Mountain Valley was the perfect venue for our wedding in August 2022. MV had the gold chiavari chairs, great AC, a beautiful ceremony view, a rain option for the ceremony, nice meal choices, beautiful bridal suite, the hotel down the road with shuttles, and we loved the view on the deck that overlooks one of the courses. We went with the chicken francese, filet mignon, and penne alla vodka with green beans and roasted potatoes. I wouldn’t change our meals, they were great! My chicken and green beans were cooked perfectly!
We had the former coordinator for the first 7 months of our planning. We found out she left and a lot of our details were not documented. This was very frustrating and scary, but coordinators change and it’s not the current staff’s fault. Make sure you get details in writing. With that said, Nancy and Shannon were great! Nancy honored details such as our ceremony start time, rehearsal dinner (highly recommend!), and we did not get charged the sparkler fee because that was a new change after our contract. Nancy and Shannon worked with our odd preferences such as served coffee and cake and bar open during dinner (added fee). We had a few sober groomsmen and Nancy picked up on this at our rehearsal dinner. She offered them NA beers that they had left over from another event and even offered to go on her own time to pick up more NA beer for them for the wedding since we weren’t from the area so they had something to drink- thank you for taking care of our guys!! There was a wedding the night before, but you would never know, other than the smell of bleach in the morning when we walked in, which tells me it’s clean! Having shuttles and the ability for guests to leave their cars overnight if needed was really appreciated too for safety. A huge shout-out to Frank and Gorilla for driving everyone around and making sure our guests were safe!
Hotel: We used the Comfort Inn & Suites down the road for our block and after party and it was great!
Rehearsal/Dinner: Officiants can help with rehearsals, but ours was a friend. Nancy did a great job telling us what to do and when. It was so easy, we were good with one run-through. We booked the overlook pavilion for the rehearsal dinner with a tab bar. They had nice tables with tablecloths set up. The weather was warm, but breezy and the doors were open for a cross breeze that was so nice.
Bridal suite: We got shuttled in the morning to get ready and added the continental breakfast and mimosas. Know your timeline and when you need to be downstairs for the shuttle. We also opted for a private cocktail hour after the ceremony in the bridal suite for the bridal party. This was a great time for everyone to cool off, grab some food/drinks, and freshen up before the grand entrances.
Bar- We did premium and added the extra hour during dinner. We also got the outside bar. We really didn’t have a large wedding that would call for 2 bars, but it was so nice for guests to be able to go outside and relax instead of just sitting at their table or going back and forth. The outside bar will pull guests outside and possibly away from the dance floor, but I didn’t care. I danced all night and was so happy that we had so many guests enjoying themselves with the great views outside and the cool night breeze. Our guests have been raving about the ceremony view and the ability to relax outside at night and understood why we chose Mountain Valley for our wedding.