The Citizen Hotel 926 J Street • Sacramento • California 95814

Every wedding package at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento includes service staff, a menu tasting for the two of you, passed hors d'oeuvres, a two-course plated or buffet dinner, cake cutting and service, a coffee and tea station, a champagne or sparkling cider toast, and tables, chairs, china, linens, votives and a dance floor. The Capitol Package adds house wine with dinner, a late-night snack, uplighting and upgraded linens. The Governor's Package adds a one-hour hosted VIP bar, a two-hour espresso bar, premium chairs and a guaranteed Governor's Suite for the night. You'll still pay for the venue rental, your cake, any bar service your package doesn't cover, a 24% administrative charge and sales tax. The hotel doesn't provide planning or day-of coordination, so budget for a planner too.

Yes, your whole day can happen at The Citizen Hotel without anyone leaving the building. Ceremonies take place in the Plaza Park Ballroom on the lobby level, which seats up to 150 under a 25-foot ceiling and crystal chandeliers. Cocktail hour can move to the Scandal Lounge on the mezzanine (up to 100 guests), and the reception heads up to the enclosed Metropolitan Terrace on the 7th floor, which holds up to 150 with city views.

Food and drink at The Citizen Hotel are in-house only, handled by Grange Restaurant & Bar and Executive Chef Erik Dandee, and outside alcohol isn't allowed. The one exception is your wedding cake: bring it from your favorite baker and the hotel cuts and serves it as part of your package. Any other outside food or drink carries a $100 per person fee. Your other vendors need a certificate of insurance on file, and they can get into your space two hours before your start time.

Most weddings at The Citizen Hotel in Sacramento land between $8,000 and $19,000, depending on your guest count, season, menu and event details. Wedding packages are $100, $155 or $260 per guest (Citizen, Capitol and Governor's), and venue rental runs $1,000–$3,000 depending on the day of the week and time of year. A 24% administrative charge and sales tax go on top of food and beverage. There's also a food and beverage minimum tied to your date. Bar service is extra unless your package includes it: hosted beer and wine starts at $24 per person for the first hour. To lock in your date, you'll put down about 25% of the minimum and rental fee at signing, with the final payment due 10 business days before your wedding.

Your wedding at The Citizen Hotel includes a 30-minute ceremony, a 30-minute rehearsal the day before and a five-hour reception. In the Plaza Park Ballroom and Scandal Lounge, the night can run until midnight. On the Metropolitan Terrace, events end at 10pm Sunday–Thursday and 11pm on Fridays and Saturdays. Want more time? Each extra 30 minutes costs 50% of your menu price per person.

Your guests can stay right at The Citizen Hotel, and the hotel offers courtesy group room blocks for weddings. Nobody has to drive after the reception, and it's easy to add a welcome reception or next-day brunch on-site. For the two of you, the Governor's Package includes a guaranteed Governor's Suite for the wedding night plus breakfast the next morning, and the Citizen Package offers an optional Penthouse Suite upgrade, subject to availability.

The Citizen Hotel is a historic boutique hotel in downtown Sacramento, so your ceremony, reception, after-party and guest rooms are all under one roof. It pairs early 20th-century style with modern comfort: the Plaza Park Ballroom has a 25-foot ceiling and crystal chandeliers, the Scandal Lounge is a speakeasy-style spot for cocktails or an after-party, and the Metropolitan Terrace on the 7th floor looks out over the city and the Capitol. Dinner comes from Grange Restaurant & Bar, led by MICHELIN Guide-recommended Executive Chef Erik Dandee. And in the ballroom and lounge, your party can keep going until midnight.