Wide view of about 185 guests at candlelit tables under string lights in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard

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Los Altos History Museum Wedding: Courtyard Reception & Gallery Dance Party

Cocktails and dinner in the garden courtyard, a full program of toasts and family dances, then the party moves inside the museum after sunset. DJ, MC, and sound for both spaces from one team.

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Photos by Melissa Habegger

Reception, August 15, 2026

Lucy and Vineet.

Lucy and Vineet celebrated their reception at the Los Altos History Museum with about 185 guests, planned by Lavender Crown Events. DJ Endless from our team ran the music and the mic.

Cocktail hour started at 5 PM in the courtyard, and dinner was set under the string lights facing a floral pergola stage. At 7 PM the couple made their entrance, cut the cake, and had their first dance. Then came a packed program: toasts from both sets of parents, a dance by the aunts, two performances by family friends, toasts from their siblings, a dance with their friends, and the couple’s own thank you. After sunset the music moved inside, and the museum gallery became the dance floor until 10 PM.

The reception.

Guests seated for an outdoor wedding reception in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard beside the historic house — Dinner in the courtyard, beside the historic house.

Marigold garlands and drapes over a white lounge stage under the garden pergola at the Los Altos History Museum — The pergola stage, before guests arrived.

Lucy and Vineet cut their cake under a marigold arch at their Los Altos History Museum reception — Cake cutting right after the entrance.

Vineet spins Lucy in a red lehenga during their first dance in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard — The first dance on the brick courtyard.

The groom's parents give a toast on the mic in front of the floral pergola at the Los Altos History Museum — Vineet’s parents opened the toasts.

The bride's parents give a toast with a wireless mic, with a speaker on a stand beside the pergola at the Los Altos History Museum — Then Lucy’s parents took the mic.

Aunts in lehengas perform a dance on the brick courtyard at the Los Altos History Museum reception — The aunts’ dance.

Family friends in matching red vests perform a dance between the speakers in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard — Family friends in matching red vests.

The couple and their friends strike a pose at the end of their dance in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard — The couple’s dance with their friends.

Wedding dinner under string lights at dusk in the Los Altos History Museum courtyard — The courtyard at dusk.

Guests circle the couple on the dance floor inside the Los Altos History Museum gallery — Inside the museum, the floor opened with the couple.

Guests dancing under pink and blue lighting inside the Los Altos History Museum gallery — Then everyone joined in.

Wide view of the packed dance floor in the Los Altos History Museum gallery lit in magenta — A full gallery until the last song.

Photos by Melissa Habegger.

What we brought.

Courtyard sound

Speakers on stands flanking the pergola stage for cocktail hour, dinner, and the full program, with wireless mics for every toast.

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Gallery dance floor

A second setup inside the museum, ready before guests arrived, so the music moved indoors after sunset without a gap.

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DJ & MC

DJ Endless on the music and the mic: the entrance, cake cutting, first dance, eight toasts and performances in under an hour, and the party.

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Planning notes.

The Los Altos History Museum gives you two very different spaces: the garden courtyard beside the historic house for cocktails and dinner, and the museum gallery for dancing. We plan both setups at load in and run the move between them on one timeline.

Amplified music moves inside the building after sunset, so plan your toasts and performances for the courtyard while it is still light. For Lucy and Vineet we ran the whole program between 7 and 7:45 PM, then dinner, with dancing inside from 9 PM.

The museum has a firm end time for music. Starting the dance floor right after dinner keeps the energy up and gives guests a full hour on the floor.

For more about weddings in this area, see our Peninsula page.

Questions about the Los Altos History Museum.

Have you worked at the Los Altos History Museum?

Yes. We provided DJ, MC, and sound for Lucy and Vineet’s reception there, with about 185 guests in the courtyard and a dance party inside the museum.

Can the party continue indoors after dinner?

Yes. Music moves inside the building after sunset, so we set up a second system in the gallery before guests arrive and move the music indoors with no gap.

Can you run a long program of toasts and family dances?

Yes. Lucy and Vineet had an entrance, cake cutting, first dance, four toasts, three family and friends performances, a dance with their friends, and their own speech, all cued by our MC in about 45 minutes.

Do you also cover the Sangeet and ceremony?

Yes. Most of our couples book us for two or more events, so the same team runs the Sangeet, the ceremony, and the reception.