Montesino Ranch Reviews

I fell in love with Montesino Ranch the moment I went to visit! Pam gave us a tour of the beautiful ranch and I knew it was the place I wanted to get married. The ranch is just breathtaking. The pavilion on top of the hill where we got married was gorgeous! The cocktail hour was at the outdoor bar and kitchen and the reception was in the barn which is so fun! There are goats, chickens, and horses on the ranch, which gave it such a rustic, outdoorsy feel! It just so happened that cool front blew in the weekend I got married and it was the PERFECT day! There are four studios on the ranch for family to stay overnight which was perfect for my parents, grandparents, and my husband's parents! Drew and I stayed at the honeymoon suite on the ranch and it is so NICE! We even had our rehearsal at the ranch. You are allowed to stay at the ranch the whole weekend, so everything was just laid back. We didn't feel like we were being rushed. It was so nice! Pam, the ranch coordinator, was so sweet and friendly! She made us feel so welcome and answered all of our questions! Montesino Ranch made our wedding absolutely beautiful! It couldn't have been more perfect!

My wedding at Montesino was perfect. The view from the pavilion and character of the ranch is one of a kind. The beauty of this place is that it's already perfect, no need to go crazy decorating. All you need is linens, flowers and candles if you ask me. Pam is the sweetest and will make you feel right at home. Only downfall is you have to do almost everything yourself - make sure you hire plenty of staff for setting up and taking down. Other then that - this place is perfect. :)

The ranch is absolutely breathtaking and not your typical "wedding venue disguised as a ranch". PROS: 1) scenery is breathtaking, on the Blanco River, quintessential hill country! 2) different locations on the ranch for wedding, cocktail hour, & reception, all different and beautiful 3) several items included in rental, such as bench seating at the hilltop ceremony pavilion, wood farm tables/rounds & antique wood folding chairs for up to 150 people, unique furniture pieces for cake table, gift table, etc. 4) Pam the ranch manager is extremely sweet & helpful, such a doll! 5) Onsite lodging available. 6) Flexibility with setup. We were able to start setting up Friday late morning for a Sat evening event. 7) You choose your vendors, no required list. CONS: 1) No staff on site, so unless you have a team of DIY'ers in your group, hire a planner & staff. 2) Expensive compared to other venues that provide staff for day of. 3) Onsite lodging is not included with rental. Price per night varies from $150 - $250 (4 studio apartments, 1 owner's apartment, 1 owner's cabin, all available to rent)

Let me say that I loved our venue and the wedding wouldn't have been what I wanted without Montesino. However they are overpriced for the things that they provided and the customer service sucks. Would I use them again, yes...the venue is breathtaking.

The venue is just beautiful. I enjoyed the view, location, and environment. However, the lady "in charge" (Pam) is very condescending and passive aggressive. McKenzie was so sweet but following orders she had to rush us to finish our duties. It's in the middle of nowhere and I do not know why they are sticklers to "their ways". No kind of accommodations are available. I did not enjoy interacting with them overall as I felt rushed and they just came off as entitled/unprofessional. They speak negatively about people instead or reaching out to them directly. They have a belief of they host "weddings", not "parties/celebrations" and are unaware of cultural differences. Pam is adamant about receiving a list for EVERY single detail such as when the bride/groom is getting ready and when everything happens when they weren't present the entire time to SUPPORT the event. That's the job of the coordinator. For the price overall of the venue/limits and the amenities and accommodations, this place is overpriced.

We held my daughters wedding there just a few weeks ago, like others have stated the venue is absolutely breathtaking; however, the management (Pam) is terrible to work with, extremely unprofessional, disrespectful to the bride & groom, harassing the bride with nonsense when she could have left the bride alone to enjoy being freshly married. When my daughter & son in law went to book the venue Pam was laid back, nice & welcoming; however, that changed once she received our money. Upon arrival not once did Pam come to greet us, make sure we got into the accommodation or to ensure we knew where to place all the food to be stored over night etc. The venue is in the middle of nowhere out in the hill county, yet the venue does not have a means for you to access ice, if you need ice you most drive down into Wimberly to get some, as you can imagine in the Texas heat the ice didn’t last long and melted in its way back to the venue. The day of the wedding there was a lady hanging around the reception, not once did she introduce herself to me , the brides mom, the one paying the bill. The next day I found out the lady was Pam’s daughter, at the end of the reception the daughter was helping me pic of trash, I asked if I needed to recycle some bottles she said, no it wasn’t a big deal- myself and the wedding coordinator asked her multiple times if it was ok to leave the tables and chairs out and pick them up in the morning, she said no problem. We asked her if there was anything else we needed to do before calling it a night & she said no we were good- she also stated “you don’t have to have the reception area cleaned up by 11am, just need to be out of the rooms by 11 for housekeeping & that we could clean the reception area throughout the day.” The next morning my daughter and the coordinator began receiving RUDEmessages from Pam, scolding us for not picking up the tables, claiming we were lucky they did not receive any damage from the dew, telling us there is a checklist sheet we were supposed to fall but HER daughter failed to give it to us, she also had the nerve to say we needed to SORT THE TRASH 🤨 I’m sorry but if that was something you wanted done you should have let it be known PRIOR to booking that we would need to be very specific on where to throw things away. Extremely disappointing! I can’t deny it’s breathtaking & my daughter will have beautiful pictures;however, I would never recommend the place, it is quite costly, and I will caution all those I know getting married in the future to not be deceived by this venues management.

Do. Not. Book.
The ranch is beautiful! The accommodations were cute and comfortable. We chose this venue for my daughter's wedding. First, they wouldn't allow me to book all the accommodations onsite - so we had complete strangers walking around during our event. Secondly, they nickel and dime you to death. Thirdly, the entire weekend, the 'ranch manager' followed me around giving me 'rules' about my event - none of which are listed in the contact. And yes, 'ranch manager,' I have smart phone and pulled up the contract. Not to give names, but her first name starts with 'Pam' and she's a liar. And the final straw was on wedding day, literally an hour before the event, the incredibly ignorant 'ranch manager' proceeded to accost my guests, steal coolers from any unlocked vehicle, make up rules about how and when alcohol was to be served, and stand AT the bar and put her ignorance on full display. Fortunately, (for you, 'ranch manager') the wedding coordinator was able to remove her from my event. If you're considering this venue for an event, I'd STRONGLY urge you to reconsider. Thanks for the level of effort you put into ruining an event I'd spent a year planning, 'Pam.' The good news is that once the ignorant 'ranch manager' went away, we had a really good time! To the actual owners of the venue, it's a lovely venue - and you would have had TONS of repeat business, but 'Pam' ruined that for you. However, when you're ready to get serious about managing events, call me. Frankly, call anyone other than 'Pam.' She's a ridiculous impediment to your success.