If you’re dreaming of a garden wedding in New England, there’s no shortage of beautiful options—botanical gardens, lavender farms, historic estates, greenhouses, manicured lawns, and sailcloth-tent receptions are all on the table. The harder part is figuring out what those venues actually cost. Pricing varies dramatically across the region, from ceremony-only garden rentals under $1,000 to full weekend packages that can climb past $60,000, with plenty of venue fees, catering minimums, and required add-ons in between.
That’s why this roundup focuses on real numbers. Every venue included here is based on actual pricing documents, so you can see how costs are structured—whether that means a flat venue fee, per-person food and beverage pricing, ceremony add-ons, or multi-day buyouts. All of this data comes from Tulle Together’s Wedding Pricing Transparency Project, a crowdsourced database with 18,000+ real pricing PDFs from venues across the country and internationally, designed to make wedding budgeting less about guessing and more about comparing actual costs. View the highlights below, or sign in to tulletogether.com to see the full pricing PDFs.
Smith Farm Gardens — East Haddam, Connecticut
Smith Farm Gardens offers a romantic countryside setting with 15 acres of manicured gardens, orchards, an 18th-century farmhouse, and a sailcloth tent for outdoor receptions. Saturday weddings for up to 150 guests range from $15,000 to $33,000, while full weekend buyouts range from $21,000 to $50,000; larger deluxe weekend packages for up to 225 guests run $40,000 to $65,000. Smaller celebrations are also available, including Sunday weddings starting at $7,500, weekday micro weddings at $10,000, winter indoor micro weddings at $7,500, and weekday elopements at $1,500.
Kalmia Garden at Gastler Farm — Durham, Connecticut
Kalmia Garden offers a colorful farm-and-garden setting with seasonal flowers, a vintage gazebo, brick patio, stone fire pit, and outdoor space for up to 125 guests. Venue fees are $5,500 on Fridays, $6,500 on Saturdays, and $5,000 on Sundays, with WoodWinds catering packages starting at $114.99 per guest; Friday weddings receive 10% off the per-person rate and Sundays receive 20% off. Full-weekend venue options start at $15,000, with additional charges including a $995 ceremony fee, $495 setup and cleanup fee, 20% gratuity, 7.35% Connecticut food tax, and rentals based on guest count and preferences.
Gilsland Farm at Maine Audubon — Falmouth, Maine
Gilsland Farm offers a peaceful, nature-filled wedding setting just minutes from Portland, with a scenic apple orchard, open fields, and wildlife sanctuary grounds that work especially well for outdoor garden-style celebrations. Wedding rentals start at $4,000, and the popular orchard space can accommodate a tented reception for up to 150 guests; couples arrange their own third-party vendors for catering, tents, music, and other rentals.
The Garden at Elm Bank — Wellesley, Massachusetts
The Garden at Elm Bank offers an elegant botanical setting for garden ceremonies and receptions, with event options including the Hunnewell Building with its attached tent and Maple Grove. Nine-hour venue rentals range from $5,000 to $15,000 depending on the day and season, with peak-season Saturdays priced at $15,000 and shoulder-season Saturdays at $13,000. Garden ceremonies cost an additional $1,250–$1,500 and include white garden chairs for up to 230 guests, while custom tents carry a $1,500 tenting fee; a 5% administrative fee applies to all events.
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill — Boylston, Massachusetts
New England Botanic Garden at Tower Hill offers a lush, romantic setting with ceremony options in the Secret Garden, Lawn Garden, or Limonaia Conservatory, followed by receptions in the glass-enclosed Orangerie for up to 120 guests. Reception venue fees range from $8,000 to $11,500, with Friday evenings at $9,000, Saturday and holiday evenings at $11,500, and Sunday or weekday evenings at $8,000. An on-site garden ceremony is an additional $1,500, and an optional reception extension costs $800 per half hour, with rates subject to 6.25% Massachusetts sales tax and food and beverage priced separately.
