Wolftrap Farm Reviews
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4.7 out of 5 rating
4.7 out of 5 rating
28 reviews
93% recommend it
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Colleen Sent on 09/24/2023
The perfect venue!
This was the perfect venue for us! We searched for a beautiful venue with accommodations on site, and happened to stumble across Wolftrap. The farm was absolutely stunning, as well as everyone was so polite and welcoming. We held our ceremony at the Hilltop ceremony site with our reception in the Cox Mill Pavilion. The ceremony site was gorgeous, words cannot describe how beautiful it all ended up being. The pavilion was set up nicely, and the perfect space for our guests to enjoy the views, horses and firepit.
We had a chunk of our families staying in various lodgings around the farm, and all reported back that the accommodations were well kept, comfy and plenty of space for everyone. It was so convenient to have people staying at the venue, and allowing us to enjoy the farm the whole weekend.
This was the perfect wedding experience for us, we could not have asked for a better day. -
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Cat R. Sent on 12/01/2020Covid wedding
I can not say this enough, I would not recommend Wolftrap as a venue for a wedding. I understand COVID happen and no one could have seen it coming but they were not willing to work with us on changing the date of our wedding. The owner, Keith, is awful, he was rude and very hurtful in all email communication. When first asked about changing our date, we were told that if the Governor limits the number of guest then we would figure something out moving our date to a later time. When the date came closer, I reach out again about changing our date we were told (and I quote) "if you choose to change you date, you will have to pay another deposit, all brides need to be flexible and deal with it." He was not willing to work with us, we did not ask for our money back; all we wanted to do was move our date so ALL our guest could attend and feel comfortable- have a little flexibility. But I guess its only the bride needs to be flexible.
I will say this, the date of employees, like Tina, were somewhat better. We did have some problems with trash the day of our ceremony and how some of the sheets did not look clean when we got into our rooms.
Once again, I can not say this enough, do not use Wolftrap Farm as your venue!Wolftrap Farm's reply:
What to say when a review contains fabrications? Fortunately, we put everything in writing:
1. From our email to Cat Riso on April 29, 2020: "Weddings that are prohibited by law from happening will be given the opportunity to reschedule for a later, comparable date (e.g. Saturday weddings will be offered other Saturdays). There will be
no additional charge."
2. On August 4, Cat Riso emailed to say, ". . . we are looking at changing all the plans to a smaller ceremony at our home."
3. Our reply, that same day: "If there’s a governmental order that precludes you having your wedding, we will offer you the opportunity to select a substitute date. There is no such order currently in place. Virginia is not currently under any substantial restrictions that affect most weddings at the farm. All of our weddings are much smaller than the maximum allowed gathering under the current rules."
(In Virginia, from July 1, 2020 until Nov. 15, 2020, the limit on "gatherings" was 250 people. Our venue will only accommodate 180 maximum and Ms. Riso's event was never to have exceeded that number of guests.)
We rescheduled over 20 weddings due to COVID orders, and did not require ANY additional deposits. We told Cat Riso IN WRITING that she would be given opportunity to reschedule if a governmental order prohibited her wedding, and there would be "NO ADDITIONAL CHARGE".
If anyone reading Cat Riso's review is worried they will be dealing with someone "rude and very hurtful in all email communication", I will be glad to forward all of my email correspondence with Ms. Riso so you can judge for yourself.
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Danielle Sent on 09/17/2020Amazing Venue!
My husband and I are so happy with our experience at Wolf Trap farm! The venue is gorgeous and the team worked with us to ensure our special day perfect. Would defiantly recommend them to anyone looking for an outdoor/ farm venue! -
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Abigail Sent on 05/02/2020Refused to cancel amongst covid-19
DO NOT BOOK!!! THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT YOU, ONLY MONEY!!! husband and I have a wedding booked on May 16th 2020 and this venue will not even respond to our emails about cancelling. My husband's visa is set to expire May 22nd and we have to leave the country. The owner does not care at all and only wants to take our money for a wedding we can't even have!! There have been ZERO negotiations about anything other than rescheduling until the end of August. All of our other vendors graciously refunded all of our deposits with no trouble at all.Wolftrap Farm's reply:
From the bride's Jan. 30, 2020 email: "My husband and I are having some financial difficulties and are looking at the possibility of canceling our wedding."
From the bride's Jan. 31, 2020 email: "We will let you know if we decide to cancel the venue. We may use it for more of a celebration rather than a wedding. My husband and I are already married and had a wedding in his home country."
The "owner" responds promptly to emails until someone begins sending the same email over and over, to which the owner has already fully responded.
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Caitlin Sent on 11/14/2019
Beautiful DIY venue! Great accommodations on-site! Our perfect venue!
My husband and I wanted an outdoor wedding venue that was scenic, rustic, and with accommodations for our family and friends -- we are SO happy we found Wolftrap Farm! The ceremony location is gorgeous, can't go wrong in any season, and the Black Meadow Pavilion is lovely. It is clean & fresh but still rustic in style, with good lighting, temperature control (although it is partially open to the outdoors so albeit imperfect), and newly added cute twinkle lights! The venue is very DIY, you take over the venue a day before your wedding (ours was on a Saturday) and you get to make it however you'd like. We REALLY loved that about the venue since our wedding felt like us, and not cookie-cutter in nature. It was a lot of work, but well worth it. I planned our wedding from afar and I found Keith, but Tina especially, to be very responsive and helpful throughout the planning process. In the final weeks/days and throughout the wedding weekend I was shooting Tina texts and she was so responsive and helpful and never acted like I was bothering her, even though I probably was :)
Our close family & friends loved staying on-site and it made for such a love-filled weekend having our closest people with us the whole weekend. Most of the houses are a bit older, I think one is recently refinished, but they are clean and very nice. The Manor House, where myself and the bridal party stayed, is simply beautiful with a perfect upstairs suite that includes a small kitchen -- perfect for the getting ready time the day-of!
