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Wildflower Inn: direct-service and tented wedding sizes
Town LyndonvilleType Inns & resorts
The Wildflower Inn distinguishes direct kitchen-service celebrations of up to 50 from rehearsal dinners of up to 45. Larger, tented weddings for 200 or more are coordinated through its stated Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals planner arrangement. The larger outdoor offer is a different planning and supplier commitment.
| Detail | Event requirement |
|---|---|
| Guest capacity | Up to 50 direct (kitchen-use gatherings); a separate rehearsal dinner is capped at 45; tented celebrations to 200+ with a required planner ↗ |
| Catering rule | The inn's kitchen serves celebrations of up to 50; larger weddings need a planner from the Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals ↗ |
| Alcohol rule | Optional bar service ↗ |
Fifty-five guests change the booking route
A hypothetical 55-person wedding exceeds the direct-service figure by five and the rehearsal-dinner figure by ten. Discuss the larger-event planner route instead of assuming a five-person extension of an inn-run package. Put the tent, planner and optional bar service in the proposal with their actual responsibilities and charges.
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The Wildflower Inn's wedding page describes these event sizes: celebrations of up to 50 guests for elopements, wedding dinners and rehearsal gatherings, rehearsal dinners for up to 45, and, for weddings larger than 50, a requirement to coordinate through one of the trusted planners associated with the Vermont Association of Wedding Professionals.
The Wildflower Inn: the setting, and what couples plan around
That planner requirement is the piece to budget for. Above 50 guests you are hiring a planner from the inn's list as a condition of booking, so add that fee before comparing the inn with venues that leave planning to you.
The Wildflower Inn sits atop Darling Hill in Vermont's Northeast Kingdom. Its wedding page describes outdoor elopement packages for 2 to 45 guests with tiered options by group size, rehearsal dinners for up to 45, and arrival gatherings with seasonal hors d'oeuvres. For larger weddings it says its expansive outdoor spaces and tented setups host celebrations for 200 or more guests, coordinated through one of its VAWP planners.
The two numbers are the whole planning picture. 45 to 50 for inn-run events and 200 or more with a tent and an approved planner. Ask which guest count your quote assumes. Whether the planner's fee is added to it.
What The Wildflower Inn states
A larger guest list changes who plans the event
Wildflower's direct kitchen-service offer and its larger planner-led event use different booking routes. Before comparing a tented celebration with the inn-run dinner, ask which planner is responsible for the contract, supplier scheduling and day-of coordination. Establish the planner’s price alongside the tent, meal and optional bar proposal.
Consider an assumed forty-person rehearsal dinner followed by a ninety-person wedding the next day. The first group falls within the stated forty-five-person rehearsal limit. The second exceeds the fifty-person direct-service threshold by forty and needs the larger-event planning discussion.
The rehearsal booking does not establish the next day's food-service arrangement or its tent rental. Name each gathering and guest list in the inquiry so the inn and planner can identify the offer that applies. Accommodation and arrival instructions need their own confirmed allocation rather than being inferred from the outdoor celebration size.
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