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Des Marais Farm

Des Marias Farm is actively managed as an organic farm and wildlife sanctuary with an active Bobolink nesting program.

Earnings from wedding and event bookings on our farm go back into the important conservation done here.

09/15/2022

With the autumnal equinox almost upon us (just a week from today!), we’re thinking about Faith Baldwin’s poem:

🍂Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees🍂

As we look to the green mountains for guidance and the days become shorter than nights… what better way to take in these changes than to slowly wander about with beloved exploring our historical venue?✨🍄
The team:
Photography: Mei Lin Barral Photography
Model Attire: Morning Lavender
HMU: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Designer: Petals Atelier Floral
Styling: Ehmann Events
Paper: Wander On Words
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Chef: Lian Catering
Cake: Gourmet Provence
Model:.guz (on Instagram)

08/11/2022

When you are overflowing with intention, everything around you will bloom🌸

We’ll have some updates from Des Marais Farm for you soon! Stay tuned for what's to come✨

(Pictured are our panicle hydrangeas, or hydrangea paniculata- large, cold hardy blooms that start white then often turn pink!)🌞

📸: Sixpence Studios

07/21/2022

Thunderstorms are such a blessing!🌩️

Transferring negative charges back to earth & bringing nitrogen-rich raindrops down to the soil, the impacts of lightning are especially fruitful for farms🍃

As the wind whistles away outside today, we hope you've found cozy cover, snuggling in with your favorite warm beverage🎐✨

07/07/2022

A peek at another of our farm's flower gardens, our rose garden!🌹

These roses are directly available for purchase, allowing you to fully focus on enjoying your event!✨

06/23/2022

Swipe for a glimpse of the Creamery, where couples will often have their “first look”🌼💚☀️

Fun fact- this structure was never used as a creamery! When we first came across our farm, there were a few buildings we had to take down that were in pretty bad conditions. Every single one of them is now, in some way, a part of the Creamery!🌲

From marble bits quarried right on our farm, to wooden beams supporting the outside, to a 1940’s milk house sign, to the weathervane Lyn's father gifted her mother many years ago... the Des Marais Farm is not only a space preserving wildlife, but history and the legacy of love itself✨

📸: gorgeous details captured by

06/09/2022

A vibrant flash back capturing our farm's flower garden in full bloom last summer💐

Did you know that you can directly purchase the flowers grown here on our farm for your event?👒✨

This saves you one less thing to worry about on your to-do list- how convenient!

05/26/2022

Throwback to when we discovered Vermont famous painter, Peter Huntoon: Vermont Artist, peacefully painting away on our farm last summer!🌿🌤️✨

📸 Dima Dahdah

05/12/2022

What a gorgeously warm week!🌼 🌱☀️

We hope you're all staying cool, hydrated and energized today✨

04/29/2022

With spring in full swing, our farm is a hubbub of movement and excitement👒💐🍃

Hosting conscious folks on our lands is one of our love languages💞 Let's revel in the joys of being merry together!✨

04/14/2022

Happy Thursday!🌧️ As we transition more fully into the pace of spring, here's a little winter reflection from Lyn:
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"Winter is my time to organize. It’s the only time the gardens aren’t needing attention.

I enjoy the work. I love being outside everyday!

Here’s the view of the green mountains from union street (nearby)."
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- Lyn Des Marais✨

03/31/2022

Will you succumb to the pear-pressure of visiting our venue?🤔🍐😋

Throwback to this delectable spread for a styled shoot in our Carriage Barn back in 2020✨
Photography: Mei Lin Barral Photography
Model Attire: Morning Lavender
HMU: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Designer: Petals
Styling: Ehmann Events
Paper: Wander On Words
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Chef: Lian Catering
Cake: Gourmet Provence
Model: .guz (on Instagram)

03/17/2022

A quiet morning late last summer at Des Marais Farm☀️✨

With a silver maple dwarfing our house, Lyn's raised bed garden was going strong!🍃

03/10/2022

Did you know that you can directly purchase the flowers grown here on our farm?💐👒

Sixpence Studios 📸our very own flower garden this past summer!

