Top Wedding Venues near Mammoth Lakes, CA in the Eastern Sierra

There’s something about the Eastern Sierra that settles into your bones. Maybe it’s the way the mountains rise straight out of the desert floor, dramatic and unapologetic. Or the way the light lingers just a little longer at sunset, washing granite peaks in soft pinks and golds. Whatever it is, couples who choose the Eastern Sierra for their wedding aren’t just picking a location—they’re choosing a feeling, an adventure, and a memory.

As a photographer, the Eastern Sierra is one of those places that never stops giving. Every season, every elevation, every view is irreplaceable. If you’re dreaming of an intimate mountain wedding, a quiet elopement, an adventurous elopement, or a weekend-long celebration surrounded by nature, the Eastern Sierra's are for you.

Why Choose the Eastern Sierra for Your Wedding?

The Eastern Sierra stretches along California’s Highway 395, hugging the eastern edge of the Sierra Nevada mountains. It’s home to alpine lakes, incredible views, high desert valleys, aspen groves, evergreen forests, volcanic rock formations, and some of the most dramatic landscapes in the world. Mammoth Lakes, CA is one of those iconic locations for a variety of top wedding venues for a bride and groom to share their vows.

Top Wedding Views in the Eastern Sierras.

While there are several additional places to elope or celebrate your wedding, here are a few popular places to help you get started in your planning.

• Mammoth Lakes

  • Mammoth Mountain Ski Area has numerous venue's locations available. The Top of the Mountain and Parallax with epic 360-degree view of the jagged peaks of the Minarets to the White Mountains. Many choose the mid mountain venue, McCoy Station or the lower elevation venue, The Mill. These venues offer a variety of sizes of celebrations; however, the incredible mountain views dominate the scene. One could have other options like the Forest Chapel situated amidst an evergreen forest next to the scenic Twin Lakes. Some love the view of Mammoth Rock from the Sierra Star Golf Course.

  • The Hayden Cabin is a historic cabin situated next to Mammoth Creek with the iconic views of Mammoth Mountain and the Sherwin Mountains from a simple and beautiful meadow.

    
    

    

    
    

• South of Mammoth Lakes

  • Convict Lake Resort offers lakeside ceremonies amidst the aspens and towering peaks of Mount Morrison and Laurel Mountain with the following reception in a beautiful event tent.

  
  

• June Lake

  • June Mountain offers a chair lift ride to the chalet mid mountain. The view overlooks the June Lake Loop including views of June Lake and Gull Lake.

  • Double Eagle Resort & Spa offers ceremony venue space with views of Carson Peak and Horsetail Falls while remaining in a meadow or near a pond.

Planning a wedding can be stressful, but when you get married in Mammoth Lakes or the surrounding regions, you will walk away memories and photos of your celebration that include stunning, jaw-dropping view that people from around the world visit during all four seasons. Having been born and raised in Mammoth, and as a weddeing photographer I have a strong desire to help you walk away with images that retain the feeling of what it was like to be in the Eastern Sierras. There is nothing like it.

I would love to capture your special and unique day where we bring the beauty of the landscape and combine with your unique vision. Dive into the portfolio, explore services, and let’s start capturing your story. 

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