This is a review for SSCC as a wedding venue. My wife and I just got married here in early November and we could not be happier with our choice. My wife went to Stanford Sierra Camp as a child for 12 consecutive years, so she had a strong connection to the venue and the surrounding Fallen Leaf Lake area. When she suggest we check out SSCC for a possible site for our wedding, I agreed but told her I may not want to be married at a "Camp" site. Within 10 minutes of looking at the camp, she already sold me on having the wedding there. From the drive in, to checking in with the front desk, and then parking our car, I was hooked. SSCC is a magical place. It looks completely different at different times of the year, and even different times of the day. Fallen Leaf Lake is extremely clear and even looks glassy when the water is still. As far as venues go, the lake and camp do a lot of the heavy lifting in terms of providing an absolutely storybook type of feeling.
Another thing to note is the staff. The staff is incredible. Morgan Marshall (M2) is the man. He was the point man for the entire event. He almost doubled as a wedding coordinator since the staff was acting as the food vendor, beverage vendor (alcohol too), cake vendor, housing vendor, and generally took care of any other kind of task you can imagine that takes place on a wedding day. The food was fantastic at every meal, coffee break, and snack. Chef Dave is really on the ball with creating a complete menu for each meal, and the reception dinner was so perfect. They even took care of baking a cake for us exactly how we wanted it to be as well. Miranda the dinning room manager took care of the coordination of the reception, and working with her was a pleasure. There are so many staff that took care of us that we cannot list them all, but they worked really hard and we are very grateful for their professionalism for our event.
Overall, SSCC and the staff went above and beyond our expectations and provided us with a wedding that our guests will never forget (in all honesty, it will be hard for others in our family to beat our wedding and they agree). For those who are thinking of getting married at SSCC, I recommend that you visit the venue if you can. This is a place that you really need to see for yourself to understand. My own family was not use to destination weddings, so they did not understand the whole "camp wedding" concept. But they were all converted just how I was when I first visited. My wife and I went back 4 other times to plan the wedding with the staff, and each time was more of the same: excellent service, friendly staff, and beautiful environments. Just check it out and I'm sure you will understand. read more