Grove at Briar Barn Inn

le to enjoy, the experience was incredible. The most stand out part of the weekend and weeks leading up to our day was our coordinator, Emily. I really can’t put into words how grateful I am to Emily. She put me at ease the first meeting I had with her which is not easy as a bride-ha! Emily was easy to communicate with and always very responsive, especially to my 100 emails making last minute changes the day before. Unbeknownst to me, days before the wedding, she even kindly helped my dad with a video he prepared to play after his speech. When I approached my dad about the video he told me it wouldn’t have been possible without Emily’s help. The video was one of the best moments of the wedding as I was in tears and I am so thankful to have chosen a venue and given a coordinator who genuinely cares about these moments. Emily even remembered my husband doesn’t drink and made sure to provide me with our signature cocktail and him with our signature mocktail right after the ceremony, along with a tray of our hors d’oeuvre so we could eat and have a moment by ourselves before cocktail hour and the reception. Everyone has continued to rave about the food-even the pickiest people said it was the best food they’ve ever had! Our guests were blown away by how beautiful the venue was and how amazing all the staff was. There were so many thoughtful and special touches from start to finish and I am so grateful to everyone that made our wedding the most incredible day of our lives. Thank you so so much Briar Barn Inn but especially Emily who was the MVP of the entire experience!

o our needs and all the personal touches that we wanted to have throughout the day. It was truly a pleasure to work with her and to have our wedding at the perfect venue since we had our ceremony in my parent's backyard in Rowley. We would highly recommend the Briar Barn Inn to couples.

and we had no doubt going into our day that it was going to be anything short of perfect. Julia nailed it, down to every tiny detail. I always hear how stressful wedding planning is but I would do it 100x over with them, it was stress free and the entire day was relaxed, fun and ran perfectly down to the minute because of her. Our vision was by far exceeded for the day and we couldn’t be more thankful to Julia and the entire Briar Barn/ Grove staff!

ordinator. From our very first meeting with her, we knew she was organized and easy to communicate with. She made sure everything was exactly as we envisioned. This venue and experience was everything we could have imagined for our special day and more.

ute changes. The venue was perfect as we had a lot of out of the country guests. The food was outstanding, not sure how they managed to have that many filet mignons cooked so perfectly! We loved the place since the first time we saw it and love it even more after the event. We hope to come back for our anniversary!

(even the day before) that we could pick up our wedding decor the morning after the wedding. In reality, our wedding coordinator made us take our decor the night of our wedding as we were saying goodbye to our guests. This was a bit chaotic and not what we had been promised. It should be noted that this was immediately following my 88 year old grandmother passing out (Not anyone’s fault of course, but I feel as though the timing was insensitive). At meetings with our coordinator prior to the wedding, we were told that she would walk us through the ceremony and help us prepare on the morning of the wedding. This was not the case. We had to make a change to the schedule because we were behind schedule, but our coordinator never told us that we were at risk of running behind. In fact, she is the one who decided to delay the ceremony. Lastly, an oversight was made with seat assignments at the ceremony. I had expressed to our coordinator many times (and in writing) that my family is particularly small. Instead of seating my family members in the front row, she did not allow them to sit in the front. So, the very front row on the bride’s side was empty except for one seat. When asked prior to walking if everyone was properly seated, she assured me that they were. All in all, we had a wonderful day. However, these oversights and changes in agreed upon plans felt insensitive and insincere. Because of this, I would hesitate to recommend this venue to family and friends.

to us was being able to have all aspects of our wedding in one location - lodging, ceremony, and reception. We had quite a few out of town guests, and everyone loved having this. We weren't matched with a planner right away, which did have me a little worried, however, anytime I reached out, the team was responsive and helpful with any of my questions. We got matched with our planner, Julia, about 8 weeks before our wedding. Julia truly was amazing! She was very organized, helped me with whatever came up, and was always cheerful. She definitely made the experience easier throughout the months leading up to the wedding. The weekend of the wedding was couldn’t have gone better. Myself and the girls got ready in our Grand King Suite which was a great space. There was gorgeous natural light which was ideal for hair, make-up, and photographs. It was also large enough for all of us, which was about 10 in total. My husband and the guys got ready in the bridal suite above the Grove as it was available at 2pm. The suite also overlooks the courtyard, which is where we had our first look. This was awesome to have as the bridesmaids and moms were able to watch and get a video of the first look which was a bonus to have. The ceremony was on-site and outside which was beautiful. We rented the golden arch for the ceremony that was then utilized for our sweetheart table inside for dinner. The food and beverage during the cocktail hour and the reception were delicious. Julia helped to keep everything on schedule during the reception so we had plenty of time to party after dinner and speeches. Overall, our wedding was glorious and I would recommend the Briar Barn Inn to anyone. Between the beautiful reception venue, outdoor ceremony location, courteous and responsive staff, and comfy inn, it really is the perfect spot to get married.

