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Caitlin G. Sent on 09/04/2024The Wedding of my Dreams
The minute I stepped foot in Grafton I knew it was where I needed to have my wedding. The town itself is quintessential New England and the inn is gorgeous in every way. From our first meeting to the weekend of my wedding, Olivia, Angela & Roma went above and beyond to make our wedding perfect. They continuously answered my endless emails, helped on site to unload all of our cars, helped to accommodate our flowers, were exceptional to our guests, and helped to make all the details of the wedding weekend come to life. Having our wedding at the Grafton Inn was like having a town all to ourselves. It was beyond special to host yoga on the property and watch as my family and friends biked around town to swim in the swimming hole or walk to local trails. It truly was so magical. Our wedding weekend will forever be one of my favorite memories and I continuously get told it was the “best wedding they’ve ever been to” from countless people.
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Kirby W. Sent on 09/12/2024We want to get married here every year!
We could not speak more highly of The Grafton Inn, the team, and frankly the entire town! We had the best experience creating our dream wedding weekend with events Thursday through Saturday. The Grafton Inn team supported every idea we had and executed to perfection. Almost every one of our guests went out of their way to tell us they were having the best experience with the Grafton team and staff, and that this was the best wedding they have ever been to! We could not recommend this venue with any more enthusiasm; we already spoke about planning an anniversary event there in the future! Thank you for creating the most amazing memory for the most special event of our lives! ~Kirby & James -
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Chip F. Sent on 09/06/2024Beautiful Wedding Thanks to the Grafton Inn
My wife and I got married at the Grafton Inn this past August. We chose the venue due to having family in Grafton and because we fell in love with the rustic charm of the town and Inn. I come from a big family, so the planning process was no small task. The Grafton Inn team; Olivia, Angela, and Roma, were an absolute pleasure to work with, exemplifying professionalism, responsiveness, kindness, and enthusiasm at every step. They helped make the wedding planning go as smoothly as possible, providing a list of excellent vendors, checking in with us regularly, and helping resolve any issues as they arose. The weekend of our wedding saw some inclement weather, but Angela and Roma reassured us and walked everyone in the wedding party through the plan if rain came. We also had a last-minute addition of two guests, which they were very kind to accommodate. On the day of our wedding, we were blessed with beautiful weather. From start to finish, the entire day went as smoothly as we could have hoped for, with the entire Gratfon Inn team running a seamless operation. Everything from the ceremony to the food, music, and atmosphere was sublime. The Grafton Inn team not only helped us have an incredible day, they seemed to genuinely enjoy it themselves. Feedback from our friends and family has been overwhelmingly positive, with many saying ours was the best wedding they had ever attended. My wife and I could not be happier with our experience and strongly recommend booking the Grafton Inn to anyone hoping to have an intimate, joyous, and meaningful wedding. -
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Heather R. Sent on 09/21/2024Thank you Grafton Inn for the most beautiful Vermont wedding of our dreams!!!
If you want your wedding to feel relaxed, romantic, intentional, and unique to you, pick The Grafton Inn.
When my fiance and I began looking for our wedding venue, we were overwhelmed with where to start. We booked several venue tours in Vermont and New England, however, The Grafton Inn was the first and last one we went to. After touring the grounds with Olivia, we knew this was the place. The Grafton Inn is such a quintessential Vermont location. It's picturesque, charming, and has such a special feeling about it that puts you at ease.
We also wanted a place where everyone stays and no one has to shuttle to and from events. Once you're there, everything is within walking distance in the charming town of Grafton.
Coordinating and bringing our vision to life was easy with the help of Olivia, Roma, and Angela. They were quick and responsive to all of our questions throughout the process, not to mention extremely kind and welcoming to us and all of our guests. Our family and friends won't stop raving about the entire experience at our wedding, from the Inn and beautiful Vermont location, to the delicious food, and wonderful staff. It truly was everything we had wanted! Thank you, Olivia, Roma, and Angela!!!! -
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Margaret D. Sent on 08/17/2024
Best weekend of our lives!
