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Every visit, written down

What each visit is, what it includes, how long it runs, what travel is charged on and what a deposit does.

Visits
10 kinds
Add-ons
3 extras
Where the trailer goes
Dodge County Area
  • Two llamas in hats and bandanas at a town event.
  • A llama in a birthday headband with curling ribbons.
  • Two llamas in braided tassels, walking on a path.

What can be booked

Each board says what the visit is, who books it and what it includes.

The Birthday Llama Hour

A llama arrives at the party, meets everybody, and stands still for as many photographs as the guests want to take.

Booked forBirthday parties at home, in a back yard, a park shelter or a hall.

What it includes · 4 things

  • Time with the birthday child, and a turn for every guest who wants one
  • Set-up before guests arrive and pack-down afterwards, either side of the booked time
  • A roped or marked-off area, so the crowd and the animals each have their own space
  • A short briefing for the children on approaching a llama calmly, before anyone meets one

Two sizes: the Classic Llama Visit at $225 for 2 llamas, or the Herd Experience at $325 for 4, each up to 2 hours with a handler included. Additional time may be added based on availability.

How long

Up to 2 hours

What it costs

$225 with 2 llamas · $325 with 4

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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Something Borrowed, Something Llama

A llama in a bow tie at cocktail hour, or in the photographs with the wedding party. Timed around the ceremony rather than across it.

Booked forWeddings, engagement parties and receptions.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A run-through with your planner or venue on where the setup goes and when the trailer arrives
  • Guest photo time, plus time with the couple and the photographer
  • A quiet arrival and departure, so a trailer is not driving past the ceremony

If your venue requires proof of insurance before animals are allowed on the property, ask them what they need and send it with your request. That is arranged well in advance rather than at the gate.

How long

Up to 2 hours, within one part of the day

What it costs

$225 with 2 llamas · $325 with 4

Same pricing as private parties, plus travel beyond the included area.

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The Wedding Photo Shoot

A llama for the photographs alone: engagement portraits, bridal party shots, or the couple's own session away from the guests.

Booked forCouples and photographers who want the llama in the pictures, not at the party.

What it includes · 4 things

  • A brushed-out, photo-ready llama
  • Coordination with your photographer on light and timing before the day
  • Time to reset and reposition between shots
  • A setup away from the guest area, so the shoot is not run around a crowd

Booked separately from a visit to the celebration itself, because the two happen at different times of day and need different amounts of space.

How long

2 hours, on one day

What it costs

$225 with 2 llamas · $325 with 4

Same pricing as private parties, plus travel beyond the included area.

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Say Llama Photo Session

A booked session with a llama and your own photographer. Families, anniversaries, seniors, the annual card.

Booked forAnyone bringing a photographer, at one location.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A brushed-out, photo-ready llama
  • Coordination with your photographer on light and timing before the day
  • Time to reset and reposition between shots

The photographs are yours.

How long

Up to 2 hours

What it costs

$225 with 2 llamas · $325 with 4

Same pricing as private parties, plus travel beyond the included area.

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Llamas at School

A llama on the school grounds for a field day, a reading reward, an agriculture week or the last day of term.

Booked forElementary and middle schools, FFA and 4-H programs, PTO and booster events.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A setup that works on a field, a blacktop or a bus loop, agreed with the school in advance
  • Groups brought through in turn, so a class meets a llama rather than a crowd does
  • Set-up before the first group arrives and pack-down after the last

Schools are invoiced rather than sent a card link. Mark the request as an organization booking and the paperwork side starts with it. We also enjoy answering questions about llamas and can provide a more educational presentation if desired.

How long

Up to 4 hours, with as many classes as you want in that time

What it costs

$100 per llama

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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The Visiting Llamas

Llamas brought to residents, out on a patio or the grounds. Nobody has to get on a bus.

Booked forSenior living communities, care homes and memory care.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A route walked with your activities director beforehand
  • A setup residents can reach with wheelchairs and walkers
  • A visit planned around the community's own activity schedule

If your community needs its own sign-off, a certificate of insurance or records for the animals, say so with the request and it starts early rather than in the week of the visit.

How long

Up to 4 hours

What it costs

$100 per llama

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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The Church Picnic Crew

A llama at VBS week, the summer picnic or a youth night, set up for a churchyard or a parking lot.

Booked forChurches, VBS programs and youth groups.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A setup that works in a churchyard or a parking lot
  • Group photo time for the class or the youth group
  • An invoice to the church office rather than a card at the door

Mark the request as an organization booking and it is handled on an invoice, with the date held to match when the group that approves it next meets.

How long

Up to 4 hours

What it costs

$100 per llama

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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Main Street Llamas

A pen or a roped area at a festival, a fair, a parade or a town celebration, staffed for the whole block of time.

