East of the Caldecott the venues open up: country club ballrooms with a lawn ceremony, ranch and estate venues under Mt. Diablo, garden spaces in Lafayette, Orinda and Danville, and hotels and restaurants in downtown Walnut Creek. Travel across Contra Costa and the Tri-Valley is included.
Contra Costa weddings tend to be venue-led and outdoor-first, with the reception moving inside after the sun drops behind Diablo.
Walnut Creek, Danville, Lafayette and Moraga clubs with a ceremony lawn, a terrace cocktail hour and a ballroom. Three spaces, three setups, all included. Load-in is usually via cart path or a side entrance we confirm with the club.
Private estates, barns and ranch venues in Danville, Alamo, Clayton and out toward Livermore. Outdoor dance floors, string lights, long power runs and a county noise cutoff to plan around.
Garden and park venues in Lafayette, Orinda and Moraga, often residential-adjacent with earlier end times. Compact sound aimed at the guests and a timeline that gets the dance floor its full hour before the cutoff.
Hotel ballrooms and restaurant buyouts near Broadway Plaza for 60 to 180 guests. Standard indoor setup, mics for toasts, uplighting for the evening portion.
Event centers, historic buildings and waterfront venues further north, same travel-included price. Larger rooms get a bigger system.
Tri-Valley vineyard venues an easy drive down 680: outdoor ceremonies, barn or terrace receptions and a winery music cutoff we build the night around.
Summer afternoons in the Diablo Valley run hot. We keep the ceremony sound setup small and shaded, and plan a timeline where the dancing happens after the heat breaks.
Country club and hotel ballrooms are where Luxe makes the biggest difference: custom-color uplighting, dance floor lighting and a styled booth turn a neutral room into your evening. Garden, ranch and restaurant weddings usually book Signature+ for the DJ, MC, ceremony sound and the photo booth.
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 weddings east of the tunnel. The general questions (holding a date, payments, overtime, insurance) are answered in the homepage FAQ.
No. Ceremony sound, a cocktail-hour speaker and the reception system are all part of the package. Everything is set during the two-hour load-in so nothing moves while guests are present.
No. Travel is included anywhere in the Bay Area, which covers all of Contra Costa and the Tri-Valley.
Usually, with a plan. We map the power runs on the planning call and tell you if the venue needs a generator. Many ranch venues already have one for vendors.
We build the timeline backward from it: dinner and toasts tighter, floor opened earlier, best hour of dancing before the cutoff, then a last dance right on time.
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.
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