Todos Santos Weddings

When it comes to planning a Todos Santos wedding, the obvious choice for the rehearsal dinner or reception is the Hotel California. The average wedding of 50-100 guests will fill up the majority of rooms in the downtown area. This would include The Todos Santos Inn, Hacienda de Todos Los Santos, Casa Bentley, Jardin del Pilar, Posada El Molino, Motel Guluarte, and Alegria (currently under construction). El Hotelito is also within close proximity and Posada La Poza is about a ten minute drive and Flora del Mar and Serendipity Ventures are not too much further. Rather than have an event limited to a single resort location, why not consider filling up downtown Todos Santos and utilizing the town's resources such as art galleries, restaurants, shopping, and recreational activities for guests? The Hotel California and The Todos Santos Inn would make ideal home bases and most of the town's services are within four square blocks. For additional accommodations there are numerous vacation rentals and casitas with ocean views to select from.

For weddings The Hotel California's Chef Dany Lamote and staff serves up some the tastiest regional specialties. For the rehearsal dinner

consider a taco and salsa bar ($25 per person, plus, bar, tax & gratuity). Chef grills the meat to order so guests will be able to enjoy their meal at their leisure whenever they check-in. It's good to keep the rehearsal dinner flexible and informal, and provide a relaxed atmosphere so guests can

have a place to settle in while in anticipation for the big event. The pool area is the ideal location for a cocktail reception or informal rehearsal dinner. For the reception, Chef Lamote suggests a sit down dinner in the hotel's dining room served family style ($55 per person, plus bar, wine, tax & gratuity usd). The menu could include a plated first course such as Caprese Salad, followed by family style platters of grilled yellowtail with salsa verde, arrachera with chipotle mushroom cream sauce, chicken or pork with citrus jamaica honey sauce, seved with roasted seasonal vegetables, pinto beans and cilantro rice. The menu also includes a series of appetizers for the cocktail hour. Chef Lamote also bakes gorgeous wedding cakes and the most popular are flourless chocolate torte with butter cream frosting and white sponge cake with wild passionfruit filling.

Over the next few weeks, I'll be featuring weddings I've coordinated at the Todos Santos Inn, Flora del Mar, Punta Lobos, Casa Bentley, La Alianza (Pescadero), Café Santa Fe and a few others. Styling, flowers and décor by Pueblo Magico Weddings. . . . Todos Santos Weddings