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Just thought we could share ideas and chat, share resources, etc...
I'm 99% sure I'm getting married at Cole Hill Estate, though there are a couple other places that I keep going back to. so many options!
Anyway, would love to hear from you gals!
Hey there: I'm also looking to get married along the Hudson Valley-- I live in NYC so need a place no more than 2 hrs away. I just started calling some venues up for summer 2010...we'd really like to do something outdoors on a low budget but it looks like costs will definitely add up as soon as the W word comes up (like for a house rental). If you have any ideas for inexpensive venues, I'd love to hear them! THanks.
Hi there - I am getting married in May of 2010 at The Gardens at Catlin Creek in Slate Hill, NY which is right by Woodbury Commons/Monroe, NY. I am originally from Rockland County and currently live in Astoria, Queens. It takes us just over an hour to get there from Queens and a little less from Rockland so it was a attractive option as we too didn't want to go more than 2 hours outside of NYC. We looked at a bunch of places in and around the Hudson Valley so if you questions or anything definitely let me know! I was trying to keep costs down but it is hard because the Hudson Valley is so close to NYC. Catlin Gardens was offering (and still might be) a discounted price for their Saturday night wedding so we were able to lock in a price of $98 per person. The draw of Catlin Gardens is definitely their outdoor space. We are having the ceremony and cocktail hour outdoors in the gardens so hopefully the weather will be nice. I also just booked my florist - Flowers by David Anthony who is also located in Monroe, NY. I would definitely love to hear about the different vendors you decide on because I am trying to make sure the cost of everything is in-line with the other vendors in the HV area. Good luck on your searches!
Just wanted to add that I just checked out the website for Cole Hill Estate and it looks awesome! Totally neat, rustic place to have a wedding!!
To AmycBrandy: Thanks, will look into the Catlin. Congrats on booking a venue. It feels like an enormous task! Are you also staying at Catlin the whole weekend? Are you doing your reception indoors or outside (do you need to rent a tent)? Thank you for the info.
Hi Ladies!
I'm getting married in the Hudson Valley on June 5, 2010. I wish I had found this local board earlier in my search for a venue, because it was greuling. Or maybe I am just picky. Ironically, we ended up in a place I would have never considered, but here's what happened first.
Our first choice was to rent a house near New Paltz for a week or a weekend and have the wedding on the property. But the cost of tents, caterers, and all the rest was astronomical and home owners always tack on a site fee of atleast $1500 for weddings. They say it's because of the "foot traffic" on the land.
So, we decided to go the usual route, but try to find a place with beautiful scenic views, an outdoor ceremony option, good food, and nearby hotel accomofations. We went to A LOT of places and wound up loving The Garrison and The Highlands Country Club in Garrison, NY near coldspring. They are both owned by the same people. We went with the Highlands Country Club because we are having a smaller wedding and I LOVED the high ceilings, dark wood floors, exposed brick fireplaces, and double verandas. The place has a simple, rustic, classy feel to it, and you can get married on the golf course. It was $125 per person for a Saturday night with a 100 person minimum (which we were going to have a hard time meeting, since vendors and children can not be included in the 100) and I got them down to $1000 to have the ceremony on site. There is a small restaurant attached to the venue that you can rent out for the evening for an additonal $2000 I think. If you don't, the door to it remains closed and outside people can still have dinner there. This sounded fine to me.
Here comes all the glitches: When we visited the sites, it was February, no one was around. We went back for the tasting in June and the place was crawling with Country Cluibbers. I asked if it would be that busy during our wedding, and our coordinator simply said "You won't notice." Um...yeah, I will. People are swimming, playing tennis, golfing and eating next door. This, in part, was our fault for not asking or thinking to ask this question when we visited initially.
Then We found out that our original date, May 22, was smack dab i the middle of graduation weekend for the many universities in the area, which meant that we could not get hotel room blocks to save our lives and we were going to have to bus people 40 minutes up and down from Tarrytown so that they wouldn't have to spend $250 on a hotel room.
FINALLY, our coordinator (who was actually really very nice) emails me and tells me that a "private party" wants to rent out the restauran on the same night as my wedding and that she wanted to give me first choice. I put two and two together and realized that it would probably a graduation party and I really could not deal with that.
We wound up cancelling our wedding there. I asked if we could move it to the Garrison, but the cost is $150 per person with a 150 person minimum on Saturday nights, which, like I said, we would never come close to, and we didn't want a Friday or Sunday wedding.
