A venue where your dream wedding will come true! A first-time user of the Knot, a quick search, and little filter auto populated late one night in bed the name “Bear Brook Valley.” I quickly glanced and from the first photo it immediately caugh...t my eye. I truly gasped from its natural light, elegant, modern barn setting. I turned to my now husband and said this is THE ONE. We took a day trip out to New Jersey with my parents. While on the drive leading up to the venue - the open landscape, greenery, private gates, and fresh air took our breath away. The BBV staff made us feel so special from the moment they greeted us, sharing their knowledge about the venue and most importantly friendly personalities. Our wedding coordinator and tour guide, Christina Phillips, has the whole package when it comes to working with a wedding vendor and truthfully, she is the reason we closed on BBV’s venue. The tour with Christina was not rushed, organized, and she was extremely patient when answering all our questions. The grounds of BBV are beyond spectacular from how clean, decorated, and bright it is. Many of the features and design at the venue are already in place even without a wedding presently occurring - showing off its natural beauty. The 3 ceremony options, to the indoor/outdoor cocktail hour, groom & bridal suites, outdoor patio, and the magnificent grand reception area kept getting better and better by each room that it was hard to believe a venue offers such a balance of perfection from every angle. My parents, husband and I were blown away and extremely impressed by the layout and how everything is all brought together in one formation. While we were on cloud nine, we sat down to review the handbook that offered one inclusive wedding package with everything you need: 3 on-site ceremony options, a variety of ceremony upgrades - we loved the water/lemonade station, early arrival, bridal attendants, top shelf open bar, signature drinks, food from around the world that have unforgettable tastes, ambiance enhancements/extras - we loved the sweetheart backdrop and cigar/whiskey bar station, and lastly the late night menu - brick oven pizza was our favorite! But the most special part of it all was our engagement date was available and we put down our deposit right there at the end of our tour. From that day moving forward…if it wasn’t for Christina’s guidance and support during the entire wedding planning process - our wedding day would NOT have happened as perfectly as it did. Christina is the most responsive, kindhearted, fantastic representation of Bear Brook Valley. She dealt with every tiny detail, miniscule question and offered advice to us every step of the way. We revisited BBV for our food tasting and let me just say this…your taste buds will POP. It was hands down THE BEST FOOD I HAVE EVER BEEN SERVED AT A WEDDING (and I am not saying that because it was our own wedding, but every guest said the same thing!!!). PLUS, BBV’s chefs accommodate EVERY. SINGLE. FOOD. ALLERGY. Now for the day of the wedding…it could NOT have been more prepared, strategic, and efficient. Every single staff member was respectful, caring, helpful and genuinely happy to be of service to our bridal party and wedding guests. Bear Brook Valley exceeded our expectations. This venue will become a top vendor very soon and we hope to attend this venue as a guest one day! Once you step foot here you will not need to see anything else! Bear Brook is ONE OF A KIND!