FAQ

Braidwater Wedding Venue Menu of Options and Price Calculation Sheet:

Venue operating May through September. VRBO operating all year round.

Weekday Venue rental of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday $2500

Weekday Venue rental of Tuesday Wednesday, Thursday $2500

Weekend Rental of Friday, Saturday, Sunday $3000

Concurrent rental of Braidwater Vacation Rental Guest Quarters is required

8% Montana State Lodging and Facility Tax to be determined

Refundable Security Deposit equal to deductible on your rental insurance.


Options: 

Service for up to 150:

Flatware - mismatched antique silver plate dinner forks @ .75 each

Clear glass plates @ 0.50 each  

Clear Glass goblets @ 0.50 each

Approved Vendors: 

Great Bear Outfitters for Professional Outdoors Trips 

Bonjour Bakery

Ephemera Bakery

Additional Items : 

(Not provided by Braidwater Dreams)

Portable Toilets (Required by contract)

Housekeeping Services

Music Acoustic or DJ 

Bar and Alcohol Services 

Photography and Videography 

Officiants 

Floral Services 

Salon Services 

Carriage Services 


Policies

Basics: 

  • Rental Agreement Contract is custom created and signed by both parties. 

  • Venue is rented for at least three days, on the week as Monday through Wednesday, or Tuesday through Thursday. It may also be rented on the weekend, Friday through Sunday. 

  • We are certified for approximately 150 guests. 

  • Our venue operates May through September 

  • Rental includes use of all four sites.

  • Festivities must conclude at 10 pm 

  • Smoking is not permitted on the premises. 

  • Portable toilets are required.

  • Ingress, parking and egress are at the direction of Braidwater Staff

  • Barn is available for inclement weather. 

  • Guests quarters are private for the bridal party or their designees, and are limited to 6 in number. 

  • Amplified sound (music or voice) must be volume controlled. 

Financial: 

  • Event insurance is required. This should cover 1M each occurrence, up to 2M aggregate, to include host liquor liability, hired and non owned auto liability, and medical

  • Refundable security deposit equal to insurance deductible is required. 

  • Payment of 50% of rental and venue price is required to book . 

  • Second 50% is due at least 90 days in advance of event. 

  • Cancellation after 90 days in advance of event is non refundable unless venue is rebooked. 

  • Credit card payments are accepted with 3% surcharge. 

Housekeeping and Decorating: 

  • Decoration is subject to approval. 

  • Lit candles must be attended. 

  • Cleanup may be accomplished by wedding party and subject to approval of Braidwater Staff. 

  • Damage may be compensated through the security deposit and or event insurance. 

  • Outdoors rice may be thrown but not synthetics such as glitter or confetti. 

  • Indoors glitter or confetti may be thrown, but food such as rice may not. 

Safety: 

  • Alcohol must be served by professional bar tenders qualified to serve and monitor alcohol. We strongly encourage limiting alcohol to champagne, wine and beer. 

  • Guests staying in the vacation rental must be safely able to negotiate stairs and ladders. 

  • Children must be attended at all times since we are right on the river. 

Version 1.2 GSN 6/10/23

Click HERE for a copy of a sample contract.