Express your taste at the many unique wedding venues from Berkshires to Boston

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Discover the unique joys of a romantic wedding venue in Massachusetts. The scenery alone is worth the fare, all year long in the scenic Berkshires, the centrally located Pioneer Valley, in Boston and all along the coast to Cape Cod. You’ll find ballrooms, tented outdoor venues, fabulous dining rooms and terraces in small Inns and name brand hotels. Hold your one of a kind celebration with the assistance of wedding planners and culinary teams and never miss a beat in style and amenities. Be it a grand affair or intimate gathering, choose simple or more elaborate event spaces and accommodations where history abides and New England inspires.

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DoubleTree by Hilton Boston-Bedford Glen

44 Middlesex Turnpike Bedford, MA, 01730 Phone: 781-275-5500

Flexibility, unique features combine for variety of wedding options

A mere 18 miles from Boston, but tucked away on 24 wooded acres, the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Boston-Bedford Glen has the flexibility to transform its 13,000 square feet of event and banquet space into a configuration that works for your dream wedding, as well as the caring and experienced staff to deliver exactly what you want for your big day. That means you can walk down a romantic path to exchange vows in a landscaped courtyard, your guests seated on plush white chairs, have your reception on a patio with fire pits and outdoor heaters or in the Grande Ballroom with 15-foot ceilings, custom chandeliers and skylight. And outside the ballroom? A lobby with a grand piano - the perfect cocktail space.

Inn at Hastings Park

2027 Massachusetts Avenue Lexington, MA, 02421 Phone: 781-301-6660

Historic inn offers ‘revolutionary’ hospitality, service to wedding couples

Inn at Hastings Park will be tentatively reopening in September 2020. Please visit our website for updates.
When the Inn at Hastings Park in Lexington calls its hospitality “revolutionary,” that is not an exaggeration. Wedding couples will be surrounded by a warm, inviting atmosphere in the inn, a meticulously-restored trio of 19th century buildings, that is only a block away from Lexington’s Battle Green, where the Revolution began. Outdoor ceremony settings include a lovely side yard, or “park,” and a pretty back garden, where a tent may be located. The inn’s dining venue, contemporary but cozy, is perfect for receptions of up to 60 people. The celebrated culinary staff specializes in creative versions of New England cuisine. The historic inn is a member of the elite Relais & Chateaux international association and has a AAA Four Diamond Award.

Old Sturbridge Village

1 Old Sturbridge Village Road, off Route 20 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3362 Toll-Free: 800-733-1830

Begin your future in our past

Old Sturbridge Village is open! Advanced ticketing required is required. Please visit our updated policies & procedures before reserving your visit.

Our 19th-century village is classically New England and unique. Set on 200-acres with historic buildings, gardens, gazebos, fireplaces, and a covered bridge, the options for photos are nearly endless. On -site wedding ceremony options include the Meetinghouse, the Herb Garden, and the Covered Bridge. Reception locations range from a large modern facility to the rustic charm of a 19th-century tavern. Couples can select other uniquely Old Sturbridge Village touches including touring the Village Common in a horse-drawn carriage. The wedding party and guests can also opt to stay at the Old Sturbridge Inn and Reeder Family Lodges at Old Sturbridge Village. Old Sturbridge Village is easily accessible, conveniently located, and also makes a great location for rehearsal dinners and showers.

Briar Barn Inn

101 Main Street Rowley, MA, 01969 Phone: 978-653-5323

Post-and-beam barn at this country inn a memorable backdrop for your big day

Imagine walking into the Briar Barn Inn for your wedding: You’ll feel you’ve walked into a light, airy version of a silo. That atmosphere of an old New England farmhouse continues in the post-and-beam barn, the ideal rustic venue for your wedding with up to 100 guests. It’s a perfect and perfectly unique backdrop, with exposed beams, lots and lots of light, a welcoming gas fireplace, seasonal decorations and custom farm dining tables, as well as classic black industrial chandeliers hanging from high ceilings. The landscaped courtyard and patio areas add to the relaxed country atmosphere. The cuisine is award-winning and the attention of the event-planning staff consistent and tailored to your individual vision of your wedding celebration.

