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I am not sure what your budget is but for a low cost barn, Indian Ladder Farms has a cheap rental that includes a tent (although it is not a very formal tent ie: yellow and blue strips).  The rentals are limited from may - august but the apple trees bloom in may and the rental includes the use of the whole farm including the petting zoo for any children. 

 Hope that helps.

How perfect that I just came across this local WeddingBee board today!  I was doing way too much research on venues today and came across the Bacon Hill Inn in Schylerville.  According to their website, their currently renovating their 1860's barn (3,000 sq ft) for weddings and such.  I don't know when your wedding is or when their renovations will be done, but it's worth checking out... http://www.baconhillinn.com/events.html

Also, I know it's not a barn, but Birch Hill in Schodack has a large pavillion (barn-esque) and a pond... http://www.birchhillcatering.com/weddings.htm

I hope this helps.  I understand what it's like to have something specific in mind and the daunting task of finding "that place" =)  Good luck! 

I looked at a few barns when I was looking for a venue.

I have chosen the Pruyn House's Buhrmaster Barn (to be married 9/26/09).

I also looked at the Wemp Barn, which is privately owned. The owner lets you use it for a wedding for FREE. It's located in Feura Bush, NY. The only downside is that you have to bring in/rent restroom facilities.

A caterer recently told me that the Shaker Heritage Society's Barn (Colonie, NY) has recently been renovated and is now available for weddings. http://www.shakerheritage.org/

I love barn weddings! Good luck!

I posted this to another thread about barn weddings but since it applies equally to this one I figured I'd cut and paste it below:

 Not all barns, or barn weddings, are created equal. Some barns are nice but they're in a lousy setting. Sometimes the setting's nice but the barn itself is nothing to write home about (the worst are the ones that have been so "prettified"--dry wall and polished floors everywhere--that you might as well be in the banquet hall of a Holiday Inn). It's rare that you get both a beautiful barn and a beautiful setting. The Rolls Royce of barns is the "Dutch Barn." These were built by the Dutch along the Hudson River from the late 1600's until the early 1800's. There aren't very many of them and they're limited primarily to the area in and around the Hudson Valley. What sets them apart from other barns is their cathedral-like quality: their soaring height, their massive beams, their medieval floor plan. A wedding in a Dutch barn isn't your typical generic country wedding.

If I seem to know way too much about barns, especially Dutch barns, it's because in 2001 I took one apart piece by piece and moved it to my farm in Ancramdale, NY (two hours north of Manhattan). I spent a year meticulously restoring it to its former glory (it was originally built in 1799) and now have the great pleasure of looking out my window and seeing it towering over the cornfields. I'll let you judge its merits for yourself:

 www.circa1799.com 

 We host parties and square dances and fundraisers and, yes, we rent it out for the occasional wedding. But I'm not here to hawk my barn, I'm just making the point that if you're really looking for a special spot for a wedding don't settle for the first red box with a silo you see. Shop around, there are some very unique locations out there if you take the time to look for them.

Hello, I see some people have mentioned the Wemp Barn.  Does anyone have an email address or contact information for them?  I tried looking online and I couldnt find anything.

Thanks!

Aimee

@tribeca3050: I am also interested in Tralee Farm for a Fall wedding but cannot find any pictures of the inside of the barn online.  Have you taken/found any pictures and if so, could you upload some?  Thanks.