The Lilac Inn
Inn / B&B in Brandon, VT. Wedding venue pricing, packages and fees.
- Estimated cost: $18k–$24k est. total for 120 guests
- Services: Dinner
- Address: Brandon, VT
Completed in 1909 as a Georgian Revival summer home designed by architect George Perkins, The Lilac Inn in Brandon, Vermont, features a first-floor terrace with a marble arcade. The 11,000-square-foot bed and breakfast houses a reception hall, a library, two dining areas with a copper-topped bar, nine guest rooms, and a ballroom with French windows and beveled glass doors. The building opens onto a cobblestone courtyard and a wedding pavilion set within two acres of terraced gardens, which also feature a sunken garden with a pond, a gazebo, and a firepit. On-site dining packages include a plated dinner featuring a salad, a choice of two entrees, and chocolate-dipped strawberries, alongside a cocktail grazing station with local Vermont cheeses, crackers, breads, dips, spreads, fruit, and olives. Beverages include soda, coffee, and tea, with a bottle of champagne included in the elopement package, and tastings are available for up to six people.
Food
Plated dinner packages including a cocktail grazing station, salad, choice of two entrees, chocolate-dipped strawberries, and non-alcoholic beverages. Upgraded packages add passed hors d'oeuvres.
Packages
- Traditional Dining: $85-$115 — Based on package tier (Garden: $85/pp, Classic/Vermont: $105/pp, Lilac: $115/pp)
Includes: Cocktail grazing station with local Vermont cheeses, crackers, breads, dips, spreads, fruit, and olives, Plated full-service dinner (salad, choice of two entrees, baked rolls & butter), Chocolate covered/dipped strawberries, Soda, coffee, and tea, Tasting for up to 6 people
Taxes and fees
- Service Fee: 20%
- VT Meals Tax: 10%
- Facility Fee (May-Oct, Under 100 guests): $5,950
- Facility Fee (May-Oct, Over 100 guests): $6,450
- Facility Fee (Nov-Apr, Under 100 guests): $4,450
- Facility Fee (Nov-Apr, Over 100 guests): $4,950
- Required Lodging Buyout: $250/night per room
Good to know
- Requires booking all 9 rooms of the inn for the wedding weekend at a special blended rate of $250 plus tax per room.
- Facility fee varies by season (May-Oct vs Nov-Apr) and guest count (under/over 100 people).
- A 20% service fee and 10% VT meals tax apply to food packages.
- Tasting for up to 6 people is included in traditional dining packages.
Common questions
How much does a wedding at The Lilac Inn cost?
Based on The Lilac Inn's published pricing, a dinner reception for 120 guests comes to about $17,500–$24,500 in total, including the venue's own service charges, fees and tax. Your actual quote will depend on date, season, menu and final guest count.
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