Booked forFestivals, parades, county days and town celebrations.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A pen or roped area sized for a crowd that keeps moving
  • Shade and water set up for the animals before the gates open
  • A sign carrying the WC Hobby Herd name, phone number and how to book

A long outdoor block in high summer is planned around heat and shade, so say what shade exists on site when you send the request.

How long

Up to 4 hours

What it costs

$100 per llama

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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Llamas for a Good Cause

A photo line with a llama, run for a school, a church, a booster club or a benefit night, with a donation point beside it.

Booked forSchools, churches, 4-H, boosters and benefit nights.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A photo line set up to keep moving
  • A marked spot for donations or ticket sales beside the photo area
  • The arrangement agreed in writing before the date, so nothing is settled on the night

We love supporting local organizations and community groups! We offer a reduced fundraiser/community rate rather than taking a percentage of funds raised. Pricing varies based on the number of llamas, event length, location and travel. Contact us and we'd be happy to discuss options that work for your event.

How long

Hours determined per event

What it costs

A reduced fundraiser and community rate

A flat rate rather than a share of what you raise.

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Llamas in Their Holiday Best

A llama in a costume or a seasonal collar, at a holiday event, with a photo spot set up somewhere that is not a parking lot.

Booked forChristmas, Halloween, Easter and town holiday events.

What it includes · 3 things

  • A themed look chosen from the add-on list when you book
  • A photo spot set up with a background worth photographing
  • A continuous photo line, or two shorter blocks with a break. Your choice

How long

Up to 4 hours

What it costs

$100 per llama

Plus travel beyond the included area.

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Things added to a visit

3 extras that can be added when the visit is booked, rather than agreed on the day.

Add-ons

Price

More llamas

A visit books with 2 or 4 llamas, so a photo line moves through the guests faster.

$100 per llama at organization visits · parties step up to the $325 Herd Experience

Extra time on site

Add time on site to the booked visit, subject to availability. Additional time may be limited based on the llamas' comfort, weather conditions, and our event schedule.

$50 per additional 30 minutes

A themed look

A costume or a seasonal look for the visit, chosen when you book. Christmas, birthday and masked looks are on the flyer already.

No additional cost

Travel

Every visit price covers travel inside the area around home. Past that, a travel fee is quoted with your request, based on distance. Send the town and the full venue address and the quote comes off the real address rather than an estimate.

Before a travel charge starts

Anywhere in Dodge County, and within 20 miles of West Concord, MN

  • Travel within 20 miles of West Concord, MN is included. Events outside our local service area may include an additional travel fee based on distance.
  • Distance is measured one way, by road, from home to the venue address.
  • The fee covers the drive itself, which is time on the road with animals loaded rather than time on site.

Travel

Fee

Inside the included area

Venues within the area the visit price already covers.

Included in the visit price

The deposit

A request is not a booking. A date becomes a hold when it is confirmed as available and set aside for you, and a hold becomes a booking when the deposit is paid.

There is no checkout on this website and nothing is charged when you send a request. Once a date is confirmed, the deposit is arranged directly: cash, check or Venmo. The balance is due on or before the event date.

The deposit

A $50 non-refundable deposit is required to reserve your date and will be applied toward your total event cost.

When it is due

The remaining balance is due on or before the event date.

Canceling

The $50 deposit is non-refundable. Cancellation 7 or more days before the event: only the deposit is lost, and nothing else is owed. Cancellation less than 7 days before: 50% of the event price is due. Cancellation within 24 hours, or a no-show: the full event price is due. Severe weather is handled separately, under the weather policy.

Weather

Because the safety and comfort of our animals and guests come first, WC Hobby Herd reserves the right to postpone or cancel an event due to thunderstorms, extreme heat, high winds, unsafe travel conditions, or other severe weather. We will monitor the forecast and communicate with you as your event approaches. If WC Hobby Herd determines an event cannot safely take place, your deposit will be transferred to a rescheduled date or refunded if rescheduling is not possible. If a customer chooses to cancel when we determine conditions are safe to proceed, our standard cancellation policy will apply.

Seasonal visits

2 visits that only run at a particular time of year.
A llama in a Santa hat getting a kiss from someone in a Santa suit.
A llama in a Santa hat and Christmas tie, standing with two people dressed as Santa.
  • Santa Llama Mini Sessions

    Select dates in November and December

    Enjoy a festive visit and take your own holiday photos with one of our Christmas-ready llamas! Advance reservations required.

    30 minutes

    $25 per family, at our farm

  • Book Your Summer Saturday Early

    February and March, for May through August dates

    Planning a graduation party, birthday, community celebration or special event? Our summer Saturdays can fill quickly! Reserve your May–August date during February or March.

    A $50 booking deposit reserves your date, applied toward your event total

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