The Mill at Fine Creek

herish the memories made here!

untered with wedding food! Pierre the pasty chef created our dessert bar that was gone within moments of being set out. We did use their coordination services, which made things easy despite a few bumps in the road (like our coordinator catching her hair on fire). If you can make it happen, stay the night before on site to make early morning hair and makeup arrivals less stressful. The cottages are gorgeous and we can't wait to stay for our anniversary!

dding day a breeze. Pierre, the pastry chef, made cake that not only did we love, but had our guests wondering where they could buy more. The Mill is not the cheapest venue in Richmond, but for an all-inclusive venue, it provided everything we hoped for and more for a wonderful wedding.

and space. So grateful for these folks and their amazing work! THANK YOU!

have your ceremony. The staff are wonderful. Melissa gave us multiple venue tours before booking and she was so patient while answering all of our questions. Beth the coordinator was such a joy to work with and made us feel like we could just relax on the day of our wedding and not worry about a thing! She was attentive to our needs and very organized. Our guests loved the food and Lisa and her team did a wonderful job with planning our menu. We received so many positive comments about the bartending staff as well! If you are looking for a beautiful, all-inclusive venue with a getting ready space, on site accommodations, top notch food and bar menu- The Mill at Fine Creek is the best spot in Richmond.

a and Beth were instrumental in delivering the wedding of our dreams. We are still receiving compliments about the beauty of the venue, the deliciousness of the food, and the graciousness of the staff. The cherries on top were the adjacent cottages (where our families stayed) and the brewery where we held our Rehearsal Dinner. Just perfect!

ss our ideas and menu selections to make the wedding and reception so memorable. The food and cake were outstanding (thanks Lisa and Pierre) and the wedding coordinator Abby did a fantastic job of keeping everything on schedule. The atmosphere is so intimate and the outdoor grounds offer so many beautiful backdrops for pictures. The old stone mill is really special at the center of the venue and was a perfect place for my daughter and her groom to have the first look and exchange their private vows. We were able to rent most of the cabins and that made it so nice to have many guests stay for the evening. Thank you to everyone at the Mill for making our wedding there so special!!

enery beautiful, but the Mill and Miller's Cottage are the perfect setting for your wedding and reception. Beth was our coordinator and was amazing to work with. She was communicative, organized, and helped relieve so much of our stress with her calm confidence and expertise. Bryan helped bring our menu and signature cocktail vision to life. We received so many compliments on the meal, with many people saying it was the best wedding meal they've ever had. Pierre created a beautiful and delicious cake masterpiece. We highly recommend The Mill for your big day!

mill, our first dance in the pergola under the beautiful chandelier they provided and the reception inside. It was pure perfection! Highly recommend this venue!

e big day, it was absolutely perfect. Every detail was worked out and everything went so smoothly. Their staff worked so hard to make sure everything was exactly as we had envisioned it. The food and our cake was incredible and we are still, to this day, getting compliments on all of it. We enjoyed every single minute of having the most important day of our lives at The Mill at Fine Creek. Thank you to everyone who made it possible!

ed about both. I would highly recommend this venue to future couples.

was! Lisa knocked it out od the park! The bar was stocked and all our requests were handled with such care thanks to Bryan. Our wedding coordinator Kim made sure the day was completely handled and everything was made so easy. The bridal suite was large and spacious and made the getting ready experience flawless. The grounds are stunning. Pierre made desserts that were so incredibly memorable and amazing! We are beyond grateful! If you’re looking for an all inclusive wedding venue, look no further because this place is TOP NOTCH!

it was the best wedding food they have ever had. Getting married in the Ruins was such a dream and venue truly provides everything you need! Also, the cottages on property are so cute, our wedding party and family had such a fun weekend hanging out together. Highly recommend The Mill!!

r dreams. The staff was excellent, and went out of their way to help us with anything we needed on the day. Our day-of-coordinator, Kim, thought of everything before we could think of it. I would 100% recommend The Mill to exceed all your wedding hopes and dreams!

ful, thoughtful and kind. Kim was amazing throughout the planning process and Stephanie was an amazing help on the actual day. The food was absolutely incredible and my guests cannot stop talking about how good it was. I highly highly recommend choosing this venue.

le with our ideas and food selections. They ensured that our wedding day was unforgettable. Our close family and Friends who attended the wedding is still speaking about how beautiful this site is and how friendly all the staff was on this beautiful day. We also had the opportunity to stay in the cottages with this venue. The cottages are very cozy and relaxing. All that is needed before one’s big day. Thank you Again, The Archers

unforgettable wedding.

and how well everything was orchestrated. The food and cake was phenomenal, and set up of both the ceremony and reception was fantastic. They were also very responsive and efficient during the entirety of our planning process. I would recommend the Mill to anyone who is dreaming of the perfect place to get married!

