Bar Harbor Inn

The BHI provided great food and service for our wedding. They were flexible with special dietary requests and showed great attention to detail.

I was very pleased with everything about the Bar Harbor Inn, from Nicole's help throughout the entire process, Melissa's thoroughness about all the details of the day, the superb food and excellent waitstaff. The estimated bill was very close to the actual amount and the inn was mindful of our need to stay within a budget. As mother-of-the bride I was able to relax and enjoy the day as the inn truly took care of everything.

When Tony and I started planning our wedding, we originally wanted to have our ceremony at a private oceanfront home next to a yacht club where we thought we could hold our reception. The ceremony site was a go, but the yacht club didn't respond to our many attempts to dicuss things, and then we were informed that the facility fee had doubled from the year before. We decided to look somewhere else. "I just want to get married in Bar Harbor!" I said toTony. Once that was revealed, he said it was obvious and simple. "Then it's the Bar Harbor Inn." We already loved the location, and that all of our guests ooohed and ahhhed over our choice. The Inn is gorgeous and sophisticated, and we realized that it was in our original budget, since we wouldn't have to rent an expensive tent, hire a caterer, arrange for a cake maker, and secure a wedding coordinator. Nicole and Melissa took care of every detail and made it so easy. Their recommended vendor list was a huge help. We had a cake created after the Starry Night painting by a celebrated national cake maker. Our live jazz band provided us with the perfect atmosphere, and our guests were DAZZLED! Superb food, beautiful presentation and service by the staff (thank you to all!), and an authentic, historical Bar Harbor Inn to complete our wedding day. We highly recommend talking with Nicole and Melissa to share your wedding day desires and ideas.
All our best,
Jennifer & Tony

I had a wonderful experience at the Bar Harbor Inn. They were very helpful in my planning process as well as the day of my wedding. The staff took care of everything for my reception!

They did an amazing job at everything, the food, the cake, the set up, Nicole was a big help in every way. The guests loved every minute of it. the outside was absolutely gorgeous. we will def be back for a honeymoon sometime.

The event coordinators were extremely helpful, patient, and very kind, which was greatly appreciated while planning a wedding and reception. Most of my correspondence was via email and I received thorough responses back from the event coordinators within the next day. They were very helpful in coordinating the flow of cocktail hour and the reception as well as contributing to a beautiful set up for reception decor. The Bar Harbor Inn is an amazingly beautiful venue for a wedding, providing gorgeous settings for wedding photos, and excellent accommodations. I would highly recommend the Bar Harbor Inn as a venue for a wedding and reception.

We had our wedding one month ago at the Bar Harbor Inn and it was PERFECT! All of the staff was so helpful and kind. We planned our wedding from Arizona (I grew up in Maine) and Nicole was always available to answer questions and help out. The staff even managed to get our very elaborate table settings set up perfectly! It went so well, and all we had to do was have fun the day of our wedding - I wish we could get married there every weekend.

The Inn is an institution on the island and I never would have imagined we woul afford to get married there but it was incredibly reasonable and the food was delicious. We heard nothing but rave reviews from our friends and family.

We plan on going back to the inn to celebrate anniversaries as often as possible.

We were tremendously pleased with Bar Harbor Inn and the staff.

The ceremony and reception site has beautiful views and did not require much additional decorations.

We had the Wonderland Brunch for our menu. All of our guests loved the food. I had my brother in law and a few of my close friends tell me that it was the best wedding food that they had. I agree! `

Nicole and Melissa were wonderful wedding co-ordinators. The porcupine room was decorated beautifully, we designed our own seafood menu with the chef who was quite accomodating and the food was superb, the service was great and unobtrusive, and we ran overtime which wasn't a problem. There are some hotel rooms quite close to the porcupine room which mean that the Inn does ask for the wedding to finish by 9.30pm, which is quite early. We could have hired those rooms ourselves in which case we could have had the room for longer, though that would have added to the cost of the wedding. We were able to get an extension by 30 minutes because our party was small and we did not have music.

I've photographed weddings of all sizes at the Bar Harbor Inn, and I've always observed top-notch attention to the couple's wants and needs. The Inn has an incredibly convenient location--right in between downtown Bar Harbor and the Shore Path, so when guests are not at the wedding, they can easily walk from their rooms to area restaurants and shops or go the other way for a lovely stroll along the rocky Acadia coastline. Plus, its view of the harbor and the Porcupine Islands is unmatched.

The Inn has a lovely spot outside for couples who want to hold their ceremony overlooking the water. Then, there are two separate function rooms, a smaller one for intimate weddings (with a lovely balcony overlooking the harbor) and a larger room downstairs ringed with windows overlooking the water. Its a perfect location for a classic Maine...

The most picturesque place for wedding photos, great staff, good cuisine,,,a wonderful venue!! I would recommend the Bar Harbor Inn for a wedding or any event.