Post Ranch Inn wedding: redwood vows for 2 to 35 people

The Elopement Package accommodates 2 to 3 people, including the couple. Its ceremony can take place at a private ocean-view location, in a circle of redwoods or on your guestroom terrace. This is the natural starting point for a couple travelling largely on their own: the hotel supplies the officiant and coordination, and the setting gives the ceremony its character. Decide whether you want the forest around you or the coastline in front of you before choosing accommodation.

The Tiny Wedding Package takes the total to 8 people, allowing the couple to bring up to 6 guests. It offers an ocean-view setting, the Redwood Forest or a guestroom terrace. A terrace ceremony takes place outdoors, and the couple must book the guestroom or private house where it happens. For a Redwood Forest ceremony under this package, the room requirement is any single or bottom-floor room; Champagne follows in the Chef’s Garden. These details make the accommodation part of the ceremony decision.

The Intimate Wedding Package is for 12 people including the couple. Its settings are an ocean-view location or the Redwood Forest. For the forest, the couple must book a freestanding room: the hotel names Cliff House, Peak House, Ocean House, Tree House and Castro House. With an ocean-view ceremony, the couple books the guestroom or private house where the ceremony takes place. A semi-private dinner at Sierra Mar can be arranged afterwards, allowing the meal to continue the gathering.

The Post Ranch Wedding Package accommodates 20 people including the couple. It brings use of the Chef’s Garden, an artisan fruit and cheese board and 3 bottles of signature Champagne into the celebration. The ceremony can overlook the ocean or take place among the redwoods. This package explicitly allows wedding guests to attend without staying overnight at the hotel. That helps a couple whose friends want to join the ceremony while making different plans for their own Big Sur visit.

The Grand Wedding Package is the largest published option here, with a total of 35 people including the couple. It offers ocean-view and Redwood Forest ceremonies, with flowers, photography, a cake, Champagne, a fruit and cheese board and coordination among the inclusions. The couple must book the guestroom or private house where the ceremony is taking place. For a wedding in the Post House with 12 or more guests, the hotel also requires Castro to be booked; the Post Ranch package carries the same condition.

Every wedding package described here includes an ordained, non-denominational officiant who works with the couple on the ceremony, floral choices and professional photography with downloadable high-resolution images. The local marriage commissioner issues the marriage licence, so the hotel describes a process without a courthouse visit. A local pastry chef makes the cake. These inclusions make the packages useful for couples who want the ceremony organised around them, while leaving the exact flowers, timing and photographic coverage to the proposal.

For a couple with at most one extra person, Elopement keeps the ceremony within the smallest published group. Tiny adds up to 6 guests and a choice of terrace, ocean view or forest. Intimate accommodates 12 altogether and specifies freestanding accommodation for the forest. At 20, the Post Ranch package adds the Chef’s Garden and allows guests staying elsewhere to attend. Grand extends the total to 35. Choose the smallest package that accommodates everyone you want beside you, then have the events director price the required rooms and the meal.