Love Letters

We truly had the best day from start to finish – everything was perfect.

The staff was fantastic!

Andrea was incredibly helpful and accommodating throughout the entire planning process, from our first tour all the way up to the day of the wedding. We loved working with her and meeting a few times leading up to the day to help sort out all the details and get answers to my many questions – she’s great!

Nancy is so sweet and was on top of things the whole day. Our families both said they were very grateful for how attentive she was, making sure they had everything they needed all night. She helped keep us moving and the timeline stayed on track the whole day. Brooke and Hayley were also wonderful! I felt so supported all day long – they were on it!

Also thankful for Lauren and the rest of the Merri-Makers team that were working behind the scenes to make our day seamless. The food was delicious – I’m still not over the salmon! So many of our guests have told us how amazing the food and the venue in general was. We could not be happier with the way the day went. Thank you to the whole team for making our day better than we could’ve imagined! 😊

Best regards,

Danielle

I’ve finally had time to unpack and come down from all things wedding!

I wanted to reach out and give our sincere gratitude for making our day as amazing as it was! I truly felt like a princess. The whole team the day of was a step above what I could have even imagined and were extremely attentive to anything we and our bridal party needed. You were the best when it came to planning out all the details and making sure everything was set up perfectly.

Nancy was such a shining light that day and had a smile on her face the whole day, even when she got requests that were probably annoying! lol. She made sure everything went exactly how we wanted it.

Lastly, I want to give a huge shoutout to the attendants who were by my side all day. I’m sorry I cant remember their names now, but they truly put the cherry on top making me feel like a princess. They were so attentive and made sure I was never holding my bouquet too long, always made sure my dress my fluffed, and even ran upstairs multiple times to get things for me and the bridal party.

I could go on and on, but please know that you all made our dreams come true. Thank you so much!!!

Jaclyn & Drew

We had a fabulous event thanks to EVERYONE at Merri-Makers. Rick and Haley went over the top with their preparation, planning and expertise to insure our “reception vision” was delivered without a hitch.

Since Tom and I had experienced Merri-Makers with our own off premise wedding reception in 1986, we knew we were in the best of hands 38 years later! Our guests from 1986, to this day, still talk about that party.

Our son’s wedding reception on 6/22/24, was no different! Our guests have described the event as “ magical, straight out of a movie, the most delicious food, and five star service all around!” “Great music, and really such a magical experience” despite the sweltering heat and humidity we all experienced. We know the memories of our very special Merri-Makers event will live on many years in the future.

Merri-Makers, specifically Rick Bott and Haley Waters, and the entire serving staff really went out of their way to make our event a once in a lifetime experience for us, the bride and groom, and all of our guests. The cohesiveness of their entire team, and preferred vendors, working together really showed. We appreciated all the help with the setting up and breaking down afterwards.

We would 1000% recommend Merri-Makers to anyone looking for a unique, one of a kind type of special event.

Truly the care, and expertise and delivery of our vision, could not have been more perfect. Thank you AGAIN, to Merri-Makers for delivering a world-class five star event.

Tom and Lisa H.

On behalf of Bianca, Malcolm, Gerard and myself, we wanted to express our sincere gratitude for the  wonderful day we had on Saturday.

The wedding was perfect in every way.  You and your staff had all the bases covered and were so attentive to all of our needs, allowing us to relax a bit and truly enjoy the day.

Nancy, Lauren, Kayla, Emily and Jillian did whatever needed to be done to make sure everything ran smoothly and exceeded our expectations. (And Debbie took good care of us overnight and the next morning.)

Highest praise for Bonnet Island Estate and Merri-Makers from all who attended.  Great food, great venue, great service.

Thank you so much,

Lisa & Gerard

Bianca & Malcolm

Bonnet Island Estate made our dream wedding come true!

From the pre planning process with Mary to the day of the wedding at Bonnet Island was absolute perfection. Mary made the planning so easy and stress free.

The entire staff paid attention to detail and went above and beyond to ensure we were happy. The bridal attendants were so attentive, helpful and friendly! The staff, service, food and beautiful estate were all so amazing that we received so many compliments from our guests.

We can’t thank them enough for how great they were. We highly recommend Bonnet Island Estate!

Laura,

I just wanted to thank you so much for everything that you did to make my Christine’s wedding a true fairytale.

From A to Z everything was handled in such a professional and phenomenal way.  You and your staff are such

seasoned professionals that everything ran in such a seamless and fun way.

Your attention to detail and your cordial and kind staff put together a wedding that was beyond reproach. The

food was outstanding and everything looked just perfect. You can be assured that I will be talking about The

Ashford Estate to all of my friends who have children getting married.

Please be sure to tell Meghan and Lori how much I appreciated all of their help as well.  You all had the day’s

agenda down to a science.  It was truly amazing to see how everything came together.  Also, please thank your

husband for his food expertise.  Everyone was raving about the appetizers and the dinner.  It was simply

PERFECT!!!  The whole day was truly a dream come true for Chrissy and Michael.

I will be forever in your debt and remain,

Very truly yours,

Kathy D.

Bonnet Island Estate made our dream wedding come true! From the pre planning process with Mary to the day of the wedding at Bonnet Island was absolute perfection. Mary made the planning so easy and stress free.

The entire staff paid attention to detail and went above and beyond to ensure we were happy. The bridal attendants were so attentive, helpful and friendly! The staff, service, food and beautiful estate were all so amazing that we received so many compliments from our guests.

We can’t thank them enough for how great they were. We highly recommend Bonnet Island Estate!

Lauren D

Laura

I want to thank you, Lori and your staff for making Brooke and Sean’s wedding what I always dreamed it could be. You were all amazing professionals and attentive to every detail. Please please share this with Meagan, who was our little shadow throughout the cocktail hour, making sure we were taken care of, she’s a doll.

I couldn’t have asked for more.

Thanks to you, thank you

Hi Andrea,

Now that we’ve settled back in at home, we wanted to send a quick note to say a huge, huge THANK YOU to you for everything you and the Bonnet team did for our wedding!!

We were thrilled with our wedding day and it couldn’t have been any more perfect! And that is absolutely thanks to your amazing help, along with Nancy, Lauren, Hailey, Emily, and Lou Ann that day. You made the entire wedding process so easy for us from the start of planning to day-of and we’re incredibly grateful for it!  Our families were very much at ease for the day, which was certainly thanks to everything you took care of.  It was such a joy to work with your team and it’s clear that you truly want your couples to have their best time ever. And, our guests have been raving about how beautiful the Estate was and how much fun they had the whole day. We know it takes quite a bit of work to coordinate all of the moving parts for a wedding, so we can’t thank you enough for everything you did for us.

Our only regret of the day was forgetting to take a photo with you and the Bonnet team. But Lou Ann mentioned the option of returning to the Estate for a quick visit on our 1-year anniversary (which we definitely plan to do) so perhaps we can plan to get a photo then 🙂

We really hope our paths cross again one day soon, but in the meantime, please know we’re grateful that you made our special day incredible!!

Sending lots of love to you and the whole Bonnet team!

Emily & Josh