Welcome to the Abloom Farm Family!

YOUR JOURNEY STARTS HERE

We're so excited you're here.

Booking your wedding at Abloom Farm is more than reserving a venue—it's gaining access to years of experience, trusted local recommendations, and the resources we've built to help our couples create an unforgettable wedding weekend.

This page is your home base throughout the planning process. Inside, you'll find answers to frequently asked questions, planning guides, vendor recommendations, property information, timelines, and helpful tips gathered from hundreds of conversations with couples who have celebrated here before you.

Think of this as your insider's guide to Abloom Farm—a collection of everything we wish every couple knew from day one.

We'll continue to be available throughout your planning journey, but we hope this resource helps you find quick answers, discover new ideas, and feel confident as your wedding weekend takes shape.

Welcome to the club. We're honored to be part of your story.

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Planning

Access & Logistics

Catering

Property Rules

Alcohol & Bar

Weather

Accommodation

Additional Events

Vendors

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Planning Your Wedding

  • We're here to help throughout your planning process. If you ever have questions, simply email us at info@abloomfarm.com.

    Make sure that you secure your other vendors, as the vendors book up quickly.

    The next time we see you at Abloom will be your Planning Meeting, typically scheduled 1–2 months before your wedding once your guest count is finalized.

    Approximately 4–6 weeks before your wedding, you'll have your beverage consultation with John from Over The Moon. After that call, we'll send your Wedding Alcohol Invoice and House Alcohol Order Form through HoneyBook.

  • Availability of the items listed below is subject to change. The purpose of this list is to give a general idea of rental items available.

    Click here for our current list of rentals.

    YOUR FINAL CHOICES WILL BE MADE DURING YOUR PLANNING MEETING
    TO ENSURE AVAILABILITY AND ACCURACY

  • Your Planning Meeting is where we bring all the details together.

    During this meeting, we'll:

    • Finalize your reception table layout

    • Review ceremony and cocktail hour logistics

    • Review venue rentals

    • Discuss wedding weekend flow

    • Answer any remaining questions

    If you have a wedding a wedding planner or coordinator, ensure they come to the planning meeting.

    Planning Meetings are typically held in person but can also be completed over the phone if needed.

  • Once your final guest count is confirmed, typically 1–2 months before your wedding.

  • You can schedule directly through our website or contact us for additional availability.

  • Absolutely.

    Many couples book an overnight stay during the off-season (December–April) to spend extra time exploring the property, planning decor, and enjoying time with family or friends.

    We even have sample itineraries if you would like to turn this into a bacherlorette or bachelor weekend!

    Sample 1
    Sample 2

    Contact us to book your stay!

  • Your remaining balance is due 10 days before your wedding.

    If you miss the deadline, you will be required to bring a cashiers check or pay via credit card or ACH at or prior to check-in.

  • You are welcome to pay your remaining balance any time up to the due date (10 days prior to your wedding).

    Payment methods:
    1. Check: Payable to Abloom Farm and mailed to 2839 State Road 33, Saukville, WI 53080. Please note, checks must be received by Abloom Farm 10 days before your wedding or before. Contact us to arrange drop-off if needed.

    2. Credit Card: There is a processing fee for credit card, please contact us for a payment link.

    3. ACH: There is a processing fee for ACH, please contact us for payment link.

  • Although our availability for in-person tours can be limited, we do have a video tour that you can view here.

  • No, for your rehearsal dinner, we provide the agreed-upon table and chair setup, trash and recycling receptacles, and post-event trash removal from the receptacles.

  • Rehearsal Dinner (if included in package):

    For your rehearsal dinner, we provide the agreed-upon table and chair setup, trash and recycling receptacles, and post-event trash removal from the receptacles.

    For your wedding day:

    • Venue Logistics – Prior to check-in, venue staff will have set up your tables and chairs, cleaned the home on-site, and set up your wedding alcohol and house alcohol. On the day of, Abloom staff handle many logisitics required for a smooth event including setting up and restocking bathrooms, placing your Abloom rental choices, wiping benches prior to your ceremony, setting up trash and recycling cans, coordinating with vendors, and running power out to the ceremony site.

    • Parking Services – On your wedding day, venue staff assist with guest arrival and parking coordination.

    • Cleanup Services – Venue staff provide and empty venue trash and recycling receptacles throughout the event and coordinate with your licensed vendors regarding venue related cleanup requirements. Caterers and bartenders are responsible for bussing tables, removing items they bring onsite, and disposing of catering related waste in accordance with their agreements with Abloom.

  • Yes! You can find our video tour here.‍ ‍

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Wedding Weekend Access & Logistics

  • Based on availability, please contact us.

    Unless Early Check-In has been added to your package, access to the house itself begins at your scheduled check-in time (3pm).

  • Yes. Early Check-In (11:00 AM): $495

  • Yes. Late Check-Out (3:00 PM): $495

  • Subject to availability:

    • East Wing: $1,000/night

    • West Wing: $1,000/night

    • Whole House: $2,000/night

  • If you're staying for the weekend, vendors may access the property as early as needed on your event day.

