Top Monkton Venues

• Spaces for 150-200 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Resort

Salons at The Essex is an event space within The Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, Vermont, spanning 1,449 square feet across Salons I, II, and III and accommodating up to 150 seated guests, or as many as 200 for a cocktail reception. The space is part of a full-service resort set amid lush Vermont grounds, with rounds or long-table layouts available for plated or buffet meals. Weddings and events at the Salons are supported by The Essex Resort & Spa's on-site culinary team, which builds custom menus, from plated dinners to buffets, using fresh, locally sourced Vermont ingredients and accommodating dietary needs. Couples celebrating in the Salons can also draw on the resort's on-site spa for pre-event treatments and extend the celebration into a full weekend with rehearsal dinners, post-wedding brunches, and outdoor activities on property.

• Spaces for 150-250 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Resort

The Ballroom at The Essex is an indoor event space within The Essex Resort & Spa, an 18-acre resort in Essex, Vermont, about 20 minutes from Burlington International Airport. At 2,688 square feet, the Ballroom accommodates up to 250 guests, with configurations ranging from plated dinners for 150 or buffet receptions for 100 to cocktail-style receptions for up to 200. Every reception in the Ballroom includes tables and chairs, a choice of white, ivory, or black linens, and a dedicated Event Manager who oversees setup, breakdown, and day-of logistics. Catering is prepared in-house using ingredients from Vermont purveyors; outside catering is not permitted, though outside desserts are allowed for a fee. Couples booking the Ballroom also have access to the wider resort, including 120 guest rooms for overnight stays or room blocks, complimentary on-site parking with EV charging, and both indoor and outdoor ceremony options elsewhere on the property.

• Spaces for 180-350 Guests
• 1 Resort
• 1 Event Space

The Atrium is an indoor event space at The Essex Resort & Spa in Essex, Vermont, encompassing 3,185 square feet and accommodating up to 350 guests. The room supports several layout styles, including rounds, rectangular tables, and mixed configurations, with a plated dinner seating as many as 180 guests at rectangular tables or 170 at rounds, and buffet-style service seating up to 150. The Atrium's reception package includes five hours of private use, reception tables and chairs, complete setup and breakdown, and a choice of white, ivory, or black linens and napkins. Every event is assigned a dedicated Event Manager, and the resort's on-site culinary team builds customizable menus using locally sourced Vermont ingredients. Couples celebrating in the Atrium can add the Celebration Suite for pre-ceremony preparations.

• Spaces for 225-500 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Farm
• 1 Historic Space

Set on 88 private acres above Vermont's Mad River Valley, Bliss Ridge is a working organic farm that has hosted one-of-a-kind weddings since 2011. The property welcomes only one wedding per weekend, giving each couple exclusive use of the farm's 360-degree panoramic views and photo opportunities. At the heart of the property sits a restored, hand-hewn post-and-beam barn from the 1800s, with 35-foot ceilings and seating for up to 225 guests. Couples can also book two artisan-built treehouses for lodging and getting-ready space: a fully insulated, four-season treehouse built in 2023, and the original Bird's Nest treehouse, built in 2020 over a babbling brook and open May through October. Beyond the ceremony and reception spaces, Bliss Ridge offers an artesian well-fed swimming pond with a sandy beach, a wood-fired sauna, and a cedar barrel cold plunge. The farm holds a full liquor license and creates custom bar menus, and its flower and vegetable gardens supply florals for weddings on-site. Owner Jordan brings 20 years of event planning experience, from private yacht parties to large corporate conferences, to each wedding hosted at Bliss Ridge.

• Spaces for 200 Guests
• 1 Event Space

Windridge Tennis & Sports Camps sits on more than 250 acres of woods, hills, meadows, and playing fields in Roxbury, Vermont, with the grounds facing west toward sweeping views of the Green Mountains. Known as Teela-Wooket, the property has served as Windridge's home since 1985 and includes a timber-framed dining hall with a fieldstone fireplace and wraparound porch, 21 clay tennis courts, two full-size soccer fields, and an equestrian facility with a 26-stall barn and both indoor and outdoor riding arenas. Beyond its summer camp programs, the property has hosted corporate meetings, weddings, family reunions, and specialty camps. The dining hall seats up to 200 guests for meals and events, and The Inn at Teela-Wooket, a Vermont country inn on the grounds, is available for weddings, reunions, and small corporate gatherings. With extensive lodging in cabins, recreation halls, a field house, and a pool, the campus can support programming and events ranging from a single afternoon to multi-day stays. Located just off Exit 5 on I-89, Windridge is a short drive from Montpelier, Sugarbush, and Waitsfield, with Burlington's airport about an hour away.

• Spaces for 100 Guests

Tucked into the natural beauty of central Vermont, The Woods Lodge hosts weddings, private parties, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life in a warm, thoughtfully designed setting. Couples can exchange vows outdoors surrounded by nature or gather for a cozier indoor celebration, with indoor and outdoor areas suited to both intimate gatherings and larger social events. On-site catering is built around customized menus, ranging from grazing tables and passed hors d'oeuvres to full banquets and buffets, with vegan, vegetarian, and other dietary accommodations available on request. The Lodge's bar service offers a rotating selection of Vermont craft beers, wine, and spirits alongside custom cocktails, and can also travel off-site with fully-insured, licensed bartending staff. Beyond event space, The Woods Lodge offers on-site lodging, including cottages and apartments, so wedding parties and retreat groups can extend their stay at the property itself.

• Spaces for 50 Guests

Tucked into the natural beauty of central Vermont, The Woods Lodge offers indoor and outdoor spaces for weddings, private parties, corporate retreats, and celebrations of life. The Lodge's versatile grounds suit both an intimate indoor gathering and a sun-drenched outdoor celebration, with breakout areas and expansive grounds that also lend themselves to corporate retreats and team-building sessions. Weddings at The Woods Lodge range from an outdoor ceremony surrounded by nature to a cozy indoor reception, with the Lodge providing a flexible canvas for both ceremony and celebration. On-site catering includes grazing tables, passed hors d'oeuvres, stationary appetizer displays, and banquet or buffet service, alongside a private chef option for smaller gatherings — all built around vegan, vegetarian, and other dietary accommodations. A well-stocked bar offers spirits, wine, and Vermont craft beer, with outdoor bar service available on fair-weather days and a mobile bar option for events held off-site. Beyond event hosting, The Woods Lodge also operates cottages and apartments for nightly and extended stays, each with a full kitchen, giving guests a place to settle in before or after their event in Northfield, Vermont.

• Spaces for 125 Guests

A relaxed yet sophisticated cocktail lounge with a vintage vibe, eclectic decor, and soft lighting. Devil Takes a Holiday offers parties in the cocktail lounge for up to 50 and (weather-permitting) spritz deck outings for up to 30. Good for company gatherings, welcome dinners, rehearsal dinners, cocktail hours, after-parties, post-wedding brunches, wedding showers, bachelor/-ette parties, engagement celebrations, and more.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests