Southern Maine’s Wedding Weekend Resort
Wells, Maine Wedding Venue:
the whole weekend on one property.
A Southern Maine wedding venue with on site accommodations for up to 200 guests.
Ceremony, cocktail hour, reception and guest accommodations, all on one property. Exchange vows at the pergola. Cocktails on the terrace. Dinner and dancing in the Maine Ballroom. Then every guest walks a few hundred feet home to a full condominium suite. No shuttle, no last call, no goodbye until morning.
Check your date
Let’s plan your
wedding weekend.
Tell us roughly when and roughly how many, and a coordinator will come back with availability and a custom proposal. Tours are welcome. It is a property that reads better in person than in photographs.
- Call207-646-1100
- Email[email protected]
- Visit1373 Post Road, Wells, ME 04090
Why couples book here
Nobody has to drive home.
Most venues end when the music stops. Here the ceremony lawn, the terrace, the ballroom and your guests’ beds all sit inside the same eleven acres. Those beds are full one and two bedroom condominium suites with kitchens, living rooms and private decks, not standard hotel rooms.
200
guests in the Maine Ballroom
11
acres of gardens and lawn
On site
overnight accommodations
$0
cost to you for the room block
Why couples choose a wedding weekend resort
| A traditional venue | Village by the Sea |
|---|---|
| Guests drive to a hotel afterwards | Guests walk to their suites |
| Room blocks at three different hotels | One property, one block, no cost to you |
| Shuttles and designated drivers | No transportation required |
| Rehearsal dinner somewhere else | Rehearsal dinner on site |
| Standard hotel rooms | One and two bedroom suites with kitchens |
| The wedding ends Saturday night | The weekend runs through Sunday breakfast |
The wedding weekend
Four days, not four hours.
Because everyone is already staying here, the events on either side of the ceremony stop being a logistics problem and start being the best part of the weekend.
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Thursday & Friday
Arrive and settle in
Guests check into their suites, unpack groceries, and find the indoor pool. Getting ready happens in a suite with room to spread out rather than a cramped hotel room.
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Friday evening
Rehearsal and welcome
Rehearsal at the pergola with your coordinator, then a rehearsal dinner or welcome reception in the York Room, without anyone getting back in a car.
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Saturday
Ceremony, cocktails, reception
Vows at the pergola, cocktail hour on the terrace, then dinner and dancing in the Maine Ballroom until the sparklers come out.
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Sunday
Breakfast, then the beach
A farewell breakfast on site while everyone is still here, and Wells Beach a few minutes down the road for anyone staying on.
The spaces
Over 4,700 square feet,
and eleven acres of lawn.
The conference center handles groups from two to two hundred. For a wedding you will typically use three of these spaces on the day itself, and a fourth the evening before.
Up to 200 guests
The Maine Ballroom
The main reception space, with a dance floor and room left over for a band or a DJ. French doors open onto the gardens and a bank of windows keeps the daylight coming. The decor is deliberately neutral, so it takes whatever color and theme you bring.
- Dance floor
- French doors to the gardens
- Bistro lighting
- Up to 5 hours in every package
Ceremony & photographs
The pergola & gardens
Vows happen outside under the white columned pergola at the top of the lawn, with the landscaped gardens behind you for portraits afterwards. The ceremony fee covers a rehearsal with an experienced planner, 100 white chairs and use of the bridal suite.
- Raised ceremony deck
- 100 white chairs
- Rehearsal included
- Bridal suite
Cocktail hour
The outdoor terrace
A covered stone terrace running off the ballroom, set with a barrel bar and high tops while the room is flipped behind you. Shaded, breezy, and a few steps from both the lawn and the bar. It does the most work of any space here in a Maine summer.
- Covered & open air
- Off the ballroom
- Garden views
Seats up to 60
The York Room & the rain plan
Upstairs in the conference center, and the reason a wedding here can be a whole weekend rather than an afternoon. Rehearsal dinners, showers and farewell breakfasts happen in this room. And if the weather turns, the ceremony moves indoors to the ballroom without anyone scrambling.
- Rehearsal dinners
- Farewell breakfasts
- Indoor ceremony option
- Total meeting space
- Over 4,700 sq ft
- Group sizes
- Two to 200
- Audio visual
- Available, charges may apply
- Catering
- Full service, on site
Set for you
The same room,
six different weddings.
Chiavari chairs, linen, china and flatware are included in every package. What changes is everything on top.
Wedding packages
Four wedding packages
to choose from.
Four packages to choose from, and the essentials are built into all four. Menus are customized to what you actually want, plated or full service buffet, with a wide range of selections.
