Overall the execution of our wedding day was astounding. Many of our guests mentioned it was the best wedding they ever attended, people are still talking about the food a month la...ter, and everyone loved the rustic charm of the barns– truly mine and my fiancé’s taste. We personally had Sean as our event coordinator for the day, and my wedding party, family and attendees all recognized how on top of his game he was. He made our day a breeze. I didn’t have to think about anything. We truly lived in the moment, and because of him, our day was magical. We also love that the venue offered a military discount of a milk&cookies station for our day, and were truly grateful to book at a venue that supports military. The entire day was prompt, enjoyable, and organized. The food was great, service was top notch, guests mentioned they loved how everyone at each table was fed simultaneously. Truly impressive waitstaff. The execution of our decor was exactly our vision, again thanks to Sean for your attention to detail.
A few things that did steer us from a full 5 stars–
A confetti cannon was offered to us in our wedding package, we had penciled it in to our day of schedule when reviewing fine details and unfortunately it was never set off. We really wanted the photos with the confetti like we saw online. With how busy the day was we didn’t have a chance to configure a “plan b” route as to how it would be incorporated so we missed out on that.
- The documents towards the final date were not big enough to write in everything we needed and were truly difficult to read/maneuver. Simpler “user friendly” verbiage for guests who are not in the industry should be considered, and larger text boxes would be helpful. We essentially had to redo them morning of because we couldn’t fit all the info.
-Not really the venues fault, but the bakery we utilized did not reflect the cake we wanted. We had shown pictures of the cake at our tasting and when I saw our cake I was honestly embarrassed. They emailed us the day before our wedding to ask what we wanted but hadn’t checked our email as it was obviously a busy day, traveling, rehearsal, rehearsal dinner, etc., so our cake was ugly. Due to contract we had to utilize this bakery.
-The venue does not provide any lighting for reception. The additional $1500 for string lights to be provided, that are not removed ever, seems a bit outrageous. Why that isn’t factored in to the overall cost rather than listed as an “add on” just put a sour taste in our mouths. I find it very silly to not offer lighting of any kind, especially for something that never comes off the ceiling. Add on lights, totally understandable. But overhead lighting, just factor it in? We were gifted additional lighting day of which was a plus.
-Receiving an email 2 weeks before wedding day about potential cancellation felt a bit harsh. The last 6 months of communicating felt more transactional than heartfelt. I can’t imagine what people with “cold feet” or potential pre-marital issues feel when they read an email mentioning potential cancellation.
Overall, our wedding was beautiful, the staff is more than kind, the bar service is timely, efficient, and overall a beautiful look.
The Mac and cheese bar was a hit– everyone’s FAV part. The food is what sealed our deal. We love the Barns, we loved our day, and still are on cloud nine.
Thank you everyone at the Barns for making our day unforgettable.