Barns around Northampton?

BrittneyLove

I've only seen one good reception barn in the area, the Amherst Red Barn, but my wedding is incredibly small, only 30-50 people, so I don't need something quite so large. I want it to be a tad bit more intimate. Does anyone in the area know of some offbeat place or a friend who has a small barn in the area that they're willing to rent in June? Anywhere in the Pioneer Valley would be awesome!

BrittneyLove

Oh, whoops! Apparently there is a Rustic Barn post already up. All the replies I saw aren't quite what I'm looking for though, so maybe someone else has some input? Like I said, our wedding is going to be so small and I'd like it to be much more of an intimate small rustic barn.

Lukeyloo

The Quonquont Farm barn is a new wedding venue in Whatley. It might not be as intimate as you're picturing, but it's gorgeous! They don't have a very comprehensive website yet (it's still mostly info about pick-your-own and farm-related stuff) but the owner, Ann, is really good to work with!  http://www.quonquont.com/

BrittneyLove

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_massachusetts-western-mass_barns-around-northampton?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:619Discussion:9aa5a464-1971-4e8c-a6b7-8ce17be04b59Post:74ec0865-b591-48b5-a896-42ba6021cd92">Re: Barns around Northampton?</a>:
[QUOTE]The Quonquont Farm barn is a new wedding venue in Whatley. It might not be as intimate as you're picturing, but it's gorgeous! They don't have a very comprehensive website yet (it's still mostly info about pick-your-own and farm-related stuff) but the owner, Ann, is really good to work with!  <a href="http://www.quonquont.com/" rel='nofollow'>http://www.quonquont.com/</a>
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From the pictures I've found it's totally gorgeous. I'm going to take a drive up there tomorrow to check out the orchards and see if I can talk to Ann about seeing inside the barn, as the whole orchard thing might absolutely sell it for me. Thanks for the recommendation!!

sheenabrodeur

Have you had any luck? I may resort to calling a wedding planner to help with the venue search. Im in the same boat as you and would rather not venture to CT or the Berkshires. And I though the Red Barn was a little pricey for what they offered.