The Herb Lyceum — Groton, Massachusetts
The Herb Lyceum is a rustic, garden-filled farm venue with four acres of herb gardens, flowering trees, greenhouses, and a converted greenhouse reception space that gives weddings an intimate, nature-inspired feel. The venue fee is $85 per guest, which includes exclusive access to the greenhouse, grounds, and gardens for five hours, event staffing and coordination, tables and chairs, a tented reception area with dance floor, linens, tableware, restrooms, lighting, lawn games, and fire pits. Food and beverage has a $125-per-person minimum, with couples averaging around $175 per person for appetizers, dinner, and drinks; additional charges include a 5% administrative fee, Massachusetts tax, and 20% hospitality charge.
The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain — Goffstown, New Hampshire
The Gardens at Uncanoonuc Mountain is a romantic 15-acre garden venue set on the slopes of North Uncanoonuc Mountain, with woodland ceremony sites, a hydrangea-framed arbor, pavilion, Cottage, and sailcloth-tent receptions for up to 200 guests. Pricing starts at $2,700 for a ceremony-only micro wedding, $7,100 for an intimate reception for up to 35 guests, and $11,200 for an intimate tented reception for up to 75 guests. Larger tented receptions range from $15,300 to $18,200 depending on guest count and day of the week, with an optional $2,000 on-site ceremony add-on; weekday and May weddings receive a 10% discount.
Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum — Bristol, Rhode Island
Blithewold offers an elegant garden-estate setting on 33 acres overlooking Narragansett Bay, with seven landscaped gardens, sweeping lawns, a historic manor, and a Great Lawn tent accommodating up to 180 guests. Reception rentals range from $10,500 to $20,900 depending on the day and season, while a Sunken Garden ceremony is an additional $2,500 and includes a rehearsal, coordinator, staff, and white garden chairs. A $1,000 security guard fee is required, but Blithewold does not charge sales tax or administrative fees.
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center — Providence, Rhode Island
Roger Williams Park Botanical Center offers a lush, greenhouse-style setting with access to the Conservatory, Mediterranean Room, and Lakeside Pavilion for ceremonies and receptions. 2025 venue rentals range from $3,500 to $7,000 depending on the season and day, with an additional $1,500 charge for holidays; Providence residents receive 10% off with qualifying ID. Rentals include exclusive use of the Botanical Center property for five hours, while a $500 caterer’s tent fee applies to food-service events, and tables, chairs, and other rental equipment are not included.
Lavender Essentials of Vermont — Derby, Vermont
Lavender Essentials of Vermont offers a colorful, rustic farm setting with two acres of lavender, rolling fields, pollinator meadows, a scenic gazebo, and the “Top of the World” pergola with panoramic mountain views. The full wedding and reception package costs $1,599 Monday–Thursday, $2,599 Friday or Sunday, and $3,000 Saturday, including access to the Event Center, Gazebo, Pergola, trails, labyrinth, lavender fields, two staff members, and complimentary use of the Cozy Cabin the night before and night of the event when available. Ceremony-only options are also offered, with the Pergola ranging from $800–$1,300 and the Gazebo from $1,000–$1,800, depending on the day; additional setup fees may apply.
There’s no single price point for a garden wedding in New England, and the venues in this roundup show just how wide the range can be. Some farms and garden properties offer surprisingly affordable ceremony or reception packages, while botanical gardens and historic estates may charge higher venue fees alongside separate catering, ceremony, staffing, or rental costs. Others bundle furniture, coordination, tents, accommodations, and other essentials into the price, making the higher upfront cost more inclusive than it first appears.
The biggest takeaway is to look beyond the starting price and pay attention to what each venue actually includes. If you want to compare even more options, explore Tulle Together’s Wedding Pricing Transparency Project, where you’ll find 18,000+ real pricing PDFs from venues across the country and internationally. It’s an easier way to compare costs, understand common fees, and build a wedding budget using real pricing data instead of estimates.
Photo Credit: The Garden at Elm Bank
