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The River Mill monogramThe River Mill — Est. 1873, French Camp, California
Bride and groom beside the fountain in the River Mill courtyard
Weddings at The River Mill

An evening you'll spend with your people, not your phone

Florals, cake, china, candlelight, coordination and parking are already handled. All that's left is the marriage.

The wedding experience

Historic brick, living gardens, five unhurried hours

The River Mill has been hosting weddings for more than thirty years, and the property was built for the way a wedding actually moves.

Ceremonies happen outdoors beneath 150-year-old oaks or indoors beside an oversized fireplace. Cocktails spill into an open-air courtyard with a fountain and a second-story balcony. Dinner and dancing take over the River Room, Roasting Room or Winery Room. The property comfortably holds 80 to 350 guests, with a 150-guest minimum on Saturdays and 80 Sunday through Friday.

Candlelit indoor ceremony at The River Mill
How the day unfolds

A wedding day, hour by hour

  1. 1.5 hours before

    Arrival & dressing room

    Your party arrives to a bridal dressing room, finished florals and a room already set.

  2. Hour one

    Ceremony

    Vows in the gardens, at the levee oaks, at the iron arch, or fireside beneath the barrel ceiling.

  3. Hour two

    Cocktails in the courtyard

    Guests move to the fountain courtyard while the balcony fills and photographs happen in golden light.

  4. Hours three & four

    Dinner and toasts

    Sit-down, buffet or stations from our kitchen, served on ivory china under candlelight.

  5. Hour five

    Cake and dancing

    Your wedding cake, flowers on the knife and toasting glasses, and the floor opens.

  6. After

    We handle the rest

    Full breakdown is included. You leave with your flowers, not your folding chairs.

Ceremony sites

Six places to say it out loud

Choose your aisle by season, light and guest count — all of them minutes apart on the same property.

  • Levee Oaks

    Vows beneath century-old oaks along the San Joaquin levee.

  • Back Side of the Oaks

    A sheltered, green-framed aisle with dappled afternoon light.

  • The Iron Arch

    An antique iron piece set among the rose gardens.

  • The Gatehouse

    Brick, ivy and an arrival moment made for photographs.

  • Fireside

    An indoor ceremony wrapped in candlelight and warm brick.

  • River Room & Roasting Room

    All-weather ceremony settings under the barrel ceiling.

Levee Oaks ceremony site along the San Joaquin River
Investment

What a wedding here includes

Transparent pricing, published up front. Menu pricing is added to the package rate.

Classic Evening Wedding

$57.50per person + menu

Five hours of celebration, full set-up and breakdown, and nearly everything else already handled.

  • Full use of the facility, round tables and cushioned chairs
  • Linen selection, ivory china, flatware and glassware
  • Complete floral package: bouquets, boutonnieres, corsages, ceremony and centerpieces
  • Wedding cake, candlelight throughout and dining table centerpieces
  • Parking attendants, service staff and on-site coordination

Saturdays: 150 guest minimum. Sunday–Friday: 80 guest minimum. Start times 4–9pm, 5–10pm, 6–11pm or 7pm–12am.

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Ceremony at The River Mill

$1,250ceremony fee

Add a garden or fireside ceremony to your reception, with the day paced by our team.

  • Arrival 1.5 hours before the ceremony
  • Dressing room for the bride
  • Garden or fireside ceremony location
  • Appropriate ceremony seating
  • 45-minute rehearsal earlier in the week

The venue is offered for wedding and reception, or reception only — not ceremony only.

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Real weddings

Photographs from the gardens

In their words

Celebrations that stay with people

Couples, families and companies have been gathering here for more than thirty years.

  • “We toured six venues and stopped looking the moment we walked through the gardens. The oaks, the brick, the fountain — our photographs look like a European estate.”
    Alyssa & Marc · Classic Evening Wedding
  • “Everything was already handled — flowers, cake, linens, coordination. I spent my wedding day with my family instead of on my phone.”
    Priya S. · Garden ceremony, 180 guests
  • “We host our annual leadership conference here. Breakfast, lunch and the afternoon break run like clockwork, and the Board Room keeps the day focused.”
    Daniel R. · Corporate conference
  • “The Roasting Room at Christmas, with that fireplace going, is the most beautiful party room in San Joaquin County.”
    The Whitfield Family · Holiday celebration
Planning notes

Wedding questions, answered

Everything below is answered in plain language — and our team is happy to go deeper on a call or a walk through the gardens.

Your date

See if your date is still open

Tours are by appointment, seven days a week. Bring your date, your guest count and your questions — we'll take it from there.

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