This is a very special place for a wedding. My friends were getting married here (Aug, 2013) and I was a bridesmaid. We stayed Thurs-Sat nights here at the B&B and the wedding and reception were both held on property. I am an Event Planner in Los Angeles and I work at a lot of high end properties. Onteora offers a few things that most properties don't.. It's an intimate setting where you are able to rent rooms and therefore have access to the property in the days before your wedding. We ordered in the flowers (I moonlight as a Florist) and I started prepping them at Onteora on Thursday and worked until midnight. We decorated the property and put together flower arrangements on Friday, had our rehearsal on property that night, and woke up in the a.m. on Saturday to begin hair and makeup in the beautiful bridal suite.
More important than the proximity, intimacy and beauty of the spaces here is the staff. The Property Manager, Jeremy made us feel so taken care of. They put our flowers in water for us when they arrived, there was always a pot of fresh coffee made upon our request, and they even went above and beyond to help with putting out favors and hundreds of floral containers on the morning of the wedding. Wow!!
The ceremony itself was flawless, orchestrated by Jeremy and staff. Our wedding party was ushered by golf cart down to the ceremony at just the right time, music had been cued, and I as a seasoned wedding professional didn't have to blink an eye.
Both the night before the wedding, and the night of the wedding (afterwards) our group of 12-14 stayed up late in the house, downstairs in the "man den" and outside by the fire pit. Jeremy even made a fire for us in the house living room. There was someone onsite 24/7 the entire time I was at Onteora, what a luxury.
The morning after the wedding our breakfast was made for everyone at 10:30 as we knew that we would be tired from festivities the night before. The staff at Onteora even helped us to clean up at the end.
No, this is not an inexpensive property to have a wedding. But if you can afford it and want a charming "rustic" outdoor setting for your wedding weekend, while still having all the luxuries and amenities possible, then you just may have found a little piece of heaven here at Onteora. Thank you to the staff for making it such a memorable weekend for us, and for making my time as a busy bridesmaid so easy. I cannot thank you enough. read more