More Than a Venue: Bees, Honey, and 175 Fruit Trees at The Manor 1858
When couples search for a wedding venue in Loudoun County, Virginia, they're usually picturing a pretty backdrop for photos. At The Manor 1858, they get that and something rarer: a working farm that shapes the entire celebration, from the honey on the welcome table to the fruit trees framing the ceremony.
Set on 22 rolling acres in Aldie, just twelve minutes south of Leesburg, The Manor 1858 is home to The Farm 1858, our agritourism program. It's not a themed detail added for the photos. It's a living, working landscape guests can walk through, taste, and take home a piece of.
A Farm Wedding Venue With 175 Fruit Trees
Two orchards anchor the property: a hundred-tree apple orchard set across the rolling hills, and a second grove of 75 fruit trees overlooking the historic Manor House. Together, that's 175 fruit trees in bloom each spring and heavy with fruit by fall, making The Manor 1858 one of the few orchard wedding venues near Leesburg, VA where the ceremony backdrop is also a working crop.
Couples marrying in The Orchard exchange vows beneath dappled sunlight and seasonal blossoms, a naturally romantic setting that needs no additional florals to feel complete. Come autumn, the same trees turn the grounds warm and gold, giving fall couples a completely different, equally striking backdrop from the same 175 trees.
Our Apiary: Bees and Raw Honey On-Site
Beyond the orchards, The Manor 1858 keeps a growing apiary on the property. Our bees pollinate the very blossoms your guests will wander through, and in return, they produce raw honey drawn directly from those orchard flowers. It's a small, tangible detail that guests remember: honey grown, harvested, and served on the same land where the wedding took place.
For couples planning a farm-to-table wedding in Virginia, this is the kind of detail that turns a reception favor or a welcome-bag gift into something guests can't get anywhere else.
Estate Olive Oil, Too
Alongside the fruit trees and hives, we're growing a grove of potted Arbequina olive trees, pressed each season into our own estate olive oil. Guests are welcome to taste it, and couples can bring it into their wedding weekend as a favor, a rehearsal dinner detail, or simply a story to tell.
What's Coming: A Raised-Bed Garden for The Hunton
Beginning in 2026, an exquisitely designed raised-bed garden will open on the property for seasonal harvest walks. Its produce is grown to grace the table at our sister property, The Hunton, in downtown Leesburg, meaning guests can, quite literally, taste what they watched grow just weeks earlier. Every element of The Farm 1858 is guided by regenerative, organic practices that honor the soil and the surrounding Loudoun County ecosystem, and guests are always welcome to witness and take part in that process firsthand.
Why Agritourism Matters for Your Wedding Day
Choosing a working farm wedding venue means your celebration is tied to something bigger than a single day. The orchard your ceremony sits in, the bees that pollinated it, the honey on your table: it all comes from the same 22 acres, with a story that started long before your wedding and continues long after. For couples drawn to nature, sustainability, and a setting that feels genuinely alive rather than staged, that's the difference between a beautiful venue and a beautiful, working farm.
Ready to see the orchards, meet the bees, and taste the honey for yourself? Get in touch to schedule a tour of The Manor 1858, or explore The Farm 1858 and our wedding venue spaces to start planning your celebration.
