When my wife and I got engaged we knew that we wanted to have a small and intimate wedding ceremony with less of the headaches and pressure that go along with a large wedding. Liv...ing in Boston, there are certainly no shortage of wedding venues, but there seemed to be few that provided the feel that we were looking for in our wedding. Woodstock and the Inn particularly has always been a special place for us, so when we finally made it up there to meet with Megan, we knew almost instantaneously that this was the place. Megan, Sydney, and the team were there with us every step of the way to provide guidance, but also gave us the freedom to make the day exactly as we wanted it. That being said, the most impressive aspect of the team and the wedding was their flexibility. We selected the Red Barn at Kelly Way Gardens as the location for our wedding and reception (Check it out, it’s amazing).
Unfortunately picking a date in early May, we knew going into the day that the temperature at night may be an issue, which would cause us to move inside to the inn. We were both disappointed as the day arrived, that the wedding that we had in our minds was going to be changed a bit. When we met the day before the wedding, I think Sydney sensed how disappointed we were that we were going to have to go with a backup plan for venue and move it indoors. Being the great coordinator that she is, she was able to come up with a plan that we were able to have the ceremony and cocktail hour at the Red Barn and a beautiful dinner at the Inn.
In summary, the team and venue are absolutely spectacular and flexible to allow for smaller weddings to truly make the day into whatever works for them. Sydney allowed for us to completely customize our own menus, wine and beer list, suggested great local vendors for photography, flowers, activities, etc., and simply made the day so much more relaxing so that we could simply enjoy it. Having a small wedding also allowed for us to spend the weekend with our close friends and families and enjoy all that the town has to offer, great restaurants, shopping, hiking, spa, and golf were just some of the things we managed to enjoy on our perfect weekend. I tell anyone and everyone to ditch the big weddings and go have a small one at the Woodstock!
Thank you so much Woodstock Inn Team!
Regards,
Brett and Margot