Weekend
The Vermont wedding weekend
Reserve a Vermont wedding weekend as separate gatherings with their own rooms, attendance and service periods. Bolton Valley describes Timberline, The Ponds, Tavern and Fireside for different parts of a weekend. A reception booking does not establish the guest room block, rehearsal meal, after-party or farewell brunch.
Plan each gathering and the travel between it
- Guest lodging for a Vermont wedding
- Looking after out-of-town guests at a Vermont wedding
- Bachelor, bachelorette and bridal shower parties in Vermont
- Planning a Vermont rehearsal dinner
- Welcome gatherings and farewell brunch at a Vermont wedding
References
A Vermont wedding is often a weekend, and the weekend is a bigger job than the day. Guests travel, and most need somewhere to sleep near a venue that may be far from a town. A rehearsal dinner and a welcome gathering fill Friday.
The wedding fills Saturday. A farewell brunch fills Sunday. Some venues sell it as a package: the Barn at Boyden Farm prices a full three-day weekend, and Mountain Top Resort's own team handles every meal from the arrival reception to the farewell brunch.
Others leave you to build it. This section covers each part: where guests sleep, the dinner before, the events around it, and the parties that come earlier.
A Vermont wedding weekend, day by day
The usual shape of a wedding weekend, who decides each part and the page that covers it.
- Friday
- Guests arrive, check in, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, welcome gathering; Guest lodging , rehearsal dinner and welcome events.
Which Vermont venues sell the whole wedding weekend
The Barn at Boyden Farm publishes a package for a full three-day wedding weekend, and Mountain Top Resort states that its on-house culinary team manages every meal from the arrival reception through the farewell brunch, while most of the other venues publish nothing at all about the days on either side of the wedding.
Ask any venue what it can host on Friday and Sunday, and what the price is for each.
The lodging each verified venue states, which decides how much of the weekend can happen on site.
Guest lodging
Where wedding guests stay in Vermont: which verified venues have rooms on site, how many, what a room block commits you to, and the 9% rooms tax.
Rehearsal dinner
Where and how to host a rehearsal dinner in Vermont: the small rooms venues publish, the alcohol and catering rules that still apply, and what to settle first.
Welcome & farewell events
How to host a welcome party and a farewell brunch around a Vermont wedding: what venues state, who caters, check-out timing and what to settle early.
Out-of-town guests
What out-of-town guests need for a Vermont wedding: lodging early, directions that work offline, what to pack by season, and a plan for children and access.
Pre-wedding parties
Planning a bachelor party, bachelorette weekend or bridal shower in Vermont: the outdoor and craft-drink options, rentals and lodging, and how to budget.
How many days does a wedding weekend last?
Commonly Friday to Sunday, and yours can be shorter. A wedding weekend is the wedding plus the arrivals, dinner and brunch around it, so shape it to your guests and the venue.
Who plans the events around the wedding?
You, a planner, or the venue's coordinator. See planners.