Guide
What a Weekend Wedding Actually Involves
How a multi-day, on-site wedding compares to a six-hour venue block once lodging and vendors are counted.
Why compare a weekend to a venue block?
Most Southern California venues sell a six-hour block, and then you add a hotel block, transport between the two, a rehearsal dinner venue, and a brunch venue. A weekend at Sunstone puts all of that on one property.
What is included in the property booking?
Full-property buyout, lodging for forty, ceremony and reception spaces, the gym, trail access, and a dedicated coordinator. Catering, bar, structures, florals, design and production are coordinated through us with regional vendors.
What drives the number up or down?
Guest count, season, how many nights, and how much of the vendor list you use. A twenty-person micro wedding over a weekend and a two-hundred-guest Saturday are very different projects on the same land.
Do you publish pricing?
Pricing is quoted per date and per scope. Send your date and rough guest count and we will answer availability first, then pricing.
Quick answers
How many guests can Sunstone host?
Sunstone hosts up to 200 guests for a wedding or event, with up to 40 staying overnight on the property. Retreats and tr...
Where is Sunstone located?
Sunstone sits on forty private acres at 8,200 feet in the San Bernardino Mountains, in the Big Bear area of Southern Cal...
Do you get the whole property?
Yes. Weddings, events and retreats at Sunstone are full-property bookings. There are no other guests on the property dur...
What seasons is Sunstone open?
Sunstone operates year-round and hosts weddings, events and retreats in all four seasons. Winter brings deep snow and fi...
What is included in a Sunstone wedding?
Sunstone is a one-stop shop. Coordinated through us: catering and bar, tenting and structures, furnishings, florals and ...
How far is Sunstone from Los Angeles?
Sunstone is roughly 105 miles from Los Angeles, about two hours and fifteen minutes by car. Orange County is about two h...
More guides
Planning a Big Bear Wedding
What to know about getting married at 8,200 feet, from access roads to altitude to what actually changes at a mountain venue.
Winter Weddings in Big Bear
Snow, access, warmth, and the photographs you cannot get any other time of year.
Planning a Corporate Offsite in the Mountains
Why teams that sleep on site get more out of two days than teams that scatter to hotels each night.
The Pacific Crest Trail Runs Through the Property
What it means to have a world-class trail beginning at your cabin door instead of a two-hour drive away.
The Four Seasons at Sunstone
Snow-deep winter, green spring, long summer, gold autumn, and how each one changes the same forty acres.
Request your dates
Tell us when you are thinking and roughly how many people. Availability is the first thing we answer.
