Bavaria Downs

Bavaria. HUGE shoutout to Monica - she did an amazing job with us and we received tons of compliments on her specifically. Can't wait to come back to visit!! Book this venue - you will not be disappointed!

the whole day. They are so kind and helpful and I have nothing but great things to say about the whole team. The venue speaks for itself. It is GORGEOUS!

mmendation is that if you are doing an outdoor ceremony, keep it mind what veil you choose as mine was very long and it just ended up getting completely twisted due to the wind. Besides that the day was absolutely perfect and I would definitely recommend this venue!

for our wedding party to relax the morning of the wedding and have everyone in one place. The planning process was a breeze. They thought of everything and made sure you didn’t miss a thing when it comes to the details of your wedding day. Every request was met with a welcoming smile and beautiful execution. Thank you Bavaria Downs for the most beautiful wedding day!

e talent is visible and you can be certain that they will take care of everything so that you can just relax and enjoy your day. Everything from the grounds to the furniture is naturally beautiful so not much else needs to be done when decorating. If I was to do it all over again I wouldn't change a thing! I am still in awe of how perfect everything was and have been told from many people that it was the best wedding and venue they have EVER been to. Thank you for making our day so special we will treasure it until the end of time.

eptional! The bridal suite will blow your mind and is such a special space to get ready for your big day. All of our guests were extremely impressed and could not stop raving about the experience.

because there was some miscommunication that happened the day of our wedding. One of our vendors was to put a greenery backdrop up behind the head table but our coordinator directed them to set it up in front of the photobooth instead. By the time they were done setting up the backdrop the coordinator realized the mistake and had them take it down and set it up again in the right spot! Which I am so grateful for! The downfall was that because of this mistake, they refused to give us our security deposit back which was a reasonable amount of money. Also, at the end of the night we had a different coordinator who didn't know where things were supposed to go and made the clean up process more of a challenge and some things got misplaced. We absolutely loved having our wedding at Bavaria Downs but just wish there was more communication and organization for the day of the wedding.

! The landscaping grounds and the little details throughout the place, made everything so much more special. The Bavaria staff are genuine people! They ensure that your day goes smoothly and are just so nice!! Truly amazing people! By seeing this venue, you would know that it lies here in Minnesota. Best decision ever!

e and out on the grounds. Thank you, Bavaria Downs! --Nicholas and Nancy

e guests loved being able to hang out outside during cocktail hour while enjoying drinks at the gorgeous bar front inside. The reception site was easily transformed and the area for the sparkler send off was beautiful in photos. Even the surrounding elements made for beautiful photos throughout the day!

ed with us to set up the timeline for the day and we felt very assured that the staff at Bavaria would make sure everything went smoothly and we could relax and enjoy the day. Because of Covid, the wedding was postponed and Melissa left Bavaria Downs. We were assigned a new planner, Hannah. We booked our photographer, videographer, DJ and florist through Bellagala. About three months out, we were informed that our photographer was not going to be able to work the wedding. We had to find another photographer. About a month out, my daughter checked our vendor contract and saw that the videographer we had chosen had left Bellagala and we didn't have a videographer. We had never been told. Luckily my daughter caught this or we would not have had a videographer. The day of the wedding, things went great except for a couple hiccups. I told Hannah when we arrived at 8:00a.m. that we were down a table and which one to remove. She did not relay that to the people setting up tables. We were two place setting short at our table. Not huge issues, just annoying. The real problems were at the end of the evening. At some point Hannah left and I was never informed about who was in charge. The bar was supposed to stop serving at 10:30. Did not happen. My daughter and son-in-law were supposed to depart into an awaiting car at 10:45. Did not happen. The DJ was supposed to announce that everyone should head out to send the couple off. When it became apparent to me that things were not winding down, I found a girl removing table decorations (staff was removing table decorations onto carts while the guests were still in the ballroom) and asked here why the bar was still serving, when the DJ was going to tell people to head out and if the car was there. She went to check on the car and said it wasn't there. She did not have the contact info for the driver. I had emailed and texted Hannah with that info and she never passed it along. So, I scrambled to find someone to drive the couple. It was all very stressful. I should not have been the one that made sure the bar stopped serving, the DJ got people out, and the couple had a car to get into. I was told that Bavaria staff would make sure all went smoothly. But, there was no-one in charge. I was told the bartenders would not serve people that were obviously intoxicated. They did. The bartenders were not supposed to serve shots. They did. And, one bartender told a guest "I take bribes if you want the whole bottle" (of wine). All in all, it was a bad ending to an otherwise beautiful day and that should not have been the case. I brought these issue to the Operations Director and Damico Senior Event Planner. I did not find their responses acceptable.