For Always
- Three passed hors d’oeuvres
- Two reception displays
- Choice of salad
- Two plated or buffet entrées
- Choice of starch & vegetable
- Champagne toast
Forever
- Four passed hors d’oeuvres
- Three reception displays
- Choice of soup & premium salad
- Two plated or buffet entrées
- Champagne toast with seasonal fruit
- Colored uplighting & napkins
- A night back on your first anniversary
For Eternity
- On site ceremony included
- Five passed hors d’oeuvres
- Three reception displays
- Choice of soup & premium salad
- Dual entrée, two premium entrées, or a buffet with a carving station
- Champagne or prosecco toast
- Two upgraded linen options
- Colored uplighting & bathroom baskets
- An extra night on the wedding weekend
- Two nights back on your first anniversary
Everlasting Love
The whole weekend package
- Rehearsal dinner for 35
- Welcome reception for 75
- Farewell breakfast for 50
- Late night snack
- Continental breakfast & mimosas on the day, for six
- Three passed hors d’oeuvres & two displays
- Two plated or buffet entrées
- Champagne toast
- Custom uplighting & bathroom baskets
In every package
- Professional on site coordinator
- The Maine Ballroom, up to five hours
- White wooden Chiavari chairs
- White, cream or black standard linen
- China and flatware
- Superior plated or buffet dinner choices
- Wedding cake and cake cutting service
- Coffee and tea service
- A deluxe suite for the couple on the wedding night
Pricing and availability vary by wedding date, guest count and selected options. A group room block is created for your guests at no up front cost to you. Contact our wedding team for a customized proposal.
What our guests say
Five stars,
five weddings.
Reviews left by couples on The Knot, WeddingWire and Zola after their wedding weekends here.
★★★★★ 5.0
Beautiful venue, had the wedding of my dreams here!! The event staff went above and beyond throughout the whole process. Lots of places for guests to stay if not at the venue. 10/10 recommend!
Becky W. · The Knot Becky & John’s wedding
★★★★★ 5.0
The Village by the Sea was better than I could have ever imagined! The entire team was incredible, so thorough, organized, and knowledgeable. The rooms were beautiful, and the rates were fantastic for our guests.
Samantha M. · The Knot Samantha & Tim’s wedding
★★★★★ 5.0
Everything from coordination to communication was seamless. The entire wedding weekend went smoothly and they went above and beyond to make sure we had everything just as we wanted it. Our friends and family cannot stop talking about how perfect it was.
Olivia · WeddingWire Olivia & Kyle’s wedding
Wedding FAQ
The questions
we get asked most.
How many guests can Village by the Sea accommodate?
The Maine Ballroom seats up to 200 guests for a wedding reception. The conference center handles groups from two to 200 across more than 4,700 square feet.
Does Village by the Sea have on site accommodations for wedding guests?
Yes. There are more than 70 one and two bedroom condominium suites on the same eleven acres, each with a full kitchen, living room, private baths and a deck or patio. Guests walk from the reception to their own front door.
Can we host the ceremony and reception in the same place?
Yes. Ceremonies take place at the outdoor pergola at the top of the lawn, cocktail hour on the covered terrace, and the reception in the Maine Ballroom. All three are steps apart.
What happens if it rains?
The ceremony moves indoors to the ballroom. The room is set for an indoor ceremony and flipped for the reception, so a wet forecast does not change your plans.
Does Village by the Sea offer wedding room blocks?
Yes, and the block is created at no up front cost to you. Guests book their own suites against it. Blocks are also available for family reunions, corporate retreats and other group stays.
Can we host a rehearsal dinner, welcome party or farewell brunch?
Yes. The York Room seats up to 60 and hosts rehearsal dinners, welcome receptions, showers and farewell breakfasts. The Everlasting Love package builds all three into one price.
Is Village by the Sea an all inclusive wedding venue?
Close to it. Every package includes the ballroom for up to five hours, a professional on site coordinator, Chiavari chairs, linen, china and flatware, dinner, wedding cake and cake cutting, coffee and tea service, and a deluxe suite for the couple on the wedding night.
How much does a wedding at Village by the Sea cost?
There are four wedding packages. Pricing and availability vary by wedding date, guest count and the options you choose. Request a customized proposal and our wedding team will put real numbers against your plan.
How far is Village by the Sea from Boston?
About 75 miles, or roughly an hour and a half by car. It is a destination wedding for Boston couples without the destination wedding logistics.
How far is it from Ogunquit and Kennebunkport?
Village by the Sea sits on Route 1 in Wells, directly between the two. Both are a short drive, which gives out of town guests somewhere to go on the days either side of the wedding.
Do the accommodations have kitchens?
Every suite has a full kitchen, a living room, a dining area, two baths and a private deck or patio. One-bedroom suites run about 954 square feet and two-bedroom suites about 1,260, offering an actual apartment-sized vacation home experience.
Can we take our wedding photographs on the property?
Yes. The gardens, the pergola, the lawn and the terrace are all used for portraits, and the light on the lawn in the evening is the reason so many ceremonies here run late in the day.