Pretium Eventus
Wedding DJ + MC · San Jose

San Jose wedding DJ and MC for hotels, gardens and big-family receptions

South Bay weddings run bigger: 200-guest receptions in hotel ballrooms and banquet halls, multicultural programs with a tea ceremony or a baraat before the reception, and garden estates in the foothills. We bring the sound for the room size and an MC who keeps a long program on time. Travel is included.

  • Wedding packages from $3,600
  • Bay Area travel included
  • MC included in every wedding package
  • Replies within the hour
San Jose venues

Ballrooms, banquet halls, gardens and the foothills.

The South Bay has the biggest rooms in the Bay Area and some of the most varied programs. Each venue type below changes how we set up.

Santana Row and downtown hotels

Ballroom weddings with a dock, a banquet team and a timeline that has to hit the venue's dinner service. Full PA, toast mics and uplighting for the evening portion.

Banquet halls and community centers

Large Vietnamese, Filipino, Indian and Chinese weddings across San Jose, Milpitas and Santa Clara, often 250 guests and up with a long program: tea ceremony, multi-course dinner, games, money dance, cake. Sound sized for the headcount and an MC who runs the sequence.

Willow Glen and Almaden gardens

Garden venues and country clubs with outdoor ceremonies, a patio cocktail hour and dinner under lights. Separate ceremony sound, a cocktail speaker outside and the reception system inside.

Los Gatos and Saratoga foothills

Wineries, estates and historic venues in the hills west of the city. Longer power runs, outdoor dance floors and, often, an earlier music cutoff set by the county or the neighbors.

Tech campuses and corporate venues

Some couples marry where they work. Campus event spaces are big and well-equipped, with badge access and AV teams we coordinate with ahead of the day.

Backyard and family-home weddings

Evergreen, Berryessa and Almaden backyards with a tent, a dance floor and the neighbors next door. Compact sound, careful volume and a hard stop time built into the plan.

Travel across San Jose, Santa Clara, Sunnyvale, Campbell, Milpitas, Los Gatos and Saratoga is included. For receptions over 250 guests we scale the sound system to the room; tell us the headcount when you check your date.

Which package for San Jose

Signature+ for the big reception, All-In for a multi-day celebration.

South Bay receptions book Signature+ more than anything else: a long program needs an MC, and a 200-guest crowd loves a photo booth. Weddings that span a sangeet, a ceremony and a reception, or that need a DJ and MC team plus day-of coordination, fit All-In.

Full production

All-In

$8,300+custom quote
Best for multi-day celebrations and large productions
  • Everything in Luxe
  • DJ and MC team
  • Day-of coordination
  • Multi-day on request
Check my date

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.

Details

What we bring, what we play, what we cover.

Listed the way wedding directories list it, so what you read here matches what you'll see on our vendor profiles.

  • $3,600Wedding starting price
  • $5,300Most booked: Signature+
  • Bay AreaTravel area, no fee
  • OahuDestination, flat travel fee
  • < 1 hrTypical reply time
  • 2026 · 2027Now booking

Equipment

  • Full-range PA + subwoofers
  • Wireless handheld mics
  • Ceremony sound system
  • Dance floor lighting
  • Custom-color uplighting
  • Styled DJ booth
  • Photo booth with on-site printer

Music genres

  • Hip-Hop
  • R&B
  • Pop / Top 40
  • House / EDM
  • Latin
  • Throwbacks: 80s, 90s, 2000s
  • OPM / Filipino
  • Country
  • Jazz & soul for cocktail hour

Music services

  • MC services
  • Recorded music
  • Sound equipment
  • Ceremony audio
  • Cocktail hour music
  • Must-play / do-not-play lists
  • Timeline coordination

Wedding activities

  • Ceremony
  • Cocktail hour
  • Reception
  • After party
  • Rehearsal dinner (on request)
  • Welcome party (on request)
San Jose questions

What South Bay couples ask.

Specific to San Jose weddings. The general questions (holding a date, payments, overtime, insurance) are answered in the homepage FAQ.

We have 300 guests. Is your sound system big enough?

Yes. The system is sized to the room and the headcount; large banquet halls get a bigger PA with additional subs so the back tables hear the toasts and the dance floor feels full. Send your guest count and venue with the inquiry.

Our reception has a long program with traditions. Can the MC handle it?

That's the job. On the planning call we map every segment, the songs for each, who speaks and when, and family names, so the MC runs it start to finish without dead air.

Can you play music from our culture as well as Top 40?

Yes. Send the must-plays and the artists your family will expect, from OPM to Bollywood, Vietnamese ballads, Mandarin pop, cumbia or whatever your crowd grew up on. The set is built around your lists.

Do you cover a sangeet or rehearsal dinner the night before?

Yes, with All-In or as an add-on quoted with your package. Multi-day events are planned as one timeline so nothing gets missed between days.

Nearby

Also serving the towns around San Jose.

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.

Check your date

Tell us about the night.

Date, venue and what you need. You'll hear back with availability, one recommended package and the price, typically within the hour.

Call or text(650) 899-5550

Replies go out seven days a week. On event days we answer between sets.

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