Middleton Place

Mixed reviews for Middleton place...... the good: -food is great quality -stunning back drops -chairs and tables and basic glassware / flat ware included The BAD: -hidden costs such as linens, outside vendor fees -their banquet team won’t do anything. Will not set up the tables, move or cut the cake, really help at all. Our poor planner basically did the job of 50 people -the food came out so slow half the guests were done eating before the other tables got food -not willing to budge on any rules or work with you on things you want. Everything is $$$$$ - didn’t inform us that we needed a generator for the band and lights until 2 days before the event even though we clarified this multiple times -paid for seafood display for 200 people and I think everyone got 1 oyster and 1 shrimp

I recently got married here on April 24th & also have the pleasure of working here as a local wedding planner for other clients! I cannot brag on Middleton Place enough. It is truly the most stunning venue that Charleston has to offer & the staff is absolutely incredible. Whether you are looking for a beautiful place to visit while in town or a stunning wedding venue...you have found the BEST place for both! Alyssa Etheredge, Stunning & Brilliant Events Charleston

My wife and I were absolutely thrilled to have chosen Middleton Place for our wedding. The venue is simply stunning. It’s very spacious, while also feeling intimate, and provided all of the Southern charm that we were looking for. We had our ceremony at Octagonal Garden underneath the big oak tree, held cocktail hour near Crane Pond, and then moved indoors for the reception at the Pavilion (with A/C, bathrooms, etc) which was the best of both worlds. Our guests raved about the beautiful scenery and the food. The beef tenderloin entrée and the honey-glazed hushpuppies served at cocktail hour were huge hits especially! It was a joy to work with Sam throughout the entire planning process. She was very friendly and professional and went above and beyond to make our day so special. Our wedding was originally scheduled for May but had to be postponed to November due to COVID. Sam was very accommodating when we worked with her to change the date, guest count, and many other things along the way. Another bright spot was our experience staying at the Inn. Most of our guests stayed there as well and we utilized the lodge as a hangout spot for everyone to come together the night before the wedding. And there was no better way to unwind the morning after the wedding than having breakfast and coffee overlooking the river on the balcony of the Ashley River Room Suite! Simply put, Middleton Place checked all of the boxes for us and we recommend it for any other couple looking for a one-stop shop for the perfect Southern wedding.

Being local to the area, we already knew how much beauty, charm, and history that Middleton Place has... making it an easy choice to host our wedding here. We worked with Emily who was a delight and an amazing representative of the venue. She was easy to work with, accommodating and addressed any COVID concerns. MP has numerous breathtaking gardens and other locations on the grounds to choose your wedding location. One of the biggest perks is that MP will only reserve one wedding a day so there is no limit to what you can choose. We chose the Octagonal Garden for the ceremony, Sundial Garden for cocktail hour, and the Pavilion for our reception. Both the gardens overlook the Ashley River and are a stunning backdrop. The Pavilion is a newer indoor area with ample space to make entertaining guests easy. We also loved having the sheep roam around for pre-ceremony pictures as well as our horse and carriage ride from the ceremony to the reception. All were very unique and special experiences! It was a seamless experience from ceremony to cocktail hour to reception. The staff were all very professional and friendly. I couldn't recommend a better venue for a Charleston wedding!

My daughter got married here in August 2020. It started raining and the outside decorations were getting soaked. We asked the venue staff if they could get them so we could bring them inside for the ceremony and no one bothered. They just shrugged. They said it was "our job". I have a walker from back surgery. My daughter was in full hair and make up and dress. We paid for guests to get golf carted from their car to the reception area so they wouldn't get soaked but no one bothered doing that either. In fact, the middleton wedding person, Emily, was busy giving a another couple a tour when we needed help about the parking situation. (The venue wanted people parking on the other side of the field and the grass was soaked and it was raining). We asked if we could park cars closer and was told we could not. So all the guests arrived fairly soaked sitting in a cold room with no decorations for the ceremony. After all the guests arrived, a middleton worker kept driving back and forth in the background of the ceremony with a golf cart so photos were impacted. I guess they got the time wrong when there were suppose to drive people to and from. I felt this event was totally mismanaged. The staff wasn't nice or organized for a small 35 ppl wedding. For the money you spend on a venue, you would think you wouldn't get shrugged at and told to get your decorations in the rain. I would not suggest anyone have a wedding here. Yes, it's pretty but the staff were rude and did not stick to the contract.

Middleton Place is truly one of a kind when it comes to Charleston venues. The possibilities for event locations are endless. (not to mention the adorable sheep that wander and graze the property) The Sales Director, Sam, always has her client's best interest at heart. She is hardworking and will do everything in her power to support the needs of her clients and vendors. We adore hosting events at Middleton Place, and we know our couples are in great hands.

Middleton Place made all my wedding dreams come true!!! I can't believe we were lucky enough to have our wedding in beautiful Charleston, SC. Being from Columbus Ohio, my friends and family had no idea how gorgeous Middleton Place was and it blew everyone away! Emily and her team at Middleton helped me envision a beautiful day while also keeping us within budget! I can't thank Middleton Place enough and feel lucky to have joined the other couples that have had the blessing of being married here! THANK YOU!!!

We chose Middleton Place after looking at venues all over the East Coast. Once we explored the property, we knew without a doubt that MP was where we wanted to get married. It was just what we were looking for: on the water with an estate feel with the Museum/house ruins, the landscaped, beautiful gardens, and the animals were an added bonus. Middleton Place is such s large venue that there is plenty of space for everything! At a lot of other venues the cocktail hour felt like it would be squished into the other spaces, but at Middleton there were so many options for locations for each part of our wedding. What a unique, but classic venue. Our coordinators were great at MP. While we were sad to see our initial coordinator leave midway through our planning process, our new coordinator Erin was fantastic and answered my million emails and all of my questions. She even stayed into the night at our wedding to make sure everything went perfectly. We were more than impressed with the food at Middleton Place during our tasting, and it did not disappoint on our wedding day. The food was served exactly on time, still hot, and tasting amazing. Even weeks after the wedding I'm still receiving texts telling me how amazing the food was. We held our ceremony in the Octagonal Garden under the huge tree with spanish moss hanging over us, our cocktail hour was held in the Butterfly Lakes area in the long field overlooking the Ashley River, and our reception dinner was in the Pavilion while our dancing was tented right outside. Every guest who we spoke with told us that the venue was the most beautiful that they had seen. I would HIGHLY recommend having your wedding at Middleton Place. It is so naturally beautiful that you can go all out with decor or do a limited amount, and it will still be stunning. We had the absolute best event, and a lot of that was because where we had it!

Middleton Place wasn’t our first choice but after seeing all the beautiful pictures and seeing the venue in person we knew we had to have our wedding there. It was truly amazing to work with Darby then Emily. They were both very helpful. We a small intimate ceremony with an intimate reception. Our guest list was only 29 people. We had our wedding in the Octagonal Gardens and we see why it is very popular. So beautiful. We had our reception luncheon in the Cypress Room inside of the restaurant. Everything was perfect. I am truly glad we had our wedding at Middleton Place the pictures I received back so far confirmed that it was an amazing choice.

The most beautiful wedding venue! We almost took Middleton Place off of our list when we were looking at venues in Charleston, but as soon as we arrived we knew Middleton was exactly where we wanted to get married. We got married in March and the flowers were all in bloom and the baby lambs were just born! I can’t say enough about how happy we are about choosing Middleton Place for our favorite day. Hope and Molly were the absolute best and they were always so helpful and responsive. Middleton Place will not disappoint!

Middleton Place- what can I even say?!?! The most beautiful wedding venue in Charleston. I cried tears of joy the first time we viewed the venue. It has the perfect balance of elegance, beauty, charm and grace. Darby was a dream to work with and she helped us every step of the way. We had the absolute dream wedding here. The Pavilion is breathtaking and provides the best reception spot. The food was a hit at our wedding thanks to the catering of Middleton. Look no further, you found your place!

Middleton Place is wonderful!! Besides being a super gorgeous and amazing venue, all of the staff are complete gems and absolutely amazing. They go above and beyond to make sure your day is a special one and they really care about making sure the day goes smoothly and that you and your guests have a good time. And Middleton Place Catering is phenomenal as well!! It was an unforgettable experience for both us & our guests!!

