The Barn at Boyden Farm is the perfect rustic barn wedding venue. Nestled in the picturesque Lamoille River Valley in northern Vermont near Stowe and Burlington, our property provides a beautiful and unique setting for your ceremony, reception, or both! Whether you’re looking for an outdoor wedding surrounded by mountain views, or a charming indoor ceremony, The Barn at Boyden Farm is your perfect Vermont wedding venue.
Outdoor Wedding Ceremonies
We are proud to offer our guests options for both indoor and outdoor weddings. If you’re looking for an outdoor wedding venue in Vermont, our grounds are the perfect place to exchange vows surrounded by nature. Our post and beam pavilion serves as a charming focal point for your ceremony, providing a rustic yet elegant ambiance accentuated by the surrounding fields and mountains. Continue the celebration with an outdoor reception on our spacious patio, where you and your guests can revel in the joyous occasion while taking in the scenic views.
Rustic Barn Wedding Receptions
Concerned about unpredictable weather conditions? Rest assured that our venue is equipped to adapt to your needs and ensure a seamless celebration for you and your guests. With its soaring ceilings and exposed beams, our rustic Vermont wedding barn provides a beautiful backdrop for your ceremony or reception, and becomes an enchanting sanctuary in case of inclement weather. Fully equipped with modern amenities including a commercial HVAC system and restrooms, our barn ensures the comfort and convenience of everyone in attendance, allowing you to relax and savor your special day.
Elegant Rehearsal Dinners
Rehearsal dinners and welcome parties are a wonderful way to acknowledge and thank your guests for being a part of your wedding celebration. Many of your family and friends may have traveled great distances to be with you for your wedding. Following a brief rehearsal with the wedding party, invite a few immediate family for an intimate rehearsal dinner or invite everyone for a welcome party. Food trucks or a more casual meal with a caterer are a popular choice the evening prior to the wedding. If selecting another local restaurant or location to welcome your guests is preferred, we are happy to make recommendations and save the wedding festivities for your special day.
Recent Vermont Weddings at Our Barn Venue
Common Wedding Venue FAQs
The Barn can seat less than and up to 150 guests comfortably. Indoor furniture amenities provided by The Barn at Boyden Farm are based on a maximum of 150 guests.
If you have contracted for a wedding weekend event with The Barn at Boyden Farm, you and/or your vendors can arrive the day prior at 9:00 am or later for your event set up. The main contracted event day begins with vendor arrivals at 9:00 am or later and ends with guest departure no later than 11:00 pm. Music is required to end no later than 10:30 pm out of noise consideration for the community. Vendors have until midnight to pack up on the main event day. The final contracted day ends by 1:00 pm with personal and vendor pack up completed. A Boyden Events Property manager will be onsite during these stated times. Any additional time over and above these stated times will result in additional paid time to the Boyden Events Property Manager from the damage deposit at $30.00 per hour.
Yes – Boyden Events provides staff members as needed when the Barn is reserved for any event that requires guest arrival assistance, onsite Ceremony Rehearsal and/or Rehearsal dinner, welcome party. Day of event or wedding assistance is provided by Boyden Events staff members to assist in vendor arrival, parking guests, and pre- and post-event property assistance. Boyden Events staff are on site to assist your hired vendors as needed until their exit, at which time the exit inspection will be conducted with regards to the refundable damage deposit.
As added assurance that your celebration is orchestrated to the very highest degree, if you choose to select one of the wedding or event coordinators from our preferred Vendor Collection or one of your choice, please do so. As stated in the Property Reservation Agreement Contract, your hired vendors are responsible for the care and respect of the property, the spaces they are using throughout your event. The Barn at Boyden Farm is not responsible for vendors equipment, rentals, or other items. Damage deposit/incidental funds will be used for any vendor property damage created at set up, event time or pack up.
If you have contracted for a weekend wedding event with The Barn at Boyden Farm, you can host a rehearsal dinner, welcome party or farewell brunch. There is not full cleaning provided in between each event other than tidy up, trash removal, etc. If your rehearsal dinner, welcome party, breakfast or other event is greater than 30 people, a caterer and bar service is required. Speak with a Boyden Events property manager to arrange these plans in advance.
Our exclusive bar service is Fluid Bar Service for all events. Fluid’s professional and talented team will be onsite here at The Barn at Boyden Farm for any wedding or non-wedding contracted property reservations. Regardless of whether your food caterer provides bar as well as food, you will contract them for food and Fluid for Bar.
Alcoholic beverages are never allowed in the parking field – personal or from the bar service. No personal alcoholic beverages are allowed in the Barn or on site. Bar Services hold state permits and liability insurance to serve you and your guests. Any outside alcohol or drugs puts their company, the property, and your guests at risk.
A 3:30 pm or 4:00 pm ceremony is what we normally see. Keep in mind that your guests will begin to arrive at least 1 hour prior to the ceremony to settle in and to feel certain they are not late. All vendors should be unloaded and ready to greet guests at least 1 hour prior. No vendor vehicles should be in front of the Barn by this time. This is important to keep in mind for any onsite first look or bridal party photos, etc. This is important to note if you are having a band – choose a key time for them to arrive, set up, test equipment & settle in without disrupting the ceremony.
