Elm Bank had everything we could have dreamed of for our Aug. 2018 wedding -- beautiful outdoor ceremony and cocktail hour locations in various gardens, so many options for taking amazing photos, air conditioned indoor reception area, and friendly, helpful staff (thanks to Kayleigh and Mary Kate). There are liquor laws and noise requirements in various MA counties, and Elm Bank allowed us the most flexibility so we could have the ceremony at 5pm and dance till 11pm. They book up a year in advance, so we chose a Friday evening, which saved us money over a weekend. They were very informative and flexible to tour from the beginning, and responsiveness picked up as we got closer to the date (I'm a project manager by trade, so I like to do everything early and have lots of questions -- a year out sometimes communication could lag, but a month or two before the event they were super quick to respond and full focus was on us!). They were very flexible whenever we needed to check on things... Read more for staging tables/chairs, lighting, music, photos, etc. and recommended vendors as well as coordinated directly with them for several requests; they even put us in touch with the other couples having Saturday and Sunday events to coordinate with their vendors for discounts (so they didn't have to take down/set up different things) -- since they had a relationship with our caterer, Tastings, who also did decor, this was clutch! They were accommodating for special requests and were very visible the day of so we could easily find them if we needed anything. In particular, they helped keep our secret reveal during the reception that I was 10 weeks pregnant! They helped conceal with sparkling cider instead of champagne for me, etc. They didn't rush us out at the end of the evening and conveniently pre-packed up decorations, gifts, etc. so there was minimal work to be done when we finally cut the music. The only snafu we had was the chair arrangement for the ceremony wasn't exactly how we requested it, which the groom noticed and helped rearrange before many guests had arrived (such a small thing though in comparison to all of the amazing things this venue has going for it). I'd definitely recommend and would love to use them again for future events!

Elm Bank is the one of the most gorgeous and unique wedding venues I have ever been to - and something we heard over and over again from our guests. We were so excited to have our wedding at the Gardens at Elm Bank (August 2019) and our wedding day exceeded all of our expectations. The Italianate Garden where we were married was gorgeous - the flowers perfectly complimented our ceremony and made for the perfect backdrop. Cocktail hour was gorgeous outside and the bistro lighting and drapery in the Hunnewell Building and attached tent continued to provide an amazing ambiance for our wedding. The staff, especially Kayleigh, were so great to work with. Kayleigh went above and beyond in every interaction we had and I was lucky to have her working our wedding - she is amazing and so so sweet! Kayleigh and the Elm Bank staff also have developed great relationships with some of the industry's best vendors - which made asking for suggestions and vendor management that much easier. Elm Bank wa... Read mores the perfect venue and we were so lucky to have gotten married there. We cannot recommend them enough!

We recently had my daughter's wedding in a tent (Sperry Tents) in the Gardens at Elm Bank. It was so beautiful. I cried when I saw the tent all set up because it was exactly as we had imagined. The gardens are so beautiful for photo's, cocktail hour etc. It was a little stressful worrying about rain but thankfully it held off until the second we boarded the busses to leave!!!! Kayleigh, Mary Kate and Christina were great to work with and all of the vendors were phenomenal and worked well together. It was a fairy tale wedding and a dream come true. I highly recommend the Gardens at Elm Bank for your wedding or next event.

Okay so we were in LOVE with elm bank. We booked them last March for our summer this July 2021. When I tell you we were in love. We truly were in love. We brought our friends and family there to walk around, we’d just go random days to look at it because we were so in love. So like I said, our contract was signed March of 2020, pre COVID. Jump to very early January 2021, we like many others decided to make the decision to postpone our celebration to next year and do a small wedding this year due to so much being unknown with Covid vaccines, etc. I reach out to elm bank staff and am told that because you can still technically have a wedding on site even if it’s only 25 people or less you can still have a wedding on site. I said to staff that when I signed the contract I didn’t expect a global pandemic that would shake everyone’s life upside down. I told staff we didn’t want to cancel we just wanted to postpone. In the contract it says the cancellations you lose your deposit, b... Read moreut rescheduling, you simply pay your deposit and other dues and an additional 10% fee. That was fine by us. I was then told that this is technically a cancelation. Which it wasn’t. It was literally a rescheduling. I emailed the CEO who might I say is awful. He entirely blamed this on his staff and said they can’t lose that money. He was clearly money hungry and I don’t know if his answer would’ve been different if my fiancé wasn’t black, but we definitely thought about it. Safe to say we cancelled it, lost our deposit, but will happily be getting married this summer on the water and celebrating next year at another beautiful garden venue. Just know that when you sign with them, their contract is not clear and when you want to reschedule, if they consider it a cancellation even if it is a rescheduling they won’t allow you to. Again elm bank is beautiful and Lindsay the interim event director has been nothing but kind. But the board and CEO are predatory, racist and money hungry.

We could not imagine a more beautiful venue for our wedding. Kayleigh was a delight to work with. She was responsive, attentive, and worked hard to give us a day we wouldn't forget. The grounds are gorgeous and our guests raved about gardens.

We loved getting married here!!Kayleigh took great care of us and was quick with replies and detail oriented.

