Entertaining Boston Style: A Summer Farm Wedding: Planning Phase

Everyone loves a summer farm wedding! Even the chicest among us can appreciate how magical it is to celebrate with the local season’s bounty and the early summer evening’s warm breezes. Visually, I can’t think of a more beautiful vignette: old rustic farm tables with burlap runners, Ball jars holding a multitude of summery libations, wooden troughs overflowing with heirloom tomatoes and herbs, menus on chalkboards and tall galvanized containers holding bushels of sunflowers…

Homemade Lemonade icing down in galvanized tubs


In fact, I’m in the planning phase of a large farm wedding taking place this July in Dedham. Cocktails by the barn overlooking the Charles River.

Site of Cocktail Area


View of the barn/cocktail area to the right


I would love to have these galvanized tubs of lemonade jars awaiting thirsty guests as they arrive for the reception.

Rustic Farm Tables with burlap runners


I found a wonderful vendor who rents out farm tables, ball jars, wine barrels, and even swing top bottles which I’d love to fill with local spring water for the guest tables:

Swing top bottle


Chalkboard Seating Arrangements


Heirloom Tomatoes


A plated dinner will take place in this field in a large open tent (66 x 106).

Site of Reception Tent


I will keep you all updated as the planning phase amps up!

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