Lovely place but the facility staff denied us entry to the property when we arrived 15 minutes…read moreprior to the wedding we were invited to attend. They offered to let us stand a block away "where you can see everything but the fire ants are real bad up here". They insisted that their policy is to deny entry to guests who arrive less than 15 minutes PRIOR to events. We ignored the guard, parked our cars and hiked through the field and were seated well before the wedding. I've never encountered a venue with such a policy and there is nothing on the website or on the wedding invitation that gave us such a warning. On the plus side, the space is huge and gracious.

The space was pretty but the venue's staffed started cleaning up BEFORE the event was over. This…read morecould probably be fixed by specifying to staff expectations beforehand, nonetheless I was annoyed.

The space was nice visually but that's about as good as it gets. The staff acted as if we were in…read morethe White House. There was security in every corner like the secret service and they will not hesitate to grab you by the collar and yank you outside if they don't like what you're doing. Also if you have more than 2 drinks the bar tenders will cut you off and not say why. Also the the bar has about 4 drink options and the bar tenders won't hesitate to give you the wrong thing after they've charged you for it. Overall disappointing for how cute it looks.

We came here for my cousin's wedding who had rented out the location for the weekend. It was…read moreamazingly pretty and seemed like the ideal place to get married if you are into Georgian architecture. The grounds are gorgeous and make for great photos, and the interior is likewise amazing. I can't speak about the hosts since I did not deal with them directly, but I did talk with them and they were very nice!

We celebrated our daughter's wedding here this past Saturday. Gary and the FV staff were great to…read morework with from the initial planning stages up through breakfast the morning after. Everything went so wonderfully smoothly, classy but laid back and fun at the same time. The flowers, food and cakes, all coordinated/recommended by Gary- perfect. My wife and I got to stay at the mansion for three nights. It was hard to leave such warm hospitality, great food and peaceful surroundings. We are out of daughters to marry off so we will have to come back just for fun!

Heritage house was a wonderful experience that one would need to have at least once. The small town…read moreof Opelika, Al is the most hallmark city ever and has so many great things to do. Coming from A big city with too many people with too much hustle and bustle, it's a nice slow down. But this beautiful bed and breakfast, which was a first for me, was a great experience. All of the nostalgic/historic furniture and motifs were a very unique view point of how society looked In years past. The owners Dani and Leif were super nice and accommodating. I hope more people will support locally owned and operated businesses like this for historical restoration buildings. FYI, there is a pinball/ video game bar that sells comic books in town and a speakeasy. Very, very lovely people and must go to place on your list. If I'm in the area I will be coming back again.

We love staying here. Clean comfortable and a lovely breakfast. You will not be disappointed.read more

This was a beautiful boutique hotel tied to the event venue. The rooms and staff were wonderful.read more

Fantastic, cozy, welcoming!!! I could go on and on about…read morethis wonderful bed and breakfast! Let me just start off by saying the manager and owner went out of their way to make sure I felt welcomed and comfortable on my arrival after a very long drive! The house was very clean, bed was comfortable, plenty of pillows. Boutique shampoo, conditioner and body wash in the bathroom was a nice touch. The grounds are beautiful and I enjoyed resting during the evenings in the front porch rocking chairs. Breakfast was varied and fresh every morning (home made granola, eggs, bacon, sausage, scones, pancakes, cheese grits, muffins, yogurt and fresh fruit to name a few). There is always coffee, tea and hot chocolate along with water and sodas available in the garden room along with fresh cookies. Highly recommend if you are visiting the area! This was a nice mini vacation while my daughter attended a sports camp at Auburn University.

Great Visit. I would definitely stay again. Very clean and breakfast was yummy. Easy check in and…read morefriendly staff.