The Grafton Inn made planning for our special day so easy! They communicated with us consistently throughout the year to make sure every detail was covered. They truly made us feel so special throughout the planning process, and like we were the only ones there every time we visited. On the weekend of the actual wedding, there was always someone there to make sure things were running smoothly. Everything flowed beautifully, and we got amazing reviews from our guests. As someone who is not very detail oriented, I loved working with Olivia, Angela and Roma who made sure nothing was forgotten throughout the entire process. If we could do this 100 times over we would, it was the best experience! If you’re looking for a little getaway for your wedding, the Grafton Inn is the place to go. We will definitely be back to visit! -
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Hannah L. Sent on 07/24/2024Magical Day
The Grafton Inn is a magical place in a stunning Vermont setting, but it is the people working there who made us feel like our wedding was the only one they hosted that year. Olivia worked with us on all the details leading up to our wedding. She has a warm communication style and an amazing attention to detail . We found out a week before our wedding that Olivia had to tend to personal matters and would not be our point person at our wedding . Angela seamlessly stepped into this role and ensured that our wedding day was about as perfect as a day could be . She lead the rehearsal for the ceremony the night before and even packed my bags of confetti. Angela was always there when we needed her. We can't wait to return to the Grafton Inn!
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Savanna K. Sent on 07/19/2024
The perfect wedding weekend under cherry blossom trees.
I would 100% recommend the Grafton to anyone who wants to get married in Vermont. I live in upstate New York, and this was the perfect short weekend getaway wedding destination. The staff was amazing. The people at the front desk helped my grandparents in with their luggage. They were the first to arrive and even though they don’t have a valet service, it was always service with a smile. The town itself is so charming, when you’re just walking around the people who live in the town are so nice to you so you don’t feel like a stranger. The wedding coordinators, were beyond amazing and continued to impress us all the way until the end of our stay. We were lucky enough to pick the perfect weekend. We had the beautiful cherry blossoms trees in full bloom and held our wedding in the community garden. It felt like it was straight out of a fairytale. If an intimate wedding is the feel that you’re going for, The Grafton Inn is the perfect place to do it. From rehearsal, to ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and getting your groove on in the Phelps barn. They really do it all. I had a lot of special requests, and some of my wedding details were very untraditional yet I was still assisted every step of the way. The Grafton Inn helped make my wedding the best day of my life. The number one comment I get from guests who attended my wedding was that it was the best wedding they had ever attended besides their own. I hold that comment very dear to my heart and would not have been able to do everything I did without the help of The Grafton Inn!
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William L. Sent on 06/12/2024Amazing Wedding Weekend
Our experience with the Grafton Inn was truly remarkable. From the moment we reached out to Olivia that we wanted to move forward with having our wedding at this venue, everything ran smoothly. Both wedding coordinators, Olivia and Roma, were incredibly responsive, often getting back to our emails within the day. The Inn was even more beautiful on the day of our wedding than when we had toured the site, and we were thrilled with all of the accommodations for ourselves and our guests. What really made the wedding day special was the staff at the Inn, everyone treated us cordially and went above and beyond to make sure us and our guests enjoyed the weekend. For us, it was important to have a wedding location where we were close to all of our family and friends, so that we could enjoy their company in the days leading up to, and following, the ceremony. Grafton was the perfect venue for this purpose, everything was walking distance, charming, and logistically apt for a wedding. We couldn't speak higher of the venue and staff! -
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Nancy Sent on 03/06/2024The Perfect Vermont Wedding Venue
We could not have been happier with our wedding at the Grafton Inn! As we are not big into event planning and live in Texas, we were looking for an all-inclusive venue that handled catering, lodging, and coordination and the Grafton Inn was the perfect fit. We opted for one of the winter micro-wedding packages, which was perfect for our 60 guests. A number of our friends had never been to Vermont, and Grafton really provided the quintessential experience, with the cheese shop and sugar house down the street, the trail center, and the quaint downtown. Olivia, the wedding director, was so helpful and wonderful to work with and all of the staff were super friendly. It really is the perfect wedding venue, and we could not recommend it more!! -
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Frankie S. Sent on 01/21/2024Very Vermont and very cute intimate wedding
We had an excellent experience with our wedding here. The burden of having to plan every little detail was lifted by Olivia, our wedding coordinator. We chose the food, wine, apps, basic color schemes and locations and everything was handled for us. It was great. Our family and close friends stayed for two nights and everyone said they had a great time, and best of all they were even able to bring their dogs since Grafton Inn has dog friendly rooms. We were pretty flexible with what we wanted but there seemed to be some flexibility with choices and timing because we had such an intimate wedding but we aren’t groomzillas so it wasn’t a huge deal. It was nice getting married in front of the fire place and having a cocktail hour prior to dinner in the little bar in front of the fireplace at the old pine bar was super nice too. Everything was still decorated for Christmas, including the town, so we were able to have a snowy, cozy winter wedding and it was perfect. I have no complaints, everything went smoothly, planning was super easy and it was a lovely little wedding that didn’t destroy our bank account. (Which means a nice honeymoon and an extra international trip this year) Also this location is gay friendly and we had zero problems as a same sex couple getting married here. -
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Krista A. Sent on 01/24/2024Wedding of Our Dreams
From our first meeting with Olivia, the wedding coordinator for the Grafton Inn, to end of the wedding night, she made planning a wedding weekend very easy and stress free, giving us the wedding we both have been dreaming of.
