Willowdale Estate

04/22/2025

✨ A March Wedding at Willowdale Estate ✨

Katy and Austin celebrated with family and friends on a sunny day in March at Willowdale Estate. The LEGO guestbook was a fun wedding detail; each guest made a personalized LEGO minifigure!

Photography: Heather Chick Photography
Floral Design: Pepperberry Florist
Wedding Attire: Vows Bridal ⁠
Hair: Styles by Callie ⁠
Make – Up: Makeup by Sarah Lord .lord⁠
Lego Guestbook | Boston Brick Co
Entertainment: Fine Tune Entertainment
Videography: Hindsight Wedding Films
Transportation: McGinn Bus Company

Are you considering an intimate indoor venue for a winter or spring celebration? Here’s why couples love our indoor weddings:

🏛️ Private Estate Vibes — French windows, skylights, fireplaces & detained woodwork from 1902
🌿 Indoor Atrium Feel — Say “I do” in our stunning Glass Conservatory
🍽️ Unforgettable Food — In-house catering and fresh-baked cookies that guests rave about
💒 Private Estate — One event at a time with full access to our main floor + 3 private suites
🎉 Perfect for up to 125 Guests — Ideal for weddings, showers, and social celebrations
🕯️ Cozy Extras — Seasonal décor in December + elegant estate details to frame your event
📅 Great dates in winter 2025 through spring 2026! DM us to learn about off-season pricing 💌

Willowdale Estate is a wedding and event venue in Topsfield, Massachusetts. Our celebrations are offered year-round with a full-service approach that includes catering, service, and equipment for each event. We are located just 30 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts, within a 720-acre state forest and along the pristine Ipswich River. If you’re searching for the best venue in New England for your next party – add our venue to your list!

04/09/2025

Jess & Sean's October Wedding at Willowdale Estate captured the refined charm of a formal evening garden party, blending the beauty of the venue with classic touches that elevated the celebration’s glamorous atmosphere.

Photography: Annmarie Swift Photography
Venue & Catering: Willowdale Estate
Floral Design:
Attire: Flair Boston Alina Morgan Jewelry INDOCHINO
Entertainment: TSG Weddings
Ceremony Music:
Hair Stylist: MyBigHairDay
Makeup Artist:
Transportation: Boston Chauffeur

Choosing a romantic New England estate just north of Boston set the tone:
🍃 The gardens were lush with rich shades of green, echoed in the bridesmaids' dresses.
🍃 Elegant white blooms, soft candlelight, and flowing table runners created a dreamy reception tablescape.
🍃 The historic character of the private estate set the stage for memorable moments shared with family.
🍃 Guests danced the night away under the stars at an outdoor reception beneath a glowing Sperry Tent.

We love the stylish, organic, and timeless feel of this early fall wedding theme! 🍃✨

04/01/2025

✨ Dreamy Winter Wedding Details ✨

Patricia & Adrian hosted a romantic holiday wedding at Willowdale Estate last December, and we’re still swooning over the snow, wedding attire, and event design that perfectly complemented our Holiday Décor.

If a private estate wrapped in seasonal garland, lush greenery, and soft holiday lighting sounds like your kind of magic, Willowdale Estate might be the one! 💍❄️

The best part? All winter weddings include catering, beverage service, event rentals, and day-of coordination — and we still have a few holiday dates available! ✨

🎄 Open Holiday Décor Dates
📅 Friday, December 19th, 2025
📅 Sunday, December 21st, 2025
📅 Friday, December 26th, 2025
📅 Sunday, December 28th, 2025
📅 Sunday, January 4th, 2026
📅 Sunday, January 11th, 2026

Wedding Team
Venue & Nut-Free Catering: Willowdale Estate
Photography: Annmarie Swift Photography
Florals & Event Design: Flowers by Jennifer
Hair: Styles By Callie
Makeup: Makeup by Sarah Lord
Reception Music: The Broken Heels Band

If you’re planning a winter wedding and searching for a cozy, all-inclusive venue in New England, come visit Willowdale Estate! We’d love to help you bring your celebration to life. 🕯️🌲✨

📩 Email us to schedule your private tour!

03/13/2025

Love chic summer weddings in New England? Lauren & Liam’s wedding last July is a great reminder of a few of our favorite features of our outdoor Tent Season at Willowdale Estate: a lush garden ceremony, spacious indoor areas with historic charm, an iconic sailcloth tent, and so many sweet memories!
 