Harbor Light Inn

58 Washington Street Marblehead, MA, 01945 Phone: 781-631-2186

Historic, romantic and hard by the beautiful sea

Unique has many meanings. At this beautiful Inn by the sea, unique can mean historic, romantic, one of a kind, a very special kind. It’s set in a unique small town, one of America’s ten most beautiful. And your wedding will be unique in its close, in-house intimacy in two Federalist mansions in Marblehead’s harbor district. Every luxurious room is equipped with private bath, DVD player and Wi-Fi, with fireplaces, Jacuzzi’s and additional amenities available if you like. Everything you need from local florists, photographers, yacht rentals and caterers, to off-site local events can be arranged by the Inn’s concierge. And unique is holding the most important occasion of your life in one of the ten most romantic inns in America.

Salem Waterfront Hotel

225 Derby Street Salem, MA, 01970 Phone: 978-740-8788 Toll-Free: 888-337-2536

The Knot's "Best of Weddings" Hall of Fame and 6-time "Best of North Shore" Hotel

Celebrate your love in the heart of it all with a wedding in enchanting, historic Salem. Let the experienced event staff at the Salem Waterfront Hotel & Suites help you plan the perfect day, from choosing a unique ceremony site (under a grand arch overlooking Salem Harbor or on the Pickering Wharf ceremony green) to planning dinner and dancing for up to 220 people in the majestic Maritime Ballroom. Plated menus or imaginative stations can be customized, or you can choose from several exceptional dining packages. Discounted guestroom blocks and rehearsal dinners can be arranged, and the hotel offers a complete list of preferred vendors for everything from officiants and flowers to entertainment and lighting.

Red Lion Inn

30 Main Street Stockbridge, MA, 01262 Phone: 413-298-5545

Famous Berkshires inn features antique firehouse and other special venues for your wedding

The grand, historic Red Lion Inn is a picturesque location for any wedding, but there are particular venues that strike a chord with those seeking something unique for their ceremony or reception. The inn, for example, has a turn-of-the-20th-century firehouse featured in a Norman Rockwell painting. The firehouse has a grand dining hall with a farmhouse table and a full kitchen, ideal for a small gathering. Or, there’s the Meadowlark guest house on the grounds of Chesterwood, the historic summer studio of sculptor Daniel Chester French. The inn itself has lovely antique-filled rooms and a flower-filled patio for wedding couples to consider. Whatever you choose, the culinary and event staff will ensure your day is true to your vision.

Porches Inn at MASS MoCA

231 River Street North Adams, MA, 01247 Phone: 413-664-0400

Seeking someplace special for your big day? This art-themed inn has lots of ideas.

If you want that special wedding that everyone will be talking about for years, the Porches Inn, across from Mass MoCA, has the unique venues for you. Outside, for ceremonies and small gatherings, there’s a Wedding Glen and a “clubhouse”-style gazebo, perfect for that party in the woods. Inside, Studio 9’s light-filled space includes a grand piano and catering kitchen, Building 7 features 20-foot ceilings and lots of contemporary art, the Board Room has old-fashioned blackboard walls, and the Breakfast Room is filled with natural light. The inn works with local event planners and caterers to ensure a worry-free day. Guests will love the artsy, whimsical atmosphere of the inn, with its connected row houses and long, welcoming veranda.

Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort

37 Corey Road -- Route 43 Hancock, MA, 01237 Phone: 413-738-5500 Toll-Free: 800-882-8859

Berkshires backdrop makes for spectacular ceremonies

Imagine opening your wedding photo album to the first page: There you and your now-spouse are, exchanging your vows on top of a mountain in the Berkshires. (Remember how you traveled there in the Berkshire Express chairlift?) Or maybe you are standing with a smaller group, saying your “I do’s” next to a glistening brook. Other pages show you and your guests dining on seafood stuffed shrimp in a mountain lodge with a fire flickering in a huge stone fireplace. Or dancing on a large stone patio with jaw-dropping vistas of Berkshire peaks as logs crackle in a fire pit. The dedicated wedding staff at Jiminy Peak Mountain Resort will be delighted to help you make those pictures come true.

Winnetu Oceanside Resort

At South Beach on Martha's Vineyard -- 31 Dunes Road Edgartown, MA, 02539 Phone: 508-310-1733 Toll-Free: 866-335-1133

Individual touches make this resort by the beach a standout for weddings

Winnetu is open for the 2020 season! New this summer. Private experiences, private dining, and fun family activities - click here for more info.