My husband and I had a very clear vision how we wanted the weekend to flow and give our guests the best possible experience.
The Grafton Inn is in the center of a small quiet town and most buildings around the main Inn are owned by the Grafton Inn. It really felt like we had "rented" the town of Grafton for two days.
We fell in love with the idea that we were the only bride and groom all weekend and that our guests were basically the only people throughout the whole Inn.
From Rehearsal Dinner, full breakfast each morning, Welcome Reception the Friday night before the wedding, to the main event, the food and service was 5 stars. Over a month later, we are still getting comments from our guests about our wedding being the best they have ever attended.
They worked with us on making sure our wedding dream did come true. We wanted to be outside and getting married in December, they worked with us until the very last minute to make sure that happened. It was not like your traditional wedding, where you are in one banquet hall all night.
Each event space brought its own magic and beauty.
Olivia and her staff listen to everything that we wanted. Walking into each space, it was like she had read our minds and set up the spaces just as we would have if we had done it ourselves. They even broke everything down for us to make it super easy to pack up on Sunday morning and go back home.
We could have not asked for a better start to as husband and wife. Thank you so much Olivia and the Grafton Inn.
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Kelsey T. Sent on 10/26/2023The Vermont wedding of our dreams
The Grafton Inn was the perfect venue for our wedding, and I could not recommend them highly enough to anyone looking for a seamless, organized, quintessential Vermont wedding. Olivia and Angela make an incredible team and it was enjoyable working with them throughout the entire process. The venue is incredibly unique with lots of different choices for where to host each event, making it very customizable. The food is amazing, and all of the staff are so kind and helpful. We got so many comments that this was the best wedding anyone ever went to. Thank you so much to the grafton inn for making our day so special! -
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Lindsey S. Sent on 11/13/2023Better than our dreams!!
Olivia, Angela, Kirk, and the whole team at Grafton Inn were incredible and amazing!! From the first visit we could tell that Grafton was a special place. Everyone we met were so kind and welcoming. Right from the beginning of our planning Olivia helped us create the vision for our wedding that we didn't even know was possible. Leading up to the wedding and during the wedding weekend Olivia and Angela were right there to help guide us along the way. They made us feel relaxed and at home and created a wedding that was more incredible than we imagined. The whole weekend was filled with love, connection, and celebration and we could not have imagined having this experience anywhere else. Words can not capture how special this place is! -
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A K Sent on 10/08/2023A perfectly relaxed, beautiful fall weekend at the Grafton Inn!
I cannot recommend this place highly enough!! It's such a unique experience, having a venue that's both elegant and cozy. The Grafton Inn offers quintessential Vermont charm that's not just bougie, but actually rich with history. Having the lodging/restaurant/Phelps barn/outdoor spaces all within walking distance, it really feels like you and all your favorite people commandeer a small town for the weekend. We saw friends and family every time we crossed the street or stopped by the inn for coffee.
