General Questions

  • We kindly request that all tours are by appointment only. You can request a tour here.

  • Please see the details found here for complete pricing and included items.

  • This is one of the perks of Sandhollow Weddings & Events. We are in the country with acres of farm land! Bring ALL your friends and family. Don’t worry about being cramped into a small area with no room to mingle! We are happy to have 30 guests, all the way up to 300 guests

  • We are a short 10 minutes from Caldwell hotels, and 15 minutes from Ontario hotels. Uber is a great option, or bring a bus or a limo for transportation.

  • When the contract is signed, to continue holding the date, we require a $1000 booking fee to be paid. Six months prior to the event 50% of the remaining fee will be due. The final installment will be required 30 days prior to the event. You are welcome to send smaller, partial payments of any amount prior to the specified due date, so in effect creating your own payment plan on your own schedule. Please include the last names of the couple and the wedding date in the memo line if you are mailing a check. Full payment is due by the specified due date.

  • *We do allow outside catering, it’s a great benefit to some couples, and we understand you like the flexibility.

    With that being said, we would love for you to utilize our amazing line up, and here is why! The truth is, allowing outside catering isn’t always the best workable business model. Quality food and a quality experience is very important to our couples and their guests. Some caterers are amazing, but some are clearly in it for the money and not the couple, (like when we ask, do you help with XYZ and the caterer responds “they didn’t pay for that”, Once you get to know us, you’ll know that attitude doesn’t sit well with us.) Sometimes there are issues with outside caterers showing up hours late and unprepared, sometimes they run out of food, sometimes they send out two or three 16 year olds to be the event staff. Although we have had many great experiences with caterers who were new to us, when it is a bad experience, it is really bad, for us, the couples, and their guests.

    *We have selected caterers on our list after having many come through our doors and we feel that they have had good food, good service, have very affordable options along with a variety of upgrades, and honestly because we just think they are good people. Don’t discount the fact that all of the vendors that you choose you’ll work with a lot leading up to the big day. It’s important to actually like your vendors! Additionally, we have purposely selected small business owners, because although no one is perfect, and none of our caterers claim to be, when you work with a small business owner they are personally invested in the success of your wedding day.

  • We only host one wedding each day to ensure that each couple’s event is special and receives our full attention.

  • No. Sandhollow Weddings provides an awesome venue, and tables/chairs up to 200 guests. Linens can be rented through us, but are NOT included in the rental fee. You are also welcome to bring your own linens.

  • We are dog friendly, with some specific stipulations. Dogs are allowed (only with pre-approval from Kristie) at the ceremony and pictures. Animals, other than service animals, are NOT allowed under roof or near food. Dogs must be on a leash and someone must be responsible for them other than the bride and groom.

  • Cash or check

  • You will have access to the venue at 9:00 a.m. the day of your ceremony and reception.

Catering Questions

  • After several years of a variety of caterers onsite at our venue, we have selected our favorite five to work with in no particular order. You can also check out the catering list by clicking here.

    Broken Bowl Catering out of New Plymouth 208.405.6867

    Big Daddy’s (Kersten Grigg, owner) 208.898.5924

    My Family Tradition Catering Scotty 208.477.4504

    H&M Meats 208.467-0999

    Horsewood Catering 208.602.7110

  • In our experience, it’s most efficient and most cost effective for couples to work directly with the caterer. Simply book your big day with us and reach out to the caterers of your choosing to schedule a tasting and get the ball rolling.

Planning Questions

    • We suggest starting Friday weddings at 5:00 pm, Saturday weddings between 4:00 - 5:00 pm, and Sunday weddings at 4:00 pm. If you do NOT plan to do a first look or plan to get married when the sun sets earlier in the evening, please contact us to discuss schedule.

    • If you elect the one day rental, our venue will likely be reserved by another couple the night before. For that reason, one day rentals should plan for an offsite rehearsal. You are also welcome to bring anyone who would feel more comfortable understanding the venue (such as your DJ or minister, or any little ones in the wedding party) to one of our monthly open houses.

    • Fireworks are not permitted. This includes sparklers. We don’t want to scare the neighbors and we want to keep the fire department happy!

    • Music on Friday's/Saturday's must conclude by 10:30 p.m. to ensure that you, all of your items, and all of your vendors are off-property by 11:30. Music on Sunday's must conclude by 9:30 p.m. to be off property by 10:00 pm.

    • Yes, candles are allowed as long as the flame is completely contained in a candle holder. Tapered candles and any type of hanging candles will not be allowed for safety reasons. LED Candles work great, and look so realistic

Setup and Day-of Event Questions

    • Outside food and non-alcoholic drink is permitted prior to the ceremony. It is not allowed after the start of the event. Please no drinks in glass bottles.

    • SHW staff will handle all standard clean up and trash removal throughout and following the wedding reception.

    • Sure! Just ask us and we would be happy to make recommendations.

  • Please do not use anything that will make holes, or be permanent fixtures to our property. We work really hard to make things nice for each and every couple.

  • SHW staff will set up chairs for ceremony the morning of the event. We will stage tables in the reception area, and you can move them to your liking, or keep them the way we stage them. Clean up will begin as guests vacate the tables and chairs, but will never seem like we are kicking anyone out ahead of time. Our goal is to keep the area looking tidy and clean.