Auberlin
Hudson Valley · Restored 2018
“Your wedding day is one of thirty we'll host this year. We have one hundred and five years of practice.”
02 · Availability
Most venues hide availability behind an inquiry form. We don't. Held dates have a soft hold pending deposit. Booked dates are gone. Saturdays are bordered in amber.
03 · Three Spaces
Click a space below to see the floor plan, capacity, and the details that will eat your timeline if you don't know them in advance. We'd rather show you the dimensions than another stock photo of chairs.
Originally the estate's glasshouse, restored 2018 with the original cast-iron ridge intact. South-facing for ceremony light from 4-7pm. The most photographed room in the house.
In the room
04 · The Estate
Built in 1908, weathered in 1955, restored in 2018. The bones are original. The HVAC is current. The light is the same as it was when Cornelius Auberlin had the cast iron shipped from Glasgow.
1908
Commissioned by Cornelius Auberlin, a New York textile importer, on 24 acres of orchard land outside Rhinebeck. Designed by Vermont architect Henry Welles in the Federal Revival style. The Pavilion was originally the estate's glasshouse, with cast-iron ridges shipped from Glasgow.
1956
After the 1955 hurricane damaged the south wing, the family rebuilt the dining room (now The Greatroom) using American chestnut salvaged from blight-felled trees in the Catskills. Two of the four chandeliers in the room today were hung that year.
2018
Acquired in 2017 by current ownership. Eleanor Whitfield-Marsh, formerly Operations Director at Castle Hill Inn (Newport, RI), was brought on to lead the restoration. 18-month project: 1908 oak floors refinished, the bluestone Garden Terrace rebuilt to original spec, electrical and HVAC fully replaced. Re-opened for events spring 2019.
05 · Pricing
We host thirty weddings a year. We can't host more without losing what people come for. Below is the floor — peak Saturdays in June and September run higher. Quote sent within 48 hours of inquiry.
All three spaces. Two-night vendor + family lodging in main house. May–October pricing.
All three spaces, single-day buyout. Suited for elopements, intimate dinners, or rehearsal-only bookings.
Quoted at cost. We don't mark up partners.
06 · Partners
Outside vendors are welcome. These seven are the people we've worked with for years and would still work with on our own wedding. They know our load-in doors, our power circuits, and Eleanor's rain plan.
Catering · 4 partners
Whole-hog and Hudson Valley farm tables. Exclusive partner since 2018.
Plated tasting-menu format. James Beard Best Chef NE 2022.
Off-menu seasonal, tight allergen handling.
Fire-cooked, beef and vegetable focus.
Floral · 2 partners
Field-grown stems, local from May-October.
Minimalist, ikebana-influenced, sustainable foam-free.
Transport · 1 partner
Vintage shuttle fleet for guest hotel-to-venue transit. Wheelchair accessible.
07 · Three Couples
We don't use first-names-only quotes. If a couple endorses us publicly, they sign their full names — and we link our license number in the footer for verification.
“Eleanor walked our parents through the bluestone terrace seven months before the wedding. She told my mother where to stand for photos so the apple-blossom backdrop would land in frame. Day-of, the rain plan was triggered at 2:14pm. By 5:30 the Greatroom was set as if we'd planned it that way the whole time.”
“We toured eleven venues. Auberlin was the only one that asked what time of day the ceremony would happen before showing us the room. She said 'the south light at 6pm is what you're paying for.' She was right.”
“I'm a wedding planner. I've worked thirty-eight venues in five states. Auberlin is the only one where I've never had to step in. Eleanor's team runs a 230-person event the way the Bank of England runs vault hours.”
08 · The Director
Director · Operations Lead since 2018
I joined Auberlin in May 2018, two months before the Garden Terrace pour was finished and the chestnut paneling went back up. Before that I spent eleven years at Castle Hill Inn in Newport — the last four as Director of Operations. I worked the seven Septembers I was old enough to drink at, and a lot of weddings before I was.
I run Auberlin the way I learned in Newport: quietly, on paper, with a printed timeline taped inside the kitchen pass. Day-of, our team does walk-throughs at 8am, 12pm, 3pm. The florist gets a load-in card with door number, circuit number, and which staff member meets them. I do not improvise. I do not promise things I can't verify. If I tell you the south-facing light at 6pm on July 14th lands on the altar at exactly the right angle, I've walked it on a Wednesday in July 2023 to be sure.
We host thirty weddings a year on purpose. Saturdays book fifteen months out. I take site visits Tuesday through Thursday 10am–4pm, by appointment, with both partners present where possible. If you're comparing us to another estate, ask them how many weddings they hold annually and how long their operations director has held that title. I'm happy to be measured by that answer.
09 · Inquiry
Most venues ask three or four fields and respond with a generic brochure. We ask eight because we only want to talk to couples who've thought about all eight. If you have, you'll get a personal reply from Eleanor inside two business days.
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