ing short of perfect! Even while planning through these crazy times, the whole team at Bavaria was very accommodating, understanding and made sure that we were always happy and stress free! The venue is like no other and even being there over a handful of times with planning and the actually weddings, I want to go back all the time!! I would recommend anyone to book Bavaria Downs as their venue, you won't regret it :)

ty much all taken care of, you come in and they tell you where to go what to do, and what to do next. (You'll already have the schedule beforehand but they will still help you through it all) it's absolutely beautiful, and just overall perfect for everyone! Want an outdoor wedding? Percect for you. Indoor? Perfect for you! Little bit of both? Perfect for you!!

at this venue is so quick to respond to questions and was so helpful throughout the planning process. The venue is absolutely gorgeous as well! I am so glad we got to spend our special day here and I would definitely recommend!

to provide us structure, support, flexibility, and an overall excitement and positive energy. They worked with us to recreate as much of our Vermont vision as possible. We really liked all the options Bavaria provided for us to easily book vendors both through their sister company Bellagala, and on our own. Our day at Bavaria was so very beautiful from start to finish! I am very happy with how things worked out. Due to Covid, we did a flip-flopped flow where we had the ceremony outside, followed by cocktail party and live band outdoors. Bavaria and D’Amico were flexible to help provide an outdoor bar, space to party, and multiple rounds of individually plated hors d'oeuvres. After 2 hours we transitioned inside to have dinner, speeches, dessert and a little more dancing. The staff was extremely accommodating and helpful throughout, and our wedding was lovely!

l day being full of extraordinary memories Jake and I will hold dear for the rest of our lives. From our first meeting last year, we knew we’d found our perfect place, but we had only a hint of how amazing the Bavaria Downs team would be as we put the pieces together. I can only imagine how stressful the planning (especially in these uncertain and ever-changing times) would’ve been without the kindness, expertise, unwavering support, and fantastic communication we received from everyone we worked with, which was SO greatly appreciated. Our guests were as in awe of the stunning venue as we’ve been, coming up to us and our parents throughout the event to gush about the house and grounds, and our wedding party was blown away by the next-level getting-ready spaces! Jake and I couldn’t have asked for a more perfect day at a lovelier place to celebrate our wedding with our family and friends.

house. My favorite elements were how flexible they were with various ceremony sites, the endless beautiful spaces to take pictures, and how organized the staff was. You won't regret hosting your wedding or event here!

our time at Bavaria Downs because the views are like no other. Thank you!!!

y help make this as a top destination for a wedding. We could not have been happier with how it turned out. Even with COVID-19 going on, everyone had a great time and had nothing but compliments to share about the venue and its staff. Thank you so much for providing us with a positive day to cherish for the rest of our lives!

consultants, were so helpful leading up to our big day as far as making sure that everything fit our vision. They were very patient and kind through everything! Kerry, our day of coordinator, was on top of it! She made sure that we had everything we needed throughout the day, helped to quickly handle any little issues prior to the ceremony (i.e. I forgot a basket and flowers for my for girls, etc.), and kept everything perfectly on time! I was very impressed with all of the staff, and of course the venue is gorgeous!!! We fell in love with it as soon as we pulled into the driveway when touring venues over a year ago and no other venue we toured compared. Our guests were blown away by the beauty of the house and grounds, as well! They also expressed how safe they felt with all of the precautions that Bavaria took to keep everyone safe!... Our wedding day was everything we wanted and more thanks to Bavaria Downs!

felt like a private sanctuary just for us and our loved ones to celebrate. We dealt with a lot of changes and restrictions with covid and even working through the alterations, the team at Bavaria really made all our worries go out the window! Thank you, Bavaria for making our wedding day a dream come true!

a wedding planner, the expertise and advice the team at Bavaria has provided has relieved so much of our planning anxiety. Their response time has also been extremely impressive. We cannot wait for our big day and have no doubt this was the best venue choice for us!

e Coronavirus. Melissa at Bavaria Downs has been an angel through it all- she has been quick to respond, kind as could be, and so hardworking. She has moved mountains for us to reschedule our wedding day- coordinated with Christie (our amazing catering coordinator), our videographer, photographer and DJ. One thing that stuck out to us about Bavaria Downs is that they take care of you- we could sense that from the day we toured it for the first time to today, when we're in the middle of this nightmare of postponing our wedding! Melissa has our back and we are beyond grateful for everything she and her staff have done to move our date with ease. I 100% recommend Bavaria Downs, and would a million times over!