Beltane Ranch

Oh my goodness! The staff and family are incredible! My elopement turned micro wedding dinner was amazing! Coordinating the cake, officiant and flowers was effortless. Our guests were simply enchanted by the Ranch and every detail! Those oysters and crab cakes were delicious! When the weather took a cold turn everything was efficiently moved to the bridal cottage for coffee and cake without hesitation. I didn’t have to think or worry about a thing…my champagne/wine glass was always full and everything was simply outstanding! Thank you Paula for coordinating every last detail, managing to finesse date changes because of covid and for providing exceptional service and professionalism! I couldn’t have asked for anything more than this absolute dream come true! We will be back for more events in the future…thank you doesn’t even come close!

Absolutely beautiful and private venue in Sonoma. So many places in the valley have ridiculous requirements.. Beltane lets you stay all weekend and have the whole inn for yourself and your guests. They allow you to bring in outside caterers and your own alcohol. Beyond that the staff is incredible, they are organized and prompt when it comes to planning your wedding and while you're there you feel so relaxed - truly able to enjoy your big day!

Beltane Ranch created a magical day for our wedding. The scenery and venue spaces could not have been better. Each part of the day flowed from one area of the space to the next seamlessly. When you reserve the venue for a wedding, you (and only your group) have access to the venue Friday afternoon through Sunday morning. This makes for a stress-free, intimate event. The ranch kitchen will provide food for smaller groups (rehearsal, bridal party getting ready, small weddings), which are deliciously cooked by Chef Greg. The cottage (where bridal parties typically get ready) is beautiful, but not that big, so just be aware if you have a larger bridal party - additionally, the A/C unit seemed to get a little overwhelmed with all the activity, but luckily we had a mild day. There were some challenges in planning, including some rules and requirements that seemed a bit over the top, however all worked out beautifully the day of and the staff were overall extremely pleasant. We are so glad to have chosen Beltane as our venue!

First of all, Beltane is gorgeous. The grounds are beautiful, inn is charming, and the staff at the inn were wonderful. I had my wedding during an insane heatwave a few weeks ago. There are a few things I wish Beltane handled differently. The week leading up to the wedding, with the heat projected, Beltane did not do much to prepare for the heat. The inn is old and does not have A/C. With 113 degree heat, this became a big problem. All that was provided was a small fan blowing over a bowl of ice water. Needless to say, the rooms were quite unbearable. My poor family barely slept all weekend. I wish they would have done more. Either provide multiple large fans, portable A/C units, or even book rooms in a neighboring inn/hotel. The did not offer any refunds or discounts. On the day of my wedding, the owner gave us permission to move the wedding back an hour to a 5pm start time. My coordinator and I were only in contact with the venue coordinators leading up the wedding. When we asked if we could do our tea ceremony at the end of the night (10:30pm) due to the insane heat they were adamant that this would not possible. Everyone had to be off the property by 11pm. Thus, we figured there was no way we would push the wedding back an hour. It wasn't until the owner got involved the day of our wedding where we were able to push the wedding back an hour. I wish we got permission a day or two before. This resulted in a lot of scrambling to notify all the guests hours before the wedding the start time had been moved.