The difference is in the details when you choose the Winnetu Oceanside Resort, at South Beach on Martha’s Vineyard, as your wedding venue. Just 250 yards from the Island’s most popular beach, our resort can host wedding ceremonies either directly on the Atlantic Ocean or in a variety of indoor venues. For your rehearsal dinner, consider an outdoor, tented clambake followed by lawn games and s’mores or our new, indoor venue upstairs at our Dunes restaurant. For your reception, choose an indoor/outdoor combination in The Dunes and on our ocean-view terrace. Wedding parties can be transported around the resort or to churches in-town in our antique vehicle or fire engine! Our dedicated wedding and events manager and Winnetu Team will help your put your individual stamp on everything from menus to lighting and flower arrangements.

Wedding Carriage - Dan'l Webster Inn & Spa - Sandwich, MA

Dan'l Webster Inn and Spa

149 Main Street Historic Sandwich Village, MA, 02563 Phone: Toll-Free: 855-520-0550

Have your classic Cape Cod wedding, on the beach or in a garden, at this charming inn

Your classic Cape Cod wedding will be one for the memory – and photo – books at the historic and romantic Dan’l Webster Inn & Spa. Exchange your vows in a spectacular garden, surrounded by color, or by the baby grand piano in the cozy Music Room. Dine on creative cuisine, customized to fit your tastes, in the breathtaking Conservatory, overlooking the manicured grounds. If you’re thinking of a beach wedding, the inn can coordinate that for you, from permitting to transportation and backup location. Relax with a couples massage in the Beach Plum Spa, where wedding day hair and makeup can also be provided. Rehearsal dinner options include barbecues and shore dinners, and lodging includes fireplaced suites with private balconies and oversized whirlpool tubs.

Hotel on North

297 North Street Pittsfield, MA, 01201 Phone: 413-358-4741

Make your own history at this charming hotel, the site of a legendary emporium

It’s not every wedding couple who exchange I do’s in a hotel whose buildings are on the National Register of Historic Places. Be one of those couples when you plan your wedding with the experienced staff at Hotel on North, a boutique hotel in the heart of the Berkshires. The hotel, on the site of the former Besse-Clarke menswear and sporting goods emporium, has kept many 19th century details, including centuries-old brick walls, tin ceilings, decorative columns – even a (stationary) bird cage elevator. Get married in true style, in Shire Hall, with exposed brick, vintage chandeliers, 11-foot ceilings and panoramic windows. Let the charming hotel’s award-winning culinary staff help you create the wedding of your dreams.

Publick House Historic Inn On the Common

277 Main Street - Route 131 Sturbridge, MA, 01566 Phone: 508-347-3313 Toll-Free: 800-782-5425

This inn’s special wedding venues will make your big day truly memorable

Each wedding venue at the historic Publick House is unique in its ambiance, history or decor. For a small gathering, there’s the Card Room, which was the men’s smoking room in 1771, or the Library with books from days gone by. The Pumpkin Room, with pumpkin pine paneling, used to be the general store. Larger affairs are held in Paige Hall, a grand ballroom with post-and-beam cathedral ceilings, magnificent chandeliers and a wall of windows looking out on the patio (use the historic barn for more seating); or the glorious Garden Tent, the Garden Gazebo or the Hillside Arbor. Guests will rave about the down-home cuisine, too, and those fabulous wedding cakes from the Bake Shoppe. (Check the website for health and safety changes.)

The Nantucket Hotel & Resort

77 Easton Street Nantucket, MA, 02554 Phone: 508-228-4747 Toll-Free: 866-807-6011

Our Nantucket Resort offers intriguing options to make your big day stand out in the crowd

The Nantucket Hotel & Resort is open for the 2020 season! New this summer. Private experiences, private dining, and fun family activities - click here for more info.

How many of your friends can say they got married next to a lighthouse on Nantucket? Or that their guests arrived at the ceremony in an antique fire engine or vehicle? Or that dinner was an old-fashioned New England clambake? Any, or all, of those things are possible at the grand and historic Nantucket Hotel + Resort. Brant Point Lighthouse is just down the street from our Hotel and makes a lovely backdrop for outdoor ceremonies. An antique bus or fire engine can transport your guests in old-fashioned style. Or, get married in our Grand Ballroom, with its antique oak floors and spectacular bar and stage or enjoy a cocktail reception in one of our private event venues or on the Outdoor Terrace. Our dedicated wedding team will help with all the details.

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