The first word that comes to mind is EXCEPTIONAL. We were the last wedding of the 2022 season, and we went out with quite the bang! From the start we were taken care of by Sarah, who graciously answered each and every question we had when we we...re looking to book at Le Chateau as our venue. This was one of the first vendor visits we had, so she was so kind and insightful in making sure we were asking the right questions during tours - testing out the seating, and giving us great advice for hosting a winter wedding (ie, are there generators in case power were to go out, is there a complimentary coat-check, what is the snow plan, etc).
The cocktail hour is in the main part of the mansion, and during the month of December is decked out with greenery, candles, and actual roaring fireplaces. It's unreal.
Tori was assigned as our day-of event coordinator, and she was such a pleasure to work with from the start. Tori was super responsive to emails and helped us with any detail leading up to the wedding.
We had our tasting in April - and it was set up like a wedding where future brides/grooms came to party, try out stations and meet with a handful of recommended vendors. All of the food was extraordinary. There was one station we would have never considered having at our wedding until we tried it at the tasting - the China Town Station. We decided to add that at the last minute, and I'm telling you - people are STILL raving about it.
Kristene was our Maitre'D, and she knocked it out of the park! Everything was impeccably organized and no detail went unnoticed. On drop-off two days before the wedding, she made an inventory of every item brought in, where it should go, and how it should look. She and her team also quickly packed up all of those items, and packed them into my car for me.
Ryli was our bridal attendant - and when I originally didn't know what a bridal attendant did, the answer is literally EVERYTHING. Ryli is the only reason we ate anything at cocktail hour, and even bustled my dress for me. She also boxed up any part of our dinner we were unable to finish. She is the epitome of a rockstar. Anywhere I turned, she was helping me with my train, making sure I was where I needed to be for the photographer, bringing me drinks, and even made a smorgasbord of all the stations and passed apps so we could try them. I don't know what we would have done without her, but we are so ever grateful.
The food was so good that it made me wish I could just eat there all of the time. The cocktail stations were flowing with food, and everyone couldn't get enough of that and the passed apps. Dinner was amazing - we had the pumpkin ravioli, trevisano salad, and an option of the 24-hour short rib, faroe salmon or eggplant. The 24-hour short rib was the best thing I've ever eaten - you didn't even need to use a knife!
The waitstaff, bartenders and cooks overall were simply phenomenal. At no point did any guest feel like they needed anything - the waitstaff were so proactive, that if they saw someone with an almost finished glass, they were on it to replace/refill before it was even asked.
We had many people say this was the best wedding they have ever been to and that we set the bar high - and these are some people who are exceptionally hard to impress. Le Chateau is a premium wedding venue that values a luxurious, no detail missed experience. Trust the process, and totally trust their recommended vendor list - everyone was WONDERFUL.