About this vendor
Located in the heart of the Hudson River Valley, Bad Seed Cider is a Cidery venue located in the small hamlet of Highland, New York. You can experience beautiful and breathtaking grounds for pictures on an active farm while being conveniently located in the Metro area. With its stylish rustic aesthetic, this one-of-a-kind destination sets the scene for a truly unforgettable experience.
Facilities and Capacity
For couples that want a farm wedding, but not a dirt floor, Bad Seed Cider can provide a unique yet lavish wedding experience for guests. Whether you're planning a grand soiree with 125 of your best friends or a more intimate event, we have you covered. Ceremonies can take place in our orchard with a scenic view of the vinyard & orchards. After saying 'I do', couples and their loved ones can make their way into the Cider House for a night of dancing and entertainment. With 3,000 square feet of indoor space that is a blank slate for you to plan your perfect reception. Plus over 5,000 square foot outdoor space complete with fire pits for your guests to relax and unwind at the end of a memorable evening.
Services Offered
Bad Seed Cider site fee gives couples exclusive use of the site during the hours of the event and the day prior to setup. The staff here is passionate about providing the finest services possible. For your convenience, the event team facilitates all set-up and clean-up services during your function. The venue also welcomes outside vendors and you are free to bring along anyone that might make your wedding atmosphere all the more special. In addition, our bar packages offer local craft beer and wines including plenty of cider crafted from apples grown on property.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Barn
- Farm & Ranch
- Brewery & Distillery
- Industrial & Warehouse
- Vineyard & Winery
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
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Bad Seed was the first and only wedding venue that we toured. It felt like home immediately - and was the exact cozy/natural/incredibly cool vibe that we were looking for.
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ce is so versatile. We had our cocktail hour outside, with live acoustic music on the stage. Our guests loved walking around the orchard to take their own pictures, while the kids had a blast going down the slide (over and over again lol)! The outdoor area was set up by Bad Seed so beautifully for the fall - with pumpkins, cornstalks, and string lights everywhere - we didn’t have to decorate at all out there. The fire pits were a huge hit with our guests throughout the day and night. It felt like an autumnal dream.
The indoor space is magical too. The arcade and loft areas give people the option for activities other than drinking and dancing. But believe me - there was lots of drinking and dancing too! Their ciders are the best we’ve had, so fresh, and without the sugary aftertaste that so many competitors have. The beer, wine, and soda selections were all top notch too. They also added cocktails to the open bar recently - those were all a huge hit too! So cool that they make their own vodka and gin. Our guests really appreciated the craft beverages offered instead of typical subpar wedding cocktails.
Devin, Albert, and the bar staff are the most wonderful people you could ever meet. Their easygoing demeanor was exactly what we were looking for in a venue - they were super helpful setting up/breaking down, and answering all our questions - but they also gave us the space to shine and create our own unique event. You can tell that everyone who works here genuinely loves Bad Seed - and the guests could feel it too. We received so many compliments from guests and vendors saying how refreshing our wedding was - and how they could feel the good energy throughout. They all said how tired they were of catering hall weddings - and how this venue really allowed people to relax and actually enjoy the night. We were so glad to hear this - because it was the exact reason we booked with Bad Seed.
We are grateful that Bad Seed is a part of our story - and that we can visit the cidery year after year and remember what a beautiful night we had. This place is truly special. Book your wedding here - I promise you won’t regret it.
Bad Seed Cider holds such a special place in our hearts. From when we first met Devin till the day of our wedding, Devin was kind, professional, helpful and so communicative. Any a...
nd all questions I had he would either call or text to help me figure it out. The staff at bad seed is so kind and nice. And obviously the grounds are just so stunning and beautiful and the cider is just so delicious!!
We had visited bad seed several times leading up to our wedding and will continue to visit. We couldn’t have imagined getting married anywhere else.
Bad Seed was an amazing venue for our wedding! Devin was beyond helpful and generous to us throughout the entire process. The on site staff were also amazing and very personable. T...
hey did an amazing job setting up and breaking down (which we did not expect, we planned to do it all ourselves) and were more than happy to help with anything we needed! They were so sweet and complimented us all night and were overall just an absolute delight to work with. The space was absolutely beautiful and my guests LOVED having the option to be inside dancing or outside by the fire pits. Highly recommend for a comfortable rustic vibe that still feels elegant!
We loved this venue for our wedding. We really wanted to a more fun, enjoying the summer day vibe for our wedding. The guests loved our wedding and kept saying the bartenders were ...
amazing and so sweet! The space is yours to create how you like, and the day before we were decorating the place to our liking. Devon was a great point of contact person, he’s one of the owners and every time I emailed him with a question, I got an immediate response or phone call. We originally planned our ceremony to be inside, but an hour before the wedding we changed our mind to be outside in the orchard and they rolled with it, no hesitation.
Absolutely amazing from start to finish. The venue, the owner, the staff, all great. Can't say enough good things.
My Dream Wedding Venue!!!
I had my wedding at Bad Seed on Friday September 8th, 2023 and I could not be any happier I chose Bad Seed. Devin and his entire team are so incredibly k...
ind and helpful and were all truly a pleasure to work with from the planning stages up until the day-of. I feel lucky I found Devin (the owner). I chose Bad Seed because of Devin's attitude and I knew I could feel good supporting Bad Seed as a company. We got so many glowing compliments about the physical venue space as well as the bartenders. We had our ceremony inside due to rain as our plan B and it was just as beautiful as the orchard setting. I would be more than happy to answer any questions about my experience!