We loved Wolftrap Farm and can't speak highly enough of Tina! -
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Deanna Sent on 09/10/2019Wedding weekend
I was planning my August 17th wedding from afar and knew I wanted to get married somewhere with mountain views. Wolftrap Farm gave us those views plus so much more! Their staff was so helpful and answered all of our questions throughout the process. The price was very reasonable for the area and having the houses right there on the Farm was perfect. We had a total of 5 houses which allowed for almost 40 family/friends to stay on the Farm, making our wedding day an entire wedding weekend. This is a do it yourself kind of venue and I think that's what I loved the most about it. We used the black meadow pavilion for our reception and it was perfect! The weather was hot that day, about 93 degrees, but with the fans and the breeze, it made it manageable. Keith and Tina were professional and easy to get ahold of the whole planning process! I cannot say enough good things about Wolftrap Farm! -
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Brianne Sent on 07/02/2019Idyllic farm setting for a DIY wedding
Wolf Trap Farm is a beautiful venue! We rented out the Cox Mill Pavilion for our recent wedding of around 150 guests. We had our ceremony in the field behind the pavilion. It was a beautiful spot. There is no shade there, so do be mindful if you are having a summer wedding. The Pavilion was great and could fit most of our guests under it. We had some tables out onto the uncovered patio as well so that tables weren't too close together. The reception space is lovely and there is plenty for guests to do. Many of our guests loved the fire pit/roasting s'mores, petting the horses, and taking in the idyllic farm scenery. I loved the house rental that came with our rental package for cooling off in and getting ready in before our wedding.
This venue is very DIY, in that set up and clean up is on you. Our amazing friends and family helped out a ton, so just make sure you have lots of hands to help out! Wolf Trap's staff was responsive when we had questions or had any maintenance needs. The only downside was that directions were a bit tricky, as there are two venues on the farm. With so many guests, it was hard to ensure everyone knew how to get to us. We recommend Wolf Trap as a wedding venue!
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Kaitlyn Sent on 02/14/2019Absolutely Amazing!!!
I got married at Wolftrap Farm October 14th, 2018.. it was absolutely amazing! Keith & Tina were SO much help.. we couldn’t have asked for a better venue. The scenery, the horses, the houses & the Black Meadow Pavilion was absolutely breathtaking! I also love that in the years to come we are able to come back to that very location for our anniversary! Our rustic wedding wouldn’t have been the same without this beautiful venue! ♥️ -
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Ashleigh Sent on 02/12/2019Amazing humans
We planned our wedding ourselves. We so excited to pick wolftrap for a venue. It's beyond beautiful. We are out of town so we stayed on property about 4-5 times before our big weekend. Tina helped us while we were on the farm, she definitely an amazing human. She answered my texts in a timely fashion. Once the new pavilion went up our heart was set on that new pavilion. Both pavilions are gorgeous but the new one stands out with the view. Our family and bridal party stayed on property our wedding weekend. -
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Kelsey Sent on 01/03/2019DIY & Unique Experience
Wolf Trap Farm is absolutely gorgeous and the venue of my dreams! Tina is amazing and lays it all out for you from day one! We are so excited to have this rare experience of arriving the day before for set up and being able to leave the day after the wedding. All of our family and bridal party get to stay on site with us and we get to truly soak in our special wedding day and not rush through it! I love being able to have a completely unique wedding and set up the entire event the way we dreamed! Tour here first! You won’t regret it! -
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Kayla Sent on 07/28/2017Our experience with Wolf Trap Farm for our recent wedding (July 2017) was nothing less than absolutely wonderful. We were planning a semi-destination wedding with the majority of our guests coming from out-of-town, and the farm was absolutely perfect. Our families and friends RAVED the entire weekend about how awesome the venue, farm, location, really everything was. Communication with Keith (owner) and Tina (manager) was fantastic and quick. The scenery is gorgeous. The rental homes and comfortable, really beautifully decorated, and all around spectacular. Our guests loved walking around after the ceremony and meeting the horses, checking out the sights, and eventually watching the gorgeous sunset. Really I cannot rave enough about the value, flexibility, and over-all management of Wolf Trap. My husband and I wish we could get married again and experience our perfect day at The Farm!Wolftrap Farm's reply:
WOW, Kayla. Now the pressure is really on for us to deliver that kind of experience to everyone. Thanks for the review.
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Alexis Sent on 05/20/2016Loved this venue! Katie was amazing and there for my every question etc. I loved how we were able to rent out all of the houses for the weekend so the entire bridal party and immediate family were able to stay the weekend with plenty of hotels near by for other guests. This one is a must go see! The pictures on the website do not do it justice! And the owners are great, super chill!Wolftrap Farm's reply:
Thank you, Alexis, for taking time to tell about the farm and our staff. We agree that pictures do not fully capture the beauty of this glorious bit of God's creation.
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