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Trolleys to get you in a Golden State of mind
Golden State Trolley Co. is a unique wedding transportation company operating out of Livermore, California. Our family owned company provides luxury trolleys to transport you and your guests in a unique and memorable way. Whether it's a bachelorette party with the ladies, an engagement party with family and friends or the BIG DAY with your wedding party, our trolleys are the perfect addition to that special occasion.
Our trolleys are not only a fun and memorable addition to your event but they also make great backdrops for photos. Our Golden State Trolley has an open back balcony creating the perfect setting for frameable moments.
The staff at Golden State Trolley Co. are committed to providing the highest level of customer service. They know that planning a wedding can be stressful, and will take the wheel in coordinating your transportation needs. The trolleys are a pristine white with gold lettering on the outside and have luxurious interiors. They are stylish and sophisticated vehicles that will dazzle your guests and have them talking about your big entrance for years to come.
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Golden State Trolley receives rave reviews from multiple satisfied customers for wedding transportation in San Francisco. Kendra, the main contact, is praised for being responsive and accommodating, while drivers like Travis and George are highlighted for their friendliness and professionalism. Guests enjoyed the unique experience of riding a trolley, playing their playlists, and sipping champagne, adding a special touch to wedding transportation. The trolleys are described as fun, attractive, and a perfect addition to weddings, with seamless communication and coordination throughout the process.Review photos
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We loved using golden state trolley for our wedding transportation!! Kendra was so easy to work and INCREDIBLY responsive over email. We had our wedding during a very busy weekend of San Francisco and never once felt rushed for time because our driver Travis was on top of it and so kind. We recommend that anyone hosting a wedding or event use golden state trolley!! Our bridal party LOVED it! Thank you so much for making our special day even better!!
The trolley was such a cute addition to our wedding! The photos turned out beautifully and the driver was fantastic. All of our transportation was very timely and easy to coordinate!
We rented a beautiful white trolley for our daughters wedding in San Francisco, and riding to the church in that beautiful trolley that looked so much like the famous cable cars, really made our day special. It was clean, safe, arrived on time, and was so much fun. We transported all the family and everyone loved it! Highly recommend this trolley!
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We used the Golden State trolley to transport some of our wedding guests from the East Bay across the bridge into the Presidio in SF. The booking experience was very easy and Kendra was great to coordinate with. Our guests really enjoyed it and also mentioned that the music was great! Would definitely recommend
Very easy and straightforward to work with. Communication was always prompt, and driver was on time to all our designated stops. The trolly was very clean and beautiful , it as the perfect addition to our day.
I would highly recommend! The Golden State Trolley Co. was a perfect addition to my son's wedding. We used the trolley to transport the wedding party from the hotel to the Golden Gate Club and as a photo backdrop. Everything was perfect and so easy! The driver was professional, prompt and very friendly. He called to let me know he had arrived and was ready to go. He was also very accommodating to our photo requests. Kendra answered all my questions and emails quickly. My son and new daughter in law were so happy and loved the added touch of San Francisco!
We are so happy with our decision to book Golden State Trolley for our wedding transportation. Kendra was so nice to work with, and our trolley driver, George, was great and so much fun! We, along with our large wedding party and parents had a blast, and it also looked so cute! Highly recommend!
Our guests had a blast on the trolley! I think it was everyone's favorite part. The trolley also added to the aesthetic of our wedding. It helped start and end the feeling of our day! It also provided a very cute photo backdrop.
Kendra was super responsive and easy to make any changes we needed as we went along.
We had a great experience with their whole team! The Trolleys were also very nice and really gave our wedding the SF feel.
Communication with Kendra during my wedding planning process was amazing. She was very prompt, flexible, understanding, and thorough the entire time.
Our driver, George, arrived promptly and was very friendly from the moment we met him. Everyone had a great time during the pick up, ride, and drop off. Not often do you get to ride a trolley bus while sipping champagne to your own music, AND, ride the freeway. We brought our own cooler with bottles of champagne and some snacks, but the trolley has its own cooler as well.
The only minor brief scare for us was when we were trying to contact him to pick us up at SF City Hall. There may not have been great service but we were able to get ahold of him within 5 min. Another small thing during the ride was my playlist kept shifting between mine and George's - so it could have just been the bluetooth connection.
Nonetheless, I HIGHLY recommend this experience if you love a good time and a unique experience for you and your guests!
