We rented out the venue for the weekend: Friday- Sunday.

Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy, Camp Common Ground celebrates 20 years with a May 10 event, The camp's work includes sustainability and bringing different families together for summer fun, Anniversary activities include live music, food, dancing and more. We had our wedding at the Common Ground Center this May and I cannot begin to describe how amazing it was! In the heart of New England is a place that brings a family vacation to a new level on a 100% solar-powered facility. Spend your days hiking, swimming in the private pond, dancing, or doing crafts. 2022 www.burlingtonfreepress.com. We completely lucked out with the weather and were able to hold our ceremony outside, but I can't tell you how much peace of mind it gave us that the hay barn would have made a stunning protected venue. A place where family and friends can gather, relax, and celebrate for a whole weekend while enjoying nature, exclusive site use, and each other. Amazing place and amazing staff. Not only did we have what we wanted (a classy but relaxed wedding venue), our friends and family (and their kids) loved the venue and the atmosphere it cultivated.

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It's the perfect place for a small Vermont business retreat with your team! Our guests loved the rustic cabins and spending time together in a laid back, Vermont camp! Send Inquiry. They provide multiple different pricing options so you can mix and match what you need. The Common Ground Center was the perfect place for our wedding weekend. Over the weekend, we took full advantage of the available facilities and hosted: a campfire & hotdog roast; a square dance with a local caller; a family-led yoga session; hiking, kickball, tetherball; impromptu outdoor jam sessions; a wood-fired pizza session; and, oh yeah, an amazing wedding ceremony and reception. Really magical. We love Common Ground! I acknowledge that this type of venue isn't for everyone, but if it strikes a chord with you as it did for us, I can promise you your only wish at the end will be that you could stay longer. Reconnect with your loved ones as you explore the beautiful mountains all around and so much more!

We had dinner outdoors at long banquet tables, and then held our reception in the lovely, holiday light-strewn dining hall. 473 Tatro Road Starksboro, Vermont 05487.

It has a variation of facilities, activities, and options for entertaining guests and having weather back up plans, making it easy to not have to worry about planning out every minute of the time we spent there.

A popular option is the Common Room in the Eco-Lodge, complete with a woodstove, solar-heated floors, tables and chairs, comfortable couches, and a homestyle kitchen. Call for details. From the very first phone call, our communications with Connor, and later, Emily, were consistently helpful, professional, and thorough.

The site itself is gorgeous, and so conducive for spending quality time with all of your guests. The place is beautiful and there is plenty of room for people to stay overnight.

There is now paid staff and people who contribute their skills, knowledge and community service.

Our caterer loved the full-sized professional kitchen too. It was like a dream wedding and we still hear from our guests how much fun they had. The Common Ground Center is perfect for anyone who wants a venue where they can hold multiple events, as well as one where their guests can stay and relax for the whole weekend. I mention this because if the price is a little above budget at first glance, it's worth considering this as a financial win-win for both you and your guests. See www.cgcvt.org or call 453-2592 for more information. We knew we wanted to have a "wedding weekend", inviting family and friends to spend more than just the day with us. It is clear Common Ground has experience hosting weddings and had the answers to all our questions. We have a great wedding at the Common Ground center. Come enjoy a unique stay at Common Ground! Such a perfect spot for a Vermont wedding. Common Ground was a fantastic spot. Common Ground Center offers many indoor spaces for meetings. Choose from one of the three accommodations: a rustic yet cozy cabin, a room in the Eco-Lodge, or a tent! We had pizza from the wood fired oven for the Rehearsal Dinner, Ceremony & Cocktail Hour on the field near the Eco Lodges, and the reception outside near the dining hall. I'd shoot off an e-mail of 100 questions and receive a response before it even occurred to me that I should follow up.

We were able to book for a couple days after to enjoy the venue, clean up and just relax. Emily was amazing when a (minor) crisis hit a few hours before the ceremony- all of the power in Starksboro had gone out! The location is perfect and the lodge and cabins make it so everyone can feel settled in. The grounds provided many options of locations for our outdoor ceremony, and we chose the middle of the field, to provide for a mountain backdrop. / 36.1 miles, Rutland - Southern Vermont Regional Airport (RUT) This beautiful landscape in Vermont allows you to really embrace nature and the camp atmosphere brings your friends and family together for an intimate and celebratory weekend. We also loved that you're supporting the great work of a socially and environmentally-minded non-profit organization!

