My daughter and I decided on Stone Mill Inn because it met her and her fiance's vision for an elegant and traditional wedding with a beautiful outdoor ceremony, a good “rain plan” and an air conditioned space for 200 guests with excellent cate...ring. Our initial tour was with owners, Ken and Karen. Their love for the property and passion and care for hosting special events was evident. We attended the delicious food tasting event in February and soon after met with Nichole and Ken to discuss the details of the reception. All set! Then March brought Covid 19 and everything changed. A friend said to me that the preparations had turned into a Rubik’s cube where every turn brought an unexpected problem. I had several phone conversations with Ken; “Do we cancel? Postpone? Have just the ceremony with a reception next year? A smaller celebration? Ken was always helpful, cheerful, full of grace, patience, understanding and always offering to accommodate whatever we felt would be best for our daughter and son-in-law and for the family. Rather than looking to his best interest, he looked to ours. We added several walk through's just to figure out how to change things to accommodate new requirements. Ken, and the team planted flowers, and kept up the property as if weddings were happening every weekend. They were always cheerful and encouraging. In June things were looking very positive but as the date neared, the virus concerns increased nationwide bringing more challenges. Changes to our guest count, etc. continued up to the day before the wedding but throughout, the team at Stone Mill did everything possible to care for our guests and make everyone comfortable. This is commendable during “normal times” but in July of 2020 it deserves 10 times more praise and acknowledgement. They didn’t just serve us, they blessed us.
The wedding day was truly magical. We arrived early in the morning and were received with warmth and beauty everywhere. The house was gorgeous with the newly remodeled bridal suite. We had a peaceful, beautiful environment to prepare for the wedding. A great space for our breakfast and lunch which was delivered by friends and set up by the team at Stone Mill up so that I would not have to worry about anything. Because of Covid there were many additional needs even from our vendors because of accessibility concerns. Nichole and her team set up our flowers, tables, welcome table, everything. All day we were asked “is everything okay?” “is there anything we can do for you?”
The house and grounds were gorgeous, the set up, timing, even distribution of payments to vendors and dealings with last minute changes were all handled for me. The food was amazing, guests raved about it all night. Absolutely every detail was handled for us. Ken, Karen, Nichole and the staff seemed to float around like fairies lighting up the night for a beautiful wedding and reception. At one point I walked outside and our guests were scattered around the grounds enjoying the gardens, water elements, the lights, music, flowers, candle light and stars in the night sky. Some of our guests were fascinated because they had never seen lightning bugs and the lawn was aglow with them. Everything from arrival to departure was handled by the staff without me even needing to think about it. Our families, the bride and groom, just enjoyed and savored every minute of the day. Everything you could want for a gorgeous wedding and more, is here.