reception
Workshops: Creative, Photo, etc.Venue type
Views
Style
Venue Settings
Located on the pristine Sonoma Coast with endless views of the Pacific Ocean, Sea Ranch Lodge hosts wedding celebrations that are natural, beautiful, and breathtaking.
With the infinite expanse of the Pacific Ocean as a backdrop, the intimacy of a grassy knoll and a historic barn nearby, our Sonoma coast wedding venue boasts a truly magical ambience. Sea Ranch Lodge features several unique ceremony venues – all naturally beautiful. Besides a stunning setting, we offer both indoor and outdoor wedding facilities, exceptional food and wine, rustic and elegant accommodations, along with attentive event assistance to ensure an unforgettable wedding.
Our Chef creates seasonal catering menus, sure to please your guests, which are created with local and organic ingredients. Complementing the cuisine is an extensive wine list featuring distinctive selections from Sonoma and Mendocino Counties.
Sea Ranch Lodge is an ideal location for your Sonoma/Mendocino wedding. Situated on the Sonoma coast, we can host 2 to 130 people for small weddings, elopements, renewals, reunions, commitment ceremonies, birthdays, anniversaries, retreats, and other special events. Whether for 2 or 130, Sea Ranch Lodge proves to be extraordinary Northern California coast wedding venue.
Capacity
(Prices listed here are estimates only & are subject to change)
- Venue price range
- Does this include catering fees?
- No
- Estimated price per head
- $45 – $200
- Additional charges
- Weekends require a two-night minimum stay on Friday and Saturday, with rates during peak season months ranging from $329 to $449 per night. Holidays may require a three-night minimum.
- Insurance
Additional insurance may be required depending on the event
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Amenities
Event Logistics
Essential logistics and amenities for a seamless, memorable event.
- Celebrations hosted here since
- 1972
- Curfew
- 1 AM
- Venue spaces
- Indoor & Outdoor Venue Spaces Available
- Catering
- Client must use the catering provided by the venue
- Alcohol
- Provided by Venue for fee – you must use the venue for all alcohol services, Corkage/Bottle Fee – you can bring your own alcohol for a fee
- Music
- Indoors & Outdoors
- Smoking
- Designated Smoking Areas Only
- Accommodations
- 19 Lodge Rooms and 11 Vacation Homes
- Eco/Green Events
Yes
- Pet-Friendly Events
- Yes
- Kid Friendly Events
- Yes
- Handicap Accessible
- Yes
- other
- Yes
Onsite amenities
WifiAmple Parking OnsiteDining ChairsDining TablesOnsite RestroomsA/V EquipmentVenue Features
Design
Sea Ranch Lodge is located in The Sea Ranch, renowned as a model of environmentally sensitive development. The Sea Ranch was conceived so current residents, like the Pomo Indians before them, could “live lightly on the land.” Envisioning a community that would preserve the area’s natural beauty, architect and planner Al Boeke assembled a talented team of designers and architects: Joseph Esherick; and Charles Moore, Donlyn Lyndon, William Turnbull, Jr., Richard Whitaker (MLTW); and landscape architect Lawrence Halprin, who created the master plan for The Sea Ranch. The development was created from 1964 – 1972, when several hundred homes, the lodge, restaurant, small business center, airport and fire station were built.
Noted for its distinctive architecture, The Sea Ranch community features residential design that blends in with and becomes part of the natural landscape. Buildings were sited to preserve the ocean views, scenery, indigenous landscaping and open space. What is now known as the “Sea Ranch style” features informal, simple timber-frame structures clad in wooden siding or shingles, a vertical form inspired by farm buildings, natural light, and other characteristics mindful of the environment. This architectural design approach, based on a desire to integrate what is man-made into the natural surroundings, has been widely recognized, acclaimed and imitated over the years.
Today the 3,500-acre community extends about 10 miles along the coastline, offering preserved open space, numerous hiking trails, and the Sea Ranch Golf Links, a Scottish-style course designed by Robert Muir Graves.
The Sea Ranch Lodge is located about eight miles south of the town of Gualala. Mendocino (an historic whaling village on the northern California coast), Sonoma County Wine Country and California's 5th largest metropolitan area Santa Rosa are easy day trips from Sea Ranch Lodge.
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