Lauren & Liam’s Team: 
Venue & Catering:
Photography: 
Second Photographer: 
Florals: Courtney Reid Design: 
Wedding Coordinator: Tara Verdone Weddings: 
Hair Stylist: Meg Fennelly: 
Makeup Artist: Rosie Mcelhinney: 
Wedding Dress Designer: Essense of Australia: 
Wedding Shop: 
Bridesmaid Dress Designer: 
Jewelry: Anthony Andrews Jewelers
Men’s Attire: 
Caterer: 
Wedding Cake/Desserts: Topsfield Bakeshop: 
DJ or Band: DJ Mikey MC: 
Videographer: Shutter & Sound: 
Invitation/Printer: .engaging
 
If you’re looking for a private estate venue in New England with a European garden feel, visit Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts. There are many beautiful estate wedding venues north of Boston, but this venue is one of the best choices for couples looking for a full-service location where the food, service, and setting are in harmony with our pristine location. Visit our website to preview our pricing and plan a tour!

02/28/2025

🌿✨ Moments from Mansion Season ✨🌿

Every detail shone brightly for Danielle and Pol’s intimate indoor wedding at Willowdale Estate. From late afternoon portraits in the garden courtyard to a heartfelt ceremony in our glass conservatory, each moment was filled with charm. Guests enjoyed cocktail hour in the North Wing of the mansion before dining and dancing under the warm glow of candlelight. The evening ended on a sweet note with a delightful surprise—ice cream sandwiches for dessert! 🍦❤️

Whether you’re dreaming of a cozy winter celebration or an elegant candlelit soirée, Willowdale Estate offers the perfect backdrop for an unforgettable indoor event.

📍 Willowdale Estate, located in Topsfield, Massachusetts, is a premier venue for weddings and events. Our private mansion combines timeless charm with fresh, fun details in the best way possible. Our full-service approach includes catering, service, and equipment for each event.

We’re open year-round, and from November to April, we host indoor weddings with exclusive use of our historic estate. Experience the beauty of French windows, intricate woodwork, oversized skylights, and cozy fireplaces!

If you’re looking for the best full-service venue for your indoor wedding in New England, Willowdale Estate should be at the top of your list! Plus, Mansion Season offers some of our best rates for wedding packages. Get in touch to schedule a tour today!

Wedding Team
📸 Photography: Georgie Morley Photography
💐 Florals: Evan's Flowers
💇‍♀️ Hair: Rachael Lucia
💄 Makeup: Alexa Mootz
💍 Officiant: Christine Landry

02/11/2025

Are you still looking for a Valentine's Day gift? Suprise your significant other with tickets to our Red Door Supper Club!

🎟️ Tickets – $125 per person for a 4-course meal paired with wines from our dynamic portfolio

📆 Friday, February 21 · 7 – 10 pm

Save your seat while they last!

Photos: Salty Raven Studio & Event Photography

02/06/2025

The Red Door Supper Club is back!

On Friday, February 21st at 7 pm we'll treat ticketholders to a meal where our elegant setting, refined cuisine, and new friends come together to create a one-of-a-kind dining experience!

Tickets include a 4-course winter menu with wine pairings. Seating is limited, so don't wait to secure your tickets!

01/17/2025

🎉 We’re excited to share that we’ve been featured in for the 2025 BONS Wedding Awards!

🏆 We’re celebrating four BONS wins this year ↓

Willowdale Estate (A private mansion venue in Topsfield, MA)
🥂 Editors’ Choice for:
• Venue (Indoor, under 150)
• Bar Service

Grove at Briar Barn Inn (A restaurant / white barn venue in Rowley, MA)
💍 Readers’ Choice for:
• Indoor Venue (Restaurant)
• Rehearsal Dinner

We’re beyond grateful for the support from the readers and editors of Northshore Magazine. Your votes and recognition are truly the icing on the (wedding) cake! 🍰💕

Photos:
Bharat Parmar Photography
Zev Fisher Photography
Dan Aguirre Photography
Annmarie Swift Photography



Thank you for celebrating with us – here’s to another amazing year of weddings and events!

12/30/2024

A late Fall Wedding at Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts ↓

If you’re looking for a venue in New England with a private estate / outdoor garden vibe – check out these essential details from our “Tent Season”!

📝 From May through October, Willowdale Estate hosts outdoor weddings and events in our garden and tent.

📝 Our capacity for outdoor reception is 240 guests

📝 With just one event hosted at a time, our clients enjoy exclusive use of our private historic estate with access to the entire main floor, three private suites for getting ready, a garden courtyard, and Sperry Tent.

📝 Our Sperry Tent has a beautiful sailcloth canopy and smooth concrete tent flooring, a covered walkway connects our tent to the mansion, floor-length clear side panels, and tent heaters are included for inclement weather.

📝 Our private estate is just a few steps from the tent and provides a beautiful backdrop for cocktail hour, and plenty of space for dessert, cookies, and coffee/tea service in the evening.

📝 Our venue is very private and has plenty of room for portraits—it’s located by a river in a state park and is surrounded by a 700-acre forest!

