The Forge Inn

btmickens

Has anybody had their reception at the Forge Inn in Woodbridge? If so, do you have any helpful reviews, tips, or pictures? We just booked the site for Nov.7, 2010. Thanks a bunch ladies!

smw42

I went to a baby shower there a couple years and was pleasantly surprised.

becca0417

I'm getting married there 10/10/10.  I have seen a few weddings there and they are BEAUTIFUL.  Everyone I have dealt with there so far is so nice and knowledgeable.  CONGRATS!!

btmickens

Oh thats so great to hear! Thanks for the reassurance ladies!
Becca0417, which room will your reception be in? We are in the atrium room.

sharasincoff

I had a lot of issues with the Forge Inn. My wedding was May 22, 2011 and I reserved the facility in 2009. In my contract I was promised a lower price if there was a new special, handicapped accomodations for the ceremony if it was not outside, cocktail hour outside ran or shine, as well as assistance in setting up chair covers and my centerpieces. As my wedding got closer my florist needed to get into the location by 8:30am to set up everything and I had an argument with the manager Dusan in order to have the building open at 8:30am instead of 10:30am (as they thought that was plenty of time with my wedding beginning at 11am). Dusan then also asked me to pay $1 extra per chair cover to be put on (even though I was promised something else) and also $50 to put my centerpieces on the tables. The day of the event, my photographer who has worked their previously stated that she opened the doors because this happens all the time and she knew a side entrance she could get into. At 10:00 there was still no one there from management or anyone setting up my room, the Atrium. My bridesmaids and groomsmen whom I love dearly decided that they would help us out by setting up all of the table clothes and the centerpieces, even the seating arrangement table. At 10:30am when someone from management finally arrived we decided to bring the ceremony indoors due to the misty weather. My matron of honor was being yelled at that there was no way it could be upstairs, until we took out the contract and they were forced to change up a room on the top floor. When we did go outside to take 3 photos, we counted how many chairs were ready to go and they only had 76 set up for my wedding which had 195 people coming. In the room they set upstairs, we had over 50 people standing and 3-4 chairs at a time were brought in to assist, with 5 minutes in between until I, the bride, went to the manager and stated they better fix this and NOW! The staff was extremely lazy and even were rude and disrespectful to my friends and family. My bridesmaids and groomsmen sat down to rest for a few minutes prior to the ceremony when they were yelled at by a worker telling them that they had to get up, in the room that was ours for the day. My matron of honor was yelled at also for entering our room in order to get the groom saying she wasn't needed in there. The bartenders at the event were fighting with one another in front of my guests and did not acknowledge directions given by my husband to allow specific people to have a specific expensive drink that we had set for those people specifically. My husband who is handicapped had to get up in order to make sure his friends were able to get the drink. Also we were promised our own private waitor due to my husband's disability and we were not given one. I only saw 1 waitress come by us beyond giving us our food and that was only after I was able to get her attention. I was promised the cocktail hour to be outside and when the cocktail hour came, they sent my guests into the room where the reception was occuring instead, causing my husband and I to not be able to enter the cocktail prior to the reception because we wanted to make our entrance. We also were promised specific foods during our personal cocktail hour that we are both able to eat, since we have dietary issues. Not even one of the items promised was in the bridal suite. Also, the mirrors in the bridal suite were absolutely disgusting with finger prints. My photographer could not take silhouette photos of me due to this. This seems like this would be the end of it all, but during the reception I had 2 kosher meals needed and they were not given to the people until 20 minutes after everyone else received their meals. The couple brought this to my parents attention and that was when they received their meals. Also, 5 tables out of 21 were not given options of the 3 items we chose for their meals. 1 table did not receive their food at all, until just before the cake was cut, when my father noticed that they were still sitting there and it was a table of my eldest family members. The ice cream bar that was paid in addition to the price came out after about half of my guests had left following the cake. At the end of the wedding, my family members who needed their coats were unable to find anyone to get them for them. My sister, matron of honor, crawled under the door and got their items for them, and was then yelled at by Dusan the manager for doing so. All in all, I would have to say I would NEVER want anyone to have this same experience on their wedding  day. If it was not for my family and friends, I would have been completely hysterical, but they kept me upbeat and did not tell me all of the issues until after the wedding was over.