atched The Mill's beauty nor the warmth and hospitality of Lisa (owner and proprietor) and Kim (day-of coordinator). Throughout the entire process, they were genuinely thrilled and excited to make sure our big day was spectacular. The venue itself may be beautiful, but they truly make it special. They communicated with us every step of the way, fielded our never ending questions, and made every change or updated that we needed. During the ceremony itself, Kim was seemingly everywhere, handling everything. She directed us through the whole day and we both felt that she is as necessary as an appendage. If Olivia Pope was a wedding coordinator, she would have learned her job from Kim! A huge kudos to the food and beverage team. Our dinner was over-the-top good. We went with an upscale southern theme - think fried green tomatoes, shrimp and grits, brisket with a blackberry bourbon sauce (the star of the show!), and chicken and waffles. We received nothing but praise from our guests about the food. They were all delighted! On top of that, the cake was outstanding! We went with their almond cake with whipped almond custard and raspberry preserves. It was so good our guests took most of their second servings with them back to the hotel. Pierre the pastry chef did a phenomenal job! Overall, we could not have been more pleased with The Mill at Fine Creek. I urge anyone considering them to go for the Day of Wedding Coordinator. If you're needing help deciding if The Mill is the right choice, here are some some things that helped us pick them: - Most outdoor venues don't have a plan b for rain (they will make you buy tents just-in-case), but The Mill does. We really appreciated that a lot and it made us feel more secure choosing an outdoor venue. - The Mill has 3 outdoor spots where you can get married: the creek, the pergola (where we got married) and in the mill ruins. No matter where you choose, the entire venue and all of the grounds are yours that day. - You have full use of the Miller's Cottage which is attached to the main house. This was super convenient for us and our party. There was so much space to get ready, take pictures, relax, eat and drink.

absolutely stunning, but the staff at the Mill are so incredible to work with! All communication and planning was timely and effortless, with each person (including Lisa, Kim, Pierre, Bryan, and others) taking care to make our day exactly how we envisioned it. We received endless compliments from our guests on the food (apps, dinner, and cake made by the Mill), as well as how gorgeous the whole venue is. Our wedding party stayed two nights in the cottages on site, which are equally cute and perfect. This made the whole weekend for our family and wedding party so much more relaxed and enjoyable, not having to worry about driving and being able to spend more quality time with each other. If you're contemplating staying at the cottages, I promise you won't regret it! Getting married at this venue is a true dream come true.

ok care of every detail, and a beautiful venue with a creek side ceremony. It was perfect! We also loved staying in the on site cabins and had the rehearsal at the brewery. All wonderful!

s that contributed to make it a memorable event.

ped us put together the perfect day. The staff paid special attention to food allergies. The food was delicious. The pastry chef made us the most delicious cake. You will not be disappointed picking The Mill at Fine Creek to get married. They have everything you need to have the most special day.

g day. I would definitely recommend this venue to anyone in the area!

could have a cozy outdoor ceremony in their ruined mill, in the middle of the winter! We had guests from Belize in our party and even they said the ceremony was comfortable! As we were getting ready for the wedding, the mill staff were very polite and kind. They served excellent food and drinks to the groomsmen and bridesmaid as everyone got ready. And the venue was so beautiful! I cannot understate how many guests we had compliment the Mill. The ruins were spotless when we got there and it was very easy to set-up our DJ equipment and flowers for the ceremony. The banquet hall was also extremely easy to prepare as the Mill staff helped with our linens and tables numbers, which really helped our day go smoothly. We did not have a day of coordinator, and we still had plenty of time to decorate and get set-up (and we are not the most organized of people). And finally, the food and drink were excellent. The catering staff prepared this fantastic cheesy spinach-mushroom crepes that we are still getting compliments for nearly a week later! The pre-dinner soup and vegetable sides were also amazing. I know our guests certainly liked them! Plus, the cake was awesome. The Mill’s pastry chef prepared a banana-chocolate-rum cake for us and an almond-amaretto sheet cake. Both desserts were a HUGE hit. We had ordered 1.5x the amount of cake we needed but you could barely tell based on our leftovers! The bar stocked high-quality bottles of booze (like Tito’s and Makers Mark) available for our guests, which was greatly appreciated. They made an excellent cinnamon-rosemary old fashioned as one of our signature cocktails that I personally thought was absolutely delicious. Their craft beer was also excellent and received high praise from all our Richmond beer-snob guests. I suppose our one gripe is that communication with the Mill can be a little difficult at times. They respond to emails when they are in the office (only a few days a week), but you will often get replies that just aren’t detailed enough to be helpful. Our conversations over the phone and in-person were significantly more useful in moving the ball forward. So, if you are considering the Mill, be ready to make some calls. We may be an exception, as we postponed our wedding by a full year (the Mill was very accommodating and didn’t charge us a penny for postponing). One other note, the food tastings at the Mill are a little different from what we expected. We had anticipated that we would send them a few entrée ideas and they’d prepare us small samples to try. It was our understanding this was how other venues handled it. However, the Mill instead hosted some 60 clients one day and gave us a few entrées and appetizers that they had prepared independent of each clients’ preferences. The food was good and showed the skill of the chef, but it wasn’t particularly useful for us. I don’t eat seafood and would certainly not want it served at my wedding. But, about 75% of the food on the tasting “menu” was seafood based. I was a little disappointed we weren’t able to try our entrees in advance, and my wife actually ended up not liking one of the main entrees we served at our wedding (which could have been avoided through an individual tasting). All-in-all, though, we believe the Mill exceeded our expectations.

