Intimate weddings at Willow Woods
Everyone you love, close enough to hear the vows
Willow Woods Park is a small forest wedding venue high in the San Bernardino Mountains. Built for 30 to 80 guests, it’s a place where your favorite people gather among the trees, celebrate under the open sky, and settle into the warmth of a cozy mountain getaway.
A micro wedding fills this place, and so does a full 80.
Some afternoons the sun comes straight down through the trees and lands on the aisle.
Nobody arranges it. It’s what this clearing does in the late afternoon, and it’s been doing it since long before the cabins went up.
It’s also why photographs taken here on somebody’s phone come out looking like a person was paid to light them.
The shape of the day
From vows beneath the pines to the last song at 9 pm
You get ready in the 1920s cabins as your guests gather beneath the pines. From there, it’s a short walk to the aisle and the ceremony arch, with the waterfall behind you.
After the vows, enjoy drinks and photographs while we prepare for dinner. Your guests gather around the tables as the lights come on, then join you on the dance floor until the last song at 9 pm.
Katie coordinates the ceremony and reception. She’s helped a few hundred couples celebrate their weddings and will be there for yours.
Our couples say it best
“The night was beyond anything we could have imagined. Our photos look like they are straight out of a Pinterest board, and we will be dreaming about this day for the rest of our lives.”
“Willow Woods was all I could ever want as a bride because it felt like an enchanted forest from a storybook. I loved the rustic and whimsical aesthetic, the cute 1920s cabins, the woodsy outdoors, and the pizza!”
Sucely D.Verified · Yelp“We worked with Katie from first meeting all the way through, and she was a big part of what sold us on the location.”
Justine F.Verified · Yelp“Willow Woods Park is such a unique and special venue. It's perfect for anyone looking for an intimate outdoor experience.”
Skyleigh BreedenVerified · Google
Read every review on Google, Yelp, The Knot, and WeddingWire.
Why couples book it
What the photographs can't tell you
- Small on purpose
- Most of the other venues on this mountain are built and priced for 100 guests or more. Here, a guest list of 40 feels at home among the cabins and pines.
- Nobody gets back in a car
- Vows, dinner, and dancing all happen within a few hundred feet of each other, so the whole party walks from the ceremony to dinner together.
- Nothing to decorate
- The old-growth pines, the log cabins, the garden paths, and the string lights are all here before you arrive. Couples send us their Pinterest boards and then realize they've booked one.
- Everyone sleeps five minutes away
- Lake Arrowhead is a mile down the road, with hotels, inns, cabins, and vacation rentals. Your guests book whatever suits their budget, and nobody has a long drive at the end of the night.
Choosing your date
May through October is this mountain at its finest
That's when the afternoon light comes down through the canopy and the evenings stay warm enough to dance in, so those weekends go first. Send us a date range as early as you can, and we'll tell you honestly what's still open.
The two packages
Two ways to celebrate
Traditional starts at $199 per person and includes the property, setup, staff, and day-of coordination. You arrange dinner separately. Premium starts at $249 per person and adds a rehearsal, an extra hour, and your choice of dinner: the LouEddie's pizza experience or the secret-menu buffet. For 40 guests, Premium is approximately $10,000 before tax. There's no separate site fee or service charge.
Already here
Included in both packages
Your package covers the ceremony and reception setup, staff, coordination, and cleanup. Here's what's included.
- The day
- At least five hours of event time, not counting setup or cleanup
- The whole property to yourselves, with the ceremony and reception set up before you arrive
- Two private cabins as dressing rooms for the wedding party
- Day-of coordination
- Everything cleared away and cleaned up after you leave
- Ceremony
- The ceremony arch and waterfall
- Chairs for every guest
- A gift table and a guest book table
- Reception
- Floor-length linens and napkins in white, ivory, or black
- Non-alcoholic refreshments
- 60-inch round dining tables and banquet chairs
- A sweetheart table and a cake table
- An area set aside for dancing
- Buffet tables, plates, glasses, and flatware
- Cake cutting and serving
- Service staff throughout the event
Wedding FAQs
What couples ask about weddings
If yours isn’t here, ask us instead.
- Willow Woods Park address
- Willow Woods Park28561 State Hwy 18Skyforest, CA 92385
Planning guides
Practical guides for couples planning a wedding
- What is a micro wedding?A micro wedding is a full wedding for 50 guests or fewer. What changes at that size, what stays the same, and what it costs: about $7,500 before sales tax for 30 guests with dinner.Read the guide
- How to plan a small wedding: a 12-month timelinePlan a small wedding month by month, from guest list to final week, with a three to six-month fast track.Read the guide
- Where do wedding guests stay near Lake Arrowhead?Where wedding guests stay near Lake Arrowhead: hotels, inns and lodges, vacation rentals, and how a room block works. All within 15 minutes of Willow Woods Park.Read the guide
Next step
Walk it once and you'll know
Tours are free and take about an hour. Katie gives them. Bring whoever is helping you plan, and she’ll show you where the ceremony, the dinner, and the dancing would go.
