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What is the Mountain Top Location?
THE MOUNTAIN TOP... THE ULTIMATE, OUTDOOR CEREMONY LOCATION:
Lake Tahoe's last, pristine wilderness is available to groups up to
seventy-five. This eight and one half acres has three forested glens
as well as vistas from all points
with tremendous lake views. A maximum of nine client vehicles is
permitted. Shade tents, chairs, gazebos... any or all of these
"upgrades" add a special touch to your Top of The Mountain ceremony.
Our ceremonies usually run from eight to twelve minutes. The
Dream-Maker's Emerald, Sapphire and Crystal waters packages are
terrific ideas to begin with, yet customization is available, budget
permitting. Each package has built in a substantial amount of
post-ceremonial time at The Mountain Top to have our professionals,
as well as family and friends, take breath-taking photography
portraits, as well as videography. ONLY ONE WEDDING GROUP AT ANY ONE TIME IS ALLOWED
AT THE MOUNTAIN TOP. (The Dream-Maker® does supply a very clean
and safe sanihut in the forest at this location which is available
to all family and friends, including physically challenged individuals.)
Fabulous receptions can be planned to follow The Mountain Top
ceremony activities by clients using The Dream-Maker's
® Client
Contract Advantage to private reception properties. Another reception
option is one of our outstanding Tahoe restaurants. Weddings conducted
at The Mountain Top are performed under Special Use Permit with
the U.S. Forest Service. A portion of all Dream-Maker® wedding
packages booked at The Mountain Top does go back to the Federal
Government to take care of raccoon, black bear, red-tail hawk,
deer and assists in maintaining the trails and health of the forest.
Hence, ALL MOUNTAIN TOP PACKAGES ARE ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE.
This magnificent location is accessible to physically challenged
individuals. Also, our chapel, as well as our entire building,
including rest rooms, has been built to easily accommodate physically
challenged individuals. Bride, groom and all guests must meet
at The Dream-Maker® FIRST before our team escorts your vehicles
to The Mountain Top's locked, Federal Gate. The Dream-Maker®
then unlocks the gate, single-files client vehicles through, and
locks the gate behind them. Dream-Maker® then proceeds with
the group approximately three minutes on a paved road to the top.
There is a paved, parking area. No parking fee is required. The
Dream-Maker® wedding coordinator escorts the group to the
appropriate forested glen or vista for the ceremony. After the
ceremony, The Dream-Maker® encourages the bride, groom, family
and friends to stroll through the forest, enjoying panoramic,
lake views from any angle at this superb location. Of course,
our Dream-Maker® photographers and videographers have never
found another location of this kind in Tahoe! Truly, this site
provides perfection... beyond imagination!
My fiancée and I are looking for an intimate, romantic setting. Where can The Dream-Maker® marry us followed by a reception? ACCESS
TO ROMANTIC AND PRIVATE SETTINGS: My fiancée and I are looking
for an intimate, romantic setting. Where can The Dream-Maker marry
us followed by a beautiful reception? The Dream-Maker® has
magnificent access not only our indoor Dream-Maker® Willow
Waterfall Chapel, but also hundreds of off-site locations that
offer panoramic, lake views and breathtaking vistas. Receptions
may or may not be conducive to the same, ceremonial site. As well,
receptions may be researched and arranged by The Dream-Maker®.
The client will find us very protective of these marvelous sites,
including forested glens, water's edge ceremonies, private homes
with decks and estates, to insure homeowner privacy and also the
CLIENT'S privacy during their Tahoe visit and wedding/reception
activities for family, friends and invited guests.
How can my fiancée and I find these locations to see them and investigate them?
BEST IDEAS REGARDING LOCATION AMBIANCE: How can my fiancée and
I find these locations to see them and investigate them? The client
may call The Dream-Maker®
to discuss general ideas on the
phone and/or make an appointment in advance to meet us and see
Sample Portfolios at The Dream-Maker®
Studios, receiving a
concise, complimentary consultation of approximately thirty minutes.
