This November, I had the pleasure of
being a part of the Berkshire Wedding Tour. Located just 2.5 hours outside of
New York City, the Berkshires offers incredible opportunities for arts,
vacationing and most importantly events!
Here are our top five reasons to consider the
Berkshires for your destination wedding!
1. Guest Rooms
at The Kemble Inn
For our first evening in The Berkshires, we
attended a welcome dinner at the super chic Kemble Inn in Lenox. Massachusetts.
The in-house restaurant Table Six, prepared a delicious and decadent (6) course
meal. While the food was unbelievable, my favorite part of the inn was the
guest rooms. Each of the (12) rooms were uniquely decorated and designed in an
unexpectedly modern way as compared to the more typical Berkshire vibe. It’s fun
to surprise your guests with something unexpected, yet beautiful and luxurious!
2. Ceremony
Location at Jacob’s Pillow
Jacob’s Pillow is a very well known dance
school and performance center located in Becket, Massachusetts. The grounds are
truly lovely, but the real stand out was the outdoor performance space with the
most incredible views. Just image a wedding ceremony taking place on this
stage- breathtaking!
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| Photo taken by Parris Whittingham | fromparriswithlove.com |
3. Blooming
Gardens at The Mount
The Mount, also located in Lenox,
Massachusetts, was the home of author Edith Wharton. This venue is a very
popular location for weddings and there is a reason why- the gardens are
spectacular! The best part about these gardens is there is essentially built in
décor when the flowers are in bloom. Not only are they beautiful, but they
require little additional décor- allowing a designer to allot more of the
budget to other aspects of the wedding!
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| Photo from The Mount website |
4. Historical
Element at Chesterwood
Chesterwood was the home and studio belonging
to Daniel Chester French, who most notably sculpted the Lincoln Memorial. The
huge lawns allow for a tent of up to 500 guests. Chesterwood is unique in The
Berkshires in its ability to accommodate such large parties. And the most
special part of it all is that there is real history in this place- very cool.
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| Photo taken by Parris Whittingham | fromparriswithlove.com |
5. Ice Cream at
SoCo Creamery
I really love ice cream and have tried a
whole lot of it. I have to say that SoCo Creamery may be the best I have ever
had! For local events, SoCo can cater in their ice cream to make your event that much sweeter. While their shop is located in
Great Barrington, Massachusetts, I was so excited to find out that many of New
York City’s grocery stores carry their products! Taste it for yourselves- you
will not be sorry.
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| Photo from SoCo Creamery website |
There are many other amazing venues and
caterers located in The Berkshires and I highly recommend checking them out! Thank
you to The Berkshire Wedding Collective for having me and to all of the incredible sponsors of the 2015 Berkshire Wedding Tour. It
was an amazing experience!
~Spenser~
The food was always great, I think they just updated their menu and it's off the hook. Who would expect delicious pizza at such big events. Not me, but you can get some of the best pizza there. The best event venues Chicago in bay area.
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