We were married last Saturday (September 30th), and our guests were gushing about the comfort of the rooms (including so many spacious suites!), the quality of the food, and the friendliness of everyone working there.
Olivia in particular was SO helpful as a coordinator. She was our point of contact for over two years as we planned our wedding. Not only does she understand the venue inside and out (quite literally!) and help you build a timeline, she also addressed our vendors' questions and had an uncanny way of knowing exactly where she was needed at any given moment.
Everything ran so smoothly on our wedding day that we didn't even consider the schedule, and whether we were following it. We got to be fully present and enjoy the day, the toasts, our vows to each other...and, of course, the food and drink.
I'm a planner/over-thinker, and there were STILL so many details that didn't occur to me until I noticed...Grafton has it covered. Like re-using our arbor flowers on the dessert table and our centerpieces at breakfast the next morning. Or saving us a little plate of apps (and stashing a cupcake for me behind in the bar!) in case we were too distracted chatting with our guests to eat. We had some very COVID-cautious folks with us, and they were so understanding and flexible in serving a few meals outside on the patio.
The bridal party in particular felt VERY pampered staying at White Gates house - a gorgeous property with a large patio that overlooks a meadow and babbling brook. Somehow everything about Grafton Inn was more perfect than this over-thinker even planned, from the cheese theme of the town (I'm such a cheese lover that my now-husband buys me a cheese subscription each year for xmas!) to the grand piano in the reading room of White Gates (I also play the piano!)...many, many thanks to the entire team at Grafton Inn for a wonderful weekend that we (and our guests) will always remember!
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Rhonda C. Sent on 09/12/2023The Grafton Inn is the best kept secret in the northeast!
Olivia and her team were so easy to work with while planning for our son and daughter-in-law’s fall rehearsal dinner. Olivia made the entire process a pleasure. From the clear communication, delicious menu selections, entertainment, lodging and overall feel of the Inn - it was perfect in every way. Nothing felt cookie cutter. It was unique and personalized just the way they requested! -
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Meghan F. Sent on 09/11/2023Get married at the Grafton Inn!
We cannot recommend the Grafton Inn enough! We got married there a few weeks ago and are still hearing from our guests about how much fun they had, how great the staff was, and how delicious the food was. The weekend was beautiful and felt so personalized to us and our friends and family. The lead-up to the wedding was a breeze. Olivia and the whole team were so responsive and prepared. All of our friends and family couldn't believe how relaxed we were about the whole wedding process - but the Grafton Inn made it so easy!
We'll be going back to the Grafton Inn for years to come. We highly suggest you do too! -
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Kara F. Sent on 08/27/2023The Grafton Inn is the BEST!
Our wedding a few weeks ago at the Grafton Inn was absolutely perfect! We're so grateful for Olivia and the team for such a spectacular weekend. From the venue itself, to the customization and planning, to the sequence of the day itself -- all went off without a hitch.
The whole weekend felt very special and personalized - we truly felt like we were "taking over the town", as most of the guests stayed at the Inn or airbnbs in the area. So throughout the weekend our guests were all coming and going, congregating on the lovely front porch for drinks and hanging. Or off to the General Store next door where they'd run into other guests and meet some of our other family members/friends. It was such a quaint setting! It also worked out really well for 120 guests (fairly sizeable group), where during the reception the dance floor was bustling and lively & those taking a break from dancing could get some air outside on the patio. The night before welcome party at the Outdoor Center was also fabulous and looked stunning with string lights and tables; and of course beautiful views by the river. Multiple guests referred to the whole weekend as "intimate" which I think describes the Grafton really well :)
Everyone LOVED the food too (worth a call out in this review!), especially the duck and steak entrees. And all of the passed apps & those featuring cheese! Really high quality food all around.
Olivia and Angela also were pros at making sure both the welcome party and the wedding day festivities were taken care of ahead of time so we could enjoy a stress-free wedding weekend. We basically handed over any personalized/DIY touches (like a collection of photos to hang up, etc) and they took it from there! We felt confident that everything was in good hands and didn't have to worry.
Throughout the whole planning process and the weekend itself they were super organized, knowledgeable, and and their expertise in this whole wedding thing clearly showed!! Everything was seamless. We had the best time
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