City Hall ceremony and a reception across town, a Presidio lawn, a Nob Hill ballroom, a SoMa loft or a waterfront room on the Embarcadero: we plan load-in for all of these kinds of spaces, and the logistics are different in each one. Travel anywhere in the city is included.
The city packs ballrooms, parks, lofts and restaurants into seven square miles, and each needs the sound and the timeline handled differently.
The classic SF wedding: a short ceremony under the rotunda, portraits on the staircase, then a reception at a restaurant, a loft or a hotel. We handle only the reception side and build the timeline so the party starts the moment you walk in.
Lawn and courtyard ceremonies with fog, wind and a view. Ceremony sound gets placed and weighted for the wind; the officiant mic is set up so vows carry over the breeze. Receptions move indoors or under a tent.
Grand rooms with high ceilings and a dock to load through. We size the PA to the room, run mics for toasts and add uplighting (Luxe) when the room should glow for the evening.
Raw, high-ceilinged spaces with brick and concrete that sound lively. We tune the system for the reverb and light the room so it photographs well. Street parking is tight, so load-in is planned ahead.
Pier and bayfront rooms with the bridge in the window and the fog rolling in after sunset. Cocktail hour outside, dinner and dancing inside, with a separate speaker for the terrace.
Intimate receptions for 40 to 80 in the Mission, Hayes Valley, North Beach or on a rooftop. A compact system at conversation volume through dinner, then a dance set that doesn't overpower the room.
City logistics are on us: loading zones, freight elevators, garage clearances and a two-hour load-in are planned with the venue before the day, not figured out in a white zone on Geary.
Restaurant and loft receptions are usually covered by Essential+, since the space is the décor and the photographer is already booked. Ballroom and waterfront receptions tend to book Signature+ so guests have the booth between dinner and dancing. For an evening hotel reception, Luxe uplighting turns a beige ballroom into your colors.
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.
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No. City Hall ceremonies don't use outside audio. You only need us from the reception onward, and Essential+ or Signature+ covers the reception start to finish.
Yes, with planning. We tighten dinner and toasts, open the floor earlier and front-load the set so the best hour isn't the one that gets cut. The planning call is where that gets built.
Yes. Most SF restaurants and lofts don't. We arrive two hours early, use the loading zone or a nearby garage, and bring everything up in trips. Tell us the address and we'll sort the rest with the venue.
We keep outdoor levels to what the venue allows, aim the speakers at the dance floor and keep the subs indoors where possible. Outdoor dancing in SF is usually a cocktail-hour-and-early-set thing, with the party moving inside later.
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.