Top Austin Engagement Party Venues

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Event Spaces
• 1 Garden

Canyonwood Ridge is a 12,000-square-foot Hill Country wedding venue in Dripping Springs, Texas, about 20 minutes from downtown Austin. The property sits atop a ridge wrapped in oak trees, with panoramic Hill Country views and a landscaped Great Lawn used for photography. The venue offers couples two ceremony options: an outdoor trellis with a Hill Country backdrop, and a 3,000-square-foot indoor Chapel with capacity for 300, built to serve as a weather-protected alternative that connects directly to the Reception Hall. The Reception Hall seats up to 300 guests and features retractable barn doors, while the combined Chapel and hall can accommodate 400 seated guests. An 800-square-foot bridal suite with a private bathroom overlooks the outdoor ceremony site, and a separate groomsroom is also available. Rental includes full use of the venue and grounds for 15 hours on the event day, 300 white Chiavari chairs for the ceremony plus 300 more for the reception, round and rectangular tables, on-site parking for up to 300 guests, and an on-site venue manager along with cleanup and furniture breakdown.

• Spaces for 75 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Vineyard
• 1 space at this venue

Salt Lick Cellars is a wine garden and tasting room in Driftwood, Texas, situated next door to the original Salt Lick Restaurant, about 15 minutes from downtown Austin. The Roberts family began planting the surrounding vineyard in 2006, setting 35 acres with Tempranillo, Mourvédre, Syrah, and Grenache; the first bottled Tempranillo was released in 2008, and the tasting room opened in 2009. Guests gather on a shaded, wrap-around patio and deck beneath ancient Live Oak trees, surrounded by the same vines that produce the wine poured inside. Alongside its own line of reds and whites, Salt Lick Cellars pours other Texas-grown wines and local craft beer. Private events for up to 75 guests are available Monday through Friday, with decorative lighting strung through the oaks for evening gatherings.

• Spaces for 600 Guests

The Greenhouse at Driftwood is a special place in the heart of the Hill Country. Located in Driftwood, Texas, The Greenhouse provides an elegant, unique setting for elopements, intimate weddings, offsite meetings, board retreats, seminars, and other events in the midst of nature.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Barndiva provides quests with plenty of land for their events, in addition to their decor, location, amenities, and more. The famed venue has cumulated much buzz in the recent years as its popularity has been consistently growing. Since they have expanded, Barndiva has added the accompanying lot to them, adding another beautiful garden and tasteful bar- In addition to the photo opportunities. This will give guests the opportunity to both the beautiful weather outside along with the unique furnishing and design of their famed bars. This venue is perfect for any person that enjoys wine and the beautiful outdoors.

• Spaces for 50-400 Guests
• 1 Landmark
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Estate

The Plant at Kyle sits on seventeen Hill Country acres about 30 miles from Austin, built around the award-winning 1990 Carraro Residence designed by Lake|Flato Architects. In 2021 the property received the Texas Society of Architects' 25-Year Test of Time Award, and it holds membership in the Iconic Houses Network. The house gained wider recognition when it appeared in Solange's Grammy-winning 2016 music video "Cranes in the Sky." The venue hosts weddings, retreats, meetings, performances, and other private celebrations on its flexible, wheelchair-accessible first floor, which includes a well-appointed kitchen and seating for up to 50 guests at six farm tables. Outside, the grounds offer a saltwater swimming pool, an open meadow, and ample parking. The Plant at Kyle is also a member of the International Dark-Sky Association, and its co-hosts lead architectural tours, nature walks, and stargazing sessions in addition to hosting events. Owned and stewarded by Mark Holzbach and Dana Friis-Hansen, the property emphasizes social equity, accessibility, and environmental sustainability, and welcomes LGBTQ+ celebrations.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Barns
• 2 Gardens

The Wildflower Barn sits on 10 acres in the Texas Hill Country, a property its owners describe as "a nature preserve moonlighting as a wedding venue." Discovered in 2007 as neglected, overgrown acreage by a professional photographer and his wife, the land has since been developed around its native Live Oaks, Elms, and spring wildflowers, with ceremony and reception spaces tucked among the trees. The property holds two self-contained venues: the vintage Bluebonnet Barn, built in 1980 with its aged metal roof and weathered exterior, and the cedar-built Meadow Barn, centered on a hand-crafted Star of Texas dance floor. Each barn accommodates up to 150 guests and includes its own ceremony sites, a shaded reception area, casual seating with a wood-burning fire pit, and a climate-controlled dressing area. Both are strung with thousands of twinkling lights and kept comfortable with ceiling fans and cross-ventilation in summer and propane heat in winter. The Wildflower Barn operates with an open vendor policy, letting couples bring in any caterer, bartender, or DJ of their choosing, or rely on family and friends, and it offers straightforward, low-cost pricing without hidden fees, required security, a mandatory day-of coordinator, or insurance requirements.

