Our experience planning a wedding at Minerals Hotel was, in a nutshell, seamless. The administration was accommodating throughout the COVID-19 pandemic and allowed us to push the w...edding, 2 times, during those uncertain times without question. We were finally able to have our big day in May 2023 and it was truly our dream wedding. Every member on the Minerals Hotel events team was crucial in making our vision come to life. From Nicole and Dana who guided us throughout the planning process to Kaia, Terry, the chef, kitchen and waitstaff who ensured the day of details were executed, it was an amazing team to work with. Overall the team is organized, communicates effectively, and cares to make your event a success.
It was important for us to find a hotel venue with beautiful grounds that could accommodate a large welcome dinner, the ceremony, an outdoor reception, and an after party – and Minerals Hotel checked all the boxes. The hotel, property, and Sweetgrass Pavilion are beautiful and well maintained. We held our reception in the Sweetgrass Pavilion, which allowed us to have the security of an indoor wedding (in case of rain), but with the outdoor feel we wanted. Dana, her team, and our wonderful floral designers, Stephanie and Jesse Williams from Whisper and Brook Flower Co. decorated the Pavilion beautifully, again, executing our vision perfectly. The timeline we planned was followed, and even though it rained on our day, the team seamlessly pivoted to move cocktail hour and pictures indoors. Our reception was still able to be held in the Sweetgrass Pavilion.
The food at the welcome dinner, cocktail hour, and the reception was absolutely delicious and plentiful. Typically at weddings, we have found that the food at the reception is nowhere near as good as cocktail hour, but that was absolutely not the case here. Since the wedding, we have received many compliments from our guests about the food and their overall experience staying at Minerals Hotel, with more than a few people saying they plan to go back to Crystal Springs Resort for a weekend getaway.
Now, no wedding is perfect, there are so many moving parts it's foolish to think everything will go off without a hitch. Our one criticism is that we did not receive back all of the items we brought to the venue (e.g., extra blankets left by guests in the pavilion after the reception, rechargeable fairy lights, decorative glass bowl from the amenity basket, etc.) and were missing approx. $250 worth of items. We were told if the items were found they would reach out but we never heard back. A minor hiccup in an overall very successful event.
We loved our experience planning and hosting our wedding here and highly recommend checking out Minerals Hotel, Crystal Springs Resort for yourself.