Our event took place over three days.  We had decided that for 90 people to travel from a far for our wedding and that they would only be together for one time in this capacity, that we should make it a retreat for everyone.  We were able to accommodate everyone by having ourselves and our families stay at Shambhala Ranch while many of our friends and extended family stayed at a local hot Springs just ten minutes away, Orr Hot Springs.  So not only were people coming to a wedding but they were getting in some real relaxation time in the Mendocino mountains and detoxifying themselves at the hot springs.

We planned a day of pre-wedding day events the day before the wedding to give people a chance to get to know each other and have some fun.  We kicked off the weekend with a “Play in the Redwoods” at Montgomery Woods State Park five minutes from Shambhala.  Montgomery Woods is one of the more remote of California's 31 redwood parks.  One of the redwood groves provided a majestic backdrop for a theatrical performance put on by the us and a group of our friends.  We wore masks made out of Organic Leather by a local artist, Monique Aguerre founder of Mythica Masks.