1. What kind of clients does Luxury Estate Weddings and Events service?
A wedding with Luxury Estate Weddings and Events will cost you around the same price as having an event at a four or five star venue such as a four or five star hotel or country club. Our all-inclusive packages start at 50 thousand dollars ($50,000). Most hotels have a minimum food and beverage requirement but we don’t which means you are able to fully customize your event to fit your needs.
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2. What kind of clients does Luxury Estate Weddings and Events service?
In our eight year tenure, we have flawlessly planned and orchestrated weddings and events for hundreds of discerning bride and grooms, events for celebrities and professional athletes all the while reflecting their individual lifestyles and personalities. Luxury Estate Weddings and Events is an exceptional value for anyone planning an exclusive turnkey event starting at $50k.
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3. What does your all-inclusive package include?
When we say our services are all inclusive, we mean our services are ALL inclusive. Most packages includes the rental of a Private Estate for 3 days with an overnight stay for the bride and groom, a venue coordinator and wedding staff, a wedding rehearsal, catering of appetizers and food by a top chef, a premium open bar, champagne toast, cake, rentals of tables, dinner ware, chiavari chairs, and linens, flower centerpieces, photographer, videographer, DJ, valet, set up crew, clean up crew, bathroom attendant, permits and insurance and many other event elements. We also include items that are considered “upgrades” in traditional wedding venues as a part of your package at no additional cost. (link to our packages for more information)
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4. Other than the estate itself, what is the difference between a Private Estate Wedding and a Traditional Venue Wedding?
There are many differences! Here are a few for you to consider:

Exclusivity and Privacy- Having your event in your own private estate will give you a sense of intimacy and exclusivity that no other traditional wedding venue can give you. There are no hotel patrons or country club members to worry about. This ensures you will have a staff that is completely dedicated to their sole purpose of catering to you and your guests.

Three Day Access- With a traditional venue you only have access to the location for the contracted number of hours the day of your event (typically 6 hrs). Our private estates give you access for three days allowing you to customize every single aspect of your wedding with hardly any restrictions.

3-day access is needed, depending on the size of the party and the time needed for setup and breakdown. Most parties and events, without tenting and excessive lighting, will need three-day access. (One day of set up, drop off of all wedding items and the rehearsal itself, the event day and one day for pick up and clean up, and perhaps a next day brunch), therefore a wedding or event price is not just for one day but will include 3 days of facility usage!

Estate Staff just for you- An Estate representative will be on-site at no additional cost during your wedding or event. The Estate representative (aka venue representative) will assist with property access, gates, lighting, swimming pools, etc. to ensure all is in order on your wedding or event day. A venue representative is a different person than the venue coordinator.

Endless Customizable Options- Traditional wedding venues have catering minimums for you to meet and have many restrictions when it comes to décor. You don’t have to worry about those types of minimums or restrictions with a private estate.
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5. Can I go see some of the Private Estates on my own?
Most of the Estates are private mansions and located in exclusive areas therefore, arrangements need to be made ahead of time with the homeowners. In order to respect their privacy all visits must be planned by a Luxury Estate Weddings and Events coordinator.
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6. How do I book an appointment to see the Private Estates?
Because every estate and every event is different, the first step is meeting with a Luxury Estate Weddings and Events Coordinator to discuss your needs. Your coordinator will then give you a customized proposal and will take you to the estates you are interested in touring.
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7. Can I provide my own caterer?
One of the amazing perks to booking your wedding through Luxury Estate Weddings and Events is you don’t have to worry about finding a caterer on your own. All of our packages include a highly reputable caterer that is familiar with the rules of the estate. Although we provide the main catering service, you are free to bring in your own caterer for any of your culturally specific cuisines. Many of our guests are not restricted by the $50k minimum so they are free to bring in any additional caters of their choice.
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8. Can I Bring in my own florist, photographer?
Yes, you can! We don’t want to limit your options. We can credit one part of the budget and apply it somewhere else. Our packages and prices are very value driven because we have already pre-negotiated most of our premium vendor’s rates based on the volume of business we do, but if you are in love with another vendor’s work and are willing to spend far more than our minimum budget then the sky is the limit!
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9. Can I use my own wedding planner?
Yes, you can! We provide a day of venue coordinator in all of our packages for those that want to stay within budget but again we don’t want to restrict anyone’s vision that includes outside vendors. Our venue coordinator can work in conjunction with your wedding planner to smooth out all the details that go beyond what is to be expected at a hotel. If you do have your own wedding planner, our estate representative will also be there regardless on the day of the event to facilitate any and all needs you or your personal planner may have.
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10. Do I need to hire a wedding or event planner?
Our private estates require all weddings have at least a day of planner for your wedding or event and Luxury Estate Weddings and Events does provide a Day of Venue Coordinator for you. Company events often have in-house planners. In this case a Luxury Estate Weddings and Events Estate Representative will be on premises to assist the producer/wedding planner with the parking, lighting, gates, and other details. Although an additional “Day of Planner” may not be additionally needed, many brides find it extremely valuable to have their own full wedding planner. A full wedding planner is extremely valuable and will help with all of the additional elements in the planning process like additional décor, creating a theme for the wedding and organizing all of the details involved in designing a theme wedding, lighting, scaffolding, furniture, fireworks, favors, cigar rollers, stationary selection, and other essential planning elements above and beyond our all inclusive packages. Luxury Estate Weddings and Events offers in-house Full Wedding Planning and coordination services at an additional cost if so desired. Some brides find much value in the support of a full wedding planner above and beyond the assistance of the day of venue coordinator included in our package.
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11. “We don’t need a wedding coordinator; the venue provides us with one.” Is this correct?
We have spoke to many brides who have said that it is a fallacy if one were to say, “We don’t need a wedding coordinator; the venue provides us with one.” Luxury Estate Weddings and Events believes both a full wedding planner and a day of venue coordinator are very important, and understand that they play very different roles throughout your wedding planning process. One does not replace the other, together; both ensure all the details of your wedding day will be perfect!
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12. Can I provide the alcohol myself?
No. Luxury Estate Weddings and Events will arrange all alcoholic/non-alcohol beverages as well as staffing.

