Brighton Abbey

d multiple times throughout the night that it felt like a castle and was absolutely beautiful. The staff was incredibly wonderful to work with and Laurina was amazing the day of. We were so happy to have found this gem and couldn't have been happier with how our wedding turned out. Thank you so much Brighton Abbey--you made all of our wedding dreams come true!!!

ld not get ready at the venue. The venue offers 8 hours with the contract, so we added an hour for $1000 and did 12pm-9pm. If we wanted to get ready at the venue, it would've been an extra $1000/hr. I just feel that is ridiculous and not fair to the wedding party. They have a beautiful getting ready section for both bridal party and groom party but it's basically useless unless you want to pay $15k for JUST the venue. The staff was very friendly overall. Also, we did use their bartenders and they are AMAZING. Just be aware about the size and getting ready situation.

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end events to have access to their new courtyard structure and it's great for pics even if you have an indoor ceremony. For budget purposes, you could plan to at minimum rent chairs if you're not looking to use standard white ones that they have one hand. Everything else is really great!

ely gorgeous with surrounding windows and beautiful outdoors views. The outdoor space was perfect for our cocktail hour and had many places for photo opportunities. The reception area had a spacious bar that can be accessed from inside or outside. We worked with Laurina and she was a pleasure, professional and willing to assist us with our ideas becoming reality. I would highly recommend the BA.

ponse from her (including for my invoices!) which made me a little nervous for the wedding day itself. Luckily, I had a wonderful wedding planner, but I would not have trusted the Brighton Abbey staff on their own to make sure things went off without a hitch. Overall, Brighton Abbey is a beautiful venue, but the professionalism and organization of the staff could be greatly improved.

o booth which was a big bit with the guests. The owners went out of their way to make sure everything was perfect.

answered. It would take around a week to get a response to simple emails. This made the day much more stressful. On top of that, the venue was very hot the day-of and never cooled down during the night. If it wasn’t for these things, it would be five stars, but it needs some work.

t not been for poor treatment and lack of professionalism/communication from venue staff. Although we tried to communicate many times, there were “to do items” like purchasing insurance and other vendor agreement forms, that we were told about at the very last minute (which increases stress). Communication regarding payments and pricing was unnecessarily confusing and we never received any communication regarding reasoning for not receiving our full damage deposit refund. Even on the wedding day there seemed to be tension and other outside vendors were asking why the venue staff seemed upset. We had always been kind so we assumed that it came down to us sticking to our budget and not wanting to add a ton of extra amenities (i.e., bar service, extensive decorations, etc.). Overall I loved the space but my priorities were ensuring everyone felt love and happiness and low stress that day, which we felt was impeded on by overall staff demeanor.

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ut walk thru, we were told the guest limit was 175. Our signed contract stated a 200 guest limit. As of today, the BA website states it accommodates 200 guests. 2. Day of wedding (12/11/2021): we enter the bridal suite at 9:00 am to a Terrible SMELL, the commode was clogged, after paying 4 extra hours to use the bridal suite in its entirety. The front desk girl, when told of the issue replied “WE could email Laurina, our day of person.” Laurina was not scheduled to arrive at BA until 2:00 pm. Laurina, Becky (Owner) & Jillian (SM) were emailed by me, and the front desk girl after being told it was her job NOT mine! The toilet was not fixed, no attempt was made to unclog it, other than gardener looking at it. A plumber was not called as the owner Becky “Felt it was impractical with us already getting ready in the bridal suite. We can’t help it if the day-before bridal party flushes a non-toilet item down the commode.” Seriously? So the rest of the weekend brides are just S.O.L. & made to endure the grossness and SMELL! The bridal suite bathroom is large. So a plumber could have easily gone in, shut the door to the bathroom and fixed the problem. The venue did NOT have supplies on hand to render the issue & smell. 3. The bride discovered the sliding glass door was missing in the ballroom. We had planned on closing it and opening it upon the bride & grooms big entrance to the reception. When we asked about the missing door we were told “WE could email Laurina.” The response from owner Becky was “It had been broken the week before, tried to replace it but could not have it back in time. If we knew it was such an important element of your daughters wedding day we would have told you about it.” They made NO attempt prior to the wedding to contact myself, the bride, or our wedding planners about it. BRIDES, when you rent a venue you rent every element of the venue, if any element of the venue becomes unavailable it is the VENUE”S RESPONSIBILITY to contact all parties! They did not! *That said, a few days after the wedding I contacted the owner by email and readdressed the issues. NO APOLOGIES were made at any time until I addressed that fact, and NO PRICE ADJUSTMENTS of extra hours PAID were refunded when asked, nor were they offered. Becky simply replied “Thanks for all the great advice. We will take it into consideration. Have a blessed day.” Our day-of venue person Laurina was delightful, however NEEDS to arrive earlier to handle issues! The front desk person NEEDS to wear a smile, be helpful, not have an I DON’T CARE ATTITUDE! The owner needs a PR person, as she is lacking in that area, & only escalates frustrations with her lack of genuine sincerity. *BRIDES, also note that should you break something BA has no problem charging you for that, BUT if BA has issues there are apparently ZERO refunds or consequences for them. *Make sure to add clauses to your contracts BEFORE signing them, in regards to BA’s liability, problems that arise & issue some sort of compensation to you. That is good business practice! Despite our frustrations with BA & owner Becky, we did not let it take away from the irreplaceable moments of our daughter's wedding day! It was an absolutely beautiful & memorable day!

free. We would definitely recommend this venue! Definitely a 5 star!

y with beautiful trees and green grounds. Staff were so incredibly helpful!! Constantly checking on us to see how they could help. Overall, we could not have been happier!

ant and just the perfect size. 100% of the wedding guests expressed how unique and magnificent Brighton Abbey is. This gem surpassed our expectations. The bridal and groom suites are perfect for photo and preparation needs. Jillian, the venue director, has been so helpful from beginning to end. She gave all the advice we needed that led to a very memorable wedding. Emily Nelson (the venue rep) was very helpful, accommodating, and nice. She made sure that the essentials were secured for and during the wedding. I felt comfortable throughout the process. Sought help when needed and Emily always responded on time and had suggestions/solutions! Felt like a true princess in this incredible venue.