Protection Services
Event Security Services
Professional security for private events, corporate functions, and public appearances.
Event security covers private events, corporate functions and public appearances, where the risk is rarely a targeted threat and almost always a crowd, an entrance, and alcohol. Staffing is driven by headcount, venue layout, and whether any attendee carries elevated risk.
Pricing starts at $129 per hour per protector with a four-hour minimum. A 90-guest private event with two protectors over six hours works out to roughly $1,368 at base rates, before weekend timing or a major-market location.
What's Included
How It Works
Event brief
Share your event details — venue, guest count, and VIP list.
Security plan
We map the venue and create a layered security plan.
Team deployment
Uniformed or plain-clothes agents placed at key positions.
Post-event report
Summary of incidents (if any) and security observations.
How many people you need
Under 50 guests is normally one protector. Between 50 and 100 is one or two. Between 100 and 250 is two to three with coordinated positions. Above 250, staffing is quoted because access control becomes a system rather than a headcount.
The number moves with the layout more than the guest list. A venue with four unmonitored entrances needs more staff than a larger venue with one, and an event with a public arrival needs more than a private one with the same attendance.
Venue requirements come first
Many venues mandate a minimum number of licensed security staff regardless of your own assessment, and some require that staff be booked through an approved vendor. Confirm this before you book anything, because it occasionally overrides the plan entirely.
Where the venue has its own team, our staff coordinate with them during planning rather than arriving as an unknown group on the night.
Access control and the guest list
Most incidents at private events are access problems rather than security problems: someone who was not invited, a guest returning after being asked to leave, or a vendor entrance nobody was watching. Access control is the highest-value part of the service and the cheapest to staff properly.
Uniformed staff deter, plain-clothes staff observe. A mixed posture works for most private events, and we will recommend the split once we know the venue and the guest profile.
Available Protectors
Marcus Reid
Former LAPD SWAT, 12 years
$120/hr
James Walker
Former US Army Ranger, 8 years
$120/hr
Derek Stone
Former Secret Service, 10 years
$120/hr
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does event security cost?+
From $129 per hour per protector with a four-hour minimum. A 90-guest event with two protectors over six hours is roughly $1,368 at base rates. Weekend timing adds 20 percent and a major-market location adds 10 to 20 percent, while bookings of eight hours or more take 10 percent off.
How many security staff does my event need?+
Roughly one protector under 50 guests, one to two for 50 to 100, and two to three for 100 to 250. Above 250 it is quoted, because access control becomes a coordinated system. Venue layout matters more than headcount: several unmonitored entrances need more staff than a larger single-entrance venue.
Will your staff be uniformed or in plain clothes?+
Either, and a mix is common. Uniformed staff deter and make access control obvious, plain-clothes staff observe without changing the atmosphere of the event. Once we know the venue and the guest profile we will recommend a split.
Does my venue require licensed security?+
Many do, and some require that staff come through an approved vendor. Venue requirements override your own assessment, so confirm them before booking anything. We coordinate with house security during planning where the venue has its own team.
Can you handle guest list and access control?+
Yes, and it is usually the part that matters most. Most incidents at private events are access problems rather than security problems, so entry screening, re-entry rules and watching the vendor entrance are built into the plan rather than added on.
How far in advance should event security be booked?+
Two weeks or more, which also earns the 5 percent advance discount. That window allows a venue walk and coordination with house security. Shorter notice is possible subject to availability, and same-day bookings carry a 30 percent surcharge.