Shadowbrook
Capitola · historic and hotel
Guests arrive by cable car down the hillside to Soquel Creek.
The practical details
Capacity
Up to 44
Up to 100 Monday to Thursday. Friday to Sunday the maximum is 44. By room: Owner's Private Reserve 16; Redwood Room 26; Wine Cellar 44; Greenhouse 60; Greenhouse and Wine Cellar 100; Rock Room Lounge 60 seated or 100 standing; Creekside Patio 100 for a ceremony but only 8 chairs available.
Indoor capacity
100
Rain backup
Full
Curfew / end time
Sold as time windows, not days: morning 9:00am-3:00pm, afternoon 11:00am-5:00pm, evening 4:00pm-10:00pm. The evening window runs every day; what changes by day is the guest cap - Mon-Thu up to 100, Fri-Sun maximum 44
Amplified music
The City of Capitola prohibits amplified music outdoors and permits only low-level acoustic instruments. An amplified DJ is allowed inside the Rock Room Lounge during 9:00am-3:00pm
Alcohol
No outside alcohol except wine. Corkage $25 per bottle, $35 per magnum
Parking
Not published
Pricing
Food and beverage minimums $800 (Owner's Private Reserve) up to $7,000+ (Greenhouse and Wine Cellar combined). Facility fees charged separately: morning $2,000, afternoon $1,500, Wine Cellar $700, Greenhouse $750, combined $800
these come from Shadowbrook's own wedding packet, but that document dates to 2021 - confirm before budgeting
Accessibility
Not published
See it on your wedding date
Set your date and this page fills in with the tides, what the weather is usually like, sunset, and where the sun will be.
Places nearby to photograph
Portrait options close to the venue, measured straight-line from each one.
These are public places with their own rules, not part of the venue. Paid photography on state park land goes through the California Film Commission.
See also: Santa Cruz wedding photographer
Checked against the venue's own page on September 1, 2026