High above the Santa Ynez Valley, vineyards run to the mountains and the evening sky does the decorating. That view leads this issue, backed by an 1848 Texas Hill Country homestead minutes from Fredericksburg wineries and a Fallbrook hacienda hiding a speakeasy lounge above the Gird Valley vines. Not a wine person? A 62 acre Connecticut forest estate and a lakeside porch outside Tampa round out the five. Weekends start at $5,400+. | | Featured Estate |  | Santa Ynez, California | Guests 200 • Sleeps 10 • From $9,900+ |
The estate sits high above the Santa Ynez Valley, where sun soaked vineyards meet rugged California wilderness and every window frames the horizon. Mornings open on an endless sweep of mountains, evenings close in watercolor sunsets over the vines. Santa Barbara wine country pours minutes away, the coast is a quick drive, and the grounds hold a ceremony for 200. |
| Also Just Added | Four more estates worth a long weekend |  | Fredericksburg, Texas Event Guests 100 | Sleeps 16 | From $9,100+ |
An 1848 homestead reimagined on 22 private acres of Hill Country, minutes from Fredericksburg's Main Street and its wineries. Pool, hot tub, fire pit, and a game barn keep the weekend moving under wide open Texas sky. |
 | Fallbrook, California Event Guests 75 | Sleeps 13 | From $9,400+ |
A Spanish inspired hacienda perched above the Gird Valley vineyards, one mile from Monserate Winery and 15 minutes from Temecula. Panoramic vineyard views by day, then the party slips downstairs to the speakeasy lounge. |
 | New Hartford, Connecticut Event Guests 150 | Sleeps 20 | From $10,600+ |
Under two hours from NYC, the drive ends deep in the New Hartford woods on 62 acres of meadows, forest, and wildlife. A massive log lodge anchors the property, and 150 guests celebrate feeling worlds away from the city. |
 | Tampa, Florida Event Guests 100 | Sleeps 10 | From $5,400+ |
A wraparound brick porch looks out over Platt Lake, 15 minutes from downtown Tampa and a world quieter. Southern charm, water views, and room for 100 guests make it the issue's easiest yes at $5,400+. |
| Dreaming of a specific corner of the world? We add estates every month.Tell us where you want to celebrate. Run the numbers with our budget planner orbrowse every estate. | | From The Journal |  | Vineyard weddings without the Napa invoice. How Southern California wine country delivers the rolling-hills backdrop, and what a full estate weekend there actually costs. Read The Guide → |
| | | From The Collective |  | Photography • Queen Creek, Arizona
Erin Tandler of GracedByLight Photography Most estate weddings happen a long way from home. Erin Tandler travels for them anyway, working out of Queen Creek, Arizona and shooting across California, Colorado, Wyoming, and wherever else the weekend lands. Her style is documentary and unposed. She works the quiet part of the morning, the getting ready, the laughing, and reads a room instead of arranging it. 250 weddings in, mostly desert, estate, and elopement weekends. See Erin's Work → |
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