Nathanael Greene Lodge

mails. Tracy let us in to the venue for setup the night before, and led the rehearsal so we knew exactly what was going to happen and when. The ready rooms were spacious enough for everyone to get ready, get hair and makeup done, etc. The day of the wedding, Tracy and her staff were AMAZING! We had a slight "issue" with one of the vendors, which Tracy handled very professionally! We then had found out that Tracy had contacted all the vendors to verify when they were able to access the venue, and verify times of arrival. During the wedding day, every detail was handled by Tracy and her staff! Little unexpected touches, like asking us for drink orders while we were getting photos taken, and the drinks were waiting for us on our table. The staff was all friendly, and truly a joy to work with! We would give them 10 stars if we could! Ron and Marcie

vailable to answer our questions and give lots of great advice. It was so nice to be able to bring in things 2 days before the wedding. The venue was beautiful inside and outside. Thanks again Cheryl and staff.

coordinator. The staff was excellent and the entire evening ran smoothly.

nate to have Cheryl and her team to help out. They were ready to help every step of the way, from planning the layout of the cocktail hour, to decoration ideas, to making sure everything went perfectly that night. Even when we had some last minute decorations and seating changes, Cheryl was always willing to accommodate. The venue looked beautiful with the floor to ceiling windows, and the new dance floor is lovely and a perfect size. My daughter was thrilled with the venue and so were we!

d about how nice of a facility it was. Our coordinator was amazing and very patient and professional through the months of planning, phone calls, emails, and visits. Clean up and set up was easy and they did a lot of the work for us. We would have liked earlier coordination for clean up pick up and details regarding this piece of the day but that is the only drawback we could reflect on and it was very minor. It was also nice to know if the weather didn’t cooperate there was a good plan B option for indoors. There was space for everyone to get ready which was an added bonus, as well. We are so happy that a family friend recommended the venue and with our final selection!

e our ceremony outside under the gazebo and our reception in the main ballroom! We couldn't have asked for a better location for our big day!

rs reception hall. Getting ready was very convenient as there is a large room downstairs for the ladies and a room upstairs for the men; so much nicer than having to get ready and then travel to the venue. Cheryl was our coordinator and did such a wonderful job! She met with us several times leading up to the big day and was always so helpful and willing to work with my hectic schedule. The day of, she made sure the reception hall was set up with our centerpieces arranged beautifully with careful attention to detail, the gazebo was decorated with our flowers and sashes, and she even managed to work up a quick fix when we realized we had a microphone issue. I'm sure there were other things she did that I'm still not aware because from my end, everything seemed to run perfectly smooth. All of the staff involved were so wonderful and so helpful and we cannot thank everyone enough for making our wedding day absolutely perfect!

e night go smoothly! I felt like everything was taken care of and I was able to have the best day of life stress free!

sday before my Saturday wedding. They made our Friday evening rehearsal dinner amazing, and our wedding day beyond what I could imagine. If you are wanting a venue that can do it all and you and your groom don't have to worry about a thing, THIS IS IT! Thanks again Cheryl for all your hard work and effort!

NGL, Cindy, was absolutely amazing and was very helpful and accommodating every step of the way. The atmosphere is beautiful, both indoors and outdoors, and seeing my vision come to life on my wedding day and in my wedding photos was truly unforgettable. I highly recommend Nathanael Green Lodge!!

r's hectic work schedule, I was in charge of the wedding planning...no easy task since I lived out of state. However, after meeting with Cindy, everything just easily fell into place. She is fantastic at communicating ideas and changes and was careful to include both me and my daughter in every communication, which would probably drive most planners crazy. The hall is fairly new and extremely clean and neat, including the restrooms. The large hall is very impressive with huge windows, cathedral ceilings, and a gorgeous fireplace. The price includes the vases, mirrors, water marbles, votive candle holders...everything one might need to make stunning centerpieces. Cindy arranged for us to drop off our decorations two days prior to the event to ensure a stress free rehearsal and wedding day. The staff there did a fantastic job of setting up and decorating the cake and desert table and coordinating the various vendors (bartender, DJ, cake delivery, caterers, beverage delivery). I was able to spend hours constructing centerpieces on-site. This was the most user friendly venue I came across in Cincinnati and couldn't be happier. The clean-up was a breeze...we showed up the next day and took home what we wanted to keep and the rest was taken care of by the staff. Doug was a great help. Cindy is extremely efficient at her job and was just a joy and privilege to work with. She made us feel like family. I would highly recommend NGL for a wedding and reception venue...for the value, for the ease of use, and for the beauty of the building. Another plus...it is about 1-1/2 miles from the Holiday Inn, which was great for all of us out-of-towners.

