Perched 450 feet above Lake Travis, The Oasis has been known as "The Sunset Capital of Texas" since 1982. Our ceremony is at Top of the Oasis, vows under a stone arch with the lake and Hill Country glowing gold behind us.
Our ceremony space sits on the property's third level, reached through a landscaped courtyard and up through the venue's Tuscan-style Bell Tower. Natural stone columns rise around an open-air room, and we'll exchange vows beneath a stone archway framed by glass balustrades, so the lake stays in view from every seat. Right next door is the glassed-in Palm Court, where cocktails flow straight into sunset.
What started in 1982 as a single deck has grown into one of the largest open-air dining and event spaces in the country, spread across the bluffs above the lake. Locals have been coming here for over 40 years for one reason: to watch the sun go down over the water. It's survived fire and come back stronger, and more recently picked up a wider audience after a feature on Netflix's The Ultimatum and a spot on a national list of top independent restaurants. For us, though, it's simply the place that felt unmistakably ours.
Austin is the Texas Hill Country capital of live music, breakfast tacos, and genuinely warm people, wrapped around a chain of lakes that locals treat like a backyard. It's a place that takes its sunsets seriously, its barbecue more seriously, and its hospitality most seriously of all. If you've never been, come a little early or stay a little late. There's a lot to love here, and we're thrilled to be sharing one of our favorite corners of it with you.