Montague Retreat Center

08/23/2024

Making memories for you and the whole family at the Montague Retreat Center located on 34 acres of rolling hills in Western Massachusetts.

🌿 Now offering 3 & 4 day weekend buyouts 🌿

Couples can welcome up to 32 of their closest friends and family to stay in our on site accommodations. You can plan an intimate and exclusive weekend of events for an unforgettable moment in time, your wedding!

We’d be honored to help you plan your unique wedding in 2025/26. Head to our website for more info on our weekend packages 🔗

www.montagueretreatcenter.com

08/19/2024

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07/23/2024

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07/02/2024

Thank you Sam Lovejoy. Here is Friday's schedule.

05/11/2024

Thank you Kaitlin and Milton for your lovely review. We loved sharing your big day with you.

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Kaitlin
Kaitlin R.
5.0 Stars

The Perfect Day

My husband & I got married at the Montague Retreat Center last October (2023) and it was truly the best day of our lives. Not only is the venue itself absolutely beautiful, but the staff that works there are so extremely helpful & professional. Leading up to the wedding, I called Jason constantly and was able to discuss everything from the rehearsal to the big day. I never once felt like I was a bother & continually felt supported throughout the whole experience. I could not recommend this place (or the amazing staff) enough. We are so very grateful for them!

12/18/2023

Another epic night offered up and lived fully.
Thank you to the many hands that made this magical nice so gorgeous. Thank you for showing up and saying yes in all the ways you did.
Thank you to ALisa Starkweatherfor sharing your opening prayer.
Thank you to Dale Reynolds, Chris Millette, Myk Shyck, Nash Otterr & Inky Stainsworth for helping me build this thing, and for trusting me to play with a new design.
Thank you Kotoko Brass for an incredible set and for the opening groove.
Thank you to Acadia Otlowski, Maiz Vargas Sandoval, Jesse Q Thomas (pictured), Adora LaRoche & Dennis J. Carmen for your artful fire play.
Thank you Neill Bovaird of Wolf Tree Programs for sparking the flame with your hand drill.
Thank you to the sun for the fire.
Thank you Autumn McFarland, Scout Savard, Ophir Danenberg, Laura Baron, Brett Roche & Glenn Smith for holding the door and hospitality positions, and for helping out in all the ways that you did.
Thank you Cat Tween & Peter Leonard for the beautiful yogic offering and music.
Thank you Laura Torraco, Sarah Manteiga & Cori Chandler for combining forces and offering the land connection and tree decorating together.
Thank you MRC for being such a potent space for us to explore life upon.
Thank you ancestors for giving us what we have so we can do what we do.
Thank you Casey Morgan Rose for the elixir magic.
Thank you Atira Richards and everyone who vended who I believe we all mentioned above already.
Thank you Ult Mundane for presiding over the HeARTbeat Collective and for showing up with those djun duns.
Thank you Doc Andrews for doing a great job with the sound. Thank you everyone that brought your children. We had such a large wonderful group of kids this time.
Thank you to my dear family for understanding what inspires me and loving me, even when I'm waking the morning after to head back and clean up and give a tour instead of making ginger bread houses together. All of my heart.
Have an amazing holiday season friends.
Thanks to me for working my butt off on this, and for still standing. I think I'm going to take some of January off.
The HeARTbeat Collective will be back with our MELT series returning once again on 4th Saturdays of each month. We start up in February again.
Big Love and Blessings on the Solstice.

12/13/2023

Anne Taylor Photography, thank you for bringing us back to mid October, to remember all of the joy and excellence of Michael & Andrea, and of their family and community.

10/10/2023

We are still feeling the beautiful connection shared by these two. Congratulations to Brady & Charles.
These magical moments were captured by Bunnell Photography.

The Montague Retreat Center is such a lovely venue! Nestled on the side of a hill surrounded by nature, you really feel like it is in a different world. What a perfect place for an early Fall wedding!

I was honored to be there to capture Brady & Charles' wedding. Their intimate group watch the couple exchange vows under a birch pergola, framed by the mountains in the background. Their delicious locally-sourced brunch reception was catered by Wheelhouse Catering.

No detail was overlooked, thanks to Events by Jackie M! A friendly consortium of handmade octopus directed guests to themed reception tables, each one unique and reflecting some of the couple's interests & hobbies.

10/04/2022

Autumn is upon us but we still love reminiscing about all the summer feels we got from this styled shoot with our friends!

