John O. Meusebach founded this German colony in 1846, then rode out the next year and struck a peace treaty with Penateka Comanche leaders that both sides kept, one of the few settler agreements with that record. The town has been lodging visitors ever since: some 1,500 guest houses and B&Bs, with about 100 wineries strung along the 290 Wine Road. Luckenbach, ten miles out, rents by the town.
10 venues, in no particular order of affection
One block off Main Street, this B&B compound rents its Great Hall from $750 and welcomes outside caterers and alcohol; 20 plus cottages and suites make full buyouts common.
Ceremonies happen on The Bluff, receptions in a hall seating 200 indoors; the peak Friday to Sunday rental runs $14,400, and alcohol pours only through the ranch's own TABC license.
An open air chapel with stained glass seats up to 175, while the reception barn, built of turn of the century reclaimed wood, holds 300; weddings start at $10,000.
Thirty-five acres just 3 miles from Main Street, with one wedding a day; the chandelier lit barn takes up to 250, and packages start at $17,250 with bar service run by the venue.
Pedernales views run 180 degrees at The Edge, whose 11,800 indoor square feet seat up to 550; all inclusive pricing starts near $30,000, and 30 tiny home cottages dot 140 acres.
Formerly Sunset Ranch: hilltop ceremonies and a white modern hall for 200 rent at $3,500 peak, while 12 air conditioned glamping suites anchor on-site sleeping for 42.
Packages from $17,800 at this countryside B&B ranch built for up to 150 guests, where a vintage steel barn hosts receptions and three guest houses sleep 18.
Say your vows in the beer garden of a working Bavarian brewery on 290, then move 200 guests into the Rathskeller; from $5,500, with house catering and Altstadt beer on tap.
Yes, the entire 10 acre town, which Hondo Crouch bought in 1970, rents out: vows under the oaks and dancing in the 1880s hall, with beds 10 miles away in Fredericksburg.
Ten acres hold an event center seating 350 indoors and 42 cottages sleeping up to 150; rental starts at $3,900, with no caterer restrictions and venue TABC bartenders pouring.
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