Events at Deer Lake is one of the most private wedding venues near Lake Tahoe and Truckee, offering a breathtaking setting for a destination wedding. Nestled on 130 acres in the High Sierra wilderness, this venue features a pristine 9-acre lake, towering evergreens, and aspen-lined paths, ensuring total seclusion for your special day.
Couples choose Events at Deer Lake for its exclusive privacy and panoramic High Sierra mountain views, creating an unforgettable experience. It’s the perfect private wedding venue where you can celebrate with friends and family over a full weekend, just minutes from Truckee, Donner Summit, and North Lake Tahoe.
Your ceremony takes place on a 4,200 sq ft ceremony lawn along the shores of Deer Lake, making it an ideal destination wedding location. A quiet lake reflects the mountains around you, creating a natural backdrop perfect for photographs. Aspen trees line the aisle, and the entire area is reserved solely for your party, ensuring an intimate experience at this private wedding venue.
After your lakeside cocktail hour on our 1,500 sq ft private beach, guests move up to our 4,500 sq ft reception hall, perched above a second lake. This stunning space serves as a perfect backdrop for a destination wedding, featuring open-air mountain views, glowing sunsets, and ample room for long tables, dancing, and live music. Just steps away, an 1,800 sq ft lakeview dance floor lets your celebration continue under the stars, showcasing uninterrupted views of the High Sierra, making it an ideal private wedding venue.
Events at Deer Lake is not just a venue — it’s a weekend-long celebration perfect for a destination wedding in the heart of the High Sierra. Your party can enjoy: escorted canoe races on the private 9-acre lake, beach games and cocktails, fishing in waters stocked with 5-lb trout, sunset gatherings around the water, and total privacy for your celebration. Couples often turn the weekend into a retreat with friends and family — a truly unforgettable experience unique to this private wedding venue in the Sierra Nevada.
Your wedding morning begins in our fully restored 100-year-old hand-built stone hunting cabin, crafted from rock gathered on the property in 1918. This charming cabin, ideal for a destination wedding, has been preserved and modernized to serve as the perfect bridal suite for getting ready, capturing photos, and sharing quiet moments before the ceremony at our private wedding venue in the breathtaking High Sierra.
Located in Soda Springs, CA, Events at Deer Lake is an ideal private wedding venue, conveniently close to: Truckee (12 minutes), Donner Summit, North Lake Tahoe, Tahoe Donner, Palisades Tahoe / Squaw Valley, and Donner Lake. Couples love the ease of access paired with the complete seclusion found nowhere else in the region, making it a perfect choice for a destination wedding or a High Sierra wedding.
Events at Deer Lake provides flexible options for your celebration, making it an ideal destination wedding venue in the High Sierra:
Friday or Sunday weddings begin at $8,750,
Saturday weddings start at $17,500.
A fully refundable $2,500 damage deposit is due at signing,
Half down secures your date,
Remaining balance due 30 days before your event.
Every booking includes exclusive use of the property, ceremony lawn, private beach, reception hall, dance floor, and historic bridal cabin, ensuring a memorable experience at our private wedding venue.
Events at Deer Lake is a private 130-acre mountain estate with its own 9-acre lake, secluded ceremony lawn, open-air reception hall, and a historic 100-year-old cabin — offering total exclusivity near Lake Tahoe and Truckee.
Yes, we are located just 12 minutes from Truckee and Donner Summit, making us one of the closest private mountain wedding venues to Tahoe.
Yes. Many couples book Events at Deer Lake for full weekend wedding experiences, including lake day activities, canoe races, beach cocktails, and family gatherings.
Yes — the entire venue is designed for outdoor, lakeside, and mountain-view weddings with sweeping High Sierra vistas.
Extremely. Events at Deer Lake offers one of the most secluded and exclusive wedding locations in Northern California.
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