From the moment we stepped into this hidden gem, w...

From the moment we stepped into this hidden gem, we knew this would be the place we would get married. Kim Ash, is exceptional! Our parents and us were given a tour of the beautiful venue and we immediately fell in love and moved forward with booking the date (even before seeing the pricing- which we were so pleasantly surprised by as well!). The venue is a perfect mix of charming, modern, warm, elegant and is in a perfect location. Not to mention, how fun it was that we had the opportunity to buy out the hotel so that all 38 rooms would be occupied by our guests only. We have stayed in many hotels, and I have never seen rooms as beautiful, luxurious, and spacious as this. I.D., the restaurant and bar, is connected to the hotel and venue as well which is beautiful, classy, delicious, convenient- a great place for our guests to enjoy some food and cocktails before cocktail hour and post reception. We took our bridal party photos in there as well!
Kim made the preparation for the wedding seamless. The woman knows every answer! You would have thought we were her only bride and groom because she gave us her full, undivided attention. We had the pleasure of working with her for 1 year during our engagement and there was not a single time that she didn t respond with a few hours, didn t know an answer, and didn t make me feel like her top priority.

Our food tasting was wonderful and following it, she sat us down and planned the entire evening with us. The invoice included pricing for meals and the open bar (which her estimate was spot on!) and a list of the services and decor we requested, as well as an itinerary for the evening. Kim let us set up our own venue due to a slower wedding season, which was very special for us. She let us do our thing and would periodically check on us and give us her tasteful advice. This alleviated a ton of work and stress as everything was set and ready to go before the weekend. The Delafield Hotel staff are such can do people who put the finishing touches on the venue for us, including lighting the candles, displaying the dessert table and including the beautiful linens and chair covers. They said yes to any request we had to make our vision perfect.

Kim and the hotel staff brought our fairytale wedding to reality on the day. Kim and the staff adhered to the itinerary to ensure the events of the evening were on time. She even suggested a butler passed Old Fashion service during cocktail hour, which was a huge hit! The food was delicious (salmon, chicken, and sweet potato cakes), and their baker made beautiful and delicious cake and cupcakes (we were allowed to have 4 different flavor choices!). The service was exceptional and one of our favorite parts was seeing the servers walk out with our plates in a choreographed manner and watch for Kim s arm to go up so they could set the places in front of us at the same time. We were able to pick from a variety of snacks for our late night food and we picked the nacho/fracho (fries and nacho) bar which was also a huge hit! The staff offered to clean up and box all of the decor around 11pm, which was incredibly nice and they kept I.D. open for our guests to go after the reception until 2:30am! Our honeymoon suite was absolutely beautiful (we will definitely be spending our anniversaries there for a staycation) and we were welcomed with cupcakes, champagne, and a handwritten note from Kim. We love details and there was not one that they missed that weekend. Thank you, Delafield Hotel, for a truly blissful and magical evening.