CampLucy
Camp Lucy is 275 acres on a bluff above Onion Creek in the Texas Hill Country, half an hour west of Austin.
Camp Lucy is an estate destination wedding venue in Dripping Springs, United States, hosting 50 to 350 guests in the $$$ price range, reached from Austin-Bergstrom International (AUS), ~50 minutes by car. Best months: July, August, September, October.
Camp Lucy in Dripping Springs, open July – October.
Camp Lucy is 275 acres on a bluff above Onion Creek in the Texas Hill Country, half an hour west of Austin.
Whit Hanks built it and named it for his mother, and the buildings are the reason to come: Ian’s Chapel is a nineteenth-century French Colonial church that was taken apart in Vietnam, shipped over and rebuilt here, and Tillie’s, the restaurant, was a Vietnamese town hall that came over the same way.
Sacred Oaks is the other half of the property, a ceremony site under old live oaks strung with lights, with a timber-framed great hall and a bell tower behind it that seats up to 350.
Ian’s Chapel takes up to 300 in its events hall.
4 notes of our own.
275 acres above Onion Creek, 30 minutes west of Austin
Ian’s Chapel is a 19th-century church shipped from Vietnam
Sacred Oaks great hall seats up to 350 under old live oaks
36 rooms, three suites and two cottages on site from about $409
Best held in July, August, September.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Camp Lucy.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 17:00Guests check into the rooms and cottages
- 19:00Welcome dinner at Tillie’s in the rebuilt town hall
- 11:00Swimming at Hamilton Pool or a distillery run around Dripping Springs
- 17:00Ceremony under the live oaks at Sacred Oaks
- 18:00Drinks in the courtyard as the lights come on in the trees
- 19:30Dinner and dancing in the timber-framed great hall
- 10:30Farewell brunch before the drive back to Austin
Things worth knowing.
AUS · ~50 minutes by car
Guests fly into Austin-Bergstrom International. Our team arranges every transfer.
$45,000
The venue package floor, the bar package range and the room rate are published by Camp Lucy. The dinner per-head and the total are our estimates from Hill Country catering rates. Neither is a quote.
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$45,000 to $90,000 for 120 guests with a room block (estimated)
$10,500
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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Venue packages from $10,500 at Ian’s Chapel and Sacred Oaks (venue-published)
$150 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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$150 to $250 per guest for dinner, plus $35 to $55 a guest for the bar (bar figures venue-published)
$409 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Rooms from about $409 per night (venue-published)
July – October
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Camp Lucy seat?+
Up to 350 in the Sacred Oaks great hall and up to 300 in the events hall at Ian’s Chapel. Smaller weddings use the pavilion, the courtyard and the great lawn, and the property is comfortable from about 50 guests upward.
What does a wedding at Camp Lucy cost?+
Venue packages at Ian’s Chapel and Sacred Oaks start at $10,500, and bar packages run $35 to $55 a guest. Catering, rooms and everything else are quoted separately, and prices move with season and day of the week.
Can guests stay on site?+
Yes. There are 36 guest rooms, three suites and two cottages from around $409 a night, which covers most of a fifty-guest wedding. Austin and Dripping Springs have plenty of rooms for anyone who spills over.
Will another wedding be happening at the same time?+
Possibly. Camp Lucy has several venues on one property and runs more than one wedding a day in season. Each venue has its own grounds and entrance, but ask which of the others is booked on your date before you sign.
Which airport should guests fly into?+
Austin-Bergstrom International, about 50 minutes east, with direct flights from most of the United States and several European cities. San Antonio International is a little over an hour away as a second option.
When is the best time of year for a Hill Country wedding?+
March to May and October to November. Texas summers run into the high 90s and beyond, which is hard on an outdoor ceremony and on guests in suits. Bluebonnets come out in late March and early April.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Camp Lucy.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.