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Palm Springs Aerial Tramway.

Make your vows the high-light of the year at the top of the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. Your guests will enjoy the ride and the views from the built-in-Austria tram as they travel 8,516 to a cool and pristine wilderness of the 13,000-acre Mount San Jacinto State Park. The Mountain Station at the top offers an intimate room with a rustic rock fireplace for a smaller wedding, two patios with fresh mountain breezes and a spectacular vista, and a new restaurant, among other options. Maximum guests: 275. (760) 325-1449.
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Living Free Animal Sanctuary.

This 153-acre nonprofit refuge for dogs and kitties in need of good homes is also home to a scenic locale for ceremonies and receptions. Located in pristine mountain country at the edge of a national forest, the grounds and gazebo have the San Jacinto mountains looming as a lovely backdrop. Booking your affair for up to 100 guests at the sanctuary contributes to saving the lives of furry friends. (951) 659-4687.
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Joshua Tree National Park.

Secure a special-use permit to wed in this 800,000 acre-park in Twentynine Palms known for its vast views, desert landcape, unsual rock formations, and abundant Joshua trees. (760) 367-5545.

Pioneertown.

The Old West is still alive and well on Mane Street in Pioneertown — an area built in 1946 as a movie set for old western movies. Round up the Pioneertown Posse or Gunfighters for Hire for a gunslinging reenactment that will surely get your guests in the spirit. (760) 365-6323 (Yucca Valley Chamber of Commerce).