Vine Hill House at O'Connell Vineyards

When you book Vine Hill House, you are truly getting the full package. When my, now, husband and I were looking at venues (and we looked at about 20 different ones in the area) we instantly fell in love with how beautiful the Vine Hill property is. The rolling vineyard that surrounds the property and serves as your ceremony background, and the beautiful apple trees, make for a natural and stunning setting for your special day. Their beautiful hydrangea flowers that frames the front and back of the yard are a huge added plus as well. And if you love wine as much as we do, you will be very impressed with how delicious the O’Connell wines are! We were very happy to serve it to our guests and plan to become members of the winery ourselves. Besides the amazing views of greenery, Vine Hill House comes armed with an amazing crew that is in charge of running your whole day (8am-11pm was the time we spent on our special day). Dan O’Connell, the most sweetest and gracious host, makes it his mission to keep your day flowing and ON TIME! It’s very important to him and his team that you and your betrothed are where you need to be (weddings can get chaotic, noisy, and busy), that you are well fed (a big deal, often overlooked due to bride and groom being the stars of the show), and that you are pausing to enjoy your big moments. These seemingly small details are actually what makes a HUGE difference in your experience. They care greatly about your big day as much as you do and that is a true rarity. We HIGHLY RECOMMEND you book this venue.

Thank you, again, Vine Hill House for your hard work and hospitality, we look forward to visiting you again and again!
With Love,
The Silvas
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I photographed a wedding at Vine Hill House last year, and it's one of the most magical wedding venues in Northern California. A ceremony nestled in a grove of redwood trees with a view of the O'Connell vineyard in the background is simply breathtaking. One look at the venue and you'll fall in love. On top of the scenery, Dan and Jordan are the kindest, most thoughtful, and attentive hosts and will stop at nothing short of perfection. If you're on the fence about booking Vine Hill House for your wedding, don't. Just book it! You and your guests will love their experience here no doubt about it. I'll be jealous you're there and not me!

Dan and his team were wonderful to work with. When touring venues we instantly fell in love with the stunning views at Vine Hill house. Aside from Vine Hill House being a beautiful venue; we were sold on Dan's team and trusted them to ensure we had a stress free and beautiful wedding. We appreciated everything he and his team did to help us in the planning process. This allowed our wedding day to run smoothly, and without stress for the bride and groom. On our wedding day they took care of everything and always made sure my husband and I were able to enjoy our wedding. This venue is beautiful and. we would highly recommend it.

We got married at VHH last month and it was a wonderful experience from our first meeting through the day of. Vine Hill is not only stunning in terms of the views but Dan and his team do such a great job. I did not want to spend a lot of time and stress planning my wedding and having their list of preferred vendors to go off really made my life so much easier. The VHHH team is so organized and they know what they are doing. The day of the wedding was completely stress free for me because the Vine Hill team did such a great job handling all of the details. I would highly recommend Vine Hill to anyone.

We just had our dream wedding at Vine Hill House and could not be happier with the entire experience. All our guests were raving about the venue and entire night. Dan and his team did an incredible job running the entire event - the flow of the whole night was perfect. Even before the event, we fell in love with this beautiful venue set on a vineyard and with our ceremony and dancing within redwood trees. Planning a wedding here too was so much easier than it would have been elsewhere too - Dan has a list of trusted vendors who are all fabulous from catering to hair/makeup to DJ to photography. We just had our dream wedding at Vine Hill House and could not be happier with the entire experience. All our guests were raving about the venue and entire night. Dan and his team did an incredible job running the entire event - the flow of the whole night was perfect. Even before the event, we fell in love with this beautiful venue set on a vineyard and with our ceremony and dancing within redwood trees. Planning a wedding here too was so much easier than it would have been elsewhere too - Dan has a list of trusted vendors who are all fabulous from catering to hair/makeup to DJ to photography. Many who he’s worked out special rates with too! Dan and his team were also quick to answer any questions and the planning meetings really helped us get all the necessary details in place. If we could give VHH 10 stars we would.

Choosing Vine Hill House as our wedding venue was the absolute best decision we made in the wedding planning process! We got married in June of this year. It was an absolute pleasure working with Dan and his team. I knew we would not forget a single detail or have to worry about a single thing on the day of the wedding due to how organized, generous, detailed and involved the team is. And all of our guests are still talking about how stunning the venue was! Cannot recommend this venue enough.