• Spaces for 300 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm

On our contemporary 420-acre ranch, the top location for weddings and events in the Austin, Texas region, create priceless memories. Two Wishes Ranch is the ideal location for gathering with loved ones to celebrate life's most important occasions. As you stroll through our peaceful gardens and light-filled barn, the stresses of life dissolve. You'll quickly understand that you are exactly where you need to be. You and your guests have 14 hours of exclusive access to all of our venue spaces when you make a reservation with Two Wishes Ranch, which you can use anyway you choose. Our main event space's white lime-washed walls and high ceilings, which can accommodate over 300 people, are drenched in unending natural sunlight. With our oversized sliding glass doors that open to the veranda, you can easily go from the inside to the outside. Our 5000 square foot ceremony garden, which seats up to 600 guests and was designed by Adam Barbe (of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center), offers breathtaking vistas of groomed acres with big oak trees all around. With stunning views of our polo grounds, our covered veranda accommodates up to 80 guests and seamlessly transitions from interior to outdoor spaces. Nestled amongst sycamore trees and illuminated by a lovely display of ambient outdoor lighting, our cocktail garden is close to our Wishbone Bar.

Lone Oak Barn offers event spaces for your next celebration in Round Rock, Texas.

• Spaces for 175 Guests

The Ranch House at Teravista sits on the grounds of Teravista Golf Club in Round Rock, in the Texas Hill Country, and hosts weddings, rehearsal dinners, and celebrations ranging from bridal and baby showers to milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and quinceañeras. The property features rustic elegance and panoramic views of the rolling hills, with a rich, colorful history behind the historic Ranch House building itself. The Ranch House and its attached pavilion also serve as a setting for corporate meetings, luncheons, team-building events, happy hours, and holiday parties. Throughout, an in-house Catering and Special Events staff manages every detail of an event, from setup through cleanup.

• Spaces for 160-600 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 2 Mansions

Thistlewood Manor & Gardens is a French-inspired manor estate in Kyle, Texas, set among expansive, continually developed lawns and gardens. Established in 2014 and now led by owner Ginny Tipton, the venue pairs the main house's elegant, intimate interiors with an open courtyard and lawn suited to both ceremonies and receptions. The Manor holds up to 160 guests indoors with a dance floor and can expand beyond 200 when the celebration flows out onto the patio and lawn. The Ballroom offers a grand staircase, chandeliers, and marble-like floors behind glass and iron doors that open to the courtyard, accommodating 15 to 160 seated guests for both ceremonies and receptions. The Courtyard's lawns and gardens allow for personalized ceremony layouts and can be tented for weather protection. A bridal suite with a private patio and full bath, alongside a separate groom's den, gives wedding parties dedicated space to prepare. In-house catering, onsite bar service, and customizable package options round out the offerings for weddings and private celebrations.

• Spaces for 50-300 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 2 Event Spaces
• 3 Ranches

Memory Lane Ranch & Lodge sits on ten acres of Texas Hill Country in Dripping Springs, shaded by oak trees more than a century old. The award-winning venue, established fifteen years ago, centers its ceremonies on a tall wooden pergola with a working water fountain backdrop, where white pew seating accommodates up to 250 guests. Nearby, the rustic cedar-and-stone reception hall seats up to 300 people and comes with tables and chairs, a small DJ stage, and flexible floor plans for weddings both intimate and large — it also doubles as the property's rain-plan backup. Couples can extend the celebration with on-site lodging for up to 17 overnight guests. The main lodge sleeps 13 across four downstairs and two upstairs rooms, with a full-service kitchen and a gathering area for up to 50 guests that suits a rehearsal dinner. A private honeymoon suite and a groom's suite, each sleeping two, round out the accommodations, and overnight guests have access to a secluded pool and hot tub throughout their stay. Memory Lane Ranch & Lodge pairs its spaces with an all-inclusive approach, offering in-house floral design, on-site catering, day-of coordination, and security, and welcomes every couple to celebrate on the property.