eling that it was the place for us. When we met with Lisa, Kim, and Pierre, we KNEW The Mill at Fine Creek was the perfect choice! They exceeded our expectations in every way. They supported our ideas and then helped us take them to the next level! It made our dreams come true for our only daughter's wedding. The venue is gorgeous, the facilities are top notch, and the food and service are beyond compare! Cannot recommend The Mill at Fine Creek strongly enough. Thanks to all for making dreams come true!!

ure on our special day. They made everything so easy and pleasant, that my husband and I were able to enjoy every step of the way and feel no wedding stresses. The venue makes you feel like you’re living in a fairytale; the staff make you feel like family; and the food makes you feel like you’re eating in a three Michelin star restaurant. We cannot recommend The Mill at Fine Creek enough!

l, delicious dessert spread, the food was incredible, and our planner, Kim helped keep me calm and relaxed the entire day & I couldn’t have done it without her!

he entire time. The pastries were amazing and there was not a crumb left! The cooking team was also very quick to respond and help us plan a Thanksgiving feast for our wedding dinner. We changed the menu several times and they were also quick to respond, suggest other changes, and give us updated cost points. We booked the venue about a year before the wedding and decided to pay the extra $700 for the day of coordination help so that we could fully relax and know that things were happening as they should, this did not happen. First, we had several meetings with our coordinator canceled after we had taken time off from work, or waited for our meeting for almost an hour. Then when we walked into the rehearsal, the night before the wedding, we were informed that she would not be there and another coordinator would be taking over. Not a problem if the new coordinator had any of the information that we had put together for a year. We had to go over everything again and rushed since everyone was standing there for a rehearsal that we only had 45 minutes for. We went over everything from the lineup and parents names to the vendors that we had coming, all of which should have been provided before the night before our wedding. It was awkward trying to explain that my parents are divorced and need to be separated, all while my family are standing right there. We ended up losing half of the time we had paid for with a string ensemble because no one knew where they were supposed to play and they had to be moved several times. This was an important aspect of the wedding for me and they were not able to play while guests were arriving because no one knew where they were supposed to go, which was decided almost a year ago with the original coordinator. Overall, The Mill at Fine Creek is beautiful and the staff is very friendly; however, for an establishment that has been doing weddings for years, they are unorganized, which makes for a stressful wedding day.

e had to get married at The Mill. The natural beauty and unique ceremony sites immediately captured our interest, and the ease of planning the staff provides at The Mill sealed the deal. The Mill made wedding planning wonderfully easy by providing in-house catering and alcohol services (even the cake!), tables/chairs, linens, service, etc., even down to candles and votives for the tables. They specialize in weddings and it shows. The food and cake was delicious and the wedding day experience was unbelievably wonderful. Our family and friends loved being able to stay at the cottages on site- it made the whole experience feel so much more intimate and special. All our guests raved about what a wonderful wedding experience it was, and we even have multiple friends looking to get married at The Mill themselves! We also love that we can go back to the brewery next door and relive some very cherished memories!! Thank you to all of the staff at The Mill for making our wedding experience so amazing.

lf is beautiful - our guests can't stop complementing it. We loved all the natural colors and stuck with a relatively neutral palette for flowers to not detract from all the natural beauty of the venue. One of the things that drew us to the Mill besides the beautiful venue was that they did so much on-site which really simplified vendor coordination - they provided the catering, have a pastry chef, they had the tables, linens, decor and table numbers if you wanted them, and in-house coordinating (among other things). The food at the Mill was fantastic. One thing we really loved about the Mill was that we sat down with Lisa (the owner) and crafted our menu from scratch - they provided a list of things they had done in the past (and at the tasting we got to see the high caliber of their kitchen for a variety of different foods), but when it came time to create the menu, Lisa wanted to know what our vision was outside of the list and we liked to eat. From there, she helped us brainstorm ideas and create complete meals based on our vision. When she had an idea for a flavor that could complement our proteins, multiple times she ran into the kitchen to grab us samples to make sure we had the perfect pairings. It was amazing and the menu creation process was so much fun and made us so excited for all of our dishes - which all of the guests raved about on the day! For our dessert, in lieu of cake, we wanted something to do with ice cream and ended up with homemade cookie ice cream sandwiches and they were a huge hit! Lisa and her team were happy to help us find a way to make ice cream work and she brought us in to sample a variety of different ice cream sandwiches (one of our favorite on-site meetings for sure). We met with our coordinator, Kim, a couple of times to discuss our plans, build out the day-of timeline, select linens and table numbers, and to go through any questions we had. Kim was always happy to answer any (of the many) questions we had; she always provided great insights and recommendations on what typically works well and what doesn’t, and helped us coordinate the vendors in the week leading up to the wedding. On the day of the wedding, Kim was everywhere and on top of everything - orchestrating everything behind the scenes, she made everything go so smoothly and made it so that we did not have to worry about anything but enjoying ourselves on our wedding day. We are so grateful for all that she did for us. Thank you so much!