Webb Barn at Webb Deane Stevens Museum Reviews
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Mary Sent on 07/29/2022
Rustic Barn with beautiful gardens
The Webb Barn was the perfect venue for us because we were looking for a place to have the wedding where we could choose our own caterers and bar. Very beautiful and rustic with lovely grounds and gardens. Katie, who is the contact person, was great, and anytime I had a question or concern answered me right away. This was a destination wedding for us as we all live in Florida, so we had actually booked it from the pictures. Katie made an appointment when I was in Connecticut so I could see it about 11 months prior. The bride ad groom did not see it until a few days before but they really loved it. ( I am the mother of the groom and did all of the planning) I can't say enough wonderful things about the place. They will even open the museum that is associated with the Webb Barn for an additional 100.00, which I thought was a nice touch. -
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Marisa Sent on 07/16/2022Extremely helpful staff
The Webb Barn is a beautiful venue, but most importantly, they are truly great in working with you to organize everything. Their preferred vendors were all great and Katie was immensely helpful when we had to postpone our wedding due to COVID. She met with us several times and was even texting with me on the day of the wedding to address a last minute issue. Everything was truly perfect! -
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Liz Sent on 10/25/2018
Perfect Rustic Venue with Historical Twist
We had the best time! If you are bride who wants a blank canvas the barn is perfect and if you are a bride who wants to keep it basic with the beautiful dark wood and pre-strung twinkly lights you can't lose. The setting is beautiful and the people who run the museum are fantastic. Katie was wonderful and very responsive. When I walked into the decorated barn at my wedding my heart lit up. It was such an incredible place to get married -
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Rachanee Sent on 06/19/2011The Webb Barn was the absolutely perfect place for our wedding. We chose it for it's charm, which meant little need to over-decorate and lots of flexibility. For us it was really important to have our own caterers and this worked out perfectly. It has everything you need to be able to put on a reception for 135 people (we had 130) and everyone absolutely found it to be amazing. If I had one complaint it would be that 4 hours is just not enough. Katie was super responsive and really wonderful on the day of the wedding. If your looking for a place that is not your typical banquet hall you won't be disappointed here and your guests will be enchanted. -
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User1440015 Sent on 11/16/2013Such a great group of people to work with. Katie was there every step of the way!
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Vanessa Sent on 05/30/2011When I first went to check out the Webb Barn in Old Wethersfield as a potential wedding venue, it was love at first sight! The barn provided the perfect rustic setting for my vintage spring wedding. With full use of the museum grounds, we planned a beautiful outdoor ceremony under a huge locust tree surrounded by historic homes, garden, and barn. The barn itself was gorgeous and spacious enough for our 95 or so guests, though I can see it being pretty tight for a party of over 120. Katie Sullivan, the wedding coordinator was quick to respond to all of my emails and allowed me several visits to the barn to help visualize our reception decor and table arrangements. There was some initial miscommunication regarding insurance requirements (i.e. liquor liability insurance), but that was sorted out with the caterer and with us before the wedding. -
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Robin Sent on 11/04/2008If you are looking for a unique down to earth and beautiful place to get married this is a great spot. We got married outside in the afternoon and then had the reception in the barn. Everyone was completely enchanted with the look of the event and it took very little decorating on our part. I only wish we could have stayed longer then 5 hours! -
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Alexandra Sent on 10/13/2008The Webb Barn is a wonderful space that allows you to be creative with your vision of what you want. The Museum coordinator was fabulous and responded instantly with any questions I had. She was also willing to open the space up whenever it was convenient for me. Everything was excellent! -
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Corey Sent on 06/07/2013Our wedding at the Webb Barn was absolutely beautiful! Although it rained, and was rather cold for May 25th, we made it work! Instead of the outdoor ceremony we planned, we were married under the arch of lights inside the barn... and it looked magical. I could not be happier with how things turned out.
One thing I would recommend to anyone planning to book the Barn, is it gets rather hot with people inside dancing. Even though it was 50 degree outside, we opened the barn doors for the last hour of dancing! If you are considering a July or August wedding, have a heat plan! I am not sure what you could do other than offer paper fans, lots of cool drinks, and turn the ceiling fans on high.
Katie, the event coordinator, was helpful throughout the process. She prefers phone calls over email, so if you contact the Barn, trying giving them a ring first.
Overall the Barn is amazing. I think the site rental fee is a little steep for the location, but people are paying it! I did, at least :) The ability to bring in your own vendors is nice, but I am not sure how long that policy will remain. I highly recommend looking at the Webb Barn. We had 85 people at our wedding, which was perfect! Everyone fit inside with enough room to spare, but it didn't look sparse.
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Bethany Sent on 03/10/2017Warning!!!
Beautiful grounds and stunning pictures! Katie was friendly and accommodating until my wedding day. She went back on things she had said in front of witnesses, breached our written contract and screamed “this is my ****ing barn” in a manic outburst at my husband and I in front guests, our small nieces and staff. Before booking, I read a disturbing review about treatment of guests. I wish I had trusted my gut and found another venue.
The big issues were:
- Appalling treatment. Katie told us (witnessed) that if we paid for an extra hour after the 15-20 minutes before the property cut off time she would “ look the other way.” Fifteen minutes before the contractual end of our reception, Katie told us that we had to “get out” and that “this is my ****ing barn.” When reminded her of her previous words, she verbally accosted family members who tried to calm her. When asked if there was anything more we could do to fix it, she said no. We would have gladly payed more for the 20 minutes, but the only option given was to take an unspecified amount from our security deposit. Given her erratic behavior, this was an uncomfortable prospect.
Chaos ensued. We scrambled to do the bouquet/garter toss, lost the top of our wedding cake and likely gifts. Decorations were packed into cars that went to three states making rental return a nightmare. #honeymoonhighlights…All over 20 minutes that we gladly would have paid for had it been mentioned at any point including our reception. Chiefly, I was shocked at how Katie treated people. It was horrifying and beyond unprofessional.
- Breaching our verbal agreement and written contract, which stated using flame was prohibited INSIDE the barn. Wedding day: Katie “seized” my outdoor tikki torches ($300) from my coordinator, locked them in a shed and almost prevented decorating of the tree in my ceremony despite previous conversations, nothing in the contract, and hundreds of pictures of others doing so.
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