Oceano Hotel and Spa 280 Capistrano Road • Half Moon Bay • CA 94019

At Oceano Hotel & Spa in Half Moon Bay, your ceremony fee covers white wedding chairs, your rehearsal, coordination and a honeymoon suite. Your reception fee covers setup, tables, Chiavari chairs, a dance floor, floor-length white or brown linens, house candle centerpieces, white china, flatware, stemware and coordination. Every wedding package adds a one-hour cocktail reception with sparkling wine, beer and house wine, passed hors d'oeuvres, dinner, two bottles of house wine per table, a toast, cake cutting, and coffee and tea. What's extra: sales tax, a 24% service charge on food and beverage, bar service beyond the cocktail hour (hosted or cash, $5–$16 per drink), and the $18 per person late-night snack, which comes built into the Something New package.

Yes, both happen on one property at Oceano Hotel & Spa, so no one has to drive between them. Ceremonies take place in the Wedding Garden, a seaside patio with Italian cypress trees, a white arbor and harbor views. For the reception, you'll choose the 4,400-square-foot Grand Ballroom & Atrium, where the Atrium's glass skylight hosts cocktail hour, or the 3,000-square-foot Gate House, a barn-style room with a stone fireplace and French doors to a patio. Each space holds up to 250 guests.

Catering and bar service at Oceano Hotel & Spa are in-house, so your menu comes from the hotel's own kitchen through one of three packages: Something Blue, Something Borrowed or Something New. There's one welcome exception on drinks: you're allowed to bring your own wine. If you're still looking for a lighting vendor, your on-site coordinator can recommend one.

At Oceano Hotel & Spa in Half Moon Bay, your total comes down to the day of the week, your reception space and your guest count. Renting the Grand Ballroom & Atrium or the Gate House is $5,000 on Saturdays and $3,000 on Fridays or Sundays, and the Wedding Garden ceremony site is $5,000. Wedding packages are $140 per person for the Something Blue buffet, $160 for the plated Something Borrowed and $180 for the plated Something New, which adds well liquor and a late-night snack. There's a guest minimum too: 100 guests on Saturdays and 50 on Fridays or Sundays. Plan for a 24% service charge on food and beverage plus sales tax, and budget for any bar service beyond the one-hour cocktail reception.

Your guests can stay right on site: Oceano Hotel & Spa is an all-suite hotel with 95 guest suites, most with a private veranda and every one with a sitting area and fireplace. Discounted guest room blocks are available for wedding guests, and your ceremony fee includes a honeymoon suite for the two of you. The hotel can also host a $75 per person rehearsal dinner buffet and a $50 per person farewell breakfast for groups of 10 or more, so the whole weekend can stay in one place.

Oceano Hotel & Spa puts your whole wedding weekend on one oceanfront property beside Pillar Point Harbor in Half Moon Bay, about 30 minutes from San Francisco: 95 guest suites, a seaside ceremony garden and two reception rooms for up to 250 guests. Coordination is built into both the ceremony and reception fees, with on-site planners helping every step of the way. You'll also get a honeymoon suite with your ceremony, private rooms for a rehearsal dinner or farewell breakfast, and the Oceano Coastal Spa for a pre-wedding spa party. Choose a Friday or Sunday and the reception room rental drops from $5,000 to $3,000.