Saturday night, we stopped into Clay Hill Farm, where we got married nearly three years ago. It’s our first time back to the spot since then, and when we walked in they were playing our processional music (Leonard Cohen) on the piano (total coincidence; I don’t actually have my entrances set to music, I swear). So you could say it was a romantic night.
Above, the grounds at Clay Hill (you can see the white chairs and gazebo set up for a Sunday afternoon wedding in the background). And you can click over to Deb Cram’s site (she photographs many of the weddings at Clay Hill, including ours) for lots more shots.
Many of you have written in with questions about the experience of getting married there – please, always feel free to ask away (jordan@ramshackleglam.com) if you’re looking for area/vendor suggestions or have any specific questions. The short answer, though, is that I highly recommend Clay Hill – they work with your budget, so it’s not wildly expensive (especially compared to other spots in the area), it’s very, very romantic, and best of all, they really know what they’re doing, so once you’ve made all the key decisions you can just hand the reins over to them and enjoy the day.
The food is sort of old-school (above, those are lobster deviled eggs with caviar – our appetizer on Saturday night), but much better than your standard wedding food, and goes nicely with the rustic, dark-wood feel of the dining room/dance floor area. There’s also a huge selection of hors d’oeuvres to choose from – I particularly liked the lobster bisque cups and the prosciutto-wrapped peaches.
Here’s us departing our wedding, sparklers and all (you can arrange to have trolley cars take your guests to and from the site).
And check out what we found in the lobby! (That’s the Green Wedding Giveaway flyer.) Aww :).
