Wedding Photographers & Videographers at Rich Farms, Smithfield

A wedding at Rich Farms in Smithfield brings you to a family garden center and farm in the Laurel Highlands of Fayette County, with rolling farmland and the Appalachian Mountains all around. The grounds give your photographer and videographer plenty of variety: a ceremony gazebo, a bridal walk, a patio, open-air pavilions and a fire pit. You can even borrow plants from the nursery to dress up your spaces, which adds color to your wedding photos.

You can hold the whole wedding day here. The wedding ceremony takes place outdoors at the gazebo, with 200 white ceremony chairs included, and the wedding reception moves into The Barn, a finished rustic hall that seats up to 200. The barn has a bridal suite, a bridal loft and a separate room for the groom, so both sides can get ready on site. For smaller gatherings, The Clubhouse seats up to 75.

The barn comes with curtains, lights and fabric, and you can add decorations as long as nothing is nailed or permanently changed. Tables and Chiavari chairs are included, along with free parking and Wi-Fi. The bar is bring your own, with an exterior bar equipped with a sink and refrigerator. Couples have the venue from Thursday at noon until Sunday at noon, which leaves time for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. For your wedding video, the walk from the gazebo along the bridal walk makes a natural processional.

• Call the event coordinator to check dates (the venue is not available in October).
• Walk from the gazebo to the barn with your photographer.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines and which nursery plants you may borrow.

A little about Rich Farms

Rich Farms is a nursery and native plant grower near Smithfield, about an hour south of Pittsburgh and twenty minutes from Morgantown. The family opened its barn and clubhouse so others could enjoy the property.