Nick's Cove

Select services venue

The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $8,000 for off-peak dates, and $10,000 for peak dates

Packages

Catering services pricing

$68 per person for off-peak dates, with a minimum total spend of $5,000

Guest capacity

Up to 100 seated guests

About this venue

Encircled by the pristine sea and sky, surrounded by friends and family all enjoying the magical moment with fresh, award-winning cuisine, fantastic hand-crafted cocktails, and great music. Let Nick’s Cove Restaurant, Oyster Bar & Cottages help make your dream wedding come true. The coastline of Tomales Bay is the perfect setting for a romantic wedding and we provide an endless number of picturesque options where a bride and groom can celebrate their vows or capture their wedding photographs. Later, guests can enjoy an elegant, private reception at Nick’s Cove Restaurant and Oyster Bar, featuring the finest seafood, shellfish, meats, and wines that Northern California has to offer. Following the reception, the happy couple can retreat to the peace and privacy of their romantic waterfront cottage. For weddings with 50 or less guests, please review our General Guidelines. For weddings with over 50 guests, please review our Buy-Out Guidelines.

Seated guest capacity

20-100

Venue type

Beaches, Waterfront Settings
Hotels, Inns, Resorts
Parks, Gardens
Restaurants, Breweries

Venue setting

Indoor
Outdoor

23240 Highway 1, Marshall, CA 94940

Our event spaces

Tomales Bay Waterfront Lounge

Outdoor seating on our Tomales Bay Waterfront Patio, adjacent to the waterfront cottages.

The coastline of Tomales Bay is the perfect setting for a romantic wedding and we provide an endless number of picturesque options where a bride and groom can celebrate their vows or capture their wedding photographs: the rustic simplicity of our boating pier or the casual beauty of our beaches. This private dining location is “weather permitting” and may necessitate a rented tent.

Guest capacity

Up to 24 Seated

Up to 40 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Other, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

Two outdoor heaters

Full Property Buy Out

The Property is your Oyster

Nick’s Cove Restaurant, Oyster Bar and Cottages is available for an all-property buy out. You and your guests will enjoy two magical nights in our luxuriously appointed cottages and all of our private dining rooms/spaces are available to you and your guests for the duration of your event. includes our beautifully designed main dining room with historic bar and fireplace, enclosed Tule Deck and our al fresco bayside Waterfront Oyster Bar, as well as our two-acre, on-site Garden.

Guest capacity

Up to 100 Seated

Up to 120 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Other, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

Pricing for the All-Property Buy-Out includes the use of all property private dining spaces (Main Dining Room and Historic Bar, Tule Deck, Waterfront Oyster Bar, Beachfront and the Garden), and continental breakfasts delivered to your cottage guests each morning. All 12 Cottages are mandatory and sold separately for Full Buy Outs.

Ceremony Site

Beautiful views

The Garden is offered as a 24hr space rental for $1000, or included in your full buyout, for the duration of your event. No food is permitted in the Garden, and we do not serve food or beverages in this venue.

Guest capacity

Up to 60 Seated

Up to 100 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

Space rental only.

Tule Deck

Private room in our enclosed and heated room adjacent to our main dining room.

Guests can enjoy an elegant, private reception at Nick’s Cove Restaurant and Oyster Bar, featuring the finest seafood, shellfish, meats, and wines that Northern California has to offer. Seated formal dinner, or a standing Cocktail reception, The Tule Deck is perfect for your celebration. Our delicious event menu offers stationary and passed hors d'oeuvres in addition to the family style dinner menu, to open up the options for your event dreams.

Guest capacity

Up to 50 Seated

Up to 50 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Elopement, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Other, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Surprised and delighted”

Included in this room:

Maximum 50 guests in the Tule Deck, we build a private bar in the room for your guests.