Wonderful memories were made here when my husband and I were married! My husband is in the military and finding a venue to work with our unknown wedding date was hard to find. The Joyful Ranch was flexible with our dates and made me feel secure when everything else was going crazy. I felt like a vintage bride getting ready in their mid 1800's home. In my cowgirl boots and ready to go, I drove up to the barn in the back of a truck. This worked perfect because there is a little distance from the house and the barn. Our reception was held in the barn afterwards and couldn't be more beautiful. Our family, friends, caterer, and DJ all fit perfectly and cozy with enough room left over for the dance floor in the center of the barn. The owners let us hang string lights and it was absolutely magical. There were beautiful vintage crates repurposed in the barn, and beautiful vintage signs we could use for decorating. The whole day felt like a dream come true, we were blessed by The Joyful Ranch. So much beautiful history filled this venue, and my husband and I are now apart of that history. I would definitely recommend this venue to anyone for their special event. The owner, Ethel, and all the staff were so helpful and professional in the planning and on the big day. Bathrooms are included, tables and chairs are available. You can have your wedding, or any event, in the front or the back of the barn or in front of their beautiful home. Your reception can be in the barn, or there are even pre hung strings of light in front of the home with lots of space. So many wonderful options of how to plan your big day. I wouldn't have chosen any other location, The Joyful Ranch was an absolutely perfect place to marry my best friend. read more

Initially I was excited to find this venue for my wedding and felt the prices were decent ...after several emails back and forth with Ethel answering questions and trying to book a tour that's when I asked the "alcohol " question....they only allow beer or wine-fine BUT me (The Bride) does not like either ! Hmmmm, so I asked if champagne was aloud since it's a wine product...No, just for the toast, I was told.... so from there I tried to brainstorm and be creative since I'm picky in what I like to drink and I really liked the location and was close but far enough away from town since I live in Vacaville and the price seemed to possibly fit our budget. So I asked and suggested -Mimosas, Sangria, wine Margaritas, etc. to fall under the alcohol guidelines ....I NEVER heard back or NEVER received another email again ! After trying another 3-4 times to reach Ethel with this idea to meet the venue guidelines, I NEVER got another email or reply- she obviously didn't want me to use their venue but ethically have a little respect or PR and kindly let me know it won't work instead of leaving me hanging, it would have been the proper thing to do ! I was warned about this Venue and their Yelp reviews aren't great but I wanted to give them the benefit of the doubt, I was not happy with the way I was treated or lack there of ! read more

My brother had his wedding here~ Words cannot express how perfect this entire venue and experience was*. It was the most beautiful wedding ever (and I am not being biased hehe!) I am very particular and it went so perfect. The location is spectacular and surrounded by green gorgeous hills, and the venue is the most gorgeous rustic barn, as if right out of a magazine! The grounds are kept so clean and well maintained. The photos from wedding turned out priceless due to the amazing scenery! My brother and his wife went and took the most "naturey" and stunning photos in the fields around the barn right after the wedding~ there are so many backgrounds to choose from! They even took photos in front of the owners house- it is an old beautiful two story Victorian Home and the images taken in front of them are MAGICAL ! The owner is so dear and precious and kind, she felt as though she was family:). She was so willing to work with us in every way (even on a very very short time frame!) I hope you choose this venue~ It will give you the wedding you have ALWAYS dreamed of ^-^ THIS VENUE IS WORTH SO MUCH MORE THAN 5 stars **** read more

What an incredible experience we had! The location was my daughter's dream for her rustic wedding. The barn was perfect. It rained the week of the wedding. We were scrambling to make adjustments. Ethel and her team worked to help us adjust and change everything around at the last minute. As a working ranch there is a lot to take into consideration when hosting 100 guests in mud. But Ethel and her sweet team were flexible with us. Most venues give you one day to setup and take down. Ethel gave us the weekend. She was so workable. She allowed us to come out at any time to take measurements, rework plans, and was always so hospitable. She made our family feel like family. If you want rustic Joyful Ranch is your place. If you want a family feel Joyful Ranch is the place to be. If you're looking for a pretend ranch that their only job is to cater to weddings and nothing else, I don't recommend Joyful Ranch. You have to be flexible it's out in the country, and the elements must be taken into consideration when having an outdoor wedding. read more