Live Well Farm

Live Well Farm was the perfect place for our summer Maine wedding! We are so glad that we chose to have our wedding at Live Well Farm. The ceremony garden is so lovely, with a lush pine backdrop and beautiful flower plantings. The grounds are expansive and wonderful for guests to explore – our younger guests in particular loved the chickens, the smores pit, and lawn games. The barn was the ideal location for our dance party, with a rustic vibe and a neat old chandelier covered in lights.

We booked the farmhouse for Thursday through Sunday, which ended up being one of our favorite parts of Live Well Farm. It was the perfect place for the bridal party to stay, taking day trips out to sightsee. The farmhouse is exquisitely decorated – we all admired the interior design of each room!

Planning a wedding at Live Well Farm was easy, in part because many of our vendors have longstanding relationships with the Farm and were experienced at working on the property. When it came to our big day, we couldn’t be happier with how things went! I would recommend Live Well Farm for any couple planning their dream Coastal Maine wedding.

We had the very best experience having our wedding at Live Well Farm with the new owners Jen& Nick. The venue changed hands a few months before our wedding and we could not have been happier with how everything turned out. Jen was just lovely— responsive, professional, and accommodating but not overbearing in the slightest. She was so invested in our experience and thought of so many details to make it perfect. The venue was so conducive to a low-stress wedding weekend experience where you could really enjoy every moment of visiting with your friends/family. The house was perfect for staying with our wedding party and getting ready separately. We loved cooking breakfast the morning of and eating pancakes all together around the dining room table and then ending the night with s’mores around the fire in our PJs. The property was the perfect size and allowed people to spread out but still felt intimate. The landscaping is stunning and we saved thousands of dollars on flowers/decor bc you simply don’t need it! Grounded, classic, timeless New England, elevated but not stuffy was our goal and Live Well nailed all the boxes. Would have our wedding here a million times over.

Live Well Farm was the PERFECT place for us! From our very first visit to Harpswell Maine we fell in love with this beautiful venue and immediately connected with the host, Patty Ruppert. After a quick sit down with Patty to chat about ourselves and the image of our wedding day we took a tour of the house and the property. It was a dream! The house was so quaint and we could imagine all of our siblings staying here with us for our magical weekend. It was exactly what we were wanting. The grounds were immaculately taken care of and with surprisingly no evidence of frequented traffic or tent setup/takedown. The ceremony garden was close to where the tent would be setup which flowed into the side patio, back deck and the incredible 1840’s barn. Unlike other venues we had considered Live Well Farm instantly spoke to us and we could visualize exactly what we wanted our big day to look like. Within minutes of leaving Live Well my fiance and I were in agreement that this was the perfect choice for us. We called Patty immediately and reserved one of the few dates left for the following year!
Throughout the planning process Patty always answered all of our questions and on our many trips to Maine she excitedly welcomed us back again to the farm. Patty has an extensive list of preferred vendors and has such great relationships with people throughout the wedding community, it was obvious how many words of encouragement we received when telling our own vendors where we were getting married. Our wedding happened during The tough times of 2020 and as expected had some bumps along the way; Patty was empathetic to the challenges we faced and helped us in any way she could. We can't thank her enough for the extra hand(s) she offered us all the way thru it to the very end.
Our wedding was better than we imagined. Different than we imagined, but also better. With the reduced guest list at below 50 guests we had the most intimate and beautiful weekend from our rehearsal dinner, a welcome celebration, our ceremony & wedding day, to the newlywed brunch - the venue was perfect for all the events no matter the vision we had for each of them, from relaxed and rustic to tradition and elegant. I'm not sure many couples would say they were lucky to be planning a wedding this year but we feel extremely fortunate that we chose Live Well and met Patty and her husband Scott. We cannot thank them enough for their above and beyond efforts in contributing to the team efforts of making our wedding at Live Well Farm so incredible.

Catch our highlight video on YouTube at Live Well Farm!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L_eg3zRpxw&t=20s

Videographer: A Little Long Distance
Photographer: Lindsay Hackney Photography

The Live Well Farm was such a dreamy place for my husband and I to get married, and we couldn't feel luckier to have worked with Patty and Scott, the owners of the property. We hosted our rehearsal dinner (beautifully seated lobster bake), wedding dinner, and reception at Live Well Farm, and our guests were in awe! Patty and Scott were essential in making the weekend above and beyond what we had imagined. Because of COVID, we confirmed Live Well Farm as our venue less than 30 days before our wedding date, but Patty and Scott prepared the farm land beautifully and were incredibly responsive to every call and email so that we could move forward quickly with plans. Patty provided great guidance for vendors (caterers, tents, etc.) nearby for us to select, and she worked seamlessly with our wedding planners to coordinate all of the moving pieces. Thank you for a perfect and incredible weekend!