📝 We provide catering in-house, and many of our reviews mention that our events have “the best wedding food they’ve ever tasted!”

📝 Our private estate is just 30 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts.

📝 Each wedding includes an event coordinator to guide our clients through the planning process and assist with every major moment at our location.

Contact our experienced team to learn more about hosting your next event at Willowdale Estate!

Who wants to see more from Katie and Justin's fall wedding? (A beautifully embroidered veil, cheese cake, and the cutest dog of honor - coming soon!)

Photographer: Zhaun Frias
Florist: Poppy Floral Design
Make-up Artist: Imane Bouhennana & team
Cheese Cake: Wedge Cheese Shop
Reception & Cocktail Hour Music: Sugarbabies
Jeweler: Freedman Jewelers

12/19/2024

Winter Wedding Glamour 💄✨🕯️

Celebrating in the warmth of a private mansion in New England has a romantic ring to it… If you’re looking for an indoor wedding venue in Massachusetts, add Willowdale Estate in Topsfield, Massachusetts to your list! Festive holiday décor makes planning even easier; arrive with your fabulous family and friends and we’ll take care of the rest!

E & A’s Winter Wedding Pros:
Photographer:
Florist:
Hair: Daisy
Make Up: Ligia
Bakery:
Ceremony & Reception Music: Aux Boston
Transportation: Black Tie Limo

12/17/2024

Mocha Mousse is the Pantone Color of the Year! 🤎☕🍫

Leatrice Eisman, Executive Director of the Pantone Color Institute, talks about the inspiration behind this color. “Underpinned by our desire for everyday pleasures, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse expresses a level of thoughtful indulgence. Sophisticated and lush, yet at the same time an unpretentious classic, PANTONE 17-1230 Mocha Mousse extends our perceptions of the browns from being humble and grounded to embrace aspirational and luxe.”

At Willowdale, we find the meaning behind this color truly inspirational. Throughout the estate you can find shades of brown in the décor and wood accents, providing a timeless richness and comfort. If you’re not sure about your color theme, the palette exploration provides inspiration for color harmonies. (PANTONE 17-1230 TCX) Check out these past weddings for how to incorporate either of these colors into your attire, florals, food, and décor!

You'll find even more photos and wedding color theme inspiration in our latest blog!

Photos: photo

12/06/2024

🍪 Holiday Cookie Orders Are Here! 🍪

Make your holiday season even sweeter with Willowdale Estate’s delicious cookies. If you're new to this special ordering opportunity, here's what you need to know:

📍 Local pick-up only, at Willowdale Estate on Friday, December 20th, between 9 AM and 3 PM

🗓 Deadline to Order: Monday, December 16th at 11:45 PM

👉 Head to our website and click “Holiday Cookies” to place your order today. Let’s make this the tastiest season yet!

11/21/2024

Meet Willowdale Estate ↓

✈️ Our private estate is just 30 miles north of Boston, Massachusetts.

🎪 In May – October our venue includes a beautiful Sperry Tent and a private garden courtyard. Our tent is outfitted with lighting, sides, heaters, and smooth concrete flooring.

❄️ Willowdale Estate is open for weddings and events year-round, so it’s the perfect place to host a Winter Wedding, Holiday Party, or intimate indoor event!

📝 Each wedding includes an event coordinator to guide our clients through the planning process and assist with every major moment at our location.

🍽️ We offer in-house catering, and many clients and guests say it’s the “best wedding food they have ever had”. Our full-service approach covers the setup and design of all food and beverage tables.

🍪 We make an excellent chocolate chip cookie, and our signature chocolate chip cookies are featured with dessert at every wedding, and requested at many other events too!

🌳 Our venue is very private with plenty of room for portraits – we’re located by a river in a state park with a 700-acre forest!

It’s an honor for our talented team to create memorable moments. If you’re planning a wedding or event in 2025 or 2026, get in touch to learn more about scheduling a tour.

Lauren & Liam’s Summer Wedding Team:
Photography: Genevieve Photography
Second Photographer:
Venue, Catering, and Bar:
Florals: Courtney Reid Design: Courtney Reid Design
Wedding Coordinator: Tara Verdone Weddings:
Hair Stylist: Meg Fennelly:
Makeup Artist: Rosie Mcelhinney:
Wedding Dress Designer: Essense of Australia:
Wedding Shop:
Bridesmaid Dress Designer:
Jewelry: Anthony Andrews Jewelers
Men’s Attire:
Wedding Cake/Desserts: Topsfield Bakeshop: Topsfield Bakeshop, Inc.
DJ or Band: DJ Mikey MC: Gaeta Entertainment
Videographer: Shutter & Sound: Shutter and Sound Films
Invitation/Printer: Truly Engaging

11/08/2024

Our outdoor Tent Season was so sweet!

