The Mad River Barn is a boutique inn, restaurant, wedding & events venue. Our wedding events span from private elopements to 200-person weddings in our state-of-the-art post & beam pavilion. Beyond Weddings, our property offers a fantastic opportunity to host corporate retreats, wellness retreats, family reunions, or other large parties. Our three unique event spaces provide vast options for meetings, lunches, dinners, conferences and more.

Our wedding season runs from May – October. For available dates please email [email protected]

Ceremony Site with Bench Seating | Post and Beam Events Pavilion for Cocktail Hour, Dinner & Reception | Pub and Game Room for the After Party | Tables & Chairs | Glassware, Flatware & Tableware | Fire Pit | Lawn Games | Access to our Pinterest Shed | In House Planning and Day Of Event Coordination. 

In order to formally reserve your event date you are required to sign both the Event Contract and Room Block Contract as well as pay a deposit in the amount of the Facility Fee.

The deposit is the amount of the facility fee, which is dependent on your estimated guest count and event package. Final payment is due 3 weeks out from the event date.

Yes, the dining room or pub and game room are the perfect spaces to kick off your weekend with a rehearsal dinner or welcome gathering.

Yes, we have two fire pits on the property. One is included for your event on Saturday until 9:30pm, and the other is an option to add to your Friday night welcome festivities. 

We do have plenty of parking on site for guests lodging with us however we do require our couples to reserve a shuttle for guests lodging offsite.

Our events pavilion requires a guest count of at least 80 people. For a smaller guest count please check out our other offerings. 

The maximum guest count for our events pavilion is 199.

No, our weekend wedding program requires a property buyout so yours is the only event hosted that weekend and you and your guests can enjoy the property to yourselves.

In the event of rain, we move the ceremony inside the pavilion and set up in front of the stone fireplace.

The pavilion & dining room are fully accessible by wheelchair. The pub and game room is the only space on the property that does not have wheelchair access. We also have 3 guest rooms that do not require stairs, one of which is fully ADA compliant. 

Our events pavilion has a hard stop time of 9:30pm but from there you move to the pub and game room for the after party where you can keep the party going until midnight! 

Plenty! Our property is situated on 17 beautiful acres of gardens, woodlands and streams. Our lush perennial gardens are pristinely maintained by our groundskeeper Brian Farley and he does a wonderful job! Check out our Instagram segment: “What’s Blooming With Farley” to get a peak at our gardens. 

We have 18 guest rooms that can sleep up to 77 guests if every pillow is filled.

Our Barn Suite Rooms or the Pub and Game Room are the typical spaces for bridal parties to get ready.

Yes, there are many inns and bed & breakfasts in the area for additional lodging. Mad River Lodges (Warren Lodge, Mad River Lodge, & White Horse Lodge), Tucker Hill Inn, Madbush Falls, The Griff Inn, Mad River Inn, & The Lodge at Lincoln Peak, just to name a few!

The pavilion & dining room are fully accessible by wheelchair. The pub and game room is the only space on the property that does not have wheelchair access. We also have 3 guest rooms that do not require stairs, one of which is fully ADA compliant. Please feel free to read our accessibility statement HERE.

Yes, as long as they are outside and in designated smoking areas.

Yes, we have our own in-house catering team & extensive menus with everything from wood fired pizza to local beef tenderloin. View our catering menus HERE.

We allow for outside dessert catering but all other food must be provided by us.

Our liquor license with the state of Vermont requires all alcohol to be purchased and served by the Mad River Barn. You are not allowed to provide your own alcohol for events but you are welcome to drinks in your guest rooms.

Our Beer & Wine Package starts at $60 / head.

Yes, you are able to add signature cocktails to any of our bar packages. View our bar packages HERE.

We offer white cloth napkins, if you prefer a different color or a full table cloth that would be a rental or purchase.

We do allow open flames as long as there is a catch for any wax that might drip. We do not allow for confetti cannons or balloons.

We do not assist with decoration but we do have in house lighting on dimmers as well as party lighting over the dance floor & stage area.