ew the side of my dress because it kept falling a little bit! All the other workers were just as great! They were all so helpful and kind. They helped us get everything packed and in the cars at the end of the night! I would recommend this to any bride and groom! It’s wonderful and I’m so thankful our day turned out wonderful!!

thing we could have imagined, and she took into consideration our personal styles and budget when planning the event. She asked us questions about the little things for the wedding we hadn’t even thought about and even stepped up to coordinate with the vendors setting up that day on who would arrive when. I would highly recommend Nathanael Greene Lodge to any couple. Without Cindy Tabler and the lodge staff my husband and I would not have been able to pull off such a seamless wedding and reception. Thank you Nathanael Greene Lodge!

ber on the day of our wedding was when my mother in law noticed that our cake didn't arrive yet and my husband and I were about to call the bakery but Cheryl had already contacted the bakery to make sure that it was on its way and let us know before we started to freak out. Also the day of the wedding rehearsal, when we thought that we were going to have our ceremony inside, the staff had prepared the indoor backup setup because we were sure it was going to rain the day of our wedding. The day of our wedding turned out beautiful and our ceremony was moved back outside! Throughout the planning process, we were able to contact Cheryl and if she wasn't there, other staff from NGL were just as attentive. We only had to decorate our own sweetheart table and the mantel, but for the other tables we were able to select center pieces from their inventory of decorations that closely matched our colors and once we decided what we wanted NGL sets it up! If you are the kind of person who doesn't need/have a particular theme, this feature is awesome! Also, the gazebo upgrade weeks before our wedding was perfect! I loved the greenery around us! Thank you for making our special day go smoothly!

ictures could have not picked a better place for a wedding or any event

.We are absolutely thrilled with the result....a beautiful, elegant wedding reception...staff is great, helped us with food/beverage selections within our budget....Decor, linens, china and glassware...."BEST KEPT SECRET ON THE WEST SIDE"...great/safe parking....We would use this venue again and again. PERFECT.

beautiful location. You really get more than your money's worth and the staff is so experienced, they think of anything you don't.

as possible for me! From helping set up table decor to storing the cakes for the wedding! I was blown away! As I was additionally a member of the wedding party I was even more thrilled and delighted at all the little things that they did and provided for the bridal couple! And I'm even more appreciative at how easy they made it for me to store the wedding cakes and set them up as I rushed into my bridesmaid attire! And that's just the staff!!! The venue is picturesque and intimate. It's easily traversed and every bit as lovely as anyone could hope! I would be thrilled and honored to work with their staff and venue again; as a bridesmaid or as a pastry chef! Thanks so much for everything!

ng family members' paintings instead in the lobby and behind the cake, and refrigerating and setting up all 14 of our tables' center piece cakes and 18 types of cookies for our cookie table. Not only were they fine with letting us do cakes as centerpieces, Cheryl had the amazing idea for us to assign table captains to cut their table's cake. We loved this idea and turned it into a fun little ice breaker game for the guests to find out who would be the table captain. I especially appreciate that there was always someone to help answer my questions in a timely manner. I live out-of-town which made the emails and phone calls extra important to me. Cheryl always took extensive notes and she never missed a single detail! Whenever we met her in person, she never rushed us and was completely attentive as we tried decorating ideas and got just as excited about them as me. You can tell that Cheryl absolutely loves her job! She treated my wedding as if it was her own daughter's wedding. Cheryl and her staff did an amazing job at setting up all the cake stands, candles, photos, slide show, time capsule, rented pub tables, and simply added touches that made everything come together beautifully. I used to get stuck decorating for all of my friends' weddings and I found it amazing that i didn't have to do a thing to decorate at Nathanael Greene. They took care of everything! If you are looking for a reception venue close to down town Cincinnati, or several of the West Side churches, Nathanael Greene is a no-brainer! Its only about three minutes from the Holiday Inn, plus they have free parking. Nathanael Greene is on beautiful, private property, which made the back patio perfect for our cocktail hour. I liked that they had a backup plan if it rained. Our guests loved Brown Dog Cafe, too!

