From the very moment we met Barbara and walked into Bay Pointe, my (now) husband and I fell in love with the venue and its atmosphere. My husband is straight edge (or alcohol/drug free) and it was very important to us to have a little or no bar... available at our wedding reception. Other venues stated we would be charged to remove the bar (some $12 a person without anything in exchange such a soda etc) and even other ostracized us for our life style. However, when we approached Barbara with our dilemma, she was not only understanding and accepting but made us feel very comfortable and confident that my fiance would feel at ease for our wedding reception. She offered us to remove all of the liquor completely or just have limited alcohol available. We ultimately decided to go with just beer and wine offered to guests. And as promised Barbara removed the extensive and honestly quite impressive liquor display for those who might be interested.
Beyond that, the venue was immaculately clean, bright and inviting. The outside patio is perfect for cocktail hour. Barbara lit candles in the fireplace and around the venue. The bridal suite was spacious for all of my bridal party. All of our guests were impressed and delighted with our choices of hor dours (buffalo meatballs, brushetta triangles, and the very fun french fry shooters) and also our buffet lunch of Cesar salad, mashed potatoes, summer squash/zucchini, chicken/broccoli/alfredo pasta, chicken marsala and apple cranberry crisp.
The staff were polite, eager to help and attentive (before, during and after the event with us and out guests). Also, we had three guests in wheelchairs that needed special attention and Barbara and her staff were very accommodating to them.
Most of our family has even joked, discussed and decided for my husband and I, that we will utilize Bay Pointe for our (future) christening party whenever that day might come with our future children. Bay Pointe is truly a hidden gem! We would highly recommend to all newly engaged couples to consider using Bay Pointe for the wedding, and especially working with Barbara! We cannot thank you enough for making our dream wedding reception come true!