Barren Ridge Vineyards


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The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.

Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing

Starting at $2,000 for off-peak dates, and $3,000 for peak dates

Packages

Prices start at $2,500

Guest capacity

Up to 150 seated guests


About this venue

Barren Ridge Vineyards is a small vineyard and winery in the heart of Virginia’s beautiful Shenandoah Valley. John and Shelby Higgs opened the vineyard in 2008, on land purchased by John’s father in 1934 when the farm was known as St. James Orchard. Clearing the land, tending the vines, and transforming the packing barn into a state-of-the-art winery has been a labor of love for the Higgs family. Part of their vision is to see other families celebrate the special occasions and milestones of their lives at Barren Ridge, and they created event spaces characterized by warmth, elegance, rustic beauty, and Southern hospitality, surrounded by a backdrop of spectacular views. Convenient to Staunton, Waynesboro, Harrisonburg, Lexington, Charlottesville, Roanoke as well as Richmond, Barren Ridge Vineyards offers an ideal venue for your celebration, with its friendly and knowledgeable staff, award-winning wines, breath-taking landscape, versatile event spaces, and gracious ambience.


Our event spaces


Barren Ridge Vineyards packages

Meritage Package

15-150 guests

Peak pricing $4,000-6,000

Off-peak pricing $4,000-6,000

Description

This package includes getting married in the vineyard or on our Italian patio, have the hors d'oeuvres on the patio/inside the tasting room and then the sit down dinner, cake cutting, first dances and speeches in the amazing ballroom. Included are tables, chairs, 3 stone fireplaces, wedding arch, barrels to decorate and cut your cake on, bridal chamber, party lighting, all around sound system, playing music by the pond as well, Bluetooth and WiFi throughout and 2 dedicated people the whole day.

Viognier Package

15-150 guests

Peak pricing $3,000-4,000

Description

This package is indoor only, so ceremony and celebration occur in the amazing ballroom, You have an outside balcony however, overlooking the vineyard and the mountains. Included are tables, chairs, 3 stone fireplaces, wedding arch, barrels to decorate and cut your cake on, bridal chamber, party lighting, all around sound system, playing music by the pond as well, Bluetooth and WiFi throughout and 2 dedicated people the whole day there for you.

Cabernet Package

15-50 guests

Peak pricing $2,500

Description

This package is only feasible from Sunday- Thursday from 7pm -11.30pm. You have the tasting room and the Italian patio for your ceremony and party available. We use the patio furniture and can set it up according to your plan. Included are tables, chairs, 2 stone fireplaces, wedding arch, barrels to decorate and cut your cake on, all around sound system, playing music by the pond as well, Bluetooth and WiFi throughout and 2 dedicated people the whole day.


Available services that can be provided by Barren Ridge Vineyards

Services & amenities

  • Bar services
  • Clean up
  • Dance floor
  • Dressing room / Bridal Suite
  • Event rentals
  • Event staff
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Pet friendly
  • Service staff
  • Set up
  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Wifi

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  • Look no further than BRV!

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    Nikki and M.Feb 3, 2021

    My husband and I had to reschedule our wedding three times due to COVID and were under a time crunch: an upcoming military deployment. We decided LESS THAN A MONTH BEFORE to move our wedding to Barren Ridge. This was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. In my humble opinion, you will not find a better venue than Barren Ridge Vineyard. Not just because of the unbelievably gorgeous property, the delicious wines and beautifully spaces, but mainly because of Angela and Rob. Let’s first talk about the gorgeous property, we got married out on the beautiful patio. All our guests were able to sit outside on comfortable patio chairs with a view of the vineyard as they watched us exchange vows. Stunning. (You can also get married out in the vineyard, but due to August heat we choose not to). Next the delicious wine. Go to a tasting. AMAZING. Half our guests bought bottles as they left, they loved the wine that much. Beautiful spaces. The tasting room was perfect for a grab and take cheese board (we had them individually wrapped for grab and go COVID style) and bar. The room upstairs is spacious, inviting and gorgeous. We were able to have a dinner, cut the cake and do the first dances with plenty of space to social distance. The room is understated in a way that allows the architecture and the vineyard to shine. I hate over the top venues, but this room matches the décor of a vineyard perfectly. Simple flower arrangements and you’re done! Rob and Angela had different sized tables and other décor options which made setting up the room an easy feat. Now on to Rob and Angela. When I met them, I will be honest, I was in tears. My future husband and I were leaving for Japan for three years in September and if I didn’t pull off an August wedding, I wouldn’t be having a wedding. When I say these two LEAPT into action, I’m not kidding. They leapt! With their unbelievable amount of help we pulled together a wedding in a month. Armed with just a few sketches of seating arrangements and a small number of vendors Angela and Rob pulled off our miracle. I got the most beautiful wedding of my dreams. I also had a lot of COVID “demands” like all the tables with disposable water bottles, silverware and all food in to go containers. They helped make that work with the caterer. They allowed us to play music over the blue tooth speaker. The BRV team is amazing. When you get married at Barren Ridge, you choose to have Barren Ridge a part of your life forever. You open Barren Ridge wine every year on your anniversary. You have your birthday parties on the patio. You bring your kids on a picnic in the vines. When our original wedding was canceled, I was devastated. Little did I know I would still have the wedding of my dreams. It was better than the dream one I imagined (even with COVID). Our wedding day was so perfect. Barren Ridge is a place I will call home and a place I will keep coming back to, year after year. We are so lucky to have gotten married here. If you choose BRV, it will be the best wedding decision you ever make (after maybe the groom lol). (p.s. If you are planning a microwedding, Angela and Rob have been doing them since August 2020. They are experts now. Our wedding spread 0 cases of COVID and that’s in no small part to the diligence of the BRV team)