Our guests and we had such a great time on the trolley. I kept calling it a “shuttle” beforehand, so that our guests would be surprised when a quintessential SF style trolley showed up! Everyone was excited! We got to hook up our own playlist to it, and we had snacks and bottled water for our guests! Our driver George was awesome, very friendly and had a positive attitude the whole time, and he was an excellent driver and very punctual. Kendra was my point person who I arranged the service with and she was always quick to respond. If you have 26 or fewer guests including yourselves as a couple, I highly recommend booking with Golden State Trolley! PS they have another one for wine tasting! :)
Golden State Trolley was the icing on the cake for us! As a San Francisco native, I wanted to encapsulate everything that it has to offer. We used our trolley for 2 things - one as a photo opportunity for our guests (which they loved) and another to transport our wedding party around for photos. The communication from Kendra was phenomenal. She made the process so easy and stress-free. Thank you Golden State Trolley Co.!
As a wedding planner, I had the pleasure of working with Golden State Trolley and everything went smoothly with them! They made the planning process with them easy with clear and swift communication. The white trolley they provided for the wedding party was not just a mode of transportation; it was also very aesthetically pleasing which added an extra touch of charm to the entire experience. Highly recommended!
The Wine Trolley was one of our favorite things we had planned for our wedding. It was so much fun to have our friends and family on the Trolley with us to the wedding and back to our resort after the wedding.
I highly recommend their service to anyone. They are professional and show up on time and ready to go when you are. Thank you again for having us and we look forward to future dates with you.
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Very good communication with the company throughout the entire event from start to finish.
Best decision we made for our wedding. The trolley team (Kendra) was easy to communicate with, and she made the process seamless. The trolley is beautiful, and our driver (George) was terrific! He knew the city well and which routes to take. He made the experience even better than I could have expected. George was outgoing and fun to work with. Some of our local and even native San Francisco friends had never ridden the trolley before, and they were so impressed! I would hire this vendor again without a doubt.
They were so wonderful to work with. Extremely responsive when I had a question and just so professional! So glad we hired them it made the ride to and from the reception extra fun for the wedding party and the pictures were amazing as an added bonus.
We booked the Wine Trolly for guest transportation to and from our wedding venue. They made everything so easy! Our guests had a blast and the driver was so much fun making us all laugh and played amazing music. If anyone is looking for unique and fun wedding transportation I highly recommend Livermore Wine Trolly.
Kendra was our main contact, she is incredibly sweet and was so flexible when our timeline shifted slightly the day of our wedding. They were more than accommodating throughout the entire planning process and were always quick to respond. The trolley itself is stunning, so many of our wedding guests absolutely loved it and it makes for a great photo op as well!
We had an excellent time from start to finish with Golden State Trolley Co. Kendra was super helpful and responded quickly to all of our questions, which I really appreciated. All of our guests loved taking the trolley back from the venue to the hotel. Our venue was off of a windy road so it took a lot of the stress off of us knowing that everyone was being transported safely! Thank you so much!
We used the Golden State Trolley for our wedding on May 13th.
We used the trolley to transport the wedding party to a secondary photo sight and then for guests transportation to the wedding venue from local hotels. It was so much fun and our guest loved it. We also were able to take some fun pictures.
Kendra was great to work with and helped to coordinate our tricky schedule. The drivers were professional and fun to work with.
Highly recommend using this vendor.
We are so happy we used Golden State Trolley on our wedding day! Kendra was amazing and made the planning stages seamless. She was very kind and accommodating. We were able to design a beautiful ride from City Hall in San Francisco through Golden Gate Park and over the Golden Gate Bridge. George, our driver made the ride so fun and was very enthusiastic and professional. Our guests really enjoyed our 3 hour ride. I would definitely recommend this company for any trolley needs and would love to use them in the future!
Best choice ever!! We were back on forth on this or a limo service, but I'm so glad we did this instead. Not only was the trolley more spacious, but also stunning! We had such a great time being able to hangout with our guests going back to our hotel after our event. And I can't wait to see our wedding picture on the trolley.....Sneak peaks already look amazing.
Also, Kendra was always so helpful and quick to respond when ever I had questions. She helped me finalize our timeline to make sure our guest were arriving/leaving on time. Couldn't recommend GSTC more. Loved, and will definitely use again!
Kendra from the Golden State Trolley team was amazing to work with! I had to change the timeline, the location, multiple times and she was always quick to make changes, confirmed everything was correct multiple times, and always open for a phone call. They made the process so easy! Plus, the trolley is just so cute and so fun! Definitely a great addition to the wedding!!
Kendra was an absolute pleasure to work with in the planning process for my client's special day. She was extremely detail-oriented and attentive :) the driver, Travis, was timely, professional, and also an absolute delight! Thanks, Golden State Trolley!
I'm so grateful to GST for such a special start to our special day. Working with Kendra was a breeze and our driver was incredibly friendly, professional, and flexible. My bridesmaids, close family, and I loved having the white trolley take us from the venue to my parents' house to get ready (observing a family tradition) and back again. Hooking up our playlists to the trolley speakers allowed us to shake off any jitters and sing-along over the Bay Bridge - we had a blast! 100% recommend.
