Dolce Hayes Mansion

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San Jose Wedding Location
200 Edenvale Avenue
San Jose, CA 95136
Contact: Event Coordinator
Phone: 408/226-3200
www.hayesmansion.dolce.com
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Why We Like This Place

There must be 1,001 places for romantic photographs in the award-winning Dolce Hayes Mansion. The front of the impressive Belle Epoque mansion is an obvious choice, but there are picturesque inglenooks, gorgeous doorways with beveled glass insets and shining wood trim, graceful archways, mysterious stairways lit with art deco fixtures, and lawns and flowers a-plenty. And that’s just in the daytime—by night it’s a completely different and dramatic experience.

Built in 1905 for Mary Hayes Chynoweth and designed by architect George Page, it’s a marriage of Queen Anne, Mission and Mediterranean styles. Oddly enough, these diverse architectures meld together well, resulting in a beautifully preserved jewel of a building. The mansion is lovingly managed by Dolce International, specialists in event, resort and conference destinations around the world.

Hold your ceremony on the front lawn and let the entire mansion, with its grand entryway and four-story central tower, create the backdrop. Or get married at one of the entrances to the East or West Lawns, each with a carved archway and sweeping steps flanked by flowers. If an intimate indoor wedding is your preference, exchange vows in the Willow Glen Room, standing in front of a marble fireplace beneath a gleaming wooden arch. These are just a tiny sampling of your many ceremony options.

Reception possibilities range from several smaller rooms like the Parlors, all the way up to the Grand Hayes Ballroom, which enjoys its own separate building. Serve cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the vast foyer of the ballroom, whose French doors open to a vista of the lawn and Mansion. Then dine elegantly in the ballroom, with its 20-foot ceilings, chandeliers, stage, drop-down screens, projectors, sound system, dance floor—the works.

Dolce Hayes Mansion offers several banquet packages with an amazing array of delicacies. Some of the featured dishes are: mini beef wellingtons with mushroom duxelles, foie gras and truffle reduction; dungeness crab crusted Pacific salmon; and pepper crusted filet mignon with lobster tail. The selection of vegetarian dishes is equally enticing.

Wedding packages include a luxury suite in the mansion for the bride and groom. Relaxing in your plush surroundings, you could easily imagine you’re the privileged guest of Mary Hayes Chynoweth, enjoying the good life at the turn of the 20th century (well, you could if it weren’t for the refrigerator, Jacuzzi tub and other modern amenities). There are also 214 spacious rooms for your guests, many with views of the Santa Cruz Mountains. For a delightful twist on bridesmaid gifts, surprise your female entourage with a day at Being, the Mansion’s Asian-inspired spa. All the stresses of planning a wedding will slip away as you luxuriate with a soothing massage, manicure and pedicure, or indulge in a multitude of other beautifying treatments.

One of the charms of Dolce Hayes Mansion is its lack of restrictions. The facility once hosted a wedding with a live elephant, so it’s unlikely you can come up with anything that they can’t accommodate (though the management says you’re welcome to try). The range of event spaces runs the gamut from grand and impressive to intimate and homelike, and from enormous swaths of lawn and scenery to small, sun-dappled patios. The only problem you’ll have is trying to choose between so many seductive possibilities.

Capacity

Ceremony

Reception/Special Events

Meetings

Max. Seated Indoors: 300
Max. Seated Outdoors: 1000
Max. Seated Indoors: 450
Max. Seated Outdoors: 800
Max. Standing Indoors: 1000
Max. Standing Outdoors: 1800
Max. Seated: 720



CEREMONY CAPACITY: The San Jose Room, Westwood Patio and Guadalupe Room each seat up to 140 guests; the Edenvale Room holds 300 seated and the East Lawn up to 1,200 seated or 1,500 standing.

EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: Various rooms hold 10–450 seated or 50–1,000 standing; the entire mansion can accommodate 2,000 for a standing reception. Patio areas seat 10–100, and the East Lawn holds 800 seated or 1,200 standing.

MEETING CAPACITY: There are 24 rooms that hold up to 720 guests seated theater-style.

Fees & Deposits

For weddings, 30% of the estimated event total is the deposit required to book any portion of the facility, an additional 60% is due 60 days prior to the event; the balance is due 10 days prior. Customized wedding packages range $95–175/person, and include hors d’oeuvres, salad, 2 entrées, wedding cake and overnight accommodations for the bride and groom. For a 1-hour ceremony, the wedding package includes 200 chairs, rehearsal and setup.

For other special events and business functions, 30% of the estimated total is required to confirm reservations; 60% is due 60 days prior to the event; and the estimated event balance is payable 10 days prior to the event. Rental fees range $595–5,000 depending on guest count and space(s) selected. Meals start at $48.50/person. Alcohol, tax and a 22% service charge are additional.

Availability

Year-round, daily, anytime. Weddings take place on Saturdays and Sundays; other days and time frames may be negotiated.

Catering

Provided

Alcohol

Provided

Sites Uses

Ceremonies
Wedding Receptions
Special Events, Parties
Business Functions/Meetings
Rehearsal Dinners
On-Site Accommodations

Services/Amenities

Catering: provided, no BYO
Kitchen Facilities: n/a
Tables & Chairs: provided
Linens, Silver, etc.: provided
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: provided
Bride's & Groom's Dressing Area: provided, extra fee
Meeting Equipment: computer networking capabilities, video conferencing equipment, wireless, high-speed internet service, lighting packages, LCD packages, microphones
Parking: complimentary valet; large lots
Accommodations: 214 guestrooms and suites
Telephone: house phone
Outdoor Night Lighting: yes
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: BBQ
Cleanup: provided
View: Santa Cruz Mountains
Other: outdoor pool, tennis, volleyball, full-service spa, fitness center

Amplified Music

Indoors
Outdoors
w/ Restrictions

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair Accessible

Site Views

Garden Patio/Courtyard
Landscaped Grounds
Mountains
Park
Pool Area

Site Type

Historic Building
Mansion/Estate
Mansion
Conference Center
Historic/Landmark Building
Restaurant
Banquet/Events Facility

Restrictions

Alcohol: packages provided
Smoking: designated areas
Music: amplified OK, outdoors until 9pm
Wheelchair Access: yes
Insurance: not required
Other: no birdseed, rice or confetti

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