We were lucky enough to get invited to a round of golf by one of our very nice friend, also a…read moremember at our home course. It is a very elite and exclusive community. Even the smallest cabins are bigger than most homes in the SF Bay Area. A++ The whole place is perfectly manicured. The grass on the tee box is so nice, it literally feels like carpet. Fairway is so green, and bunkers with brilliant white sands. Greens were true, rolling at 11, I think. I couldn't putt to save my life on that day. I wish I get invited back, heehee, so I can prove to myself that I can putt, LOL Clubhouse: very nice. Ladies Locker room: OMG! It is big, it has a bar and all the bells and whistles. It has a plunge bath and jacuzzi with a TV while you soaks. I actually got lost inside the locker room. No joke. Comfort station: super clean and nice. Everything you can think of, they have it and more.

Super nice and relaxing and fun commuting of homes, golf, restaurants and family activities. Super…read morewealthy homes and upscale amenities. Loved the golf and it may have been the best maintained golf course I've ever been to. Billionaires live here but no one notices them as everyone just wants to relax and chill.

Founded in 1983 by Carl and Hope Falcke, the Orchard House was the very first Bed and Breakfast in…read moreDouglas County, Nevada and Genoa. It is currently operated by their son (Gayle's cousin) and daughter-in-law as a venue for outdoor weddings and special events. The Orchard House is where Gayle's brother was married a few years ago, and what a memorable event it was. And with the recent engagement of one of her sons, a wedding at these pretty, spacious and well kept grounds may be in the works. Although Gayle and I will be wed in Napa next May, Genoa and the Orchard House remain near and dear to our home town hearts.

We celebrated our daughter's wedding at the Orchard House a few weeks ago, and the venue could not…read morehave been better. The area is beautiful, and the staff went beyond the beyond to provide a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere. Afterwards, we heard more than a few who specifically mentioned the Orchard House in their compliments. Great job!

We booked a family stay at the Ritz-Carlton, Lake Tahoe for myself, my wife, and our six-year-old…read moreson. A few days before our trip, our son was diagnosed and tested positive for RSV. I called and asked for a reservation modification given the circumstances, and I was completely open to alternative solutions: a date modification, Marriott Bonvoy points to rebook on our own, a refund, or anything reasonable. We just wanted some flexibility. What followed was the usual runaround. We called the Ritz-Carlton directly, they told us they couldn't help because we booked through American Express. So we called Amex, whose concierge team was empathetic and professional. They reached out to the Ritz-Carlton on our behalf. After waiting 24 hours and following up, we were told that Ritz-Carlton management responded via email and declined to allow modifications to the reservation and still expect us at the property unless we pay a $750 cancellation fee. We presented a positive diagnosis of a contagious virus, were willing to accept any reasonable accommodation; a date change, points, anything, and the answer was no. This raises a serious concern beyond our personal frustration. If the Ritz-Carlton would rather a family show up carrying a contagious virus than accommodate a date change, what does that say about their commitment to the health and safety of their guests and staff? How many other sick guests have they pressured to check in rather than lose a night's revenue? What about employees who may face the same inflexibility when they're ill? For a brand that markets itself as the gold standard of hospitality, this experience seems like the opposite.

When you book a stay at a high-end luxury resort, you expect top-tier service, exceptional dining,…read moreand attention to detail. Sadly, this property fell far short of those expectations. Dining Experience Extremely Underwhelming There are three dining options on-site: * A Mexican restaurant that operates essentially like fast food you stand in line, order at the counter, receive a number, and seat yourself. Paying over $100 for what amounted to street tacos of fast-food quality felt unreasonable and excessive. * A lobby restaurant with average offerings. * A so-called "fine dining" restaurant that was far from fine dining in both quality and execution. For a resort at this level, the culinary experience should be a highlight, not a regret. Breakfast Buffet - A Complete Letdown The breakfast buffet was honestly the biggest rip-off we've experienced at a five-star resort. The food was stale and cold, the selection was minimal, and even basic items like croissants tasted old. After paying over $200, we left basically with half a latte and the kids having hot chocolate. We returned to our room hoping to order room service only to be told we couldn't place an order until 11:30 AM. Service & Facilities The staff members themselves were friendly and polite. However, the overall service was consistently slow. There were also noticeable issues in the room: * Cloudy water from the sink and bathtub. * Low water pressure in the shower. For a property positioned as a luxury destination, these details matter. Another reason we booked this hotel is I read this resort is very family friendly and accommodating for children. We do have two small kids however any time we tried to go to the kids club no one was there. We had to ask multiple staff where was the kids activity and no one could answer. Then some of the events got canceled with no replacement or activity for the kids. The hotel was filled with families and many kids all around. The only reason I'm giving two stars instead of one is because the staff remained courteous, and during our visit there was a snowstorm for two of the days, which understandably led to some understaffing due to road closures. That said, weather-related challenges do not excuse the quality of food, pricing structure, or basic room standards. At this price point, expectations are high and they should be. Unfortunately, this stay did not deliver the luxury experience we anticipated.

