Grove at Briar Barn Inn
All-inclusive venue
The venue takes care of it all - food and beverage, rentals, the works!
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $16,000 for off-peak dates, and $22,000 for peak dates
Catering services pricing
$138 per person for off-peak dates, with a minimum total spend of $8,280
Guest capacity
Up to 100 seated guests
About this venue
Grove at Briar Barn Inn is a distinctive farmhouse experience, a bridge to an imagined past, where the pastoral beauty and serenity of old New England lives in harmony with the best the modern world has to offer. Briar Barn Inn is designed to stir imaginations and inspire conversations. Our experienced team is here to help you craft the perfect occasion, down to the smallest detail. The rustic charm of our custom post-and-beam barn venue, Grove at Briar Barn Inn creates the picture-perfect backdrop for a memorable wedding in any season. Ideally suited for weddings of 80 to 100 guests, Grove at Briar Barn Inn includes the planning services of our dedicated team, all equipment, and our renowned catering as part of your wedding package.
Our event spaces
Main Dining Area
Carefully Crafted & Catered Occasions in a Farmhouse Setting
When entering through our main entrance you will see the open concept dining room with hardwood floors, exposed beams, and an open and light-filled room! Our new post-and-beam barn restaurant features rustic farm tables with plenty of seating, black double-ring industrial chandeliers, and a full bar at the far end of the room. This is a great option for larger gatherings between 60-100.
Guest capacity
60-100 Seated
60-100 Standing
Square footage
1,790
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
The Burrow & Terrace
Private Dining with an Outdoor Terrace
The Burrow is a small private dining room with entrances adjacent to our main dining area. It can be accessed from an outdoor terrace, which has additional seating (weather permitting), bistro lights, and views of our landscaped lawns, fire pit area, and forested surroundings. The Burrow is a petite version of our main dining area with a private bar and restroom and a variety of options to suit your needs.
Guest capacity
60-100 Seated
60-100 Standing
Square footage
1,362
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
The Bramble House & Suites
Celebrate a new tradition!
The first floor of the Bramble House features vaulted ceilings, a private bar, restrooms, a fireplace, and plenty of natural light. The open concept of this area creates a flexible space for a cocktail hour, a dinner party, or meeting space. The second floor includes a larger private suite, complete with a private restroom, sitting area, and balcony that are well suited for getting ready spaces.
Guest capacity
12-32 Seated
12-60 Standing
Square footage
1,629
Ideal for
Elopement, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, After party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Main Dining Area
Carefully Crafted & Catered Occasions in a Farmhouse Setting
When entering through our main entrance you will see the open concept dining room with hardwood floors, exposed beams, and an open and light-filled room! Our new post-and-beam barn restaurant features rustic farm tables with plenty of seating, black double-ring industrial chandeliers, and a full bar at the far end of the room. This is a great option for larger gatherings between 60-100.
Guest capacity
60-100 Seated
60-100 Standing
Square footage
1,790
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
The Burrow & Terrace
Private Dining with an Outdoor Terrace
The Burrow is a small private dining room with entrances adjacent to our main dining area. It can be accessed from an outdoor terrace, which has additional seating (weather permitting), bistro lights, and views of our landscaped lawns, fire pit area, and forested surroundings. The Burrow is a petite version of our main dining area with a private bar and restroom and a variety of options to suit your needs.
Guest capacity
60-100 Seated
60-100 Standing
Square footage
1,362
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Relaxed”
The Bramble House & Suites
Celebrate a new tradition!
The first floor of the Bramble House features vaulted ceilings, a private bar, restrooms, a fireplace, and plenty of natural light. The open concept of this area creates a flexible space for a cocktail hour, a dinner party, or meeting space. The second floor includes a larger private suite, complete with a private restroom, sitting area, and balcony that are well suited for getting ready spaces.
Guest capacity
12-32 Seated
12-60 Standing
Square footage
1,629
Ideal for
Elopement, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, After party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Available services that can be provided by Grove at Briar Barn Inn
Services & amenities
- Bar services
- Catering services
- Clean up
- Dance floor
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event coordinator
- Event rentals
- Event staff
- Liability insurance
- On-site accommodations
- Service staff
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Transportation & access
- Self parking - free
Accommodations
- Bedroom suites
- Double bed rooms
- Honeymoon suite
- Luxury suites
- Room blocks offered
- Single king rooms
- Single queen rooms
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
11 reviews
Great place to get married!
