Airbnb??

Most Airbnbs won’t allow events. Private residences can also be more expensive when you add up all the rentals needed. I live on the central coast of California but most private residences rented for weddings are thru event planners or property managers.

Thank you for the information!

For 150 it will be hard. We are using one for a small reception for under 50 ppl.

I tried this for about a year messaging people and getting their input. A lot of them (even choosing "allow events") will not allow specifically a wedding because they are in neighborhoods the ones that do allow will have probubly about a $3000 fee for the wedding, then you pay usually minimum two nights and there is service fees, higher security deposits, don't include anything but the home so now you are renting from multiple places for decor, catering, day of coordinator, etc. So unfortunately that all adds up. So really depending on the stress you want to handle, budget, etc..i ended up just finding it hard to find a place for my rehersal dinner. I'm in AZ and was looking at CA and AZ for the wedding, then AZ for rehersal and just gave into a venue venue

I looked into it and figured the stress wasn’t worth it plus it would cost about the same or more than any other venue. Everything adds up especially renting chairs, tables, linen, silverware, etc.

As others have said a lot of AirBnBs won't allow events, or specifically won't allow weddings. At your size I think you'll have a hard time finding an AirBnB.

That said, there are people on this forum that have hosted smaller weddings (50 and under at AirBnBs) and it's worked out great. From the conversations around those weddings a few things to note:

1) you need a contract with the owner separate from the Airbnb booking so they can't last minute cancel on you or change their mind about allowing the wedding

2) you need to do your own research about local noise and event laws and speak with the owner about ways to notify neighbors if needed

3) you need an emergency back-up plan just in-case something goes wonky with the booking

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Agree with this completely! Search this forum for Airbnb weddings and you'll read lots of horror stories about cancellations and "hidden" costs. Also, search for "backyard" and/or "home" weddings and you'll see that even when the B&G own the property, it's still as expensive (if not more so) than using a venue when you factor in the costs of all the things you'll have to bring in (e.g., furniture, table settings, dance floor, sound equipment, bathrooms, valets for parking, catering, etc., etc., etc.). I'm a So Cal native and MANY municipalities and homeowners' associations have strict rules against events in residential neighborhoods. Even if you find a property owner willing to book for a wedding, your event could still get shut down by local police due to complaints by neighbors, etc. Also, unless you're looking to rent a mansion, I don't know of many private homes that can host 150 people for a wedding. Like Kelly said, venues that large are usually booked through events companies. Good luck!

I'm having a wedding at an Airbnb and I can see by the comments I'm one of the lucky ones because my Airbnb has been making my wedding planning a breeze. We invited about 100 guests to our wedding, but we could've hosted like 160-180 if needed. Of course, this number will vary based on the venue you have. I think Airbnb weddings are becoming more popular, because I have come across more than a few in my search that have specific event fees. A few things that I experienced:

1. My current venue is providing all the chairs, tables, cocktail tables, linens, chargers, plates, glassware, and utensils. They're also throwing in a commercial coffee maker and coffee mugs so I can have a coffee bar. They're in charge of set up and strike for these items, we'll just have to have someone take all dirty dishes into the garage at the end of the night.

2. We signed a contract that outlined exactly what services I'd be receiving from my venue, when the payment was due, the alcohol and bartender policy, and the requirement for event insurance. I also purchased wedding insurance from The Event Helper (about $100) to insure the home for up to $1 million.

3. We toured our venue before committing and asked questions. We asked if we would be able to negotiate the price because we didn't need to host that many people, which they graciously agreed. We toured the venue again about 3 months before the wedding to start to envision where everything would be set up. And we'll tour the venue again about a month before the wedding to finalize everything with them.

4. Our venue has plenty of parking to fit about 60 cars without anyone being blocked in (because we're not allowing them to park on the long driveway for our sunset photos purposes). Parking was important to me when looking at a venue.

5. Our entire wedding party gets to stay in the house with us the night before and the night of the wedding, which was important to me to be able to spend time with them.

6. I have to rent restrooms because the owner doesn't want the foot traffic in the house, which is understandable.

7. I'm spending MUCH less than I would on a traditional venue, or another venue where I'd have to figure all the rentals out for myself.

In short, if you can find a venue that includes some rentals for your event, it's a good start. If not, it might turn out to be more work and money if you don't have connections that can help offset these expenses.

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Hi! Would you mind sharing what this venue was? Sounds perfect!