Lyman Estate Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
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Kelsey W. Sent on 08/05/2023Our dream venue
We had the summer garden wedding of our dreams at the Lyman Estate. It's hard to believe this incredible venue is located 25 minutes from downtown Boston. From getting ready upstairs with the fun wallpaper, to our ceremony in the beautiful garden, to guests exploring the historic mansion during cocktail hour, dinner outside in a big sailcloth tent, and ending with dancing in the ballroom - Lyman Estate has a perfect room for everything! Everywhere you look is a beautiful spot for photos, and the manageable size of the estate made it so each event flowed seamlessly into the next. Nicole and her team were great at prompt communication in the year leading up to our wedding, and executed everything flawlessly on the actual day. If Lyman Estate is available, book it now! -
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Kyle F. Sent on 07/15/2023
Best day of our lives at the best venue
Imagine this: you get married in between two beautiful flowering dogwood trees in front of all of your friends and family before retiring to the reception in a historic, and restored mansion near Boston. It's not a dream, you can do this, and you should.
Nicole & Historic New England were fantastic in helping us plan our day, give us access to the greenhouses for photos, and allow us to design the wedding day we wanted. From the ceremony in the dogwood grove, to the cocktail hour and speeches on the lawn and porch, to the dinner and reception in the historic mansion - it was the best day. Nicole was so easy to work with on the day of, and all of the planning before.
During the wedding day, despite some early day rain, she almost 'willed' sunshine into existence as she proclaimed, "none of my outdoor weddings have been rained out".
If you're looking for a special, historic, and semi-formal to formal experience, I would HIGHLY recommend the Lyman Estate. -
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O. D. Sent on 06/17/2023Unforgettable wedding; absolutely beautiful venue, and all went so smoothly
The Lyman Estate is a beautiful venue for any size wedding. My husband and I had an intimate micro-wedding, with the ceremony in the ballroom. The inside of the mansion is decorated with period furniture (some as old as the estate itself), and the outside is so grand. It is next to the oldest greenhouse in the U.S. which is also gorgeous. During the time we had our wedding, there were blooming flowers and trees. It is a romantic and attractive mansion and grounds with so much potential and opportunities for amazing photography. All of our guests thought the venue was so cool. We loved that it was not only absolutely stunning inside and out, but that it contained so much beautiful history too. You step into the mansion and are completely transported. There are large, nicely decorated rooms dedicated to each the bride and groom on the second floor for getting ready before the ceremony if you need them. My husband and I will always remember our wedding fondly at the Lyman Estate. We couldn't have asked for a more wonderful day.
Our point of contact was Nicole who was absolutely amazing and made everything run so smoothly. My husband and I highly recommend this venue to anyone. Your big day will be made special at the Lyman Estate and with the help of Nicole! -
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Jordan S. Sent on 05/30/2023Incredible location, INCREDIBLE team
The first moment I saw the Lyman Estate I fell in love with the location. It is perfect in every single way. It was the perfect place for our literary, Austenian wedding. But besides the immaculately preserved historical rooms and grounds, the staff is unreal. Nicole Skarbek is such a pro and put my mind completely at ease. I probably asked her about a million questions in the lead up to the event and she always answered them thoroughly and promptly. She and her team were incredible on the day of our wedding. I felt so taken care of and in such good hands. The Lyman Estate is an absolutely wonderful venue. I loved having my special day there and recommend the venue to anyone looking for a special and historic experience. -
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Ana Y. Sent on 02/27/2023Lyman is an incredible venue!