Here's the AWESOME part: somehow, in my initial search, I never considered Bear Mountain State Park. Turns out, they are in the process of completing a million dollar renovation to the Inn. Now, the Inn would be too big for me anyway, but they have another venue, called The Overlook Lodge, which they have finished rennovating. it has a blue slate patio for cocktail hour which you can also use for your ceremony, an indoor ceremony option that looks like a Church (and they don't charge you extra to use it), 4 stone cottages, which are being rennovated, have 6 rooms each, sleep 12 people each, and have a living room with frig, fireplace, and wet bar. ON TOP OF THAT, the Overlook Lodge has MORE hotel rooms which are being rennovated too. I saw ine that they had finished already and it was really beautifully done - rustic, granite bathroom, comfy.
ALSO - after the wedding, because we are in a state park, there is no sound ordinance and we can bring in our own food and alcohol for an after party, Seriously, how much better can this get?
Best Part - Pricing:
Saturday night at the Overlook Lodge: $99 per person, 75 person minimum. This includes the ceremony, cocktail hour, 4 hour reception. (we are adding some stuff on to the cocktail hour for additional fees.)
We're also having a private farewell brunch there the next day - which is $29.99 per person but has a sick amount of food and bloody mary's/mimosa's.
Apparently, some people have had some issues with booking the Inn, but as I said, I won't be in there. I think it is slow going and won't be opened until after next fall or something.
The only thing I am not that happy with is the size of the dance floor. I feel like it's small and might ask about renting a new one to put over it.
It's really lovely there too - woodsy, with a big lake, trails, a carousel, and lots of stuff for your guests to do if they want to make it a weekend. I am so excited!
And my hand hurts from feverishly typing! PM me if you have more queestions.
P.S. You can also have you ceremony and reception in the Carousel House if that's your thing.
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I am also getting married in the area-at The Garrison. We had to go for a Sunday to keep the cost down as you mentioned. Anyone have suggestions for hairstylists? That is what I am looking for now...
Hello! I am getting married at the Rhinecliff Hotel in a garden overlooking the Hudson River on August 14th! 
http://www.rhinecliffhotel.com/
Hey ladies!
Like Marisa3 I will be getting married at Bear Mountain Inn June 26, 2010. It has been really challenging planning from Hawaii but my parents are in the area and have been helping out tremendously. We have booked a DJ, Photography and DOC -- and will finally be meeting all of them next week!
We definitely need some bee help in finding an officiant and a reasonably priced hair/makeup team to travel to Bear Mountain for an early morning start (our ceremony starts at 11am).
We are having a Saturday afternoon wedding (thank you price break!) and will have an ongoing after-party at the stone cottages!
I was also worried about the progress of the renovations since I booked my venue last April before the funding was even approved. My parents have driven up there a few times to get a sneak-peek and so far -- things are looking great. Can't wait to see it myself next week!!
Anyone else having their wedding at Bear Mountain? Any help with vendors?
Thanks :)
Hi There!
Getting married at The Garrison, September 12, 2010! So excited. Beautiful place and def will be able to meet the 125 min on a Sunday. :)
I got married at a great spot in Cold Spring, NY. Just an hour from NYC and near all major roads and 10 min. from Metro North train. It is a private house in a very secluded spot (it borders a State Park) and there is a pool, sauna, lovely grounds. It is not huge but you can stay in the house (4 BR/3 Bth) for the whole weekend (or longer) for the site rental fee and the owners have lots of suggestions (or can arrange for)caterers, tent rental, etc. It's a pretty nice deal for a small event when you can hang the whole weekend and do all of your events (rehearsal, cocktails, whatever) for just the price of the caterer and you do not need to pay for hotel rooms for three couples (wedding party) and you. (we "catered" the cocktails and rehearsal dinner ourselves anyway). I think it was $2000 for Thursday to Monday for a summer (August) weekend. I can't find the website but will keep trying.
I am getting married at West Point in June - my fiance will be graduating from there in May. Marisa3, I'm really glad for your sake you decided not to get married on May 22 - the area will be swarmed with people there for West Point graduation - it's going to be insane I'm sure. June 5 will be much better.
If anyone wants to talk about vendors let me know - I booked all of mine last summer, and West Point is just down the road from Bear Mountain so it's all local!
Hi Ladies! I am getting married at the Capitol Theatre in July. Does anyone have any advice on cake places? I am thinking of doing cupcakes, but I really have not made that decision. It is my last big vendor to pin down.
