Wedding Weekend
Friendly Crossways is a rustic-chic destination wedding venue but without the need for a passport! We have on-site lodging, a fire circle, your choice of romantic outdoor ceremony areas and are wheel-chair accessible. We’re in the countryside only 30 miles west of Boston, but once you drive up to our renovated New England barn and carriage house, and breath the really fresh air, you’ll immediately feel those pre-wedding stresses start to disappear!
2020 Weekend Venue Rental: $5,997 for 2020 rate
Tent Package Rental: $2,800-$4,800+ based on no. of guests
Catering: $85-$95+ per person (food, service, rentals, fees)
Beer and Wine: $20-$30 per person
Bar Services: $500-$1,200 based on no. of guests and hours
Our wedding package includes:
- Many unique, romantic outdoor ceremony sites including a “cathedral in the woods,” on top of a giant glacial boulder, under a maple tree, or under an arch on a lovely green lawn bordered by stone walls and cream colored hydrangea.
- Ability to host your rehearsal dinner and/or post-wedding brunch on site.
- Bridal Suite for preparation and overnight.
- Accommodations for 27 people per night in our cozy rooms. As many as 35 more guests can be lodged for an additional charge.
- Use of our magical fire circle on Friday and Saturday nights.
- Area for a tented reception for up to 150 people (tent & associated rentals are additional).
- Beautiful handmade bar for the reception.
- Parking attendant prior to the ceremony.
- Use of the dining hall (seats up to 60 guests), meeting space, and the kitchen for non-reception meals.
- Access to our experience in hosting over 80 weddings.
Venue, Tent, Catering, Beverages and Bartending at Friendly Crossways
Property Rental, including your choice of ceremony site, fire circle and lodging for up to 27 people for both nights, start at $5,997 for 3 days and 2 nights.
Custom Designed Tents from our exclusive tent provider, Special Events of New England, start at $2,400 for 60 people and go up to $4,800+ for 150 people (the maximum guest count). Includes tent, sides, light package, dance floor, tables and chairs.
Catering Friendly Crossways chef-owner, Mary Helan Turner, and Nick Chunias, chef-owner of Juliana’s Catering, have designed a unique menu which features a variety of their specialties which lend themselves to a fabulous reception meal prepared fresh on site. The menu combines Friendly Crossways’ farm to table offerings (with organic produce grown right on our property) with Nick’s longstanding tradition of house made Mediterranean themed meals. Friendly Crossways can also cater your non-reception meals or you can self-cater.
Bartending Services are required for groups of 50 or more. Pricing depends on number of guests and hours of service.
Beverages for your reception are chosen by you, Nick provides them, and you’re only charged for what is actually consumed. You may BYOB for your rehearsal dinner if you wish. Please note that hard liquor, except for some seltzers, is not allowed on the premises.
We really liked working with these vendors; they are flexible, hardworking, professional and respect “our” couples.
Accommodations in our renovated Barn, Hayloft, and Carriage House.
Weekend Wedding FAQ
What services does your weekend wedding venue provide?
A wedding weekend at Friendly Crossways includes the gift of time to relax with friends and family. On site lodging for up to 62 people coupled with your hosts’ flexibility means you can do-it-yourself as little or as much as you want when it comes to getting those friends and family involved in decorating the tent or using the kitchen to prepare a leisurely breakfast on your special day. Wind down in the evening by the fire circle.
What settings does your venue provide?
Friendly Crossways has a variety of outdoor wedding ceremony venues including a “cathedral in the pines” wedding glade, open lawns, old apple orchards, perennial gardens and New England stone walls. There is space for a tented reception and lawn games outside and rehearsal dinner and brunch inside a century old barn. This is a working farm with a corn field, blueberry orchard, honey bees and an organic vegetable garden. A tent package is required for 60 or more guests. Intimate weddings of up to 60 people can hold a dance-free reception in our barn dining room.
Describe your venue:
We’re inviting you to our home. It’s charming, warm, homey, rustic, chic, beautifully landscaped with plenty of space for fun and games, and only 30 miles from Boston!
What religious affiliations does your venue serve?
Friendly Crossways is nondenominational and ecumenical.
What is the maximum capacity for a reception?
- 150-ish adults for a tented reception
- 62 inside
Do you have onsite catering?
Yes. A menu has been designed that includes chef-owner Mary Helan’s most requested wedding foods and chef Nick’s Mediterranean and BBQ specialties. Basically, we can provide you with anything you want!
Do you allow outside catering?
Outside catering for the reception is allowed if your heart is set on a menu that we can’t provide, including some ethnic menus. Additional facilities fees will apply. Outside caterers for the rehearsal dinner are welcome with no additional facilities fees unless there are 50 or more people.
Do you offer an on-site wedding consultant?
Yes.
Do you have a liquor license?
- Wedding couples may choose from a wide variety of beverages (beer, wine, champagne, cider) provided by our caterer who has a liquor license.
- The beverage bill is based on what is actually consumed by your guests.
- Wedding couples may purchase and bring in their beer & wine for rehearsal dinner or after party.
- Wedding couples must provide host liability insurance with Friendly Crossways, LLC as additional insured which can be purchased for $150 on line via EventHelper.
- Hard liquor is not allowed on our site except for seltzers with ABV of 5% or less.
- Our bartenders have liquor liability insurance, one bartender per 90 people, minimum 50 people. Friendly Crossways provides, at an additional cost, the bar service including bartenders, handcrafted wooden bar, ice, etc.
Describe your parking facilities:
- We provide a parking attendant on the ceremony day.
- We have parking on site for 25 cars and overflow parking nearby for another 50 cars.
Is there handicap access?
Yes.
Do you offer any special services?
The owners have over 30 combined years of experience in coordinating complicated events (like wedding weekends) in a harmonious manner. Our wedding couples get the benefit of that experience.
What is the maximum capacity of your venue?
150’ish outdoors for a tented reception. 62 indoors for a sit-down dinner in the dining hall or ceremony in our “cathedral hall.” Lodging for up to 62 people.
Do you rent other items such as linens, tables, or flatware?
- Yes: tent, sides, lighting package, tables, chairs, dance floor, napkins & table cloths are rented through our EXCLUSIVE tent rental company Special Events of New England.
- As your caterer, we are responsible for providing tableware (china, glass, silver) and everything necessary to prepare and serve your memorable reception meal.
Can you provide a coat check?
No. But coats are hardly ever necessary during our wedding season which is mid-May to mid-October.
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Friendly Crossways
247 Littleton County Road
Harvard, MA 01451
info@friendlycrossways.com
(978) 456-9386
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