The Bell Farm is a working farm in Loxahatchee — sugarcane, tropical water lilies, animals, open sky — and a wedding venue in the middle of Palm Beach County. Weddings start at $2,500 for the venue. Below is the venue, and an honest planning guide for anyone marrying outdoors in South Florida.
Most "rustic" venues in South Florida are event properties styled to look agricultural. The Bell Farm is the other way around: it is a real, state-registered agritourism farm that happens to be one of the prettiest places in Palm Beach County to get married. The sugarcane is actually growing. The water lilies are actually blooming. The animals are actually ours. Nothing gets trucked in for the weekend.
That matters for photographs, and it matters for feel. Guests arriving at 16140 Okeechobee Blvd are ten to twenty-five minutes from Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage, and West Palm Beach — but the moment they step out of the car, the county disappears. Open ground, cane light, quiet. It is a short drive and a long way from a hotel ballroom.
The Bell Farm has been operating since 2009 and is registered with the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services as an agritourism operation, protected under Florida Statute 570.854. That is not marketing language — it is the legal footing that lets a working farm host guests and events on agricultural land, and it is worth asking any farm venue whether they have it.
Season is the single biggest decision an outdoor South Florida wedding makes, and it drives everything downstream — comfort, cost, and how hard your rain plan has to work. Here is the honest shape of the year in western Palm Beach County.
This is the section we would want a friend to read before signing anywhere in Florida, ours included. Every outdoor venue should be able to answer all of these clearly, in writing, before you pay a deposit.
When you call us, ask us these exact questions. We would rather have that conversation in month one than in the last week.
A farm wedding is not a ballroom wedding with hay bales. The setting gives you something a hotel never will, and in exchange it asks for a little more thought. None of this is difficult — it is just easier when nobody is surprised on the day.
Footwear and the ground. Natural ground is uneven, and stiletto heels sink. The kindest thing you can do is say so on the invitation or the wedding website — "outdoor farm ceremony, block heels or flats recommended" — so guests dress for it and enjoy the night instead of managing their shoes. A basket of flip-flops near the dance area is a small touch people remember.
Bugs and the hour before sunset. Florida evenings bring mosquitoes, especially in the wet season and especially near water. This is a solved problem — plan for it rather than react to it, and talk to us about the specific spots and timing on the property.
Parking and arrival. Farm parking is on the grounds, not in a garage. For larger guest counts, a shuttle from a nearby hotel is worth pricing — it solves parking, it solves driving home, and it puts everyone in the same happy bus at the end of the night.
Restrooms and getting-ready space. Ask every farm venue what exists on site and what needs to be rented. Where you and your party get dressed, in air conditioning, on a Florida afternoon, is a bigger comfort decision than most couples expect.
Sound, light and the neighbors. Amplified music outdoors carries differently than it does indoors, and sunset in Florida is fast — one minute you have golden light, the next you need real lighting to see the cake table. String lighting and a couple of well-placed uplights change the entire mood of an open field.
The animals. They live here, and they are a genuine delight in photographs — but they are farm animals, not props. We will walk you through where they will be, what is safe to approach, and how to build them into your day rather than around it.
Venue pricing in South Florida spans an enormous range, and the number you see advertised is rarely the number you pay. Two things move it more than anything else: the month, and the day of the week. A Saturday in February and a Friday in July are different products at every venue in this county.
At The Bell Farm, weddings start at $2,500 for the venue. What lands on top of that is up to you — a private farm-to-table dinner at $150 per person, our own food truck, on-site stays from $145 a night, the spring soak, your own vendors, or a very short guest list and almost nothing else. We would rather quote your actual day than publish a package that fits nobody.
When you compare venues, compare the same things: what the base fee actually includes, how many hours you get, whether tables and chairs are in or out, whether you must use in-house catering, what the tent contingency costs, and what happens to your deposit if a storm moves your date. Those six answers explain most of the price differences you will see.
Weddings start at $2,500 for the venue. Final pricing depends on your date, guest count, and how much of the farm you use. Add-ons like our private farm-to-table dinner ($150 per person) and on-site farm stays (from $145 a night) are priced separately. Call (561) 779-3213 for a quote on your actual day.
The Bell Farm is at 16140 Okeechobee Blvd, Loxahatchee, FL 33470, in western Palm Beach County — a short drive from Wellington, Royal Palm Beach, The Acreage, Palm Beach Gardens, and West Palm Beach.
Yes. The Bell Farm has operated since 2009 and is a Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services registered agritourism operation with animals, sugarcane, tropical water lilies, and a nursery — protected under Florida Statute 570.854. The setting is real, not staged for events.
November through April is the dry, cooler season and is the busiest and most expensive window across South Florida. Summer dates are more available and more affordable, but fall inside hurricane season (June 1 – November 30) and the afternoon storm pattern, so a later ceremony start and a genuine rain plan matter more.
Every outdoor wedding needs a written rain plan before the deposit is paid — a specific covered backup, a known decision deadline, a tent price and tent order cutoff, and clear contract language about severe weather. Call us and ask these questions directly for your date; we would rather answer them in month one than in the last week.
Yes — bring the team you want. Call us to talk through vehicle access, load-in timing, and power for your vendors. We also have our own options on site: the private farm-to-table dinner at $150 per person, and America, our state-licensed food truck.
Yes. There are two units on the property — a tiny oasis for two guests from $145 a night and a cottage that sleeps four from $175 a night, both seasonal. They are popular with the couple for the night before or the night of.
That is exactly what our private farm-to-table dinner was built for — $150 per person, served on the farm. Many couples use it as the rehearsal or welcome dinner the night before, then use the food truck for a casual late-night service after the reception.
Tell them it is an outdoor farm ceremony on natural ground and recommend block heels or flats — stilettos sink. Light fabrics in the warm months, and a layer for after sunset in the cooler ones. Putting that line on the invitation or wedding website saves everyone's evening.
Yes. A twenty-guest golden-hour ceremony is one of the loveliest things this farm does, and it is a very different day than a large reception. Tell us the shape of the day you want and we will quote that, rather than a package built for someone else.
Call or text Randolph at (561) 779-3213 — he answers seven days a week. You can also see open windows on the availability calendar on The Bell Farm page, then call to hold the date.