Our Team
The people who run your day
Six people you'll actually meet, from your first tour to the last sparkler. Here's who they are, what they look after, and where to find them on the estate.
The team
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Where you'll find June: the farmhouse office, kettle on June Okafor
Venue director
Here since the restoration, 2019
June runs the calendar, the contracts, and the 10 a.m. rain call. She has toured more couples through the estate than anyone, and she will tell you on the tour if another venue suits you better.
Ask June about: held dates, moving a date, and the rain call.
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Where you'll find Theo: the Great Hall, tape measure out Theo Marchetti
Lead venue coordinator
Coordinating here since 2020
Theo builds your timeline around the building: vendor load-ins, room changes, and where every table goes. He is your main contact from signing day to send-off.
Ask Theo about: floor plans, timelines, and working with your planner.
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Where you'll find Ines: the Conservatory, lighting the stove Ines Kowalczyk
Weekend and winter coordinator
Coordinating here since 2021
Ines runs every Estate Weekend and every Winter House wedding: Friday rehearsal dinners, Sunday breakfasts, lit fires, and salted paths.
Ask Ines about: weekend schedules and small winter weddings.
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Where you'll find Amara: the estate kitchen, tasting spoon in hand Amara Fitzgerald
Estate chef
Running the kitchen since 2019
Amara runs the one kitchen that caters every wedding here. She writes the menus, prices them per guest, and cooks side by side with co-caterers for family and cultural dishes.
Ask Amara about: tastings, allergies, and co-catering.
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Where you'll find Callum: the Ceremony Garden, before anyone else is up Callum Reid
Head of grounds
Tending the estate since 2018
Callum keeps all 40 acres ready: the garden borders, the crushed-limestone aisle, the millpond path, and the 6 a.m. snow pass on winter wedding days.
Ask Callum about: what blooms when, and step-free routes.
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Where you'll find Ruth: About ten steps from the two of you Ruth Ansah
Head steward
Stewarding here since 2022
Ruth is the day-of steward who stays near you all evening, so you never have to go looking for anyone. She meets every vendor van and runs the send-off.
Ask Ruth about: day-of details, the send-off, and the late shuttle.
Behind them: weekend stewards, a Smart Serve bar team, two kitchen crews, and a grounds crew who know every path on the estate.
On the day
Who does what
So you know who to ask, and what a planner would add if you hire one.
- Your timeline against the building
- Your venue coordinator
- The 10 a.m. rain call
- The venue director, with you
- Vendor vans, parking, and load-in
- Your day-of steward
- Menus, tastings, and allergies
- The estate chef
- Paths, garden, and snow clearing
- The grounds crew
- The look of your wedding and booking vendors
- You, or a planner you hire
- Your seating chart
- You, or a planner you hire
Need a planner? Two we trust are on the preferred vendors page.
Our story
A farm, a barn, and a promise
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1872
A stone farmhouse and a bank barn
The house and barn were built on the millpond by a family who farmed the forty acres for generations. The barn's timber frame held hay and cattle for well over a century.
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2019
Restored, beam by beam
The barn became the Great Hall, the kitchen garden got its glass Conservatory, and the walled garden became the place couples say their vows. Every beam that could be saved was saved.
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Today
One wedding a day
Never two. The same small team runs every wedding, publishes every price, and makes every rain call with the couple, not for them.
What we hold to
Four promises, kept in writing
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Prices in public
Every fee and per-guest range is on the website. If it is not printed, you do not pay it.
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One wedding a day
Never two. The estate, the kitchen, and the team are yours from morning to send-off.
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The rain call is yours
Your rain plan is held with your date. We make the call with you at 10 a.m., never for you.
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The truth on tours
We point out the warm August afternoons and the stairs in the farmhouse before you sign, not after.
Caledon, ON · One wedding a day
Meet them on a tour
Most tours are led by June or Theo, and the kitchen usually has something to taste. Wednesday to Sunday, five times a day.