perfect, especially Cindy. She was so attentive, responded quickly to every email, met with us as many times as we needed to, and really wanted us to have the perfect day and didn't mind bending over backwards to make it all happen (and SO organized!). I actually had originally hired a day-of coordinator whom I cancelled after meeting with Cindy a few times because my confidence level in her was so high. I would highly recommend Nathanael Greene for your wedding day, it was absolutely perfect. The value for what you pay is unbelievable and is a wonderful option if you're looking for a wonderful experience in Cincinnati!

utiful setting both inside and out. I loved having linens and a dance floor available to me at a reasonable price, and my father in law loved the fact that he could upgrade the wine. Fantastic food, too!

was competent and I couldn't have asked for a better wedding day thanks to the lodge.

f this. The staff was always helpful, going above and beyond to help us out. They do pretty much everything. They schedule with the caterer (you just have to go for a tasting), they decorate and tear down, and they provide all of the workers for the day. They made the reception run very smoothly. Highly recommend! Made my wedding a lot less stressful.

all the details so we could relax and enjoy the wedding.

us feel relaxed and calm the whole time.

so I could focus on my big day! I give this place and it's lovely staff 5 stars- highly recommend!!! Thanks NGL!!

ew we didn't need to look any further. Cindy was out coordinator for the day and she was outstanding. She was constantly in contact with us, and was very patient. I had changed so many things before the big day and she was with us every step of the way. She really helped me not feel stressed throughout the whole process. We were able to bring in snacks for our cocktail hour, which saved us a ton! They provided the serving ware for that. Everyone helped put together our centerpieces, and arrange our seating chart. I felt like I had a personal assistant with how well everything went and how pleasant Cindy and her team were. The food was amazing - everyone was raving about it. Their staff was on top of everything as well - when it came to their food, drinks, etc. Everything went better than planned, we wanted the dinner, cake cutting, toasts, etc to be fast and fun because we wanted a lot of party time and N.G. made sure it all happened our way! I couldn't have asked for anything better - we got more than we expected when it came to our reception!

h and took all of the stress out of the day. We decided we wanted to have an ice cream bar instead of cake. They only have a huge refrigerator, not freezer so we had to get creative. We did and it worked perfectly! I had a vision of what I wanted the reception to look like and Cindy made it better than I ever expected! Cindy asked for my vendors a month in advance and coordinated everything! I didn't talk to a vendor after paying final deposits. It all went so fast but I couldn't have asked for a better wedding. I kind of miss talking to Cindy now that it is all over. Everyone was amazing!

ust too beautiful to pass up. My only tiny complaint is I wish it held more than 200 people so I could have expanded my guest list a little, but it ended up working out well for our medium sized wedding. Their coordination with the Brown Dog Cafe made for a great dinner- my guests loved the food! The hall was beautifully decorated, centerpieces so fun and unique (they let me have color-changing LED lights in the vases- such a cool effect once the lights went down). The huge window behind our head table made for wonderful pictures. The best part however- they allowed me to bring my horse to "greet" our guests as they entered the reception. I'm sure the landscapers weren't thrilled with him eating their pretty grass, but everyone inside the hall had so much fun coming out to see him! It really made my night being able to have him come because we weren't sure how I'd incorporate him into the day. That made for an unforgettable night for us and our guests! Our coordinator kept everything on schedule to keep things moving and get to the dancing faster! She was even prepared to dish out mine and my husbands dinner from the buffet and carry it back to our table. I was very happy with our choice of using NGL!

