Shady Wagon Farm

We had my daughter’s wedding here 9÷19÷215. It was perfect in every way. Our wedding coordinator was by far the best. Monica West. She was always so calm, reassuring and just absolutely amazing. The farm is stunning, the barn is so elegant, especially when you add the linens and they turn on the lights. We hired cook shack to caterer our affair and they were wonderful. The ceremony site over looking the pond is perfect. Our day was spectacular. Doug the owner takes guests back and fourth on his golf cart. The owners Cindy and Doug were more then welcoming. The price of the venue includes all the tables, chairs and all the extra rustic items they have on the farm. I looked at 16 venues before I chose this one. Best decision that I ever made.

Extremely impressive and beautiful location for a wedding. Everyone in this family owned business really does a great job and takes care of all the details to make it a very pleasureable experience. I highly recommend this wedding/​reception venue.

This past weekend I was in the bridal party of a wedding held at Shady Wagon Farm. The venue was beautiful and ideal if you are looking to have a wedding outdoors. The decorations and barn area for the reception fits the «rustic» theme and was everything the Bride and Groom was looking for to have the most memorable day of their lives.
However, that most memorable day was ruined by the owner. After claiming to catch someone drinking out of a flask in the parking lot and finding a warm pipe (not for tobacco), she approached the situation to the bride and groom instead of the responsible party. I understand that there was a «no liquor policy» but to put the blame on the bride and groom was not fair for them on their wedding night. Talk with anyone but the bride and groom about this situation instead of making the BRIDE and her family cry and continuously telling them that none of their friends respect them as people. She continued to be on this rage and at one point of the night she grabbed the mic from the DJ and threatened to stop the party if no one had claimed the pipe she had found and asked for all flasks to be turned in at the bar.
On the day of the rehearsal, the wedding coordinator informed the bridal party that we could leave our belongings in the bridal and groom parlor and everything will be untouched. Well after catching someone drink out of a flask the owner searched through everyone’s bags in the groom parlor without asking for permission from the owners’ of the bags. Talk about invasion of privacy!
I have been to plenty of weddings and this one was not out of control, no one was fighting, nothing was broken and everyone was just having a good time dancing. I was very disappointed in how poorly the situation was handle and how unprofessional the owner was. To make the bride and her family cry, threaten to stop a wedding with 2 hours left, and go through personal belongings is very low class.
I would recommend the venue if you’re looking to have an outdoor wedding, want your bags searched, cry (not happy tears) on your wedding day and not have a good time at all.

This venue is extremely beautiful, however I was blown away by how unprofessional the owner was in front of all the guests and the wedding party. I recently attended a wedding at Shady Wagon Farm as a guest and the wedding itself, was stunning. However, the behavior of the owner was absolutely shocking and left the beautiful bride and her whole family in tears and truly caused a scene that should of be handled in a much different and much more professional manner.
There was not permit for hard liquor and one of the guests were supposedly seen drinking liquor in the parking lot. While I completely understand that this would put the owner in a tough spot, I was in awe at how poorly she handled the whole situation. The owner pulled the bride aside and most of the wedding party and argued with them in front of all of the guests. The celebration and fun were put on hold! This went on for at least 20 minutes.
The party finally went on and not too long after the owner grabbed the microphone away from the DJ to make an announcement that she apparently somehow found a bag with a «pipe» in it (I think she was searching through everyone’s personal belongings) and that if the owner didn’t claim the item the party would end. She then waited for a response and one the family members went to claim it and it was clearly not his. The owner then let the party continue and sat in a corner waiting for the owner of the contraband to claim it.
I have been to an out of-​control wedding before and this was not the case. I would understand if the group had been destructive or rowdy, but it seemed like the owner was out to get someone the whole night! It was completely unfair to the bride and groom on their special day. It would have been much more appropriate to quietly pull aside some of the groomsmen or bridesmaids to discuss the problem. Again, beautiful venue, but would of liked to see some professionalism.

