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Size Guide
Two on a bluff, twelve at a chef's table, fifty under vineyard lights — every size is a different kind of day. Here's what each one actually feels like.
Guest count is the first real decision of wedding planning, and the one that shapes every other — the venues available to you, the food you'll serve, the budget, and most of all how the day feels. There's no correct answer. There's only the size that matches the celebration you actually want.
A vow exchange that belongs entirely to you. Maximum freedom, minimum logistics — any bluff, grove, or vineyard corner in California is available to a party of two.
What it unlocks: Ceremony sites no group can access, spontaneous timing, and a budget that goes almost entirely to experience: the place, the dinner, the photos.
Your absolute inner circle — parents, siblings, the friends who are basically siblings. A ceremony with witnesses who matter, then one great table at dinner.
What it unlocks: Chef's counters, private dining rooms, winery tastings as reception. One table means one conversation everyone is part of.
A real wedding at its most concentrated. Everyone you'd cry about missing, nobody you'd have to introduce yourself to. This is the size most of our couples land on.
What it unlocks: The full arc — ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, toasts, dancing if you want it — in spaces built for exactly this scale: barrel rooms, garden terraces, restaurant buyouts.
The energy of a big celebration with the warmth of a small one. Extended family and the full friend group, but every face still one you know well.
What it unlocks: Estate and winery venues at their best capacity, a proper dance floor, and per-guest budgets that still buy far better food and settings than a 150-person format can.
Landing between sizes? That's normal — most couples do. Start from the people, not the number: list everyone whose absence you'd genuinely feel, count it, and you have your size. Then match it to a package.
Packages
Every package includes a personal planner, day-of coordination, and your own planning portal — one place where your timeline, vendors, and decisions live from day one to your wedding day.
Starting at $4,500
Elopement · Minimony · Micro Wedding
We handle everything. You show up and enjoy it.
Starting at $6,000
Elopement · Minimony · Micro Wedding
More vendors, more details, more of us.
Venue fees and food & beverage are not included — we match you to the right ones and coordinate everything.
Ready to start? Tell us about your day.
Get in TouchFAQ
Mostly guest count, and everything that follows from it. An elopement is typically just the couple (2 guests); a minimony hosts an inner circle of roughly 3–12; a micro wedding runs about 13–30 with the full ceremony-and-reception arc; an intimate wedding stretches to 50. Our packages cover the entire range, priced by size from $4,500 to about $9,500.
The test we give couples: picture each person at your dinner table — not in a crowd, at the table. If the picture makes the day better, they're in. If you're inviting them to preempt a hard conversation, that's the list telling you something. Small weddings replace obligation with intention; that's the entire point.
As rough all-in Sonoma figures: elopements ≈ $7,000–$12,000; minimonies and 20-guest micro weddings ≈ $14,000–$22,000; 50-guest intimate weddings ≈ $22,000–$35,000. Guest count drives food, venue size, and rentals, so the list is the single biggest budget lever you control.
Within reason, yes — small moves in either direction are normal as RSVPs land. Package tiers and venue capacity set the guardrails, and we flag any threshold you're approaching before it becomes a problem.
Some may be disappointed — and nearly everyone understands 'we kept it tiny' far better than couples fear. A small wedding is one of the few guest-list explanations nobody can argue with. Many of our couples host a casual backyard party later for the wider circle; that one plans itself.
Book a free consult — bring your maybe-list and we'll help you find the size that fits.
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