An Enchanting Evening Winery, Wedding Venue, and Cabin — Attraction in Mayflower

We had our wedding here in August 2016. We loved it immediately. Here's a rundown of goods-- and not so goods-- that I came up with. Overall, we thought it was wonderful!!

CEREMONY AREA: The scenery was great, although I think some of the trees should be trimmed because it blocks a lot of the beautiful scenery. It allowed for great pictures. We had the wedding at 7pm, and the sun set behind the house, but the sun put beautiful colors on the clouds behind us during the ceremony. One thing that we didn't like was that they keep the ceremony chairs outside. Although they are covered, they were incredibly dirty when we arrived. It took a lot of time to clean those, when we could have been doing more decorating. I don't think we should have to do any cleaning when we rent a wedding venue. We made the ceremony area our dance floor as well. This wound up not working out well because it was on a completely different level as the bar and dining areas. It was difficult to get people to dance with this setup from what we noticed. And to answer your question...we had a lot of dancers that came to our wedding, but just seemed to be inconvenient.

INSIDE ROOM and BRIDE'S QUARTERS: We loved having access to the room inside for showers and getting ready. That was very handy for my friends that helped with setup, so they didn't have to go all the way back home to get ready. We also liked that there was an alternate place to put the cake so that it wouldn't melt in the summer heat. There was a lot of space to decorate and put your own touch. I did get a little freaked out that they had an entire large glass case dedicated to creepy humpty dumpty stuff. We just covered it with a tablecloth and that's where we put our cake. The sound system was fine, but we had to provide our own batteries for the microphone. We were initially concerned about it being loud enough, but it definitely was!

BAR/RECEPTION AREA: The first thing I noticed when we were dropping off all of our stuff, was that there were cob webs and wasp nests a few places in the bar area. Its a wedding venue, I guess my expectations are a little higher. They did have folding tables available for us to put our food on, so that was handy. The bar area worked out well. The countertops are not very practical for serving drinks because its made of larger rocks. Very bumpy! We brought a large cutting board and that fixed the issue. We loved that there was a large refrigerator down there! Was super handy! The coke machine is a nice addition, as that kept us from having to get sodas, but it only made a small amount of ice. It would have been great if they had a larger ice maker. One of my friends had to make the 20 min (ONE WAY!) drive to a gas station to get bags of ice to make it through the night. The landscaping is pretty, and makes decorating not as necessary, which I'm always a fan of.

HONEYMOON CABIN: I LOVED,LOVED,LOVED this!!! It was so nice not to have to drive anywhere after a long day. It had a beautiful view of Pinnacle as well. They were so kind and filled the refrigerator with sodas, water, champagne, wine, and fresh strawberries. They also had snacks available for us as well. They provided pancake mix, which was such a good idea, even though we didn't get to use it. We loved that there was the tub in the main area so we could look out the window while soaking. The shower was really cool with the unique shower head. I did have a difficult time getting temperature control right, but it could have been just me.

OVERALL: We loved it! The owners were very friendly, and quick to get back with us in emails. One big thing I would change- We were not allowed to come the day before to do any setup, rehearsal, etc. There was no mention of a wedding or event the day prior, so not sure why we couldn't have come. This caused A LOT of work on the day of the wedding, which was even worse since we couldn't show up until 10am.

Without a doubt, this venue is both economical and beautiful. We are proud to support this family operated business in...

This is a review as a wedding guest attendant of the bride. The place is beautiful but the professionalism of the owner was lacking. The owner wore blue jean shorts and a t-shirt which was too casual for such an occasion and was rudely asking guests to help move tables and chairs once guests were starting to leave. The seating of the ceremony upstairs and the dining tables downstairs—along with the buffet—was very disorganized. It took at least 45 minutes to get everyone through the buffet line in that small downstairs room. Some of that was most likely due to having to move the wedding inside because of rain - but nonetheless could have been more organized. The bride said everything was included and was to be taken care of but if that was the case I felt like the owner would have a better system for serving and entertainment. Definitely not a venue for 30+ guests as parking is very limited. Overall would be great for small weddings as it is truly beautiful but I would have a separate wedding planner or have someone in charge to handle the details. Would be a great cabin to spend a...

This was our second time staying at the cabin. This time we were not pleased with our stay, as it seems the property isn't well maintained or cared for anymore so we will not be returning. I do not recommend the cabin stay until they do some cleaning and updating. Also beware that this is not private. It is right next to the homeowner. For several hours after we arrived we listened to kids in the pool. We were also awoken after midnight to car lights from a black escalade shining in for a long time.We bought steaks and things to cook on the grill but it was very, very dirty and hasn't been thoroughly cleaned in a long time. We cleaned it enogh to use but we never could get the temperature to anything above or barely to 300°. The hot tub needs maintenance, the sprayer doesn't work well and is just covered in a small tarp piece. The creamers in the bowl were either old and curdled or opened already. The berries left were molded. There were no sleeping pillows, just two in shams on the bed, with older bedding. Hopefully the owners will do a little maintenance...