Common Ground Center was everything we hoped for in a wedding venue. We made use of the wood-fired pizza oven and the fire pit for our Friday night welcome dinner; it was a fitting beginning for our casual and down to earth wedding weekend. After looking into some family-style camps, they decided instead to start their own facility. / 47.8 miles. We used the wood-fired pizza oven to serve about 85 people, which was a lot of fun. The staff at Common Ground were so nice and helpful. Share with your guests to collect your wedding photos. Everything - and I mean EVERYTHING - exceeded our expectations, from the grounds/facilities to the staff communication to the surrounding location. The staff at CGC were always friendly, patient and helpful. They were very flexible with what we wanted to do on the property to make the day our own. The possibilities are endless. If you're looking for rustic but chic, this is the spot! My partner and I decided to have a camp wedding to have all of our friends and family in one place that allowed us to actually relax during the wedding weekend and have fun together - Common Ground was the perfect option for us. Our friends and family loved the cabins and ecolodge. The staff was super responsive and accommodating, and the venue itself is just so incredibly beautiful and relaxing. Find wedding inspiration that fits your style with photos from real couples, Sit back and relax with travel info + exclusive deals for the hottest honeymoon destinations, By clicking 'Send', I agree to WeddingWires Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. CGC is a perfect location for a more casual wedding for people who love being outside. The Eco Lodge is AMAZING and worth the extra $$, especially for people who are not down with the rustic nature of the cabins. The Common Ground Center was the PERFECT venue for our self-driven community supported wedding. I would heartily recommend this spot to anyone as it has a fantastic setup for a weekend wedding. Turn off those electronics and find the value in togetherness again. We could NOT have been happier with choosing The Common Ground Center as our wedding sight. The eco-lodge was wonderful for our parents, grandparents and others who weren't quite ready for no electricity to stay in all weekend. When not in session, the camp is rented to schools or community organizations. We didn't have to put up many decorations, as the site is so beautiful on its own. In 1994 Jim Mendell and Peg Kamens were looking for a family-friendly summer vacation option. Many people say their wedding went by in a flash, but we felt so grateful to be able to spend quality enjoying our friends and family who traveled to celebrate with us. So, in mid-October we rented out CGC from Friday at noon until Sunday at noon. Camp is run for four weeks in the summer months. From start to finish it was truly a pleasure to work with the staff at The Common Ground Center! Share your experience with other travelers! We loved the pond and open spaces for playing and gathering. The reception kicked off as it started getting dark outside, and the full effect of the 16 million twinkly lights that previous folks have left adorning the rafters in the dining hall struck: Pow!

From mid-October to mid-May, Common Ground Center can accommodate groups of up to 55 (day) or 30 (overnight). You can truly make the camp, wedding, and your experience completely your own. Our friends and family truly got into the spirit of the camp, going on hikes, playing kickball, swimming, and even yoga classes. It was so wonderful to have everyone spend the weekend together - swimming in the pond, playing lawn games, doing yoga in the hay barn, going on hikes, and just enjoying getting to be with one another. Common Ground Center offers a unique, eco-friendly setting that stands out from other venues with breathtaking scenery and spectacular buildings.

It is the community feel that many say they love most about the camp, according to Jennings.

Group rentals are available for groups of up to 200 (day) or 150 (overnight) from mid-May to mid-October. The Center hosts an average of 12 weddings per year, and summer dates book over a year in advance. I planned the event from 3,000 miles away (I live in California) which says a lot about their flexibility and responsiveness, especially given different time zones! Copyright 2022 Addison County Chamber of Commerce. Don't hesitate, book it. We loved having the campfire each night and trails for guests to explore. They also worked very well with our other vendors - they even met with our caterer before the event and walked them through the space. Access to a commercial kitchen and cooking equipment makes meals easy, while recreation opportunities are plentiful. We also host a number of theme-based programs for families and adults, and our site is available throughout the year for weddings, celebrations, and retreats.We welcome people of all ages, ethnicities, lifestyles, abilities and economic backgrounds. There are activities such as arts and crafts, sports, yoga, music, but instead of parents dropping off their children for a few weeks, the whole brood can join in. The different accommodation options work very well for different types of guests - everyone was pleasantly surprised at how comfortable the cabins were. The staff was so wonderful and the grounds were a fantastic place for family and friends of all ages to get the chance to visit together. The cabins were so cute and even those who were unsure about being in the great outdoors had a blast! Common Ground provided the perfect location and setting for us to spend Friday-Sunday celebrating.

Our ceremony was Saturday morning, followed by a leisurely afternoon of unstructured time (featuring lawn games!). Jennings said sometimes it is hard for her to tell which family children belong to, as all tend to mesh well together. They responded quickly to emails and were happy to support us with anything we needed. Using the pizza oven and kitchen in the dining hall made for a delicious and easy-to-prep welcome dinner the night before our wedding. The location is beautiful, and our guests fell in love with it as soon as they arrived (as did we!). My mom and aunt threw a shower for me the morning of the wedding in the common room of the eco-lodge- definitely try to make use of this beautiful space!

Emily was flexible to our specific needs which allowed our wedding to be exactly the experience we envisioned. We couldn't have picked a better spot to celebrate our wedding - who doesn't love summer camp?!

This year marks the camp's 20th anniversary, which will be celebrated May 9 through May 11 with a "family reunion" weekend. If you're looking for a place where you can really make a beautiful, creative, and spirited wedding happen - then CGC is the place for you. A great person to deal with. Our guests also appreciated the Wifi. We did what we meant to do and it worked splendidly.'". Some of our guests did not realize that the cabins were pretty rustic and despite our communication, people did not bring enough sheets/blankets/flashlights etc for staying overnight (people were cold). All Rights Reserved.

We had the flexibility and support in designing a weekend unique to us as a couple, and many guests still mention how memorable the venue was and wish to return for another weekend! We were lucky in that the rain held off on our ceremony day, but we would have been happy to hold it in the beautiful hay barn, had we needed to. Connor was everything you want from a coordinator; friendly, helpful, responsive and communicated clearly & honestly about the site expectations. This venue was everything we wanted! The anniversary event offers an opportunity to honor the camp's 20 years of success and a chance to look forward to many more, Jennings said. Many folks later told us it was one of the most incredible wedding experiences they had, especially getting to stay on site for several days with family and friends. The Common Ground Center staff are simply wonderful to work with and they give you the reigns to bring to life the wedding you imagine. The Common Ground Center in Starksboro, Vermont is such a special place.

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This is a beautiful spot and a perfect, cozy place for a wedding.