Preservation Park 1233 Preservation Park Way • Oakland • CA 94612

Preservation Park's wedding packages bundle your outdoor ceremony and reception spaces with staff and security. The Premium package covers the bandstand and Fountain Circle, the Ginn Small dressing suite, the staff charge, five hours of security and a 30-minute rehearsal the night before. The Deluxe package adds the Ginn House dressing suites and a ceremony sound system with microphones. You'll pay separately for tables ($9–$15 each) and white padded chairs ($4 each), plus your caterer, linens, a dance floor from an outside rental company, and extras like wireless mics ($75 each).

Yes, you can do both at Preservation Park without anyone leaving the grounds. Ceremonies usually take place at the bandstand, a Victorian pavilion surrounded by lawns, and the reception moves to the Fountain Circle, set around a two-tiered fountain topped by a statue of Diana. Outdoor weddings hold up to 300 guests. Indoors, the 1910 Nile Hall seats 150 for a ceremony and the 1890 Ginn House seats 40, and the two connect through an interior hallway.

At Preservation Park, your caterer comes from the venue's preferred list, which includes Blue Heron, Culinary Excellence, Englund's, EvntWrks, Havana, A Fork in the Road, Market Hall and Salt & Honey. Full-service caterers have a 20-person minimum unless noted. Alcohol is served in-house only, so you can't bring your own. The kitchen is for setup only, and your caterer provides linens and silver. For a dance floor, you'll book an outside rental company, such as Bickner Dance Floor Rentals.

Wedding packages at Preservation Park in downtown Oakland start at $5,700 for the Premium package and $6,500 for the Deluxe, both for a Saturday or Sunday ceremony and reception from 4pm–11pm. If you only need a ceremony, the Ceremony Package is $3,000 and includes the bandstand, a staff charge and 150 chairs. Half of the rental rate is due as a non-refundable deposit when you sign your contract. Beyond the package, budget for tables ($9–$15 each), chairs ($4 each), any extra AV, your caterer, which is chosen from the preferred list, and in-house bar service.

A ceremony and reception at Preservation Park runs as a 4pm–11pm block on Saturdays or Sundays, so plan for the party to wrap by 11pm. Amplified music is allowed both indoors and outdoors. Packages include a 30-minute rehearsal the night before, so you can walk through the ceremony on-site.

Preservation Park is a re-created Victorian neighborhood in downtown Oakland: 16 restored turn-of-the-century buildings across two blocks, with period street lamps, wrought-iron fences and a bronze fountain from Paris. Your ceremony and reception can both happen on the grounds, with up to 300 guests outdoors, and there are dressing suites in the 1890 Ginn House for getting ready. It's also easy for guests to reach without a car, with the 12th Street/City Center BART station about three blocks away.

Yes, Preservation Park works well for a smaller wedding. The Ceremony Package is $3,000 and includes the bandstand, a staff charge and 150 chairs, with time slots on Saturdays from 8am–11am or 12pm–3pm and Sundays from 3pm–6pm. For an even more intimate setting, the 1890 Ginn House, styled like an English country home, seats 40 for a ceremony.