Beautiful venue but very unprofessional owner. I attended a wedding at Shady Wagon and worked there as a bar tender for another wedding.
I was very impressed with the how beautiful it was. You drive in on a path lined with tobacco plants, there is a cute pond with ducks and geese, the barn for the reception is nicely decorated. But no matter how beautiful the site is, it is not worth dealing with terrible people. Especially on your wedding day.
The first time I went to Shady Wagon I was working for a catering company as a bartender. This was about a year ago, so I don’t remember all the specifics. I do remember that the owner reprimanded us (the caterers) in front of guests. It was for things that shouldn’t have been a big deal and could have been dealt with quietly after the guests had left. Also, the owner had some issue with what the wedding planner was doing and was yelling, literally yelling, at her about something that I found laughable. Luckily there were no guests around for this tiff. Some people do not know how to treat service people, so I chalked her unprofessional attitude to this fact.
Recently I attended a wedding as a guest and the owner tried her best to ruin the bride and grooms day. It began when we were dancing and the bride and groom were called up to the DJ booth. Instead if something fun or a cute wedding announcement, the owner pulls the bride, groom and most of the wedding party to the back of the dance floor and proceeds to argue with them. The bride is crying, the mother is crying, the owner is yelling (maybe over the music but most likely in anger). No one is dancing anymore. Everybody is turned around looking at the scene the owner is causing.
After they fight for a while (20 min) they disperse. We dance for a bit more. As the weirdness of the argument lifts, the DJ stops the music and the owner grabs the microphone.
I would just like to preface this next part with saying, I have been to some crazy, out-​of-​control weddings and this was no where close to that. The owner had found some people drinking liquor in the parking lot and a bag with a pipe, not for tobacco ;-) in it. She called us terrible people and was physically shaking with anger. She threatened to call the Chatham Co sherif. She said that if we had friends that smoked pot we must be horrible people too and she didn’t want those types of people at her venue.
She informed us that the party couldn’t go on until someone claimed the pipe. She held up the bag and of course no one claimed it. To end the strange standoff one of the groomsman tried to claimed it. But the all the guests said that it wasn’t his (he’s not the kind of guy to smoke pot) and the person probably went home. She finally yielded her standoff with the wedding party. She said that she would be in the corner waiting for someone to claim it. She also wanted all flasks to be turned into the bar so they could be emptied and returned.
Instead of causing a scene and making the bridal party cry in front of their guests. She could have quietly pulled the groomsmen and bridesmaids in a separate room and asked them to speak to the few people causing the problem.
I would also like to say that the owner was not dressed appropriately to work at a wedding. Dingy shorts and a teeshirts is normally okay for a barn, but it was just one more way that the owner disrespected her clients.

I was in the bridal party for my brother’s wedding this past weekend at Shady Wagon Farm. Shady Wagon Farm hosted the ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception.
This venue is very nice and well manicured. The barn where the reception was held was cute too, and it was all encircled by a gravel path that looped around the whole property. If you are looking for green grass, a cute pond, and a barn for your wedding day, Shady Wagon Farm might be for you.
However, if you are looking to pay lots of money for one of the most important days of your lives to work with owners that lack compassion, professionalism, trust, and integrity, Shady Wagon Farm is exactly where you need to get married.
First, Cindy completely lacks compassion and professionalism. As a wedding venue owner, you should KNOW that someone’s wedding day is something they will remember for the rest of their lives, and you should do everything in your power to ensure the bride and groom are stress-​free. Cindy allegedly «caught» someone drinking out of a flask in the parking lot that violated their «no liquor policy.» Yes, this is wrong, but instead of addressing this with the appropriate parties (i.e. family members or wedding party), Cindy goes straight to the bride and groom and tries to reprimand them for their «bad» friends. If you felt that guests were on your property violating your policies, you should have diffused the situation on your own without upsetting and offending the groom and making the bride cry.
Secondly, as a business owner, I’m appalled at the lack of trust you give your clients. You have the audacity to rummage through the entire wedding parties’ belongings in the Grooming Parlor without consent and permission, only for the wedding party to discover missing items at the end of the night. Additionally, you approach the groom’s 10 year old cousin and accuse him of looking «suspicious» as he innocently walked around the grassy knoll just off the dance floor.
Lastly, your integrity is absolutely and utterly non-​existent. You host the event in an oversized t-​shirt and ratty blue jeans while you argue with the bride and groom in front of their guests. You attempt to end the party 2 – 3 hours after it starts by «announcing» it through the DJ’s microphone. And finally, you disrespect the bride’s family by telling them to not talk to you «because they are not paying the bill.» You are truly a disgrace to host such beautiful and unforgettable events.
So if you are looking to having a beautiful outdoor wedding with a duck/​geese pond as your backdrop, be prepared to deal with owners that will treat you like the geese poop they promise to pick up before your ceremony starts.

This was a very impressive and pleasant location to attend a wedding (despite my GPS lying to me about where it was). Outdoor ceremonies are totally dependent on the weather and as windy as it was on this particular Saturday, this was still a wonderful occasion to be at.
The food was terrific, the setup for the reception party in an enclosed pavilion behind the barn was perfect for the occasion and for the size of the wedding and party. Yes, we had the catered buffet dinner in the barn itself. Rustic interior and CLEAN!!! The only complaint I have is the mason jar salads ran out before our table was called up to the buffet line.
The was an excellent theme for a wedding party just wanting to have fun.