Fruitlands Museum Reviews

We had our wedding at Fruitlands in July 2024 and were blown away by the beauty of the property and are so grateful for the fantastic service provided by Laura and the Fireside Catering staff. Laura’s experience planning weddings was very clear throughout the entire process, and it was so helpful to have someone at the venue to communicate with throughout the planning process and to be there the day of to make sure everything went as planned. We were able to enjoy the day because Laura and her team handled everything, and their attention to detail was apparent and very much appreciated! Fireside has an extensive menu to choose from and the food was delicious - we heard from many guests how much they enjoyed their meals. Also, early in the process Laura provided us with a list of recommended vendors and we exclusively used this list and were very happy with all of the vendors we chose. If you are looking for a full service venue with beautiful scenery and views, then Fruitlands is a great place for your wedding!

We had a beautiful wedding at Fruitlands. A few highlights...
- The location is beautiful - no holds barred. We got lucky and had perfect weather, but also felt that the rain option was significantly better than other outside venues (if it rains, you are under the tent but still have a beautiful view of the valley).
- Tim was great to work with leading up to the venue, super responsive and no detail was too small to follow up on. It made the planning process really pleasant and ensured the day itself went off without a hitch.
- The food was great! All of our guests commented on how good it was, which is an accomplishment since we all know wedding food is not always amazing.
- A lot of nice little touches - the bridal attendant was wonderful and such a nice idea. None of our vendors had any issues setting up (that we know of!) I really loved the inside rooms where the gifts/photos were set up, the dessert was set up, and the side room we used for the ketubah.

In summary - a beautiful venue that has the right balance of professional support and structure but still allows you creativity to make it your day. Highly recommend!

The coordinator has been lovely to work with. I feel heard and I'm excited for my vision to come to life!

I cannot thank Tim and his team enough for making our wedding day absolutely perfect. Tim was so helpful in responsive through the planning process and his team executed a flawless night. I was not stressed about a thing during planning and the night of because they took care of every little detail and I just got to enjoy myself and focus on the fun stuff! The food was amazing, everyone raved that it's the best food they've ever had at a wedding. And the setting was gorgeous, it is such a beautiful spot with amazing views for photos. Could not have been happier with our decision to get married here!

My husband and I just got married at the Fruitlands a little over a week ago. We are so happy we went with this venue. Firstly, what a gorgeous backdrop for your event! The rolling hills and vistas of Harvard are spectacular. Secondly, Tim and his team are incredible to work with. They are communicative, organized and kind. They are willing to work with you and your partner to create an event that is tailored to your needs and interests, all the while sticking to whatever budget you are working with. Thirdly, the food that Fireside Catering puts out is incredible. Our guests have been talking about our food for over a week now. They source locally and create menus seasonally which is exactly what we wanted. They can work with any dietary restrictions and needs. What makes me happiest of all is knowing my husband and I can return to the Fruitlands Museum year after year to dine at the cafe, hike, visit the museums and re-live our special day. What a treat!

My husband and I love the fall and what better place to get married than a venue that offers amazing views of New England's fall foliage? We are so happy we chose Fruitlands! We really wanted a beautiful outdoor ceremony in the fall but both having grown up in New England, we also knew that the weather doesn't always cooperate. Fruitlands offers a great plan B under the tent in the event of inclement weather with the same amazing views. Thank goodness they do because it poured the entire day of our wedding! Despite the rain, we had a beautiful ceremony and an amazing reception. Tim was so great to work with! He was extremely professional and quick to respond with any questions or concerns we had, and we had a lot! He and the entire Fruitlands staff did an amazing job. I highly recommend the Fruitlands Museum. We couldn't be any happier with our decision!

Amazing! We knew as soon as we saw the venue that it was the perfect spot for our wedding. The views are incredible, and Tim was great to work with through our entire planning process. He was always quick to respond to my e-mails, and he was there to guide us through our rehearsal and keep everything running smoothly for our ceremony on the big day. We were sure we would need to move our ceremony in the tent (which still would have been beautiful) as a thunderstorm rolled through about an hour before it was meant to start, but Tim watched the weather closely, and his team was able to run out and dry off all the chairs right before the ceremony once the skies cleared up. He also brought me some hors D'oeuvres before the ceremony - I forgot to eat after breakfast, and no one had a granola bar, so he made sure I wouldn't be hungry on top of nervous during the ceremony! Our coordinator on the day of, Alex, was also great! She checked in on me as I was getting ready, guided us through the big events of the evening (even showing us how to cut the cake), set up a shuttle for our bridesmaids to return to the hotel after the reception, and helped us bring gifts and cards out to our car at the end of the night. Her team then boxed up all of our decorations for us to pick up the next day. We had such an amazing day, and everyone who worked on our event truly made it as stress-free as possible!

Working with Tim and the Fruitlands staff was a truly wonderful experience. From the very beginning of the planning process he was there to help us with every question and to guide us through.

They did an amazing job working with us to put together our wedding vision. Their flexibility and openness to our ideas was amazing and you could tell that they were committed to help us create the perfect event.