Lyman Estate is an incredible wedding venue for anyone looking for an affordable spot with some old New England charm and a great staff. We worked primarily with Nicole and she was a total gem -- quick to respond, knowledgeable, and flexible all along the way. We were initially unsure about the multiple-room setup and the way that might affect the flow of our reception, but the format of the house ended up being really helpful for creating different spaces guests could mingle in while still retaining a unified feel due to the big central hallway. Because it's a house, we felt like we were able to welcome guests into a really hospitable and homey (while still elegant) space. The staff were skilled at managing the event in the context of the layout -- it was amazing how they flipped the ballroom from a dining room into a dance floor and were also SO helpful in set-up and teardown. (We had a few DIY decor elements we provided ourselves, and they were helpful in boxing everything up afterwards.) A bonus -- the Estate photographs beautifully from both the inside and outside; we were also able to take some shots in the Estate greenhouses to get some blooms and color even in the dead of Massachusetts winter!! All in all, I couldn't recommend Lyman Estate enough! -
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Clara B. Sent on 12/11/2022Beautiful venue
Our wedding was held indoors at the Lyman Estate on December 3, and we could not have been happier. Everything was beautiful, everyone we worked with at Lyman was helpful and responsive, and our guests are still talking about how beautiful the venue was! Highly recommend. -
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Rachel P. Sent on 01/03/2023Magical day at this amazing venue
Lyman Estate was the perfect venue for our wedding! We loved the charm and history of the estate, and Nicole Skarbek sold us with her event management chops! We worked with Nicole and Tastings Catering on the overall flow of the night. We wanted to maximize all of the great spaces: The ceremony was outdoors; cocktail hour at the bar inside and around the veranda; Korean ceremony on the veranda; dinner in the tent (PEAK Event Services); dancing & dessert inside. We also enjoyed taking photos in the greenhouse. We had a very tight schedule, and Nicole’s team handled it perfectly. We highly recommend hiring Nicole as the day-of coordinator (Modern Alice). She made everyone feel comfortable, and we appreciated her grace & humor! So grateful for our amazing experience at Lyman. -
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Kaitlinanne M. Sent on 08/02/2022Beautiful Location, Lovely Staff
The Lyman Estate was absolutely gorgeous, the grounds, the house, everything! If you’re looking for a location that is beautiful, period, and very reasonable in cost, the Lyman Estate is perfect. I wanted an outdoor ceremony but the moment I saw the ballroom in person I completely changed my mind; it is so stately and elegant yet simple all at once. Plus you get to walk down the staircase to enter the ballroom for the ceremony which is so picturesque! The one thing i wish i had done was ask the photographers for pictures going down the staircase. The grounds have everything you would want for pictures, a little forested area for woodsy shots, open landscaping and a large porch for group photos, and the oldest working greenhouse in the US with richly colored plant life and a huge tree just outside it for super secluded, romantic shots. The bride and groom suites were also absolutely gorgeous for photos before the wedding. Finally Nicole was outstanding. She was so kind and welcoming and always had a smile which made me feel at home. She checked in all throughout the day and was good with keeping everything and everyone on schedule. I could tell she had everything under control so I could enjoy the day. Even when I was pushing her schedule a little late with photos and a last minute receiving line she was super nice and gentle with any pushes to get me moving along lol. Thank you so much to Nicole and her team! -
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Katelin H. Sent on 11/09/2021Absolutely stunning
This venue is absolutely spectacular! So
Much history and gorgeous decorations in every room. You can get away with bringing nothing! I was even able to use the greenhouse on site for our first look which made unique backdrop for photos.
But what really made this venue amazing was the coordinator, Nicole S. She was extremely knowledgeable, accommodating and amazing to work with. She was quick to respond back
To emails and worked with me with postponing my wedding 2x. I did a lot of DIY and she understood my vision and made it come to life. Don’t hesitate to book this venue! -
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Alison Sent on 10/31/2021Beautiful, unique venue & incredible planning team!
We had our wedding at the Lyman Estate in October 2021 and I can’t speak any more positively about about both the venue and Nicole!
First of all, the venue, and in particular Nicole Skarbek, were a true pleasure to work with. Nicole is incredibly helpful, knowledgeable, responsive, professional and accommodating. She made many recommendations to help us to nearly every single one of our incredible vendors (including our caterer, DJ, photographer, florist, shuttle service - and even where we had our rehearsal dinner). When we made the decision to move our wedding back by over a year due to the pandemic, she moved the date, no questions asked. I had a million questions throughout the planning process, and Nicole was responsive and gracious, and gave us very helpful tips and hints - from the detailed schedule / flow of the day, to ideas on party favors, to the best floor plan given our guest count. Planning a wedding is incredibly stressful in normal times, let alone during a pandemic, and Nicole made us feel comfortable and confident that our day would not only be fun but also safe for all of our guests and staff..
Second of all, the estate itself - wow! The mansion is full of history (and was even used for one of the scenes in the recent Little Woman movie!), elegant, and beautifully decorated. In fact, we had to do very minimal additional decorations other than flowers which really helped with our budget. We loved that we were able to have our ceremony outside by the dogwoods and then cocktail hour on the lawn and under the covered veranda. Although we were a bit uncertain initially about the layout - as our guests were spread across 3 rooms during dinner (rather than in one large ballroom) - in the end, we felt that the set-up actually enhanced the feel of our wedding. Many of our guests commented that they loved how intimate our event felt, and how there were different spaces to eat, catch-up, or dance. Also, the grounds are absolutely stunning, including the greenhouse where we took photos before the ceremony.
