Oak & Vine made our wedding weekend the best weekend of our lives! From the first moment we stepped foot on the property, it was clear that they stood out from the rest. Online and... in photos, it can be hard to differentiate venues – they seem to offer similar services/views/amenities. In person, it becomes clear that while other places sometimes seem to offer a hands off, bare minimum approach, Colin, Rich, Chef Justin, Lisa, and the whole Oak & Vine team really take pride in what they do, offering the best in their respective disciplines, but all the while cultivating a family-like atmosphere making you feel like they’re celebrating with you.
Coming up to the property for our tasting stands out as a particularly special memory. After careful back-and-forth deciding on what menu and cocktails would feel the most “us,” we visited almost exactly one year prior to our wedding day (so that we would be able to taste everything in-season) while Colin and Chef made everything right in front of us in their open-air kitchen overlooking the vineyard (an extra perk of the venue, everything can be cooked right next to the reception space and served fresh). Everything, from Colin’s hand-crafted cocktails to multiple courses of farm-fresh flavor explosions from Chef Justin, left us feeling like we wanted to have three weddings so that we could include everything we tried.
The wedding weekend was a dream start to finish. We rented out both houses on the property so that immediate family and wedding party members could stay onsite (a MAJOR plus over other venues), and not only were the houses big enough to accommodate that, but they’re also the most beautiful, well crafted homes we’ve ever stayed in. Hard to leave! We hosted our rehearsal dinner at the Vineyard house, and Colin was a miracle worker, putting on what felt like a wedding in itself, with delicious food and drink (accommodating all our wedding party’s dietary restrictions and offering non-alcoholic hand-crafted cocktails to the pregnant sister of the groom), while also feeling like our best friend.
The wedding day was a dream. Getting married under that Oak tree is nothing short of surreal (and it shades the guests, which was a major plus for us, having been sunburnt at other ceremonies). Sunset photos in the vineyard look like a movie, cocktail hour outside the barn, and reception and dancing all went off without a hitch. Food and cocktails were excellent, and the staff made sure that we didn’t miss tasting a single bite despite what we’d heard about not getting to eat on your wedding day. It was really cool to meet the rest of their staff, who definitely feel hand-picked to curate the same fun-loving family vibe that we felt from our first interactions (major shout out to Lloyd – he’s the man). Extra plus for Oak & Vine is that you get to provide the liquor and wine of your choosing for the events, vs. so many vineyard venues that require you to only buy their product.
Overall, it was the best. We and all our loved ones were seriously sad to leave, and kept repeating that we can’t wait to think of another excuse to return to Oak & Vine.