My husband and I found Thorne and Thistle after touring our venue. Lisa had great reviews and…read moresounded like a wedding planning pro. However, we were very disappointed in her services. She created stress and didn't deliver on items in the contract. After looking further, she has zero reviews from anytime in 2021 and 2022, yet she has weddings almost every weekend. If you are planning to hire for your wedding, PLEASE reconsider and read this review. We hired Lisa for partial planning and flowers / decor. That includes help booking, managing, coordinating with three vendors (lights, venue, photographer) and creating and delivering a timeline. Lisa did none of these things. I created a wedding timeline for each of my vendors and coordinated arrival time. Lisa told us many times she would make her own master timeline and would provide to each vendor as well as our bridesmaids and groomsmen. Lisa failed to deliver and instead printed out the timeline that I made and gave them to me.. The months and days leading up to the wedding, Lisa was unresponsive, sometimes taking multiple days and weeks to respond- stating she was busy with other weddings. Two weeks prior to our wedding, we had not heard from Lisa in weeks and did not receive confirmation that she even placed our flower order. We even started looking at other flower options as we couldn't get a hold of her and thought she disappeared from providing any services. This is completely unprofessional and caused a lot of anxiety. The Friday evening event, Lisa forgot our table seating chart at home and drove back to pick it up, missing our rehearsal so my sisters and I needed to run that on our own. When she did arrive, Lisa threw the signs on the floor and didn't pick up the decor and items for the wedding day that we left for her. During the event, the dance floor was not set up for the number of guests, the ceremony seating was not as we wanted, and the heaters we ordered from the light vendor were never turned on. Lisa, as the person overseeing and managing these vendors, should have been aware and made sure they were fixed. Instead, my father came to the Bibb Mill to review and manage the vendors on my wedding day. Lisa also lost our guest books and her assistant was asking me about them in the hour before the event started. Somehow they were not picked up from the hotel with the other items even though I sent Lisa a photo with a detailed list of all the items so that she could check to make sure she had everything. One of our main flower arrangements was our four sided bar. Lisa was planning to create a large installation up the pole in the middle. There were barely any flowers on the pole. We expected something like what we saw on her instagram photos, but what we got was underwhelming to say the least. Lisa used small vases and tiny bouquets for large 10 person tables. The tall arrangements were so bare that you could see the green foam where the flowers were in. Lisa said she had these mirrored vases I loved for decor and a fabric to decorate the chairs of the head table, but the week before the wedding said she actually didn't have those items anymore. She said she would handle our seating chart, but then handed it off to us. She said she and her assistant would absolutely help with delivering welcome bags, yet Friday they were no where to be found and my dad and I ran around for hours doing it on our own. She created more work for us and consistently over promised and under delivered. She never said hi or congratulations to me (the bride) who she worked with for almost 2 years leading up to the wedding. She was unprepared, overbooked, and understaffed. The lack of planning and coordination services, understaffed team during the wedding day, unnecessary amounts of stress due to disorganization and lack of communication, and the missing flower arrangements that should have been included based on our contract were all major disappointments.

I first met Lisa Thorne with Thorne and Thistle at an Alabama Weddings Magazine shoot. I quickly…read morefelt very comfortable around Lisa - she was so kind and so knowledgeable. Fast forward to months later, it was time for my big sisters wedding. When considering florists, my first thoughts were Lisa. My sister immediately decided to have Lisa do her flowers after seeing some of her pictures, and talking with her for just a short period of time. Lisa did all of the flowers for the rehearsal dinner and the wedding, and I don't even have words to describe how beautiful they were. We received the most compliments on how stunning her arrangements were! From the table arrangements, to the bouquets, to the chandeliers, to the cross, swing, and aisle markers, and more, Lisa did an unbelievable job. My sister was extremely pleased with everything Lisa did, and Lisa's style. Lisa made sure to get all of the details from Lauren in regards to what she wanted, and she gave Lauren exactly that, and then some. We also really appreciated that Lisa would give her input if she had any ideas in particular that she thought would look good. After my sisters wedding, we had many many people ask us for Lisa's contact info so that they could use her as well. I would most definitely recommend using Lisa Thorne (Thorne and Thistle) for all of your flower needs. In addition, we learned that Lisa also offers wedding planning. When we reached out to her about flowers, we had already chosen a wedding planner, however I can confidently say I would recommend Lisa for wedding planning as well. She helped us with many different aspects of wedding planning when we couldn't get answers from our wedding planner, and often offered advice when we asked for her opinion etc. Lisa is truly a kind hearted, genuine, and extremely talented person! I would recommend her services to anyone and everyone.

Frequent customer of Wow but this was our first brunch experience. Loved the live music and the…read morefood and service was top notch.

Always good food and service. Very nice, especially for a small town. Come for the food and enjoy…read morethe 5 star service. Appetizer we got fried green tomatoes, bomb! Entrees we ordered their Friday specials (go to their Facebook page to see what their specials are for that day. I got the blackened fish and grits and my husband got the seafood platter. Both were cooked perfectly. My husbands fish was fried crispy with great flavor. My red fish was moist and fresh. Everything we got would give a fancy downtown restaurant a run for their money.