There are times when your event vision includes moving through each part of the occasion step by step, adding an element of surprise for your guests. This is a wonderful touch to your event but please plan accordingly for weather, restrooms, or any other needs your guests may have while they are waiting for access to the Barn where the amenities are located. As noted in the property rental contract, if guests may not enter the Barn upon arrival for any part of your welcome party/rehearsal/cocktail hour, you must rent portable restrooms for their use until the reception begins. Part of the property charm is allowing your guests the ease of enjoying all areas as they like throughout your entire event without restriction from the moment they arrive.
We are familiar with making changes to the ceremony plan for inclement weather. Depending on the weather it may mean we wait a few minutes for a storm to pass. It may mean we invite guests to take their assigned seats in the Barn and hold the ceremony indoors. With guests seated and the bridal party near the main entrance towards the back of the barn, they can see and hear the ceremony perfectly.
If your ceremony is on site and you have reserved the day prior for rehearsal, we will rehearse for indoors as well as outdoors so everyone is clear as to what may happen in either situation. Ultimately, we want to maximize our time outdoors for the beautiful photos and celebration components. Throughout your wedding plans, keep in mind Vermont’s fickle and ever-changing weather. If you and your vendors are prepared for any weather, we will have an easier time managing anything that comes our way.
Yes! The Barn at Boyden Farm added a state-of-the-art HVAC system in 2020. This system is intended to reduce the ever-changing temperatures of Vermont. Please keep in mind the space is a historic hayloft therefore the HVAC system will be an improvement over the current weather within this historically restored building.
Smoking is allowed in designated areas only – away from the building on the lower patio. There is no smoking allowed anywhere inside or near the Barn or any other onsite tents or structures. This includes cigarettes, cigars, vaping or smoking of any kind. Boyden Events does not allow drug use of any kind on the premises including cannabis regardless of the state of Vermont or town of Cambridge policies. Kindness and consideration is expected for those smoking near other guests and keeping the grounds clean at designated smoking areas.
Drones are popular and offer a beautiful vantage point of your celebration. If you, your photographer, videographer, or a guest have a drone to be used on your reserved date/dates, please contact us in advance to discuss the areas drone usage is/is not permitted.
With special permission and advance notification, you may bring your dog. Guests may not have dogs on site at any time throughout the contracted property rental (Friday/Saturday/Sunday). Advance notification for service dogs in attendance is required. Unless service dogs – all other dogs are not allowed in the Barn. Please have a plan for someone to take your dog to your place of lodging or home as soon as the ceremony, photos are finished. By the end of cocktail hour, ceremony dogs should be exiting the property for the remainder of the event. Please keep in mind there are unsafe places on the farm for your dog. It is necessary to keep them leashed and with an adult at all times.
Additional insurance is required. Day of or additional days of liability insurance is necessary for yourselves as a protective layer of financial or other liability in the case of any unknown or unplanned situation that could arise prior to or during your event. These policies are offered through your personal insurance agency, Travelers Insurance or online companies with event day packages. All policies must be for the entire Property Reservation date/dates of your event. The policy must include alcohol service. It is required to have Boyden Events, LLC + Boyden Farm, LLC listed as additionally insured. You are required to hire only licensed and insured vendors to provide any chosen services to your event – Food/Bar, Music, Floral, Photography, Videography, etc. A copy of their insurance and/or any necessary permits are required to be given to Boyden Events prior to your event date. Additionally insured should always be noted as: Boyden Events, LLC + Boyden Farm, LLC.
You are responsible for cleaning up any personal items from decorations that you may have brought into the Barn. Your caterers – food and bar – are responsible for keeping property areas tidy throughout the event; clearing tables, taking out the trash, leaving the Barn and kitchen or bar areas they used the way they found them – clean and mopped at exit.
Designate someone to take all cards, gifts and personal valuables at exit on the main event evening. Designate someone to double check the status of the dressing room for rental items (glassware, etc.) food, beverages or any other items that need to be picked up or cleaned up prior to your return the following day. During your reserved property use dates, any time the Barn is unlocked for deliveries, vendor arrival, etc. all items of value should be secured.
The Barn at Boyden Farm and Boyden Valley Winery share the same property but are owned/operated separately. You are contracted and celebrating at Boyden Farm. Be certain that all your wedding invitations, directions, Facebook or other social media tags are noted as Boyden Barn or The Barn at Boyden Farm for ease of GPS directions and clarity to guests and vendors. When directing guests be certain they enter at the Boyden Valley Winery drive in Cambridge and follow the farm road down to the Barn for parking. If guests and vendors are directed to Google – Boyden Barn – there is a Call/Directions/Website ad which is clear and helpful for all.
Have more questions that we didn’t answer here? Please feel free to reach out to us for more information, or visit our Venue Amenities page for more information about what’s included in our event space. We are here to help and have the best intentions of creating a fabulous celebration!
