Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm

Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm
5 out of 5 stars and 6 reviews
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Durham, CT
101 to 150 guests
Holds ceremonies and receptions

About this venue

Vendor
Leah Gastler
MANAGER
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Gastler Farm is a beautiful farm and garden wedding venue in Durham, CT. With its awe-inspiring natural gardens, manicured lawns surrounded by impressive stonewalls, and rustic barns, Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm would be the perfect backdrop for your big day. You and your partner will not only feel in harmony with each other on your big day, but also in harmony with nature at this one-of-a-kind venue. The farm and gardens here boast abundant florals and foliage in naturalized gardens that change with the seasons, making this an ideal choice of venue year-round. On the property, you will also find a vintage cedar gazebo, an expansive brick patio, and an arboretum with towering trees. You can take pictures in front of the wedding wall of hydrangeas before wandering through the grounds to look at the labyrinth of stone walls. You can spend the whole day outside, or have a tent erected on the grounds that can hold up to 125 people. When you host your nuptials here, you will have access to a variety of services and amenities that will make your wedding day one to remember. There are comfortable accommodations onsite for your wedding preparations, which include a kitchen and three bedrooms. There is also parking available on the property for up to 80 cars. Get in touch with the team to find out more about what they can offer you!
LGBTQ+-owned and Woman-owned Business

Pricing details

Starting prices
Reception:
$6,500
Ceremony:
$6,500
Bar services:
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Catering:
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Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees. Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices.

Amenities + details

Amenities
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Ceremony Types
Civil Union
Commitment Ceremony
Elopement
Interfaith Ceremony
Non-Religious Ceremony
Religious Ceremony
Second Wedding
Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
Up to 150
Settings
Backyard
Barn
Farm & Ranch
Estate
Garden
Park
Trees
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Meet the team

Vendor
Leah Gastler
Manager
Leah is the 4th generation to bring new life and business to Gastler Farm. She started in the event business hosting classical music concerts in the farmhouse -as a classically trained violist, she holds degrees from Juilliard, Rice, and Bard College Conservatory. Before taking on the family farm, she spent years in the wedding business in Houston Texas, performing either Pachelbel's Canon in D or Christina Perri's 'A Thousand Years' for bridal processionals multiple times a weekend ;) She won't be playing at your wedding, but she can sure recommend some great musicians!

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Reviews

5.0

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6 reviews
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Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm is highly recommended by multiple reviewers for its stunning and dream-like outdoor wedding spaces. The helpful team, including Leah who received special mentions, was accommodating, attentive, and allowed for personalization. The rustic and natural vibes paired well with the flexibility to bring in vendors, making it a perfect blank canvas for creative weddings. The beautiful grounds, greenery, and various photo options impressed guests, creating a peaceful and picturesque setting for intimate celebrations.
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AvatarJ
11/18/2024
The moment we stepped foot on the grounds at Kalmia or Gastler Farm we both knew it was THE space for such a special occasion. The surge of excitement prompted us to halt the wedding venue search...we found it! 😬🤭🥰 The dream team here at Gastler *special shout outs to Leah, Vanessa, Kristen & Randy* were simply superb. They turned our wedding vision into a beautiful reality 🥲 I am thrilled for this wedding venue and all it's future and fellow Bride's and Grooms to share the love this property has to offer. A true 4th generation farm and the love bestowed upon its grounds eminently shows. 💜🤍 Multiple meetings and virtual calls allowed us a mutual understanding and their weekend package allowed us time to get the details right. Their efforts on the day of were BEYOND! They made sure we had everything we needed and also helped to create the whimsical vision we spent years planning for. 💌 Thank you for making our dreams come true! We can't wait to visit soon. Love, Jenn & Joe
AvatarA
10/30/2024
Everything about Gastler Farm is top notch. Leah was great to work with and provided awesome recommendations for vendors that paired well with the rustic/farm vibes. We live right down the street and were so thankful to have found a place so close to home, in budget, and amazing to work with. Best venue ever! Forever recommending Gastler!!
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AvatarS
10/25/2024
We couldn’t have chosen a better venue for our wedding day. Gastler Farm is not only beautiful but also a perfect blank canvas that allowed us to create our dream wedding. Leah, the owner, was fantastic to work with—she’s incredibly laid-back and open to ideas, giving us the freedom to bring our own creativity to the space. Leah let us visit several times so we could plan everything just right, and even allowed us to bring items the night before to set up since we had an early brunch wedding. We also used Woodwinds Catering, the preferred catering service and they exceeded all our expectations. The food was fantastic, and the service was amazing. We get complements to this day. Beyond all of this, the grounds themselves are breathtaking. It was truly the most perfect day, and we’re so grateful to have celebrated in such a stunning location!
AvatarC
11/03/2023
We cannot say enough great things about Gastler Farm! We had our June 2022 wedding and reception on the grounds, I wanted a venue where we could bring our own local vendors and make the space really custom- it was perfect. Beautiful greenery/ tons of photo options all over the grounds, great indoor space for getting the wedding party ready, plenty of outdoor space for two tents for cocktail hour and reception, and a mobile bar cart! Leah Gastler was so accommodating with multiple visits for planning, and attentive day-of with last minute details. Great small town venue, hidden gem!
AvatarM
10/27/2023
Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm was our magical venue for our intimate outdoor COVID wedding in October 2020. So much about planning a celebration during that time was stressful, but having the actual day at Gastler put us at peace. Leah was so relaxed, helpful and accommodating – we had an entire day before to work on setup, and the whole following day to break down (and drink leftover champagne on the steps of the beautiful farmhouse). The grounds are STUNNING – you only need little touches as decoration. There are gardens and ornamental trees everywhere as the backdrop. And so many lovely settings for different parts of the event, like an outdoor ceremony space surrounded by a gorgeous stone wall and hydrangeas, a rustic gazebo with twinkle lights for a bar, a fire pit for late-night fun, & a huge patio to set up a tent & tables for meal and dancing. Our portraits in the trees & gardens with the sun setting make us so happy. If you’re someone who enjoys DIY, this venue is the dream. If not, you can bring in whatever vendors you want to make your vision happen! The farm is in my hometown, and will always be the most special place to go back and visit. We can’t thank Gastler Farm enough for the memories.
AvatarB
10/24/2023
Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm is a dream, I would recommend this venue a thousand times over!! My husband and I had always envisioned an outdoor wedding that was charming, natural and intimate - yet spacious enough for our ideal guestlist (125). A family friend suggested we take a look at Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm and I knew from the first look that it was exactly aligned with our dream wedding. The property is endlessly stunning with beautiful gardens, grass lawn space, a handmade stone wall (where we had our ceremony), a super cute gazebo (where we served cocktail hour), an arboretum (that provided a perfect setting for photos) and plenty of parking. The team at Kalmia Garden was wonderful to work with and was generously flexible with how we wanted to personalize the wedding set up, decorations and flow of the day. The on site space available for myself, my husband and our wedding party to prepare was perfect, and allowed for a stress-free day leading up to the ceremony and reception. My husband and I had the best time at our wedding, and we owe so much of that to Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm and their team!

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159 Middlefield Road, Durham, CT
159 Middlefield Road, Durham, CT
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