The Barns at Mattaponi Springs Reviews
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4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
7 Reviews
97% recommend it
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Denise G. Sent on 04/19/20244/13/2024 Wedding
We visited 3 local wedding venues. The Barns was the first one we did a formal visit for. The other two venues we visited after paled in comparison. The flexibility and different options for indoor or outdoor ceremony spaces is wonderful. Can plan for outside but still have amazing indoor backup options. Tammy is a gem and such a wonderful person to work with. Our day was a dream and not stressful because I knew Tammy was on top of things. We did the weekend package and it was wonderful to be able to stay on site and enjoy the property and all that were able to stay in the Manor House with us. Have nothing bad to say, wish we could rewind and do it all over again! -
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Kendall Sent on 05/20/2009Shelley was great to work with. She was the 3rd event planner we dealt with at Mattaponi Springs, but considering she came in after many agreements were made, she tied it all together and I saw very few problems that occurred. They came to my attention after the wedding when talking to friends and family!
Shelley was at times hard to reach, but when it came down to the wire, she was there. We did have some miscommunications on details, but again, I think much of that was from the contracts/agreements being passed from 1 planner to another.
As far as professionalism, I marked them down a little because the way they sign contracts is confusing to all parties and makes the process a little difficult. The contract is only from rental of the lodge. It is understood that you must you them for catering, but at no time do they work up a written estimate exacting the costs. Not until a day or two before the wedding, which can cause panic. They automatically add 20% gratutity to everything, including the rental of the lodge, plus there is a meals tax. I wasn't expecting all the extras thrown in there. I calculated my estimate based on prices verbally quoted per person and we were almost $2000 different, so we had to rearrange and cancel certain things. If it would have been disclosed in a contracted estimate beforehand, we would have worked our budget differently to be able to have everything we wanted. Also, they only do consumption bar....be careful! We set $1500 for bar (that was an estimate of what it would cost by them) and when we walked in near the end of the cocktail hour, the bar bill was already $800.00. So we had to switch to cash bar around 2 hours before the end of the reception because the bill went almost $1000.00 over. They were great at fixing all that stuff, flawlessly. The manager adjusted our bill because she told us the steak meals weren't up to her standard! It's nice to know that they do quality inspections and hold themselves accountable.
It's a beautiful location and we had a wonderful time. We would recommend them again!
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