A weekend in Sonoma County · August 27–30, 2026 · Green Valley Farm and Mill, Sebastopol
Welcome! This is the home for everything you need to know about the weekend. We can’t wait to celebrate with you.
The vibe
This is a small, family-only wedding — intimate by design. Around 40 of our closest people, gathered for a long weekend on a working farm in west Sonoma. We’re going for warm, grounded, and unfussy: California native flowers from a Sebastopol farm, a Levantine feast for dinner, Celtic and Irish trad music in the evening, and plenty of unstructured time to hang out.
The farm sits in Sebastopol, about 1.5 hours north of San Francisco. Less ceremony, more time together.
Schedule
Thursday, August 27 — Arrival & welcome
- Guests arrive throughout the day
- Inn at Occidental check-in opens (parents’ generation)
- Green Valley Farm bedrooms available (kids’ generation)
- Evening — informal welcome hang at the farm
Friday, August 28 — Rehearsal dinner
- Daytime is open — wander Sebastopol, hit the coast, lounge on the farm
- Evening — rehearsal followed by a pizza-and-sides dinner from Huria’s (Lower East Side menu, with chocolate cake)
Saturday, August 29 — Wedding day
- Morning into early afternoon — getting ready and photos
- Ceremony — at the farm
- Cocktail hour — Celtic/Irish trad music from Dave Cory’s trio
- Dinner — Levantine feast from Mazza
- After dinner — band scales up to five musicians (flute and accordion in the mix), dancing into the night
Sunday, August 30 — Farewell brunch
- Brunch at the Inn at Occidental — easy, slow, full of goodbyes
Quick reference
- Accommodation — Inn at Occidental, the farm
- Travel — flights, drive times, getting to Sebastopol
- Registry — gifts, contributions
- FAQ — kids, dress code, weather, what to bring
Reach us
- Anne Macdonald (wedding coordinator) — anne@theculturedevent.com · 510-504-3054
- James — (831) 789-3159
- Emma — (650) 515-1041
With love, Emma & James