San Marcos - Buda - Kyle Edition | April 2026

Business

BY: MICHAEL MILLION

Chapel Dulcinea oers free, budget-friendly wedding spaces Since 2005, Chapel Dulcinea has helped local couples tie the knot by providing an aordable outdoor wedding venue. The Hill Country venue oers a unique wedding location for couples, providing a deeply personal experience on the special day, said Samantha Bradshaw, Chapel Dulcinea visitor center director. Booking the venue Couples looking to wed at the chapel can secure the venue for a 90-minute period. On certain days and times, the venue can be booked for free with a refundable $200 deposit. “The owners of the property, Roy and Penny Williams, started o small,” Bradshaw said. “They didn’t have a lot of money. They don’t

Wedding scheduling and pricing

believe you should have to have a lot of money to have a beautiful place to get married.” Booking the venue is done completely online, where couples can access the reservation calen- dar and select between the free wedding slots, the $500 paid wedding slots and the $1,000 paid Night Flame wedding slot. The Night Flame wedding option oers an elopement-style ceremony featuring 16 gas lanterns to light the venue. “The view itself is amazing,” Bradshaw said. “It’s one of the highest points in all of Austin. It’s just like a little magical oasis, a hidden gem.” The big day Couples who have booked the venue will check in on their selected date and time and receive a map of the property. They have 90 minutes to decorate as they please and hold their ceremony. “We want everyone here to have their own personal experience and have the day they envision,” Bradshaw said. “When you step on the property, you can feel the energy. It’s a really relaxing place.”

Type Days Times

Price

Free, $200 refundable deposit $500 non- refundable deposit $1,000 non- refundable deposit

Mon- Thurs

Free

8:30 a.m.-5 p.m.

Mon- Thurs; Fri-Sun

7-8:30 p.m.; 8:30 a.m.-8:30 p.m.

Paid

Night Flame

Mon- Sun

8:30-10 p.m.

Chapel Dulcinea sits on 30 acres of property—about 2 miles west of Buda.

SOURCE: CHAPEL DULCINEACOMMUNITY IMPACT

1826

BEAR CREEK

CRYSTAL HILLS DR.

GOLDENWOOD WAY

WESTVIEW TRL.

16211 Crystal Hills Drive, Austin www.chapeldulcinea.org

Chapel Dulcinea provides a personalized wedding experience for Central Texas couples.

Chapel Dulcinea oers local couples a unique, aordable wedding venue with Hill Country views.

PHOTOS COURTESY CHAPEL DULCINEA