Portsmouth Country Club

unds are beautiful and every guest commented how amazing the food was! Highly recommend!!

oordinator, Alysson, was outstanding and worked with us closely throughout all the changes. She could not have been kinder and more understanding as we updated our plans, I am so grateful to her for making the process easy. The grounds were absolutely stunning and everyone raved about the food and the service. My rescheduled wedding was absolutely gorgeous and perfect thanks to all the attention and support from Alysson and her staff!

he package was amazing! The prices were affordable for it all. Everything we tried for food was great and made it hard to decide on the menu. Even with the pandemic they were well organized and took our comfort into consideration. I felt that there was enough room to keep people spread out and safe. The grounds were perfect for our fall wedding, especially where we got married on the hill. I would highly recommend working with Portsmouth Country Club.

feel. Alysson, the event coordinator is absolutely amazing and was such a staple in making my wedding run smoothly. I highly recommend this venue and all that it has to offer!

was able to work very closely with Alysson at PCC to organize my wedding. She is extremely friendly, detail oriented and organized and makes sure the big day is perfect and relaxing for the bride and groom. My husband and I toured 10 places before we saw PCC and once we did we were in love with the venue. We were able to take so many beautiful pictures all around the course! One of our favorite things about PCC is the food. I have a big Italian family and food is important to us. We received so many comments from guests on how fantastic the food was, this was already clear to us after the great pre-wedding taste testing. The chef is outstanding. They have made so many new upgrades and the venue is perfect! I look forward to visiting PCC for many anniversary dinners to come. Highly recommend. -Alexa C

or lodging, transportation, and activities to do in Portsmouth! The club house is newly-renovated and is the perfect size to dance the night away. Alysson made the entire process seamless and stress-free. Her attention to detail elevated our big day to be even more perfect than we could have imagined. She always made us feel supported and heard, to ensure that we had the day we were dreaming of.

s and did not disappoint! From our initial planning meeting, to the rehearsal - we felt as if the staff truly cared about making our wedding day special. Alysson did a great job coordinating our entire wedding- she even helped to set up a few key elements (gift table, etc.) when we ran out of time the day before. PCC really made our experience feel personalized - Every guest we spoke too commented on what a great time they had. The bartenders and wait staff were wonderful as well. And not to be over looked- Our pictures on the grounds came out beautifully. We were married June 1 and the grounds were absolutely beautiful at this time!

ation and ability to read us as a couple made the wedding planning process seamless and easy. While we had a vision of how the reception would look and how the day would unfold, additional small touches Alexandra added made our wedding even more amazing than we could have imagined. The club was just recently renovated with hard wood floors and a neutral splash of paint. I would highly recommend the PCC and of course Alexandra to any bride!!

staff the night of, it was smooth sailing. Alex, the event coordinator was a god send. As I am very particular about all the little things in regular life, I was doubly stressed for all the little things with the biggest day of my husband and I’s life. Alex made every single idea and vision come to life while also reigning in my stress and making sure my husband and I, and all our guests, had the time of our lives. Our family is still raving about how great both the wedding and Alex were. Everything at PCC was absolutely perfect, period.

coordinator changed. We could not have been more thrilled to have Alexandra Jones work with us. She is professional and had everything running smoothly. Alex always answered my questions immediately, even when I felt like I was being a pain! Our guests raved about the food and the reception room recently underwent a renovation that makes it more contemporary. We couldn't have asked for a better day or location for our wedding!

discussed and confirmed the meeting multiple times and that we would be driving a ways to see it. Such a waste of time and completely unprofessional

s feel very welcome and special. Ariel was fantastic in coordinating the day and answering my MANY questions before the wedding and the day of, to make me feel completely confident and comfortable. Luckily, since it was a Friday wedding, we were able to set up most of the decorations ourselves the day before and the staff did a great job of finishing up the setup the day of. I was very pleased with the staff packing up the entire venue at the end of the night and even packing it for us into my parent’s vehicle! The venue has beyond amazing photo opportunities with the tree-lined road coming in and the hills and greenery in the back. We did our first look at the adorable stone potting shed out front. The food was delicious and had guests raving about it. We felt confident in the food having gone to PCC’s wedding tasting event a few months before. We loved our wedding at the Portsmouth Country Club!

ge and it was worth it! They were so helpful and took care of all the details- and there were a lot of details, baskets of decorations, and special requests- they nailed all of it. Ariel, Roberta and the entire staff were great to work with. I highly recommend the country club if you want a beautiful setting for your wedding and if you want an 'A team' of professionals helping you pull off the best day ever! The PCC staff takes care of everything so you can enjoy your wedding day. Ariel even helped fix my dress when my bustle broke midway through the reception! I can't thank them enough for everything they did to make sure we had the best day ever!

