Peninsula weddings lean intimate and outdoors: a garden ceremony in Los Altos Hills, a backyard reception in Menlo Park, a Woodside estate or a boutique hotel near Stanford. The music has to sound great at a volume that doesn't bother the neighbors, and the timeline has to respect a residential end time. Travel is included.
Fewer ballrooms, more trees. These are the Peninsula venue types we're asked about and how the setup differs for each.
Los Altos Hills, Woodside and Portola Valley estates with a lawn ceremony and dinner under oaks and string lights. Ceremony sound, a cocktail speaker and the reception system are placed so the music carries to the tables, not over the fence.
Menlo Park, Atherton and Old Palo Alto homes with a tent, a rented dance floor and neighbors on both sides. We plan speaker placement and power with you, keep the volume where the city allows and build a hard stop into the timeline.
Boutique and full-service hotels in Palo Alto and Menlo Park with ballrooms and courtyards. Standard indoor setup with toast mics; uplighting is available if you want the room in your colors.
Palo Alto, Mountain View and Sunnyvale venues for larger receptions, including Chinese, Indian and Filipino weddings with a longer program the MC runs.
Over the hill to ranch and oceanfront venues on the coast. Wind off the Pacific is the big factor for ceremony sound; we weight and aim the setup for it. Same travel-included price.
Some couples hold a reception at an employer's event space. Big rooms with their own AV teams and badge access, which we coordinate ahead of the day.
Backyard power is the thing that surprises people. On the planning call we map where the band of outlets is, whether a generator is needed and where the speakers go so the neighbors stay friendly.
A 60-guest garden wedding with a photographer already booked is exactly what Essential+ is for: DJ, MC, ceremony sound and the reception. Add the photo booth with Signature+ when there's room under the tent and a guest list that will use it.
A non-refundable retainer reserves your date and the balance is due 14 days before the event. Overtime is $250 per hour. Hours, guest count and venue move the final number; the planning call pins it down.
Longer answers to the questions couples ask us most.
Our prices line by line, what moves the number, and how to compare quotes.
Wine CountryPlanning a full dance floor around the 10 PM cutoff, outdoor sound and vineyard power.
BookingThe questions The Knot and planners tell couples to ask, with our answers.
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Specific to Palo Alto and the surrounding towns. The general questions (holding a date, payments, overtime, insurance) are answered in the homepage FAQ.
Power and a spot for the DJ setup. We bring the sound, mics and lighting, and on the planning call we check whether the house circuits can handle it or a generator is the safer call.
As loud as the city allows and no more. We aim the speakers at the dance floor, keep subs modest, and set an agreed end time. A heads-up note to the neighbors from you goes a long way too.
Not at all. Small weddings still need the processional cued, the toasts mic'd and the first dance called. Essential+ is built for exactly that size.
Yes. Two locations in one day are planned as one timeline, with ceremony sound at the first site and the reception setup done ahead at the second. Travel across the Peninsula and the coast is included.
Travel is included across the whole Bay Area, so the price is the same in every one of these. Each city page covers its own venue types and the package that fits there.
Venue notes and package picks for the Bay Area cities we're booked in most.
Oahu, Hawaii and other destinations are quoted with one flat travel fee on top of the package.
Date, venue and what you need. You'll hear back with availability, one recommended package and the price, typically within the hour.
Replies go out seven days a week. On event days we answer between sets.