Rollins College

na is such a joy to work with! She responds quickly, follows-through, so sweet, and helpful!

& support through our wedding planning process. Our wedding ceremony was conducted jointly by Rabbi Cheryl Jacobs (South Florida) and Father Charlie Mitchell (local - St. Mary Magdalen Parish). Knowles Chapel is an exquisite building, and to have both of our family's faiths represented in one place of worship was truly moving. In addition to our "halfsies" ceremony, we had a lovely string quartet led by Kathleen Attanasi, florals by Velvet & Twine, Photography by Vine & Light, Videography by The Richards and month of coordination by Cherish Events. All parties worked so well together and were welcomed with open arms by Christina, Susan and the 1885 Team. Not only did we get married at Knowles Chapel, but we also had our Rehearsal Dinner with 1885 Events. Our "night before" was an incredible evening overlooking Lake Virginia under a chandelier lit tent with the BEST service, most delicious food & beverage and seamless orchestration from their team. Diego Arenas led the charge & was just exceptional. Due to Covid, our planning was much longer and had more hurdles than the average, but because of the very talented team at Rollins College & 1885 events we had the most special rehearsal dinner and wedding ceremony. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU! We appreciate all you did to make our wedding weekend spectacular!

. Their policy is to not have you book until one year out from the month you're interested in. We loved the actual space itself and asked the Events Coordinator if we could join a waitlist and/or if they have availability in February 2023. The Coordinator kept telling us to reach out on Feb 1st, 2022, and so we waited and chose not to move forward with any vendors or an alternate venue. We had reason to believe that there would be availability this month, and even talk with the Coordinator about that in January. She got back to us this afternoon to say they would not be taking any weddings in February 2023 due to a Bach Festival. This seems like something she would have known about before today, and losing four months of planning, especially with all of the COVID weddings being backed up, is so upsetting. There had been other red flags and people had shared that the service and responsiveness at Rollins wasn't good, but we chose to ignore it because we thought that we would wait our turn and snag whatever date they had available. Please please do not book this venue - save yourself the headache and time.

ceremony - we did not need a wedding planner for the ceremony. The organist and singer recommended by the College were amazing - they have done many weddings and it showed. Knowles Chapel is a unique and special location for a wedding Mass or ceremony.

ake it feel your own. we had guests staying at the alfond inn and the location could not have worked out better. the church and surrounding grounds are perfect for photos.