Friedman Farms

We were guests at a wedding/reception there recently. Location, animals and views were amazing! However the temperature inside the barn during the reception was FRIGID. It certainly was not climate-controlled like I saw it said online. I had even said something to 2 staff people about the temperature in the barn, but to no avail. There were 3 heaters running, but they were not sufficient to heat the space. My husband and I actually left the reception earlier than expected- not because we wanted to- but because we were so cold that we were eager to sit in a heated vehicle! We recommend this venue for warm weather only!

The venue is beautiful and we know our guests had an amazing time. There were a few hiccups the day of that could have been avoided with better communication all around. Hiring our own planner/coordinator might have been helpful as there’s just so much going on day-of. But overall we’re glad we had our wedding here and it was a really beautiful night!

I held my wedding reception here in November after we eloped in Big Sur, CA the month before. The positives of this venue are immense. It is absolutely stunning and has so much character. The authenticity of the barn provides such a great atmosphere and leads for a lot of individual design by the party host. I loved being able to make the space my own. Virginia and Pete are an awesome team and were very helpful during our set up. It snowed pretty heavy a few days before and it affected the parking situation - however Pete made sure to guide all of our guests to a safe space to park and made it a breeze to get everyone inside on time. Some things we did have issues with were the heat and the breaking of our contract. On the Friedman Farms website, it states in bold red lettering about how they are completely heated/air conditioned now, but it fails to mention that in order to heat the barn, you will need to pay an extra $695. They charge $145 per propane heater (you need 4) which was a surprise cost the week of. Another thing that was pretty upsetting is that they broke our contract by hosting an event the Sunday after our wedding even though we were told that we would need to provide them permission to do that. We were never asked whether or not we would be ok with that and came in to grab our decorations and furniture - only to see the party using our rented chairs from another company and our linens!!! The worst part was that the owner and coordinators were aware of this! That is so wrong!! WE paid a lot of money for those chairs and if anything went wrong with them - we would have been responsible - and these random people used our chairs for FREE. The chair rental company was not aware this was happening either. The last thing I will say about this business is that you definitely do not want to be the last event of the season because they will constantly cheer and say "YAY IT'S OUR LAST ONE!!" or "I am so over this, thank God you guys are the last ones." They were even saying these things to our guests as they arrived. It made us feel like we were some kind of burden to them even though they just collected a hefty check from us to host our event there. They definitely need to up their customer service. Overall, the beauty of the venue is what made me give four stars. It was an absolutely beautiful venue and our guests were thrilled with the evening and had an amazing time. I am not sure I would recommend it to any friends though based on the ways they made us feel personally, and the fact that they broke the contract.

Everyone was a pleasure to work with. Rob Friedman showed us the barn and let us stop by to see it multiple times before the wedding. Pete and Virginia were more than helpful leading up to and the day of the wedding. Everything went off without a hitch. The day was a dream and I couldn’t have asked for better. They were so accommodating and I couldn’t be happier with how the whole day went! All of my guests were surprised at how beautiful the venue is.