This company was great to work with and super flexible. They let us do everything we wanted and some. They worked with us in detail on the tour stops, alcohol drop off, supply pickup and everything in between. Hands down best company to work with. Golden State Trolley made our day so fun and so special. Would highly recommend them to anyone. Our driver was the best and deserves 100 stars. Not only was he the best driver, he made all of our stops a breeze. All of the guests from the wedding were raving about how much they loved the wine trolley experience and how it made our wedding so fun. Worth every penny.
My husband and I got married on April 10, 2023 at the Brazilian Room at Tilden Park in Berkeley, CA. Golden State Trolley provided transportation to about 40 of our guests staying at both the Shattuck Hotel and the DoubleTree - Berkeley Marina.
My husband and I unfortunately did not get to ride on the trolley, but I sourced some feedback from my guests. They said George was on time, friendly, and played really fun music. They thought the trolley was a really fun and unique way to travel, and made the ride up to the venue very memorable.
Thank you Golden State Trolley for making our guests so happy! 10/10 recommend!
Golden State Trolley was amazing! The experience was so much fun, and added such a flair to our wedding day. Our guests raved about the ease of transportation, and the uniqueness of it all. We can't wait to use them again for another celebration!
From beginning to end, the experience was wonderful, and well coordinated. Kendra was amazing in answering all questions, and responding promptly before booking, during the planning, along with followup. The drivers were accommodating in last minute changes, and very skilled in navigating, along with being all around fun people!
Highly recommend!!!
Response from the Vendor on 01/18/2023
Thank you Alexandra for your review! We are so happy for you and Dacia and appreciate you trusting us with this important piece of your day.
- Kendra
We booked Golden State Trolley to transport our wedding party from the getting ready location, to the photo site and to the venue, and after the wedding to transport/shuttle all guests to our optional after party. From the time of booking, GST was extremely responsive, friendly, and organized. The price was reasonable and the experience was absolutely incredible! The trolley was beautiful, and we all had so so much fun. Our driver was incredibly friendly, punctual and flexible, as our plan had some last minute adjustments due to weather. Would definitely recommend GST for weddings or any special events!
I didn't want a bus or limos or anything too corporate for our wedding transportation. Finding the Golden State Trolley was so much fun and Kendra was the best coordinator to help/guide me with all the logistics. The trolley is absolutely adorable, I wish I could have been a fly on the wall of people driving on Ygnacio seeing this white trolley passing John Muir. I hope people smiled. They team was wonderful, it was seamless and we got some great pictures with it as well. Thank you!!!!
I love working with Kendra of Golden State Trolley! She makes it so easy to inquire and very responsive. The trolley on our wedding day was beautiful and our guests loved it. Thank you for making our day extra special with your service!
The trolley was great! Our guests loved it!
Response from the Vendor on 01/18/2023
Thank you Madison for your review! We were so happy to be able to be apart of your special day.
- Kendra
We rented two trolleys to take guests to and from the Hotel/Wedding venue. Everyone really enjoyed not worrying about driving and drinking. The trolley's stayed on schedule, accommodated everyone, and allowed guests to play their own playlists. The ride home at the end of the night kept the party going! The pictures were awesome.
I am a wedding planner in the Tri-Valley and happily refer my clients to Golden State Trolley when they are in need of transportation. The trolley is such a fun & unique addition to your wedding or any celebration for that matter! The staff at Golden State Trolley are truly the nicest people to work with (thank you Kendra) and the level of detail that goes in to their planning is beyond impressive. The memories you will take away from your experience with Golden State Trolley are 100% worth it! If you are in need of transportation for your wedding, birthday celebration or a weekend out with the girls, Golden State Trolley is 100% the way to go!!!
Golden State Trolley was one of our wedding vendors that truly exceeded our expectations! I have to admit, when I started looking at shuttle services I had a bit of sticker shock at pricing but then I found Golden State Trolley... their rates were better/comparable to other services but our guests also got the fun & unique SF/bay-area experience of riding in the trolley vs a boring black bus. Our driver, George, was super friendly and a hit with all of our guests. All of our communication with the event coordinator, Kendra and the driver, George was extremely easy & thorough. I am so happy I found them and would 10/10 recommend them for any event.
Kendra was so helpful and responsive! She from the very beginning gave us the quote and information very quickly (within the same day!) It was so helpful for us to learn more about the services - there's cushioned perimeter seating for up to 26 guests. Each seat has its own USB port and you can have personalized playlist. The elegant back balcony great for photos!