Venue: US! Montague Retreat Center
Photography Kate Ra******rg Photography
Planning & Design Something Pretty Events LLC
Floral & Stationey Tropic of Flowers
Rentals Classical Tents and Party Goods

06/20/2022

The sweetest celebration for Beth & Zak happened this May!
Thank you for sharing these moments!

05/26/2022

What a beautiful mitzvah celebration we witnessed several weeks ago here at MRC!
Congratulations Raquel on your long awaited celebration! Thank you to for these beautiful captures of a very special day!

04/03/2022

We love a quiet Sunday...

Photo by Jay Zhang Photography

03/31/2022

The Montague Retreat Center land has such a rich history! Check out this photo of the back of the barn in 1976, shared with us by the Special Collections and University Archives, Du Bois Library, UMass Amherst
MRC was called "Montague Farm" back then!

03/30/2022

Happy !
We can't get enough of these golden hour moments of S&E from Zhang Photography

03/28/2022

If you've been following our IG stories... you've seen the progress of our beautiful cabins coming along. Here is a peek at one!
The bedrooms windows have views of Spaulding Brook and the hemlock forest, while the front windows showcase our gorgeous land!

03/26/2022

Last week we gathered with friends for a beautiful private dinner event at the Montague Retreat Center, featuring Moon H***h & James Bird Portal. We enjoyed an exquisite dinner prepared by our incomparable catering team, Wheelhouse and beautiful music followed. Thank you to those who came out for this lovely welcome of spring. We look forward to celebrating with you in the seasons to come. 🙏

03/16/2022

Looking forward to things becoming green again!
Thank you Novella Photography for this great memory of R+J's July wedding!

01/24/2022

Some pretty blooms to lighten up your Monday morning!
Thank you Matthew Cavanaugh Photography for this capture of work by Petal & Wren

01/21/2022

The Great Hall Barn in early winter.
Thank you to Nicole Meinhart for this beautiful photo!

01/07/2022

Weddings just wouldn't be the same without your favorite people by your side!
This sweet bestie moment brought to you by Alex & Rachel Weddings.

01/05/2022

A very cool capture of the Great Hall Barn ceiling, following the Winter Solstice Bonfire a few weeks back.
Thank you Nicole Meinhart for this photo!

12/08/2021

**Update: this event has been postponed to Sunday December 19th due to the inclement weather. Updates can be found on the event page linked in this post.**
Join us around the fire on Saturday, December 18th for a Winter Solstice Bonfire Event!
Head to this event page: https://fb.me/e/2K8Piwpeg to secure admission and a beautiful dinner experience provided by Wheelhouse
This outdoor event presented by the HeARTbeat Collective will feature local artisans, music and of course, a beautiful bonfire that guests may safely gather around. We hope to see you there!

11/08/2021

K&G's wedding at MRC was just too good!
So many of our MRC couples have poured their hearts and patience into planning for more than 2 years due to challenges presented by the pandemic.
The wait was certainly worth it!
Thank you Ashley Olafsson Photography for capturing this epic celebration!
And Mal du Pays those flowers!! 😍

11/06/2021

Oh hey Pumpkin!
Thank you Juliette Laura Photography for reminding us just how great this time of year is!

11/05/2021

Jemima Richards - Photographer created magic for these two! Thank you so much for sharing and for capturing this lovely wedding!

08/30/2021

Hi friends!
We've been so busy-busy-busy enjoying the summer event season, that our posting has been a bit scarce! We hope you are all enjoying these last few weeks of summer as much as we are!

Photo by Shane Godfrey Photography

07/28/2021

A+P had such a beautiful weekend to celebrate their love!
Thank you Cara Totman Photography, Aligned Events , Michael's Party Rentals , Many Graces Farm and Floral Design and many friends and family of the couple who lent a hand to this fabulous event!

Saturday was a dream. So much love to Ariana + Pete on a beautiful and heartfelt day. After two postponements, these sweethearts were finally able to celebrate with all their favorite people. So many thanks to the team who made this day so very beautiful.

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07/26/2021

Flower crowns & styled tresses by at MRC.
Our VIP wedding suite really does get the most beautiful light while you are getting ready!

07/24/2021

While the landscape has changed some, we'll never tire of the views from our wildflower path...

Photo by Matthew Cavanaugh Photography

07/22/2021

Lovingly (and locally) farmed food with a side of style? Yes, we have that! We are so grateful to our 2022 catering team, Wheelhouse for always bringing some magic to our events!