Pier 5 Ceremony & Reception Reviews PLEASE!!!

Re: Pier 5 Ceremony & Reception Reviews PLEASE!!!

• dawnmhayden member

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  We looked at the Pier 5 and actually really liked it.  My fiance was a little turned off by all the purple they had going on in there-he said it was a little 80s.  With that said, they have GREAT deals if you do an off season wedding or a Friday wedding.  A friend of a friend of mine had her wedding their and LOVED it and had nothing but great things to say about it.  We ended up choosing another venue, but just for looking at the venue, they gave us a free one night stay and a package that included passes to the acquarium, science and sports museums, and breakfast.  It was great!
  In terms of military discounts, maybe check the Aberdeen Proving Grounds-I think they have a venue.
  HTH

  

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• ajerome21 member

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  I know two people who had attended weddings there and had nothing but great things to say about it.
  
  I am getting married there in June.  Our ceremony will be outside (if it doesn't rain) and our reception is in the harbor club room.  So far everything has went well.  I had my food/cake tasting last weekend and it was so GOOD!  They really try to take care of everything so it takes some stress off the bride and groom.  I have been working with Heather and she is wonderful to work with.  
  
  It has a lot of modern decor and is very colorful.  It does have alot of purple, however, my wedding color is purple so it worked out great.  Im not one who is big on modern decor, i rather have something with an old, rustic, traditional feel like the tremont or the belvedere.  However, I just fell in love with pier 5 when i went. 
  
  Have you went to look at it yet?  Let me know if you have an questions.

  MY Married BIO and FOR_SALE

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• jj181

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  My FI had to go back to Atlanta for the next 5 weeks (his mom is recovering from a really bad accident), so my mom and I are going to try and go look at it within the next week or 2. It looks really nice from the pictures online, and it all sounds good...but they all look nice and sound good online! lol  The purple worries me a little....we are thinking of doing a peach and apple theme (he is from GA and I am originally from NY), so we were thinking shades of red, orange (as in sunset orange not halloween), bright pink (not baby pink) and a really vibrant yellow. What do you think of that?  Thank you so much for all of your input so far!!!  Keep it coming!!!

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• SweetCFly

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  We looked into the Admiral Fell Inn, which is owned by Harbor Magic (who also runs the Pier 5).  I believe there was between a 5%-15% military discount for booking anywhere with Harbor Magic.  If you can cut your guest list down a little bit, and you didn't like the Pier 5, I'd definitely suggest looking into the AFI.  It's in downtown Fells Point on the corner of Thames and Broadway.  We looked at the Pier 5 for our RD and the view from that ballroom is gorgeous!  But the Admiral Fell is a very different feel, as it's a historic inn.  Definitely check out both.  The Harbor Magic people are so nice! 
  
  I love the sound of your color scheme!  Sounds beautiful for late summer.  Try not to let decor make/break your decision.   While yes it is a part of the room, once the tables and chairs and dance floor are set up you can barely see the carpet (and if the lights are dimmed a lot of times you really don't even notice the floor). 
  

  Miss ... Mrs.

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• dawnmhayden member

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  I agree-my FI is just picky!  The view at Pier 5 is to die for!   Admiral Fell Inn is also really nice!

  

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• ajerome21 member

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  They have another room there - Harbor West and I think those colors would look great in that room.  However, it's on the first floor and doesn't have a view like their Harbor club room.  They do have an attached private balcony to that room and its right on the water.  It's still very nice. 
  
  They have more pictures on their facebook page - harbormagic.  Also, before I went to look at it, I looked at local photographers' blogs/websites to see their pictures of pier 5 weddings just to see different weddings there.  A few that I could remember that had pics of pier 5 weddings are - love life images,  perskie, and jen lowe.
  
  I agree with sweet - especially if you are having an evening wedding, you are not even going to notice that much when everything is set up and the lights are dimmed.
  
  I would try to make your appointment with Heather - she is awesome!

  MY Married BIO and FOR_SALE

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• damturner

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  i'll have to check out their facebook page! i didn't even think to look on photographer's websites for the venue. we also looked at they hyatt down town as well, i just received a rough contract from them, and there are a lot of stipulations in there that i am not comfortable with (ex. in basic terms they have the right to move my wedding to a different room if a better offer comes along, there's no guarantee that i will get the room that we want), the reason we liked it so much was for the view. the more i hear about pier 5 the more i am geting really excited about it. we originally had wanted our ceremony to be outside and i'm pretty sure i saw photo's for an outside ceremony!
  
  Thank you so much for all of your help so far ladies! ANY other suggestions as far as our theme and colors would be greatly appreciated! 
  
  Have a great day ladies!

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• jj181

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  sorry ladies...that last post was from me, but somehow i was logged in under somebody elses name. (used the computer in the library at my work...maybe that's how)

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• jj181

  

  March 2010 edited December 2011

  WE JUST SIGNED THE CONTRACT AND BOOKED IT YESTERDAY!!! I am sooo excited now! You were all 100% correct, the view was breath taking. Since my fiance is still in Atlanta, my mom and I went, and there was actually a wedding going on so we were able to see how it all would be set up! We have booked the Lighthouse Garden for our ceremony, and the Harbor Club for our reception! Thank you all so much for your help...so far!!!

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• resabella member

  

  September 2010 edited December 2011

  I am looking to get married in October 2011 and am feeling the same way you did originally- I am all over the place and freakign out. I LOVE Pier 5 and want to go check it out in person. If you dont mind me asking how much did it end up being once you signed the contract?

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