Link in bio for more✨

03/07/2022

03/03/2022

The creamery, a cottage den with panoramic views of the farm, is surrounded by thoughtfully laid out gardens, fences and benches- perfect for events!🍃🥂

Swipe to see a glimpse of the path leading to this spot on our farm!✨

📸: Sixpence Studios

02/28/2022

Aren't the blooms on our farm just gorgeous in the summertime?😍

Link in bio for all bookings & inquiries!✨

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02/17/2022

A reminder that all earnings from event bookings go back into sustaining the work we do in preserving our farm’s precious ecosystem!🥰🐢🐦🌿

Link in bio for all bookings & inquiries!📥✨

📸: Sixpence Studios

02/03/2022

Last winter, a biologist from the US Fish and Wildlife Agency came and set up 4 nesting boxes!🥰

After first walking across the ice with a sleigh full of tools and supplies and erecting 2 wood duck nesting boxes- he then climbed a ladder to put kestrel boxes on 2 barns🦆

We received this report back mid-January:
🦉 “The one [Kestrel box] on the creamery building looks like it was used by a mouse but the one on the barn appears to have been used by a screech owl. The box had grasshopper parts, small bones, feathers and small owl pellets.

[In the spring] .... it could be used by a kestrel or screech owl. Sometimes owls will use them in the winter too, just to get out of the weather.

The wood duck boxes didn't have any sign of bird use but it can take time for birds to find them. Maybe they'll find them this season.”🦉

Swipe for a look at these beautiful beings visiting our farm!✨ 👀

(Duck & bird images not our own! Nesting boxes are!)

01/27/2022

Last week, we brought our neighbor's gazebo back to its new home at Des Marais Farm!💃🏽

With its former home now being conserved as wetlands, this gazebo will have a new life on our farm!🥰

We're thrilled to be installing this beauty come spring! 💐🎐

Click through to see the former site and some shots of the gazebo in motion!

01/20/2022

Throwback to our Open House event from this past summer🌄

If you look closely, you'll see a glimpse of our Carriage Barn in the 2nd photo!🌞

📸: gorgeous views by Sixpence Studios, thanks for stopping by!🥰

01/06/2022

Another year around the sun and we are pondering the ways in which we can continue to be mindful in our practices as we grow within our beloved community💌

Being the largest wetland conservation site in VT, a wildlife sanctuary, as well as an event venue makes this a truly reflective time for us to plan for the upcoming months and further our mission of ensuring our land is forever wild!✨

What are you hoping to bring into fruition this year?💐
Our 1st styled shoot of 2021:
Venue: Des Marais Farm
Planning & Styling: Something Pretty Events LLC
Photography: KEphotovt
Hair & Makeup: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Design: Hybl Fannin Design
Bakery & Cake: Gourmet Provence, Betsy Hutton (on Instagram)
Stationery: (on Instagram)
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Bar, Tea Cart, Lighting, Decor Rentals: Ehmann Events
Vintage Glassware, China, & Decor: The Borrowed Teacup
Suit: McNeil & Reedy, Inc.
Dress: Morning Lavender
Models: .__ , .guz (on Instagram)

12/23/2021

It's official! Winter wedding season is upon us!🥂🥰

The start of the Winter Solstice this week is a reminder of the contemplative joys that this season brings❄️

With the chilly temps come abundant opportunities for cozy celebrations with loved ones🔥 Good thing we're passionate about providing intimate spaces for beloved to gather, no matter the weather!😉

DM us with your event inquiries & allow yourself to frolic in a winter wonderland🌀

For more info, visit https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/
Vendors' work pictured here:
Planning/Styling: Something Pretty Events LLC
Venue: Des Marais Farm
Photography: Kate Ra******rg Photography
Hair & Makeup: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Design: Hybl Fannin Design
Lighting & Decor Rentals: Ehmann Events
Suit: McNeil & Reedy, Inc.
Dress: Morning Lavender
Model (Groom): ._ (on Instagram)
Model (Bride): .guz (on Instagram)

12/09/2021

Who said your wedding decor can't offer a dashes of color to invite warmth inside?🌷Bringing your favorite elements into play can make all the difference on your wedding day!