If you joined our venue this past season for weddings and events – thank you for all of your hard work and collaboration.

Our team is busy booking our 2025 and 2026 calendars. If you’d like to visit soon, get in touch!

Now that Tent Season at Willowdale Estate is officially complete, we’ve started to host our indoor events from November through April but we'll continue to share highlights from this past Tent Season in the coming months so stay tuned if you love to see venue inspiration!

Here's a sneak peak from this June Tent Wedding:
Hair - Mia Carbone
Make-up - Layza Glamour Cosmetics
Bakery - Topsfield Bakeshop Topsfield Bakeshop, Inc.
Florist - Table & Tulip Table & Tulip
Photographer - Brooke Nash
Day of Planner: Caroline - Radiant Events New England Radiant Events New England
Videographer - Frame & Anchor Frame + Anchor
Reception Music - Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Entertainment
Lighting: Socialight SociaLight Boston
Transportation - MBT & Michael's Limo
Floor rental: Peak Events Peak Event Services

10/31/2024

It wouldn't be Halloween without sharing one more recap of our Halloween Gala!

Event Design: Willowdale Estate
Band: HOT MESS - Boston's Premiere Weddings & Special Events Band
DJ: C-Zone Entertainment
Lighting Design: SociaLight Boston
Balloon Installations: Fig Balloon Co.
Event Photography: Dan Aguirre Photography
Event Portraits: Ebersole Photography
Catering and Custom Cocktails: Willowdale Estate
Furniture: Peak Event Services
Linen: BBJ La Tavola
Dance Floor: Willowdale Estate
Cotton Candy: Petit Pouf

We had a great turnout this year at our 10th Annual Halloween Gala: Fables and Folklore! There were so many amazing costumes inspired by Grimms' Fairy Tales, Aesop's fables, and folklore from far and wide.

10/26/2024

Here's a sneak peek of the mayhem from our 10th Annual Halloween Gala! The pineapple, Dan Aguirre Photography was there to capture the action. Tag your friends in the comments!

OUR PARTNERS:
Event Design: Willowdale Estate Events Team
Band (Tent): HOT MESS - Boston's Premiere Weddings & Special Events Band | HOT MESS - Boston's Premiere Weddings & Special Events Band
DJ (Great Room): C-Zone Entertainment with
Lighting Design: SociaLight Boston
Balloon Installations: Fig Balloon Co.
Cotton Candy: Le Petit Pouf
Event Photography: Dan Aguirre Photography
Event Portraits: Ebersole Photography
Mirror Photo Booth: Picture Perfect Rentals
Catering & Custom Cocktails: Willowdale Estate
Furniture: Peak Event Services
Linen: BBJ La Tavola
Dancefloor: Willowdale Estate
Transportation: BLACK TIE Limousine
Content Partnership: Jessica Litras & Trends and Tolstoy
Costume Contest Sponsor: Briar Barn Inn

10/25/2024

Last night we hosted our 10th Annual Halloween Gala, the theme was "Fables & Folklore". The costumes were AMAZING - many thanks to Ebersole Photography for the costume portraits!

Our private estate transformed into a storybook setting ↓

🎪 Our tent grew into an Enchanted Forest

🍃 Jack’s Beanstalk reached up to the orchestra balcony in the Great Room

🍎 Snow White’s Orchard tempted guests in the Conservatory

💤 Cotton Candy was served beside Aurora’s Bedchamber

🍭 A Witch lured guests through the Candy Cottage from Hansel & Gretel

🧙 In the library, guests haunted the Wizard’s Lair…


See someone you know? Tag them in the comments!

Thank you for the collaboration and support of the many talented event professionals that make this Halloween Party possible:
Event Design: Willowdale Estate Events Team Willowdale Estate
Band (Tent): Hot Mess Boston | HOT MESS - Boston's Premiere Weddings & Special Events Band
DJ (Great Room): C-Zone Entertainment | C-Zone Entertainment with
Lighting Design: Socialight SociaLight Boston
Balloon Installations: Fig Balloon Co.
Cotton Candy: Le Petit Pouf Le Petit Pouf
Event Photography: Dan Aguirre Photography Dan Aguirre Photography
Event Portraits: Ebersole Photography Ebersole Photography
Mirror Photo Booth: Picture Perfect Rentals
Catering & Custom Cocktails: Willowdale Estate
Furniture: Peak Event Services Peak Event Services
Linen: BBJ La Tavola BBJ La Tavola
Dancefloor: Willowdale Estate Willowdale Estate
Transportation: Black Tie Black Tie Limousine
Content Partnership: Jessica Litras & Trends and Tolstoy
Costume Contest Sponsor: Briar Barn Inn

Costume Portraits from Ebersole Photography - Tag your friends!

What’s your favorite costume from our Fables & Folklore Theme?