Monterey Carmel Beach Wedding Party
The Monterey Peninsula is a great place to gather together as a group and enjoy a relaxing time on the beach. We set up small gatherings (from 10 - 25 ppl) that can be very casual to meet any budget. Great for Post-Wedding rehearsal gatherings, wedding and renewal celebrations.
**Note: Due to the pandemic, these are currently on hold but we are hopeful they will return by sometime in May, 2022**
Please note that the cities/state parks require a permit for all group events. In 2020, the permit cost are $650 (plus an additional $370 fee if you are serving alcohol) for one of the California State Park Beaches (at Monastery Beach or Riverside beaches) and at Carmel Beach, $1300. This is their cost for using the beach (not our fee). Beach permits require a minimum of at least 30 days to process. Although this cost may seem a bit high compared to the event cost, when you consider that you can bring in your own food and your own beverages and that if you were hosting an event at a county park or hotel, the cost could be much higher. Also, if you decide to have your wedding or renewal on the beach and then proceed to have your "beach party," for Carmel there is no additional site fee (for the State Parks you may have to add on some hours to your permit).
Group Beach Fire Pricing and Options:
- All group beach fires start with one propane powered fire pit with propane ( last up to 4 hours ) and includes labor, delivery and breakdown of the entire event at $500. Please keep in mind that all labor cost for the entire event are rolled in to this primary part of the set-up. We do have an event minimum of $750 (weekdays and off season; $1,000 for peak season weekends - May, June, July and August). The only requirements are: at least one fire, stair lighting (see below), and one garbage can with bag (see below)
Popular Additions include:
- Add a second propane powered fire pit with tank (4 hours) : $90 (Each propane fire on an average weather night will keep up to 6 people warm). We have a total of 3 propane fire pits (but if you need an additional one, we can purchase one)
- NOTE: If you’re event is on a weekday, there is a good chance one wood fire pit will be open and we can build the event around this fire ring. A Wood fire can be built at the same $90 charge (but we won’t know until we get down to the beach)
- Add blankets: $15 (brand new with stitched edging from Picnic at Ascot - you keep these)
- Add beach mat Rental $7 (oversized comfy beach mats - a great seating surface to keep you directly off of the sand / place to put your belongings. Each one seats 3 - 4 ppl)
- Add Cooler (about 30 can capacity): $25 (including 20 lb bag of ice) or "Big Red Tub" (7 Gallons) (with 40 lbs of ice) $45
- Add bottled waters: $1.50 per bottle (soda's can also be arranged)
- Add smores supplies: $3 per person (graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey bars)
- Add roasting sticks: $2 each (these can be shared)
- Add safety flashlight ($5 each - you keep these)
- Add beach chair rental ($7 each) Up to 18 chairs available
- Add a 4 foot table with linen (rental) $20
- Add a 6 foot table with linen (rental) $30
- Add a high powered, large LED Lantern (good for illuminating a table when it becomes dark) $10 (rental)
- LED light rentals to help illuminate the stairs on the way up after the event is over ($20 - this is REQUIRED if there are stairs at the beach - Carmel only)
- Wine Glass rentals ($2 each); Real Plates (not paper) $1.50 each
- Garbage Can (large with bag) $15 (1 can required for every 15 people at the event). Note: These are for trash can rentals and bags only - since the group brings in their own food and beverage, we leave it up to the group to remove their own items (there is a trash and recycle center located at the top of the stairs at the beach)
- Photography (Want to have high quality, fun photos of your special event? Capture this moment in time with professional, digital images placed on a gallery for the entire party to see (and you receive all edited images via a digital download) Starting at $450 and up.
Additional Notes:
- Most beaches close at 10 PM (this is a strict timeline due to the surrounding residences / Carmel noise codes) which means everything has to be off of the beach by 10 PM (events officially end at 9:30 PM)
- You are allowed to bring your own beer and wine to the beach but we cannot provide it or serve it. With the State Park beaches, they assign a monitor to your group.
**Note: Due to the pandemic, these are currently on hold but we are hopeful they will return by sometime in May, 2022**
Please note that the cities/state parks require a permit for all group events. In 2020, the permit cost are $650 (plus an additional $370 fee if you are serving alcohol) for one of the California State Park Beaches (at Monastery Beach or Riverside beaches) and at Carmel Beach, $1300. This is their cost for using the beach (not our fee). Beach permits require a minimum of at least 30 days to process. Although this cost may seem a bit high compared to the event cost, when you consider that you can bring in your own food and your own beverages and that if you were hosting an event at a county park or hotel, the cost could be much higher. Also, if you decide to have your wedding or renewal on the beach and then proceed to have your "beach party," for Carmel there is no additional site fee (for the State Parks you may have to add on some hours to your permit).
Group Beach Fire Pricing and Options:
- All group beach fires start with one propane powered fire pit with propane ( last up to 4 hours ) and includes labor, delivery and breakdown of the entire event at $500. Please keep in mind that all labor cost for the entire event are rolled in to this primary part of the set-up. We do have an event minimum of $750 (weekdays and off season; $1,000 for peak season weekends - May, June, July and August). The only requirements are: at least one fire, stair lighting (see below), and one garbage can with bag (see below)
Popular Additions include:
- Add a second propane powered fire pit with tank (4 hours) : $90 (Each propane fire on an average weather night will keep up to 6 people warm). We have a total of 3 propane fire pits (but if you need an additional one, we can purchase one)
- NOTE: If you’re event is on a weekday, there is a good chance one wood fire pit will be open and we can build the event around this fire ring. A Wood fire can be built at the same $90 charge (but we won’t know until we get down to the beach)
- Add blankets: $15 (brand new with stitched edging from Picnic at Ascot - you keep these)
- Add beach mat Rental $7 (oversized comfy beach mats - a great seating surface to keep you directly off of the sand / place to put your belongings. Each one seats 3 - 4 ppl)
- Add Cooler (about 30 can capacity): $25 (including 20 lb bag of ice) or "Big Red Tub" (7 Gallons) (with 40 lbs of ice) $45
- Add bottled waters: $1.50 per bottle (soda's can also be arranged)
- Add smores supplies: $3 per person (graham crackers, marshmallows and Hershey bars)
- Add roasting sticks: $2 each (these can be shared)
- Add safety flashlight ($5 each - you keep these)
- Add beach chair rental ($7 each) Up to 18 chairs available
- Add a 4 foot table with linen (rental) $20
- Add a 6 foot table with linen (rental) $30
- Add a high powered, large LED Lantern (good for illuminating a table when it becomes dark) $10 (rental)
- LED light rentals to help illuminate the stairs on the way up after the event is over ($20 - this is REQUIRED if there are stairs at the beach - Carmel only)
- Wine Glass rentals ($2 each); Real Plates (not paper) $1.50 each
- Garbage Can (large with bag) $15 (1 can required for every 15 people at the event). Note: These are for trash can rentals and bags only - since the group brings in their own food and beverage, we leave it up to the group to remove their own items (there is a trash and recycle center located at the top of the stairs at the beach)
- Photography (Want to have high quality, fun photos of your special event? Capture this moment in time with professional, digital images placed on a gallery for the entire party to see (and you receive all edited images via a digital download) Starting at $450 and up.
Additional Notes:
- Most beaches close at 10 PM (this is a strict timeline due to the surrounding residences / Carmel noise codes) which means everything has to be off of the beach by 10 PM (events officially end at 9:30 PM)
- You are allowed to bring your own beer and wine to the beach but we cannot provide it or serve it. With the State Park beaches, they assign a monitor to your group.