Terra Gallery & Event Venue

We were looking for a fun and different San Francisco venue for our wedding. Since we had so many people coming from out of town, it was important for us to have the ceremony and reception all in the same place. We were planning to have no more than 150 guests (we ended up with 95) and it is the perfect size for that. You are able to have the ceremony in the main area, have the cocktail reception in one other area with a curtain barrier, and the ceremony room can be turned into your reception space. It worked out so perfectly, everyone said it was so smooth and flawless. I worked mostly with Stacy, and she was the absolute best. She was very responsive and extremely helpful. It is in an odd location where parking is pretty rough, so make sure that you budget for valet serivce. We used the company recommended by the venue, and they were very reasonable and they know the venue well. Overall, we had a great experience at our wedding, our guests all LOVED the space, and I loved working with them to make it the day of my dreams!

I really liked Terra Gallery. Really cool space... really nice staff.Our event was truly amazing and unforgettable. Stacey truly helped plan and coordinate our event, was there the day of, and always made herself available for any questions. However, this being a review, there were a few challenges that left something to be desired. 1. No outside beverage service- you must use their in house. So expect to pay around $8.50 per person per hour for topshelf beverages. (That isn't a horrible price... but including pregnant ladies, non-drinkers, kids in the final count.... you get my drift, right?) 2. They don't take credit cards - so have about $12K in cold hard cash ready to throw down. 3. The upstairs and downstairs area cost the same amount... the upstairs has a much more finished/refined look with a grand piano and lounge furniture, whereas the downstairs has more of a sexy warehouse look with no piano and no furniture. 4. 12 hours flat -- this may seem like a good deal, but it is only a good deal if you are doing your ceremony and reception there. We had to coordinate arrival times with a second party that was happening simultaneously to our party. That blocks 2 hours of that time where our guests could not arrive at Terra. This also includes the time it takes to break your event down and for rental pickup. (Expect to pay $$$ for the rental company to come pickup rentals late night) 5. They have an exclusive arrangement with Hartmann Rentals out of Richmond. If you want to see the rentals before you pull the trigger - prepare yourself to head all the way out to Richmond. We also found that in many instances, Hartmann was 2x more expensive over competitors.

We got married here based on the fact that it was a beautiful venue and it was really a blank canvas for what I had in mind for the design of my wedding. You pay the rental fee, drinks, security, managers and rentals of the uplights and sheer curtains PLUS a $2000 refundable cleaning deposit. You also have to rent everything (besides drinks, barware and cocktail area furniture) such as tables, chairs, linens, etc. Parking could be an issue, but you could rent out a parking lot near by. Overall, I was very pleased with the venue and the managers and thought it was a very good deal for being in the city. However, it IS in the city and it could be pricy depending on your budget. I was not expecting all those add ons, but I fell in love with the venue, so I went for it. This venue gets booked, so book early! I based the cost including the deposit and drink package.

Everyone at Terra was amazing and I couldnt imagine my reception to take place anywhere else. Julene was the most helpful person that I could have ever asked for. AMAZING !!!!

Seeking out a place sans carpet and suffocating ballroom curtains, that could seat 225 people, I found myself with few options in San Francisco. This venue stood head and shoulders above the rest. Terra is modern and sleek, open to a wide variety of possibilities. The view of downtown is uniquely San Francisco and the floor plan is fantastic. Though the tables and dance floor were cozy for my numbers (~250), the high ceilings made it work. It was perfect for tall centerpieces and the in-house lighting package made for layers of romantic texture. The management was somewhat hard to figure out at first, a little behind schedule and seemingly over worked. In the end the event was extremely organized and the staff more than accommodating. One semi-caution, initially my budget calculation looked like Terra would be less expensive than other places but in the end I'm sure it wasn't. You are literally building from the ground up, so you'll have to consider tables, chairs, plates, silverware, glasses, decorations, and so on, which for me added about 14K, and I am kind of a minimalist. BTW, doesn't include facility, staffing, food, booze, a photographer, music...

I decided to have my wedding at Terra after checking several venues in SF (Bentley reserve, St. Regis hotel, DeYoung Art Museum, Dogpatch studios, etc). I was going for a modern, contemporary, non-traditional vibe and this fit the bill perfectly. I paid the extra $1000 for the full production service which was completely worth it. Instead of just being the event coordinators for the day of the wedding--they were involved in most of the planning and coordinating the vendors. From the moment I decided on Terra until the wedding, I was in frequent communication w/ the coordinators about every little detail. We met several times throughout the year to go over stuff and emailed a lot. They are incredibly thorough and thought of things I would've otherwise forgot about. When the day came I had the peace of mind that things would go smoothly. I have to specifically recognize Stephanie and Dusty for going the extra mile and making my wedding day just the way I imagined it would be.