Top Rochester Venues

• Spaces for 125 Guests

Windsor Mansion Inn is a Colonial Revival mansion set high on a hilltop above Windsor, Vermont, with views over the Connecticut River Valley, Lake Runnemede, and Mount Ascutney. Built in 1902 with design input from sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens, a family friend of the original owners, the mansion is recognized as the largest Colonial Revival-style mansion in the United States and is listed on the National Historic Register. Three U.S. Presidents have stayed at the property, and several of its 16 guest rooms and demi-suites carry their names, including the Theodore Roosevelt Suite, the Calvin Coolidge Room, and the Woodrow Wilson Suite. Restored in 2016, the inn sits on 15 acres with a multi-tiered terrace and a 12-person custom firepit overlooking the surrounding hills. More than 5,000 square feet of indoor event space, together with its outdoor terraces and lawn, host weddings for up to 130 guests as well as reunions, corporate retreats, bridal and baby showers, and anniversary parties. Guests also have access to an in-house pub, a private library, a coffee and tea station, and a nearby nature preserve. The property is a short drive from Woodstock, Quechee, and Dartmouth College.

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Hulbert Outdoor Center is a lakeside campus in Fairlee, Vermont, established in 1978 as part of the Aloha Foundation. Set on Lake Morey with surrounding forests and mountains, the center has spent decades hosting programs built around community, teamwork, and the outdoors, and it brings that same rustic, natural setting to weddings and private events. As a wedding venue, Hulbert Outdoor Center offers full-service extended weekend rentals as well as single-day bookings, with a historic barn and scenic outdoor ceremony sites along the lake. Rentals include a reception hall, tables, chairs, and tableware, on-site catering, on-site staff, and on-site housing, with premium activities available for couples who want to build outdoor experiences into their celebration. The venue is available primarily in May, June, and August through October, with smaller groups accommodated the rest of the year. Hulbert Outdoor Center was a WeddingWire Couple's Choice Award recipient in 2020.

• Spaces for 16-650 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 7 Outdoor Spaces
• 18 Total Spaces

For more than 140 years, Basin Harbor has been shaped by five generations of the Beach family, beginning in 1882 when Ardelia Beach opened her farmhouse on the shores of Lake Champlain to visitors seeking an escape from the city. What began as a working farm grew, under Allen Penfield Beach, into a full resort with cottages, a golf course, a dance hall, and an airfield — additions that still define the property today. Set on the Vermont shoreline with views across Lake Champlain to the Adirondack Mountains, Basin Harbor now offers dining at Ardelia's restaurant, an 18-hole golf course, a boat club, and lakeside recreation alongside more than a dozen indoor and outdoor event spaces. Waterfront lawns, a tented dock, and historic rooms host everything from intimate dinners to weddings and group events for 300 or more guests, with rain contingency planning and on-site lodging in inn rooms, cottages, and private houses supporting multi-day celebrations.

• Spaces for 165 Guests
• 1 Barn

Sleepy Hollow Inn Ski, Bike Center & Barn is an 880-acre property in Huntington, Vermont, about 30 minutes from Burlington in the Green Mountains, with views of Camel's Hump. At its center is a distinctive 17-sided round barn with hardwood floors, soaring beams, and 34 windows that fill the space with natural light, making it suited to both barn weddings and other private celebrations. The Round Barn hosts up to 165 guests, with its hardwood floor open for dancing throughout the space and a sound system that reaches the adjoining Pavilion. Couples can hold ceremonies inside the barn, under the covered 40'x40' Pavilion, or outdoors at a seven-sided gazebo beside the property's pond. The venue follows an open vendor policy, and 100% of the electricity used for weddings comes from solar power. Beyond the wedding spaces, the property includes an eight-bedroom Inn that sleeps up to 22 guests, a Butternut Cabin, and camping in Molly's Meadow with four lean-tos. Guests can also take advantage of the property's recreational trails, including groomed Nordic ski and snowshoe trails and mountain biking single track.

• Spaces for 16-250 Guests
• 1 Barn
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Meeting Space

The West Monitor Barn is a historic post-and-beam dairy barn on the Vermont Youth Conservation Corps' (VYCC) campus in Richmond, Vermont. VYCC acquired and restored the barn in 2005, and it now serves as the campus's primary rental venue, hosting celebrations, meetings, and conferences on a limited basis from late August through October. The barn's third-floor reception space, the Hay Mow, measures roughly 49 by 59.5 feet and accommodates up to 150 guests. It opens onto a private back deck and back field, and includes a prep kitchen, WiFi, a projector and screen, and use of round tables and chairs. A main lobby with elevator and stairs leads up to the space, and an on-site lot holds up to 40 vehicles. For smaller gatherings, the ground-floor Conservation Room seats up to 16 people around its meeting tables and is available November through April, with a Smart TV and whiteboards on hand for presentations. Proceeds from renting the West Monitor Barn support VYCC's youth development and conservation programming, which has trained young people in hands-on conservation and agricultural work since 1985.

• Spaces for 200-250 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Resort
• 1 Waterfront

The Ponds at Bolton Valley is one of two wedding venues at Bolton Valley Resort, tucked into Vermont's Green Mountains about 30 minutes from Burlington. Described by the resort as its classic and quintessential Vermont wedding venue, the space overlooks a spring-fed pond and takes in panoramic mountain views, with a rustic reception building that comfortably accommodates up to 200 guests. Ceremonies take place beneath a decorated arbor by the water, with an indoor setup available as a backup for inclement weather, and the property is available the day before for a coordinated rehearsal. Reception packages run five hours and include tables, chairs, linens, place settings, glassware, and flatware, alongside a day-of wedding coordinator and a complimentary tasting ahead of the big day. Couples celebrating at The Ponds can also add on resort amenities such as scenic lift rides, mountain biking, disc golf, and a golf simulator, along with seasonal offerings like skiing and snowshoeing, making it a setting for weddings across every season, from winter to fall.