Another efficient avenue to better familiarize the perspective
client with ideas, services and products that The Dream-Maker
can research and organize is our web pages... please pull up our
fantastic web site under wedtahoe.com. Approximate cost references
regarding ceremony (and possible reception location (if any)),
as well as taking a peek at the photos of many of these ceremony
locations is always helpful to the wedding couple, family and
friends. The Dream-Maker®
offers a brief, initial overview
of price options and event locale ideas on these FAQ pages, as
well as by phone on our toll free line of 1 (800) 252-3732. Keeping
the size of event and/or events and budget in mind, it is suggested
that the client employ The Dream-Maker®
Wedding and Event
Specialists twenty-two years of experience to actually pull together
an itinerary of a site-tour and inspection of each, available
location and property. This can be arranged by the client reviewing
and committing to Dream-Maker®
Client Contract (please request
a Sample Client Contract from one of our Specialists by phoning
1 (800) 252-3732.) These Contracts summarize services and products
that the client and The Dream-Maker®
agree on, all sign on
the dotted line (yes, wet-signatures are required on the Contract)
and then The Dream-Maker®
immediately begins research and
organization of all details.
Do potential Dream-Maker® Clients have to book with a client contract? DREAM-MAKER®
PACKAGES AND PACKAGES WITH AN ATTACHED ADDITIONAL CLIENT CONTRACT:
Do potential Dream-Maker® clients have to book with a client
contract? No, not always. We have created chapel and indoor facility
packages, as well as outdoors packages in very remote, but easy
access sites with pristine views... packages such as The Emerald,
The Sapphire or The Crystal Waters which have been created with
the bride and groom in mind, including up to accommodating seventy-five
individuals total (with our Chapel as a complimentary weather-back-up
for groups up to fifty guests). Our indoor Willow Waterfall Chapel
has three great ideas for packages; The Sierra, The Manzanita
and The Sugarpine. Customized locations and customized ceremonial
and/or reception services, as well as organizing extended vendor/subcontractor
services such as researching availability on off-site tents, extensive
rental options, catering, shuttles, private property valet parking,
bids on live entertainment do require research and organization
above and beyond packages in our brochures, but coordination hours
are available through an agreed upon retainer included with a
Client Contract. Off-site weather back ups for any group size
that wishes to have a private property for wedding/ reception-to-follow
is accomplished with a Client Contract. Some clients are in a
financial position of having a "floating budget" whereby an initial,
non-refundable wedding/event coordination retainer is placed,
followed by monthly statements reflecting billable hours from
The Dream-Maker® due and payable upon receipt of invoice. Additional
retainers may be requested from some clients, per the customized
Client Contract, to pull all wedding/reception details together.
On occasions, a CAPPED WEDDING AND EVENTS COORDINATION retainer
can also be put together for clients with more conservative budgets,
yet still wanting coordination to organize upgrades and special
touches to their day i.e. live music bids, rental upgrades, accommodation
assistance, reception site research and site tours. Each of our
packages includes different features. Please look in the right
hand margin of this website under "outdoor weddings" and/or "mountain
top weddings" and don't miss pulling up "Active Wedding" for ideas
for your big day.
Can I change wedding ingredients and options in packages? WEDDING
INGREDIENTS IN PREPACKAGED WEDDING OPTIONS: Every package includes
a celebrant (nondenominational), a complimentary, single rose
bouquet and boutonniere or bridal bouquet credit ($75.00 in the
midrange chapel Manzanita package and more elaborate indoor chapel
Sugarpine package, as well as the outdoor lakeside or mountain
top equivalents, The Sapphire and The Crystal Waters packages).
The $75.00 above bouquet and boutonniere credits can be used towards
a tumbling, wildflower cascade or to build on top of to receive
any bouquet and floral needs one may have. Wedding portrait coverage
and/or videography, as well as your Dream-Maker® wedding/event
specialist for approximately forty-five minutes to an hour before
the ceremony and the coordinator on- site the day of the ceremony
from one to two and a half hours, depending on package booked
,is also included. AFFORDABLE YET INTIMATE PACKAGES: For those
groups of two to fifty persons with limited budgets, we offer
our intimate and affordable Sierra chapel package or the outdoor
Emerald package, which each include a celebrant, wedding host/hostess,
a single rose bouquet and boutonniere, and ten complimentary photos
taken on your camera. Ceremony rehearsals, at an additional fee,
may or may not be necessary.
