What to Know About Planning a Wedding at The Herb Lyceum
I was positively giddy inside when I first got Reena and Sam's inquiry for their wedding at The Herb Lyceum. This gorgeous greenhouse/herb farm has been on my venue wish list since I first started my floral business, and I couldn’t wait to work with them to bring their whimsical floral vision to life.
Even though The Herb Lyceum is a greenhouse/garden venue with lots of greenery surrounding it, there are still so many different ways to include florals here in a way that will impress!
Keep reading to discover more about planning your wedding at The Herb Lyceum and take a behind-the-scenes look at R + S’s summer wedding here.
Stunning Summer Wedding at The Herb Lyceum
Reena and Sam wanted their florals to be colorful, seasonal, and modern for their wedding at The Herb Lyceum. I used a lot of interesting shapes in fuchsia, burgundy, and cream to bring this design to life. I created 5 hanging floral chandeliers in the greenhouse, including a luscious one over their sweetheart table. The bright colors absolutely popped in the space! The greenhouse is a gorgeous blank slate for hanging designs (my favorite!!) and just overall a stunning backdrop for a summer wedding.
Whatever your wedding vision is, I promise we can create it together through custom florals! What’s most important to me is that we choose florals that actually reflect who you are as a couple and celebrate your love story in all its technicolor glory.
I truly wish I could have been a guest at this wedding. It was the perfect summer garden party, and the Herb Lyceum's menu is absolutely droolworthy. Also, S+R had such special touches, like custom Pokémon cards for guests to stick polaroids and write on to create a guest book. Honestly sad I didn't choose to include that at my own wedding!
The amazing Angel Patricia Photo took photos of this enchanting wedding.
What to Know About Planning a Wedding at the Herb Lyceum
The Herb Lyceum in Groton, MA is the perfect wedding venue if you love nature and are dreaming of a garden-themed celebration. It has lush gardens, a charming rustic barn, an adorable greenhouse, and incredible farm-to-table dining with fresh New England ingredients that you and your guests will love. The Herb Lyceum was founded in 1969, and it began as a small herb nursery but has since transformed into a very popular wedding venue. The venue has a capacity for up to 200 guests and has spaces for your ceremony and reception so you can plan your entire day all in the same place.
Another noteworthy feature of this venue is the different garden pathways and herb gardens you and your guests can explore that draw inspiration from Provence and Tuscany! You can have your ceremony outdoors surrounded by nature and don’t worry too much about the weather. In case of rain, they do have a backup indoor option if it's needed and will give you a rain plan.
You and your guests can also enjoy an outdoor cocktail hour in the courtyard before moving into the elegant converted greenhouse for a multi-course, family-style dinner. Then you can enjoy dancing and music under their reception tent right next to fire pits and warm fairy lights. This place has so much whimsical garden charm, and it’s such a dreamy setting for a wedding!
How much does a wedding at The Herb Lyceum cost?
The price varies depending on what you choose to include, but the starting price for a wedding here is $7,500!
They provide you with a range of amenities to help make your wedding day unforgettable, including:
Tables and chairs
Dance floor
Linens
Flatware, glassware, and china
Onsite parking
Wedding coordination services
Wedding Florals at The Herb Lyceum
One of the best things about planning your wedding at The Herb Lyceum is that it’s a blank canvas to work with and you can bring your floral vision to life. I love how much creative freedom this venue offers you and that there are so many different ways you can incorporate a variety of floral arrangements into this venue! For example, you can choose to hang flowers on arbors, tree branches, the greenhouse ceiling, and railings, or drape flowers, ivy, or moss across the dining tables.
You can also place large floral arrangements in a variety of places such as next to your ceremony chairs, at your ceremony site, or at the table where you and your partner will be sitting for your reception. If you want to bring the garden wedding theme to life, I highly recommend incorporating lots of greenery into your wedding floral arrangements - this could be something like ivy, moss, or eucalyptus.
And don’t forget the floral installations! Floral installations are stunning, large-scale works of art created with real or faux flowers. These can take many forms—flower walls, hanging displays, arches, or really anything else you can imagine. Althea Floral Design can work with you, whether you want a hanging floral installation that is a showstopping piece of floral artwork or a simpler, minimalist design. Either way, when working with me, you know your florals will impress! Want to see examples of floral installations I’ve created? Go here!
Ready to Plan Your Wedding at The Herb Lyceum?
I hope you found all this info about planning your wedding at the Herb Lyceum helpful and that R + S’s wedding gave you some ideas + inspo on what your own celebration here could look like.
Looking for a florist for your New England wedding? I would love to bring your unique vision to life! Let’s toss out the old wedding norms and craft your very own custom floralscape that brings your love to life in wild, living color.
Althea Floral Design specializes in bold wedding florals and custom floral installations in Boston, Massachusetts, and across New England. Inquire today with Althea Floral Design to get started!
