Colonial Hotel

I cant say enough about the people at the Colonial, my wedding day went off without a hitch thanks to their professionalism and attention to detail. All of our guest loved the hotel, the food, and the people.

Mary and her team could not have been more supportive,professional and attentive to detail, they made it look so easy. We were welcomed and walked through the entire process from the initial meeting to the final meeting. Every detail was covered with abosultely no worries. The reception was in the tent and absolutely beautiful. The food was spectacular and the set-up was flawless. I would recommend the Colonial as an excellent place for ceremony and reception to anyone! I wouldn't have changed a thing!

From the moment I stepped inside to check this place out til the second I walked out the door to start my life as a MRS.....there isn't enough I can say about the Colonial Hotel.
Mary Whitman is by far the most amazing planner out there.
I sat down 3 times total (including my intial visit) and chatted on the phone and email 2-4 times...VERY LOW STRESS, and the wedding was nothing short of amazing and...

Have your wedding here! My wife and I were thrilled with our ceremony and reception, every second of it. We had an outdoor ceremony with the tented reception, and everything was perfect. Mary was such an incredible resource and calm guiding force through the entire process. Every piece of the package came together brilliantly, it's amazing how well these professionals work together. Our photographer, who is a friend of ours, was absolutely giddy with all of the photo opportunities, and they turned out beautifully. The food is delicious, the staff is courteous, all of our guests had an outstanding time, you're missing out if you pass this place up!

Mary and the entire staff at the colonial hotel made our wedding experience perfect!!!!!!! When I found out my brotheer was getting deployed before my wedding took place Mary worked with me to find another date so that my brother could attend. The food is awsome, the service was quick and wonderful! The bartenders were great. The rooms was giagantic and the cleaning crew was wonderful! The prices were extremely reasonable, and you get alot for what you pay for!! They made my wedding better than I even imagined it could be. I highly reccomend this venue to anyone who wants a gorgeous wedding in an outdoor setting. There tent is gorgeous!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What a place! Thank you, Mary, for an unbelievable time! Steve & I were talking about how perfect our day was & it was largely because of you! Talk about seamless! The food was excellent, the room was beautiful.. the staff members were wonderful! NOTHING WENT WRONG!!! ! Thank you thank you thank you!!! Margaret 7.9.11

Everything went perfectly! Mary was very helpful and answered all my ridiculous questions. Everyone was very courteous and we got so many compliments on the food.

The outdoor wedding that they provide is absolutely wonderful. The staff and food were superb for the money. We looked at many places and I must say for the price you pay you can't do better.

Mary Whitman (the event planner) is an invaluable resource. She is helpful and professional and great! That being said, a few items came up over our long engagement such as not enough rooms available for our wedding weekend - the Saturday night before the Sunday service for example. The Colonial Hotel itself was going through some changes at the time that made things difficult. However, the tented reception area is now beautiful as is their restaurant. I believe their service department has improved since then. They have a gorgeous space in a location (Gardner, MA) where there aren't many other nice options so I would still recommend them. If I was just rating Mary Whitman, I would give all 5's.

Mary Whitman was wonderful. She made everything perfect. She was there for every question, concern and panic attack.
The room was absolutley gorgeous. I strongly suggest the candelabra!! Stunning!!
The staff was so helpful and nice and catered to my every need.
It was truly a special day and I was treated like Royalty. Champagne was set out for us in our suite for a little quiet celebration as newly weds.
One thing I would suggest. Scope out a place to take outdoor photos offsite. There is not really a place to take photos outside on the grounds.

Mary Whiteman at the Colonial Hotel made my wedding day go flawlessly. We got married there on May 29th 2010 in the tent. We were planning on having an outdoor ceremony but minutes before it started raining. Without missing a beat Mary went to our plan B of having the ceremony in the tent. You would have never known that it wasn't meant to be in there.

