Templeton Landing

My husband and I began looking for venues for an intimate summer wedding of 35 people back in January. Our ideals included: waterfront view, amazing food, and showing up that day with little to no responsibility for decorating or preparations. We wanted the day to be relaxing and stress-free for ourselves and our families. We were looking for a venue that felt really special, felt like we were really treating ourselves to a beautiful meal in a beautiful place on the ultimate date-night. We first reviewed Templeton’s menu and thought the Elegance Package was perfect for what we were looking for. We worked with Jessica Knack throughout the planning process. She arranged for us to come in for a food tasting, which was a much appreciated gesture, considering we were a small wedding and she surely had much larger events to coordinate. The tasting experience felt so special, like we were really celebrating something momentous. The chef came out and greeted us and we tried everything we had hoped to serve at our wedding: all the food we had was phenomenal. Beyond any food I’ve ever had at a wedding before. The day of the wedding, the Marina Room was set up beautifully. While my mother did decide to make centerpieces for us, we absolutely did not have to do that: Templeton’s had elegant minimalist options that would have been perfect. We were permitted to bring in a guitarist who played while guests were arriving and through cocktail hour. We were permitted to play our own music over our personal speaker, as long as it wasn’t so loud that other restaurant guests were disrupted (no one asked us to turn ours down). Jessica was there to help direct everything on the day of. She helped us put together our timeline for the day to include all the traditional wedding things. The servers that evening were stellar - a nice surprise was that the appetizers were passed and not set up on a table like we had thought they would be. The servers never stopped moving - constantly checking in with new food throughout the cocktail hour. Once dinner was served, Jessica helped direct guests to serve themselves. Somehow, the food served that evening wasn’t exactly what we had originally picked to serve, but the guests told us repeatedly how spectacular the food was and that’s all that mattered to us. After dinner and speeches, Jessica helped us move all our tables to the side and remove some chairs to make a little dance floor in the room. The bartender was fantastic, the signature drinks that Jessica arranged for us to have were amazing, and the cleanup was minimal. All around, our experience with Templeton’s was amazing from beginning to end. It made for the most perfect wedding day, we couldn’t have imagined how perfect it ended up being. Jessica is fantastic to work with, so kind and accommodating and professional - she really knows her stuff. She answered so many emails and questions from us that she should probably get some kind of award. The restaurant felt romantic, elegant, and overall so charming. I believe the price we paid for the event we had was quite possibly the deal of the century - we certainly received our money’s worth, and they exceeded our expectations in every way. Compared to other venues in the area, Templeton is by far the most bang for your buck. I cannot recommend Templeton’s enough - thank you so much for making our wedding day the most perfect day ever. I wish we could go back and do it all again!