I booked my wedding with Allenberry while their renovations were ongoing--to some people, it seemed like a gamble, but I'm so glad I did! Although Allenberry Resort has changed many things in terms of their staffing/structure over the course of... our wedding planning, they only made changes for the better! Their striving to improve did not go unnoticed by me.
Their new Wedding Events planner, Kelsey Ivan, was excellent. We had clear communication, she was always timely and responsive, and she made all the changes in our contract we requested in timely fashions. She kept us on track with when payments needed to be made, things needed to be signed, and gave us every detail we needed. She provided us an event timeline, and I'm thankful for that! She really listened to us and what sort of event we envisioned.
On the day of, I was impressed by her service even more! She made sure that we had golf cart drivers to transport the bridal party around the property (thanks Kelsey, Patty and others!), she brought us umbrellas when it started to rain and we needed to walk inside from the golf carts, and she brought drinks/food down during the cocktail hour when my husband and I and our bridal party just weren't ready to head up yet!
During the reception, Kelsey kept everything running on time, and personally brought us food, drinks, and asked if there was anything else we needed continuously. We had the best party there- our guests complimented the food, the venue, and the property itself. The venue even provided some extra lantern decorations for us, which I really liked!
During the planning, we asked if we could have an after party at the Fire pits so our guests could continue to hang out and enjoy the evening. Allenberry had great staff there to help with that. It had rained earlier and the fire wouldn't light-- that was ok! A very kind man from the resort was there and retrieved dry firewood and got everything going again! Our friends and family especially enjoyed the extra time to be together.
I had guests asking me if we were secretly filming a Hallmark Film because the grounds were so beautiful. Our guests loved the property and the unique housing options, like the various cottages. Our bridal party all stayed in the Creek House and they just had a ball! This house also became the center of where the families spent time together as well.
This was more or less a destination wedding for our guests, and it was the perfect choice. Allenberry is truly a remarkable place where groups can gather together and enjoy themselves and each others' company in a historic, natural setting with perfectly coordinated modern details and personalized service. My grandparents had even arrived early and the staff at the front desk had gotten to know them a bit as well!
The resort and their staff truly impressed us & our guests!