Why Choose Urban Opulence for Events at Embassy Suites San Marcos

If you're planning a company Christmas party, awards dinner or celebration at Embassy Suites San Marcos, you want a DJ who understands hotel ballrooms, corporate programs and how to keep a big room full of energy. That's exactly where Urban Opulence Entertainment shines.

Last Christmas, DJ Lady T DJed Hexcel's company Christmas party at Embassy Suites San Marcos. Here's what makes the venue a strong choice for events, and why we're a great fit for your Christmas party DJ, MC and lighting.

About Embassy Suites San Marcos

The full name is Embassy Suites by Hilton San Marcos Hotel Conference Center and Spa, and it's one of the largest event venues between Austin and San Antonio. A few verified highlights:

• Location: 1001 East McCarty Lane in San Marcos, on I-35 South between San Antonio and Austin, a short drive from downtown San Marcos
• Lodging: 283 two-room suites, which makes it easy for out-of-town guests and employees to stay overnight
• The Veramendi Ballroom: listed at 28,800 square feet, with published capacities of up to 2,300 for a banquet and 2,800 for a reception
• Flexible space: 18 meeting rooms, and WeddingWire notes the grand ballroom can be divided into sections for smaller events
• Spring Lake Ballroom: with a 4,000-square-foot veranda, according to WeddingWire
• On-site amenities: Spa Botanica, a fitness center, a heated outdoor pool, in-house catering and a 10-story atrium

That mix of scale and flexibility means the hotel can work for a smaller department party or a large company-wide celebration. It also means the entertainment has to be planned for the specific room you're in.

Ballroom sound done right

Big ballrooms are wonderful for a party, but they can be tricky for sound. High ceilings and hard surfaces can make speeches echo, and a room that's divided for a smaller group needs a different setup than the full ballroom.

We plan sound around your room and your program:

• Speaker placement that covers the whole room evenly, so guests at the back tables hear remarks as clearly as the front row
• Wireless microphones for leadership, speakers and award presenters
• Conversation-friendly dinner music that sits under the room instead of over it
• A dance set that hits hard once the program is done, with the low end tuned for the space

And because we bring emergency backup gear to every event, a technical hiccup never turns into silence.

An MC for awards, raffles and the whole program

A Christmas party is usually more than a dance. There are welcome remarks, thank-yous from leadership, awards, raffles and door prizes. DJ Lady T MCs the whole flow from the booth, introduces every speaker, plays walk-up music for honorees and keeps the program moving on time.

She is also a bilingual English and Spanish MC, so announcements and raffle calls can happen in both languages. For teams with Spanish-speaking employees and families, that small detail makes a big difference in how welcome everyone feels.

Lighting that transforms a hotel ballroom

Hotel ballrooms are a blank canvas, and lighting is the fastest way to make one feel like a celebration. Depending on your package, we can add:

• Room uplighting in your company colors or holiday reds, greens and golds
• Dance-floor wash lighting and moving heads
• A disco ball look and 360° LED tube booth lighting
• LED totems for a premium corporate look

See our event lighting guide for ideas.

Load-in and coordination with the hotel

Large hotels run on schedules, especially in December when ballrooms may host back-to-back events. We coordinate in advance with your planner and the hotel's event team on load-in times, dock or entrance access, power locations, room setup and end time. We also offer face-to-face planning meetings over Zoom, so you can walk through the timeline with DJ Lady T before the big night.

Corporate packages for your Christmas party

Our corporate packages start at:

• Gold Status: from $1,000, 4 hours, for cocktail hours, award dinners and mixers
• The Business Executive: from $1,500, 4 hours, for galas, holiday parties and multi-speaker programs, including MC hosting for awards, a disco ball and 360° LED tubes
• The Premium Experience: from $2,000, 5+ hours, with moving heads, LED totems and multiple wireless microphones

Want to add karaoke to your Christmas party? Read our guide on choosing a DJ, karaoke or both for your corporate holiday party, or visit our corporate event DJ page. December dates are the most requested of the year, so we recommend booking as early as possible.

Weddings, galas and quinceañeras at Embassy Suites San Marcos

The hotel isn't just for corporate events. WeddingWire lists it for ceremonies, receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal showers and engagement parties, and its ballrooms work well for galas, anniversaries and quinceañeras too. We're ready to bring the same polish to any celebration there:

• Weddings: wedding packages start at $1,000 for The Signature Package, with full-day options from $2,000. See our San Marcos wedding DJ page.
• Quinceañeras: packages start at $1,300, with a bilingual MC for the grand entrance, the father-daughter dance and traditions. Learn more about our quinceañera DJ services.
• Galas and anniversaries: elegant programs, live MC hosting and lighting to match.

Ready to plan your Embassy Suites San Marcos event?

Embassy Suites San Marcos gives you scale, lodging and an easy location for guests from Austin, Kyle, Buda, New Braunfels and San Antonio. Pair it with a DJ and MC who has already worked the venue, and your team's Christmas party will be one to remember. Urban Opulence Entertainment is based in Lockhart, just a short drive away, and we have more than 215 five-star reviews across Google, Facebook, Zola, The Knot and WeddingWire.

Check your date with DJ Lady T or call 512-620-2230 to start planning.

Venue details are based on information published by Hospitality Online, Northstar Meetings Group, The Vendry and WeddingWire. Please confirm room availability, capacity and policies directly with the hotel.

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