Castle Green

i had my perfect wedding in castle green! The coordinator Marcela pierce is very nice and helpful, very experienced and patience to explain everything for me. it's a very nice venue if you want to have a really antique taste wedding. Everyone was happy and enjoy my wedding!! Highly recommand!!!

This venue is beautiful. We planned to get married here, but after some minor issues that came up (not with Castle Green) we switched the date of our wedding and Castle Green was not available. Their customer service was wonderful and thry tried to accomodate us and work with us unfortunately we were not able to get the date we needed. I definitely recommend them!

Castle Green is absolutely gorgeous! The décor is so classic, and you feel like you have escaped to another world. It has a lot of personality and charm, and our guests had a blast! We particularly liked that they have tables, and chavari chairs which are included in their price. We didn’t like that they charge extra for a/c (which barely worked, esp. in the lounge rooms), and it was often hard to get in touch with the person in charge of events there. Also, if you do want to bring your own caterer, you are charged $5 a head. If you can get over the “we can add these charges simply because, we can, and we don’t need your business” attitude, and just take it for what it is, you will love it. It was an incredible and dreamy backdrop for our reception, and I would definitely recommend it!

Castle Green is an amazing place to have a wedding.

As soon as my husband saw this place, he knew he wanted it. It's an old hotel turned into a residence but has still managed to keep its historical charm. We had the ceremony in the front, garden area near the pond and it really looks lovely in our photos. I was afraid that the sun would be a problem (the wedding was at 6:00pm in September) but it wasn't at all. The building blocked it and the lighting was just perfect for our pictures.

The reception took place in their ballroom while cocktail hour was done throughout the first floor of the old hotel. It created the perfect atmosphere for our guests. We wanted them to feel as if they had somehow stepped back in time and were attending an elegant masquerade ball. It was exactly right. They had the freedom to mingle and drink before dinner was even served. Another bonus to this place is the grand stairwell. It was an excellent way to make an entrance which we decided to do instead of entering after everyone sat down for dinner.

Everything about Castle Green was wonderful. Our guests loved the atmosphere and we enjoyed planning around the unique charm of this place.
If you want a unique and elegant feel for your wedding, this would be the perfect place to go.

I recently got married at Castle Green (March 2009) and had overall a good experience with this venue. I feel like there are much easier venues to get married at and at times I wished I had picked those but it was worth it in the end to have such a beautiful event.

Pros:
- Outdoor wedding space on the lawn is scenic and gorgeous
- The lobby looks amazing filled with guests.
- Marcella, the venue coordinator, is a joy to work with. She is genuinely kind, warm, and friendly and works hard to be as helpful as possible. The restrictions at Castle Green can be quite annoying and Marcella always tried to help me come up with other options or resources.
- The grand old fireplace is supplied with complimentary wood.
- Costs include security who watches over your gifts and the gates so only guests enter.
- 200 gold chivari chairs and 20 round tables included.

Cons:
- Even though we got married on a Sunday evening which is supposed to have less traffic than Friday and Saturday, the street noise was still loud and distracting (and we had a wireless mic setup).
- Outside catering fee was $10 a person but because I already had a deposit down, Marcella gave me a discount.
- A full kitchen needs to be set up outside and my caterer told me that Castle Green only provided them with a hose as a sink. All drinking water had to be trucked in.
- A babysitter had to be hired for every 5 kids.
- Every vendor had to fill out a form and you were responsible for making sure that happened.
- If your petal aisle is not cleaned up, you're charged $100. I found that out 2 days before and my florist was able to take care of it thankfully.
- Ballroom is kind of crowded. We were told 220 could fit in there. I don't see how that is possible. We had 170 and it felt very full.
- No candles but Castle Green lets you borrow 100 led flickering candles.
- Pay for valet service or have your guests park in the city parking garage.

In summary, the venue is gorgeous and unique but before you book, I highly recommend that you read the contract very carefully and ask Marcella as many questions as possible to know all of the details you are expected to take care of.

Great Staff & Location. It is really unique!

Castle Green was the first vendor that we booked and I have to say that from the moment we walked in, I knew I had to get married here. This place is amazingly beautiful, both inside and out. The grounds and building are maintained meticulously and are just gorgeous.

We had originally planned to have the ceremony outdoors and reception indoors, but we had a freak rainstorm the day of our wedding (weather channel called it "unprecedented"!) and the ceremony was moved indoors at the last moment. It actually turned out beautiful, intimate, and cozy, there is not one place in this venue that you couldn't have a lovely ceremony.

Staff was helpful. Once we booked the venue we really had no dealings with them except to schedule the rehearsal. We were able to have a one-hour outdoor rehearsal at no additional cost. And don't worry that the hotel has been converted to condos - you will probably not see any of the residents.

It is not especially cheap, but cost does include the Chivari chairs (which you don't need to cover - hooray!) and the round tables for the reception. They have A LOT of guidelines, including NO open flames (i.e. no candles), no runners on the grass, no more than five children under 13 etc. etc. but we had no problems with these. Best part is you can bring in your own alcohol and depending on your caterer you won't have any corkage or cake-cutting fees...not bad because many venues will nickel and dime you on these various fees.

We have had so many compliments on our venue choice and I know the photos are going to be awesome. I can't imagine having our wedding anywhere else.

I've photographed weddings at Castle Green for over two years now and can tell you that the staff is on top of having everything ready. The archetecture, the grounds, the furniture, the lighting, are all from a elegant by gone era when the Green was built around 1910.

I've worked with Heather, the main location manager there, and am on their photographer referral list.