Palm Event Center in the Vineyard 1184 Vineyard Avenue • Pleasanton • California 94566


Palm Event Center in the Vineyard

1184 Vineyard Avenue
Pleasanton, California 94566
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Why You'll Love This Place

A Here Comes The Guide Wedding Venue Review

The ambiance here is purely palatial or maybe “palazzo,” since the feeling you’ll get is that you’ve stepped into the Italian countryside. Set on a 110-acre winery estate with ample outdoor space and fashioned in a size, scale and simplicity that emphasize the beauty and character of its vineyard setting, the Palm is certainly a magnificent place for a party.

The facilities are surrounded by vineyards and enjoy views of Mt. Hamilton and Ruby Hill. Guests arrive via a graceful palm-lined approach to find themselves in front of an imposing winery with its roots in the past. The atmosphere is one of privacy and refinement. Celebrations take place in the adjacent event venue, which has been built using antique brick recycled from an old historic winery. Carefully designed in a manner that blends wine country and Romanesque styles, it’s a majestic edifice that bespeaks both taste and means. Outside the event venue, a winding pathway leads to the Vineyard Lawn and Terrace, where you can exchange vows in front of a vineyard view or enjoy small bites during cocktail hour, with market lights twinkling overhead.

The enchantment continues when you step into the ballroom through the Palm’s massive redwood doors. They’re made from wine barrels that were aged over 50 years, and constructed by a master carpenter. Inside, a 24-foot-high ceiling and honey-colored Italian-tile floor define the grand scale of this spacious room. High Roman windows connect you with the outdoors: Look through them and you can see the tops of the palms. Weddings, fancy fundraisers, high-end dinner dances and corporate galas will all look impossibly posh in this sumptuous interior. Larger-than-life appointments include French oak barrels and four 800-pound mahogany king’s tables ideal for presenting cakes, registration, buffets or banquets in royal style. Handsome portable screens can partition off any area, including the sleek tan-and-black granite bar. Their award-winning culinary staff turns out delicious meals that are guaranteed to wow your guests. The sky’s the limit on lighting, and this heaven of dual pin spots on adjustable dimmers is better than the stars! Even the seating is exquisite: ultra-comfy chairs are welcoming after a mad whirl (or two or three) around the ballroom.

On the eastern wall, huge floor-to-ceiling windows and glass doors open onto a sizeable, two-tiered patio, which can also be accessed from a rosebush-lined, Roman-inspire pathway, leading directly to the outdoor ceremony site. Floored in tasteful gray stone and attractively lit, it’s perfect for cocktails and hors d’oeuvres or for after-dinner drinks under the stars. The well-manicured lawn is another lovely gathering place, perhaps for a ceremony beneath a gorgeous trellis, or for a convivial chat.

The cavernous Estate Room, lined with wine barrels and glittering tea lights, provides more space and is a beautiful setting for an indoor ceremony. This room can also host extra activities and sideshow attractions like a casino room, or double as a swanky lounge. Clean, crisp and cool, it’s full of wine-cave romance and the fragrance of ripening vintages.

Prices: What's this going to cost?


Rental Fee
  • $1,000–5,000/event
  • Rental fee varies depending on:
    • Day of week
    • Time of day
    • Time of year
  • Rental fees include:

    • 5-hour event time, plus 2.5 hours of pre-event access
    • Use of a dressing suite
    • Day-of coordinator, service staff, and planning meetings
    • Round, cocktail, and kings tables with ivory linens
    • Ceremony and Chiavari chairs
    • Cake cutting
    • China, flatware, glassware, candles, uplighting, and ivory napkins

    Add-ons include cakes, mini desserts, tablescapes, market lights, patio heaters, umbrellas, stages, lawn games, and more!

Ceremony Fee
  • $850/event
  • The fee includes an additional 30 minutes of event time for your ceremony.

Package Prices
  • $108/person and up
  • Food & beverage packages include a full open bar and non-alcoholic beverages for 4½ hours.

Capacity

Indoors Outdoors
Ceremony Seated 300 320
Cocktails, etc. Standing 650 350
Reception Seated 370 350
Meetings Total meeting capacity for this venue is 370.

CEREMONY CAPACITY: The facility seats 300 guests indoors and 320 outdoors.

EVENT/RECEPTION CAPACITY: The Palm accommodates 350 seated with a dance floor, or 370 seated without.

MEETING CAPACITY: The site seats 370 guests.


Venue Details

Site Uses

  • Ceremony
  • Outdoor Ceremony
  • Wedding Receptions
  • Outdoor Reception
  • Small Wedding
  • All-Inclusive
  • Rehearsal Dinner
  • Special Events / Parties
  • Business Functions / Meetings
  • Late Night
  • LGBTQ+ Friendly

Essential Info

Price

$ • $$

Catering

In-house

Alcohol

In-house

Amplified Music

Indoors
Outdoors
Some restrictions

Wheelchair Access

Wheelchair accessible

Availability

Year-round, daily, 8am–11pm.

Venue Type

Buildings, other structures, and natural settings available at this venue:

  • Ballroom
  • Banquet Hall / Events Facility
  • Garden
  • Patio / Deck / Terrace
  • Private Estate
  • Winery / Vineyard

Venue Views

Peep the views you’ll enjoy from this venue!

  • Forest / Woods
  • Fountain / Water Feature
  • Garden
  • Hills
  • Landscaped Grounds
  • Panoramic
  • Vineyard

Services & Amenities

Feel like a VIP with these services and amenities:

Catering: in-house
Kitchen Facilities: n/a
Tables & Chairs: provided
Linens, Silver, etc.: provided
Restrooms: wheelchair accessible
Dance Floor: yes
Dressing Area: yes
AV/Meeting Equipment: CBA, extra charge
Parking: large lot; directed or valet parking required for over 275 guests
Accommodations: no guest rooms
Outdoor Night Lighting: yes
Outdoor Cooking Facilities: n/a
Cleanup: provided
View: vineyards, garden, hills, landscaped grounds, fountains
Other: event coordination

Restrictions

But take note of the following limitations!

Alcohol: in-house
Smoking: outside only
Music: amplified OK with restrictions
Wheelchair Access: yes
Insurance: liability required


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