Carl House — Attraction in Carl

I can’t begin to say enough good things about the Carl House. It was the perfect wedding venue for our wedding. The house is beautiful, but the grounds are exquisite. If you drive by, you may think the location detracts from the venue; however, once you drive through the gates, you’re transported. The grounds are intimate, quiet and much more expansive than you would think just from viewing the house from the road. The entire property makes for gorgeous pictures from every angle.

But Carl House is more than just a pretty location. It’s a business that is ready to make your wedding perfect. The event team is absolutely incredible. You get a dedicated wedding director, who will walk you through every fine detail of your day. I also recommend using their onsite florist, Lindy — her ideas and creations will stun you. Then they have an incredibly service-oriented wait staff that will make a delicious meal to impress your guests. No one will leave hungry, that’s for certain.

So with all of this talent, you’d expect to deal with some attitude, right? Not here. I’m actually sad the wedding planning is over because I’ll miss everyone we interacted with. Everyone was so incredibly friendly, to the point it felt like I was planning my wedding with my best friends. At every turn, they wanted to make sure we were happy with how things were shaping up and would bend over backwards to make it work. And that’s with them running several events each week! I just can’t get over how well they treated us, which is why I recommend this venue over others.

I’d also be remiss if I didn’t mention that my wedding was a same-sex wedding. Honestly, we were a little nervous about getting married in a small town and that the staff might be a little cold. As I have hopefully conveyed, none of that was the case. They were thrilled to plan our wedding and at no point did we feel uncomfortable.

Carl House also works with many vendors, like photographers and DJs, that they can connect you with if you need. We needed to find a DJ last minute, and our wedding director, Nicole, connected us with a DJ service that really made our event come to life.

On the day of the wedding, they have timing down to a science. While Nicole was our wedding director through the planning process (and she’s amazing), she actually had a wedding to attend the day-of ours, so she wasn’t present. Indira was our back-up wedding planner. We literally met her the night before at our rehearsal, and as expected in the same vein as everything else, she was like a longtime friend helping us put on the finishing touches. She knew exactly what we wanted and how we wanted the day to go. On the day-of, she kept everything on time with perfect direction but at all times making sure we were ready to proceed — it was our day from the first moment. She was integral in making sure it worked perfectly.

I know there are great venues everywhere. But the value for the price we paid, the service we received, and the perfect wedding we had, I have to attribute most of that to the Carl House. I honestly couldn’t imagine getting married anywhere else, and I highly recommend it to you for your...

I cannot say enough about BB Web and her team at Carl House. From my very first meeting with Monika, I knew that I was in great hands. She went over every list to make sure that not only was I comfortable with the venue before I started planning, but that every question I had before my first meeting with Kelsey was answered quickly, thoroughly and happily. She even made sure I had a list of preferred vendors that would work with me, and a list of hotels that worked with Carl House to make sure that my guests were taken care of the second they got to town. Kelsey made sure that the planning phase went smoothy even though I didn't really have a clue where to start (and for someone as organized and retentive as I am, it was a great help). There was no question that was too big or too small, and I never felt like I was bothering them. The rehearsal and my wedding day went uber smoothly. They helped my vendors get set up and even made sure that when my musician forgot her music, my wedding was not ruined (internet connection and printer to save the day!). Kelsey didn't even mind wrangling my mother and a few of the other guests when I needed a moment to myself. She made sure I had everything I needed (and took on some of the server's jobs when I requested something that wasn't immediately at hand). The thing that amazed me the most about Carl House though was the fact that that attention to detail and the level of caring wasn't just for the people that I had been introduced to. While I was waiting to walk down the aisle (or staircase as the case may be), I was so nervous that I was sure I was going to have a meltdown and someone (I think her name was Linda) whose job didn't officially begin until after the ceremony and was watching from the balcony, just started talking to me. She asked me how long I've known my fiancé and about our families. She didn't know who I was other than the dress, but she still cared enough to make sure I was okay. After the ceremony, the staff took no time at all to "flip" the room for the reception, all while working around my family and the bridal party while we took photos. And the reception was just as amazing, Kelsey stuck close by in case I needed anything, even helping my photographer because he was not familiar with the venue. She kept us on schedule and even helped the bridal party get stuff together after my husband and I left. The rest of the staff was just as helpful. They made sure that our glasses were kept filled and that we had everything we needed (even a double checking the bathrooms when me and my "entourage" needed to get in so I could use it). The food was amazing as well. They had no problem with dietary restrictions (I hadn't even realized that a close friend of the family was lactose intolerant and the chef made her a special sandwich when we found out that she couldn't eat any thing on the buffet). They were even willing to make my favorite food (tortallini) even though it wasn't on the original menu. Carl House was amazing because of all of these things. If I had to do it again I'd still...

How could I possibly put into words what a phenomenal team the Carl House has and how unforgettable our wedding was. From the initial meeting, we met the owner BB Webb, and fell absolutely in love. We thought it was a fluke how much we loved it and blamed it on it being the first venue we looked at and that we were too excited. So, against our initial instinct we decided to visit two more venues and realized how lucky we had been to find the Carl House right off the bat! We couldn't sign the contract fast enough! From then on, as incredibly stressful as wedding planning is, Nicole our wedding coordinator was such an angel to have! She was always reachable, thorough, sweet, kind, detail oriented, and most importantly made it her mission for us to not compromise on what we wanted but to create our dream wedding. I tend to think too much about what other people want, but trying to please 150 guests is impossible and I had Nicole to always keep me in line and remind me that it is OUR wedding. She was my sanity throughout the whole process! Another key team player was Lindy Lamarco, this woman is a fairy godmother of flowers! As a very budget oriented bride she adjusted our options accordingly, I was worried that if we didn't get the most EXPENSIVE flowers that the aesthetics of the ceremony/ reception wouldn't be like I wanted but boy was I wrong! She has dreamy flower selections and visions to fit every budget and I absolutely loved every floral aspect of our day. I can't speak enough words of praise and gratitude toward the whole team. From Coordination, to bill review/settlement, to the food ( which I am still getting raving reviews from my guests about!), our bartender (who was the sweetest lady and expert bartender I have encountered, all of my guests loved her!), to the execution and dealing with the unexpected, they were absolutely FLAWLESS! We had to deal with unforeseen ceremony location change due to weather as soon as we got to the altar, this could've been an awful start to our day but Nicole was there to ease my nerves, deal with the guests as we transferred and even keep me absolutely dry! My day was absolutely everything that I had dreamed it would be and I am so grateful for the Carl House and every member of their team for being everything that they needed to be to get us through! Thank you Thank you Thank you for all you did and all you continue to do to ensure that all couples get an amazing start to their lives as a married couple! We are...