Rushwood works two ways for weddings. Saturday weddings are a full weekend: guest house from Thursday through Sunday, exclusive use of the barn and grounds on Friday and Saturday. Sunday weddings use the same barn, ceremony spaces, and grounds on your wedding day. Guest house access is available the night before, the night of, or both. The same spaces. Different timing and format.
The guest house is yours beginning Thursday afternoon through Sunday morning. Check-in is typically 3:00 PM Thursday, checkout 10:00 AM Sunday.
The property is exclusively yours Friday and Saturday—the barn, the grounds, the deck, the fire pit. You can set up, walk through the ceremony, host your rehearsal dinner. You can gather on the deck, use the grounds, play lawn games, or relax in the spa room.
You’re already here the morning of your wedding. No coordinating ceremony when you’re ready.
Saturday is the wedding. Sunday morning is checkout.
Sunday weddings include full use of the barn, ceremony areas, deck, and grounds on your wedding day. The spaces are the same, and so is the care. Guest house access is available the night before, the night of, or both. We’ll work out what makes sense for your plans.
Pricing for Sunday weddings differs from the Saturday full-weekend format. When you come out for a tour, we can walk through both.
The barn, guest house, and grounds are steps apart—not across town, not across parking lots. Everything is on one property. You walk from the guest house to the barn. You walk from the barn to the ceremony site. No shuttles to coordinate, no directions to give, no timing buffers for transportation
The guest house is immediately adjacent to the barn. Exit the barn’s back door, down one set of stairs, and you’re at the guest house entrance—less than 30 seconds. Close enough to be connected, separate enough to feel like its own space.
Five bedrooms, each with a queen bed. Two bathrooms. A full kitchen with views. A large, comfortable common area where people actually gather—not just pass through. A wraparound porch. Laundry on-site.
The spa room isn’t an afterthought. It has a built-in hot tub, sauna, wet bar, and shower. After a long day of setup, or when you need to step away from wedding prep, it’s there.
This isn’t just where your wedding party sleeps. It’s where they have coffee in the morning, decompress after rehearsal, and stay up late talking. The space is designed for people to actually be together, not just coordinate logistics.
There’s a full Guest House page with more detail.
The property includes a hilltop gazebo, the deck behind the barn, and the lower meadow. Views reach toward the Lima and Bristol hills. The hilltop gazebo seats up to 110 for ceremonies. The deck is large and works for ceremonies, cocktail hour, or both. The lower meadow is used for larger ceremonies—typically when your guest count is above 170. A propane fire pit is available for evening gatherings.
“Whether it’s asking for an extra tour to settle your nerves, or late-night texts to answer any questions you could even think of — they’ve got your back. I could not recommend this location more.”
“I knew this would be it from the second I pulled in. She made me feel so welcomed, at home, and I knew right then and there this was it.”
“This review would not be complete without an extremely well deserved shout out to Lauren, our liaison at the barn, who helped coordinate,
calm nerves, and keep everything exactly as we wanted it.”
“She showed us around and told us the history of the place which brought so much more joy to making me choose this venue.”