Hoping to revive this thread... it's not so often I hear from other Hudson Valley brides!
I am getting married in August at a B&B in the Hudson Valley. I am from Long island and planned the wedding entirely from overseas (I haven't see the venue yet, but my parents approved). We're having a small wedding of around 40 guests with the ceremony outside in the B&B gardens and the reception in their ballroom. All our vendors are local, small business owners.
cherryblossom60 - what b&b? sounds like it will be a lovely and intimate day!
I posted the first entry in this thread and then completely forgot about it!
It's so nice to see so many Hudson Valley brides, though! So, since that post, we've set the date, the venue, caterer, flowers (my mom!), dress and the dessert buffet. We ended up going with Shadow Lawn in High Falls, NY on July 10th. We looked up the weather history for that date in the last 10 years--no rain! Keep your fingers crossed, ladies! I'm even taking a big leap of faith and having an outside reception without a tent--eek! But I figured that everyone is coming up to the country from NYC, they should actually be outdoors and on grass--see stars!
Dan and Dave from Shadow Lawn were really helpful and accomodating--i can't say enough nice things about them. If you're looking for a barn wedding, this could be the place for you!
Anyone book their DJ yet? I could use a recommendation!
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Hello! I am getting married at the Grandview in Poughkeepsie on Sept. 26th, 2010. I am actually going there today to sign the contract and put down a deposit. I'm so excited! I had seen a lot of great reviews about it online and it came highly reccommended by a couple of acquaintances so we went for it. We chose the outdoor ballroom (tent) for our affair. So far, they have been extremely accomodating (The GM Brent is awesome!) and I have to say that what they offer for the money is unbelievable! The Grandview is right on the Hudson river and even now, in the middle of winter, the view is spectacular! I can't wait to see it in September! We are set up to attend a tasting in March, which is free to those that book with them. Otherwise it would be $65 per person and it's pretty much like attending an affair there. They have a cocktail hour, sit down dinner, and dessert with wedding cake! If you attend the tasting first then book, they will apply what you paid for the tasting as credit when you book. I think that's pretty fair. Another thing that is nice about the Grandview is that even though they can possibly have two afffairs going on at once, the indoor ballroom is on the completely opposite end of the building from the outdoor ballroom. Each ballroom also has it's own bridal suite close to the ballroom. I can see how you would really not be able to tell that another party was going on at the same time as yours. They also stagger the start time of each affair so that guests from both parties are not arriving at the same time. They are really very professional there and it is very easy to see that they know their business very well. You can tell that they have a lot of experience doing this and my fiance and I felt very comfortable there immediately. Another bonus is their affiliation with the Grand Hotel which is very close by. They have a trolley that will transport anyone staying at the hotel back and forth from there to the Grandview on the day of the wedding. This is very convenient especially if you have a lot of out of town guests that need to stay overnight.
We also looked at a couple of other places before the Grandview.
The Tarrytown House Estate......it was not what we hoped. Because we are having a smaller wedding (100 people max), they would have put us in the King House which is a smaller mansion on the property. It was a little run-down looking on the outside, and the inside is really not conducive to a wedding. It is a house, plain and simple, and the party would have been broken up into multiple rooms. That didn't work for us. We didn't look at the Biddle Mansion which is the main mansion there, but from far away it looked great. They will only give that to a bigger wedding. I think there is a 125 -150 person minimum for that and it has a ballroom with an outdoor patio that looked beatiful.
The Highlands Country Club in Garrison......(we originally thought we would go with them) beautiful ballroom with two huge fireplaces, great big mirrors hanging above the fireplaces, candles everywhere, and harwood floors. The ballroom also has french doors all along one side that can be kept open to the veranda and outdoor grassy area with beautiful patio furniture and a fire pit. It really had an amazing ambiance. The wedding coordinator there was very sweet and accomodating. Two things made us decide not to go with this venue. The first thing was the food. We ate at their restaurant Tavern (which is the only way you can taste their food), which has gotten rave reviews from the NY Times and others. I don't know if they were having an off night or what, but the food was EXTEMELY salty. I must admit that I am not a big fan of salt, so maybe I was just sensitive to it. I guess that salt levels could always be adjusted, and we did think that the food was very good otherwise. It was cooked well, and presented well, just really salty. More importantly, we were not happy with the price we were quoted. We are looking to have a cocktail reception with passed hors d'ourves and a few stations. We thought that for what we were asking, the price was over the top. In order to make it affordable there, we would have been reduced to about 5 passed hors d'ourves and 2 stations. We didn't feel that this was enough food to offer so that our guests didn't leave hungry. The Grandview offered much more for a much cheaper price, in a beautiful setting.
