We were THRILLED with our wedding at the Cork Factory Hotel on May 28, 2023. Everyone at the Cork Factory are absolute pro's at wedding planning, and it shows. From our first tour to the sweet message our coordinator sent us the week after our wedding, every interaction exceeded expectations and every detail was thought of. Our biggest priority for our wedding was being able to enjoy the day of totally without stress or, really, anything to do beyond getting married, and being at the Cork Factory (and having the world's best coordinator, Jennifer Noel) meant that was exactly what I could do.
In the lead-up to the wedding, the Cork Factory does a great job of staying in touch. Their list of recommended vendors is comprehensive - we picked almost all of our vendors from their recommended list (and they were all so wonderful to work with). Especially since we were planning from Washington, DC, knowing that my vendors came pre-screened from a venue we trusted meant a lot. The team provides a general timeline, as well, and we had so much fun at the tasting event.
We really wanted an inclusive wedding venue, and the Cork Factory's package included it all. The house linens are beautiful, the chairs included are wonderful (Chivari!!), and the food!! In addition to being delicious, there was lots of food at the cocktail hours (from stations to passed apps, the Cork Factory does a wonderful job with staging it around the cocktail hour to avoid serious lines), and the dinner for almost 150 people was served extremely quickly to all. The in house cake is included, as well, and delicious! The cocktail hour space is where the bar is during the dinner, and it ended up being wonderful to still have that space for some of our guests who wanted to socialize more than dance once the dance floor opened up.
The space is stunning - they've done a wonderful job incorporating their history in a beautiful, modern hotel. I highly advise booking the wedding and the billiards suites - they are beautiful, spacious, and the perfect getting ready space. We had our rehearsal dinner and brunch on site, as well, and it was so relaxing to be able to host everything at one venue but in three different spaces.
By far, the best thing that working with the Cork Factory got us was our coordinator, Jennifer Noel, who was an absolute lifesaver. She answered all of our (many!!) questions quickly and thoroughly in the lead-up to the event. She coordinated with our vendors for set up, she reserved a plate of passed appetizers from the cocktail hour for us to eat at dinner, she dealt with clean-up, she made sure our belongings were where we could easily find them the next day - from big to litte, everything was so well-handled by her. I miss working with her now that our wedding is over - which is a very high compliment considering how stressful wedding planning is!
All in all, I strongly, strongly recommend the Cork Factory Hotel. People always say "something goes wrong at every wedding," but that was not true at our wedding! It was absolutely perfect, and so much of that is thanks to having it at the Cork Factory Hotel.