Blue Mountain Vineyards — Attraction in Dahlonega

Is the venue and view beautiful? Yes! But as a guest of a recent wedding held here, it seemed like there was little effort made to keep people safe and comfortable during the rain, during the hike to/from the barn, and during the sparkler grand exit.

I was really disappointed by how the venue handled the rain around the ceremony. We arrived with a group of 15 people from out of town about 15 minutes prior to the ceremony. When we got there, thankfully a relative called us to tell us to wait in our van since no one was being seated yet or allowed inside the building. Someone had handed out all the umbrellas they have (which I see is an extra cost on the website). At least I assume that’s what happened since we didn’t see any when we finally did leave the van. (The issue of rain and cold weather is not addressed on the venue’s website so you might want to ask about this if you are considering the venue.)

As we were walking down the stone path to the ceremony chairs, the heal of the guest in front of me pulled up a stone that then proceeded to crumble. I notified the closest person who I thought was working (one of the photographers) I could so that no one would trip on the mess. It was not clear to me who worked for the venue. When we walked back through after the ceremony there was no hazard cone or staff member standing there to help people avoid it. When we did finally get to sit we were told the seats were “blown off” but it was still sprinkling so the seats didn’t stay dry long. Thankfully my husband had thought to bring towels from the hotel and HE dried seats for us as the ceremony began. There seemed to be no forethought on what would happen if it rained and the ceremony needed to be moved.

There was also very little direction given to guests who needed help climbing the steep hill up to the reception. One golf cart for 250 guests seems unreasonable, as does asking those in formal attire to make the hike. (So maybe if you want a formal wedding this is not the venue for you.)

During the grand exit, the large pyrotechnic boxes used were connected by a thick black cord and was set up BEFORE guests left the venue to line up outside. Not only did the guests trip on it, as they were walking downhill, the bride tripped on it as well! In addition, cars had been allowed to be parked in the small paved area in front of the exit/entrance so there was very little room to spread out while holding 4 foot sparklers.

There was not enough parking for all the guests in either location. This answer is currently cut off on the venues website. Also, for a place that calls itself a “vineyard”, I was surprised to not be offered wine from Blue Mountain. This seemed like a missed opportunity. However, after looking at the website it appears the term “vineyard” is referring to the aesthetic that the owners want their venue to have. There is no mention of any kind of wine that they make or sell.

If you choose to have your event here, the success of your event will mostly rely on a competent coordinator (that you will also have to hire yourself as no coordination services are included). Be aware that you will pay extra for everything (the owners are very clear about that on their website) and the safety of your guests will not...

The venue was very nice and generally well run but the coordinator needs to work on her people skills. I didn't catch her name but she has long red hair. I was checking what the bar options were and I explained to her that I have a condition called Asian flush(it makes processing alcohol difficult and I can only drink certain alcohols). Instead of being helpful she became very condescending towards me. While I was trying to research what they had she told me at one point "why don't I just not drink"- I'm 34 years old. I don't need a 20 something year old girl telling me what I should do. At another point she told me she would "allow" me to have one drink- at the moment I didn't know ginger beer was non alcoholic and neither did she and she assumed I was trying to take shots(as she said) because I didn't want the ginger beer mixed in. I can't drink normal beer(which I already explained) and at no time was i trying to take "shots". I ultimately decided not to drink because i did not want any further conflict with this person at my sister in law's wedding. I'm a business owner and I understand if you feel someone is a liability but you tactfully handle the situation. You don't actually talk to that person like they are a liability and difficulty in your day. Secondly the Mother of the Bride was upset at the end of the night because the cake was never passed out or eaten. Apparently, it was self serve which no one was informed of. I've never been to a wedding that the staff didn't at least cut the cake up and put it on plates but apparently the guests were supposed to do that on their own, which would have been fine but no one was informed of this. The MOB went to three different cake tastings to choose that cake so she was very disappointed that only the bride and groom...

My son just got married this past weekend at Blue Mountain. The venue is gorgeous and definitely made my son and his wife happy.

For the preparation beforehand and impacts to those of us who planned everything : Jessica is too rigid and lacks customer service skills. As the mother of the groom, I had rented the venue for the rehearsal dinner the night before the wedding. I never got my final signed contract back from her. I never saw her list of "rules" and none of these "rules" were part of my contract. She FINALLY emailed me (only after multiple emails, more than one written actual mailed letter and more than one text message) that I had an "event only" contract and that I wouldn't get information other than by email. My contract never had "event only" on it...I had no idea what that meant and she never responded to my request for an explanation. She was unresponsive to questions and rarely responded to emails. She refused to allow me to bring any decorations or bar items in before 4pm the DAY of our rehearsal dinner, less than 2 hours before everything started, even after multiple pleading requests from me. As if that weren't rude enough, she started cleaning up our items before we were really done, essentially shoving us out before we were ready and before our paid time was up.

She doesn't allow anyone to bring in their own linens. You have to rent from her which shouldn't normally be an issue but ours were cheap polyester napkins...NOT linen.

Sad sad because this venue actually is gorgeous...aside from having to drive past a port-a-potty to get to the venue, it really is beautiful.

I understand running a venue takes organization and coordination. It also requires courtesy, flexibility and willingness to work with the needs of...