Amazing staff + beautiful location = the wedding of our dreams. We worked with Darby and she was absolutely wonderful; indeed, my whole family feels like we gained more than a coordinator but also a friend. She made sure every little detail was perfect and we got exactly the experience we were looking for. And when our wedding guests count went from 325 to 400, she stepped in (with the help of our awesome wedding planners) to completely change the set-up to accommodate everyone. The result --- a stunning wedding that our guests are still talking about to this day. In fact, from the attendants who helped wheel the wedding party and elderly in carts, to the servers, to the grounds keepers, they all treated us with respect and provided excellent service. My guests commented that they felt like they were a part of a Hollywood affair -- they felt like celebrities. Yet, it wasn't just the staff that made Middleton Place special, it was also the beautiful picturques landscape and gardens that created a fairytale scene. Being an African American whose a descendant of formerly enslaved people, I was able to combine my Gullah culture and my husband's Jamaican heritage on those grounds. It was a testament to the strength of our people and how far we've come. To jump the broom like our ancestors once did, under the beautiful oak tree and moss, but this time with full dignity and respect, was powerful. We can't say enough about this unbelievably gorgeous location, the incredible staff, and Darby who helped bring it all together. You won't be disappointed.

I could not be more thankful that we found Middleton Place in our venue hunt. It was the last on our list but the first tour we took once we landed in Charleston. The Middleton Place grounds stunned us and our SPS Director, Sam, was so customer service oriented for us out of towners that had to learn the lay of the land to host a "destination" wedding for our family and friends. Our wedding was everything we ever wanted. There is very little that needs to be done to create a beautiful backdrop to commit to a lifetime together. What we loved about Middleton was the service level, the serene landscape (super quiet marsh/Ashley River as compared to some others in the area), the simplicity, the history, and the FOOD. The food was unreal. The brand new Pavilion to host a reception in was also an added perk that we were so lucky to have! We have so many wonderful memories of our special day and it starts and ends with Middleton.

Our daughter (the bride) is local to Charleston, so this was not a destination wedding for her (although it was for many of our guests). She visited several venues before deciding on Middleton Place for her fairy tale wedding. We absolutely could not have been more pleased! Many of the guests who attended the wedding said that it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever attended. We had 150 guests in attendance, the ceremony was in the Octagonal Garden overlooking the Ashley River, the cocktail hour was in the Sundial Garden and the reception was in the brand new Pavilion (ours was the first wedding there). We worked with Jessie and then Sam (both of whom were phenomenal and completely tuned in to our preferences), and the planning was easy thanks to our wedding planner Candice. The natural beauty of this venue is the draw --- it is spectacular at all times of the year. We didn't have a great rain plan, but carefully watched the forecast in the event that we would need to add tenting or relocate the ceremony and cocktail hour. Fortunately, we were able to proceed with all segments of the evening as planned and it couldn't have gone more smoothly. We were able to have our rehearsal on property the day before the wedding and our guests were given the privilege of visiting the grounds on the morning of the wedding. The food was delicious (provided by Middleton Place) and since we have several in our family with serious gluten allergies (including our daughter), the chef was most accommodating --- they just made EVERYTHING gluten-free. No one except those with allergies would ever have known. We chose a plated dinner with 3 options (beef, fish, pasta) and everything was cooked to perfection. The wait staff and bartenders were friendly and prompt - exactly what you would expect at this venue. Highly recommend this venue and the coordination team there!

I couldn't imagine a more perfect setting for our wedding day, and the venue and staff did not disappoint. The beautiful and serene landscape surpassed all of our expectations, our guests are still talking about how it was the most beautiful place they have ever seen! Sam and her entire staff took such great care of us, answering all of our questions and making us feel confident that our big day would be a dream come true. The new pavilion is absolutely stunning, congratulations to the Middleton team for building such an incredible space! After years of being in awe of everything that Middleton has to offer, my husband and I now have memories to last a lifetime in such an amazing place!

My partner and I fell in love with The Inn at Middleton Place. When we found out that we could marry in the riverside courtyard, we were beyond excited. We were also thrilled to learn that the cost of a ceremony at the Inn was much lower than the cost of marrying in one of the beautiful gardens. We held our ceremony in the courtyard along the river, followed by a cocktail hour as the sun set. Guests then moved into the LakeHouse on the grounds for our reception complete with an amazing Southern meal catered by the staff at Middleton as well as a live band. We could not have been happier with our big day. The staff was overly attentive and we cannot say enough positive things about our event coordinator, Darby Poulos. She was with us every step of the way throughout the two year planning process. By the time we married in October 2017, she felt like family. Our wedding at The Inn at Middleton place brought us immeasurable joy...we just wish we could do it all over again!