Throughout the planning process Mary was available for every question that I had. She is always on her email and by the phone, even when she wasn't in the office she would check her voicemail and call me back. Even though I changed my menu and a million times she never seemed annoyed or put off. We had so many special menu requests (gluten free, dairy free, soy free and vegetarian) and all of them were met with a smile and a no problem. I can not even tell you how many compliments we got on the food. Every time I talk to someone that went to our wedding they always say how good the food was. As a graphic designer I am super particular on how things should be set up and what everything should look like. Mary and her team executed it exactly how I had envisioned it.

The best part about having your wedding at the Colonial Hotel is their amazing wedding package. Depending on which one you go with it includes your centerpieces, limo, cake, wine with dinner ect. THey have a dinner once a year for all couples getting married there. They invite all of the vendors included in the packages and you can meet all of them and decide which ones you want to use.

I would recommend the Colonial Hotel to anyone getting married. Your will be in great hands with Mary and her team.

We just had our wedding at the Colonial in January. Mary Whitman did such a wonderful job as our wedding coordinator! She truly went above and beyond to make sure that we were both completely happy with our experience in planning the wedding and during the ceremony and reception. Everything went completely seamless! The atmosphere of the hotel made for beautiful pictures! Since our wedding was on January 16th, we requested that the hotel leave the Christmas decorations up, which they did. It really added to our wedding pictures!! There is a beautiful staircase in the lobby that was adorned with just enough lights and poinsettas to create a warm atmosphere.
The food was also incredible! We received so many compliments of how fabulous the food was!
In all, we would highly recommend the Colonial Hotel for weddings.

Overall i am SO happy that we had our wedding at the Colonial Hotel. They accomodated for us SO well. We were suppose to have our ceremony out back on the patio, the day of our wedding Tropical Strom David decided he wanted to be invited as well. It poured!! At the very last moment the staff setup an extra ballroom with the most gorgeous chairs, lighting, and flowers. It was far more than I expected them to do for me. And, they did it for NO extra cost. I was very impressed with all the service the colonial offerd. The servers for dinner were very helpful and on point with cleaning off tables. The whole experience was one that I will never forget and because of the Colonial Hotel and their amazing staff a day that could have been very stressful was a day that went with out a hitch. It was an amazing day for me, my husband and the nearly 200 guests!!

Mary Whitman was our wedding coordinator and the first time I met her I did not get a warm fuzzy feeling from her, but I was so wrong! She was amazing. She is extremely professional and hard working. I always felt like I could ask her any questions I had and she would quickly get back to me with all of the answers. The Ceremony and reception were executed to every last detail. After the pictures were taken, I was not feeling well and Mary and her staff were extremely accommodating and I know without their support, my night would not have been as wonderful as it was. The Colonial Hotel wedding package was unbelievable affordable. It offered a wide array of services, such as a limo, wedding cake, floral centerpieces for every table, champagne toast, appetizers, wine with the meal.... I could go on and on. It was the best use of our money. We are so pleased to have had the Colonial and Mary as a part of our wedding day!

I would recommend the Colonial HOtel for anyone who wants to have an outdoor reception. We had our wedding in the tent behind the hotel. It was beautifully arranged with draped ceilings and gold wooden chairs.

Although, the hotel staff could have been a bit more friendly and welcoming on the day of our wedding....ie front desk.

The wedding cooridinator I feel could have been a bit more professional in the way she handled questions that we had. We would e-mail back anf forth and therre were no personal touches to anything.

Another thing that was not handled propeperly as far as I am concerned was we had a payment due on a certain date and the cooridinator did not bother to call us. She sent a statement in the mail with a big OVERDUE stamp on it. We spent quite a bit of money on this place and to not get aphone call for something like this irritated me.

On a good note the food was excellent and the timing of the horsd'vores through dinner and desert was well thought out and perfectly spaced.

Overall, after overlooking some minor things it was a great day and I am happy we had it there.

I found the Colonial Hotel at an expo and could not refuse the offers they were throwing at me. Once I looked at pictures I knew that we had to have our wedding there in Gardner, MA. They offered a big military discount and were more than willing to comply with us if my (now) husband was to get deployed. Operations went smoothly with the hotel staff; the rooms were very clean; a lot of the hotel was brand new; everything went off without a hitch with their coordination.