Built in 2000, the Bacara Resort & Spa cost $222 million to develop,[1] and offers 311 guest rooms and 49 premium suites.

[3] Additional resort features include a tennis center with four clay tennis courts,[4] proximity to two 18-hole golf courses, three pools, a screening room, meeting space and access to a two-mile (3 km) stretch of sandy beach.

Hollywood couples including Nick Carter and Lauren Kitt, Fergie and Josh Duhamel, Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler, Jennie Garth and Peter Facinelli and Charlie Sheen’s daughter, Casandra Estevez, all celebrated their weddings at the Bacara.

[7] Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler’s 2004 wedding had a red and black "Nightmare Before Christmas" theme.

[8] Sarah Michelle Gellar, best known for her role as Buffy the Vampire Slayer, was a bridesmaid in her manager's wedding, which was held at Bacara.