Your Wedding or Rehearsal Dinner at the Mélange

Venues

Our forte at the Mélange is that there are a variety of venues to choose from; for every occasion and season. Each venue comes with a distinct flavor of its own and would accommodate different sizes of groups and themes. Getting to wander around is what guests love while you can custom stage your wedding flow and pictures.

Traditionally, outdoor wedding ceremonies take place on either the Pan Fountain Lawn or the Matisse Fountain Lawn. Smaller nuptials are hosted on the Mediterranean Court. They lead to and merge into the covered outdoor reception area, the Tile Pavilion. You may get married on one venue, have a receiving line or an interlude on another and a reception on a third venue; all without leaving the premises!

Where a roof above is necessary, the Tile Pavilion is large and versatile to host both the wedding ceremony and the reception. It may be heated into late Fall and early Winter. And where your smaller, more intimate event calls for Winter coziness and ecclectic decor, the whole first floor of the historic home with its four rooms will be your venue.

Pan Fountain Lawn and Patio

Nestled between lush greenery and the main house, this two-level grass and patio combination is the site for the intimate wedding ceremony. The Romanesque arbour with the antique bronze pan fountain is a splendid backdrop for exchanging vows. An old maple tree dominates the cut stone patio, a popular setting for a social hour with appetizers or intimate outdoor rehearsal dinners.

Capacity for over 100 seated guests (Ceremony),

and for 40 seated guests (Rehearsal Dinner),

and for 150 standing guests (Social Hour-Interlude)

Matisse Fountain Lawn

Named after a bronze statue of the French artist Henry Matisse adorning its fountain, this park-like setting behind greens is ideally suited for weddings with a lot of guests.The ceremony takes place under an antique wrought iron arbour amid roses and lush greenery from rhododendrons, azaleas and ornamental bushes.

Capacity for over 200 seated guests (Ceremony or Social Hour)

Mediterranean Courtyard/(and East Porch)

This venue personifies the charm of a typical courtyard scene from southern Europe. The old brick wall with its arches and wrought iron scrolls and the imposing iron gazebo recreate the olde world style. An ideal spot for small outdoor weddings and rehearsal dinners, the courtyard may be combined with the East Porch for a social hour.

Dependent on how the East Porch is utilized,

Capacity up to for 45 guests (Ceremony or Rehearsal Dinner),

and for up to 35 seated guests (Reception with Buffet Set-up on the East Porch),

and for over 60 standing guests (Social Hour-Receiving Line)

Tile Pavilion

An exotically picturesque covered party venue in the gardens, the Tile Pavilion is named after panels of tiles from Turkey. With its flexibility for all types of set-ups in case of inclement weather, this venue houses a dance floor, two raised platforms for live music, gift table set-up and appetizer service, a bar for beverage service and an antique wrought arbour for cake cutting, Supporting facilities include a formal buffet line for food service and two additional covered stations for displaying pictures, favors, programs, gifts and guest registry.

Capacity for 200 guests (Ceremony and Social Hour),

and for 135 to 150 seated guests (Reception or Rehearsal Dinner)

Indoors/First Floor

Small indoor weddings and rehearsal dinners are hosted on the first floor of the Mélange. Guests move between the grand Living Room and the East Porch (and the Mediterranean Court) and the Greenhouse and Turquoise rooms. Traditional photo shoot locations include the large marble fireplace as a backdrop or the open mahogany staircase in the foyer which showcases the bride strolling down.

Capacity for 40 seated guests (Reception or Rehearsal Dinner),

and for 50 standing (Social Hour)