Sorry I am so long winded, everyone! I am not telling anyone that they shouldn't look at these other venues, just why they didn't work for us. Good luck to all with your planning. I am looking forward to reading more posts on here for ideas, reccomendations, etc.!
ebr171!
I'm getting married just 2 weekends before you at The Grandview! How cool! For one, there aren't many GV brides here, and not all that much info available other than some great reviews on weddingwire etc. So to find a 'fellow' GW bride, and so close in date - hehe, cool for me. =]
Everything you said about the GV .. totally agreed. But I've seen that is definitely the case for all the reviews I've read. Great food, and awesome service. For us, there were just a few very important requirements .. 1) No crazy multi-ballroom type place, and you're right - even with the ballroom wedding going on, they do a great job to keep it separated. 2) No generic wedding food. So not interested in paying $100+ for a rubbery piece of chicken breast and potatoes! And I heard from my brother, the food there is really great. We've yet to attend the food tasting, but I'm not worried! 3) Service. Service. Service! We cannot stand mediocore service! We love friendly, passionate and genuinely good people. And that starts from the management, down to the servers. We've read fabulous reviews about their service, and my brother says time and time again, it was the best wedding he has been to! So when we met with Margaret, we did have fairly high expectations. And somehow, she managed to surpass all of them.
I'm in NYC and it's been tough planning some of the details without being able to run over there whenever I please, but I think it will be well worth the extra effort! And hopefully - our guests will agree when it comes to the 1.5hr drive!
Hi everyone!
Wow this board is so helpful! We actually live in Los Angeles, but are both from the NYC area and lots of family all over the country so we decided on the Hudson Valley as our "destination wedding!" Actually we haven't selected our venue yet but it's been a long road....we wanted to go with Manhattan but the hotel prices, even after heavy negotiations for group rates, just made me too scared that certain family members wouldn't be able to attend due to cost.
Anyway, long story short we are now trying to decide between Lyndhurst Castle in Tarrytown, NY and Cat Rock / aka Osborn Castle in Garrison, NY.
Hi love2lol,
Have you contacted either of those two yet? I only ask because I contacted Cat Rock when I was thinking about HV and it was $$$$$$$$$.
GL!
@shirleybears I just looked at Shadow Lawn and it looks fabulous! Congratulations, I can't wait to see pictures from your wedding!
I'm still researching venues and looking for something for September 2011. It's a bit daunting but I think I still have a few months to nail down the venue. Does anyone have any recommended caterers? A lot of the venues I've been looking at would require outside catering and I'm a little nervous because that would be a huge part of the overall budget and I don't want to commit to venue without knowing that there are reasonable and good caterers around. Any advice would be appreciated!
Hi Gerbera!
Yep, we went to see Lyndhurst and really liked it. Cool castle and lots of space to roam on the grounds. We especially loved the Double Tree hotel which is basically across the street, about 1/2 mile away. We really need a hotel nearby that's nice but also affordable, so many different types of guests in our families flying and driving in from all over the country.
Lyndhurst is pricey but what makes it especially tough is that you have to choose from 2 caterers, neither of which let you bring in your own alcohol. And most of our guests will not be drinking so it's a huge waste of money.
Personally, Cat Rock is my favorite but yes it's $$$$$$$!!! But we like Cat Rock because he lets you bring in your own caterer and also, own alcohol, so there is a huge savings there.
Where did you decide on in the city? We looked at a ton of places there too. It was really the hotels that made us leave the city due to all of our out-of-town guests. But I'm a little sad about that, we both really wanted the city to work!
@love2lol,
Cat Rock is definitely BEAUTIFUL! And I do love that the site fee goes back to the restoration of the property and it's family owned. Lyndhurst is beautiful as well but Cat Rock definitely tops the list!! :)
We ended up going with Vanderbilt Mansion aka Dowling College on Long Island, NY. Most of FI's family will be coming in from OOT so it just seemed it'll be easier to stay in the city region.
P.S. If you are looking "mansion/castle" feel I've got a few others that I contacted that I never got around to visiting that might work for you. PM me if you're interested and I'll dig through my emails.
