Peterson Dumesnil House

initely recommend this venue as everything turned out beautiful and I wouldn't change a thing!

ave our wedding at the Peterson Dumesnil House.

request and detail professionally and courteously. Our florists turned the magnificent old mansion (newly restored!) into a Christmas Palace and really showcased the building’s beauty and craftsmanship. And the food! Never have I heard so many compliments on the 5-star Michelin meal we were served. The servers were amazing and no request went unfulfilled. The night was nice enough that, with portable heaters, we were able to use that as the dance area and bar and with the surrounding neighbors’ decorations it was like being in a Hallmark Christmas movie - without the terrible dialogue! Steve, Victoria, Emily and all of the Peterson Dumesnil staff made us feel like the Royal Family and I would recommend them for any event! Thank you guys!♥️

htful and amazing. Thank you for a beautiful day!

ing went perfectly…even with some last minute curves that we through at him. He took it all in stride, accommodated our needs and put our minds at ease. All of the staff that took care of us throughout the evening were wonderful and truly cared about making the wedding special. The food was outstanding as well, and coming from New Orleans, we have a high standard which Steve and his catering absolutely lived up to. The house and grounds were absolutely gorgeous and I cannot imagine a better setting for an outdoor wedding and reception. As parents of the bride, the level of satisfaction and joy derived for me and my wife is ultimately based on my daughter’s happiness with her wedding. She absolutely could not have been happier, and therefore, neither could we.

ndly and anticipated every need. I highly recommend this venue. Having access to both inside and outside was key for us - we set up games like cornhole, axe throwing, and 4 square in the lawn, had dancing on the porch, and food inside. Absolutely perfect!

Dumesnil House, stole our hearts. Steve Clements, who is the events coordinator, is fantastic . Making the decision of where to have your daughter's wedding is a big one. The house is stunning, the grounds are beautiful and set to do a wedding of ten or, who knows how many (we had 120). One statement that Steve made that resonated with me was about the food, "we don't open cans", let me just say, it showed. The food was fantastic, not your typical wedding food! Steve and everyone that works with him make YOUR day as wonderful as possible. Ours was fantastic!

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e did! Everyone raved about the food. The staff was professional and attentive and kept offering to do things to help us get ready for the party like decorating the tables with the arrangements we brought and placing the party favors at each dinner plate. It was lovely and everyone who attended said it was the 'best party' they had ever been to! Smiles and 10's all around!

and beautiful on the inside and out!

ny and reception. We were extremely pleased with how easy it was to work with them and how accommodating they were to our needs and desires for our wedding. The food was outstanding! Our friends still comment on how delicious it was. I would highly recommend having your wedding a the Peterson House! We had a wonderful experience with the venue, catering, set up, and management.

cess. We had the added difficulties of planning throughout a pandemic and Steve helped make a very stressful situation much more manageable. Everything turned out as planned and even exceeded our expectations. The venue was perfect to get ready at on the day of our wedding and our ceremony turned out beautiful. The food was delicious. I cannot say enough positives about our experience. I would definitely recommend time and again to anyone looking to book their wedding.

h, and ensured everything was exactly the way we wanted.

g for a charming, historical setting with beautiful indoor and outdoor spaces. No complaints from us!

erful for our pre-dinner cocktail hour. Steve Clements and his staff with Clementine Events and Catering did an outstanding job - the food was A+! We could not have been any happier with the night and we appreciate Steve, his staff and the venue for a wonderful night!

We had our dinner catered by Steve with Clementine Catering. Not only was the food great, but Steve and his crew are amazing to work with! We would highly recommend both this venue and Clementine Catering!