    For day-of events, vendor access begins at your scheduled check-in time.

  • Vendors may park in the main guest parking lot or in the overflow lot behind the log cabin. Click here for a map.

  • Guests who are not staying overnight may remain on the property until midnight.

  • Yes. Guests may leave vehicles overnight and retrieve them before your check-out time.

  • Yes, we provide a bare, wood arch in the ceremony site.

  • It is approximately 6ft by 9 ft.

    • (17) 8ft x 4ft tables

    • (2) 9ft x 4ft tables

    • 1 sweetheart table that is about 6 ft long. 

    • QTY: 4

    • Size: 24” x 42”

    • Tablecloths: black

  • We do have 1 extra fridge in the lower barn that can be used if you let us know ahead of time.

    We do not have commercial fridges or fridges big enough for sheet cakes. If your cake must be refridgerated on the day of your wedding, please talk to your baker to arrange for drop off service at the appropriate time for serving.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Food, Catering & Desserts

  • Over 30 Guests

    – Flour Girl and Flame

    – Gracious Events Catering

    – From Scratch Catering

    – Troublemakers Cocina

    – Tall Guy & A Grill

    – Noble Catering

    Under 30 Guests

    Private Chefs
    – Feast In The Burg
    – Heritage Kitchen

    Drop-Off Catering Service (50 guests or less)
    – Pollen & Platter Catering
    – Sendik’s West Bend
    – West Bend Sausage

    Pick-Up Catering Service (50 guests or less)
    – Flour Girl and Flame

  • No.

    However, any caterer not on our list must be approved by Abloom prior to booking.

  • No.

    Because we are not licensed caterers, we cannot legally handle or serve food.

  • No, you are welcome to book any vendor for this or bring your own.

    Please note that all food must be removed from the barn by midnight.

  • No. We recommend providing a dedicated water station through Over The Moon or having your caterer provide water service.

  • No, caterers are not permitted to use the kitchens in the house.

  • There are very limited amounts of dishes, glassware and utensils provided for the house stay. We recommend talking to your caterer or renting from a company like Canopies.

  • No, if you’re under 30 guests you can use drop off service. Here are the caterers we recommend:

    Pollen & Platter Catering

    Sendik’s West Bend

    West Bend Sausage

  • The Flour Girl and Flame team is familiar with our venue but we know this is something they request.

    Find the map of where to set up here.

  • Click here for a map of where caterers set up.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Alcohol & Bar Service

  • Click here for our 2027 wedding alcohol prices.

  • No, we are able to keep your cost lower while still providing a wide variety of alcohol that you can serve during your wedding by charging a per guest price.

  • Around the time we send your wedding alcohol invoice, we will send you a house alcohol order form.

    This is a curated list of wine, beer, and seltzers.

    You will be able to choose from this list (or contact us for any special requests) for what you would like to have in the house during your stay.

    For your rehearsal dinner, if you are having less than 30 guests and you are not serving hard liquor, this is how you can purchase alcohol for your rehearsal dinner as well.

    We will place your house alcohol order in the East Wing kitchen prior to check-in.

  • Yes, you can take house alcohol home with you provided it is unopened.

  • Contact us! We are happy to see if we can source any special requests for you.

  • If you are under 30 guests and you don’t serve hard liquor, you are welcome to buy wine, beer and seltzers through us and not have a bartender.

    Reminder, all alcohol on the property must be purchased through Abloom for the entirety of your stay.

  • Over The Moon is our exclusive partner for bartending. If you have over 30 guests and/or hard liquor, you are required to use them for bartending services.

  • No, the state of WI implemented a new law that does not allow clients to bring their own alcohol onto the property.

  • Abloom Farm takes care of:
    - Purchasing and supplying all alcohol ordered for your event and stay.

    Over The Moon takes care of:
    - Your bartending service for your event.
    - Bar package selection and recommendations.
    - Providing all bar-related infrastructure.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Accommodation

  • Yes, click here for the house floor plan with extra beds included.

  • Click here for a floor plan graphic.

    Please note: scale and other restrictions may make it difficult to lay out your tables accurately prior to your planning meeting. We will go through your table layout and finalize it during your planning meeting.

  • Depending on how you rented the house, there is 1 fridge in the East Wing, 1 fridge in the West Wing and an additional fridge in the lower barn. If you would like to use the fridge in the lower barn you need to let us know ahead of time.

  • There are lots of wonderful hotels within about 15 minutes of the property. Here are some of our recommendations: 

    • The Harborview
    Great for an inexpensive option for those coming up for the weekend who may be interested in being on the water/fishing and it is also located in Downtown Port Washington which has some shopping and restaurants. 

    • Hampton Inn & Suites and the TownPlace Suites Grafton
    Are right off the highway just before you reach the exit for Saukville. Very convenient and located right near grocery stores, Target, etc. 