As snowflakes nestle comfortably into the foothills, we’re reminded of the ways we can contrast the cold of this upcoming season❄️🌲

Some colors you can play with include: forest greens, dusty blues, chocolate browns, pale blush tones, & dark reds...✨

Swipe for some examples sprinkled throughout our barn!🎨🖌️

For more, visit https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/
Vendors pictured here:
Planning/Styling: Something Pretty Events LLC
Venue: Des Marais Farm
Photography: Kate Ra******rg Photography
Floral Design: Hybl Fannin Design
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Bar, Tea Cart, Lighting, Decor Rentals: Ehmann Events
Vintage Glassware, China, & Decor: The Borrowed Teacup

11/11/2021

Who doesn't love indulging in a vibrant charcuterie board and tasteful glass every once in a while?✨

As a historic farm and conservation site, we absolutely LOVE collaborating with the diverse pool of talented vendors that weddings and events bring our way!💕

And not only vendors- food and drinks are best shared! Come celebrate your accomplishments and your love for food (and each other!) with us🍾

https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/ or DM us for all inquiries!
Vendors' work pictured here:
Planning/Styling: Something Pretty Events LLC
Venue: Des Marais Farm
Photography: Kate Ra******rg Photography
Floral Design: Hybl Fannin Design
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Decor Rentals: Ehmann Events
Vintage Glassware & Decor: The Borrowed Teacup

10/28/2021

Who said you can’t experience moments of stillness & ease together amongst the whirlwind of your wedding day?🥰

The Creamery, where couples will often have their “first look”, is a cozy space to gaze out at the marshlands from as you absorb the beauty of the moment, your wedding happenings from afar & honor your love together🍂

When booking with us, you can request the use of the Creamery on your special day✨ DM us or visit https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/ for more info!🌄
This styled shoot's skillfull team:
Venue: Des Marais Farm
Planning & Styling: Something Pretty Events LLC
Photography: Kate Ra******rg Photography
Hair & Makeup: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Design: Hybl Fannin Design
Bakery & Cake: Gourmet Provence, Betsy Hutton (on Instagram)
Stationery: (on Instagram)
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Bar, Tea Cart, Lighting, Decor Rentals: Ehmann Events
Vintage Glassware, China, & Decor: The Borrowed Teacup
Suit: McNeil & Reedy, Inc.
Dress: Morning Lavender
Models: .__ , .guz (on Instagram)

10/14/2021

What's a fall wedding without flashes of color drawing you in?🌼 🍂

Providing intimate spaces for dreamy events is our labor of love💐 Gather your beloved & come celebrate with us!💞

https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/contact for more info✨⛈️☀️
This gorgeous styled shoot's talented team:
Photography: Mei Lin Barral
Model Attire: Morning Lavender
HMU: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Designer: Petals
Styling: Ehmann Events
Paper: Wander On Words
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Chef: Lian Catering
Cake: Gourmet Provence
Model: .guz (on Instagram)

10/11/2021

Join us today in honoring and appreciating the beautiful cultures, traditions and lives of Indigeous People around the world🌎

As we look to Nature and appreciate how the trees have painted the mountains in color, it is a joyous meditation and simultaneously a striking reminder that if we do not tend to the land, this beauty could be even more fleeting🥀

Preserving the land begins with educating ourselves about its original stewards and, in the case of Wobanakik (so called "Vermont"), that means the Abenaki people⬇️

The Elnu Tribe, Nulhegan Tribe, Ko'asek Band, and Missisquoi People are several communities of Wabanaki (i.e. people of Wobanakik, an Abenaki word meaning Dawnland) who have been practicing Alnôbaiwi (the Abenaki way) from time immemorial through the present.

