The Barn at Back Acres Farm

I grew up down the road from the Barn at Back Acres Farm and have dreamt of getting married there since I was a little girl. Mary Beth and her team made sure all my dreams came true!! The venue is elegant, whimsical and just straight up beautiful. Her team is available to ensure everything during the day runs smoothly. Mary Beth is also extremely quick in answering emails, texts, calls, ect.! Her communication from the time we asked to tour the venue, to the entire year and a half leading up to our wedding and especially the week before was incredible. They also include a decor closet, where you can borrow any of their decorations for use on the day of, and a planning guide which includes hundreds of tips and tricks for your big day – all for free. Their website is easy to use and has transparency of pricing and exclusive vendors (the only exclusive vendors are catering and bar) that I found was extremely hard to find on most venue sites. There is a bridal suite onsite with two separate rooms, a bathroom and a mini fridge to keep breakfast/lunch/snacks/drinks cold. I had six girls in my wedding party, my mother-in-law, two flower girls and two ring bearers, plus a professional hair and make-up artist and not once did we feel like we needed more space. We also got married onsite and the wedding site was absolutely stunning! The team had everything set up for us and ready to go on the day of. The most important part for me was that our dogs got to be a part of our day at this venue (they both walked down the aisle)!! I couldn't have asked for a better venue and I couldn't have imagined getting married anywhere else!!

Beautiful venue, but the owner lingers and is rude to guests attempting to have wedding photos taken. Very uncomfortable, do not recommend.

From the start MaryBeth was very unpleasant to work with. She was not polite, kind, or responsive as you would expect for such a happy occasion. We felt as if we were bothering her with every phone call and question. The property is very beautiful and an amazing venue, but dealing with MaryBeth ruined the experience of having our wedding at The Barn. When we came by the day before for rehearsal and to finalize the floor plan, she was very rude, cold, and was not helpful. When we asked her questions for her opinion about where to place things for the floor plan, she would respond, “I don’t care, it’s your wedding.” When we were still at the venue discussing some logistics, she left and went into the house and did not even say goodbye or ask if we needed anything else. We were not aware MaryBeth was not going to be in attendance to coordinate on the day of the wedding until the actual day of the wedding. We met the coordinator the day of the wedding. MaryBeth states the Barn can hold 200 guests, but at 130 people we were extremely crowded. We had Harry Potter style seating with 4 long rows of tables and there was no space in between the tables, even though she stated that by math properties, the long tables would fit much better than round because the barn is rectangle. The waitresses could not serve people appropriately because of the set up. We made the itinerary and floor plan ahead of time, but she kept asking questions about things that we had already answered. She did not have the itinerary or floor plan printed out for all parties to be on the same page. The Barn did not have industrial fans, only a few small white household fans for a venue without air conditioning. There was a lot of confusion about the linens for the tables. The new coordinator that we met the day of the wedding asked us to set up the linens ourselves. She stated she was not responsible for setting up the linens. The florist needed to set up the flowers on the tables and if we had not set up the linens ourselves, there would not have been linen on the tables. Then at the end of the evening, the coordinator asked what we were doing with the linens and when we were going to take them off the tables. We think that the bride and groom, their family, or friends should not be responsible for setting up and/or taking down linens. The next day, we could not find the brides bouquet, so we texted MaryBeth to see if by chance she saw it left behind. She stated that everything was discarded and how would she know it was the bride’s bouquet. There was only 2 bridesmaids and the bride, so a total of 3 bouquets, so not a challenge to see if there was a bouquet left behind. She stated she would look through the garbage after her showings, but never responded. For being in the wedding industry dealing with one of the happiest days of people’s lives, MaryBeth makes the whole process during planning and coordinating a miserable experience. She does not seem happy to be in the business of weddings. If you really have your heart set on the Barn as your venue, just be aware the experience will come with a cost of your patience and happiness. You sign a contract with her and put a deposit, then you realize what a challenge she is going to be to deal with and that you will lose your deposit if you want to back out. For the amount of money you pay for the Barn, there was a lot to be desired for the experience and amenities.

MaryBeth and her staff are unbelievable!!! From day one of the planning process they were there to help. It was truly a magical day and would not have wanted to celebrate anywhere else. All night people stopped to tell us how perfect everything was. Thank you to everyone at The Barn at Back Acres Farm. It will truly be a day that we will never forget.