fore we signed, but my husband said it was the best wedding food that he had ever had. Everything met my expectations. There were several times before the wedding that I had gotten stressed out and I contacted Cyndi and she was able to help me. Wedding planning was a little overwhelming because I had never done it before :) but Cyndi and Cheryl were able to answer any questions that we had. I know we threw a couple of little kinks into the day, but they were able to just help us. The venue was beautiful, and everything was exactly how we wanted it. It was very nice that we didn't have to set up anything up before the wedding. I also didn't have to tear anything down. It was all done. They also had all of the vases, centerpieces, utensils. We were able to have a beautiful evening without breaking our budget, and having 100 extra vases. Everyone said how much fun and wonderful it was. I would have been a mess that day if it wasn't for them. I have relatives that are handicapped and it was very easy for them. Everything is on one level even the parking lot. My husband who also said a million times how nice everything was :) He said it was all worth it :)

he lodge manager, Cindy took away all of the stress of my day and I was able to simply enjoy the time. Because the ease of their services, the beautiful outdoor and indoor setting and the low cost, it was a win-win on all fronts. I would highly recommend this venue!

me - Cindy Tabler (the lodge manager) was the person 'in charge' of coordinating our event and she was great to work with. About a month out from the wedding we got together and went over the whole day and all the little details, so by the time we were done I felt completely comfortable about the whole day. We emailed back and forth several times between then and the wedding day about lingering questions and she was always very prompt in her responses. The day of the wedding, she was there the whole time and kept stressing that if there was anything she could do for us, just to let her know. She took care of all the decorating and coordinating with my vendors, and it turned out incredible. She was even the one who went thru the buffet line with me and held my plate and everything, and made sure we had dessert, and got us drinks... she was amazing, I never worried about a thing because I knew she'd take care of it. The rest of the staff working that night were all very nice and if they saw us made sure to ask if we needed anything. Now, the caterer - Nathanael Greene uses the Brown Dog Cafe as their caterer (they are an upscale restaurant up off Pfeiffer Rd). The food was so so good, everyone I've had a chance to talk to after the wedding has commented on how great the food was. When we went for our tasting a few months beforehand, I don't think we tasted anything we didn't like, so you can't go wrong. A couple comments on the lodge itself - we had our ceremony outside, they have a little area specifically set up for it, and it was so beautiful. There in the middle of the westside, you really feel like you're a lot farther away from it all, it was great. We decorated with a bunch of home-grown flowers - hanging baskets off the gondola, some potted plants, etc - and it was absolutely gorgeous. Then the ballroom inside the lodge was amazing as well. We had 130 guests, and we thought everyone fit in perfectly. I think if you get up to the 175+ range, it'll start to get really cozy (I think they'll allow you up to 220, that would be really really tight!). One of the things I especially loved about this place (compared to other places that I've experienced through friends' weddings) is that it seemed very relaxed. If we wanted to make last minute changes, no problem. We could bring up all of our decorations and stuff any time in the week leading up to the wedding, and I could stop in any time I wanted if I just wanted to see what something looked like in the ballroom. They told us it was no big deal if we wanted to come back the day or two following the wedding to get all of our decorations and stuff, so we didn't have to worry about it the night of the wedding. (Obviously they do require you to take all your gifts and stuff that night). It really was all about what is most convenient for us, which was fantastic. All in all, I can't think of one negative thing about my experience with Nathanael Greene Lodge. I would choose them again as my wedding vendor in a heartbeat!!

s. And, my wedding night went off without a hitch! We had our ceremony outside and our reception inside, and it was gorgeous. I highly recommend this venue to anyone seeking an simple, elegant, and casually chic wedding!

was related to the bar. We had purposely upgraded our bar to ensure all of our guests had plenty of choices. However, I was later made aware that the bar was offering "premium" beers and drinks for an additional cost. This was never explained to use, and we ultimately felt that the company had double-dipped on us and our guests. The staff packed up for us the night of the wedding and we were able to pick everything up the next morning. I would however suggest, if there is anything you want to ensure you have the next morning, valuables, flowers, centerpieces, ect. take them with you. We had planned to deliver flowers to elderly family and friends and the grave sites of our grandparents, but the next morning 5 of the centerpiece bouquets were missing. All of which were accounted for the night before. Our wedding itself was beautiful and we were thrilled with the end result. We would be happy to use this location again, but would likely be a little more guarded.

