Montaluce Winery Wedding

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From the stunning views of the vineyard, the Tuscan feel of the architecture, to the delicious food and wine.. There’s endless reasons to choose Montaluce Winery for your wedding venue. As wedding photographers, Montaluce Winery is one of our favorite wedding venues in North Georgia.

In this guide we’ll explain everything you need to know for the perfect Montaluce Winery wedding. Discover the ceremony options, pricing, where to stay, the best vendors and more.

Montaluce Ceremony Locations

You have a few different options when it comes to choosing where to have your ceremony. One of the great things about Montaluce is that they have both indoor and outdoor ceremony options, which is really important for a venue to have incase of inclement weather.

Below, we’ll show you each of the options and offer helpful insights to help you choose which is best for you.

VINEYARD TREE

The Vineyard Tree ceremony location is the most scenic spot to have your wedding at Montaluce Winery. It’s located on a grassy area featuring a large oak tree, overlooking the vineyard. You’re sure to catch an epic sunset here.

GUEST COUNT: 0 – 200

Oak Tree Overlook

The Oak Tree Overlook is almost the same as the vineyard tree, it’s just back a tiny bit farther on a slate platform instead of the grass for a wider view of the oak tree, vineyard and pond.

GUEST COUNT: 0 – 150

Vineyard Overlook

The vineyard overlook is just to the right of the vineyard tree, still overlooking the vineyard and pond. Instead of an oak tree, this location features some cypress trees. This location is more wheelchair accessible than the previous.

GUEST COUNT: 0 – 200

Terrace Ceremony

The terrace is a covered, open air ceremony location on the top floor of Montaluce overlooking the vineyard. After your ceremony, the Montaluce team will flip the space into the dance floor for your reception.

GUEST COUNT: 0 – 125

Wine PRODUCTION Room

The wine production room is a romantic, candle lit space. This ceremony location is perfect for an indoor option incase of inclement weather. Since this area is very low-light, please ensure you hire a photographer who has experience in this setting.

GUEST COUNT: 0 – 200

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Photo Locations

In addition to the many ceremony locations, when you have a Montaluce Winery wedding you’ll also have access to other areas around the property which are stunning for photos. There are so many gorgeous locations to choose from for your first look, family and wedding party photos, couple photos, night photos and more.

We’ve photographed countless weddings and engagement sessions at Montaluce Winery and can take you to all the best spots! Here are just a few of our favorite places for photos..

The Reception

The reception space is made up of a few different rooms. The bar is where guests will have cocktail hour. Attached to that is the main dining room, which is where everyone will be seated and eat dinner, have toasts, cut the cake, etc. The veranda is attached to the main dining room and offers additional seating for larger weddings. Lastly, the terrace is where the dancing will take place!

The Menu

One of the perks of getting married at Montaluce Winery is having access to their executive chef for incredible food and wine options. The Montaluce team will wow your guests with their professionalism and service, always keeping those wine glasses topped off!

Where To Stay

Since Montaluce Winery is about a 2 hour drive from Atlanta, you and your guests may decide to stay near the venue after the wedding. The best places to stay are the villa rentals that are nearby to Montaluce, as they’re beautiful authentic Italian villas that are a very short drive to the venue. However, if the villas aren’t available on your date we recommend browsing sites like AirBnB and VRBO around Dahlonega.

Montaluce Winery does have suites within their building where you can get ready on your wedding day, however they’re quite small and dark so most people opt to get ready elsewhere before going to the venue.

Sample Timeline

2:00PM – PHOTOGRAPHERS ARRIVE AT VILLA / DETAIL PHOTOS (INVITATIONS, RINGS, VOW BOOKS, ETC.)
3:00PM – HAIR AND MAKEUP FINISHES / GET DRESSED, PUT ON SHOES + ACCESSORIES
3:50PM – DRIVE TO MONTALUCE
4:00PM – FIRST LOOK
4:30PM – WEDDING PARTY PHOTOS
5:00PM – FAMILY PHOTOS
5:30PM – GUESTS ARRIVE
6:00PM – CEREMONY
6:30PM – COCKTAIL HOUR / SUNSET NEWLYWED PHOTOS
7:00PM – SUNSET
7:30PM – RECEPTION / INTRODUCTIONS
7:45PM – DINNER
8:15PM – TOASTS
8:45PM – CAKE CUTTING
9:00PM – FIRST DANCE ON TERRACE
9:15PM – PARTY!
10:45PM – SEND OFF
11:00PM – PHOTOGRAPHY END

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