On the day of the wedding, the staff did an incredible job. Everyone was amazingly friendly and attentive- we felt so well taken care of from the moment we arrived early in the day to take photos through to the very end of the night. Thank you Fruitlands for the most amazing wedding, all of our guests have commented on how beautiful the space was and what a unique location it was for a wedding. I would absolutely recommend working with them to anyone.

We were married at Fruitlands Museum in Harvard, MA, on July 4, 2014. Tim Holmes was a thorough professional throughout the planning process. He was always punctual, informative, flexible, and genuinely interested in making our day special. Moe and the rest of the Fireside Catering staff were equally professional. The staff was all smiles and blended unobtrusively into our gathering of friends and family. From start to finish, our ceremony and reception were joyful and worry-free, and this is largely due to their experience and competence.

The site is beautiful, and despite rain from Hurricane Arthur, Fruitlands was the perfect venue for our wedding. The views on Prospect Hill are stunning, and under the tent with the rain outside, it was intimate and romantic.

We have no second thoughts about choosing Fruitlands and Fireside for our wedding, and we look forward to visiting them for future anniversaries.

We had such an incredible day with Fruitlands and Fireside Catering. They were so easy to plan with, and provided us with all of support we needed going into planning. They helped us plan each moment and make sure that we had everything we needed going into the wedding, even small things we wouldn't necessarily have thought of.

We can't say enough great things about Andrea. She did such a great job running our day and keeping things on track for us. As little issues arose, she came up with a plan to fix it and lightly touched base with us to make sure it was okay, but never put anything on our plate that would add stress to our day.

It rained our wedding day, and we were so anxious that we would lose the beautiful ceremony pictures we were planning on and that our cocktail hour cornhole ceremony would have to be canceled. The ceremony actually wound up being even better than we could have hoped for - you could still see the mountains, but we still had our beautiful arch and background. Andrea made sure that adjustments could be made to our cornhole tournament so it could be done under the tent.

Our reception space was converted in minutes after the ceremony, while our guests were inside getting their first drinks. The dinner service was absolutely impeccable. Amanda was our bridal attendant, and she made sure our drinks were flowing and that we got all the food we wanted - our hors d' oeuvres, our dinner, and our dessert. We got so many rave reviews about the food!

My husband and I had an incredible wedding day and we couldn't ask for anything better. Thank you Fruitlands!

The Fruitlands Museum was the most perfect venue for us. We had a medium-large sized wedding with 150 guests. The spaces were perfect to accomodate our crew: from the ceremony on the lawn to the reception under the tent. The tented reception was complete with space for our 6-member band and dance floor. We also got super lucky with weather (it was pretty perfect) but even in the rain it would have been gorgeous)! Food was great, drinks were great, and the staff above all were so kind, attentive, and organized.

A note for our coordinator, Laura. Since I did not use a personal event planner, I was so lucky to have Laura be our Sales Director for the event. Laura is both organized and flexible and was able to accomodate even our quirkiest of requests. Many thanks to Laura and the Fireside Catering team!!!

We fell in love with the venue when we drove onto the property. The views are stunning no matter what season! We imagined having our ceremony on the grassy knoll but weather intervened and instead we had an absolutely magical ceremony under the tent amidst the rains, thunder and lightening! Laura Blessington, Sales Director and Wedding Coordinator Aficionado for Fruitlands Museum was so lovely to work with as she is attentive, warm and informative and fun! The food (Fireside Catering) was exactly as we hoped - delicious - and our guests concurred! Would definitely recommend getting married (or having any event really) at Fruitlands Museum!

Getting married at the Fruitlands Museum was an incredible experience for many reasons. Laura and her team meet you with an incredible sense of kindness, professionalism, and organization throughout the entire process. It's hard to imagine staying sane planning a wedding without them! My husband and I got married on one of the few rainy days in May. Although many choose to get married at the Fruitlands Museum for its outdoor scenery, we were able to still have a beautiful and perfect wedding day while still staying dry with their rain plan. You would've thought that this was our original plan all along and our guests were not only impressed but blown away with how it all worked out. Don't let the possibility inclement weather deter you from choosing to get married here! The food was incredible and guests are still talking about it - definitely consider the burrata bar! I could not imagine our wedding day at any other venue or setting. I highly recommend that you choose to have yours here too!!

We got married at the Fruitlands in September 2022 and could not have asked for a better venue and staff. Laura was incredibly organized, communicative and made sure everything went off without a hitch and took care of it all so that we did not have to worry about anything and could just enjoy the day. The view and the ceremony site is gorgeous and all of the staff is extremely friendly and helpful!

We loved the Fruitlands museum as our wedding venue. The view, space and staff were all amazing! Our wedding coordinator was the sweetest and most helpful. The space was wonderful and we were allowed to add many of our own personal touches without taking away from the beauty of the venue. Highly recommend!

Our guests were delighted with the beauty of the setting, the excellence of the food, and the elegance and efficiency of the service. As parents of the bride, we were grateful for the guidance and assistance we received. Even though the wedding had to be delayed a year, everything went smoothly. Several elderly guests declared it "the best wedding I ever attended."

