Newton White Mansion

will say some of the decor in the side rooms looks a little dated, but I don't think it is noticeable and the atrium, where the reception is held, has beautiful natural light and because of the windows doesn't need a ton of decoration. Look out for upcharges for things like Chivari chairs, but overall I loved it and it had everything we needed.

get direct answers to your questions. I️ am from the DMV, but I️ live in NY currently and it was challenging for me to come down during the week. Their staff was not helpful when I️ asked about visiting hours or taking photos for my wedding. Needless to say, I️ was absolutely frustrated with the entire experience and suggest you shop around for other venues if you want to skip the headache.

ade my fiance and I say YES as soon as we toured it! Make sure to follow the guidelines they provide you when booking and you will be absolutely fine. Our reception was absolutely beautiful and that's in great deal because of this venue.

erfect place. It rained on my wedding day but the atrium was wonderful. With the large windows overlooking the golf course it felt like we were outside anyway. We will definitely use this venue again.

uld be the Newton White Mansion. Well, I held my ceremony and reception at Newton White on September 6, 2014. The cost of the venue was reasonable, the outside fountain and grounds made for a lovely outside ceremony, and the atrium added a dimension of elegance to my reception.

ewton White Mansion provided. The atrium is absolutely stunning at night and the grounds around the mansion would provide a beautiful landscape for taking portraits. I would highly recommend this site to anyone.

or the bride and groom and bridal party to change before the wedding. Only drawback is that the built in sound system in the reception space is reportedly unreliable, so you need to rent your own sound system even though there is a beautiful one built into the space.

olve tents. NWM was perfect for this as they offer their glass enclosed Atrium as a ceremony rain plan option. The venue and the grounds are beautiful and all of the staff is very friendly and helpful. If you are considering this venue get on it AS SOON AS YOU CAN to book because the dates fill up VERY fast. We ended up using the venue on a Sunday because we could use it the full day to ourselves (Saturdays are double booked with weddings in the morning and evenings). The venue was perfect for our ceremony, cocktail hour, photo booth, and reception. The guests could flow smoothly throughout the different rooms of the venue. We even had a kids room setup so that the children could play freely. This venue is a little pricey but has great value. If you are a Prince George's county resident there is even more incentive as the prices are lower. A note(beware)- this venue is VERY strict on whatever is listed in your contract. They pulled the plug on our DJ at the EXACT hour our contracted time was over. It also gets hot in the Atrium room (all the glass and sunlight shining through creates heat with all the bodies in the room so keep that in mind with your guest count). All in all, Newton White is a beautiful venue with great value.

ommodating. Only downside is that you have to bring in linens, caterer, chairs, etc. and pay extra for them to set up the outside area. They do give a discount if you live in the county or state.

cation. Since we were going with a simple/romantic themed wedding, we had candle light dinner setting. The glass windows above and surrounding us with the calm rain made it feel more cozy and romantic! The staff was attentive from day 1! Some staff members even had their special events at NWM and truly love the venue. Staff were available, promptly returned emails and phone calls. I highly recommend them and this venue (rain or shine!)

successful event. Unfortunately, I did not experience this at the Newton White Mansion and felt the staff sabotaged my wedding, here is why... PROS Beautiful grounds: The grounds are beautiful! Located on a golf course, there are plenty of rooms in the main area for guests to spread out and explore. The glass atrium is breath-taking! So many guests stated how gorgeous the ceremony was because the sun was illuminating us up front. Responsive when contacted. Also, the on-site supervisor called my guests a taxi at the end of the night—thanks. Please note the Newton White Mansion staff will not allow you additional hours, no red wine without a waiver, no flower petals/rice/oatmeal being thrown—these were not surprises just setting the stage. CONS In the months leading up to the wedding the front office is responsive. Please do not mistake responsive for helpful; they were not helpful. I’m pretty sure they read from a script, can’t think/imagine outside of the box. The front office lost/misplaced my caterers insurance/proof of liability, not once, but four times. This meant four trips to the Newton White Mansion by my caterer, beyond the many faxed versions provided. (We have confirmed fax receipts from all the tries, different fax machines were used in trying to provide the Newton White Mansion this document). The Newton White Mansion has many forms they request in advance. Their forms are out of date, photocopied many times, hard to read and not enough space is provided to adequately respond. Golf anyone? My suggestion is to request to have signs placed around the golf course of the Newton White grounds that say private event from x time to y time because golfers were teeing off during my ceremony. It’s on video. Air conditioning was not working at our evening wedding on Saturday, July 13, 2013. The on-site supervisor refused to call an HVAC company, said that the park didn’t have anybody on-call during the weekend. The 2 mechanical engineers who happened to be in attendance at my wedding were both in agreement that it wasn’t broken; rather somebody didn’t turn the air conditioning “on”. Fans did not cut it. Guests left early as a result. (2) restaurant-style ice machines completely empty, no ice. If you are a non-preferred caterer at the Newton White Mansion be prepared to bring your own ice. We received 90% refund from New York based Magnolia Photo Booth Co. because the Newton White Mansion on-site staff members kept unplugging the power to the photo booth. Here are the fun pictures were able to capture: http://photos.magbooth.com/New-York/NYC37-2013-07-13-HarrisTadesse/30574495_ZNjKZC#!i=2638791979&k=zC2Ft7h My caterer (responsible for set-up and tear down) took a photo of the set up on her cell phone so she could reference it and put back the tables and chairs EXACTLY the way she found them. The Newton White Mansion supervisor and staff watched 8 people stack 230 chairs. Upon completion, they were told they needed to put pillows in the chair in the “up” position. They had to unstack and re-stack 230 chairs. For more information email mastadesse@yahoo.com