Response from the Vendor on 01/18/2023
Thank you Viviane for your review. Hopefully we see you on the trolley one day :)
- Kendra
I cannot recommend these trolleys enough! We used two of them for our wedding send off/transportation to the after party and I'm pretty sure it was everyone's favorite part of the night! :P Kendra was so easy to communicate and work with. The drivers were also great and got us there safely/on time!
We used Golden State Trolley for our transportation to and from the wedding venue and I am so glad we did! The trolley is so fun and unique and looks super classy and elegant! Kendra was so friendly and responsive for the booking process, and was super accommodating the weeks leading up to the wedding regarding our schedule changes Highly highly recommend booking for your event, you and your guests will definitely love it!
We utilized the the wine trolley for our wedding, after my brother also utilized it for his wedding transportation! They were so easy to work with leading up to the wedding, on time and friendly on the wedding day,and on top of that it is so much fun to be driven around on a trolley on your wedding day! We used them to be transportation between the hotel and the venue for our bridal party and guests. Everyone had a great time and I highly recommend utilizing their services!
We had an amazing wedding and Trolley experience, with Golden State Trolley. From the beginning, Kendra was very patient and great with continued communication as we were still narrowing down our guest list and deciding which size Trolley we would need. When we finalized, we had several logistical locations for guest pick up, venue drop off and to the reception. Golden State Trolley made it seem so effortless. I had been in contact with other charter companies, and Golden State Trolley by far had the best price and customer service! The experience was so much fun! Our guests raved about the Trolley! We connected our Spotify and played music through the Trolley speakers. The Trolley comes equipped with speakers, cooler for drinks /snacks. The driver was so friendly and awesome!
Thank you Kendra and Lisa!
We had such an incredible wedding on the trolley and working with Golden State Trolley. Kendra, who we worked with, was fantastic. She was patient with me and gave lots of great options to make our wedding special with their trolley. Our driver did an amazing job too. He did a great job keeping to our playlist and making our guests feel safe. Great speakers took the driver also was very polite and had no problem with any of our asks.
I 1000% recommend them. They were amazing to work with!
Beautiful and clean Trolley. Friendly and professional driver. Nicest people to work with. Always responsive, professional, kind, flexible and courteous. As a wedding planner, I always recommend them to my couples and always receive the best feedbacks about them! The guests loved the trolley and it looks great on pictures. Highly recommend then for their excellent service!
We booked the trolley to take my husband, me, our close family and friends around after our wedding ceremony at SF City Hall. We took the Golden State Trolley around the different destinations around the city for pictures and to hang out together.
After having ridden in a Lyft in my wedding dress on the way to City Hall – the space on the trolley was so much more comfortable! It was a relief to leave our stuff on the trolley with Craig, our kind and gracious driver, while we went off for pictures and came back to our cold drinks in the cooler. We made a playlist for the day and got to play all of our favorite songs.
Kendra and Lisa were so wonderful and patient about going through my timeline and planned route with me. Craig came fully informed of our schedule. He was prompt and just a call away which was great for the onboarding and offboarding at our different destinations.
My most treasured moments from our day were spent laughing, drinking, and singing on the trolley together. If I were to do it all over again, I would have planned the day to spend even more time riding around on the trolley. This was the best way to cherish our time taking our loved ones around to see the city and get pictures at so many sites.
Response from the Vendor on 04/21/2022
Thank you so much Rhiannon for the review! We are so happy we played a role in your treasured and lasting memories. Please send us any photos you have from the day that include the trolley. We would love to share them on our Social Media!
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I cannot say enough good things about Livermore Wine Trolley! When planning our wedding we had trouble finding a trolley in SF and after many calls found Livermore Wine Trolley! Even though it was a far drive, they came out to the city for our wedding day. They went absolutely ABOVE AND BEYOND! They let us bring wine onboard, chilled it ahead of time, passed out drinks to everyone, allowed us to operate the music if we chose, picked a beautiful scenic route to get us from A to B, were so kind and gracious and overall added to our big day in a big way. Lisa was also very communicative leading up to the day answering every question and Brian the owner was our driver! We are so thankful for everything they did to make it so special! Dont hesitate to book this awesome team for your special event!
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Brian Luke
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Brian started the Golden State Trolley with a vision of helping couples create a fun and unique wedding with memories that last a lifetime. Not many people remember the chicken piccata dinner they had but everyone remembers the one of a kind trolley that got them to the ceremony!
Brian got married in 2019 to his perfect match, Rebecca, and the two welcomed their son, Bennett, in 2020. Brian loves his family, his friends and of course he loves providing a unique service to couples on their most special day.
Brian's Wedding Tip: Just make sure your bride is happy! The rest is easy.
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