If you're reading this review right now, you need to stop looking for a venue because Middleton Place is the one. Not only is it the most breathtaking place in Charleston but the event staff, (shout out to Jessie Tanner), is second to none. When my fiance and I came to visit Middleton for our site visit we didn't even need to get out of our car to know that this was going to be our wedding venue (that's how cool the parking lot is). And then we saw the rest! I'm not lying when I say I started crying when I saw the Octagonal Garden and instantly knew we would be married under the big live oak tree. This is the perfect venue if you want to keep your ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception all on one site. Guests can walk the gardens, be transported by golf carts, or taken from site to site in a horse-drawn carriage! Where else can you find something like that?! But one of my favorite parts, are the animals. There are free-roaming peacocks and sheep, horses, goats, pigs...No, I'm not making this up. (Don't worry, they'll keep them in their pens if you're not into that kinda stuff). It's a real-life dream and truly a magical place. As mentioned earlier, Jessie Tanner was a rockstar. She knows how to do her job and do it well. She was so attentive to my needs, incredibly responsive, and helped me to find light and humor when I was in the stressful trenches of wedding planning. But honestly, with her helping, I didn't stress much at all. My wedding would not have been what it was without all of her help and guidance. (Am I allowed to say she deserves a promotion, or at least a big bottle of champagne?) Seriously, Middleton Place is PERFECT. It's the venue I've always dreamed about and will continue to dream about for years and years to come.

The best venue in Charleston! After visiting several plantations, my now husband and I knew Middleton was the one when we saw how beautiful the venue was and after meeting Jessie Tanner(our event coordinator at Middleton). She was so helpful, organized, resourceful and attentive throughout the entire process and made every request we had happen (down to having the sheep come out for our guests to see)! I can't say enough great things about how helpful she was during the entire process! There are also so many different incredible locations to have the ceremony, cocktail hour, and/or reception and our guests loved getting to walk through the gardens during our cocktail hour! Another thing I loved about Middleton compared to other venues is they only have ONE wedding a night so you aren't sharing the venue with another bride. The food and bar service was also AMAZING and I would recommend the duck tacos(or any of the food) to anyone! :) Everyone at Middleton went above and beyond for us and made our wedding more perfect than I could ever imagine.

I am a Charleston native and have dreamed of having my wedding at Middleton Place for years. I am fortunate to have a husband that is just as enamored with the location as I am. Even though we visited many other venues, Middleton was always, hands down, the favorite. We were drawn to Middleton for its picturesque views, beautiful gardens and sense of heritage and history. We also loved the fact that if we booked a wedding a Middleton, we would have the grounds to ourselves and our wedding guests with no other weddings scheduled on the same day. On our wedding day, there happened to be a couple eloping on the property, right where my husband and I were about to have our first look. (You’ll find her terrible review below). I hate the fact that her “highly rated elopement service” did not even sign a contract with Middleton and did not follow the proper procedure to ensure a stress free day for her. I am so grateful for Sam (Middleton Place event coordinator) and her team for removing the other wedding party so my first look was not ruined. Sam worked tirelessly to ensure I had a perfect day – I was not even aware of the mishap until after the wedding. I also need to take a moment to mention the FOOD! I am a gluten free client and was thrilled to have a private tasting of the food we would enjoy on our wedding day (including gourmet GF macaroni and cheese!!). The chef was fantastic to work with and made sure I was sufficiently stuffed with delicious food on my wedding day! One year later, my husband and I are still OVER THE MOON with our wedding a Middleton Place. Our family and friends still talk about how our wedding was the most beautiful weddings they have ever attended. We visited the restaurant for our one year anniversary dinner and were greeted with champagne for us and our family (compliments of Sam). We love this location, its history and its purpose, and will continue to support it for years to come!

