Barr Mansion, located in Austin, Texas, is a full-service wedding venue. The venue has catered for weddings for over 30 years, and their experienced coordination staff can help you plan a wedding surrounded by natural beauty and nostalgic charm. The venue?s in-house catering team serve local organic dishes that are sure to leave a lasting impression on your guests.
Facilities and Capacity
Barr Mansion offers a wide range of indoor and outdoor event spaces suitable for receptions and ceremonies:
Their 18th-century Ballroom was shipped piece by piece from New York and features a 40-foot glass wall. The 3,300-square-foot versatile space can accommodate 300 for a seated reception or 200 with room for a dance floor and is a mix of old and new, featuring exposed beams and wooden pillars.
The Farmstead is an indoor-outdoor space, modern in design, with an element of country-chic perfect for a reception or covered ceremony. It is a 2,875-square-foot space, which can seat 300 for a harvest dinner comfortably, and features wooden floors, high ceilings, and an abundance of natural light.
The Mansion, which is over 100 years old, makes the perfect meeting place for the wedding party and features separate bridal and groom suites. The Mansion makes the ideal backdrop for a ceremony or cocktail hour on the front lawn. To the side of the Mansion is the Grand Lawn, an 8,000-square-foot area suitable for a tented reception of up to 300 people. The grounds also feature several other lawn and patio spaces ideal for intimate ceremonies or cocktail parties.
Services Offered
Barr Mansion offers a selection of comprehensive wedding packages which include the assistance of the venue?s experienced coordinators. Their team will meet with you to introduce their services, discuss outside vendors, and start the planning process, as well as coordinate the rehearsal, ceremony, and day-of, create your reception layout, provide guidance on the menu, event day timeline, and rentals.
Wedding packages include:
Exclusive use of the venue and grounds
Choice of an indoor and outdoor ceremony and reception locations
Use of the site before the ceremony for rehearsal, wedding preparations, and vendor setup
Use of the Mansion for the wedding party with getting ready rooms
Setup and breakdown
In-house catering with serving staff
Ceremony and reception chairs and tables
Linens and full place settings
Cuisine
Barr Mansion provides in-house certified organic catering using seasonal ingredients grown in their own garden and local markets. Wedding packages include a choice of appetizer vignettes, buffet, family-style, plated or feast service styles, a wedding cake, and groom?s cake (or optional second dessert) from their experienced pastry chef.