The Clovis Castle

This is one of the most stunning venues in the area! The views are beautiful any time of the year and since it's at a slightly higher elevation the weather is much cooler than the valley. It's also one of the few venues that has a large capacity. We booked the venue for our June 10th wedding. We had 280 guests and the space was perfect for the amount of people. We booked the entire space including the house for an overnight stay. We also used the rehearsal and the day before for set-up. The cost overall was pretty high, but well worth it. The venue itself doesn't provide a ton of extras. We had to handle all of our rentals including chairs and tables, but they were very clear about this upfront. We hired a full-service planner to help with organizing the vendors (16 in total). They worked with our planner and were able to help coordinate shuttle service for guests. They also provided bartending service with enough bartenders for our guest count. There is an onsite manager that helps to handle all of their own employees and vendors the day of, but they do not have a true event coordinator. The whole experience was positive but there are a few things to consider. We obviously had to book everything ourselves which was pretty time-consuming. We booked the venue after it first opened and there were a few hiccups with the contract as they ironed out the details and established their business model. Early on we asked for a site map but ended up using a Google Map view to plan out our tables. There was a lot of back and forth about details and my planner and I had to get on a few calls to get clarity on things. It all worked out, but there was a lot of running around that I attribute to being one of the first events in this new space. Ultimately, I would recommend this venue with the caveat that you treat it as a blank canvas. We had a big, very specific, vision for our wedding day and this venue gave us the opportunity to make it happen with no restrictions (or very few restrictions). The end result was absolutely perfect and our guests were blown away by the location! If you want to really WOW your guests, this is the spot!