    • Washington House Inn
    Is a beautiful vintage inn right in the heart of Downtown Cedarburg which is well known for specialty shopping as well as having great restaurants, and a beautiful riverside park.

    Depending on where your guests are coming from there is also TownePlace Suites in West Bend that is close to Downtown West Bend where they have an incredible farmer’s market on Saturday mornings and beautiful river walk, downtown area with restaurants, as well as the Museum of Wisconsin Art.

    • If you turn on the AC or the heat, keep doors and windows closed to avoid additional costs.

    • To help avoid carpet cleaning fees, kindly remove your shoes inside the house.

    • If you have guests who smoke cigar or cigarettes, ensure that they use the dedicated ash trays.

    • If your guests use nicotine pouches, ensure they dispose of these in the trash cans (not on the ground).

    • Dogs must be kept on leash/tether when outside and cleaned up after. During your stay, anyone who is not staying overnight on the property must be heading home by midnight. Dogs should be crated if left alone in the house and please ensure they stay off of the furniture. 

    • Any furniture, mattresses or bedding that you move must be moved back to it’s original place prior to check-out.

    • Please wash dishes/load the dishwasher and run it before leaving.

    • Place dirty towels in the shower or bathtub.

    • Leave bed linens on the beds.

    • Take out all trash and recycling (bins are by the garage).

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Vendors & Coordination

  • We highly recommend hiring one but it is not required.

  • Gracious Events
    Indigo Moon Events
    Blue Fancy Events
    Events to a T

  • Yes, but similar to catering, we do need to speak with them and send them our venue agreement prior to booking. There is no fee for booking a coordinator not on our list but they do need to agree to our venue rules.

  • Of course! There are plenty of places to park a vintage car for photos and/or cocktail hour.

  • The Flour Girl and Flame team is familiar with our venue but we know this is something they request.

    Find the map of where to set up here.

  • Click here for a map of where caterers set up.

  • Click here for a map of where vendors can park.

    For catering parking and set up, click here.

  • Yes, we run an extension cord out to the ceremony site. If you have special requirements, please contact us.

  • Vendors are able to drive up to both the ceremony site in the forest as well as the barns to unload. We ask that they arrive early enough to ensure they are unloaded and park in the designated parking spots before festivities begin.

  • Yes! You can bring a shuttle service with a executive van or minicoach. Motorcoaches are too large for our driveway. We recommend Go Riteway for shuttle service.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Property Rules & Guest Experience

  • Yes.

    The ceremony site, cocktail area, reception spaces, and East Wing primary bedroom entrance are wheelchair accessible.

  • Yes! We love pets. Well behaved dogs are allowed to be a part of your wedding day, however, we ask that dogs that may be overwhelmed by strangers or may have some behavioral issues, stay home or stay in the house in a crate during your wedding.

  • Guests cannot tent camp on the property. We can allow 1 RV but we do not have water or electrical hookups. There are some nearby RV campgrounds like Lazy Days Campground in West Bend.

  • You are welcome to use flameless candles. We recently updated our policy for guest saftey.

  • No, we recommend things like tambourines, party horns, bubbles, or ribbon wands.

  • If you would like furniture moved, you can request this with our team. Any items in the house at check-in must remain in the house. Any furniture moved around the house must be moved back prior to check-out.

  • We often provide firewood and a bonfire but this can depend on the time of year. Please reach out to this if it is something you are interested in.

  • We have a collection of chickens! During your wedding weekend they will stay in their henhouse. Please contact us if you’d like to arrange a meet and greet.

  • Yes! We highly recommend Havens Petting Farm which has packages that include mini cows, mini donkeys, alpacas, and more!

    Raptor birds are not permitted on the property.

  • Due to fire liability, sparkler exits are not allowed on the property.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Weather & Backup Plans

  • It depends on the time of year! Please reachout to us and we can make a recommendation for you.

  • It depends on your plans!

    For light rain we can provide umbrellas.

    We can have your ceremony in the Big Barn and then flip the room for your reception during cocktail hour.

    If the rain is expected to stop within an hour or so, you can reach out to Over The Moon to see if it is possible to coordinate cocktail hour before the ceremony. For this option, the further ahead of time you can inquire, the better.

  • The majority of the time, the barns stay fairly cool. In cases where it is too warm, we provide fans.

  • Depending on the weather, we have 2 woodburning fireplaces in the Small Barn, a tent heater for the Big Barn and a firepit in the cocktail area. If this is a concern, we recommend contacting us.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Additional Events

  • Yes! Please contact us about this ASAP.

  • Yes! You can reachout to us to add this to your package. This would be a custom price depending on guest count and what you envision

  • Yes! It will either be included in your package or you can reachout to us to add this to your package. This would be a custom price depending on guest count and what you envision

  • Yes! It will either be included in your package or you can reachout to us to add this to your package. This would be a custom price depending on guest count and what you envision