I worked with a private, highly rated elopement service to plan my Middleton place ceremony. The place is gorgeous and I will have fond memories of our wedding day and stay at the Inn, but unfortunately Middleton’s treatment of our party made for a very nerve-wracking experience. Immediately following our ceremony, my family was approached by the COO of Middleton and told we would need to stay out of the way of another bride who would be arriving within the hour. Our photographer, who has worked with Middleton before, said sure, we will do photos and move on. I understood that. When the COO approached us for the 3rd time within the half hour to ask us to "move along", I finally stepped in and informed him that our coordinator had arranged prior permission to be there, to which he replied that he had no record of our booking. I knew at that point that something was very wrong, but he was apologetic, I gave him the names of our coordinators, and we finished our photos and went off to enjoy the rest of our night. The next morning I was shocked to receive an alert that the Inn had charged my credit card $1800. I walked over to the office and was told that they were passing along a fee for having had an “unauthorized event on their grounds.” This was done despite my coordinators having left messages immediately following the confusion during our ceremony, and without any conversation or warning from management. Luckily my coordinator got right on the phone and had the charge removed, but the plantation claimed they had never received the multiple messages from our coordinators informing them about our elopement plans. The Inn had sent champagne to our room the day prior! They clearly knew we were getting married and I had told them twice what was planned. Even if we had blatantly broken the rules, I would have expected a conversation with management before such a charge was placed. They clearly knew there was more to the story and yet made no effort to get to the bottom of it. And they put their inn staff in the terrible position of having to blindside me. They were visibly uncomfortable when I walked in, and once the charge had been removed and I asked for an updated invoice, they were so embarrassed/flustered that they would barely make eye contact. Bad management all around. Some blame definitely goes to my awesome coordinators for not demanding an affirmative response from Middleton before the wedding day, which they have bent over backwards to acknowledge. But as they had given Middleton multiple opportunities to respond if there was a problem with our plans, and my coordinators had past positive experiences bringing in a small elopement onto the Middleton grounds as long as prior warning was given, they did not anticipate this issue. None of it excuses the treatment I received from Middleton staff.

We spent a week in Charleston at the Inn for our honeymoon. The grounds were beautiful and the rooms were perfect. Definitely not a cookie cutter hotel. We enjoyed the character of the Inn and would definitely love to come back!

My wife and I had the pleasure of working with Sam from Middleton Place. All throughout our wedding process she delivered top notch service and professionalism. We were just married there on 09/22 and we are still receiving compliments on how beautiful the location was from our guests. The ambiance was perfect, which even included butterflies in the garden on our wedding day.

We took a 5 day cruise out of Charleston which left on Monday, so Saturday evening and Sunday, we stayed at the Inn at Middleton Place. Let me just say, we didn't make it into Charleston as we had planned, until time to get on the ship. Middleton Place is gorgeous! Birds, sheep, dragonflies, spanish moss, and just beautiful scenery everywhere. As an amateur photographer, I was in heaven. It was quite humid in Charleston, as it usually is in late July, but we loved it. The Inn itself was great too, and we got a free pass into the plantation because we were guests at the inn. That's the largest bathtub I've ever seen, and my regular sized bathtub just looks so inadequate now. If you want a bubble bath, better start running the water at least 15 minutes before you want to get in and soak. The room was lovely, and secluded. Perfect start to our honeymoon.

Everyone at Middleton did a wonderful job at making my day special. I would highly recommend a wedding or any event here. All the guests talked about how good the food was and how beautiful it was on the grounds!!

I might be a little biased, because I have grown up around both Middleton Place and the Inn at Middleton Place. If you're looking for a gorgeous venue with a slightly lower price tag and more availability, you should definitely look into the Inn! The food is wonderful, but be warned that your catering options are limited to either the Inn or one other vendor (except for cakes, which can be done by anyone).

We live in Wisconsin and had our destination wedding at Middleton Place. It was absolutely beautiful! Our guests kept saying, now we know why you chose this place! Our wedding at the Crane Pool and reception at the Pavilion were perfect! It was everything we had hoped for and more!

The atmosphere was absolutely beautiful! It was everything my husband and I wanted plus more. They went through several changes with staff members but at the end of the day we were always taken care of.

We recently moved to Charleston from Atlanta, GA and every guest at our wedding was from out of town. They are still talking about how gorgeous our ceremony setting was in the Octagonal Garden and how beautiful the reception was in the pavilion! I worked with Chelyse for 10 months to arrange everything at Middleton just the way we wanted. She was there every step of the way and was so courteous and helpful anytime we had questions. Middleton is not just a wedding venue, it is a beautiful historic experience for you and your guests!

It was absolutely breath taking! The sales manager, Chelsye Harp, was a pleasure to work with!

most beautiful wedding venue on the face of the earth

Julia, Megan and Duval Catering were so helpful in making our wedding day the best ever. They help make planning so easy. We did not have even one crisis on wedding day!! The Plantation is absolutely amazing and the best part was having the whole day at one location so guests did not have to travel.

This wedding location is stunning the day was perfect, and everyone was very helpful in the process. Couldn't have asked for a better wedding venue.

She was extremely organized and kept everyone on track the day of the rehearsal and wedding.;The planner is extremely tactful almost blunt. She does a wonderful job and was worth every penny.

The site was amazing. It was great that the ceremony, cocktail hour, and the reception were all located at one site. The plantation was so beautiful.;The wedding coordinators were not consistant, they were hired and fired several times through out our planning experience