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We believe in quiet luxury — refined, never stuffy, and always authentic.

Bay Area Weddings, celebrations and travel, from Northern California

We break from trends and traditions to design celebrations that feel entirely like the people we’re celebrating, caring as much about

The glasshouse at Filoli at dusk, lit from inside with chandeliers, framed by dark trees.
Filoli, Woodside, CA. Photography by Jose Villa
A long table under a tent at Stanly Ranch, white chairs with pale blue cushions, greenery down the centre.
Stanly Ranch, Napa, CA. Photography by Catherine Mead

The flight

One line, out of the æ, across the places they have planned.

Every name on this map is a wedding on alisonevents.com, at its real position. Scroll, and the line flies to five of them.

A typographic atlas of the places Alison Events has planned weddings, each name at its real position. One line flies from the Bay Area to Amangiri, Soho Farmhouse, Naoshima, The Brando and Esperanza in Cabo San Lucas.
The couple stands in the desert at Amangiri, red rock mesas behind them.
1 Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah “a long weekend of events” Photography by Norman and Blake
The couple walks across a wildflower horse field towards guests seated in a U-shape.
2 Soho Farmhouse, Oxfordshire, UK “an unforgettable 5-day celebration” Photography by Sophie Berard Photography
A couple on a lawn above the Seto Inland Sea, small islands on the horizon.
3 Naoshima, Kagawa Prefecture, Japan “A once in a lifetime experience in Japan.” Photography by Norman and Blake
The atoll from the air: palms, a white beach and a turquoise lagoon.
4 The Brando, Tetiaroa, French Polynesia Photography by Norman and Blake
The resort on the cliffs above a rocky cove, mountains beyond.
5 Esperanza, Cabo San Lucas, Mexico “their weekend-long celebration” Photography by Scott Clark

  1. Bay AreaHome

  2. AmangiriCanyon Point, Utah

    A bride's sleeve and a small white bouquet against the desert.
    “a long weekend of events” Photography by Norman and Blake. See the gallery

  3. Soho FarmhouseOxfordshire, UK

    The couple kiss in low evening sun, her veil lit from behind.
    “an unforgettable 5-day celebration” Photography by Sophie Berard Photography. See the gallery

  4. NaoshimaKagawa Prefecture, Japan

    A bride on a stone stairway, her train covered in green leaves.
    “A once in a lifetime experience in Japan.” Photography by Norman and Blake. See the gallery

  5. The BrandoTetiaroa, French Polynesia

    A long dinner table set under palm trees beside the beach.
    Photography by Norman and Blake. See the gallery

  6. EsperanzaCabo San Lucas, Mexico

    Wooden ceremony chairs on a terrace above the Sea of Cortez.
    “their weekend-long celebration” Photography by Scott Clark. See the gallery

And every other place on their list

One wedding, in order

Amangiri, Canyon Point, Utah

“…we designed a long weekend of events with special attention to all the little details.”

Photography by Norman and Blake

A rock outcrop above a pale green pool and a stone terrace.
The canyon
A narrow path between two tall concrete walls, open sky above.
The walls
Guests seated on a terrace watch the ceremony, desert and mesas beyond.
The ceremony
A place setting on a wooden table: grey plate, menu card, white flowers.
The table
Guests at a long candlelit table outdoors after dark, mesas behind.
Dinner
The Milky Way over the desert.
The night

Everywhere

Every wedding on their site, in their order.

27 weddings. Each one opens its gallery on alisonevents.com.

  1. Oxfordshire, UKSoho Farmhouse
  2. New York, NYNew York Public Library
  3. Napa, CAStanly Ranch
  4. Woodside, CAFiloli
  5. Costa RicaHacienda Alta Gracia
  6. Canyon Point, UTAmangiri
  7. Atherton, CAPrivate Estate
  8. Tulsa, OKPhilbrook Museum
  9. Atherton, CAPrivate Estate
  10. Malibu, CAPrivate Estate
  11. Jackson Hole, WYThree Creek Ranch
  12. Buckhead, GAPrivate Estate
  13. Napa, CAStanly Ranch
  14. Carmel, CASanta Lucia Preserve
  15. JapanNaoshima
  16. Cabo San Lucas, MexicoEsperanza
  17. Santa Barbara, CADos Pueblos Ranch
  18. Malibu, CAPrivate Estate
  19. Wanship, UTBlue Sky Ranch
  20. AnguillaMalliouhana
  21. Punta Mita, MexicoLos Ranchos Estates
  22. Old Snowmass, COPrivate Estate
  23. New York, NYCanoe Studio
  24. Cabo San Lucas, MexicoOne & Only Palmilla
  25. JapanAmanemu
  26. Grand CaymanPalm Heights
  27. Carmel, CASanta Lucia Preserve

“I fly 100k miles a year.”

“Life is an experience, and I’m all about living it.”

Alison Hotchkiss, Principal. She started Alison Events in 2003.

Books, with Chronicle Books Gorgeous Gatherings: Designing Unforgettable Weddings and Luxurious Celebrations (October 2024), All the Essentials Wedding Planner, Destination Wedding Planner.

Featured in Vogue, Over the Moon, Martha Stewart Weddings, Goop, Brides.

Let’s plan something spectacular together.

We are based in Northern California.