@Miss Holly,
There's another thread floating around about HV Caterers. Pamela's Traveling Feast which is the sole caterer of Benmarl, We tasted their food and it was quite good for the price and they bring everything in for you. :)
This is an amazing venue & very cheap.. check it out. :-) http://www.shadowmountainfarm.org/
@Gerbera,
Vanderbilt Mansion at Dowling - GREAT choice!!! It's beautiful and so classy!
thanks for your offer re: additional mansions! I will message if things with these 2 castles fall through.
Ah Cat Rock. It's true, so nice that it's family-owned, etc. I'm dreaming of it LOL
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Hi All! I'm newly engaged and new to the site. My fiance and I REALLY want to get married in the Hudson Valley and have been checking out various venues. Really want to do an outdoor ceremony and then my cocktail hour and reception in a barn or tent...which gets difficult, because the guest list is 125-150 people. Does anyone have further information on Shadow Lawn and their pricing? Also, has anyone done anything at Full Moon Resort in the Catskills? I'm waiting to hear back from their Events Coordinator.
Checked out Cat Rock and Lyndhurst, but a little too expensive for my budget. Plus, I'm hoping for a little more flexibility with my catering - going for the autumn harvest theme. $$$$!
Also, is anyone using a wedding planner in the area? I'm in Astoria, Queens, and this definitely feels like a destination wedding. I was wondering if I should eventually look into one, but I'm concerned about costs.
I'm also checking out West Park Winery, Boscobel House, Cromwell Manor B&B, The Bird and Bottle Inn, and Castle on the Hudson. Any further input is MUCH appreciated! I've only been engaged for 5 days and I feel the stress already! :)
Hello! I'm getting married at West Point on October 9th with the reception to follow in Hopewell Junction, NY. Original plan was to have the reception at the West Point Club, but the hotel situation around WP was a nightmare, so we decided to move it up the road a bit.
We are planning this from TX (me), AL and Afghanistan (fiance), PA (my parents) and MD (his parents). As you might guess, we are both active duty in the army.
Can anyone recommend a good DJ, hairdresser and florist in the Hudson Valley? I will only have one weekend I can go up there before the wedding, so any leads would be appreciated.
Thanks and good luck to everyone!
Hi ladies- so nice to hear so many of us are trying to plan our weddings from out of town. I don't know if you all have experienced this or not but I have found some vendors do not realize that you may not live in the area and cannot just 'stop in' to see them at 4pm on a Wednesday. I have had some interesting conversations with vendors who were annoyed that the only day I could come see them is on a Saturday in the middle of the day, I have to get there from Philly!
Anyways, we looked at a bunch of the locations listed above, we wound-up going an alternative route and are having our wedding on September 25th this year at Benmarl Winery. My finace and I love wines and thought it would work well. Plus we have gone to so many weddings in a banquet hall we really wanted a place that was more fitting for us.
If anyone reads this post and wants to know more about Benmarl and working with Bethany, the wedding coordinator there, just send me a PM. It has a AWESOME so far and I have less than 4 months to go!
Has anyone found a nail place to get their nails done? Our hotel is in Fishkill, NY and I tried finding a somewhat decent nail salon (doesn't have to be super fancy) and am just finding a lot of random names. Just tried calling a place named Regal Nails and no one picked-up
Good luck ladies!
@nicolasandchristine: I can let you know the vendors I am using for my own West Point wedding and maybe that will help!
DJ: The DJ Solution - they've been reviewed a lot on this board - up in Poughkeepsie. I haven't actually experienced my reception yet (this weekend) but they've been nothing but wonderful so far.
Florist: Seed to Fruit in Beacon - I've been pretty hands off thus far but Nicole is very nice to work with!
Hairdresser: I'm using Salon on Hudson, which is inside the Thayer Hotel at West Point. I had my hair trial last week and I was very happy!
Hi gals!
We've finally chosen our venue and we ended up going with Round Hill in Washingtonville, NY (F.E.A.S.T. Caterers' "home base") but not until 2011. Thought I'd post my venue research here anyways. Our other contender was the Thayer Hotel, but we went to brunch there recently and were very unimpressed with the food. Since there wasn't really another opportunity to taste the food other than at the restaurant there, I felt it was too risky to make a big investment in a place that I was 100% confident in the food. F.E.A.S.T. does tastings about 2-3 times a month (for FREE :)) and can't recommend going enough! The venue consists of a huge old house and lots and lots of lawn and garden areas, and it's the perfect "mood" we were looking for. Not too formal, but very picturesque, and you have the place to yourself for the day. The food is creative and very flavorful, and I couldn't be happier! Also, we love the Hudson Valley's wineries and Round Hill is relatively close to a bunch so we're hoping to host our rehearsal dinner at one.