• Spaces for 65-150 Guests
• 1 Farm
• 1 Event Space

Texas Hill Country Olive Co. is a family-owned olive orchard and tasting room in Dripping Springs, Texas, founded in 2008 on 17 acres and home to the state's only certified organic olive orchard. Beyond producing olive oil and balsamic vinegar, the property hosts private events in a climate-controlled event room accommodating up to 65 guests. Full room rentals include a day-of venue manager, flexible catering and beverage options, and complete setup and breakdown, suited to rehearsal dinners, small wedding receptions, and corporate gatherings. Outdoor ceremonies can be held beneath the property's oak trees, with receptions moving indoors.

• Spaces for 600 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Ma Maison is a Dripping Springs wedding venue that offers tastefully constructed settings that feel romantic and endlessly timeless. It is located at the entrance to the Texas Hill Country, just outside of Austin's downtown. Ma Maison, which is located on 23 acres, was purposefully built to blend in with the Texas Hill Country while evoking a sense of Europe and tranquility. Ma Maison, which translates to "My Home" in French, is a home where casual elegance coexists with approachable luxury. At Ma Maison, an event is more than just a day or a single second. It is a specially crafted experience. Our varied ceremony locations, which contrast an upscale, French design with a magnificent hill country backdrop, are perfectly suited to host a variety of celebrations. Our 10,000 square foot events venue is luxuriously appointed with beauty, functionality, and comfort in mind. It is purpose-built with every detail carefully planned to impress. Ma Maison is a family-run business. And now that you are a member of our family, we are committed to caring for you in every way. Because family is everything to us.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Garden

Angel Springs Event Center sits on a secluded ten-acre property in the Texas Hill Country near Georgetown, offering the privacy of a setting tucked away from nearby city noise. Live oak trees shade the grounds, and the venue pairs indoor and outdoor spaces so celebrations can move naturally from ceremony to reception. The outdoor ceremony site seats up to 200 guests on the lawn beneath a canopy of trees, with white wedding chairs provided along a scenic aisle. Inside, the reception hall accommodates up to 200 guests under soaring ceilings, with Hill Country limestone throughout, a dance floor, and romantic lighting. A private bridal suite gives the wedding party a comfortable place to gather and prepare. Beyond weddings, Angel Springs welcomes groups of 40 to 200 for banquets and corporate events, from receptions and seminars to reunions and holiday parties. On-site and off-site lodging, catering, and audiovisual equipment round out what the property offers to planners.

• Spaces for 250 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Ranch

Vista West Ranch is a family-owned wedding and event venue in Dripping Springs, Texas, in the heart of the Texas Hill Country. The property began as the family's homestead, cleared of cedar and hand-built over 35 years; the family hosted its own wedding on the land in 1996 and began welcoming outside couples in 2006, making it one of the earliest dedicated wedding venues in the Dripping Springs area. The venue's reception barn blends rustic and bohemian style, with weathered wood, aged tin, and willow sphere lighting, and holds up to 250 guests for dancing and celebrating. The grounds also include an outdoor ceremony space and a large Biergarten with a bar, two fire pits, a waterfall feature, and festoon lighting strung through mature oak trees. Rental packages include fruitwood folding chairs, farm tables, a catering prep area, a keg system, and an onsite venue manager, and couples may bring in outside vendors under a BYOB alcohol policy. Optional onsite lodging - a Honeymoon Cottage, Bunk House, Tree House, and Main House - allows couples to stay the night of the wedding or book the property for a full weekend buyout. Vista West Ranch operates alongside its sister property, The Creek Haus, located less than a mile away.

