If you are even considering getting married at The Holly Farm, you should do it. Everything you could possibly need on your wedding day/weekend will be delivered and then some. We got married at THF almost two months ago and still a day hasn't gone by where we haven't looked at pictures or watched a video from that weekend. Each time with more and more appreciation that, no - this isn't some beautiful wedding we just stumbled upon on the internet, this was OUR wedding. And it was the best weekend of our entire lives, largely thanks to THF.
We toured THF last February (highly recommend touring during their off-season Nov - March) and were instantly sold! The minute we arrived at our tour, Ryan met us with a couple of glasses of wine and took the time to get to know who we are as people before beginning our tour. Once he understood what was important to *our* wedding, he gave the entire tour in the eyes of our vision. You will not find another wedding venue that will cater everything (layout, timeline, menu, decor, set up, etc) around YOU and what you are trying to cultivate that weekend.
This kind of personalization was exactly what we were hoping for. My husband is Mexican and I am Indian, and we wanted our wedding to represent the joining of our families and cultures in a way that felt unique and exciting, and THF fully helped us execute that vision beautifully (with an abundance of knowledge about both cultures btw)! Throughout our planning I would email Erin with questions about vendors and the weekend layout. Given how busy they are, I would usually hear back from her after a few weeks, but always with an extremely insightful response filled with love. About a month before our wedding she reached out to us asking for every last detail of what we had planned for the weekend, all the vendors we had booked (highly recommend taking a look at their preferred vendors list), what decor we were bringing, everything down to the names of our immediate families and the order of speeches and toasts. I loved this level of detail because Erin & Ryan were 5 steps ahead of us the entire weekend, making each moment happen before our very eyes!
Based on previous reviews for Holly Farm, we also decided not to have a wedding planner, and yes, I was nervous about this decision leading up to our big day. But rest assured, on that weekend not only did they do *much* more than coordinate, I actually think having a planner would have slowed us down. The minute we arrived at our venue, Erin took our entire truckload of decorations, personalized knick-knacks, welcome gifts, favors, etc and *memorized* where each piece goes in a matter of minutes. After that point I never needed to check in with her, each thing we brought was set up exactly where we had planned! Every moment of our wedding Ryan was sprinting around the venue pulling each piece together like magic and Erin was coordinating each event seamlessly. On top of all of that, our guests FULLY took advantage of the no curfew rule, had I known the rager we were going to be able to throw at our wedding, that alone would have sold me!
We had 2 days with 3 events, each running completely smoothly because of the folks at THF (Erin, Ryan, Gus, Rosa). The morning of our wedding, Erin even came up to check in with me and see how I was feeling. That level of care doesn't come from a regular wedding venue, they made our family and friends feel taken care of to a level that I cannot recommend enough.
So if you're still wondering - book The Holly Farm. Have your favorite people stay on site with you and get breakfast and mimosas delivered that morning from La Creme. Trust them to pull off any idea that you might have for your weekend. Stay as many days as you can at the venue. Party all night long and have an absolute blast!
*Thank you from the bottom of our hearts to the wonderful people at THF, for patiently handling all of our questions before the wedding, executing the weekend perfectly, dealing with all of our last minute seating arrangement updates, letting us throw the party of a lifetime, and giving us a weekend neither us nor our guests will ever forget. read more