To learn more about Alnôbaiwi, check out the Vermont Abenaki Artists Association and Vermont Indigenous Heritage Center, two organizations with educational resources about the living history and culture of the Abenaki.

We'll leave you with this beautiful line from the Abenaki tribal statement about Indigenous People's Day: "This is a new world for everyone and moving forward let us all recognize that it can be created with understanding, cooperation, and reciprocity. There is a more beautiful world that is possible, let us shape it together."✨

How will you acknowledge, lift up and amplify the voices of Indeginous peoples not just today, but every day?🌲🍂
In this image, John Bosely of the Nulhegan Abenaki performed one of the tribal dances at the second annual Indigenous People’s Day Rock! celebration in Stowe on Saturday Aug. 9, 2021. Photo by Rachel Nostrant VTDigger

10/07/2021

Isn't this dessert bar just divine?🍰 🍐

The rich colors & warm tones of this styled shoot, held right in our Carriage Barn last fall, offer such vibrance & comfort for a lighthearted celebration🍂

The air is crisp with adventure & Fall weddings are in full swing across Vermont! DM us directly or visit our site for any booking inquiries✨
The team that made this styled shoot possible:
Photography: Mei Lin Barral Photography
Model Attire: Morning Lavender
HMU: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Designer: Petals
Styling: Ehmann Events
Paper: Wander On Words
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Chef: Lian Catering
Cake: Gourmet Provence
Model: .guz (on Instagram)

09/16/2021

Happy Thursday! We’re loving just how ethereal Christa looks roaming our grounds & illuminating the landscape around her✨

As fall quickly approaches, opportunities for friends & loved ones to reunite abound! And what better place to gather together in celebration of love, life & friendship than in a historical venue in rural Vermont, surrounded by your beloved🧡

We're excited for the leaves to change & for all that spooky season brings. Swipe for a peek!🍂
The team:
Photography: Mei Lin Barral
Model Attire: Morning Lavender
HMU: Heather Garrow Studios
Floral Designer: Petals
Styling: Ehmann Events
Paper: Wander On Words
Rentals: Vermont Tent Company
Chef: Lian Catering
Cake: Gourmet Provence
Model:.guz (on Instagram)

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215 Dean Ella Drive
Brandon, VT

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https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/

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A sweeping glance at the wonder that VT Fall brings to our farm🍂✨ Curious about booking your event with us? We have openings for Fall 2022 events! Inquire via the link in our bio🌤️ 📸: gorgeous drone footage captured by Caleb Kenna Photography . . . . . #fallwedding #vermontwedding #destinationwedding #weddinginspiration #eventplanner #eventdesign #customeventdesign #openforbookings #townofbrandon #newengland #vermont #countrywedding #countryside #vermonttourism #vermontweddings #love #events #bookingsopen #countrygetaway #attentiontodetail #ruralweddings #conservationsite #wetlandconservation #foreverwild #eventvenue

Join us for an open house on Wednesday, July 28th and learn about our historic venue tucked into the beautiful Vermont countryside. Stop by between 3pm - 7pm and explore our property while chatting with us about hosting events. Light refreshments and goodie bags will be provided! Please RSVP at the link below! https://www.desmaraisfarm.com/rsvp

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The Story of this farm is a love story.

Lyn met Jim, a Vermonter, at a reunion in Massachusetts. They immediately connected and he invited her on a trip to Vermont to visit his parents. While Jim was out with his family, Lyn borrowed his car, went on an adventure (i.e got lost), and discovered a run down old dairy farm.

It was love at first sight.

Lyn and Jim married, traveled and had two children. Twenty-three years later, they went on a property search and low and behold - the run down old dairy farm was for sale! They purchased the property and have worked hard to restore it, conserve it and preserve it. The farm is now actively managed as an organic farm and wildlife sanctuary with an active Bobolink nesting program.

They have built beautiful gardens, fences, benches and views. In 2021 they will celebrate their 29th year of a very happy marriage.