advance. From the first meeting to the last, everything was effortless with PCC. We had our ceremony on site and we were able to put up our own arbor that we made. Ariel was fantastic with coordinating with the vendors to make sure everything was set and ready to go on the day of the wedding. On the day of the wedding, my limo got a flat tire on our way to the ceremony. One quick call to Ariel to let her know I would be late and she had it all taken care of. She was still able to keep the day on track and everything still ran smoothly. She even went as far as to box up mine and my husbands meal that we didn't get to eat during the ceremony so we could eat it the day after. I can't stress how effortless it was working with Ariel and the PCC. I highly recommend them!!

vent went off without a hitch. We had some rather specific set up instructions that they were able to take care of without a hitch. The staff was friendly and a pleasure to deal with and Ariel, our coordinator, was great. The food was something that everyone raved about and the backdrop of the golf course was great for pictures. You couldn't go wrong with choosing this location for your reception.

ry friendly, and the food and drinks were great! Ariel (the wedding coordinator) was always available for me to talk to leading up to the wedding. She was nice, flexible and most importantly always kept her word. I would definitely suggest this venue to any 2017 Brides! Thank you everyone at the PCC for an amazing day! We appreciate it more than words can express!

ovely sunset after the cake cutting seemed especially custom made for us. Arielle, the banquet director, was always responsive and easy to reach. She assisted my choices every step of the way and gave me great feedback. During the wedding, she kept everything on track and under control without being intrusive and always with a smile on her face! She even made a very important special request in honor of my son Aaron happen. That meant the world to us! And I have to mention the food... we had gluten free guests, vegan, and vegetarian guests and they all raved about the food! The prime rib was excellent but the arugula pesto ravioli was scrumptious. Their little special touches like the chocolate covered strawberry with cake service just shows how much it means to PCC to make each and every client happy. I will certainly use them again! Darlene J. Ellis the new Mrs. Z.

ry budget, amazing food, wonderful staff, and a beautiful setting you can turn into whatever your heart desires. Our wedding was over a month ago and our guests are still talking about it. A few things went wrong with other vendors, but I never heard about it until a few days later because Ariel took care of it without blinking an eye. I felt like I had my very own wedding planner. Ariel responded immediately to all my emails. She honored my every request. I highly recommend the Portsmouth Country Club as the best place for a wedding on the seacoast.

e event coordinator, Ariel, she was awesome.! She was always very responsive throughout the whole planning process. We had complete trust and faith that the day would run smoothly, and we were more than pleased with the results.

rtsmouth Country Club offered everything that we wanted and more! Kevin & Ariel did such a great job helping us get everything done for our wedding day. I can be quite the control freak and they were amazing at responding to every question we had and even supplying photos of previous wedding setups so we could ensure our vision was going to become the reality at our wedding. They made sure everything was exactly how we wanted it, straight down to the folding style of the napkins and the setup of the floorplan. During the planning process we were invited to a tasting event to sample the meal options. We chose to bring my maid of honor and her husband for their opinions. I cannot tell you how many times they told me how impressed they were with the setup of displays, the organization of events and the food options were amazing. It was a nice chance to meet the chef and discuss options available for our wedding package for vegetarian, gluten free and kids meal options. The day of the wedding was perfect! Ariel was on top of everything and made sure that we were where we needed to be at the right times. At the last minute we realized that I had forgotten to pack something for cards to go in on the gift table. Ariel raided the venue and supplied a basket for us to use. At the end of cocktail hour, Kevin organize all of our guests on the green in front of the patio for a group picture. Such a great picture, I can’t wait to have it blown up to hang on our wall! It has been two months since our wedding and people are still talking about the food and the service. If I ever organize another event in the future, Portsmouth Country Club is at the top of my list for venue options. You would not regret choosing Portsmouth Country Club and their team to host your event!

t my husband and I found the reception to be the easiest and least stressful thing to plan about our wedding (probably in large part due to the fact that we chose PCC). One of the most important things when deciding where to host our reception was how professional, and how comfortable we were with the staff. We didn't want to have our reception in a place where it seemed like something could go awry and we would have to worry about fixing it. PCC went above and beyond our expectations - even to the point of coordinating our sparkler send off at the end with their staff. Thank you, thank you, thank you for helping make our big day go by so smoothly!