suites upstairs for the bride and groom to get ready in -- perfect for photos! Many of our guests complimented us on the venue, and with the exception of a heating system gone a bit overload, everything went smoothly the day of the wedding. The management staff were great to work with in the months leading up to our wedding, they answered our questions promptly and thoroughly. Plus, the mansion is owned by the county, so you can't beat the price!

ed but everyone was very accommodating and helped us step up outside. The rain stopped the sun came our and everything went great! The atrium is beautiful and the gardens very well maintained. We had a Friday morning wedding because Saturday and Sunday was to expensive that would be my only draw back!

s and matches nicely with a vintage or classic themed wedding. You do not need to bring in many decorations. There is a beautiful patio available for outdoor weddings and an upgraded section inside for the reception that over looks the golf course. The venue also includes tables, cocktail tables, rolling bars, etc in the rental but you have to order everything else from another vendor (i.e. linens, napkins, glassware) As for some of the negatives. The venue is pretty strict (no red beverages, no flower petals can be tossed, no open flames, strict time schedules with charges if you go over them). The main 2 things that irritated me about the venue were that it is only open during the work day so you have to take off of work whenever you want to meet a vendor there for walk throughs and you are not allowed to sign up for your rehearsal until a month before the wedding AND it is not guaranteed if they are booked (there is also an additional $100 charge for the rehearsal).

was and that it was one of the nicest weddings they have ever been to.

00 for the whole day (10 am- 1 am), but I believe they have recently doubled the cost, which is a bit outrageous. They have a lot rules, like no red drinks, need for tent permit, a 1500 deposit + 600 tent deposit, only caterers are allowed to move furniture, and a variety of very specific decorative regulations. I felt they were responsive but at times abrupt with simple questions. Felt like we had to go to the moon and back to get a basic tent for the reception on the patio, especially when the permit they required us to get was denied because the floor plan they gave us was not sufficient . Pictures turned out great, but wish the lighting was better. All the rooms have about 1 switch, no fade. So it is either bright bright or really dark, which made the dance floor awkward, until we just turned everything off and used candles. Overall, I enjoyed my wedding and liked the setting, but wouldn't recommend highly it, especially for double the cost.

were getting married! Our reception was held inside in the beautiful glass room. We had about 180 guests and the venue was perfect for that size. We had 18 tables and a band set up, plus room for a large dance floor. The staff was pleasant and very helpful. At Newton White, you can choose all of your own vendors, so we could pick any caterer we wanted and we could buy the alcohol for our bar. I would highly recommend the Newton White Mansion as a stunning backdrop for your wedding.

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walls are mainly glass and provide beautiful views, and wonderful light for pictures. I loved the bridal and groom's suites upstairs, and the grand entrance to the main ballroom via grand staircase.;Because NW is an historic mansion, they are very picky about things that you may not have, including red wine (spills on the carpet). NW can hold groups larger than 200 people, but it requires that guests be separated into different rooms in the house, and makes buffet-style dining very difficult.

or a wonderful combination of being outside and feeling the sun on your face as well as mingling inside with friends and family in the cool air-conditioning.;If you decide to have your wedding/reception at the Newton White Mansion, I would urge you to have a wedding coordinator. The Newton White Mansion does not provide you with a staff member to synchronize the events of your day. The wedding coordinator does not have to be someone that you hire; it can be a family member or a close friend. This person?s responsibility will be to make sure that things are going as planned that day. That the wedding party is lined up and ready to walk down the isle once the music begins or that the announcer for the reception is in place. Have an itinerary planned out for the day and your wedding coordinator will make sure it turns out to be the day you have always dreamed of‡