ng was to have fun! We had our wedding outside on their patio against the tree-line on Memorial Day weekend and it honestly felt - though in the middle of Cincinnati - that we were in the mountains in Gatlinburg somewhere. Gorgeous setting! Cheryl and her staff were amazing the entire night - we had our reception there as well; they had the hall looking absolutely gorgeous. Caterer, Brown Dog Cafe has absolutely delicious food and for very reasonable costs. HIGHLY recommend!!

rpieces. They also provide some stuff for centerpieces. Tablecloths and napkins are automatically included in various colors. Two weeks before the wedding day, they'll call you to sit down and go over all the little detailsof the wedding/reception

. We had the hall till midnight and at ten till, the staff was taking down the centerpieces and chair covers. I was also supposed to have a room for myself to get a break, store the gifts we received, and allow me to bustle my dress. When I arrived to the site and entered the room, I noticed that 3/4 of the room had things ready for the wedding the next night. I could not even shut the door to get my dress bustled. So instead I had to try to hide when pulling the back of my dress up for my mom and bridesmaids to bustle. At the end of the night, the staff loaded up our gifts to put in our car, and loaded up things for the wedding the next day. We did not check our gifts till after our honeymoon, so I am sure that the couple that had created hand made center pieces for their wedding the next night were quite upset that I had there two bags of centerpieces. I can only imagine what the staff told them the next day. And the worst part, nobody called us to see if we had the centerpieces, they did not even try to right the wrong they created for the next couple getting married. The lady we worked with, Allison, was also HORRIBLE! We could never get a hold of her, she was on a lunch break (twice) for two meetings we had with her... that she planned! She also assured my cake girl that there would be room in the refrigerator for her to have the whole cake assembled before the wedding - but that was a lie. My cake girl had to leave the cake in layers, and even then she barely had room and had no one but the janitor to ask questions since Allison, once again, was not there like she said she would be. So instead, my cake girl had to come the next day to put together the cake (and miss part of our wedding pictures since she was a bridesmaid in my wedding). I was not pleased about this AT ALL! And neither was the girl who did my cake. Allison made lots of promises, and did not hold any of those promises. If you are assigned Allison for a wedding at this location, REQUEST SOMEONE ELSE! She is horrible, and will let you down!

ned out great. Wonderful place to celebrate a marriage!

her more than I wished I had. We came across a couple little issued where I would relay information to her and then she wouldn’t pass it on to the other ladies and we had a couple little hiccups before the wedding because of this. Fortunately, as we got closer to the date I dealt with the other 2 ladies (Cindy and Alison) exclusively and didn’t have any more issues. I was really surprised at how smoothly every came together because of their great staff. I dropped off the majority of my decorations the night of our Rehearsal Dinner and the next day I got a call from Cindy at the venue who had a lot of questions about where things should be set up. When we arrived the morning of the wedding everything had been set-up and taken care of and I got to relax and hang out with my bridesmaids until the ceremony. Also, several times during the day Cindy or Alison came to check on us to see if we needed anything, and they came in to set-up a snack area for us and made us coffee.

ere was a beautifully decorated Christmas tree in front of the window. They had paper snowflakes hanging from the ceiling. During our ceremony the snow was falling through the window in the background. It was absolutely breathe taking. Allison was our coordinator and she made sure that everything ran smoothly. It was the perfect setting for an intimate ceremony. I would recommend this hall to anyone looking for something a little more personal. Also compared to most halls it was very reasonably priced. Loved it! Loved it! Loved it!

the falling snow. The fire in the fireplace was beautiful touch. The food was amazing--we went with NGL's preferred caterer, Brown Dog Cafe. I worked primarily with Allison, who was patient, professional, hard working, and sweet as can be. I highly recommend Nathanael Greene Lodge. I'm so glad I got married there!