Bournedale Function Facility

We just had our wedding at Bournedale a couple of weeks ago (September 2012) and with no exaggeration at all, everything was perfect. Darin and the rest of the staff were incredibly helpful, not only to us but to all of our guests. The venue itself is fantastic, the beach, the lawn, the wrap around deck for cocktail hour… it had everything we wanted. We also loved the ability to have people stay on site, it allowed the party to continue in whatever form it happened to take.
Some of our guests were a little hesitant about staying in the cabins, but I think for the most part it worked out for everyone who did. It’s not your average setup (i.e. a hotel) but it’s far from roughing it. It really allows people to take advantage of the place, and brings everyone together in a cool way. And for those who don’t want to stay, there are hotels nearby. Easy.
I could go on (great food, boat rides during cocktail hour…) but to sum up, Bournedale gave us everything we were looking for in a wedding venue. Decide what you want in a venue, do the research, and if this place seems like a fit for you, I wouldn’t hesitate.

We recently got married at Camp Bournedale (Bournedale Function Facility). When we started to look for venues for our wedding Camp Bournedale was first on our list and it ended up being the ONLY place we looked. Once we visited we decided it was the place for us. It was a different way to do a wedding. My then fiancé and I wanted something laid back and we loved the chance to have friends and family sleep over in the cabins and continue the party after the reception. The bonfire sounded like something we would love as well. The day and night went off without a hitch. Darin, Robin and the rest of the staff were so accommodating and helped to make our wedding day amazing. The owner even helped out the day of the wedding and was so friendly and welcoming! We had the most amazing time and know that if we had done it anywhere else it would not have been the same. All of our friends and family haven’t stop talking about how awesome and unique it was. The food is terrific and the atmosphere is one of a kind. I would pick it all over again. My husband and I are even talking about how fun it would be to do it again in 25 years for our anniversary (lol maybe on a smaller scale). We had about 140 people and 75 of them slept over. It all just worked out perfectly. We highly recommended Camp Bournedale (Bournedale Function Facility).
P. S. I see someone mentioned the rough shape of the bathrooms. I am pleased to report they renovated the bathrooms as well as the front of the building about 6 months before my wedding. It all looks amazing. It definitely gave the place a nicer feel al though I was fine with how it was before. Also, at our wedding I didn’t think the staff was unprofessional and I didn’t get any complaints from guests about them!

I had my wedding here Labor Day weekend of 2009, and it was awesome. I still look at the pictures and am amazed at how everything was exactly the way I wanted it to be (except for my justice of the peace, but that was not the doing of Bournedale), even though I was nervous up until the day of. I am especially picky about this stuff because I am in the Food & Beverage industry, have a Bachelors in Hospitality Management with a focus on event planning, at work in F&B at a high end hotel in Chicago.
They have done some great renovations over the past few years — I went to a wedding here in 2007 and the grounds are better kept and the bathrooms were redone. I had my ceremony on the beach, a cocktail hour on the patio overlooking the lake and then the reception was held inside.
The food was amazing — I did stations with a pasta bar, and I still get compliments from friends and family about how delicious it was!
Darin, Robin and the rest of the staff were amazing and extremely accommodating, even keeping all of my flowers, which were delivered a day early, in their walk in cooler overnight for me. My husband and I never had to lift a finger the whole night — Robin got our food for us (so we were actually able to eat) and she kept my champagne glass full the entire evening. It was like she was following me around with a bottle!
I did the weekend package, which included a campfire on the beach after the reception and use of the camp cabins for my guests. We also had breakfast served to us the next morning, during which all the staff checked in with me, my husband and my parents to make sure that everything went the way we wanted it to.
It’s definitely more of a laid-​back type of place, but I loved the lack of pretension. My husband and I are fun people and have fun-​loving friends and family, so it was perfect for us!
I don’t know what the first poster is writing about in regards to the pricing; as far as wedding packages in the Greater Boston area, Bournedale is competitive, especially given that you get SO MUCH.

Went to wedding here. When I first looked at the website to check out for directions and photos, I thought the place looked nice. I saw the wedding package prices and thought that they didn’t see too bad.
Well after experiencing the wedding, they are too high. The staff was friendly, but the reception hall was in rough shape. For the price they were charging it needs some upgrades. Here is some stuff I noticed inside the function hall
1. The paint was all scuffed up everywhere especially near the dance floor and fireplace which is where the bride and groom took most of their pictures.
2. The gas fireplace was falling apart at the bottom (Once again in all the photos)
3. Cheap Tent rental chairs, uncomfortable. For there pricing they should be comfortable with linens over the chairs.
4. The lighting was horrible. Fluoresent lights like a VFW hall.
5. The bathrooms were in rough shape too, beat up. Need a remodel badly.
6. The waitstaff and the kitchen staff were very undressed. They were wearing T-​Shirts and Jeans with Bad wording on it and a apron walking around all the guests of the wedding.
7. I witnessed one of the kitchen staff members who was setting up the appetizers, he was trying to get an eyelash out of his eye right over the Fondue. Probably fell in there.
8. Can see right in the kitchen, no door, and they were playing Rap music and could see all the under dressed kitchen help. Could here Rap music playing while Toast was being done for Wedding.
I would not suggest this venue unless they do some big improvements.