Location: Blithewold Mansion
Staff: A
Facility: A (when it was sunny)/B (rain)
The staff at Blithewold was great-extremely professional, very helpful, always there when we needed them, and very well organized. If the weather had cooperated, I'd give Blithewold a fantastic review. Unfortunately, it rained quite hard during our reception. The tent floor had some water on it, and the walk back to the house was muddy. We knew when we made the decision to rent Blithewold that a rainy reception was a risk, and we loved the facility so much that we'd do the same again, but keep in mind that if you're unlucky with the weather, you'll have some (minor) problems.
Caterer: Blackstone
Food: A
Staff: B+
The food and service the day of was fantastic. And during the early planning process, Karen was amazing. She had some great ideas-root beer floats during dessert, which were a HUGE hit-and was generally fantastic. Unfortunately, during the last month, she seemed a bit overwhelmed. She also wasn't at our event that night, which was a surprise. There weren't any problems, but I still would have liked to have met the coordinator ahead of time.