The outdoor ceremony area at the pergola was beautiful when we toured and we also fell in love with the ballroom and Birchwood’s greenhouse-like cocktail hour space. Michael was also very accommodating throughout the planning, arranging an outdoor sparkler exit. We also wanted a smaller guest minimum because we were afraid of poor turnout due to Covid, which Michael immediately accommodated. No other vendors would budge.
Our maître d’, Farrell Holleran, was amazing and our families had nothing but compliments for her. She checked in on us frequently throughout the day while still giving us private time to soak everything in. She grabbed drinks for us and food from the cocktail hour. She helped my grandpa, who had never put on a boutonniere, pin it onto his suit. She walked everyone through the ceremony timeline. We had two guests who initially RSVP’d “Not attending” show up and she immediately found them a table. For our signature drinks, I wanted a lychee-style piña colada and Ritchey wanted a Moscow mule. Farrell was allergic to coconuts but still created the best lychee colada. Guests raved about the cocktail hour.
Our ceremony was indoors due to rain but it was perfect because our officiant, Nate, was one of our good friends and did an amazing job officiating his first wedding.
