Connecticut Wedding Venues

November 24, 2008

Ceremony & Reception Venue Spotlight: The Tomes-Higgins House

A few weeks back I had the real pleasure of meeting with Barbara, the property manager at the Tomes-Higgins House in Greenwich. The house and property are exquisite, truly. I love this historic Connecticut mansion. I’ll let the pictures speak for themselves!

The house sits on five and a half acres of “lush greenery” and was designed by the famous architect, Calvert Vaux, who co-designed Central Park. Pretty amazing, isn’t it? The interior of the house has all been restored to its original French style. The windows are huge and let in a tremendous amount of light. The interior architecture, molding, and other details are all so elegant. There are three separate rooms for dining, all overlooking the estate’s beautiful grounds. What I loved most was the sun porch with its gorgeous ceiling. It is the perfect spot for a bar, or better yet, your cake.

The grounds are also breathtaking. I loved the large back porch and patio. The outer grounds have beautiful old trees that sit on a flat lot, so it is perfect for an outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour. Currently, the Tomes-Higgins house is working on getting the proper paperwork in order to have tented affairs out back. Once they are capable of doing that… really, the possibilities are endless!

  1. Gorgeous! I love the idea of a venue like this… It’s a comfortable, homey location, without your parents feeling like they have to host!

    Love the blog, I’m adding you to my daily reads!

  2. Robin Dini says:

    did a search for it and got you :P I never even heard of this place. Gorgeous!

  3. Stephanie says:

    This is where I’m having my wedding renewal in June! I looked at over 15 places in CT and this one topped them all.

  4. Priya says:

    This is stunning! Do you know how much the fees are?

  5. Sam says:

    This is beautiful. I’m looking for something just like this for my wedding. I’ve been looking all over CT! Do you know yet if they allow tents in the back? If you have any other suggestions for venues i would love to hear. I’m looking for something that’s not a country club and more of mansion/manor-type place. I’ve seen Waveny and Wadsworth. We may go see Wainwright but that’s a little of our price range i think.

    Thanks!

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