historic trust available to others to enjoy. That being said we feel obligated to bring to your attention some of the issues we did encounter in the preparation for our event. Firstly, we found Steve Clements difficult to work with and we were not given a choice of caterers. This proved to be a problem. We requested on several occasions to be given a price list with options of food choices, but Steve was not able to provide us with this. My husband and I are from Louisiana and we are very familiar with event planning as we have catered large festivals as well as our own home events on a number of occasions. It is our understanding that most caterers will give you a list of options with multiple choices of appetizers, entrees, and salads and depending on the amount of food options picked will determine the cost. We requested this from Steve on a number of occasions and his response was,” my chefs can prepare whatever you want.” As you can imagine this was not a very professional or satisfactory answer. We feel an option menu would serve your caterer well. As our event drew nearer and we feared the weather would not cooperate Steve offered that we change the venue to a “car dealership”. He had originally stated that he could provide rain tunnels, but we were then informed that this would cost an extra $7000 which we felt was outrageous. Secondly, not only my husband and I but our daughter and the wedding planner were hard pressed to get a straight answer from Steve regarding any matter that arose. My husband and I also found more than one mathematical error on his invoices that we had to bring to his attention (one of these mistakes was $1000 difference). Again, this was quite troublesome to us. There were several other smaller items that were not handled as we were expecting and as any one of these would not have been significant, all together they proved to make our experience less than ideal. Just to name a few. Servers did not know what the appetizers were (they erroneously told guest that crab cakes or boudin balls were meatballs and as a physician I found this concerning as some guests had shellfish allergies. The planters at the home were not filled with greenery or flowers of any kind, as we were told they would be, until we requested that they be filled and then the larger ones still were not. The charcuterie boards were more for the size of a large dinner party and not for 200 people and were quickly picked clean and never refilled or replaced. In spite of these setbacks, we had a wonderful experience. There were many positives in that the food served was very good and the tent was very nice. The grounds proved to be a beautiful venue for the reception and thankfully the weather cooperated. The tables and chairs were arranged nicely. The house was a wonderful place for the bridal party to prepare for the big day and made for exceptional pictures. For all of these things we thank you for the use of your property. However, we hope in the future that others who will be using this venue do not have to experience many of the tribulations that we waded through.

nning. We had a cocktail hour on the porch and house interior, then a tent wedding reception on their grand lawn. We heard numerous guests marveling at the historic house and grounds and it provided a gorgeous backdrop for family photos, bride/groom portraits, and candids as we and our guests had a lovely evening. We were blessed with fantastic spring weather so we all spent the evening taking in the beautifully maintained trees and gardens. I will echo some of the comments made in the other reviews; Steve, the venue coordinator, is clearly a seasoned professional and knows how to run a great event at the property. At times it was difficult to get timely responses or details in writing, but in our experience that wasn’t due to carelessness. Instead, it seemed to speak to Steve’s strong sense of what would work well and his outstanding staff’s ability to deliver on the event. We found it much easier to just call Steve and discuss ideas rather than trying to go back and forth in email. Again, we could not speak more highly of the event staff and catering. After the event, several of our guests went out of their way to tell us how friendly, generous, and professional the staff were all evening. It made an enormous impact in how relaxed and familial the evening felt. Furthermore, the buffet-style serving we chose was executed perfectly—food was hot, fresh, and readily available. All told, we couldn’t imagine another way we would’ve wanted to have our wedding reception look and feel like Louisville from cocktails to closing.

y were flexible on what type of food and alcohol they offered and the food was so good that I was getting compliments on it all night, no joke! The house is gorgeous and the upstairs suites are beautiful and spacious. My guests had such a great time and were raving about the house and the grounds all night. We were so happy with our choice of venue and couldn't have asked for a better experience.

ding smooth and relaxing. The house is so beautiful for photos of your special day! We had a large outdoor wedding with the ceremony in the Rose Garden and the reception and cocktail hour under a beautiful white tent. You simply tell Steve Clements your dream and he makes it reality... I would like to mention how wonderful the parking is, no fighting downtown traffic, no parking garage to deal with just a short stroll up to the house from your car. The house is handicap accessible and this was of absolute importance to me, and I feel worth mentioning!

s at our wedding loved the venue, especially the large covered porch, but also absolutely RAVED about the food during the reception. A special shout out to Steve Clements and his staff of Clementine Events and Catering, (the on-site caterer) for being so easy to work with, professional and providing great service for our occasion. Steve had great ideas for reception menu and easily accommodated us when we requested some special additions. Bar service was fast and a great selection of quality beverages offered. They were an integral part to making a perfect day especially memorable. Highly recommend this venue and caterer for any special event!

a true professional! I highly recommend the Peterson Dumesnil House for any event...you will not be disappointed. Sharon Woodward Creative Celebrations Event Planning