We are so grateful to Nicole, Melissa and to the Lyman Estate for making our big day so special, and can’t recommend them highly enough!
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Jim V. Sent on 11/08/2021Amazing venue for our fall wedding
The Lyman Estate was the perfect place for our wedding. The mansion is gorgeous and functional, the grounds are beautiful, and the venue's team was incredibly responsive and helpful at all steps of the process. We couldn't have asked for a better experience. -
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Brian F. Sent on 07/19/2021Great Service & Great Venue
If you're looking for a venue that comes with an awesome venue coordinator, then this is your place! Of course, a venue which includes tables, chairs, indoor and outdoor options, and looks amazing all over makes it an easy choice, but Nicole really makes the coordination process seamless. I hope to attend someone else's wedding here at some point! -
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Ching-Shin H. Sent on 12/23/2020A perfect wedding venue during the COVID-19 pandemic
My fiancee and I had great experience getting married in Lyman Estate. Although they only allow 10 people being in the building because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we really enjoyed our intimate micro-wedding. The venue is gorgeous and the staff, Nicole and Maura, were very nice and responsive to accommodate what we needed! -
Shelley Y. Sent on 12/21/2020
Lyman is STUNNING and Nicole is the best
Like many other COVID couples, we had to cancel our original large wedding plans with our original venue and find an alternate solution. We are so glad we decided to go with the Lyman Estate for our downscaled, socially distant 15-person wedding. Nicole Skarbek, the event coordinator at Lyman, was phenomenal: she is extremely knowledgeable, helpful, detail-oriented and creative in her work. You can truly tell that weddings are her passion and that she knows everything there is about how to plan a perfect wedding. Emails to her were always quickly responded to, and she went above and beyond to make sure our semi-DIY, rescheduled wedding we planned in 3 months was beautifully decorated, coordinated, and as safe as possible. We felt less stressed with her because we knew we were in good hands between her and Tastings (the exclusive caterer we used who was excellent). And the venue itself…Lyman is a truly STUNNING location which words can't describe. The first time we visited, our breaths were taken away, and every subsequent visit was awe-inspiring. During and after the wedding, our guests gushed about how beautiful Lyman was and how impeccably run our wedding was: one of our friends described it as being "like on a movie set" because of how beautiful it was and how incredibly quick and professional Nicole and Tastings were about setting up and transitioning during each part of the wedding. (Appropriate since Lyman was one of the film sets of Little Women as well.) We can't recommend Lyman Estate enough for weddings, especially for those who are looking for a venue that is respectful and extremely careful about safety protocols during the COVID pandemic. -
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Hannah Sent on 06/15/2022Incredible venue, incredible people!!!
I cannot recommend this venue enough!! The Lyman Estate, and specifically the event manager Nicole Skarbek, have been incredible throughout nearly 3 years of planning and 2 pandemic postponements. Not only is it absolutely gorgeous and classic, but you cannot find nicer and more helpful human beings. We planned our wedding from out of state and Nicole was so flexible and helpful throughout the process. I was so impressed by how organized and thorough she was - truly helped us think of everything. Our wedding day came together so beautifully, in large part due to the amazing team at this venue. Nicole and Melissa ran the whole day and kept everyone and everything on track. The mansion is beautiful inside and out, and the space is just perfect for both dancing and chatting. We had about 90 guests but I think it could have worked for much smaller or much larger groups as well. I am so happy I was able to celebrate my wedding at Lyman and am so glad I stuck with this venue throughout all the pandemic craziness. I couldn’t have imagined a more perfect place to get married. -
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Sent on 10/24/2021Greatest service and awesome atmosphere!
This venue is absolutely amazing and exactly what we were looking for in regards to historic charm and intimacy. The grounds are gorgeous and it photographs beautifully. Nicole Skarbek was a dream to work with (we hired her as our coordinator as well). She made sure everything ran smoothly and everyone was happy and excited. If you are looking for a venue that allows for great indoor outdoor settings and classy features then The Lyman Estate is perfect! Clean cozy and filled with aesthetically pleasing architecture (the main staircase is breathtaking). Nicole also has connections to fantastic vendors! Highly recommend Alexsandra Wicel for photography, Echo in Dreams for videography and Tastings Caterers for food! Don't look any further than The Lyman Estate for your eclectic wedding dreams! Thank you Nicole for making our wedding perfect and drama free!
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