What Couples Should Know About Hosting a Tent Wedding in North Jersey
One couple booked a September wedding here hoping for a sunset over the mountains. Instead, it rained through the morning and kept raining into the reception. They still got the day they wanted, and they told us afterward that the planning felt easier than they had expected. Their wedding answers a question almost every couple asks on a tour. What is a tent wedding really like to plan?
What a Tent Wedding at Born to Run Farm Actually Includes
Born to Run Farm sits on top of Point Mountain in Glen Gardner, NJ, and the tent here is not a backup plan. It is the room. Our main tent measures 40 by 100 feet with electric, Edison bulb lighting, a chandelier, carpet flooring, and side walls. There is a second tent at 20 by 40 feet, a dance floor measuring 28 by 18 feet, a ceremony site with an arbor, chairs and benches, a cocktail hour setup built around a wine barrel bar, and a reception bar. Everything a building would normally hold sits under canvas, and it is built to hold it.
Rain Is the First Thing Couples Ask About
The couple with the September wedding lost their sunset and got a wet morning instead. What they didn't lose was the wedding. Our team was on site from early that day, working alongside their vendors and stepping in where it helped, and they told us the day still ran the way they had pictured it. Side walls and carpet flooring are a large part of why a rainy night in North Jersey still feels like a party under the tent. If your forecast looks shaky, tell us early, and we will go through how you want to use both tents.
Plan for the Things a Ballroom Hides From You
A tent wedding asks you to think about a few pieces a banquet hall keeps out of sight. Bathrooms are one. A bathroom trailer is required for weddings with more than 75 guests, and the size depends on your final count. Moving people around the property is another, which is why we have a parking area and golf cart service. That service earns its keep the moment the grass is wet, and someone is in heels. Power is already handled, since the main tent is wired for electric. It isn't complicated. It just needs deciding early.
Know What Comes With the Venue and What Your Vendors Bring
Our packages start with The Daisy: both tents, twenty round tables in 60-inch and 72-inch options, 240 white resin folding chairs, the dance floor, the ceremony site, the cocktail hour setup and the reception bar. The Elouise adds twenty farm tables and our vintage horse trailer bar. The Dorothy adds the bridal suite, outdoor lounge furniture and an engagement photo session. Every wedding also includes six banquet tables, table numbers and umbrellas, staff support, golf cart service, parking and the fire pit. Food, music and flowers come through your own vendors, and we keep a list of trusted ones to start from.
Give Yourself Somewhere to Land Before the Ceremony
Weather makes itself felt in the morning, when hair and makeup and photos are happening and nobody wants any of it out in the open. Our bridal suite opens five hours before the wedding. It comes with The Dorothy and can be added on its own. Five hours sounds generous until you count the people getting ready, the photographer who needs light, and the moment you actually want to sit down. On a morning that doesn't go to script, having that space of your own changes how the day starts.
The Farm Keeps Doing Its Thing Around You
Born to Run Farm is still a working farm. Around thirty cows, a dozen sheep, two donkeys, and a flock of chickens live here, and none are ever sent to market. Jay and Joan Gerish bought this land in 1978 and used it as a family getaway and a place to train horses. The family opened it as a wedding venue in 2016 and has run it ever since. That is the part guests remember. Our September couple said their guests kept coming back to the property, and the rain did not change that.
Conclusion
A tent wedding in North Jersey asks a little more of you at the planning table and gives a lot back on the day. You trade a ceiling for a view. The couple who never saw their sunset still got married on top of a mountain, surrounded by the people they love, under a tent that was ready for the day they got.
Start with our pricing guide, then come walk the property yourself. A reservation is necessary to visit. Call 973-349-0129 or email Joseph@borntorunfarm.com, and we will find you a time.
FAQs
How big is the tent at Born to Run Farm?
The main tent measures 40 by 100 feet and includes electric, Edison bulb lighting, a chandelier, carpet flooring, and side walls. There is also a second tent at 20 by 40 feet.
What happens if it rains on our wedding day?
The main tent has side walls and carpet flooring, and there is a second tent on the property. Talk with our team about how you would like to use the covered space so your plan is set before the week of the wedding.
Are tables and chairs included?
Yes. Every wedding includes six banquet tables. The Daisy package adds twenty round tables in 60-inch and 72-inch options and 240 white resin folding chairs. The Elouise adds twenty farm tables.
Are bathrooms provided?
A bathroom trailer is required for weddings with more than 75 guests, and the size varies depending on your guest count.
Is the bridal suite included?
The bridal suite comes with The Dorothy package and is also available on its own. It is available five hours before the wedding.
Can we tour the property?
Yes, a reservation is necessary to view the property. Call 973-349-0129 or email Joseph@borntorunfarm.com.
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