Custom Ice Sculptures
Centerpieces, monograms and dimensional carvings drawn for one occasion and one room. We start from the venue and the guest count, not from a catalogue of shapes.
Hand-carved ice for weddings, galas and corporate events across the capital region — designed, carved and delivered from our Sacramento studio.
Montaire works out of a Sacramento studio, which matters more than it sounds. Ice is the one element of an event that starts changing the moment it leaves the freezer, so the distance between the carving bench and the ballroom door is a design constraint rather than a logistics footnote. Working inside the city means a piece can be held until the room is genuinely ready, and a timing change on the day does not have to be paid for by the sculpture. The range of rooms here is unusually wide for a city this size. Del Paso Country Club has been hosting events since 1896. Haggin Oaks is one of the largest golf complexes in the country. Downtown runs from Capitol Plaza Ballrooms, a block from City Hall, through to The Citizen Hotel. Every one of those rooms asks something different of a sculpture — ceiling height, sightlines, how long the piece has to hold its detail, whether it will be lit from below or washed out by the venue's own lighting. We design to the room.
Centerpieces, monograms and dimensional carvings drawn for one occasion and one room. We start from the venue and the guest count, not from a catalogue of shapes.
Carved bars and drink luges that turn a cocktail station into the place people gather. Engineered to hold their form and their channels through the full service window.
Logo carvings, product pieces and branded bars for launches, conferences and holiday parties. Cut deep enough that the mark stays legible for the whole evening.
Carved platters, raw-bar beds and presentation trays that keep product cold and looking deliberate. Built to last a full service, not just the first photograph.
Sacramento built its food reputation on things made nearby by people who can be named, and that expectation carries straight over to everything else on the table. Ice gets looked at the same way here: guests notice whether a piece was made for the occasion or ordered from a catalogue. That works in our favour, because it is the only way we make anything. The calendar has its own shape. Gala season fills the ballrooms at Arden Hills Resort Club & Spa and Town and Country Event Center through the cooler months. Conference work at the Sacramento Convention Center runs year-round and wants branded, photographable pieces that survive a long room. Summer weddings in the valley heat are an engineering problem before they are a design one — a sculpture that looks correct at seven o'clock and has lost its edges by nine was built wrong. We size, shape and freeze for the conditions the piece will actually stand in.
Montaire delivers throughout the capital region. Each community has its own venues, its own event calendar and its own logistics — so each has its own page.
Private clubs and private homes, where access matters as much as design.
El Dorado Hills
"The ice sculpture event was absolutely stunning! It was a magical experience that left everyone in awe."
"Definitely added a touch of class to our event. Easy to work with, great customer service, thank you!"
Send us your venue, your date and roughly what you have in mind. We will tell you what will work in that space and what it costs.