Having my wedding at North Glade Inn was everything I ever imagined and more. First of all, the new owners were dynamite. In the beginning, we worked with the old owners (Fred and Tammy) and they were so great, I was a little nervous working with the new owners, but honestly, the transition was seamless. Erika and Justin were there to answer any questions we had the entire time and worked with us to make everything perfect. One of the greatest things about North Glade is they manage the venue 'old school style' or should I say, 'family style' LOL. And what I mean is, they treat you like family, they trusted us to close down the barn when we were done decorating and they gave us our space to do what we had to do to set up. When we started setting up for the wedding, Erika told us that if we saw anything around the barn, we were open to use it. They had burlap table runners laying there and I said, "even these?!" and she said, "yes!" There was no extra charge or anything. I felt like I was at my family's house setting up for my wedding. The management style is very generous and trusting, which I looooved.
Second, everyone raved about the venue and how beautiful it was, but everyone is still talking about how great the food was. The food was out-of-this-world!!!! We selected the chicken and brisket, but the brisket was served plain and we liked the pork sauce better, so that was on the side for guests to pour over top the brisket. The guests loved it!!! Anything that was left over, we took back to our house (we rented right behind the barn) and we served it again at our after party and everyone sobered up and ate leftovers. LOL
Last, but not least, the venue was just amazing! We were able to have a 'wedding experience' instead of 'just' a wedding. We invited our guests who were staying the entire weekend to a bonfire on Friday night. The Inn has a bonfire on the side of the house, which we were open to use the entire weekend. So, we made use of it Friday night. We served beer, wine, hotdogs, and s'mores. Then, later on we played The Newlywed Game and everyone really enjoyed themselves. We even had our rehearsal dinner in the Great room at the Inn and it worked out perfectly. My Matron-of-Honor and her hubby pre-cooked food and brought it with them. Since there's a kitchen next to the Great room, they were able warm up the food and prepare any last minutes items. It was a Fiesta themed rehearsal dinner, so we had chicken and beef tacos, chips and salsa and guacamole, and all the other fixings. It worked out perfectly.
Overall, I couldn't have asked for anything more. We had a wonderful experience and if I could select 10 stars, I would. In my search for the perfect wedding venue, I found it very difficult to find a venue so open and trusting. Other 'barn style' venues charged for everything little thing and didn't even provide the food, tables, linens, etc. Every one of my guests I have talked to since the Jameson Wedding said that was the best wedding they've ever attended. Let me just say, it hailed, snowed, and thunder stormed during our reception, but everyone remembers how beautiful the barn was, how they didn't sit down because they were dancing all night, and the love shared that night. read more