Your vineyard wedding in Simsbury, Connecticut

Imagine getting married in a vineyard in Connecticut – having cocktails on the lawn overlooking fields of flowers and a beautiful tree line. Dinner and dancing in our 60 x 90 tent and ending your evening with not one but two fire pits to enjoy under the stars.

Rosedale Farms and Vineyards host one full day event each weekend from June through mid October. Our vineyard is yours from Friday at 10 am for set up, (if you so choose) till 10 am on Sunday for any additional clean-up and to collect any left behind items. *Please note: All tables and chairs must be broken down the evening of the event.

RENTAL AGREEMENTS & DEPOSITS

In order to reserve our venue we require that couples sign a rental agreement/contract and a $1,500 non-refundable security deposit that will be used towards your final payment.

You must also spend a minimum of $500 on our wine, flowers or produce. Half of your balance is due one month before your event and final payment is the day before your wedding. We accept cash, checks or credit cards.

CATERERING AND ACCOMMODATIONS

Once you book your wedding date at Rosedale, finding a caterer is most likely your next  big decision as we are strictly a site rental. It is up to you to find a caterer (we highly  recommend Max Restaurant Group) but we are open to other caterers as well as food trucks. Caterers are required to leave our vineyard the way they found it and leave the property free of waste and litter. You will also need to contact any other vendors such as a DJ, photographer and bar tending services if needed.

As far as alcohol is concerned, you can serve your own beer and alcoholic beverages but we require that you purchase and serve our wine only.

****Please note that either your caterer (if they have permit to serve alcohol) or your bar tending service is responsible for serving all alcohol including beer and wine. There is no self-serve. Once the staff is no longer serving, no alcoholic beverages may be consumed. Alcohol must be safely secured in a predetermined area. Your caterer as well as other vendors will need a Certificate of Liability naming Rosedale Farms of West Hartford Inc./ Rosedale Vineyards LLC as an additionally insured one- day event.

Accommodations are also important and we have several hotels within five to ten minutes. Bradley International Airport is twenty minutes from Rosedale. 

PRICING DETAILS AND WHAT IS INCLUDED:

Our site rental is $7,500. This is for a Friday, Saturday or Sunday.

• Use of our 60 x 90 tent (with sides if needed)
• The vineyard for your ceremony
• The use of lawn area for cocktail hour as well as any games you’d like to set up
• All tables – 60” round, 8’ banquet, sweetheart, high tops for cocktail hour and 200+ chairs
• Prep tent, lighting and tables for caterer
• Electricity with backup generators
• Two upscale port-a-toilets as well as a handicapped accessible (Many couples rent a trailer toilet)
• Picnic tables for lawn area and benches around fire pits
• Two flatbed ’35 & ’47 trucks, cast iron claw foot tub, five oak wine barrels
• Perimeter bistro lighting in tent
• Two fire pits that we start and tend (firewood included)
• Designated parking area
• Two staff members always on site
• Plenty of time to CELEBRATE – ceremony may start as early as 4 pm and latest wrap up is at midnight, so there is more than enough time for a great celebration

WHAT IS NOT INCLUDED:

• Dance floor, (fans or heaters if needed, usually not)

Your wedding weekend may span a couple of days. We do not host rehearsal dinners (although you may, of course, do your ceremony rehearsal if your ceremony is here) or farewell brunches as we think there are some other really great local places that can offer you and your guests a chance to experience more of our Farmington Valley.

Rates may be subject to change/Maximum occupancy 250 persons
We book one year in advance. We start booking for 2023 in January 2022
For more information or to set up a site visit, please call/email: Lynn Epstein 860-808-8342/Rosedalef@aol.com