I did otherwise love the Grandview, which would have been awesome except that we felt that the outdoor space (which we would have been relagated to due to cost and not being able to meet the ballroom minimums) was not nearly as impressive. It kinda felt like we were just in a lot next to the main building. The wedding package that they have is pretty hard to beat though so if you can afford the ballroom, it's a great choice.
I also recommend the Plumbush Inn in Cold Spring. It's just up the road from The Highlands Country Club/The Garrison. It's super cute, and very similar to Round Hill but we felt it was kind of isolated from other activities our guests may want to do if they decide to make a weekend of it. But Jeanette, the owner, is super and seems completely on top of her game and is well connected. If anyone is getting married at The Garrison or The Highlands Country Club, I would recommend doing your rehearsal dinner there.
But Round Hill is not without it's challenges. My main stumbling block at the moment is hotel options for folks and transportation. I know the Homewood Suites by Stewart Airport has a shuttle that they can make available for your wedding day/night and will build it into your guests' room rate, but I'm not crazy about it being literally next to the airport. If anyone has any information about inexpensive transport options in the Orange County area, please post!
Good luck all the 2010 brides and please post reviews and recommendations when you can!
I;ll be checking out FEAST @ Round Hill in few weeks for a tastiing as well. I can't wait.
I'm going to Round Hill in a few weeks too - can't wait!
@Miss Holly - are you going this coming Sunday or next month? I'll be there this coming Sunday. I think I'm even more excited to go now that I've actually booked :)
I'm going on July 10th. Have a great time this weekend and let us know how it goes!
Hey fellow FEAST brides -- we just booked our 4/30/2011 wedding there. I went to a tasting and thought it was fabulous.
@Jaxx -- I'm going to be booking rooms at the Marriott Courtyard in Middletown, I think. I'm still looking for affordable shuttle service. If you hear of anything, let me know!
i just booked with Pamela's Traveling Feast for next September! Very excited!! Pam is very flexible and was able to work with me and my fiance to find our vision at a very reasonable price!!!!
I'm a hudson valley bride! Getting married October 3rd at Thayer Hotel, West Point, NY. Using all Valley vendors except photography. The rehearsal dinner is at the Plumbush Inn. Highly recommend the Thayer Hotel. Emily the wedding planner has been amazing. Also getting my hair done at "Salon on the Hudson".
@buttercookie: Hi! I am getting married at the Round Hill on the Friday night before you - April 29th, 2011! Too funny. How are your plans coming along? Just curious, have you booked your limo company yet, are you shuttling people from a hotel? We can't seem to find a suitable transportation option (our guests are staying at the Sheraton in Mahwah). We are picking our menu at the end of October, so that we can order the invitations in November. Let me know if you have any other tips! Happy to help in any way that I can too : )
Good luck! Lauren
Hey @BelleBride! How funny! Guess it's gonna be a really busy season for FEAST! We haven't found any great transportation options yet. I think we're gonna have guests at the Marriott in Middletown (I think @Jaxx317 is having her guests stay there too?) I'll let you know what I find out. Have you found any good hair/makeup places? We're not using limos, but I heard Golden Carriage was decent?
Anybody in that area found a good spot for a rehearsal dinner yet?
Hey brides!! For all of you FEAST brides, I got married there this past September and it was fabulous!!! Everyone raved about the food, cocktail hour, and gorgeous grounds. We just received our photos and they are even more amazing than I imagined! For an entree, definitely go with the chicken with the apples and currants, people were raving about it for weeks after our wedding. Also, the Pastry Garden does fantastic cakes so you won't have to look elsewhere. They were able to replicate a stunning cake I found in Martha Stewart Weddings to a T.
For hair and makeup, I highly recommend Dorothy from Pretty Bird Bridal. She's about an hour away from Round Hill, but is willing to come to you (and it's within her travel limits). She was absolutely wonderful and my hair and makeup looked exactly as I wanted and lasted all day and night (which was quite an accomplishment in the Labor Day weekend heat!). She included eyelashes and airbrushing which really helped make my pics flawless and offers great discounts for larger parties.
Unfortunately, I can't help with transportation as we didn't end up booking any limos or other private transportation options.
If anyone has any FEAST questions, feel free to PM me =D
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