Glen Magna Farms Wedding Information

Glen Magna Farms is a wedding venue north of Boston. That is sits on 11 acres of estate, The venues is known for their award-winning landscape, formal gardens, and a refurbished gazebo originally built by Francis Peabody in 1840! This wedding venue can accommodating up to 50 wedding guest in the mansion which is prefect for those couples looking for a Boston winter wedding venue. Their out door wedding venue allows for up 200 wedding guest under their sail cloth tent. According to Here Comes the Guide a Glen Magna Farms wedding cost starts at $14,000.00 for a wedding during peak season.

Pre Wedding Ceremony at Glen Manga Farms

When wedding guests arrive on the property, they are welcomed by the smell from the rose gardens. The Glen Manga Farms staff will escort them to the gorgeous wedding ceremony location with a large column surrounded by a European-style garden. 

Before the wedding ceremony, the mansion offers a bridal suite allowing you and your bridesmaids to put your finishing touches on. There is always a room on the second floor for the groom and groomsmen to get ready as well.

Ceremony at Glen Manga Farms

If the ceremony is held on the grounds during the rental period of five hours, there will be no additional costs associated with using the grounds for the wedding. In the event that the ceremony went past its allotted period of five hours, the additional charge for overtime would be incurred. Renting an additional tent for the ceremony as a backup plan in case the weather turns bad is an option. The bride and her attendants are welcome to arrive two hours before the start of the ceremony in order to change and take photographs. Included in the package is one day's worth of practice time consisting of one hour per day.

Wedding Photo Locations at Glen Manga Farms

Your Boston wedding photographer will have the endless options for backgrounds at Glen Manga Farms. The gardens give your Glen Magna Farms wedding photos the perfect background. In addition to the gardens, there is a long dirt road lined with tall bushy trees, which is the ideal place for their client's family photos. It’s always had nice light, and there is plenty of space for everyone. In addition, there is a large tree behind the ceremony location that is one of the most unique photo locations on the North Shore.

Rainy Day Photo Locations

If the weather turns south, don’t worry the Glen Magna Farms wedding rain backup plan for photos gives your a few options. In the first look wedding photos shown below, you can’t even tell that it’s raining. The large wrap-around porch allows you to take some natal light wedding portraits as well as small group photos.

Wedding Reception at Glen Manga Farms in Danvers MA

The reception is hosted under a beautiful large sailcloth tent that glows at night. The wedding photos below were inspired by a long farm table and light pastel color flowers. Depending on your style you can customize your dance floor and pick from white or wood.

DEPOSIT AND PAYMENTS for Weddings are Glen Magna Farms

In order to make a confirmed reservation at Glen Magna Farms, a signed contract together with a deposit equal to one-half of the total rental charge and not subject to refund is required. The remaining payment of the rental cost is due to be received by the Society no later than ninety days before the date of your event.

The Danvers Historical Society should be written out as the beneficiary on any checks.

Preferred Caterer at Glen Magna Farms

Since 2004, Vinwood Caters and Glen Magna Farms clients have benefited from their collaboration. Hundreds of Glen Magna Farms' outstanding weddings, from modest to extravagant, have been made possible over the course of these 18+ years because of their Signature Style and professional service. They are honored to have received the Best of the Northshore Caterer title for several years running, and each of Vinwood's events is supported by the company's well-known reputation and several accolades.

Vinewood understands what it takes to plan a successful wedding menu and is eager to work with couples to customize a unique menu for their celebration. Every wedding at Glen Magna Farms is customized, and the menus are each created just for your taste, style, and financial situation. The greatest flavors of each season are reflected in their products, which are tastefully prepared and thoughtfully and artistically presented.

The menu recommendations and serving options from Vinwood—whether buffet, plated dinners, stations, or simply passing hors d'oeuvres—are meant to give you an idea of our unmatched flexibility and cutting-edge services. 

Vinewood meal ideas are only the start of making your own unique event. Vinwood Caterers promises to make your wedding menu delicious and unforgettable.

LIQUOR POLICY

Both Cash bars and Open bars are included in the beverage services provided. On the premises, serving oneself alcoholic beverages is never permitted under any circumstances. The bars are required to close thirty minutes before the end of the event; nevertheless, soft drinks, mineral waters, and juices will be supplied up to the event's conclusion. Kegs of beer are not allowed inside. The serving of alcoholic beverages is limited to a maximum of four and a half hours.

CANCELLATION POLICY

The Society requires that you send a written notification in the event that you need to cancel a certain reservation. In the event that The Society is able to rebook the date with a rental that is of a comparable nature, The Society will reimburse one-half of the deposit that was paid.

The History of Glen Manga Farms

The Danvers Historical Society, a private not-for-profit organization established in 1889 with the mission "to find, acquire, and preserve things which demonstrate local history, but notably the history and growth of the Town of Danvers," is the owner of Glen Magna Farms. The Society is the caretaker of the Endicott Burial Ground and maintains three historic properties, as well as a museum and office space.

The estate Glen Magna Farms continues to stand out as a prime example of traditional North Shore summer life. It epitomizes the heyday of American gardens, when eclecticism and historicism ruled both the landscape and the built environment.

The richest Salem shipping businessman of the day, Joseph Peabody, purchased a 20-acre Danvers property with a residence that was "in every respect perfectly planned for a gentleman's seat" during the War of 1812. The family used this property as their summer vacation for a total of 144 years, growing it from the original 20 acres purchased to over 330 acres.

The home and gardens were extensively extended and adorned by Ellen Peabody Endicott, Joseph Peabody's granddaughter, who owned the property by 1892. She commissioned Little, Browne and Moore, a Boston architectural company, to create the Mansion's distinctive colonial revival shape in 1893. The Massachusetts Horticultural Society gave Ellen Endicott the Hunnewell Gold Medal in 1926, the year before she passed away. This honor was granted to the owner of an estate of at least three acres that had been tastefully and effectively landscaped with rare and desired ornamental trees and plants to highlight excellent applications of science, talent, and good judgment to the adornment of the rural home.

The Farms received constant care from her son, William Crowninshield Endicott, Jr., who upgraded and improved the property until his death in 1936. He had a key role in the 1901 addition of the Derby Summer House, which was constructed in 1794. Since 1968, the two-story Adamesque structure has been recognized as a National Historic Landmark.

The eleven acres in the center of the property were bought by The Danvers Historical Society in 1963, and since then, they have labored to bring the grounds and gardens back to their early 20th-century condition.

Directions to Glen Manga Farms

Address: 29 Ingersoll St. Danvers. MA 01923

• The entrance to Ingersoll Street can be found off of Centre Street.

• Forest Street and Endicott Park both terminate at a point where they are unable to access Ingersoll Street.

• Continue with Ingersoll till the very end. The roadway transitions from being paved to being unpaved at this point. The very last thing you'll see is our parking lot.

• When traveling south on Route 1, take the exit for Centre Street.

• After entering the parking lot, make an immediate right onto Armory road, and then an immediate right into Centre street.

• Continue for almost a half a mile. When you turn left, Ingersoll Street will be on your left.

• When traveling north on Route 1, take the exit for Centre Street.

• At the bottom of the ramp, make a left turn.

• When you turn left less than a half mile later, you will see signs for Ingersoll.

• Take the 68 exit off of Interstate 95 South.

• After taking the exit for Route 114 West off of 95 North, continue on Route 1 North until you reach the next exit.

• Take the exit for Centre Street when you get there. At the bottom of the ramp, make a left turn.

• When you turn left less than a half mile later, you will see signs for Ingersoll.

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