Our original wedding venue shut down due to COVID-19.  With less than 6 weeks before our wedding date, we booked a micro wedding with Fruitlands.  From that moment on, everything seemed possible.  The venue is truly gorgeous with incredible foliage in the fall, stunning elevated views (you can see Mount Monadnock in the distance), epic sunset and a beautiful tent complete with elegant lighting.  We got stunning wedding photos and our guests also loved getting amazing photos with the foliage and the incredible sunset too.  Tim and the staff at Fireside catering were fantastic, they did a really great job of ensuring the safety of our micro wedding.  We were nervous about having a wedding during the pandemic, but us and our guests felt very safe and comfortable with everything the staff did to ensure everyone's safety.  Tim was super helpful with all the planning leading up to the wedding and on the day of went above and beyond to make our wedding run smoothly.  We loved everything about our wedding and had the best experience at Fruitlands.

We loved everything about this venue, from the amazing views to the excellent staff. We were very fortunate to have Tim who was amazing throughout the whole process and helped us so much through the very beginning up until the wedding day. Tim and his team were very accommodating to all of our needs. I can truly say my wedding day was the best day of my life and I am so grateful I chose the Fruitlands!

This venue was amazing for the view, the rain plan (which we ended up using!), the food, and the service. Could not recommend more!

We got married at Fruitlands Museum on Sunday of Labor Day weekend this year and could not be happier with the venue!

We worked with Tim Holmes and he was so incredibly receptive and responsive to us throughout the whole process - answering emails promptly, taking time to sit down with us in person to review the day, and being flexible with last minute guest / seat changes for our wedding! He was so wonderful to work with, reliable and professional.

The food (Fireside Catering) was absolutely delicious! I may be biased, but it was by far the best food I've had at a wedding, and we got a lot of compliments from our guests as well.

The venue itself was absolutely exceptional! The views were stunning, and the staff was so helpful throughout the night. They made a point to make sure that my husband and I got a separate plate of appetizers (which we were otherwise too busy with photographs & socializing to get any during the cocktail hour) and packaged up desserts for us to go! (we also missed those - too busy having a blast on the dance floor).

We HIGHLY recommend Fruitlands to anyone who is looking to get married in the area, we had the best experience and are so grateful that the whole staff there made it so wonderful for us.

I loved getting married here! Tim made everything so easy and comfortable that i was so calm the day of my wedding - and leading up to it. The staff was AMAZING, we had one woman who catered to our every needs bringing us drinks, making sure we got all our appetizers at cocktail hour, and even brought my husband extra bacon and pork belly croutons just because we mentioned how delicious it was and how much he likes bacon. I do not remember her name but i hope she knows that she was amazing. Our craft cocktails were a hit - everyone kept talking about how awesome they were even though i just sent ingredients to Tim, they really nailed it. You can hear Devens in the background a little (gun shots) but it did not bother us one bit! The view is amazing and i just can't say enough wonderful things about Fruitlands.

We absolutely loved having our wedding at Fruitlands. The location is gorgeous and the staff go above and beyond to make everything just right. Tim is incredible- so organized, responsive, flexible, and fun to work with. He made us feel calm! And the Fireside team was great- the food was delicious. More than one guest explicitly told us that they couldn't believe that all of the steaks were cooked so well and all came out at the same time!
Every detail was attended to and we had a wedding that felt totally “us.” We can’t recommend getting married at Fruitlands more highly.

You cannot go wrong with the gorgeous setting and impeccably maintained grounds at Fruitlands. The view is a show stopper and the sunsets do not disappoint. The staff is professional and light-hearted from initial planning up through the end of the big event. The planning was low stress and the staff really worked to bring our vision to life. Tim is fantastic! He provided a real time proposal and quote with every change in menu or guest count. He was always a quick email away and diligently answered all our questions with an incredibly rapid turn around. The day of the event was perfectly curated. We still have guests talking about the unreal caliber of food, drink, and amazing scenery.
The personal server was by our side all night keeping us well fed, and offering a fresh beverage as needed.

Fruitlands museum is the best place to have your wedding! We fell in love with this venue from the moment we set foot on the property. The setting is absolutely breathtaking. The indoor space and outdoor space are equally as beautiful. We ended up having our wedding under the tent due to rain, and it went off without a hitch! The guests had no idea it was supposed to be outside. The food is outstanding as well as the service, and our guests are still talking about the Lobster rolls. Tim and his staff's attention to detail made me feel at ease on my wedding day. He is wonderful to work with and responsive and accommodating down to every last detail. I HIGHLY recommend having your wedding day at Fruitlands! Fruitlands is truly a special place :)

My husband and I were married at the Fruitlands Museum in October and we cannot say enough good things about our experience. From the very beginning of our planning process, we knew that we were in good hands with Tim. We were a little overwhelmed with planning a wedding in under 6 months, but the Tim made it easy. Although they did not push them on us, we ended up using several of their suggested vendors and were very happy. On the day of our wedding, everything was perfect. The staff. the scenery, the food, and and venue were absolutely incredible. We know that the Fruitlands has lots of weddings, but they made us feel like ours really was special. Our guests all raved about the food and service. Several people told me that it was the best food they had ever had at a wedding. I cannot recommend the Fruitlands highly enough.