Rachel's Lakeside

ars at ease. Katie's exuberant positive attitude made wedding planning fun! I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Katie for a wedding or social event. 5 ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

majority of the work the day of & who I feel like deserves some extra recognition. She had the room setup way ahead of time so that I was able to see everything at the rehersal. She made everything look perfect & exactly the way I wanted, which saved me the trouble of getting to the venue extra early the day of to do a walk through of everything. She was also a joy to have around when I was getting ready. She made a point of checking in with me periodically to let me know when the wedding party & vendors had arrived & that she had gotten them setup as well. On top of that she checked in with me to make sure I was good & when my mom was having trouble doing my bustle she came to the rescue! She even started the camera to record our ceremony, so I didn't have to bother the groomsmen to do it. Also did I mention she made a point to have her outfit match my wedding colors?! Honestly, she went above & beyond & I couldn't be more greatful. I felt like everything was so on point when she was there & I wish she could've stayed the whole night. All in all it was a pretty perfect day. The only recommendation I have for the venue is that if you get hor d'oeuvres make sure the servers save some for or bring some to the bride & groom while they're getting photos done. That & if you get desserts have the servers bring out a little bit of everything, not one thing at a time. But in short if you want to have an effortless wedding that's beautiful & won't break the bank have it Rachel's Lakeside. Sherri, Tyler, & Katie all want your day to be perfect & will answer any questions you have along the way & do everything for you to put your mind at ease to make it that way.

really made me feel as if she was as excited as I was to plan my wedding! On the wedding day we had a few hiccups with vendors - NOT RACHEL’S FAULT-. Tyler and Katie both took such strong initiative to resolve the issue, and that was so amazing. And the wedding went down without a hitch, and I truly believed it was because, Katie, Tyler and the rest of the staff at Rachel’s Lakeside.

ds can't describe how much we appreciate Sherri and her efforts in making sure things went smooth. We love you Sherri... Thank you!!!!

ighly recommend this venue !!

eside and my guests did as well. The venue itself is also very beautiful and spacious.

nd helpful. The hall and ceremony area were so beautifully decorated. Everyone at Rachel's made our special day a memorable one it was a night we will never forget!

dinating our special I also day... highly recommended!

ing I needed and I can't thank her enough. tyler had also worked with us that evening and he was so helpful and sweet. I had not one complaint, even my Portuguese mother, who always nitpicks, had nothing negative to say. I had a bunch of knick knacks to decorate the room and everything was placed beautifully. and my husband and I were able to eat since I was always told the bride and groom never eat so that was so nice! and the food is delicious, love the appetizers!! the price is great for their packages. everything happens for a reason. so worth it. thank you for everything and making our day amazing!!

very severe allergies), and have turkey bacon replace the pork bacon for the bacon wrapped scallops (due to religious beliefs of many of our guests), at our reception there were mixed berries around our cake (which we had removed) we went downstairs for pictures and had hors devours served for the wedding party, there were strawberries on the cheese and crackers platters... All of them. Then when I reminded them I had a strawberry allergy they took away the platter saying "sorry we grabbed the wrong one." There shouldn't have been any strawberries served at my reception at all and when they brought back the platter I could see red stains where they simply picked off the strawberries so I couldn't eat any of it. Then I found out the next day, that only one platter of the scallops wrapped in bacon had turkey bacon. ALL of the other platters had PORK bacon. Then service was very slow and none of the courses were served on time... We only had 55 guests. But there was another, much larger, wedding that the servers were more clearly worried about than my own. I was and still am very upset about the service we received and would definitely not recommend Rachel's Lakeside for a wedding or any other event.

one reason. The staff that worked my wedding reception (remind you they do more than one wedding at a time) were nice and friendly but they allowed guest and photographers from the other weddings to walk through my reception during dinner! When I mentioned it to them they didn't seem to care and blew it off. You share a bathroom with 2 other halls which they never mentioned and I never would have thought to ask, I found out a week before my wedding when I asked where the bathroom was located. They allowed the guest of the other functions to just walk into my wedding reception, I had to ask multiple people to leave. Some of my decorations were not set up that I dropped off and others were not set up the way I asked them to. And lastly I did not receive some of my items at the end of the night such as the top to my cake, the cake decorations and my personalized cake topper (which was going to be put into our wedding album). At the end of the night, no staff is to be found to ask any questions to, seems they were all at the other functions. When I contacted them, they responded yes we have it, why was I not contacted when they realized? No answer to that question. When I went to pick up my items, no where to be found so I was told they would find them and mail them to me so I didn't have to wait around. Hmmm time goes by no word on my items so I contact them back and they mailed it to the wrong address, and I gave her the correct address to mail it to because we had moved. So at that point I was upset because I figured I wouldn't be getting these items back, 4 months later I receive an envelope from them with my cake topper and one decoration from the cake! Now as most people know cake toppers are very breakable. My cake topper was mailed in a white card envelope and when I opened it it was in 3 pieces! I'm glad it made it back to me but you would think a place you spent $8000 at for a few hours would have a decency to mail a breakable item the correct way. Yes the food is delicious but not so sure I'd recommend this place after my experience!

ood was delicious and we received many compliments about the venue and food. I highly recommend Rachel's Lakeside for any event.

nestly say I was one VERY happy bride. Amazing in every way! Highly recommend

orrected in no time and Rachel's went above and beyond to the point that I never even knew it was a problem until my wedding night when my husband told me what the STAFF at Rachel's had done to fix the issue. I would recommend them, there professional staff, atmosphere and the fact they went above and beyond for my wedding.

o a dessert bar before we signed the contract and were told that this was no big deal. When it came down to the time to choose the bakery for the dessert bar we were then told that we could only choose from 2 different bakeries and no home cooking was allowed. When the night of our wedding finally came, out cake cutter and knife was not next to our cupcakes, nor were there plates or forks for the cupcakes and berries. The actual servers that night were amazing! Bartenders were verryyyy slow! Overall if someone asked if they should have their wedding there I would make sure they knew all this stuff.

a lot to do with that. She was very prompt with her responses which was great. I found that sometimes though, my email responses to questions weren't written down and then it was the conversation.. "so we haven't talked about..." when really we had. Not a big deal. The food was great and the bar service I thought was pretty darn good. The ceremony was in front of their gazebo outside and the backdrop of the venue location was amazing.. the white fenced in area makes it pretty and romantic. The wedding reception was great, and staff and Sherri were right there for anything we may have needed :) Great venue.. I would definitely suggest them!

your day is exactly how you want it. The food at Rachel's is amazing, and we got our cake through their bakery. It was red velvet and just perfect. We had our ceremony there in a beautiful gazebo with the lake behind us. Once we were married they sent a waitress out to get us drinks while we took photos on the beautiful grounds. Rachel's Lakeside is located in a quiet, peaceful area of Dartmouth. With all the food and decorations it was quite a bill but if you have a specific budget they will happily work with you to make your wedding perfect. Overall I would completely recommend this venue.

alk to. The outdoor ceremony space was beautiful, the food was incredible, and the rooms were set up and decorated beautifully! We will always remember our fantastic wedding at Rachels!