Auberge du Soleil is a hotel destination wedding venue in Rutherford, United States, hosting 20 to 120 guests in the $$$$ price range, reached from San Francisco International (SFO), ~1 hour 30 minutes by car. Best months: June, July, August, September.
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Claude Rouas opened Auberge du Soleil in 1981 as a restaurant in an olive grove above Rutherford.
Auberge du Soleil in Rutherford, open June – September.
Claude Rouas opened Auberge du Soleil in 1981 as a restaurant in an olive grove above Rutherford.
The 50 rooms and suites came afterwards, spread through low maisons across 33 hillside acres, and the whole property is built to face one direction: west, over the valley floor to the Mayacamas.
Ceremonies happen in the olive grove or on the terrace lawn.
Dinner is on the Vista Terrace or in the Bellevue rooms, which seat up to 120, and it is cooked by the same kitchen that has held a Michelin star for the restaurant since 2007.
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Opened 1981 by Claude Rouas; 50 rooms across 33 hillside acres
Ceremony in the olive grove, dinner on the Vista Terrace
The Michelin-starred restaurant kitchen cooks the wedding dinner
Bellevue rooms seat up to 120 for dinner and dancing
Best held in June, July, August.
The months the weather, and the local rhythm, is kindest to a stay at Auberge du Soleil.
Ask about a date.
Choose a day from the calendar.
Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A first note comes back within two business days.
How the weekend usually runs.
Yours will be different, nothing below is required. Every planning begins with the three meals you most want to eat, and builds outward.
- 17:00Guests arrive and check into the maisons; drinks in the olive grove
- 19:30Welcome dinner on the Vista Terrace
- 11:00Morning free: the spa, the pool, or a drive to Yountville
- 16:30Ceremony in the olive grove, valley below
- 18:00Drinks on the terrace as the sun goes behind the Mayacamas
- 19:30Dinner and dancing in the Bellevue rooms
- 10:30Farewell breakfast on the terrace before departures
Things worth knowing.
SFO · ~1 hour 30 minutes by car
Guests fly into San Francisco International. Our team arranges every transfer.
$175,000
Auberge publishes no wedding price list. The site fees and food and drink minimums are planner-reported figures for 2025; the per-head, room rate and total are our estimates, built from the property tier and the three-night buyout requirement. None of these is a quote.
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$175,000 and up for 50 guests over a three-night buyout (estimated)
$3,500
A one-time licence and setup fee, paid to the venue.
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$3,500 to $12,500 site fee, stepping at 30 guests (planner-reported)
$250 / head
A seated dinner with wine and service, by headcount.
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$250 to $400 per guest for dinner and drinks (estimated)
$1,200 / night
A standard room in the wedding window. Group rates on request.
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Rooms from about $1,200 per night in season (estimated)
June – September
The 4 months the weather is kindest. Shoulder dates soften the light and the rates.
Figures are estimates, modeled from regional rates and public sources, not a quote from the venue. Once the venue claims this page, their own rates take precedence.
Asked along the way.
How many guests can Auberge du Soleil seat for a wedding?+
The Bellevue rooms seat up to 120 for dinner and dancing. The Vista Terrace and the olive grove take smaller groups, and the property is happiest around 50 to 80. Confirm the exact configuration with the events team, since capacity moves with the layout you choose.
Does a wedding at Auberge du Soleil need a full buyout?+
Yes. Weddings take exclusive use of the property for three nights, so all 50 rooms and suites are part of the booking. That requirement, more than the site fee, is what sets the floor on a wedding here.
What does a wedding at Auberge du Soleil cost?+
Planner-reported 2025 figures put the site fee at $3,500 to $5,100 for 30 guests or fewer with a matching food and drink minimum, and $6,500 to $12,500 above 30 guests with a $15,000 to $25,000 minimum. The three-night buyout is quoted on top of that.
Which airport should our guests fly into?+
San Francisco International is about 90 minutes by car and has the most international arrivals. Oakland is nearer at about 75 minutes, and Charles M. Schulz Sonoma County Airport in Santa Rosa is 45 minutes away with limited domestic service.
When is the best time of year to marry in Napa Valley?+
Late September and October fall in harvest, which is the prettiest, the most expensive and the hardest to book. May and June are dry and quieter. July and August run hot on the valley floor, though the hillside terrace cools as soon as the sun drops behind the Mayacamas.
Can we hold a legally binding ceremony on the property?+
Yes. A California marriage licence is issued by any county clerk, both of you appear in person with photo identification, there is no waiting period and no residency requirement, and the licence is valid anywhere in the state for 90 days.
Others to weigh.
Ask about dates at Auberge du Soleil.
A note to us with a rough season and guest count. Nothing is reserved until the venue confirms. A reply comes within two business days, from a person by name.