My husband and I got married at Live Well Farm August 3rd and it was the best place to get married. The grounds were perfectly groomed. The farm house was absolutely stunning. Very welcoming and tidy. I love that it had two AC units to keep all of our NC friends (who are used to built in AC) cool. The owners of the venue were very pleasant to work with and were genuinely happy to be hosting us. I highly recommend this venue to anyone looking to have the perfect Maine wedding. It has just the right about of rustic/classy vibes that any bride would be looking for.

Live Well Farm was the best place to have a classy, rustic, romantic, nautical wedding. The grounds are gorgeous, the owners kind and accommodating. All of our guests commented on how beautiful the venue was and how the wedding events flowed together seamlessly in the space.

When our daughter (and now son-in-law) announced their engagement in Camden, Maine, a year ago in May, we had hoped they would pick Live Well Farm as their wedding venue. In all transparency in this review, we have known Scott and Patty since college days (too long ago to remember) and knew from attending their son's wedding at Live Well Farm that this is a very special place. It was easy to convince Anna and Cam of the same, and we made plans for a September wedding a year in advance.
The whole event was "magical" as our wedding planner, Geneva Wilgus (#genevamwc) wrote in her Instagram post. And that is how we would describe it as well. From our arrival at the farm on Thursday afternoon to our departure on Sunday noon, all of the resources at the farm mixed perfectly with all the people to produce a river of memories in which we are still savoring. The proximity of the farmhouse provides the wedding party and family easy access for setting up, rehearsing, relaxing, games. The hair stylist and make-up artist set up their "salon" in the farmhouse on Saturday morning so the bridesmaids, flower girls, mother of the bride, and (of course) the bride could get ready for the ceremony while watching the events get set up outside.
The flow of the events, from the ceremony to the photos, to the reception before dinner, to the dinner under the tent, to the dancing in the barn was seamless. The grounds were perfect for our extended family which included several young children who could enjoy the freedom of running across the fields, picking apples, and delighting in each others' company.
The wedding was a blend of the traditional and the casual, with a highlight of the "donut wall" (instead of a traditional cake) that Scott made which displayed 144 Holy Donuts. This was a hit with the guests.
Several of the family members stopped by on Sunday morning to help finish the donuts and have a coffee. A perfect ending as we packed up to leave.
Thank you Scott and Patty!

When my husband and I first went to Live Well Farm for a site visit, I couldn't picture getting married anywhere else. Harpswell has always been a special place for me and my family, but for those who have yet to discover, this hidden gem of a town is well worth the visit if only just to have the pleasure of being at Live Well. My excitement for our wedding venue only grew throughout my planning process, as every vendor we spoke with was so excited to hear we would be saying "I Do" at LWF. Those who had worked there before were thrilled to return, and those who had yet to work there shared that they had been hoping to get booked for a wedding at Live Well. This really impressed me as it shows just how much time Patty and Scott have invested in building their business and creating such an amazing reputation within the community.

We were fortunate to stay at the property from Thursday-Sunday of our wedding weekend. We also were able to have a fantastic rehearsal dinner in the barn so our wedding party had additional time to enjoy the space. Patty and Scott have put considerable thought and love into every inch of their property. The farmhouse is stunning and makes getting ready and organized before the "big day" a breeze! It was amazing to be able to quickly run outside or into the barn to set last-minute things up on Friday and Saturday, using the farmhouse as my "wedding headquarters." There are so many nice touches throughout the barn and grounds--our guests particularly enjoyed the loft in the barn, the lounge furniture on the back deck, the fire pit, and apple trees. Live Well provides the most stunning background for your wedding photos! Patty and Scott also went out of their way to help us execute our vision--from helping to hang a Haitian flag to honor my husband's heritage, to lending us some tulle as we decorated the outdoor space. We truly had our dream wedding weekend and know a huge part of that is because we picked the perfect venue!

Live Well Farm enabled the happiest day of our life. Patty and her team are *fabulous* to work with. The venue - from the house, to the barn, to the ceremony area - is STUNNING, and photos don't do it justice. You will not find a more perfect wedding location in Maine.

Our wedding at Live Well this past summer was perfect! The property is absolutely stunning. We had only visited it during the winter, and didn't see it in summertime until the weekend of our wedding, and I was blown away! I knew it was going to be pretty, but it's beauty once all the trees and flowers were in bloom was even better than what I was expecting! The outdoor ceremony site is perfect and exactly what I was wanting for our ceremony, and the barn is great too. It was decorated with lights and a beautiful chandelier, we didn't even add any decorations of our own. There was no need to! Patty is great to work with too. We live in Texas so in general it was a little difficult planning a wedding from so far away, but she was always very helpful no matter how many questions popped up along the way. The house was also a wonderful place to stay and get ready. I highly recommend staying the full weekend. It was so nice being able to enjoy the farmhouse and property in the days leading up to the wedding. We didn't want to leave by the end of the weekend! Also, the farm is very close to a beautiful spot on the beach for photos. My husband and I left with our photographer after our ceremony for a quick trip down the road where she was able to get some amazing photos and we were only gone for about 20 minutes. This place is perfect if you're looking for a beautiful setting for a coastal wedding and helpful and professional people to work with!