Your wedding deserves more than a day.
Life is too short to rush through the moments that matter most.
That's why we create four-day wedding weekends.
We believe meaningful celebrations need something that has become increasingly rare: time.
Time to arrive.
Time to settle in.
Time to gather.
Time to actually experience your wedding instead of simply moving through it.
Set in New York's Schoharie Valley, just west of the Hudson Valley and north of the Catskills, our private estate is designed for couples who want to step outside the traditional wedding format and spend four days immersed in a celebration entirely their own.
"One of the things I've learned as a wedding planner is that people rarely remember the details, they remember how they felt. That's why we create enough support and structure that you're free to let go of it and simply experience the weekend."
— Katie, Founder & Creative Director
We built The Maples Estate because we wanted to create something we couldn't find anywhere else.
An immersive wedding weekend in Upstate New York where time slows down, people feel at home, and every decision is thoughtfully considered.
For four days and three nights, the estate becomes yours.
Not just a venue where your wedding takes place, but a place where your closest people gather, reconnect, celebrate, and simply spend time together.
At the center of it all is the farmhouse.
Your closest people stay with you for three nights, turning the estate into something that feels less like a wedding venue and more like your home for the weekend. Morning coffee, getting ready together, late-night conversations and all the unplanned moments in between become part of the celebration too.
Everyone else stays nearby, close enough to join the experience while giving your inner circle something rare: a home base that's entirely your own.
Because the most meaningful weekends aren't just remembered for how perfectly they were managed.
They're remembered for how deeply they were lived.
The Experience
Planning for Presence
Planning isn't about creating more structure, it's about creating enough structure that you're free to let go of it.
Planning at The Maples Estate begins long before we talk about flowers, layouts, or logistics.
First I want to understand who you are.
How you spend your weekends.
The meals you love sharing with friends.
The traditions you want to carry forward.
What feels like home.
These conversations become the foundation for every decision that follows. They help me understand where to push an idea further, where to exercise restraint, what deserves your investment, and what simply doesn't belong.
While our team manages the timeline, your vendors, and every moving piece behind the scenes, you're free to laugh with your friends, hug your family, actually eat dinner, and fully experience your wedding weekend.
That's the kind of planning we believe in.
Full-service planning and creative direction are also offered independently through our sister studio, Second House. At The Maples, that expertise is built directly into your wedding weekend, allowing the property, planning, design and production to work together from the very beginning.
More Than a Place to Stay
Exclusive onsite lodging for your inner circle.
The farmhouse is the heart of every wedding weekend. For four days and three nights, it becomes home.
It's where you and your house guests wander into the kitchen for coffee. Where you linger on the veranda before the day begins. Where your wedding party gets ready together. Where conversations continue long after the music ends.
Some of the most meaningful moments of the weekend aren't planned at all, they happen because you finally have the time and space to simply be together.
A hotel gives you a place to sleep.
A home gives you a place to live.
“The Maples gave everyone the space to relax, connect, laugh, and actually be together for an entire weekend.”
- Claire + Abby, The Maples Estate Brides
This Kind of Care Requires Time.
We intentionally host a limited number of weddings each year.
Not because we couldn't host more, but because relationships matter to us. By the time your wedding weekend arrives, we've spent months getting to know you, your families, your traditions. We've shaped the weekend together and understand what matters most to you.
Our team doesn't feel like strangers showing up to work, they feel like people who have been preparing to care for one of the most meaningful weekends of your life.
That's what our couples talk about most after the wedding. Not just how beautiful everything looked, but how supported they felt. How relaxed they were, how they were able to simply live inside the experience.
So, what could four days together actually look like?
There is no set itinerary at The Maples. Your weekend will take shape around your people, priorities, traditions and the way you actually like to celebrate. But if you're wondering how four days could unfold, here's one possibility.
Sample Itinerary
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Thursday
✔ Arrive at The Maples Estate
✔ Settle into the farmhouse and make yourself at home
✔ Wander the estate and take in your surroundings
✔ Welcome your guests as they arrive throughout the afternoon
✔ Spend time together with lawn games, a swim, or simply relaxing in the sunshine
✔ Gather around the table for a casual dinner with your closest people
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Friday
✔ Wake up slowly with your inner circle
✔ Spend the day by the pool, exploring the estate, or simply relaxing together
✔ Hiking, yoga, a sound bath, golf, a private tasting, an afternoon exploring the region, or something entirely your own
✔ Get ready alongside the people who matter most
✔ Gather for your ceremony rehearsal
✔ Welcome everyone with a rehearsal dinner or relaxed evening celebration
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Saturday
✔ Ease into the morning with coffee, yoga, or a quiet swim
✔ Get ready surrounded by your favorite people
✔ First look and portraits around the estate
✔ Ceremony beneath the trees, followed by cocktails on the lawn
✔ Gather for dinner under the pavilion
✔ Toast, laugh, eat, dance and settle into the kind of party that feels like you
✔ End the night around the campfire under the stars -
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Sunday
✔ Wake up married
✔ Share one last breakfast with the people you love
✔ Enjoy one more cup of coffee on the veranda
✔ Pack up slowly and savor your final moments in the farmhouse
✔ Take one last walk around the estate together
✔ Hugs, goodbyes, and the beginning of your next chapter
But your weekend won't look exactly like this.
It's your celebration. This is only one way four days could unfold.
Together, we'll create a wedding weekend around the way you want to spend this time: your people, your traditions, your favorite things, and your idea of a really good celebration. As your planner and creative director, I'll help turn those instincts into an experience that feels thoughtful, personal and unmistakably yours.
“It was so important for us to work with someone who truly cared about our day, and that’s absolutely what we found—If you want your wedding to feel like a home away from home, but also the best weekend of your life? Have your wedding at The Maples Estate.”
Michelle & Cesar, The Maples Estate Clients