Start with the estate, then confirm the map
Hummingbird Nest Ranch is a private estate in the Santa Susana Mountains just north of Los Angeles. The venue lists its address as 2940 Kuehner Drive and describes a Spanish Villa, shaded olive groves, fountains, lawns and private vineyards. Which of those settings you can use depends on your booking and the venue’s approval.
The ranch lists 14 on-property nightly accommodations for event guests; ask which, if any, are available for your date. Confirm your ceremony, cocktail and dinner areas before fixing the day’s schedule. Those answers determine the guest walk and where the photo and film crew can work.
Which spaces can your booking use?
The venue navigation names eight areas. Use their names to start a conversation with the coordinator, then get the permitted use, capacity and access for your date in writing.
Villa
The property describes a Spanish Villa, and Villa appears in its navigation. Ask whether your booking permits vows, dinner or portraits there, and how long the crew may work nearby.
Lake Lawn and The Vineyard
Both are listed areas. Confirm Lake Lawn’s layout, whether water is visible and whether access near it is permitted. Ask separately if The Vineyard is approved for portraits on your date.
The Carriage House and The Stables
Both names appear in the venue navigation. Ask whether The Carriage House is covered and can host a reception, and whether The Stables have an event or support use.
Grand Prix, Garden Pavilion and Dressing Suites
Ask how Grand Prix may be used, whether Garden Pavilion can serve as a weather backup, and when the Dressing Suites open. A listed name does not establish availability.
Getting ready
Ask when the Dressing Suites open, what they hold and how morning daylight reaches them. Our team maps preparation coverage to those hours so cameras can reach the next approved space on time.
Vows to cocktails
Check whether the couple’s route crosses reception setup and where guests will walk around tables and equipment. Confirm the portrait stops and the time allowed at each one, then plan a route back toward cocktail hour.
Dinner and the last car
Put the venue’s event end beside the final portrait slot. Ask when music ends, when the last car leaves and how a weather backup would change the guest walk.
Our crew confirms permitted camera positions and sightlines so views of the couple, guests and officiant leave walkways clear. Before the ceremony, we check the processional signal, the officiant’s position for readings and the order of speakers.
Put arrival, equipment and weather decisions in writing
Ask the venue which entrance, parking plan and drop-off instructions to share with guests. Its page title uses Simi Valley, while its footer says Santa Susana, CA 93063. Let the venue confirm the city and ZIP for invitations and directions.
Confirm when the crew may enter each area, where cases and light stands may rest, and whether a load-in window applies. Ask who approves drones, extra lighting and coverage past contracted hours before adding any of them to the plan.
Frequently asked questions
Where is Hummingbird Nest Ranch?
The venue describes an estate in the Santa Susana Mountains just north of Los Angeles and lists 2940 Kuehner Drive. Because its page title uses Simi Valley and its footer uses Santa Susana, CA 93063, confirm the city and ZIP before sending directions.
Can the ceremony and reception use different areas?
The venue lists eight named areas, but your booking determines which you may use. Confirm the ceremony and dinner spaces, each area’s capacity and the walking route between them.
Plan coverage around your confirmed spaces
Share your date, guest count, proposed ceremony area and whether you want photography, film or both. Our team uses the approved spaces, sound plan and event end to time the portrait walk and final hour around the venue’s confirmed route.