Crux provided a FLAWLESS sound system for our large wedding (170 guests) in September of 2015 in…read moreTruckee, CA. Jennifer was super easy and enjoyable to work with. Our wedding was held outdoors in the Lower River BBQ area of Truckee Regional Park. All couples will tell you how important food is for their guest's experience but not many will go on and on about how important sound is. Yes I am a self proclaimed sound snob. I have hosted many large parties and know how quickly a bad sound system can ruin an event / how incredibly frustrating malfunctioning equipment can be. Getting a system to sound good indoors is hard enough / getting one to deliver outdoors is a whole other level of complexity. Our needs for our special day were a pretty demanding list: we needed to be mic'd up for our ceremony / needed amplified sound for a guitar soloist (and voice) / and needed a high level system at our reception for our incredible DJ. In addition to a tight set up window we also needed all the equipment broken down and hauled away late at night. Crux delivered on all levels. Zero feedback from our mics during the ceremony - our voices were easily heard by all - and our DJ was able to keep our feet moving all night long with no equipment issues. Thank you for helping to make our's the "best wedding ever".

We used Crux for our July 2017 wedding and worked with Drusilla (Dru). Dru was fantastic to work…read morewith- she was very responsive and personable throughout our email communications. We rented a wedding arch for our ceremony and various pieces of DJ equipment. Crux arrived on time, set everything up without issue, and removed the equipment the next day as planned.

Stop searching and just hire Taylor and her team with Revel and Rye to plan your wedding already!!!…read more Hiring a wedding planner in Lake Tahoe is a high-stakes decision: you need someone experienced, professional, and knows the ins-and-outs of the wedding industry in Lake Tahoe. Taylor, Christy, and the Revel and Rye team executed our vision flawlessly for our June 2025 wedding, and we couldn't be happier with our decision! From the Introduction Call, Design Board meeting, and regular check-ins with Taylor, we were impressed with how responsive she was to our questions, and she even met with us in person to tour venues together. We didn't have to worry about a single thing! We decided to have our ceremony and reception at a State Park, which presented a huge logistical challenge with an extremely limited time of 2 hours to set-up a venue for 80+ guests from scratch! Taylor successfully coordinated with all of our vendors to create a beautiful ceremony and reception space, that left our guests in awe! The best part about hiring Taylor, is that she takes great pride in her work and is passionate about what she does! She's not just a wedding planner - she is a Creative Director, and we were so amazed at the ideas her team came up with, from wedding favors to signage, based on our wedding vision! Afterwards, we received multiple comments about how smoothly everything went and how every detail was thoughtfully executed. It allowed me and my husband to truly be present on our wedding day. You will be in the best hands with Revel and Rye!

The owner Taylor Lorz is quick to sign you up...and all sounds fine. Then, she puts you on a…read morewebsite that tells you what to do and when, that's all. There's no personal contact except for a couple of zooms. She doesn't like it when you try to talk to her on the phone and makes you feel like you're bothering her. A very frustrating way to plan a destination wedding. Instead of running our 100,000. 135 person wedding on the actual day of...our planner Taylor Lorz was only there briefly in the beginning, then left and handed it over to her assistant. The 86 candles we had on our beautiful tables never got lit the entire night. Very dissapointing. Her assistant just shrugged her shoulders when I asked her about it.

What a beautiful spot to have a relaxing lunch, with an amazing view of the mountains. Open to…read moremembers of Tahoe Mountain Club and their guests only. You can even take off your ski boots, and they have complimentary slippers to wear! It was a beautiful day, so sat out on the patio, but they have a lovely fireplace inside, too. Between the three of us, we ordered the roasted beet and burrata salad, which was excellent, the burger, and the brisket grilled cheese, with fries, and both were really good. Great service (thanks Mishon and Walter - you're the best!) craft cocktails are delicious too - favorite was the Why Not - tequila, pineapple juice, mint, cilantro, lime and Tajin rim, and the To The Rapids - mezcal, grapefruit, honey and zesty lime. We're coming back for lunch tomorrow.

