Beginning January of 2024 we not longer permit outside catering for new contracts. Existing contracts will be honored allowing an outside caterer.

Our in-house Chef has designed a wide range of catering packages with diverse menu selections to meet the needs of your guests. If you don’t see exactly what you are looking for, let us know!

You can check out our catering menu HERE.

If you're you would like to get a price quote, please contact our Event Specialist Team at events@acvwine.com.

We allow hard alcohol to be served during events, for a maximum of 4 hours.

We have decided that for the safety and well-being of you, your guests and staff a four-hour liquor service is in everyone's best interest. This only applies to hard alcohol. Wine, beer, cider and seltzers can continue to be served throughout your reception.

If you have any questions please contact the Event Specialist Team events@acvwine.com

PLEASE READ THOROUGHLY

* You will be asked to sign an acknowledgment of these rules at your rehearsal.*

Please understand that your event is like attending any restaurant or bar where alcohol is served. Only alcohol served by a bartender is allowed to be consumed during your event.

You may ONLY consume beer, cider, seltzers, and wine in the get-ready suites (no bartender is required to be present in the get-ready suites). No hard liquor is allowed because of our winery's liquor license.

Aurora Vineyards staff will remove all hard alcohol in the get-ready suites at the beginning of the rental time and may re-inspect the suites at any time for hard alcohol. Any and all hard alcohol that brides, grooms and their wedding parties have with them in the suites or their cars need to be handed over to the staff. Any hard alcohol found will be disposed of and not returned. It is your responsibility to inform your wedding party of this rule.

Please instruct all guests that outside alcohol is not allowed to be brought into the event. If any outside alcohol is found with your guest(s), it will be removed by the bartender. If guest(s) do not want to relinquish their alcohol, the bar will be closed, all alcohol will be removed from the venue, and the event may be shut down.

Bartenders have the right to stop service to any guests that appear intoxicated. All bartenders follow OLCC guidelines and are obligated by the OLCC to not over serve guests.

It is at the discretion of all licensed bartenders to decide when and who they stop serving alcohol to.

If you wish to bring additional alcohol (beer, wine, cider, seltzers) into the venue after the start of the event to have the bartender serve, you must discuss this with the Venue Manager prior to bringing alcohol into the venue.

If any guests fail to comply and consume alcohol that is not served by the bartenders, the bar will be closed, all alcohol will be removed from the venue, and the event may be shut down.

All of these rule are in place to ensure everyone is kept safe. If guests hide alcohol and consume it without the bartenders knowledge, the bartender, the venue and YOU could be held responsible for any incidents that occur after your wedding when guests leave the property. We want your wedding to be a fun, happy occasion with only good memories!

We are excited to help you choose the wine that you will serve at your wedding!

Our winemaker is generally available Monday thru Friday between 11am - 5pm to guide you through our wines.

If you are not available to do the wine tasting on a weekday, we will have one of our knowledgeable Tasting Room staff walk you through the wines.

This private wine tasting is for the bride, groom and up to two guests only. If you wish to have additional guests join you at your tasting, there is a $15/person tasting fee.

All wine must be pre-purchased at least two weeks before your wedding.

If you choose to purchase wine, we will gladly store your wine for you for up to 3 months in a climate-controlled area for a free. Storage for more than 3 months will incur a storage fee of $25.

It is especially important to store your wine at a proper temperature if your wedding is several months out. We would hate for you to open your wine up on your wedding day to find that it does not taste as good as it did when you purchased it because it was improperly stored.

If you would like to receive a discount on your wine purchases for your wedding, we welcome you to join our Wine Club.

You can receive wine discounts between 20-30% by joining the Wine Club. 

In addition to discounts on wine, as a Club member you will also receive free flights and glasses of wine on each visit to the Tasting Room, quarterly wine allocations, special patio seating, and more.

We ask for a one-year commitment to our Wine Club, so you will will enjoy the benefits before and after your wedding!

Click HERE for more info about or to join!

Aurora Colony Vineyards offers bartending services if you are serving beer, wine, cider, and seltzers only. Even if you are not serving wine, Aurora Colony Vineyards can act as your bartender for beer, cider and seltzer. We charge $45/hour for each bartender.

If you wish to serve hard alcohol or just wish to have a non-winery bartender, a licensed AND insured bartending service must be hired. If you would like a list of recommended bartending services, please ask the Venue Manager.

Many people ask if they can have their friends who are OLCC-licensed bartend at their wedding. The answer is no, unless that friend has proof of liability insurance. It is important that all bartenders have liability insurance in the unfortunate event that a guest causes an accident or injury after the wedding. The liability insurance that we require you to purchase covers you, the host of the event, not the bartender. The bartender, for their own protection, needs to have liability insurance. That is why we recommend only using a professional bartending service or Aurora Colony Vineyards for bartending.

If you have questions about bartending, please ask the Venue Manager.

ALLOWED

• Real candles are allowed as long as they are in a glass container that is taller than the candle flame.
• Real flower petals must be used in the amphitheater if they will be spread or tossed by a flower girl. Faux flowers and greenery are fine inside the reception space.
• You can hang flowers and greenery from the beams using twine, string or fishing line.
• You can wrap the beams with twinkle lights.

NOT ALLOWED

• No nails or tacks in the walls. Command Strips are OK.
• No tape or hot glue on any chairs inside or in the amphitheater. If you would like to hang items on chairs, please use string, fishing line or ribbon.
• No sparklers.
• No fiber optic light wands (they are a mess to clean up).
• No confetti of any kind. Rice paper confetti does not dissolve in water as easily as they say, and all confetti is difficult to clean up.

If you have ideas for other decorations and you aren't sure if they are allowed, please ask the Venue Manager.

If extra cleaning needs to be done by our staff to clean up because you used one of the not-allowed decorations or the venue is left overly messy (i.e. frosting smeared on the floors or patio, grease on the floors left by the caterer), you will be charged $45/hour for clean-up as determined by our facilities manager.

Your Event Specialist is your first point of contact and detail liaison! You will first meet your Event Specialist at your tour. She will be there to answer your questions throughout the planning process. You will schedule a details appointment, where you will go through the details of your wedding day that pertain to Aurora Vineyards (such as timeline, menu, layout, and linen colors). Your event specialist may or may not be present at your wedding.We do not require you to hire a wedding coordinator or a day-of coordinator; however, we will ask you for the name of a person who will be your point person on the day of your wedding.

This person should have knowledge of your plan for the day and be available if there are questions about decorating, vendors, etc. and be available at the end of the evening to ensure that the venue is properly cleaned up.

Your Event Manager is the person in charge of your reception. They oversee the event staff with meal service, partner with outside vendors (like photographers, florists, and DJs), and manage any unexpected situations that may arise so your nearest and dearest can relax and enjoy the party.  Your Event Specialist will go over the details of your event with the Event Manager. 

Our Event Center has interior ceremony space for up to 130 guests only.

If you are planning a wedding with more than 130 guests, it would be good to plan on having tents available that can be placed on our patios or in the amphitheater in case of rain.

We do not have tents available. You would need to rent tents from a third-party vendor.

We are happy to work with you on a Plan B if you are planning on having your ceremony in the amphitheater during a "transitional" weather month.

Smoking and vaping are allowed in the "Designated Smoking Area" that is located next to the venue's restrooms. Anyone who is found smoking or vaping in or near the venue or amphitheater will be asked to move to the designated area if they wish to continue.