LaBelle Winery-Amherst

as the cocktail hour room and the staff was all fantastic!! I got ready with my bridal party and the mothers in the suite upstairs and it worked perfectly! All of us girls have the best photos and memories from getting ready! All of the outside scenery and indoor decor look beautiful in our wedding photos! My husband and I got engaged at the La Belle in Derry, NH and as soon as we toured La Belle in Amherst and saw the grand ceilings in the main event room and the wine cellar we were completely sold! Ashley was a super helpful and thorough wedding planner for us and the rest of the staff was so friendly and helpful as well! We still get compliments from our guests saying it was the best wedding they have ever been too! Cant say enough good things about our wedding at La Belle Winery.  

ind, and made everything feel so easy. We knew nothing about wedding planning so we were grateful to have Caitlyn guide us through each step when it came to the venue and their services. We had toured one other venue, but Caitlyn’s warmth and LaBelle’s hospitality completely won us over. It never felt like a sales pitch but like she genuinely cared about making our day special. The food at LaBelle was hands down the best wedding food we have ever had. One really cool perk is that if you don’t hit your food and beverage minimum, you can use the remainder on food-related favors from LaBelle or take-home wine. We chose wine and took home several bottles, which we’ll be opening each year on our anniversary! Another thing we loved about LaBelle was their indoor Plan B option for our ceremony if it rained. The room which is also used for receptions is so gorgeous, and even though the weather was on our side and we got to be outside, we wouldn’t have been disappointed if we had needed to move inside. The fact that it looked beautiful inside too took a lot of stress off us. On the day of, the whole team—Arie, Taylor, and Michelle—was incredible. They were so professional and attentive, making sure everything went smoothly. We didn't have to ask for a drink or food once, they brought us everything we needed! We did have a minor issue with one of our guests, but they brought it to us in such a discreet and respectful way that it was handled quickly without disrupting our day. The venue itself is stunning, and having access to the entire property for photos made our pictures turn out gorgeous. The only small thing to keep in mind is that you can’t get onsite until two hours before your event, which made our timeline for formal photos a bit tight before the ceremony. We knew this going in, though, and it didn’t take away from our experience at all. Just something for future couples to consider when planning! Overall, LaBelle Winery was the perfect choice for our big day, and we can’t wait to come back to enjoy their bistro and wine again. Highly recommend for anyone looking for a beautiful venue with a team that truly cares!

y an intimate dinner and then have a big reception the following day. This was our solution to having the small wedding I wanted and the big wedding he wanted. When reaching out to venues, a lot of them ignored this and just tried to convince us to have our larger reception with them. LaBelle, however, heard what we were saying and wrote back with an idea of how they could make both events work for us. When we went to tour the venue, we both loved the space and thought the staff were so kind and we were absolutely sold! There were some hiccups in the planning process, with some slow email response times, but they did have some turnover and I suspect that lead to some overworked staff, so we understand why that happened. I also expect it's getting better now that things have settled a bit. And I will say that despite some frustrations at the speed of communication when we were about 6 months out, once we were 1.5 months out, we were getting immediate responses and questions answered very quickly and it totally makes sense to put more time into the couples whose weddings are coming up sooner rather than later! Everything was absolutely perfect on our two days at LaBelle. We worked with Arie (sorry if I spelled that wrong) as our event manager, who was totally on top of everything and made the day run so smoothly and Maggie the bridal attendant, who was so sweet and made sure we wanted for nothing! Our Thursday ceremony was outdoors on a crisp November evening and they made sure to keep everyone inside until the last possible minute and kept everything running smoothly and quickly so no one got too cold. The vineyard overlook is beautiful and we had a dreamy sunset ceremony. Afterwards, we returned to the bridal suite for a quick toast and they brought us a plate of appetizers, since we were missing part of cocktail hour. They also went to get my veil which I had left outside. They had asked us ahead of time what our favorite drinks were and every time I went to the bar, they were ready with my favorite wine! They were actually running low on that wine and gave me 2 free samples to try in case they ran out and I'm pretty sure at one point, they were only pouring that wine for me and were giving everyone else the substitute which I thought was so kind. The food was incredible and we had the intimate wine cellar dinner of our dreams. The next day, we had a more typical reception. We took all of our posed photos on the beautiful grounds and were able to enjoy our cocktail hour. The appetizers were amazing and they did a great job on our signature cocktails! The reception was beautifully decorated and they did a great job of coordinating the timing and adapting to things taking longer than expected. We loved the food stations menu! We also had fireworks, which my husband really wanted. We got the 4 minute package and it was 10 minutes long! Some people told us it was better than the 4th of July! Then we danced the night away and got to have a private last dance in the wine cellar. They really did a great job of helping us to create our perfect day, even if it didn't fit into a typical wedding mold. Everyone was kind and on their game and I could not recommend LaBelle more highly!