A forest wedding is not a hotel ballroom with greenery added. The ceremony happens in the trees. The light is real sunlight coming through a canopy. The sound is wind in the leaves instead of a PA system. The guests stand on the same ground the forest has been standing on for a hundred years. That's a different experience — not just aesthetically, but in how it registers in the body and in memory.
Fernwood Hills sits on 40 acres of Carolinian forest in Komoka, Ontario — 10 minutes from London. We host weddings here the way we host everything: one couple, one date. If you're married at Fernwood on a Saturday, no other couple shares that Saturday.
What Forest Weddings Are Actually Like
The ceremony takes place in the Carolinian forest — old hardwoods, filtered light, a clearing that has been used for gatherings long before it was a wedding venue. In fair weather, no tent is needed. The canopy provides natural cover and the kind of dappled light that a photographer can't fake with equipment.
Smaller is a feature, not a compromise. Forest weddings work because the scale is human. Thirty guests standing in a forest clearing feel like witnesses, not an audience. Everyone can hear the vows without amplification. Everyone can see the couple's faces. The ceremony is intimate by the nature of the setting, not by any particular effort.
Our Three Tiers
We offer three formats depending on the size and scope of what you're planning:
- Elopement — 2 to 10 guests, ceremony in the forest, flexibility to build your day however you want. Starting at $900.
- Micro Wedding — up to 20 guests, ceremony plus reception in the Farmhouse or outdoors. Starting at $1,800.
- Forest Wedding — up to 30 guests, full-day format with ceremony, portraits, Farmhouse dinner, and fire pit evening. Starting at $2,800.
Each tier is a starting point, not a package. We'll talk through what you actually want and build the day from there.
How the Day Flows
A full Forest Wedding day typically looks something like this: getting-ready in the morning (the Farmhouse for the bride's party, the Studio Loft for the groom's), ceremony in the forest in late morning or early afternoon, portraits on the property immediately after — the forest and the meadow provide 40 acres of backdrop without driving anywhere — then dinner in the Farmhouse, and the evening around the fire pit.
The fire pit is where most weddings actually end. By that point, the formality has dissolved, the guests have spent eight hours together, and the fire gives the evening a natural close that a ballroom simply doesn't have.
What's Included & What Couples Bring
Fernwood provides the property, the ceremony space, the Farmhouse for getting-ready and dining, the outdoor spaces, and — if you choose it — Manna catering. Manna runs at $85 per person per day and covers all meals: morning refreshments, lunch, dinner, grazing boards throughout. The kitchen is 20 feet from the harvest table.
What we don't provide: an officiant, a florist, a DJ or band, wedding coordination. We set the stage — the place, the catering, the environment. Couples bring their own people. Most find that a forest setting naturally simplifies the vendor list: you don't need a lot of decoration when you're already standing in a Carolinian forest.
Overnight & Getting Here
Overnight accommodation is available for up to 8 guests across the property — the Farmhouse (4–6 guests), the Adler Cabin (2 guests), and the Bracken Cabin (2 guests). Many couples stay the wedding night and leave the next morning; the morning after a wedding at Fernwood tends to be very quiet and very good.
Fernwood Hills is at 9533 Oxbow Drive, Komoka, Ontario. Ten minutes from London via Highway 402. Two hours from Toronto. On-property parking for 15–20 vehicles.