Alli Hawthorne

Review of The Briarhurst Manor

Oh if only I could erase the poo-fair rating I hav...

Oh if only I could erase the poo-fair rating I have given this place and replace it with a review of repulsive.

My Fiance and I had looked at the Briarhurst for our wedding reception and were extremely disappointed in the way we were treated. During our tour the briarhurst event planner (whose name unfortunately escapes me) spoke to us as though we had already booked their location for our reception rather than trying to sell us on the appeal of the briarhurst. She was extremely negative and at times I felt that she believed what we were willing to spend on our reception was not even worth her time. She also spoke to us as though it was HER wedding rather than ours and that our ideas about our wedding weren't what we should have. She seemed extremely controlling and the only way we could book any outside vendors (DJ, Photographer, Cake, flowers etc) was if they were given her stamp of approval. The Manor appeared to be falling apart and in need of some serious work and definitely not where my fiance and I wanted to celebrate our wedding.

The only good point about the event planner was that she did call approximately two weeks after our tour to see if we had any additional questions or needed any additional help. However when I informed her that we had decided to go in a different direction with our reception she proceeded to verbally bash the venue we had chosen calling it cheap, and unfit as a location for a wedding reception. Obviously we made the right choice by not booking the briarhurst. I would not recommend this place to anyone who wants to be involved in their own wedding.