Hi Mary,

Thank you so much for making Kaci and Craig’s day so perfect. Everyone was so helpful and pleasant and easy to find when we needed help. The venue looked beautiful and the food was amazing.

Please give our thanks to everyone who made the day so special.

Regards,

Jackie

Hi Laura,

The wedding on Friday night was flawless.  It was absolutely perfect, thanks in large part to all of you at Ashford for your professionalism, impeccable attention to detail, and attentiveness to our needs the day of the wedding.

We could not have asked for a better venue, you and your staff were just amazing.

Thank you sincerely.

Hi Kristi,

We cannot say enough GREAT things about the wedding. The food was out of this world and all our guests are still talking about how great the food was at the venue. The staff was incredible as well, especially Megan, Taylor & Jen.

It was literally the best day of my life and I’m so happy we got to celebrate it at the Ashford.

Thank you for everything !

Brittany C

Hi Kristi,

Everything was really amazing! The service and the food were really raved about. I seriously appreciated having the attendants to help me out all night. And of course Gianna was amazing to work with too. We sent her an email thanking her for all her work and help over the course of the last year.

My only complaint is that I can’t come back and do it again soon!! : )

– Melanie

Merri-Makers does an amazing job. This is not your average wedding food by any means!!

Laura words cannot express our sincere  gratitude to you, your entire staff,  and also your husband and his staff for making this wedding such a beautiful sendoff for our Daughter Corinne, and Al our son-in-law!

We cannot tell you how many reviews were getting from friends and family of what a first class place the Ashford is and how exceptional the service and the food was!   There was so much love in the air that evening, and Mary and I cannot stop reminiscing which continues to bring tears to our eyes.

Thank you so much for your endless  support with Corinne over the last 12 months, we really appreciate that. You’re very special and it showed with your genuine concerns Corinne had  in planning the wedding. Thank you once again.

Michael and Mary

Also, Megan was wonderful !!

 

Gianna,

Melanie and I wanted to say again how amazing our wedding was and to extend a big thank you to you and all your staff. It was a spectacular event from start to finish, and the staff was attentive to our every need, with a smile on their face. We couldn’t be happier with how everything turned out. Our parents were also blown away by the service and professionalism of everyone.

We will have an exceptionally happy memory every time we drive by Mallard Island Yacht Club on our way to LBI for summer weekends.

Well done Gianna.

Cheers,

C+M

This review is very overdue but I couldn’t have imagined having my wedding anywhere else. From the second we walked in to MIYC and meeting Gianna (who felt like family), we knew this was going to be our venue.

This place truly has it all – the waterfront chapel, the outdoor space, the INSANE bridal suite, amazing food/drinks, and a team that will do almost anything you ask for to make your vision come to life (very rarely will they say “no” to something you want).

We loved so many little details from the dance floor opening up to the outside veranda to having a private cocktail hour upstairs after the ceremony, I can go on and on. They worked so well with all my vendors and made sure everything was executed flawlessly. This was the easiest decision we made when it came to wedding planning and if I had to do it all over, I’d choose MIYC everytime.

There is no better team out there. Merri-Makers was the most impressive group that I’ve seen at a wedding venue. We worked specifically with Gianna V (wedding planner at Merri-Makers) and she was THE BEST. She made the whole planning process so easy and fun. She was available for any question along the way and extremely prompt with her responses. She gave us the best list of preferred vendors and helped make our vision come to life. That’s mostly because she takes the time to get to know the couple personally to really be able to help make the big day the most special. She was extremely organized and took so much off our hands with coordinating and communicating with our vendors. She is just a godsend!!!! The rest of the staff was just as good. I cannot say enough great things about the
Maitre d’s that we had with us throughout the day and night. They were so helpful to the entire wedding party and always there to fix hair, dress, get us drinks, etc. I cannot stop talking about how fantastic the Merri-Makers team is at Mallard. They are the best of the best!!!

Hi Gianna,

I can’t believe it’s been almost 4 weeks since the wedding! After a long weekend at the beach, our honeymoon, and 3.5 weeks off from work, I’m finally getting back to regular life as a WIFE. I’ve been on cloud 9 since the wedding, but now can finally put my gratitude into words. I just wanted to say a big THANK YOU to you, and your team at Mallard, and everyone at Merri-Makers for giving me the wedding of my dreams! Everything was absolutely perfect, from getting ready in the morning, to getting back to Mallard for pictures, to the bridal attendants helping Jake when his button came off his jacket, to cocktail hour, to dinner, to the FOOD (just so delicious- everyone was in awe with the service and the food), to the after party, to the suites overnight, and to breakfast the next morning. I couldn’t have asked for a better day or a better venue to work with.

Over the last year and a half you made the planning process so easy and seamless and stress-free. As I told you, I was never a bridesmaid in a wedding before this and had only attended a few as a guests. And this was the first wedding my family ever had to plan, so I really had no clue what I was doing Lol. You helped me so much, and also made sure I was calm, cool, and collected the entire time. Working with you was amazing, and I don’t know what I would have done without you and your guidance!

I could probably write a million more paragraphs about how perfect every detail of the day was. As the wedding was getting closer, I was afraid to get my expectations up too high or put too much pressure on it being “the best day ever” incase something didn’t go right and I didn’t want to be disappointed. Not that I didn’t trust you or anything haha because I did, but you never know what could happen and I don’t always have the best luck. However, now looking back, I can truly say that my wedding day was the absolute best day and night of my life (so far) and I have never been happier! Looking around at my parents and my family and Jake and his family, everyone had the biggest smile on their face the entire day and it made my heart so full. Also, pretty much every guest has told me that my wedding was the best wedding they have ever been to. I know sometimes people just say that to say it, but when people say that to me, I can tell by their enthusiasm and their body language and their faces that they are telling the truth 100%.

THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!! I don’t know how else to put into words how much I appreciate everything you helped me with during my 1.5 years of wedding planning. I already convinced a friend of a friend to get married at Mallard- I’m pretty sure she signed a contract for sometime in October 2023 haha. And she may not know it yet, but my sister Allison NEEDS to get married at Mallard someday because I wouldn’t want her to have any less of a perfect day than I did, and I don’t think any other place would ever compare.

Thank you again for everything,

Lauren S.

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