both nice looking and one of the most affordable wedding venues in the Portsmouth area. However, I didn't entirely enjoy my experience working with the PCC over the year between when I paid my deposit to reserve our date, and the day of our wedding. There were several interactions that added stress to planning our event. Before paying a deposit, my fiance and I asked many questions about our use of the club's facilities, specifics about the minimum expenditure requirements since we were planning to have fewer than 100 people, etc. The staff was responsive when we had questions both before booking and throughout the planning process, but we were not impressed when 6 months after signing our contract a price increase was announced and deemed effective for our meals & minimum. Additionally, we were frustrated that despite every other wedding venue offering personal menu tastings; PCC did not offer this even for an additional charge. Instead, all weddings being hosted at PCC are expected to attend a single wedding tasting event on a Thursday evening in March (our families couldn't make it from out of town during the week) where we were seated with other couples and served a buffet meal while the PCC hosted a wedding expo. Given no input in the tasting, we weren't able to try any of the menu items we were interested in. It was efficient for the Country Club, and gave an example of how the buffet would work if that was your choice, but was not the intimate, personalized attention most caterers offer their couples. Despite the contract specifying "a minimum expenditure equal to 100 guests at the silver rate" which was too vague, as we learned following the price increase; when we finalized our menu the general manager attempted to explain that the full price of guests at the more expensive packages did not apply toward the minimum, because the package rates where the hosts pay for alcohol do not provide PCC enough bar revenue compared to the silver package where the entire event has a cash bar. As a result of this new revelation, we were required to come up with additional expenses to meet the higher minimum expenditure for the package level we wanted to serve our guests. Although we had decided to rent linens because the short table linens they provide are more appropriate to a corporate lunch, rather than looking elegant at a wedding; being required to rent them really left us feeling nickel and dimed. For the price of a wedding reception at this venue, I wouldn't have thought it unreasonable to have nicer looking chairs or full length table linens included. The PCC hired a new events coordinator 6 weeks before our wedding, and she was great to work with, although I wish the general manager had dealt with introducing us to her better than forwarding our emails and ceasing communication with us. At our first meeting, Ariel got the unfortunate task of informing us that we were no longer going to be allowed to use the golf course for photos, and as non-members could only use the gardens on the clubhouse for photo backgrounds rather than going to the edge of Great Bay. However, Ariel was extremely helpful, got us through the close-to-the-wedding details, and was present the day of the event, which ultimately went well despite costing a few hundred dollars more.

f the more reasonably priced spots on the NH seacoast.

ur wedding) to make the call. Thankfully it cleared up. The chairs were dried and you'd have had no idea. The food was incredible. The staff was supportive and able to do whatever we needed. The grounds were perfect for pictures. We got amazing sunset pictures and some really beautiful pictures with great fall colors behind us. Definitely would recommend.

e were not able to enjoy the cocktail hour under the covered patio but our guests had nothing but great things to say about it. The food was delicious; both the food at the cocktail hour and the dinner. Our guests expressed how much they liked the food. The reception space looked great. We used the hurricane lamp/candle centerpieces provided by the country club and they were perfect. The candles added to the ambiance of the room. Our florist put loose petals around the hurricane lamp. Kevin was prompt in answering e-mails and made himself available to us for meetings during the planning process. I would absolutely recommend the Portsmouth Country Club!

about any budget. Sue, Kevin, and the rest of the staff were amazing. They are incredibly easy to work with and we felt that we didn't have to worry about anything on the day of our wedding. The food was delicious and we are still receiving compliments over a month later about how great the food was. We would choose the Portsmouth Country Club again without hesitation!

swered everyone of my emails promptly, and I sent a ton as an overly organized bride! They made fantastic food recommendations for the few things we couldn't decide upon ourselves, which was helpful being we were planning this from out of state. Our guests are still contacting us to give rave reviews on the food, the venue and the service! This venue is on par with many of the much more expensive venues we spoke with! I wish we could do it all over again, and have no doubt we would choose PCC again if we could!

choice. The food was amazing. They bent over backwards to make us feel special. We have already scheduled a family party at the club.

room was set up beautifully. We were allowed to bring in our stuff the day before which was a big help, especially coming in from out of state. The food was delicious. I am still getting compliments on everything, particularly the size of the shrimp in the shrimp cocktail, the yummy crab cakes and the filet. The presentation of the food was also beautiful. I can honestly say that I have no complaints about the country club. Everything they did was wonderful, they were accommodating and KIND. They genuinely seem to care about providing the best experience possible and we are so happy that we chose PCC so host our wedding.

ations. She even made sure a plate of appetizers were placed on our sweetheart table since my husband was disappointed he would miss the cheese and cracker plate! The hall was the perfect size and overlooked the beautiful green golf course. Everything was meticulously manicured and the sun sank right in front of the large windows! My husband and I were able to relax during the wedding planning process. Thank you Sue!