The Reservation Fee includes the full extent of our Venue & Lodging Amenities, which varies by season, and reservation duration. A complete list of these amenities can be found of the Estate page of this website.
Reservation Fee
In Season May- October
Complete Retreat
Total Reservation Fee – $58,000
Suggested Reservation Rate Breakdown:
- $35k paid by hosts, applied 100% to wedding budget
- $23k Guest Lodging Contribution for lodging in 26 suites
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- $884.62/suite for three nights
Lodging Tax – $2,700
Reservation Term – Noon Thursday – Noon Sunday
Homes – Retreat House, Farm House & Beach House
Lodging – 26 Guest Suites / 28-60 Guests
Event Amenities – Sail Cloth Tent, Grounds & All Event Settings
Available – May – October
Minimum Reservation Required – July, August & September
Petite Retreat
Total Reservation Fee – $48,000
Suggested Reservation Rate Breakdown:
- $30k paid by hosts, applied 100% to wedding budget
- $18k Guest Lodging Contribution for lodging in 26 suites
- $692.31/suite for two nights
Lodging Tax – $2,700
Reservation Term – Noon Friday- Noon Sunday
Homes – Retreat House, Farm House & Beach House
Lodging – 26 Guest Suites / 28-60 Guests
Event Amenities – Sail Cloth Tent, Grounds & All Event Settings
Available – May, June & October
Minimum Reservation Required – May, June & October
Off- Season November-February
Tent Not Available
Petite Retreat
Reservation Fee – $22,000
Suggested Reservation Rate Breakdown:
- $11,000 paid by hosts, applied 100% to wedding budget
- $11,000 Guest Lodging Contribution for 26 suites
- $423.80/suite for two nights
Lodging Tax – $1,620
Reservation Term – Noon Friday- Noon Sunday
Home – Retreat House, Farm House & Beach House
Lodging – 26 Guest Suites / 28-60 Guests
Event Amenities – All Event Settings & Grounds (No tent)
Available – November – February
Retreat House Only
Reservation Fee – $10,000
Suggested Reservation Rate Breakdown:
- $6,500 paid by hosts, applied 100% to wedding budget
- $3,500 Guest Lodging Contribution for 6 Retreat House suites
- $583.33/suite for two nights
Lodging Tax – $540
Reservation Term – Noon Friday- Noon Sunday
Home – Retreat House
Lodging – 8-14 Guests / 6 Guest Suites
Event Amenities – Retreat House Main Level, Lower Level, & Grounds
Available – November – February
Note: Reservation of the Farm House &/or Beach House can be added to a Winter Retreat for the Rate of $6,000/home + $540 in Lodging Tax, for a Friday-Sunday Reservation.
Single Day Retreat
Reservation Fee – $6,500
Reservation Rate Breakdown:
- $6,500 fully paid by hosts, applied 100% to wedding budget
- No Guest Lodging Contribution- no lodging provided
Lodging Tax – NA
Reservation Term – 10am – 10pm Sunday
Home – Retreat House
Lodging – None
Event Amenities – Retreat House Main Level, Lower Level & Grounds
Available – November – February
Guest Lodging Contribution
As would be anticipated, guests occupying the onsite lodging at the estate typically contribute/pay for their lodging for the weekend, as the Guest Lodging Contribution, thus reducing the overall Reservation Fee paid by the hosts. As the hosts, you determine how much your guests contribute/pay toward the Guest Lodging Contribution of the Reservation Fee. Above, we have provided what is most common by season.
Wedding Celebration Budget
Due to the individuality of each of our couples’ priorities, the variability of costs for services, & spectrum of guest lists size, there is a resulting broad range of budgets for wedding celebrations at French’s Point. We want to provide an understanding of what an overall wedding budget could be here. The below ranges and averages were provided by several leading wedding planners, with vendors from our Preferred Vendors Guide, for recent weddings. This is the budget for service WITHOUT our Reservation Fee.
50 Guests
Low $25k
High $61k
Average $36k
100 Guests
Low $51k
High $112k
Average $77k
Note: Budgets do not include honeymoon, travel, attire, rings, gifts, rehearsal dinner or farewell brunch.
Optional Rehearsal Dinner Budget
Includes Catering, Bar, Coordination, Rentals for the Rehearsal Dinner
50 Guests
Low $3k
High $5k
100 Guests
Low $5k
High $10k
Optional Farewell Brunch Budget
Includes Catering, Bar, Coordination, Rentals for the Farewell Brunch
50 Guests
Low $2k
High $4k
100 Guests
Low $4k
High $8k