Love Letters

We could not have asked for a better venue for our wedding. The estate is absolutely gorgeous, and the staff was magnificent.

Our event coordinator, Mary, was the initial reason why we decided to go with Bonnet Island Estate for our wedding. She is incredible. Her attention to detail, communication, and just general positivity made our wedding day what it was. We could not have done it without her.

She also helped put in place the staff that made our wedding day seamless. Our day-of coordinator, matire-d, bridal attendants, and overnight management were all so thoughtful, and knew exactly what to do with any issues that arose, leading to a completely stress free and joyous day for both myself and my husband.

Additionally, the catering through Merri-Makers was top notch. We received so much positive feedback on the food and service.

If you are considering Bonnet Island for your wedding, look no further! We cannot recommend the beautiful venue, estate, excellent staff, and amazing food enough

Hey Mary,

I hope your week is off to a great start! Now that the dust has settled we just wanted to extend our deepest gratitude to you and your team for making our wedding day more perfect than we ever thought possible.

We would say it was a dream come true, but we didn’t know we could dream that big. The love and care that we felt from the entire staff was overwhelming and we are just so grateful.

Thank you for being with us every step of the way, as we navigated this event. There was never a moment that felt too stressful or too big because you were always there to help us.

Please extend our thank yous to Nancy, Lauren, Brooke, Taylor, and Sam. They were so amazing and monumental in making the day such a huge success. The ultimate professionals. It was such a privilege and an honor to work with you all and we sincerely hope our paths cross in the future.

Love,

Kayley and Alex

Hi Gianna

I just wanted to send you a quick note to let you know that everything was FANTASTIC on Saturday evening and into Sunday.

The food was delicious (so I heard from everyone…I didn’t eat much), the venue worked beautifully, and your team was absolutely incredible. Whatever we needed, we had several amazing staff members to help us.

My parents were particularly impressed that they had a staff member assigned to them (thank you for that!) and they said she was  outstanding.

Our wedding is going to be featured in the New York Times Vows section on Sept 24, and Mallard Island will be mentioned, Josh Zuckerman shared beautiful photos of us at the venue w the NYT reporter (not sure what they will use but for sure some photos and a mention)

Thanks again!

Kim

I want to thank you and your staff for making our daughter’s wedding just perfect. From start to finish, it was just amazing!  We can’t count the number of guests who told us it was the nicest wedding they ever attended.

Nancy said you only have one chance to make it perfect and you did just that and more.

From the bottom of our hearts, thank you.

Linda P.

Bailey here! I wanted to email you personally to let you know how flawless your team was and how unbelievable our day/night with you was.

From start to end, there was always someone handling SOMETHING the entire day. Megan and Celine truly, truly made my day as the bride the easiest I think it could have possibly been. I was able to actually RELAX! I was very nervous with the heat and my medications; they were on the ball! A pleasure to hang out with and talk to, were beyond knowledgeable and helpful throughout the day, and so caring, knowing I have an illness and making sure I was ‘good’ all night. I cannot imagine my day without those 2 ladies!!! Heather as well.

Everything got handled without needing to bother me. Ceremony moved indoors, etc. Laura and her team handled everything smoothly and I would have had no idea about the swaps if I didn’t do the planning!

The wait staff that helped our parents tables hit it out of the park. Laura is the best in the business, as well as Ashford and Merri-Makers! There aren’t enough words. Gill with overnight also was so kind and helpful. Thank you for helping us throw the best, most memorable night of our lives. We’re forever grateful and so lucky to be an Ashford/Merri-Makers couple!!!

Thank you again,

The G.

Finally coming up for air and I wanted to drop you a note to thank you and the entire Bonnet Island and Merri-Makers team for an absolutely magnificent wedding!

This wedding was 21 months in the making with so many details and we were blown away at how you and the team delivered on all of the details.

The food was amazing and the wait staff were professional and efficient and so attentive to details.

Where do I even start to thank Nancy and Lauren?! These ladies were incredible and ensured that everything ran smoothly and with the utmost attention.

Our bridal attendants kept us moving along -I’m sure it’s like herding cats!

The planning was smooth and the final event was outstanding.  Clearly, picture perfect weather added to the entire experience!

My only regret is not trying all of the hors d’oeuvres, so I do hope I am invited back some day to Bonnet Island so I can experience the venue and event through a guest’s eyes!

With much appreciation for all of the attention to detail and ensuring Erin and Chris had a spectacular day!

Warm regards,
Michele

Everyone thought the food and service at the wedding was outstanding!  Most said it was the best they ever had.  Service was top notch as well. Thanks for everything.

Best Regards,

Jamie G.

It’s been a couple of weeks for us to decompress from the most amazing night of our lives.  With your help and your incredible staff it was a memory that will live a lifetime.  I can’t speak enough of Megan and the girls that were Baileys assistants.  Megan was so incredible, she was on for every point.

Okay now the food!  I actually got to eat some of it, but what I did was incredible.  I would really recommend to everyone to make sure they add the Machete station.  The cocktail hour was just beyond our wildest expectations.  Than the dinner was spectacular.

I can go on and on forever.  The estate is just beyond a fairytale and that is truly what the wedding was.  Again from my heart I can’t thank you and the staff of Merri-Makers and The Ashford Estate my deepest thanks for making all of Bailey and Alex’s dreams come true.

Best Regards

Jill G