Went here for lunch yesterday. The pizzas were great and the location at the top of Zephyr Express…read moreis awesome. We weren't even skiing and took the gondola up to have lunch here. Good food whether skiing or not.

Ella made our wedding day run so smoothly and allowed us to relax and trust that all of our plans…read morewould unfold with ease. Our friends and family have shared that our wedding felt like a dream. Ella and her relationships with our vendors made us feel like our closest friends were handling the day. We highly recommend Ella!!!

I wish I could give 1000 stars!! Ella is amazing. We had our wedding at West Shore Cafe in Lake…read moreTahoe on 5/30/21 after having to postpone a year due to COVID. Ella was completely flexible and gracious with the postponement. She was an amazing resource for organizing all the little details and tasks as the wedding drew closer, and helped us feel confident that our wedding day would run smoothly. Ella also did a wonderful job of handling some major and minor hiccups to the day, the biggest one being when our makeup artist called out sick at 6 AM the morning of our wedding. Ella was immediately on it and found a last minute replacement within a couple hours--such a relief and something I'm so glad I didn't have to stress over on my wedding day! She really did such a great job from start to finish, and I was able to be happy and carefree without worrying about any logistics day-of. She was very communicative and just a wonderful calming presence to be around during a very hectic/busy day! Thank you so much Ella.

Right when I met Jessica for the free consultation, I immediately liked her. She was professional,…read morekind, personable and made you feel comfortable about the whole wedding plannning process. Jessica is very organized, detailed oriented and knowledgeable about everything wedding that she made the whole wedding planning thing seem easy! My fiance and I were so impressed after the initial consultation and knew we had to have her as our planner. Right after we booked OUATE, my fiance and I had a meeting with Jessica and basically told her everything we wanted, what we didn't want and what we dreamed of having but didn't think we could afford. She also had us fill out a questionnaire to get a sense of our style, get to know us and get an idea of what we envision for our dream wedding. After reviewing everything we gave her, she created a design board with everthing we had talked about. I loved how we got to go thourgh and point out what we liked and what we didn't like. This gave us a great sense of what our wedding was going to look like. Since I had a very hard time picking a theme and staying with that direction, this really helped me get on track and focus on one thing at a time. This also really helped me stop stressing and feeling overwhelmed and let me enjoy the wedding planning process. As a bride, I knew I wanted to be involved in the fun stuff but not the boring, budget related stuff. Jessica was amazing at handling all the stuff I didn't want to do or did not know how to do. We gave her our total budget and she planned around that very well and helped us stay on track. She also did all of the orders (which were a ton since we had our wedding at private estate and had to bring everything in) and delt with the most of our vendors. She has a great working relationship with a ton of wedding vendors in Reno that she was able to get things done and get them done fast! And she had wonderful recommendations for our wedding vendors. We loved them all! During the whole wedding planning process Jessica and her sister, Cassie kept us on track and made sure we were getting things done when they needed to be done. I loved how they took all of my ideas and wishes and made them happen without any questions. The whole time, they were professional but so nice and fun to work with! It made wedding planning a lot of fun! The day of the wedding, I had absolutley nothing to worry about. I sat in the house and got ready while Jessica, Cassie and her team set everything up and dealt with all the vendors. The wedding was not too big but the whole production of it was a lot! We had a ton of flowers, a fire pit, a dessert bar, photo booth, a lounge and a ton of details such a signage and personalized items. Jesssica and her team were so organized and executed everything PERFECTLY! It was above and beyond anything I had even imagined. They took my vision to the next level and made it better than I could had ever wished for. Jessica and Cassie kept the wedding on track the whole night and everything went off witthout a hitch. My husband and I nor our wedding party or family had to lift a finger, it was amazing! We got to spend our time enjoying ourselves while OUATE delt with everything else. Jessica, Cassie and the entire OUATE team are amazing!! They made planning our wedding an absolute joy and I would HIGHLY recommend them for wedding and party planning. If I plan another event you can be sure I will be booking Jessica and her team to help

Jessica, Cass, and their whole team know how to make a celebration exceed all expectations. We've…read morehad the pleasure of working more than a few events with this team and no detail is missed.