We had our wedding at The Grove and couldn’t be happier. The venue is beautiful cozy barn vibes with tons of natural light and charm. It rained on our wedding day, but we didn’t mind at all because the indoor space is just as stunning. Alli, our day-of coordinator, was incredible. Everything ran so smoothly thanks to her. The food was delicious, and guests still talk about the cookies! As a same-sex couple, we felt totally comfortable and supported. Everyone was kind, professional, and great to work with. They know what they are doing at the Grove. Highly recommend!
Wonderful Wedding Venue
We used Grove at Briar Barn for our wedding, and it couldn't have been a better AND easier experience. Everything was streamlined for us, and our coordinator Allison was thoughtful and communicative. They were flexible, but also let us know what was realistic (especially with weather related things the day of the wedding). They also highly recommended by vendors we worked with. Highly recommend
The Perfect Wedding
My wife and I got married in the cold month of January- and the Grove/ Briar Barn Inn made it perfect! We had been working with them for a year and a half leading up to the wedding, and always felt supported and reassured. Everything went so well, in part because they were incredibly helpful and flexible with setup and coordination. When inevitable small problems presented themselves at the last second, they were on it. They responded promptly to every worry or random question we had, no matter how ridiculous. Julia is a phenomenal coordinator (and person) who reduced all of our nerves and anxiety leading up to the perfect ceremony! Our guests, coming from all over the country in Massachusetts's roughest season, had nothing but great things to say about the food, lodging, and overall experience. If it is within your means, and you are someone who struggles with event planning and wants to have everything handled in one place, this venue is perfect for that. We really got to focus on ourselves, picking and choosing what traditions to keep and what to change. The Grove/Inn, being extremely kind and organized supported us in all of that and made the whole process significantly easier. I also want to flag for other Queer couples that we felt very accepted and safe here. The venue never waivered in their mission to give us the best day of our lives, in the way that felt comfortable for us and inclusive of gender diversity.
Charming and Seamless: Our Wedding at The Grove
I had my eye on The Grove at Briar Barn Inn since it was simply a blueprint on an Instagram post. From the start, I knew it was going to be where I would get married someday. There is just something so quintessentially charming about the post and beam restaurant and the quaint New England Inn. The entire experience working with The Grove was great. We picked December 8th for not only the idea of a winter wedding but also for the holiday decor and availability for our preferred vendors. They were flexible in putting together the details and stuck to all the outlined dates and deadlines. We were assigned our wedding coordinator, Jeannine, about six weeks out as they said, and we were able to have our wedding details meeting soon after. The payment portal was easy to use, and the planning pod was intuitive and a great spot to keep important details in order. Jeannine answered all my questions promptly, and in the week leading up to the wedding, she was available for us to drop off all the decor ahead of time and spent time reviewing our vision one last time. On the day of, she was present, available, and helpful. She was detailed and organized and never pushy. She let us have our day and was there to help transition to the different elements seamlessly, paying attention to all the details so we wouldn't have to. Our guests have had only positive things to say about the entire day from the incredible food and the overall atmosphere. The only critique I have of the entire experience is the check-in process at the Inn. We had a 20 room block and ended up with 29 of the 30 rooms booked by our guests. The Inn has a very strict 2pm early check-in for 50 fee or 3pm otherwise check-in. We had a Sunday wedding in December where we had a first look and formal portraits at 2pm before a 4:00 ceremony because of the early sunset. We weren't able to stay Saturday night due to another wedding buy-out. The Grove accommodated me by making the hospitality suite available for us to get ready in; however, the Inn did not accommodate the groom getting ready. We rented out the Silo/Library for 250 to try to have a space for the men to get ready, but they didn't set up the privacy screen and there were too many people milling around for him to get changed in the non-private space. After a lot of inquiry from our wedding coordinator, our officiant, and our makeup artist, they finally let him into the room at 1:45 for the additional 50, but at that point it was only enough time for him to drop his phone and wallet. He ended up changing in the single stall bathroom in the basement of the Inn, which is a nice bathroom of course, but we would have liked a little more flexibility for us to have 1 room with early check-in to give him a bit more privacy. Flipping one room early for the bride and groom doesn't seem like a lot to ask in the grand scheme of the day or even offering some alternatives - we likely would have paid for a full extra night even if we couldn't get into the room the night before just to have the spot, but they didn't give us any options to work with until 1:45 p.m. ahead of 2pm call time. My recommendation for future couples is to negotiate into the wedding contract for something ahead of time if you could potentially run into the same issue, especially if you're out of towners who don't have other options nearby.
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