Making a venue decision is one of the most daunting tasks facing an engaged couple, and I’m hoping this review helps make that decision easier: get married at Bad Seed. The space i...
s incredible, the staff is unparalleled, and the ciders are delicious.
Allow me to elaborate: for our wedding in May 2023, our vision was a fun party surrounded by 80 of our closest family members and friends. Bad Seed is one of our favorite local breweries, and it’s an important place for my husband and for me, so booking them was a no-brainer. We did look at least 20 venues, compared costs, created spreadsheets, etc—but at the end of the day, the awesome space, the ability to support an awesome small local business, and responsiveness and openness of Devin (one of the owners) made picking Bad Seed a no-brainer. Bad Seed only hosts one wedding a weekend, which is also fantastic because it gives you, the couple, so much more time and flexibility. (So many venues that we saw had very strict, machine-like policies that I understand from an efficiency perspective—but on one of the most special days of your life, you might want a little more flexibility.)
Our original vision for our wedding was outdoors under the beautiful oak tree in the orchard, followed by a cocktail hour under the twinkle lights and open sky, with the reception and dance party to follow indoors. Of course, despite it not having rained for 7 years prior on our wedding date, it poured exactly when our ceremony and cocktail hour were starting. But Bad Seed was ready to deal with that and made our day even better than we thought possible—we activated our Plan B and got married in the giant keg room (which was really cool and super on-brand for me and my husband), and had an absolute blast. Even though I was a neurotic mess checking the weather every 10 seconds, Devin and the Bad Seed crew rolled with it, allowing me to make my decision about braving the outdoors vs moving the ceremony indoors until about 4 hours before go-time. Seriously, these guys are the best.
I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves, and reiterate: Bad Seed rocks. Get married here. You won’t regret it.
Devin and his staff went above and beyond to make our wedding day the most magical and beautiful day of our lives and kept us relaxed and stress-free. Beyond having an incredible s...
election of unique favorable cider varieties and high-quality pizzas, they were the best venue for a wedding we could have asked for. The atmosphere and energy were on par with our vision, and the venue is the perfect size for a full outdoor or indoor/outdoor wedding. We loved having the fire pits, pinball machines, and cornhole. The way the cidergarten and cidery inside is laid out is welcoming for guests. We especially loved the natural seasonal floral/plant arrangements and decor they have to decorate the cidergarten. When we returned the next day, the staff had cleaned up all of our items to be picked up neatly, and we enjoyed some pizza and cider. Lastly, Devin and his team worked so well with our outside vendors; they all ebbed and flowed like they had been working together for years. I honestly can't say enough amazing things about this place; it was perfect in every way, and anytime there was a moment of confusion or question, Devin and his staff were right there, making everything great again! The communication is the planning process was also phenomenal, and he worked with us being out of state and planning to come up after booking. Getting married under the beautiful tree on the edge of the orchard in the Gunks was always my dream. We can't wait to visit again for our first anniversary since we now live in Maryland (The Hudson Valley is my home of 29 years) and for every year after with our two dogs.
Working with Bad Seed Cider was the greatest experience. My husband and I both graduated from SUNY New Paltz and wanted a venue in the area that highlighted the beautiful surroundi...
ngs of where we met, Bad Seed’s location is perfect for just that! Our ceremony was in the orchard under a beautiful tree, we got to take pictures in the orchards with the rolling hills behind us, and the cidery itself is a very cool space to have a party. Our guests loved the indoor/outdoor spaces, the patio worked great for lawn games and cocktail hour, and the inside has an awesome dance floor space and an upstairs that looks over the dancing, we loved this space for our older guests and a kid table! Devin and his staff were incredibly helpful and accommodating throughout the entire process. We booked the space about a year before our wedding and Devin was available throughout the year to answer any questions, meet us at the space, and help us coordinate with different vendors. He was always quick to email us back and flexible with our wedding plans, something we greatly appreciated. We loved his catering recommendations and ended up going with Victoria’s Brick Oven Pizza (also highly recommended) who could not stop raving about how great it was to work at Bad Seed. Choosing vendors who knew the space and enjoyed working there was very important to us and easy to do with Devin and his staff. We are so happy with our choice to get married and have our reception at Bad Seed Cider, we have no complaints, only positives to say about this venue. 10/10 would choose it again and again!
My husband and I are super into hard cider, so when we looked for places to have our wedding in the Hudson Valley and found Bad Seed, we knew we needed to check it out. We knew tha...
t instead of a traditional ballroom wedding, we wanted something that would be a little more unique and different, and Bad Seed ticked all the boxes! Devin was fantastic to work with and gave us a whole bunch of ideas and ways that the venue has been used for weddings, which really helped us in setting up our own. We were also super appreciative that we were able to set up the day before. The cost for renting the venue and the price for alcohol was a steal, especially considering the quality of the cider (their flagship dry cider is one of my favorites, and the blueberry lavender was fantastic!).
We had the time of our lives for our wedding. We wanted something low key but still fun and tasteful. Bad Seed is the place for a good fricken time. We have loved it here for years...
and everyone had a blast at our wedding. It was more like a party. The best ciders and beers were on tap and the staff was so accommodating. Devin is awesome and gave us all the space we needed. We seriously got so many compliments on how fun and different it was. It's gorgeous here and it was everything we for and more.
Contact
43 Baileys Gap Rd, Highland, NY
