Nestldown 22420 Old Santa Cruz Highway • Los Gatos • CA 95033

A full wedding at Nestldown in the Los Gatos Mountains includes a nine-hour site rental with the whole garden property to yourselves, since only one event happens at a time. You'll get a Special Events Manager plus a day-of team of at least three, a custom timeline and layout, ceremony and reception tables and chairs, a ceremony sound system, and setup for every part of the day. Fun extras come built in: a 20-passenger train, a vintage London taxi, a life-size chess set and two bocce courts. There are no added taxes, service fees or corkage fees. You'll hire your caterer, beverage service, DJ or band, shuttles, lighting and furniture rentals separately, from Nestldown's required vendor list.

Yes, your ceremony and reception both happen at Nestldown, and your rental includes the whole property. You can say your vows in the Chapel, on the Main Lawn, at Apple Knoll or in Foxglove Meadow, then celebrate in the glass-and-fir Barn or out in the gardens. The base price covers 150 guests, with room for up to 200, or up to 240 by special arrangement. Your Special Events Manager will help you choose which spaces to set up.

Nestldown requires seven types of vendors to come from its list: catering, beverage service, band or DJ, wedding planning, lighting and Barn installations, shuttles, and furniture rental. It isn't adding alternative caterers. You're free to bring your own photographer, videographer, florist, officiant, hair and makeup artist and dessert maker, with your Special Events Manager's written approval before you sign. Food trucks can handle appetizers, late-night snacks and desserts. There are no corkage fees. A planner isn't required, and day-of coordinators aren't permitted, since your Special Events Manager runs the day.

Site rental at Nestldown in Los Gatos runs $14,950–$39,500, depending on the season and the day of the week, and weekday weddings start around $15,000. Holidays and observed federal holidays cost 10% more, and military members, first responders and teachers get 5% off. The good news: there are no added taxes, service fees or corkage fees on the rental. The base price covers 150 guests, with a per-person fee above that. Since Nestldown isn't a full-service venue, your caterer, bar service, music, shuttles, lighting and rentals are hired separately, so plan those into your total from day one.

A full wedding at Nestldown includes a nine-hour site rental, and the latest window is 2pm–11pm. Plan your last dance for no later than 9:35pm, followed by your grand exit. Amplified music ends at 9:45pm, guests leave by 10pm, and vendors wrap up by 11pm, all set by Santa Clara County's noise ordinance. Want more celebration time? Start earlier and add hours.

If it rains at Nestldown, your celebration moves indoors, and it still feels like Nestldown. The Barn seats up to 150 for dinner, including the loft, and the Atrium steps in for larger groups when the weather turns. For elopements and minimonies, the Barn is the included backup space. Tents and stages aren't permitted because of the lawn's irrigation, so the indoor plan is the plan. Your Special Events Manager will build your layout so you're ready either way, and there's a property-wide generator if the power goes out.

Nestldown is a private garden estate in the Los Gatos Mountains, and it's yours alone during your rental, since only one event happens at a time. You'll have the whole property, including the Chapel, the glass-and-fir Barn, Foxglove Meadow, Apple Knoll, the Koi Pond and the Fantasy Garden, with redwood forest all around. Your ceremony and reception happen on site, the Barn is a built-in rain plan, and the Barn and restrooms are accessible, with a golf cart for guests who need it. Add a 20-passenger train for cocktail hour and a vintage London taxi for your getaway, and you've got a day with plenty of personality.

Yes, Nestldown offers an Elopement package for up to 35 guests and a Minimony package for 36–100 guests. Both give you 4.5 hours on site, typically 8:30am–1pm, Wednesday through Monday, with your ceremony in the Chapel and reception at Apple Knoll. A Special Events Manager, two staff, 100 ceremony chairs, a golf cart, built-in sound and the London taxi are included. For an elopement, you can bring your own appetizers and champagne for a $500 fee. Weekday dates and elopements are usually the lower-priced options.