“The Ben is an absolutely gorgeous venue! We had a three day wedding weekend planned there where we used almost every space on property! We had a welcome party on the rooftop terrace which is the two cabanas to the south of the pool, our ceremony and reception in the ballroom with cocktail hour taking over part of Spruzzo, and our farewell brunch in the studio downstairs. The employees at the hotel are so easy to work with and were accommodating throughout the weekend. We did have a few hiccups. Communication was hard with COVID as we were a postponement wedding and our contacts changed a few times. We were the first ceremony that was upstairs in the ballroom and there was an announcement that wasn't turned off at the very beginning of the ceremony. And they originally told us they could turn off the music for spruzzo for our cocktail hour and then during cocktail hour, it was never turned off and they told the planner they couldn't. We had already hired Rockwithu to have a pianist and violinist duo there. But being a new venue, there are bound to be little blips that they will work out as they have more weddings come in, and this definitely wouldn't deter me from recommending them. The food is absolutely amazing and Chef Andre is a gem. We got so many rave reviews for our dessert welcome party- complete with crepes and bite sized desserts, our reception food, and even brunch food was delicious! Riley did our block and was VERY accommodating with letting people book after the time originally allotted because our invites were delayed and with COVID people were RSVPing last minute. And Thom was our main contact post-COVID and he did everything in his power to make sure we had everything we wanted and needed for our wedding weekend! I would definitely recommend the Ben for your wedding!”