You don’t want to get out of this rule! This may even keep you out of legal trouble should the worst occur. If you provide free-flowing alcohol, you can be held liable if one of your guests drives drunk and injures / kills somebody. Our bars have liquor licenses, meaning you have the option of cash or an open bar.
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13. What is required to reserve our Private Estate Wedding or Event?
A 25% nonrefundable deposit is required to reserve your estate package and book your event.
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14. Can I just rent the estate on my own and bring in all my own vendors?
No. While you can bring in additional vendors, we do not allow you to bring in all of your own vendors. Aside from the usual rentals like cutlery, chairs linens and glasses, there are a lot more details that can be very daunting for a bride doing this for the first time. You must consider tables, chairs, couches, umbrellas, bar set ups, insurance, and a long laundry list of daunting logistics. Many of these estates have been featured in magazine spreads, commercials and movies and the owner is use to a certain degree of organization from a professional event planner that they have a track record with in order to be accommodating to your needs. In fact many of these estates will not allow you to simply rent their multi-million dollar estate on your own anyways because of the unnecessary risk it poses to their property.

More things that are involved are: permits, licensing, parking, neighbors, noise ordinances, insurance, vendors familiar with the logistical challenges of each estate, additional staff that Luxury Estate Weddings and Events provides, depending on the size of the wedding, for instance, a minimum of 5 additional associate coordinators will be on deck to assist with any and all wedding day logistics. These additional wedding day assistants will know what areas of the house can you use vs. not use, security not just for your guests but more importantly to supervise and protect the owners property, electricity needs, where will the caterer be allowed to set up their cooking stations (most estate owners don’t let you use their kitchen, by the way), equipment rentals, what decibel does the music need to be played in the evening in order to keep the police from shutting down the event, AV lighting, DJ, transportation and shuttle services as needed, rehearsal, restroom attendants, toiletries, cleaning crew that will be able to put the estate in BRISTOL condition before and after the event and the owner will need to approve ALL of this or you will lose your very large deposit, floor protection for marble, wood and carpet. By the way don’t even think about allowing a car to pull up on their driveway and dribble oil on the custom stamped concrete driveway with out risk to your deposit. I’m overwhelmed just thinking of doing all of this on my own!

However, selecting Luxury Estate Wedding and Events takes the overwhelming challenge of planning an Estate Event off of your hands and leaves it in the hands of a Professional Estate Event Planning Company. Luxury Estate Weddings and Events has already planned ALL of the above logistics and will take all the burden off you so you can enjoy your wedding planning process up to your, “I do” and beyond! Just because our events are all inclusive, does not mean your wedding will be cookie cutter, remember, we put on designer weddings each and every time. Luxury Estate Wedding and Events celebrates the fact that each event is unique and will entirely customize your full service package, the possibilities are endless and no request is left unattended!

The vendors you may wish to bring in will be charging you retail prices and even a 20% service charge, so it is not likely you would be doing this wedding for “cheaper” if that is your you goal. We have a proven track record of executing estate weddings and events under our belts and will make your event vision a perfect reality!
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15. What are the City rules and regulations?
Luxury Estate Weddings and Events can answer any questions you have regarding the local rules and regulations of each estate, depending on its location. However, we take care of all permits and insurance logistics so you don’t have to worry about these (not so little) details, however, please feel free to ask!
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