We pour our 20+ years of experience in the wedding industry into each and every wedding.

The cottage maxes out at 25 wedding guests. The couple, lap children and vendors do not count in your guest count. As much as we'd love to accomodate more, that number is firm. This guest count cannot be combined with the greenhouse guest count.

There is 1 overnight stay included! Check-in is 2:00pm. Check out is 10:00am.

Your wedding guests are permitted on-site for 4 hours. Additional time is available! We also allow site access 2 hours prior to the ceremony for any vendor set up and DIY set up you'd like to do. This is not included in your 4 hour timeframe, nor is clean up after the reception is over.

We provide two on-site coordinators on the wedding day. They assist with greeting your guests when they arrive, parking, lining up the processional (if you have one), as well as all ceremony and reception happenings.

They also act as your DJ. They handle playing of the music and any announcements that need to be made. We make sure questions come to us, not the couple. See the 'Music' FAQ for more information.

We provide ceremony chairs and reception tables, and handle flipping the ceremony space to the reception space.

We also provide tables for food, drinks, gifts and desserts. There's also a serving window for the bar on the Lower Patio.

The Enchantry (with bistro lighting included) is available for plan B in the event of inclement weather at no additional cost. On chilly evenings, we can light the fire in the stone fireplace.

The Lower Patio has plenty of space for dancing.

Restrooms are available.

We also handle all trash. 

And of course, the cottage is a work of art on it's own in any season.

We need to see what you're interested in first! Selections with our in-house vendors get weekend priority. Your selections will depend on the calendars we check for date availability. Once we see your brochure, we'll send you open dates for your desired month/year. We are not able to send available dates until we see your selections.

There is a $20,000 minimum for Friday-Sunday dates and holidays for 2025.
There is a $22,000 minimum for Friday-Sunday dates and holidays for 2026.
There is a $24,000 minimum for Friday-Sunday dates and holidays for 2027. 

The minimum can be met by selecting multiple in-house vendors. (Adding florals, photography, decor/styling, etc.) For selections not meeting that minimum, we are happy to offer Monday - Thursday dates... which we do a lot of!

Due to Virginia Lodging laws, an additional $184.50 per night will be added to your proposal. Virginia Sales Tax is 5.3% ($79.50) and per Bedford County, the Virginia Transient Lodging Tax is 7% ($105.) This applies to any package that includes overnight stays as well. This is only applied to your selected amount of overnight stays, not the full proposal amount. 

Food: We provide a recommended vendor list for you! You're welcome to chose from our listed vendors who have been here before and do an excellent job, or do your own research and bring someone in. If you bring in a caterer not on our list, please have them contact us - they will have questions! It's also popular to cater from a favorite restaurant or have a pot luck. Vaughan House staff is not permitted to handle food, so please make sure you have all cutlery needed and food servers! Please note: The cottage kitchen is not available for food prep. Food must come ready to serve.

We provide food tables that will be setup on the Lower Patio.

Music: Because of the unique location of our space, we cannot allow a DJ, bands (string instruments like acoustic guitar, harp, cello, etc. are fine!), microphones or large speakers. Please create a Spotify or Apple Music playlist and share it with us. Based on your music answers in the questionnaire, our coordinators will connect to our sound system and play whatever you want, whenever you want!

Alcohol: A liquor license is required to serve alcohol. All alcohol service must be by a licensed and insured bartender. We have several recommendations! Champagne, beer and wine totaling less than 2 drinks per person does not require a bartender, however the liquor license is still required. 

Yes! Most of our couples are from out of state!  Hotels/airbnbs, officiants, caterers, local restaurants, hair/makeup, things to do, etc. all tried and true, all offering expert services. 

We want to see your Pinterest board with all your inspiration photos! Be sure to pin colors, arrangements, setups, etc. that you've seen and love. We will recreate it for you, completely unique and custom to you. We supply the decor, set it all up and tear it all down. It will be completed and done when you arrive on the wedding day.

If you do not select our Decor & Styling services, you are welcome to send someone in up to 2 hours prior to the ceremony start time to setup. You will also need to designate someone to stay after to pack up all your belongings.

You're able to add an additional night of stay. Two nights will allow you to arrive the day before and enjoy the space as a couple or with a couple friends. You'll wake up on-site in the cottage on the wedding day and have the whole day to get ready. When it's ceremony time, our coordinators will be there to take over! Check out is at 10:00am.

We limit the visitors at the cottage to 8 total humans pre-ceremony. The couple may decide who and when those humans visit the cottage. When it comes to your guests 'touring' the cottage, this is completely up to the couple. If the couple chooses to open the cottage for 'tours' during their reception, it can only be 8 humans at a time, a Vaughan House coordinator must accompany the group and shoes must be removed before entering. It must also be at a time when a coordinator is available and not preforming their necessary duties. The main bedchamber will remain private. If you do not want your guests to 'tour' the cottage, our staff will make sure it remains private for you.

Please note: Guests will access the Den for restroom use.

We encourage carpooling! We can park up to 15 guest vehicles. Vendors may use the driveway by the fence to unload and park. Carpooling/shuttle service or Uber/Lyft is required if you are expecting more vehicles than that. Overflow parking is available if needed.

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Do you take care of all the trash?

Is there a place for dancing?

Are you LGBT friendly?

Can we schedule a tour?