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Wedding Date: 2/3/08 Barrie & Dixie
Rands
"This review pertains, in fact, not
to the Hotel itself but to one of their
services - namely the choreography of a
wedding. I understand their claim to be,
that if a lady provides a groom, a dress and
a license, they will do the rest. They did!
And they did it in style.
 Our
wedding went like a dream, from start to
finish, as close to perfect as we could have
wanted. We didn't have to worry about
anything. The Chapel and Reception room
looked lovely, with great attention to
detail and personalizing the event. We had a
"practice run" an hour and a half prior to
the service, where we were taken through the
whole marital process step by step, and then
we went to our separate dressing rooms to
put on our wedding attire.
The service went like clockwork, with some
nice little touches that I hadn't expected,
namely the lighting of a special "unity
candle" and my own tolling of the Chapel
bell (good job I'd had my breakfast)
After a very well organized photo session,
my wife and I went through to the reception
hall to be greeted by our guests. The
organizers had promised us that no one would
go hungry and in all honesty, they were
right. The buffet was generous, varied,
attractive and tasty.
The whole event was orchestrated to
perfection. Don't get me wrong, there was no
undue pressure, it was all beautifully
relaxed but managed extremely
professionally.
We're back to normal now, and getting plenty
of feedback from our guests by phone, email
and face to face. The unanimous verdict is
that it was one of the prettiest, nicest
weddings they've been to and, whilst I
promised I'd be honest, I have to agree.
Subsequently, we received the DVD and
photographs (within one week, I might add)
and, yet again, we were totally impressed.
The DVD was - is - quite simply super,
professionally presented, good quality,
nicely edited and comprehensively covers
"our day". In short, my new wife and I have
absolutely no complaints or criticisms and
the feedback from our guests has also been
very positive."
Wedding Date 9/8/07 Mitch & Mischa
Fontenot
 “The setting is quaint and lovely. The
cabins are well-kept and the staff is
available at a moments notice. We had our
wedding in the chapel and it was the
sweetest time of our lives. Jo and her staff
did everything humanly possible to make sure
that not only did the wedding run smoothly,
but that our stay was memorable. Brides, if
you are looking for a place to hold an
all-inclusive smaller wedding, look no
further than Mountain Top. I found that all
of the food, cakes, flowers, etc. was
outstanding and the price was very much in
my budget....and since I work full-time, I
didn't have the time to contact a lot of
vendors. Jo and I spoke a total of about 4
times on the phone and emailed back and
forth about 10 and she got every detail
right-on. Even in the month after the
wedding, she will answer any questions you
have and make sure that you are still happy.
Not only did we get the best pictures and
video, but we didn't have to wait months and
months like some other photographers have
you wait. Thank you, Mountain Top Inn and Jo
Cates!”
Wedding Date: 6/30/07 Andrew & Carrie
Warman
Mother of bride:
"We arrived from all over the country
on Friday - staying in cabins, the Lodge,
and a theme room. Everyone enjoyed their
accommodations. We began
planning the wedding
in February and I spoke with Jo via
telephone and email constantly. She was
great! All of our questions were answered in
a timely manner and everything we wanted was
done to perfection. It was sooo nice having
a coordinator to handle all of the details. (I think one problem
that occurs is that you hire a coordinator
who knows what she is doing and then you try
to micro manage. If you're hiring someone to
handle the little details, then let them do
it and just enjoy the experience). The
ceremony was so beautiful in the chapel - we
were using our own music and the AV guy did
a great job with it. Everyone thought the
service was moving and special and the
minister read the most beautiful verses and
spoke to the bride and groom in such a
personal way. Jo took a ton of photographs -
and I can't wait to see them. We then moved
to the reception
center next door, (there is a more formal
restaurant in the office that can also be
used for receptions, but we were having a
more informal reception). The food was
perfect and every time something ran
out it was immediately replaced. There was
dancing and laughing and much love and joy.
If you are looking for a beautiful location
for a small event, VERY reasonable prices,
and stress free wedding planning - this is
the place to go. If you want to micro manage
an affair for 500 with a sit down dinner,
live band and such - then this isn't for
you. By the way - the flowers were also
beautiful. My daughter's bouquet was
white roses and mini calla lilies. She loved
it! I will post photos when they are
available.
Finally - everyone
we met at Mountain Top was great. Front desk
personnel were helpful and friendly, Jo
Cates went above and beyond to accommodate
us, the caterers were great, the florist
arranged beautiful flowers, etc...
So - from the Sullivan/Warman wedding group
- Thanks Jo Cates and Mountain Top Inn for
all you did in making Carrie's wedding
weekend such a wonderful event!"
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