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Poplar Hill is a rustic, elegant barn wedding venue on the border of Orchard Park and East Aurora, NY. Situated on 26 acres of manicured lawns and flower beds, our historic venue gives you unparalleled space, privacy and flexibility so you can create your own world on your wedding day. Family owned and operated, we see Poplar Hill not just as a venue, but as a place of intimacy, new memories, and new beginnings. We aim to bring that same spirit to your event.

Our Venue

Brides prepare for their ceremony in the Carriage House, which we’ve converted into a bridal suite. Complete with living room, full-bath, kitchen, and hair-and-makeup stations, the Carriage House can accommodate virtually any size of bridal party. We’ve converted the former grooming stables into our Grooms’ Den, a lounge with a bar, flat screen, half-bath, dartboard, and outdoor fire pit.

We focus your wedding ceremony around an exposed wood post-and-beam arbor and can comfortably seat up to 200 guests. We encourage you to decorate the arbor and configure the ceremony space to best suit your vision. We also have an indoor arbor and ceremony space for rain insurance.

For your reception dinner, we offer a 2400 sq. ft. luxury high-top tent with professional lighting, handmade Amish farm tables and chairs, and tabletop decor including chandeliers, ivory runners, bud vases, table numbers and votive candles.

The reception centers around our 3000 sq. ft. barn, which accommodates the dance floor, hayloft lounges, three-sided bar, prep kitchen, three bathrooms (one wheelchair accessible), aforementioned Groom's Den, and smoking balcony. The interior of the barn retains its original woodwork and showcases our in-house professional lighting, including fairy lights at the floor line, uplights, string lights along the rafters, and a 40" multicolor LED disco ball. The original barn floor has been preserved and refinished, retaining all its rustic character without sacrificing luxury or practicality.

Moving outside, Poplar Hill takes full advantage of its natural setting to give you and your guests countless photo opportunities and places to relax. The new front steps by the main entrance of the mansion provides a great backdrop for group photos. Our lawn games, swings, and outdoor seating areas create an atmosphere of play and celebration. We have ample parking, a drop-off and pickup loop in front of the mansion, and your guests are more than welcome (even encouraged) to leave their cars and pick them up the next day by noon if they've had a little too much fun.

Contact us and let’s start planning the wedding of your dreams!




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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$10,500

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

No

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
Clean Up
Lighting/Sound
Parking
Tables

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

25

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

10+

Describe your venue:

Barn
Farm/Ranch
Garden
Historic Building
Park

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Covered Outdoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Pet Friendly
Wifi

What event items are available?

Altar/Arch
Centerpieces
Chairs
Dance Floor
Decor
Furniture
Lighting
Tables
Tents
Tent Accessories

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

May
June
July
August
September
October

Reviews of Poplar Hill

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657B8E4E75Fd06B33405Bf1Ddb084Bb3E18716A1 Sent on 08/08/2022
5 out of 5 rating

The Absolute Best Venue & Experience

Working with Poplar Hill Estate to bring our wedding day vision into a reality was nothing short of a dream.

We were so blessed to have met the wonderful staff (shoutout to Madelyn & Penny) and the incredible family behind this venue. After meeting Madelyn, I couldn't imagine working with anyone else!

This place is the whole package. Poplar offers you a little bit of everything: ceremony space, reception area, tents with gorgeous lighting and dreamy florals everywhere you look. They truly give you the freedom to customize as little or as much as you want.

We opted for an outdoor ceremony behind the mansion and indoor/outdoor reception in the barn, utilizing the tents, balcony, loft, and lawn. One of the perks of this venue is that it always feels like you are in the "same room" as your guests, since it is open concept. We loved that because it was important to us that everyone felt included (especially grandparents) even if they weren't able to dance. I feel like this is a really unique part of Poplar Hill that other venues don't offer. The logistics and flow of this venue are unparalleled!


Bonus tip: this venue is also "rain-proof." Our weather was freakishly perfect the day of; however, the days leading up to the wedding I felt like I didn't even care if it rained on our day because I knew it would still be beautiful if we had to move the wedding exclusively to the barn and tent area.

All I can say is that our wedding day was absolutely perfect and we owe that solely to Madelyn and her team at Poplar Hill Estate. If you want a stress-free wedding planning experience and a flawless wedding day, Poplar Hill Estate is the place for you.

(Photo Credit: Honeyed Photo + Film)
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Poplar Hill frequently asked questions

Poplar Hill includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • Clean Up
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Parking
  • Tables
The space offered by Poplar Hill for wedding events is known for:
  • Barn
  • Farm/Ranch
  • Garden
  • Historic Building
  • Park
Poplar Hill offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Covered Outdoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Poplar Hill offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
  • Rehearsal Dinner
Poplar Hill offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Outside Vendors
  • Pet Friendly
  • Wifi
Poplar Hill offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Altar/Arch
  • Centerpieces
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Decor
  • Furniture
  • Lighting
  • Tables
  • Tents
  • Tent Accessories
Poplar Hill is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
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