Driving onto the grounds of Satolah Creek Farm feels like stepping into a dream you didn’t realize you had. Rolling pastures where miniature Highland cows graze lazily, donkeys bray in welcome, and white ducks skim across the pond. It’s a place where time slows down, where nature and artistry entwine, and where weddings become more than a single day—they become a memory etched into the land itself.
That sense of enchantment is no accident. Pippa Seichrist and her husband Ron have poured a lifetime of creativity and devotion into the farm. Once founders of a world-renowned design school, they turned their hands to restoring this century-old homestead near Highlands, shaping it with the same intention they’ve brought to every part of their lives. That commitment to connection and beauty is the heartbeat of Satolah Creek.
Couples who choose the farm are given something rare: time. Most venues allow only a few hours, a blur of vows, photos, and goodbyes. At Satolah Creek, the celebration unfolds over days. Guests can arrive early, settling into the Carriage House that sleeps six or the three-story Blackberry House in the woods that accommodates up to 14. The farm has recently acquired two additional properties, with expanded lodging options.
The farm offers both one-day and two-day packages, though most couples choose the extended celebration and often add even more days. Rehearsal dinners stretch long into the night beneath the pergola, firepits glow with s’mores, and mornings begin with fishing in the pond or pottery lessons in Pippa’s studio. Instead of scattering after the ceremony, family and friends linger, savoring the simple magic of being together.
The ceremonies themselves carry their own poetry. Up to 100 guests can gather to watch couples stand before a towering locust-wood arbor wrapped in drapes or flowers, with the pond and fountain sparkling behind them and Highland cows ambling across the hill beyond. For those concerned about weather, a covered pergola provides elegant shelter while maintaining the outdoor feel. Guests walk past the donkey paddock on their way in, greeted by the animals crowned with blossoms in the wedding colors.
Brides arrive in a white carriage drawn by the farm’s Clydesdale—or sometimes astride him—like something out of a storybook. When vows are exchanged, the celebration flows seamlessly into a cocktail hour beneath a great maple tree, where wine barrels serve as tables and a vintage tap truck pours from small wooden kegs.
At dusk, the barn doors swing open and the reception begins under a pergola laced with twinkling lights. The mobile tap truck relocates from cocktail hour to the reception site, creating a unique experience as guests follow the celebration from space to space. Trees glow softly, the fountain shimmers, and dancing fills the lower deck overlooking the water. Guests wander between laughter and music, eventually circling the firepit as the night winds down, stars pricking the sky overhead. It is rustic yet refined, timeless yet utterly personal.
What makes it all feel so distinct is that every detail has been shaped with intention. Pippa provides “forever flowers”—lasting blooms and decorations including lanterns and table runners that couples can use for their décor, though they’re welcome to work with a florist or nearby flower farm.
Most brides blend both approaches, using forever flowers for table settings while choosing fresh arrangements for their personal flowers. The farm maintains a curated list of trusted vendors, though couples can also use their own preferred professionals.
The Carriage House, once a stable, was transformed by Pippa and Ron during the pandemic, without architects or designers. Its reclaimed wood floors are patched with walnut hearts, its furniture built in the farm’s workshop, its walls hung with painted eggs sent from Ukraine by the biological mother of their children. Every object has a story, every corner holds meaning. For wedding guests, it is more than lodging—it is stepping into a living museum of love, art, and memory.
The farm was never created to be a wedding venue. The first wedding was their daughter Olya’s, and transforming the land for her big day revealed what Satolah Creek could be: a place of gathering, of joy, of belonging. Since then, dozens of couples have chosen it not because it follows trends, but because it doesn’t. It feels real, lived-in, touched by human hands and warmed by history. Pippa herself, ordained and always willing to say yes, often officiates, but every couple is free to shape the celebration in their own way.
At its heart, Satolah Creek Farm is about connection. It gives brides and grooms more than photographs and a reception—it offers time, space, and beauty to be with the people they love most. As one groom mused, he couldn’t wait to cast a line into the pond in his tuxedo after the vows, because where else could you do that? That blend of intimacy and whimsy, of fairy-tale charm rooted in the soil of real life, is what makes Satolah Creek unforgettable.
For those who choose it, a wedding here is more than a ceremony. It is a gathering of stories, a weaving of family and friends into the fabric of the farm itself. It is love that lingers past the last dance, carried on in laughter around the fire, in the bray of donkeys crowned with flowers, in the glow of lanterns among the trees. It is, quite simply, a place where weddings feel like they belong to forever.
To discover all of its possibilities, visit satolahcreekfarm.com.
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