• Spaces for 100-200 Guests
• 2 Outdoor Spaces
• 2 Event Spaces
• 2 Total Spaces

Bolton Valley is a year-round mountain resort in Vermont's Green Mountains, roughly 30 minutes from downtown Burlington and Lake Champlain, set among more than 5,000 acres of high mountain forest. Founded in 1966 by Ralph DesLauriers, the resort has remained family-owned for nearly six decades and is now managed by four of his children alongside a dedicated team. For weddings and private events, Bolton Valley offers two mountain venues: The Ponds, a classic outdoor ceremony and reception site overlooking a spring-fed pond with panoramic mountain views, and Timberline Lodge, the resort's newer venue with a slope-side ceremony site, an attached patio, and a reception area with panoramic mountain views. Both venues include tables, chairs, linens, and a day-of wedding coordinator, and host ceremonies and receptions across all four seasons. Couples and guests can extend their celebration with the resort's amenities, including indoor and outdoor pools, a sauna and hot tub, scenic lift rides, mountain biking, disc golf, a golf simulator, tennis and pickleball courts, and skiing and snowboarding in winter.

• Spaces for 24-200 Guests
• 1 Bar
• 1 Outdoor
• 3 Total Spaces

Shelburne Vineyard planted its first grapes in 1998 on the east shore of Lake Champlain, in what locals call Vermont's "banana belt" — a near sea-level stretch of the Champlain Valley warm enough to sustain cold-climate winemaking. The working vineyard's grounds, with sweeping views toward the water and vines running down to a great lawn, set the backdrop for weddings, rehearsal dinners, showers, and other private gatherings. Guests are typically hosted in the Tasting Room, a 806-square-foot space centered on an elegant cherry tasting bar built from wood grown on nearby Shelburne Farms, with French doors opening onto flagstone patios and vineyard views. A separate loft overlooks the tasting room and offers a smaller, more intimate space for seated dinners or standing receptions. From late spring through early fall, the outdoor patio and lawn extend the celebration further into the vines, with tented capacity available through Vermont Tent Company. Shelburne Vineyard's events team works directly with hosts to plan weddings, corporate events, fundraisers, and holiday parties, and can accommodate catered dining throughout the property.

• Spaces for 4-125 Guests
• 1 Hotel
• 1 Historic Space

The Green Mountain Inn is a historic inn set on Main Street in Stowe, Vermont, spanning 101 guest rooms, suites, apartments, and townhouses across eight buildings. The property has been voted Best Hotel/Inn in Stowe and is ranked the #1 resort in Stowe on TripAdvisor. For weddings and private celebrations, the inn offers several distinct settings. 18 Main pairs a crackling fireplace with hardwood floors and windows overlooking Main Street, suiting wedding dinners and receptions. The Village Room, tucked in a quiet corner of the Main Inn with vintage brass chandeliers, antique sconces, and French doors, works as both a ceremony space and a dance-floor-ready reception room with its own built-in bar. Outdoors, Mansfield Gardens offers a private lawn with a stone pathway and garden arbor for ceremonies and cocktail hours amid seasonal blooms. Couples planning something smaller can exchange vows in the Library and Living Room, an intimate setting suited to elopements, or book the inn's Country Inn Elopement Package for a couple and up to four guests. Beyond weddings, the inn accommodates corporate retreats, team meetings, birthday celebrations, and family reunions, with catering and event planning support throughout.

• Spaces for 30-100 Guests
• 1 Outdoor
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Garden

Built in 1949 as one of Stowe's original ski lodges, Timberholm Inn sits on a wooded hillside between historic Stowe Village and Mount Mansfield, with views of the Worcester Mountain Range. The Stowe Historical Society recognizes the property for its place in the town's post-war ski-lodge era, and its knotty pine interiors and large fieldstone Great Room fireplace still reflect that original character alongside modern updates like WiFi and a year-round hot tub. The inn's nine guest rooms, including two family-style suites, allow the full property to be booked for weddings, corporate retreats, family reunions, and other private gatherings, accommodating up to 23 overnight guests, 30 people for an indoor event, and 75 for an outdoor event. The Great Room serves as the inn's central gathering space, hosting daily homemade breakfast and indoor events beneath its fieldstone fireplace, while the grounds offer a lawn, gardens, and a fire pit for outdoor use. A full inn rental includes access to Timberholm's network of local caterers, photographers, and other event vendors.

• Spaces for 150 Guests

Stone Hearth Inn & Eatery is set in a Vermont farmhouse with roots dating back to the early 1800s, just outside Chester in the Green Mountains. The property combines eight individually named guest rooms with an on-site eatery and tavern, blending historic character with a relaxed country atmosphere. The eatery serves comfort-driven meals made from scratch in a garden-side setting, with weekly specials, fresh-baked breads and desserts, and a seasonal menu alongside beer and wine. The tavern side of the property has long served as a gathering spot for guests and locals alike. Beyond lodging and dining, the inn hosts weddings, celebrations, memorials, meetings, and retreats, with catering available on-site or elsewhere. Its private dining room and eatery provide settings for gatherings, with additional garden and patio spaces in development. The mix of historic architecture, a working eatery, and flexible event spaces makes the inn a destination for both a quiet Vermont getaway and a hosted celebration.

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