e and beyond to meet all our requests! She was incredibly communicative and timely. We would highly recommend BBI !!

n top of everything during the months leading up to our wedding. The day of our wedding, she paid attention to details we didn't even think of. She made sure everything looked great and went super smoothly. Our family and wedding party were even commenting on what a great job she did. Aside from Emily, Briar Barn is a beautiful venue and perfect if you want to have a more intimate wedding. The food was amazing and the servers were super attentive and accommodating. They have chocolate chip cookies that our guests are still talking about. We would choose Briar Barn Inn to have our wedding at over and over again and cant wait to go back for special occasions.

etails come alive. Through Julia, Grove was more than accomodating to add drinks that incorporated my partner's culture and was prepared with a pivot plan for the inclement weather. Luckily the space is absolutely beautiful for an indoor ceremony and guests loved the intimacy of the ceremony. Every guest raved about the food - especially the corn bisque and statler chicken breast - we saw so many empty plates! To top off everything the cookies were an absolute hit and the late-night churros were to die for! We especially appreciated being sent back with some cookies and churros! We added a brunch for the next morning in the bramble house and it was the icing on the cake - highly recommend adding the brunch. Having the inn right on site made the whole weekend more memorable as we were able to spend the weekend reconnecting with our family and friends. We honestly can say there was not a single flaw.

p to our date, the BBI team was great to work with - from accommodating ever-changing plans due to covid, to answering questions, to keeping us informed about next steps. The day of, the execution was flawless. I didn't have to worry about a thing and felt comfortable leaving everything in the team's hands. Almost a year later, we continue to get compliments from friends and family about how much they enjoyed the charming venue and the amazing food.

tive comment we can make are 1) That we requested to do a bouquet toss and provided the bouquet to our day-of coordinator, but it unfortunately was never scheduled/announced during the reception. 2) We provided a lot of the decor for the reception (including handmade artificial flowers) which unfortunately were damaged when packaged by the staff at the end of the night. If we were to do it all over again, we would certainly choose this location and spend more time with our day-of coordinator to help make the process even more seamless.

n the same property that both the ceremony & reception would be. It felt like we had the whole place to ourselves. The team at Briar Barn Inn, including our coordinator Emily, helped to make the wedding planning experience significantly less stressful. By having a day of coordinator as part of your package you have someone to ask all your questions & help to manage the details with you to bring everything you want to life. As an LGBTQ+ couple, they made us feel so welcome & they supported us through our entire planning journey. We couldn't be happier with our experience & highly recommend you considering them for your wedding!

Beautiful Venue! Ceremony backdrop and the Inn provide a truly beautiful setting -Inn rooms are beautiful and cozy! -Homemade cookies for dessert are fantastic, as well as the majority of the food! CONS -She MADE my elderly florist come back the night of the wedding (ended at 11pm), to get all rentals and remove everything off the property due to another wedding the next day. This was preposterous and I felt awful for her. -Nuts were served to people marked explicitly nut free -Gluten was served to people marked as gluten free - The COMPLETE wrong chicken dish was served as an entre. I have custom menus that were printed at every seat that didn't match. It was embarrassing. They gave me a $200 credit for the confusion although they tried to make it a gift card. -Put favors out in entryway after everyone walked into reception, but very few people left that way so nobody took them.. waste of money -Waiting to walk down the aisle and have to remove my guest book myself as it was still boxed and would've been overlooked. Also had to move all the menus as they were not displayed how they were intended to as previously discussed in a meeting with coordinator -Didn't put forks out with the cake and refused to serve it to peoples seats...more wasted money -Didn't give specific gluten free desserts to GF guests, I myself had to run into the kitchen to get them as GF guests were leaving and saw all workers in there gabbing. -The included votive candles were not put out as requested -During our walk through before we chose the venue, we were told we could take away some outdoor dining tables to achieve a more cocktail vibe.. after committing, we were told this was not an option, which made it look like a casual outdoor restaurant with little walking room for an 80 person wedding. -Was also told at walk through we could bring a sentimental bottle of wine for just us Bride & Groom to enjoy, was later told this was not allowed. -Was told we were at nearly complete max at 80 people (some people had to move for others to get out of their chairs), yet they advertise as being able to fit 100. -No ability for head table, sweetheart only. -Received a lot of push back from the Inn on room block and requirements of guests. Teresa ending up helping and making everything right but it wasn't a smooth process. I believe this venue was created as a rehearsal space and lodging for their Willowdale Estate location.. and therefor wasn't built to host 100 person weddings in addition to being a free standing Inn. The restaurant is closed if guests come a night early or stay and extra night, as they have an event planned . All in all it wasn't an awful experience, but I truly feel it should have been more personalized and smoother for the money spent. I understand coordinators are not wedding planners, but ours dropped the ball many times. For what was the most expensive, most important day of our lives thus far, we were made to feel as we were just another wedding in their books. I had to have my hands on too many things day of that shouldn't have to burden the bride. Maybe a slight feeling of a false advertisement on behalf of the venue.

rything was so amazing. I can’t get over of how perfect our wedding day was! Jeannine, we are forever grateful!

d, we had drinks in our hands, we were fed, and running according to schedule all day and night. We amongst our guests were so well taken care of. I would recommend this venue to everyone!! Can’t wait to go back for a quick get away or bite to eat 😊

day! Special shout out to Julia who truly made the day easy and stress free! If you can request her as your coordinator definitely do!! And I can’t stress this enough, get the dates for one of your passed appetizers!!!! They are soooo good!!

s was the place for our wedding. We got married on 5/31/2021, after canceling our original date of 2/13/2021 due to covid, we had the most magical day, as expected. The Briar Barn Inn was so accommodating and understanding when we had to choose a new date. They made the process easy. That Monday when we finally said "I do", it was everything we thought it would be and more.

about a thing. She worked seamlessly with our other vendors. We initially discovered Briar Barn from the Phantom Gourmet for the food of the Grove and ended up falling in love with the Inn and and atmosphere and the food terrific. We couldn’t have been happier with our experience. We had the perfect winter wedding.

all wrapped out into one was my selling point. We booked our wedding, but did not expect what was to come next. In order to share how amazing this venue truly is I have to share our story leading up to the wedding. We were set to get married last January, but then COVID happened. Before the wedding, Briar Barn Inn and our wedding coordinators endlessly worked with us to make sure we were “COVID friendly” and everyone was safe and guidelines were followed. However, 10 days before the wedding, a wrench was thrown in our wedding plans as the indoor capacity for weddings went from 25 to 10 people. There was no way we could only have 10 people. Briar was exceptional in understanding what we were going through, offered to postpone our wedding with our same wedding package to the next year since we wanted a winter wedding. They kept in contact with me to make sure all our rooms at the Inn were switched over, and all our wedding plans remained the same. It was absolutely astounding the communication and level of professionalism Briar had. You can tell they plan a lot of weddings, because they have everything down to a tee! This year, we finally made it! Our wedding day was wonderful, amazing, incredible, whatever you want to call it Briar made it that way! Julia, our day of coordinator knew exactly the vision I wanted and I didn’t even need to explain it to her much. She made sure everything ran seamlessly. I work in veterinary medicine, and she didn’t care that we were a quirky couple who made a lot of our wedding decor focused on our dogs. She made it look so beautiful. All our guest were also raving about how amazing the Grove was, and the food!! Every guest said it was to die for! Our bartender was also amazing and so great to our guests! It was a magical, snowy winter day and it was everything we could dreamed of. Thank you Briar Barn for being there for the last two years making all our wedding dreams come true. I couldn’t thank you all enough!

he timeframe when we wanted to have it. We loved the pictures we saw online, but we loved the venue even more when we visited it in person. It was truly meant to be. Jenna in sales was very helpful and thorough answering all of our questions quickly and she understood time was of the essence. Once we booked, we worked with Jeannine as our coordinator who was absolutely wonderful! The amount of details that had to be sorted out quickly was overwhelming but Jeannine was on top of all of it. She guided us from her own experience so we knew what worked well and what didn't, and it helped us tremendously in our planning process. At one point we were having a hard time locking down a photographer & DJ due to our quick timeframe, and Jeannine promptly contacted all of Grove's preferred vendors to see if anyone could help. Within a day, we had a wonderful photographer and amazing DJ. Jeannine went the extra mile to accommodate all of our requests, she was present for our entire event from start to finish, and she went out of her way to make sure things were set up properly and perfectly for us. Walking in to the venue prior to the reception and seeing it all set up absolutely took our breath away. It was more beautiful than we ever imagined it would be and we can't thank Jeannine and all the staff at Grove enough for their hard work. The servers and bartender were wonderful, the food was DELICIOUS (we are still getting comments months later on one of the dishes we chose), and the venue is so beautiful you just can't go wrong. We highly recommend Grove for your event and we will be forever grateful for all they did to make our day absolutely perfect!

swered every question I had (which at times) was a lot. She assured me I had nothing to worry about with all my food allergies and the relief of that was a huge deal to me. She made every wish of mine come true!! Our guests continue to rave to us about our day and express the food, cookies, drinks, staff and Inn were amazing and all plan to go back. I would suggest the Grove/ Briar Barn 10 out of 10 times and can’t wait to go back to celebrate more special occasions, as it holds a very special place in our heart!

re sooo happy that we decided on Briar Barn. The whole planning process was a breeze and venue is gorgeous. Can't recommend having your wedding here enough!