First of all, I want to say thank you to all the staff at Talta who helped us create the best weekend of our lives. Everyone we communicated with was SO friendly (our guests though...t so too), and Sarah, the events coordinator, was an amazing communicator and just an overall good person. Thank you, Sarah!!
We live on the West Coast but knew we wanted to have our wedding in Vermont to be closer to friends and family. My fiance and I did a VT venue tour of recommended venues, and they were all lovely and fine, but none of them excited me the way that Talta did when I finally discovered it. If you are looking for a backyard wedding feel, with a beautiful river, indoor sauna/ pool, outdoor hot tub, and a place for all your friends and family to stay, then this is the spot for you.
We decided to rent out the lodge so that all of our guests could stay there. That means you have to pay for any rooms that don't get rented. But we had just over 150 guests, and all but one room was rented by our guests. We also had many people who preferred Airbnbs, which there are plenty of nearby.
Because we rented out the lodge, we got to have the after party at Talta, which was the best. It made for an easy transition; the bar was open, and the fires were roaring outside, so there was something for everyone!
I feel so grateful that we found Talta, the down-to-earth environemt was exactly the vibe I was looking for, and in my opinion, was hard to find. And now, we have a magical place to spend our anniversaries that will bring us back to the best weekend of our lives :)