The Club at Glenmore

in my hometown. Wineries are a popular choice in Charlottesville, but they are mostly located in the surrounding counties which require a long drive from hotels. Winery weddings can also require coordinating a lot of rentals (decor, tables, chairs, etc.) and finding a caterer. After researching all of the venues around Charlottesville, we chose The Club at Glenmore or many reasons. One, the beautiful and convenient location. Glenmore was conveniently located only about 10 minutes from our hotel block on Pantops which made it easy for guests and shuttles. Even though the location is close to town, it is situated inside a beautiful gated neighborhood with views of the mountains, rolling horse pastures, and well maintained golf course. So it feels like it's out in the country without actually being that far away from town! Two, the full service. Glenmore provides so much for its couples! It has an amazing on-site chef so we did not need to find a separate catering company. This was one of our main deciding factors! Couples even do the food & wine tasting at the venue which makes for a fun day trip :) Glenmore provides all of the ceremony chairs, reception chairs, tables, glassware, serving ware, flatware, etc. So we did not need to rent anything except purchase some decorations. Speaking of decorations, Glenmore has many decor pieces that we were able to use! They have arbors, prosecco walls, a boxwood wall for photo opps, votive candle and holders, charger plates, up-lights, bistro lights, etc. Three, the amenities. Getting ready spaces, ceremony locations, cocktail terrace, reception ballroom - Glenmore has it all! Glenmore has a beautiful bridal suite that the ladies in my bridal party were able to use all morning. The bridal suite has plenty of room to get ready in, hang dresses in, store decor in, and even take pictures in. There is a separate space downstairs where the guys can get ready in too! We all enjoyed spending the morning and early afternoon together in these spaces while eating breakfast and lunch prepared for by Glenmore! The space was also convenient for our vendors too. They could come and check in with me throughout the morning since I was getting ready on-site. There are many ceremony locations to choose from if you want your ceremony at Glenmore. We actually switched our ceremony location within about 2 weeks of the wedding and Glenmore was very accommodating with this switch. Finally, the beautiful ballroom was another major deciding factor for us. We had our wedding in the summer, so we knew we wanted to have the reception indoors in an air conditioned room. Four, the staff. Glenmore takes pride in providing top notch service to its clients. Kim, the event coordinator at Glenmore, helped us so much from start to finish. She walked us through the wedding process, answered the many questions we had, worked with all of our vendors, met with us for our tasting and walkthroughs, made sure that all of our requests were met, and coordinated the entire Glenmore team on our wedding day. If you are looking for a beautiful full-service wedding venue with everything including an amazing on-site caterer, top notch staff, convenient location, and gorgeous views, Glenmore is the place for you!!

ff accommodating, attentive, professional, and kind, but I sincerely feel like they went above and beyond (both before and during my wedding) to make our day special. From the beautiful bridal suite to the delicious food (really... their chef is fantastic!), Glenmore provided the perfect setting for a Charlottesville-area wedding. We would use them again in a heartbeat!

utiful and breathtaking. My mom and I were pleasantly surprised they were already setting up when we dropped things off the Thursday prior. We received many compliments regarding the beautiful of Glenmore, the professionalism of the staff, how wonderful the food was, and many more to add to just how amazing the guests thought the venue was. We could not have been happier with Glenmore and highly recommend to any newly engaged couple!!

us to take pictures anywhere we pleased. They had worked with all of our other vendors before and were very accommodating to them as well as far as set up. We did feel a bit of pressure from the event coordinator to do things "her way." At times, she seemed a bit pushy or condescending, but in the end our day was exactly the way we wanted it. Glenmore is also nice in that you do not need to book an outside caterer. I may be biased, but our reception food was by far the best I have ever had. We received many compliments on the food, the way the ballroom was set up, and the management of the event. The bridal party did mentioned feeling "rushed" by the staff during the clean up process. All in all, I would recommend this venue for the couple looking for beautiful scenery. There will be no problems as long as you are okay saying "no" and clarifying exactly what YOU want.

ing so well. The whole staff was so accommodating, the food was delicious, the setting was very nice, and Beth Hyder the coordinator was a joy to work with. We felt that we were in very good hands.

s on the terrace with the Blue Ridge Mountains in the background, then moved into the ballroom for dinner and dancing. The food was delicious and beautifully presented. The service was lovely. We worked with Beth Hyder who is spectacular and made sure that every detail was perfect for us, and for our families. Our guests - many of whom are from the New York City area - had a wonderful time and LOVED the setting. I cannot imagine a better experience, and I HIGHLY recommend Beth and Glenmore!

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