Love Letters

Hi Laura,

I wanted to thank you and your wonderful staff for the exceptional wedding we had for Stephanie and Barry!   Everything was outstanding!

The service was excellent and our guests had such positive comments  about the food they had!

You truly made Stephanie and Barry’s wedding a fairytale wedding that she imagined she would have when she was a young girl working there as a server!

Frank and I truly want to thank you all for making our daughters dreams come true!!

Take care

Debbie P.

Dear Laura,

Again, thank you for an exceptional experience during our daughter Morgan’s wedding to Santos on Friday, October 18^th.

The staff was so attentive!  A special thank you to Megan, Taylor, Sarah, Frank, Debbie, and Luanne. They were professional, friendly, organized and attentive, seeing to our every need. It was such an easy event to be a part of.

The food was delicious and we received many compliments; a shout out to the chef and kitchen staff!

It was a perfect day and the Ashford Estate was the perfect venue to hold this special occasion.

Again, many thanks!

Maryann and Tom G.

If you really want to WOW your guests, Merri-Makers is your catering company!

The cocktail hour displays they put on, the entree options, the strolling desserts, they CRUSHED IT!   Almost a month out I still have people calling and texting me just about the food at our wedding!

I wish we could go back in time just so I can eat the food again! We got to attend a tasting which really helped with our food selections. You truly cannot go wrong with hiring Merri-Makers!

10/10!! We absolutely loved having our wedding at Mallard! It’s a beautiful wedding venue with many different party spaces for your wedding day. The chapel was absolutely stunning for our ceremony, cocktail hour was in the garden and downstairs area, and the reception space was awesome! They have window doors that they were able to open up once our reception started and it created such a cool and versatile space! There was a bar set up out on the balcony and it looked amazing. The grounds have so many amazing spaces for photo opportunities for the bride and groom as well as their guests. Getting ready in their bridal suite was absolutely incredible. It was such a dream of a day. Nothing was missed, right down to the swans swimming in the water all day by the chapel!!!

Everything ran so smoothly thanks to their amazing staff. Gianna is just the best wedding coordinator EVER. She was always there to answer any and every question I had. She was ON IT!! The entire year leading up and the day of the wedding. She helped me solution and put me at ease so many times throughout the wedding planning process. I didn’t hire a wedding planner and I didn’t feel like I really needed one with all of her help! We honestly had zero problems come up the day of! The bridal attendants were great, always checking in on me to make sure I had what I needed and keep me updated on how things were moving along. My husband and I never didn’t have a drink in our hands and stayed fed all day thanks to them!

Speaking of food.. WOW!! Everything was incredible. Right after our ceremony we were taken up to the bridal suite to trays and trays filled with food from cocktail hour so we didn’t miss out! Everything was so delicious. Our guests said they couldn’t believe how much food we had and how delicious it was! We were able to attend a tasting before the wedding and it really helped us make our selections for the day of, which wasn’t easy! I want to go back in time just to eat all of the food again!

If you’re looking for a beautiful venue, incredible food (it truly is incredible, food was a big thing for us!!), and the most attentive staff to work with, Mallard Island Yacht Club is your place! I am one HAPPY bride!! Much love!

The best team in the business for sure!

From start to finish the Merri-makers team was incredible. From the planning stage and deciding on a venue to the wedding day itself, Gianna and the team were the best. They made the day everything we dreamed of covered every little detail and made sure everything we wanted was in place – they were all so nice and personable and played a role themselves in making the day so special.

Would recommend them in a heartbeat!! They know what they are doing!!

On behalf of my Husband Jeff and myself, I can say with certainty that our experience with Merri-Makers beyond exceeded our expectations!

I have always dreamed of getting married at Bonnet Island Estate since I was a little girl and still could not have imagined the experience we had on our wedding day! From the staff (shout out Mary, Nancy, Lauren + Summer), to the venue, food + drinks- our wedding with Merri-makers will forever be a day to remember!

Thank you again for making our Dream Wedding Day come true!

With Love & Gratitude,

The B.’s 🤍

Thank you so much!! We couldn’t have asked for a better day! Merri-Makers and the staff that worked our wedding were nothing short of amazing!

The food was absolutely delicious and guests as are we are still RAVING about the food. Everything was delicious and so well prepared. The cocktail hour was a definite show stopper for our guests they were amazed with the selection and the amount of details that were put into every passed appetizer and every station.

My husband absolutely loved that he could get the picture he always dreamed of with having a tomahawk for dinner. And my dad was VERY grateful that the chefs saved the bones for his dogs. In addition to save the bones they saved one that still had a whole tomahawk steak on it and we enjoyed having a delicious dinner the day after. Thank you so much for being part of our day!

Kelsey H.

Everything was fantastic!!

Haley made sure the day ran smoothly and we eat. She is an absolute rock star!!

Couldn’t thank you guys enough!!

The Ashford was a dream venue. It was like something out of a fairytale!

You absolutely do not need to hire a wedding planner or day of/month of coordinator if you are getting married at the Ashford Estate. They were incredibly detail oriented and professional throughout the entire planning process, I had two maître ds and two bridal attendants on the day of the wedding. Every last detail was perfect and I did not have to worry about a thing on my big day.

I can’t speak highly enough of the staff, they were incredible. The grounds looked absolutely perfect, they coordinated with all of my vendors, the food was spectacular and my guests had an incredible time. Staying overnight at the Ashford was amazing, the rooms are spectacular

Everything was perfect, the whole staff was amazing at making sure everything ran smoothly especially with the heat wave we got hit with. I was especially very nervous about everyone being comfortable in the heat and Laura and the team did everything they could to make sure guests were content (waters at every chair, frozen towels, etc).

The saying is definitely true that the bride and groom don’t have much of a chance to eat, but we heard from everyone else that it was some of the best food they have had at a wedding, and everyone was thrilled with all the options at cocktail hour!

We are so happy we chose The Ashford Estate and are so thankful to the team for helping us bring our dream wedding to life 🙂

Best,

Brooke and Sean