After looking at a bunch of wedding venues, we visited Elm Bank and immediately knew it was our venue. It’s one of the most beautiful gardens and settings in New England. The Italianate garden is the perfect, fairytale-level ceremony setting, the children’s garden was fantastic for our guests during cocktail hour, and we not only had a great dinner but turned all the way up for the reception/party in the carriage house/tent! Kayleigh was so responsive in working with us, answering our questions, re-arranging our tables, and working with our vendors. Trish was invaluable on the day of to make sure everything ran smoothly. If you want the best of both indoor and outdoor settings, book Elm Bank!

Working with Kaylee and the team from the beginning to the final goodbye was an absolute joy. It was everything we hoped for and Kaylee and her staff made a beautiful setting all that much better. Could NOT have been smoother and they all were friendly, helpful, and professionals at making dreams come true. I speak for [the bride] and [the groom] and his family. ALL of our guests said it was the best wedding they have ever attended… and we saw that feeling reflected in their faces all night long. We will heartily recommend The Gardens to any of our friends looking for a place for a special event.

Elm bank was absolutely stunning - the gardens gave us so many options for how we wanted to arrange the guest seating, and they were very cooperative with ensuring we knew about rain options, and the different locations we could use for different events the day-of. Highly recommend! In particular, Kayleigh and Mary Kate were a huge help, super communicative and responsive, and provided a day-of coordinator who we met in advance to be on site the whole day with us. They also gave great recommendations for vendors who we ended up using.

Elm Bank was the dream location for our wedding. We actually booked it without seeing it first, since we live in San Francisco, but have family in Boston. A family member went in the middle of the winter and even said it was beautiful (without flowers, etc). We wanted a place that was outdoors, and beautiful without doing too much to it. The best part of Elm Bank is the ability to use any of the gardens for your wedding, we used the Italiante for the ceremony, and the Weezy’s children’s garden for cocktail hour. Our guests were definitely in awe of the place. We lucked out and had 3 hours of sun on our wedding day (torrential downpour the morning of....) but we were going to still have it outside even if it was light rain, that is how gorgeous it was. I loved that we were able to do exactly what we wanted at Elm Bank. My Dad made handmade corn hole boards and welcome signs that we had during cocktail hour, we decorated the bars how we wanted, and brought in our own decor for t... Read morehe ceremony. You really can make the perfect wedding at Elm Bank, however you want. We had a black tie optional wedding, but you could also do a rustic wedding and it would go very well, as well as any kind of outdoor/garden/flower theme. The carriage house was also spectacular, we had a chandelier and bistro lights from the ceiling, which made the whole room sparkle. The space is fantastic, we had ~90 guests which was the perfect size for keeping it all in the carriage house and not using the attached tent. Kayleigh, the event director at Elm Bank was a complete joy to work with. From the first time I called to ask about the venue (and told her I lived on the West Coast and couldn’t stop by...) to the day of the wedding, she was upbeat, caring, and always had a smile on her face. I never encountered anyone at Elm Bank who wasn’t thrilled to talk to me. Kayleigh went above and beyond and helped my family FaceTime me when they went to the venue while I was on the West Coast, so I could see the space before securing it. It did book up fast, I got the last Friday of the season and I booked a year ahead, and I get why, it was perfect. A hidden gem in Wellesley.

My husband and I got married on Sept. 28 at the Gardens at Elm Bank and we could not have had a more perfect day. Mary Kate and her team were absolutely fantastic and made sure that everything went smoothly! The venue is absolutely gorgeous and gives you a completely secluded, private space for your ceremony and/or reception. We had our ceremony and cocktail hour outside in the garden spaces and our reception inside the carriage house. Our guests were so impressed - we received compliments all night and people are still talking about it! It's a hidden gem of the area and truly a memorable place. Thank you SO MUCH to Mary Kate and Elm Bank - we could not be happier with how our big day went :)

The Gardens at Elm Bank is absolute perfection! From our first meeting to the entire process, everything was very smooth. We were initially attracted to this spot because of the gardens and they did not disappoint. Mary Kate and Kaleigh were always quick to answer our questions, even offered suggestions on things to do. It was so great to have the wedding ceremony, reception and photos all in one location! There are so many options when it comes to customize and design your wedding whether it the Carriage House or renting a tent. We knew our guests would love exploring the gardens before the ceremony or during the cocktail hour. The Carriage House is charming for our reception but is such a marvelous place, it could’ve been transformed to whatever we desired, even weather permitting a ceremony spot. Elm Bank’s preferred vendors are certainly the way to go when determining caterers or lighting designs. We did find it beneficial to have a wedding planner or coordinator to help facil... Read moreitate the moving pieces and vendors. Overall our friends and family are still commenting on how stunning the venue and wedding was. My husband and I could not be happier with how things turned out! I’m so pleased we chose the Elm Bank and would do it all again!

The venue is a beautiful setting with lots of options to accommodate any number of guests and styles of wedding. Mary Kate, Kayleigh, and Trish were incredibly helpful, responsive and invested in all things we asked of them. Outside of their direct responsibilities, they were full of suggestions for ideas for how we could make our dream day come true. Mary Kate even helped set up lawn game activities for our cocktail hour! We highly recommend having your wedding here. Thank you Elm Bank for hosting us on our best day ever!

We could not have asked for a better venue. Elm Bank was the perfect size for our 180 person head count and our guests have not stopped raving about the location. The Italianate garden was such a beautiful and elegant backdrop for our cocktail hour and the carriage house was exactly what we were looking for in our reception location. There's a lot of freedom to customize the space they way you want and we highly recommend this venue for couples who have a strong vision of the way they want their space to look.