This is a long overdue review of our amazing experience with The Manor at Airmont: Natalia, Anthony, and the family! Back in 2020, We selected The Manor at Airmont for our wedding,... after visiting literally dozens of venues, ranging from wineries to banquet halls to luxury resorts. There was limited reviews on The Manor back in 2020, so we visited without much expectation and because we happened to be in the area. As soon as we saw the venue and met Anthony and Natalia, we knew this was the place.
We originally booked our wedding here for May of 2020. As we all know, COVID turned the entire world upside down and derailed our original plans. Francis and Natalia went way above and beyond their obligations and worked with us with unsurmounted flexibility to reschedule our event not once, but twice, as the pandemic unfolded.
We eventually made the event happen on October 7th, 2021. Over a year and a half delayed, fighting with the forces of supply shortage, inflation, backed up weddings, and the overall strains of COVID...Natalia and Anthony were still able to deliver on their original promise to us for a perfect day, and went above and beyond our expectations.
Our experience on the day of our event was like a 2 day fairy tale we wish could've lasted forever. Their service during wedding prep was amazing, the attention to detail was impeccable. The wedding party throughout the day were treated and pampered like royalty by all of the facility staff, not just Anthony and Natalia themselves. I observed one of the ladies picking fresh mint from the courtyard during our wedding prep,..to be used for the water/drinks during the reception. The catering which I thought would be cooked somewhere else and assembled onsite...turned out to be John himself cooking our selection of filet mignon and salmon fresh from scratch, outside on an 8 burner grill, less than 2 hours before the start of dinner. Fresher than I could ever expect for a catered dinner.
The cocktail hour, the evening bar, the dinner, were all works of art. Our cocktails of the evening were all hand crafted for each of our guests with smoke effect, tea strainers, etc. The drinks throughout the evening were served more like science experimet you'd expect out of a mixology restaurant than your basic event bar.
The experience did not end at 11 PM at night, as I've experienced with many other venues eagerly booting you off the property. This venue uniquely invites you and your close friends/family to stay in all 5 of their Bed and Breakfast rooms for a peaceful end to the evening. A nice option for my wife and I and our family not having to trek back to a separate hotel. In the morning, we woke up to a peaceful, tranquil, countryside sunrise. We and our family were welcomed to a private breakfast served by the staff, with tables made to our wedding decor.
It was the perfect experience, more so than we had ever envisioned our wedding to be, especially for me as I work weddings at various other venues. Everything was allowed to happen at our pace, and we were provided more time, accomodation, and service than we expected.
We utilized The Manor at Airmont for the Wedding Venue, Catering, Floral and Decor, and Bar. We do not regret any of our decisions one bit. If we had the option to go back and do it all over again, we would not change anything one bit.
Thank you Natalia and Anthony for an amazing experience!