What are the Dream Maker's Hours? THE
DREAM-MAKER PHONE HOURS/WEDDING AND EVENT COORDINATION STUDIOS
HOURS: Our phone hours are normally 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m., every
day of the year except on Thanksgiving Day and Christmas Day.
Wedding and event phone consults and client visits are always
encouraged by our warm and friendly staff. Wedding ceremonies
can be performed usually from 8:00 a.m. through 8:00 p.m., seven
days a week, preferably by appointment only and with payment received
in full before the ceremony begins. Possible earlier or later
time slots than mentioned above are available when possible. The
wedding day, the times of ceremonies and all Dream-Maker®
location accesses, products and services are based on availability.
Packages, wedding/event services and prices on products and services
are subject to change and availability.
How much does an mini-estate wedding cost? MINI-ESTATE
WEDDINGS... are these options feasible within out budget? These
particular options are magnificent ideas, yet also financially
run more than any other Dream-Maker® choices. Mini-estate
rentals average two to ten nights and the rental price ranges
from $750.00 to $10,000.00 per night, plus a one time cleaning
fee, a one time wedding/reception day usage fee and a County TOT
(room) tax of 12%. The square footage runs from 3,750 to 10,000
square feet with surrounding grounds adding additional footage
to these numbers. Additional estate fees may also be insisted
upon by the property manager/owner i.e.: valet parking a must,
shuttles, etc. Mini-estate weddings may run from approximately
$15,000.00 to $50,000.00'sh. These price quotes include all wedding
/reception amenities.
How big are and how much do estates cost? SIZES AND THE RENTAL COST OF ESTATES: An average square footage of available estates is usually 10,100 to 20,000 square feet with surrounding grounds adding additional footage to these numbers. Rental costs range from $8,500.00 to $25,000.00 per night with a standard night stay of five to ten nights. A housekeeping fee, a one time cleaning fee (per property manager) and room tax may apply. A one time Wedding/Reception Usage Fee is also required. Additional fees may be required, such as additional Certificate of Insurance, provided by the client to the property manager. Estate weddings, including all the wedding ceremony and reception amenities may run from approximately $55,900.00 up to $785,000.00 and up.
OUTDOOR
WEDDINGS... are they available year round? Yes, the Dream-Maker®
performs Lakeside weddings all year. The Mountain Top ceremony
is available from mid spring to late fall, weather permitting.
For information on Lakeside weddings, please see the Outdoor wedding
link in our menu.
What are the Federal Policies?
POLICIES-FEDERAL: Weddings performed on National Forest lands
are allowed under permit with the Lake Tahoe Basin Management
Unit, USFS. The Dream-Maker®
is operated in accordance with
USDA policy which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race,
color, sex, age, handicap, religion, national origin or familial
partners.
What are the Dream Maker® Policies? POLICIES-THE
DREAM-MAKER®: The Dream-Maker® requires full payment in
advance on all products, items and services, and due to the nature
of your purchase, these products, items and services are not refundable.
However, in case of emergency or severe weather limiting your
travel to the Tahoe area, your package is transferable within
six months, exclusive of perishables (cakes, flowers), which must
be repurchased for the new date at the couple's full expense.
The Dream-Maker® wedding/event specialists, floral designers,
photographers and videographers are available to assist you in
customizing packages and wedding/reception venues to suit your
needs. Cakes, photography, videography, floral upgrades, catering
and entertainment, including live music can be added to your wedding
package. Ask our specialist for details. A sales tax of 7.375%
will be charged when applicable. All prices, products, services,
items and packages are subject to change and availability.
What are the polices for accommodations and lodging?
POLICIES-ACCOMMODATION / LODGING: Any and/or all deposits and/or
payments on rental units and/or lodging properties are non-refundable
and not transferable.
POLICIES- MARRIAGE LICENSES-COUNTY-STATE: We cannot marry you without a marriage license issued through county offices in California or Nevada. Please go onto Marriage License link for details. After the bride and groom purchase their marriage license, our wedding officiates can marry you either in Nevada or California. Lake Tahoe flows into two states, Nevada and California.
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Clients may come by for a complimentary consult by scheduling an appointment
with one of our wedding/event specialists. The Dream-Maker® is located at
865 Tahoe Boulevard, Suite 104 • Incline Village, NV 89451