Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Hinckston Run Farm, Johnstown

A wedding at Hinckston Run Farm in Johnstown spreads across 64 acres of rolling hills and ponds, which gives your photographer and videographer plenty of open country to work with. The morning can start in the bridal suite, where a large salon countertop sits in natural light, good light for getting-ready pictures, and the farm's mini donkey often stops by the window to visit.

Your wedding ceremony takes place at the farm's own ceremony site, with seating set up for you, and golf carts and a side-by-side carry guests between the site and the parking area when needed. Afterward, the 40-by-100-foot patio off the back of the barn is set for cocktail hour, next to a large covered outdoor bar, while you take your wedding photos around the farm with your photographer.

Inside, the climate-controlled barn holds your wedding reception for up to 180 guests, with a stone fireplace and chandeliers, a nice setting for the first dance and the toasts on video. A fire pit is lit from 6 p.m., and the bar and DJ wrap up at 10 p.m. The groomsmen have their own area, and both the bridal suite and the groomsmen area can be booked overnight. Ceremony coordination is included, and the venue manager meets with you before the wedding day, including a final meeting five days out. Smaller groups can look at the farm's Sunday microweddings for fewer than 50 guests.

• Check the online calendar, since the farm books well ahead.
• Tour the ceremony site and the barn with your photographer and plan time for pictures on the grounds.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines when you visit.

A little about Hinckston Run Farm

The land around the Hinckston Run Dam was granted in large lots in 1794, and the farm is named for an early landowner in the area. The family that runs it today bought the 64-acre property in 2019 and built the event barn after friends and family suggested it would make a wonderful place for weddings.