My husband and I were so happy with our decision to get married at Vine Hill House this past May. We immediately fell in love with the beauty of the venue and especially resonated with the “vineyard meets backyard” homey feeling of the space. From the very beginning, Dan and his team were patient, helpful, and responsive to all our questions. After booking our date, they provided a huge packet of information with preferred vendors, checklists, etc. that made our jobs so much easier, especially because neither of us had any clue how to plan a wedding. VHH is so hands-on that you don’t even need a wedding planner! Something that is noteworthy about the venue is just how many things the team covers and provides - you don’t need to worry about a day-of coordinator, lighting, heat lamps, dance floor, clean up, etc. You even provide your own drinks for the bar which saves a lot of money on alcohol. We’ve seen friends get burned with hidden costs and were grateful we didn’t have that experience at all with VHH. Vendors also love working at the venue so much that most of ours even offered a discount for being able to work there. On the day of the wedding, Dan, Jordan, and the team took care of everything so my husband and I were able to enjoy ourselves stress-free. It was the most perfect day and we had so many friends and family tell us it was the best wedding they have ever attended, largely due to the beauty of the venue. Guests also said the vineyard behind us at the altar was so stunning that it felt like a backdrop, and we’ll never forget the pure magic of dancing in the moonlight under the beautiful redwood trees. Another important thing to us was that our venue be LGBTQ-friendly, and both the VHH team and all their recommended vendors were so inclusive and wonderful to all our party members and loved ones. We are so grateful to them for making our day more special than we ever could have imagined! (Photos: @marcblondinphotography)

My wife and I got married at Vine Hill House about 2 weeks ago. First off, visit and book this venue at least a year in advance, as it will fill up fast! As well it should!

We cannot recommend Vine Hill enough. Dan, Jordan, and the team are true professionals who deeply care about making your special day the best it can be.

Planning a wedding can be an extremely daunting task, but they are with you every step of the way. They walk you through every detail. They are great with communication. They give you recommendations for catering, photography, DJ, etc. They also coordinate the day of your wedding, so that you don't have to worry about a thing.

Now the space. You can't beat it. It's nestled in the Graton/Sebastopol area. And it is gorgeous! It's a beautifully intimate space with everything you need.
And the view of the vineyards and Sonoma County is stunning.

Our wedding was perfect. It was the best day of our lives. And I am so thankful to have had it at Vine Hill House. 5 stars isn't enough. 10 stars :)

We were so happy we picked Vine Hill House as our wedding venue! It is an absolutely gorgeous property and it was perfect for what we were looking for. The ceremony and dancing area is shaded and out of this world gorgeous, filled with trees and greenery and a secret tasting bar. The dinner area is really spacious and the team sets it all up perfectly! We really appreciated that the VHH team was responsive and communicative and made the process seamless. Plus, the O’Connell wine is delicious, so enjoy! Thank you to the Vine Hill House team for everything!

There’s a moment on your wedding day when it hits you: “wow this is it”. This is months of planning and a labor of love coming together in the most beautiful celebration in front of your family and friends. And as the summer breeze wafts through the air, the warm sun rays beams down on you, the music of your procession echoes out from the beautiful tree grove where your guests wait…you feel it, and it’s Brigitte’s calm, soothing presence and Dan’s joking but always ready for anything demeanor that steadies you. So as you take your first steps out on your dad’s arm, you’re ready and excited and all the good feelings only because Vine Hill House is the steady drumbeat behind the procession that makes it move so smoothly, and what could you possibly worry about when you have Dan, Brigitte, Lily, and team at the ready.

Vine Hill House is for the couples that want a gorgeous venue with a sunset “golden hour” that cannot be beat to take vineyard couple photos in, an amazing support group to execute on your schedule/decoration vision but also provide time-tested advice on what works at their venue (seriously, listen to Dan and Brigitte, you won’t regret it), a fantastic list of preferred vendors (we used Trends Catering, Anne-Claire Brun, AMS Entertainment, and the Powder Room from their list with zero regrets), and just a day of absolute joy and celebration.

There were the small things too: Brigitte reminding me that Panera is the easiest and most filling for the day-of breakfast and lunch, the house they allow the bridal party to get in, the ice cold beers awaiting the guys in the “speakeasy” vibes of the tasting grove, the generous pickup of your wedding items the next day at noon, the way they guide you through signing the marriage license, reminders for things here and there, etc. etc. etc. etc.

Honestly, this review could go on way too long if I said everything we loved from the moment of initial contact to the day after our wedding of working with Vine Hill House. So I’ll just leave it to this, if they’re on your list of potential venues and you can book the date you want with them, go with Vine Hill House, you won’t regret it.