We’re blessed to book respectful couples who understand that we want to keep the property beautiful for years to come. But, things *can* happen and expensive things *could* get damaged and broken. We’re not too worried when a glass vase or votive gets broken, but if someone throws a beer bottle thru the glass roof of the greenhouse it’s going to be an expensive repair. I’m happy to say that, so far, all of our couple’s security deposits have been returned, in full.

When we book your wedding date, we remove it completely from the calendar and let other couples know the date is no longer available. In the unfortunate event that you need to cancel your wedding date, we're sympathetic and understanding but please know that a cancelation has a direct impact on our business and, often, severely limits our ability to rebook the date. For this reason, the deposit and payments made are non-refundable.

In order to keep our venue rental fee as low as possible, check or cash are the accepted forms of payments.

What we’ve learned from the unforeseen events in 2020 is that we needed to have a way to terminate a contract, especially when there were mandated closures of businesses in place. Please know that we do not take this lightly and every attempt possible will be made to host your wedding day as expected.

We know things happen. In the unfortunate event that you have to call off the wedding or that you have a change of heart, you can cancel the contract.

Rehearsals are typically held the day prior to your event. In the case that we are booked the day prior, your rehearsal will be scheduled the first open date before your booked event.

We will finalize rehearsal date about 90 days prior to your booked event.

After hosting a ton of weddings we’ve seen some that went right and some that went wrong and a lot of that was based on the wedding timeline. Ceremonies that started earlier than 4:00 pm, in an attempt to extend the celebration, ended up with vendors who did not have enough time to set up as well as guests who left early. Ceremonies that started after 5:30 pm resulted in things feeling rushed because there wasn’t enough time for all of the planned festivities. We offer suggested timelines that really work and give you and your guests the best possible experience throughout the day. If you’re thinking of shifting your entire timeline to accommodate an early wedding day that includes brunch or lunch instead of dinner, we’re open to that so please reach out.

In order to keep the estate house beautiful for years to come we do need to limit the amount of people who have access to it. It’s best for friends and guests who want to tour the estate house to hop onto our website where there are plenty of photos to view.

It seems convenient for everyone to park on the driveway; however, it blocks access for the caterers and other vendors who are arriving and need to unload – often times this leads to folks driving thru or parking on the grass which leaves ruts or brown spots in the grass. In order to keep the grounds beautiful, we ask that when you arrive at the estate house, to take 30-minutes to unload, and then immediately move your vehicles into the parking lot.

It’s because red wine is impossible to get out of a white wedding dress or a white sofa, for that matter.

The furniture needs to stay in place

You will be SO glad you did this! At the end of the night, you’ll be tired and the last thing you’ll want to do is to clean everything out of the estate house. It’s easiest to appoint a person or two, who are not in the wedding party, to gather your belongings and place them into your vehicles, where they’re secure and you’ll have easy access to them throughout the evening.

To be honest, it became the place of many "shenanigans".

Full service caterers and their staff will be on-site for your entire event and until the end of the rental period to oversee food service, make sure food is held at the correct temperature for serving, and maintain the cleanliness of the venue by bussing tables, removing trash, and wiping up food spills. This really gives you and your guests the best possible experience on your wedding day. Drop and go catering is when a caterer delivers the food and leaves. With this type of catering, there isn't a catering staff to oversee food service/make certain food is held at the correct temperature prior to serving. These types of caterers do not offer the staffing that ACF requires for food service at events.

The reason is simple, we do not have a licensed kitchen and therefore the health department does not allow it.

After a long day, that includes drinking alcoholic beverages, it’s nearly impossible to organize family and friends to properly clean the venue. It’s best to let the caterer be responsible for that job because we know you have better things to do on your wedding night!

We haven't had it happen yet, so we're keeping our fingers crossed! :)

We ask that you bring these items during the agreed rental period. To avoid misunderstandings, please make sure you share the rental period times with family, friends, and vendors.

Wedding days are very long so our staff is not scheduled to work on the day after a wedding. Plus, it’s generally the day most couple’s leave for their honeymoon. Also, we do not staff the venue on a regular basis during the week, so we ask that you plan ahead for removal of all items during your rental period to avoid the risk of those items still being here when the next couple’s rental period begins.

We’ve hosted a ton of weddings and we’ve never had anyone take longer than 45 minutes to an hour to break down. Our staff will take care of putting away items that you borrowed from the “Something Borrowed” closet. For the décor items that you’ve brought, we ask that you enlist the help of several family members or friends to assist with gathering, packing up, and loading those items into your vehicles. If you have an extensive décor plan you may want to hire professionals for both set up and take down.

The DJ is one of the most important parts of your celebration. He’s the master of the ceremony and makes all of the announcements that keep your timeline running on schedule and enhances your guests overall experience on your wedding day.

The reason is a simple one; event insurance doesn’t cover them.

In order to keep the property beautiful for years to come we allow only for zip ties, floral wire, and twine to be used.

There’s nothing that goes up in a blaze more quickly than an old barn next to a lit flame. For this reason, our insurance policy allows for battery operated candles only. The good news is that today’s battery-operated candles look super realistic – check out the Luminara brand battery operated candles. Or you can use real candles but leave them un-lit.