• Spaces for 150 Guests
• 1 Barn

The Creek Haus is a family-owned destination wedding and retreat property tucked into a secluded valley in the Texas Hill Country near Dripping Springs, just outside Austin. Rather than renting out for a single day, The Creek Haus books in multi-day weekend stays, giving couples and their guests a full destination experience rather than a quick turnaround. At the heart of the property sits the Barn, a reception space with moody industrial charm — Edison bulb lighting, a custom fireplace, and an indoor bar stocked with keg taps and a margarita machine. A covered open-air pavilion extends off the Barn for cocktails and conversation, while ceremonies take place outdoors beneath mature oak trees, with weather backup built in for peace of mind. Overnight lodging is part of what sets The Creek Haus apart: the Main Haus, Barn Haus, and Honeymoon Haus sleep up to 70 guests between them, so wedding parties, family, and friends can stay right on the grounds for the whole celebration. The property is a sister venue to Vista West Ranch, located less than a mile away under the same family ownership, and beyond weddings, The Creek Haus also welcomes wellness retreats and family gatherings drawn to its creekside, valley setting.

When Katy and Justin took over a portion of their family business and transformed the event rental company into Sweet Sunday Events in 2009, they were involved in the Austin wedding industry for the first time. Sweet Sunday Event Rentals and Resources swiftly established itself as a top supplier for wedding planning, floral design, and event rentals in Central Texas. As a full-service design firm, Katy and Justin received press coverage in a variety of national and regional publications, including Style Me Pretty, Green Wedding Shoes, The Knot, and a plethora of others. As the company expanded, Katy went to courses taught by some of the top designers in the nation and started her own floral design company, Without Wax, Katy. Through it, Katy gained widespread acclaim as a top designer, not just in Austin and Central Texas but also across the entire State, planning weddings for brides and grooms there as well. However, Katy and Justin always had bigger plans in mind. They wanted to build the wedding site they had looked for but couldn't locate when they first got married years earlier. A contemporary, industrial warehouse atmosphere that wasn't present at the time in Austin or Central Texas. A place you could enter where the architecture and surroundings did the most of the job for you. Something distinctively industrial, yet soft, delicate, and romantic enough to provide an intimate setting for a wedding. As luck would have it, Justin happened to pass a building with a for sale by owner sign nailed into the lawn one day when he was out making an event delivery to the nearby university in Georgetown, Southwestern. He thought it was cool because it was close to the famous Square and immediately called Katy, saying, "You might think I'm crazy but..." The Union on Eighth, the region's first industrial arena, was thereafter established. Nine years later, Katy and Justin were prepared to bring new life to another historic property. The Wish Well House was introduced in August 2021, and the rest is history.

• Spaces for 40-100 Guests
• 1 Vineyard
• 1 Winery

Tucked into the Texas Hill Country just 30 miles west of downtown Austin, Hawk's Shadow Winery sits on a 76-acre estate in Dripping Springs, the self-described wedding capital of Texas. The property includes two vineyards, a winery, a tasting room, and an underground limestone barrel cellar, and is the only gravity flow winery in Texas, a production method that lets guests taste wine directly from the barrel. The winery takes its name from Hawk, a quarter horse who greeted visitors while the owners developed the land and vineyard. That same casual, dog-friendly hospitality carries through to its events: patio picnics, cellar dinners, and wine club gatherings are all part of the regular rhythm of the estate. For weddings, Hawk's Shadow hosts rehearsal dinners for up to 40 guests in its limestone barrel cellar, with ceremonies held on a stone terrace overlooking the rolling hills. Larger receptions can spread across the tasting room and patio, which offer indoor-outdoor flexibility and sweeping Hill Country views.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Cypress Falls Event Center is a Hill Country wedding and event venue in Wimberley, Texas, set along the widest stretch of Cypress Creek. Ceremonies take place creekside, with indoor and outdoor spaces built to handle Texas weather for the reception that follows, including an outdoor dance floor set beneath twinkle-lit trees. The venue's grounds extend beyond the ceremony and reception areas. Two getting-ready rooms give bridal parties a private space to prepare, and the on-site Dark Skies Tavern keeps celebrations going until 1 a.m., well past the 10 p.m. reception cutoff. Couples and guests can also make a weekend of it: the property includes overnight lodging, and the swimming hole offers complimentary paddle board, canoe, and fishing rentals. Full bar service and alcohol procurement are handled by the venue's management team, and the vendor policy is non-restrictive, giving couples flexibility in building out their event. A dedicated coordination team works with couples throughout planning, and rentable decor, including a photobooth, is available for receptions.