Monterre Vineyards — Attraction in Lowhill Township

When my husband and I first set foot onto the grounds at Monterre, we knew it was the place for us. I am an extremely organized person and was skeptical of every other venue we visited, with the exception of Monterre. Matt was incredibly accommodating and professional, all while being laid-back and easy to work with. I came in with a clipboard full of about 30 questions, which Matt answered without me even needing to ask. Color me impressed.

To start off the vineyard itself is absolutely gorgeous. If you are looking for a beautiful, rustic, outdoor wedding, this is the place for you. My husband and I were married under the oak tree (which is the spot during our first visit that I started crying, yes it's that perfect). The Vineyard Hall, where indoor receptions are held, is beautifully decorated, without being overbearing or stuffy. The venue comes with anything you'd want included to put your mind at ease. Chairs, tables, dinnerware, table linens, glasses, barware, and a full high-tech sound system, light panel, and projector display are all there. When we first started looking at venues, they ranged to completely boring and cookie cutter (I'm looking at you, snorefest country club) to COMPLETELY DIY, where you'd have to drag in and rent every last detail, even down to the port-a-potties. Monterre provides you with a glorious mix of these two things...allowing you and your husband to focus on the unique details that make the wedding YOU and not stressing out over stupid things like where to rent your spoons. They even provide bar staff, but let you bring in your own alcohol. As a matter of fact, our biggest draw to Monterre was the fact that they will do as much or as little as you want, all with meticulous attention to detail.

Now onto the staff...Throughout wedding planning process, Matt was there every step of the way. He was easy to contact, quick in his replies, and incredibly knowledgeable. This is not his first rodeo. He's like having a wedding planner, without the annoyance of someone telling you your color scheme. On the day of our wedding, everything ran like a well oiled machine and I had literally nothing to worry about! Matt and his staff even had earpieces in and perfectly coordinated every last step. Any problem that came up was handled quietly, and I honestly had no idea of the issues until the next day. A hotel who-shall-not-be-named, forgot to inform their shuttle staff that I had booked them to get our (mostly out-of-town) guests to the venue. Matt called in personal favors to ensure that my guests made it to the ceremony and had safe rides back to the hotel. Without him, we literally would not have had guests at our wedding. That's how absolutely amazing it is working with Matt. Not to mention that each and every one of the vendors that he suggested to us were just as wonderful.

I cannot speak more highly of Monterre and how exceptional of a venue it is. I think every single guest I spoke with told me how our wedding was just simply US. That was all thanks to Monterre allowing us to be individuals. It's affordable, beautiful, and the perfect place to start the rest of your life with your spouse. We could not have been happier with the memories we created there. My advice to couples thinking about booking Monterre, stop thinking and...

"Don't ask me any questions until after I speak as I most likely would cover it in my spiel..." Was the second sentence Matt spoke. A harsh introduction to an organization I was going to pay in exchange of renting their space and using their services for my wedding.

This is a tough review to write. Difficult because space and service were exceptional. The negative stars was for contractual issues. We've had many sleepless nights wondering what we could have done to get a full refund for services not rendered.

To begin we opted for an outside wedding and cocktail hour. There is an extra fee to have the ceremony and cocktail hour outside. It rained our wedding day, July 22nd. On the day of the event, around noon, I received a call from Matt saying that he suspects rain and will be moving everything inside. He also said full refund. A message that was never received by Kevin, Matt's father, the owner of the vineyard. Kevin refunded cocktail hour and kept the fee for the ceremony and 20% service fee, neither of which we used. We were expecting a full refund.

I'll suggest that before signing the contract that the outside portion be withheld until said service is performed or amend the contract to spell out what happens if it rains.

Second suggestion is in regards to supplying hard liquor. Matt will highly recommend that you purchase small sized bottles as any opened containers will not be returned. Make sure you drink the really good stuff. With beer, Matt will say the beer distributor will take it back. Double check with your supplier on what their return policy is. Total wine will not take back opened cases. Make a note to remind yourself.

Third suggestion, Matt is very strict with any surprises your family, best man or bridesmaid will like to do for your event. Make sure you bring them with you weeks prior so that Monterre can fit it in the schedule. The rehearsal day is not the appropriate time as Matt will not allow anything out of plan to occur.

Overall 2 stars, 5 stars for service and deducted 3 stars for not refunding for outside...

It has been a few months since our wedding at Monterre (7/2/17) and I’m normally not the type to do the whole review thing but I really think that it’s necessary in order to show my thanks to Monterre and their staff for all that they have done to make our wedding day as special and memorable as it is. From the moment that we stepped foot on the grounds at Monterre Vineyard during our search for a wedding venue we knew that it was the perfect place for our wedding. This venue has it all from the picturesque vineyard to the elegant decor inside and with all that they had to offer the price was very affordable especially considering how many things were included. The team at Monterre is awesome, especially Matt, and we knew that we would be in good hands. Throughout the entire hectic process of getting up to the day of our wedding Matt was right there to answer any of our questions and work with all of our special requests. He helped everything come together effortlessly from start to finish allowing us to truly enjoy our wedding day with no worries. I truly don't know what we would have done without him! We chose to have our ceremony under the oak tree which provided a fairytale like setting for us to tie the knot. Afterwards we strolled through the vineyard with our photographer where the grape vines provided a background that aided in our photographer and videographer getting some truly spectacular shots! The entire staff was very professional and responsive to anything our wedding party or guests needed and trust me they aren't the easiest bunch to please. At the end of the day all of our guests raved of the venue and of what a wonderful time they had. I wish we could go back and do it all over again, we wouldn’t change a...