Questions couples ask
Straight answers about the place, the day, the horses and the money. If yours isn't here, ask us on the tour or call (415) 969-1223.
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The place
2152 Olympic Way, Daly City, CA 94015, on the coastal bluffs fifteen minutes from downtown San Francisco and about twelve minutes from SFO, though traffic can stretch that.
Up to 150. The Bluff Ceremony is for 2 to 20 guests.
Yes, with a full-day booking: the Coastal Ranch Package, which the Coastal Weekend includes, gives you the ranch to yourselves for the day.
Yes, on site, for more than 100 vehicles.
Summer mornings can come in gray and usually burn off by early afternoon, and afternoons can carry a breeze. September and October are typically the clearest, warmest months. We walk you through the covered spaces and the wet-weather layout on the tour.
Yes. The horses live here, so they are part of the view whether or not you book them.
On the Coastal Weekend all eight pods are yours for Friday and Saturday nights. With the other packages, pods can be added to your quote.
The pods, their rates and the rules for staying on the ranch are on our stays page.
The day
Amplified music stops at 10:00 PM. Extra event time can be added inside that limit; its price is on the packages page.
Yes. Any licensed, insured caterer, with no fee to bring one in, no commission and no required list. You can also ask us for per-guest pricing on in-house catering or the Cowboy Cookout, a five-course western meal.
Yes. Add our beer and wine bar, or raise another arrangement with us early; licensing and insurance requirements apply.
Yes: tables, farm tables, folding chairs and Chiavari chairs, added to your quote.
No. We can recommend vendors if you ask, and you are never obligated to use them.
Yes. Planners and photographers are welcome, elopement photographers included, and we take no commission. Planners, coordinators and event management companies also book at preferred trade rates. The trade program
Yes. A bridal suite and a groom's lounge can be added for the day; their prices are on the packages page.
Yes. Vow renewals and anniversaries are welcome on the Bluff Ceremony, at the same site and price.
The horses
Yes. One of you can make a horseback entrance on cue, on a groomed, quiet horse with a handler; the price is on the packages page.
From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
12.1 Every participant signs the OVS Participant Agreement, Release and Assumption of Risk before any hands-on activity involving a horse or other animal, whatever the occasion: lessons, rides, camps, arena pony rides, youth birthday parties, photography sessions, Sip and Paint, weddings, corporate and private events, petting zoo experiences and stays on site. A parent or guardian signs for a minor. Declining to sign cancels participation and is treated under 8.3.
12.2 ASTM-certified helmets are provided. Every participant under 18 must wear one at all times and may not decline. Adults are strongly advised to wear one and may decline only by signing the Protective Riding Headgear Refusal Agreement that forms part of that document. We may require a helmet of any participant on safety grounds. You may use your own if it meets the ASTM standard.
Guests don't handle the horses at an event: every horse that comes out stays with a trained handler the whole time. Pony rides for the kids are an add-on.
If your wedding party wants to ride, we can book guided beach and trail rides. Riders are 8 and up and 240 lbs or less; plan for 75 to 90 minutes, including check-in and a safety orientation.
From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
12.1 Every participant signs the OVS Participant Agreement, Release and Assumption of Risk before any hands-on activity involving a horse or other animal, whatever the occasion: lessons, rides, camps, arena pony rides, youth birthday parties, photography sessions, Sip and Paint, weddings, corporate and private events, petting zoo experiences and stays on site. A parent or guardian signs for a minor. Declining to sign cancels participation and is treated under 8.3.
12.2 ASTM-certified helmets are provided. Every participant under 18 must wear one at all times and may not decline. Adults are strongly advised to wear one and may decline only by signing the Protective Riding Headgear Refusal Agreement that forms part of that document. We may require a helmet of any participant on safety grounds. You may use your own if it meets the ASTM standard.
Yes. Bring your own photographer, and one of our horses and a handler join you for the session. It is priced on your quote.
Yes. Add pony rides, each pony led by a handler, or the Western Petting Zoo; both are priced on the packages page.
Booking and payments
Online: choose a time on the tour booking page. Tours take about an hour.
At our published rates for couples, the Bluff Ceremony is $3,250, the Coastal Ranch Package $12,500 and the Coastal Weekend $24,500. No mobilization fee is added. Prices do not include applicable taxes or the 3.6% payment processing charge; each is itemized on your quote.
Most add-ons are priced on the packages page. Working with a planner? Planners book at trade rates.
Applicable taxes and the 3.6% payment processing charge, each itemized on your quote.
From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
3.1 California sales tax is applied where the law requires it. Where we also provide the food, the taxable amount includes the associated table, farm table and chair rental charges (CDTFA Reg. 1603(i)(3)(A)).
3.2 A 3.6% payment processing charge is applied to the goods and services on your quotation. It is itemised as a separate line and shown to you before you accept.
Read the full Terms and Conditions
A quotation is valid until the expiration date shown on it.
Sign the agreement and pay the non-refundable deposit. From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
9.1 Deposit. 25% of the quoted total is due on acceptance and is non-refundable. It secures your date: once we accept it we take the date off the market, decline other enquiries for it, and begin committing staff, horses and third-party suppliers.
From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
9.2 Second payment. A further 25% (50% cumulative) is due 90 days before the event date.
9.3 Balance and final numbers. The balance, and your final guest count, are due 30 days before the event date. After that date, increases are charged at the rates on your quotation, and reductions do not reduce the amount payable.
From our Terms and Conditions, effective 4 August 2026:
9.4 If you cancel an event. More than 90 days before: the deposit is forfeited and anything paid beyond it is issued as a credit. Between 90 and 31 days before: 50% of the quoted total is payable, and anything paid beyond that is issued as a credit. 30 days or fewer before: the full quoted total is payable.
9.6 If we cancel an event, you choose a mutually agreed alternative date at no charge, or a credit for the full amount paid. Credits do not expire. We do not issue cash refunds.
9.7 Circumstances beyond either of us. Fire, flood, storm, public health order, loss of access to the beach or trails, or similar: we will first offer an alternative date within 18 months at no additional venue charge. If no date works, we refund all sums paid except amounts already irrecoverably committed to third-party suppliers on your behalf, which we will itemise for you.
Walk the bluff with us
Bring your guest count and your questions. Tours take about an hour, and we walk the ceremony site, the barn and the pods with you.