Dolce Hayes Mansion

Kudos to the staff for being so gracious and great at communication. Us brides definitely appreciate responses to our emails and phone calls! Dolce Hayes is a hotel that looks like a majestic mansion on the outside. It's a great place for outdoor pictures and can acommodate a pretty big group!

The main downside was the ballroom just looked like a big room with no walls. I felt like I was boxed in. Also, they book multiple events in one evening which makes the reception feel a little less special.

Really beautiful grounds. Lots of open space and grass and the mansion looks nice in the background. I would come here for pictures.

The inside ballrooms are fairly plain so you would have to probably bring in your own decor if you want to spruce things up a bit. However, the plus is that they're very large and have a lot of room.

We had our wedding at Hayes Mansion in May. The location worked out great! We were the only large wedding that weekend and it felt like we had the whole hotel to ourselves. The day of service was great and the food (dinner and hors d'ouvers) was delicious. We had the ceremony on the East lawn, the cocktail hour on the hayes terrace, and the reception in the ballroom. The decor was beautiful but we did add lighting to dress up the large space in the ballroom.

The only down side was the communication before the event. The coordinator was not very detail orientated and often difficult to get in touch with. It caused some frustration as I wanted to get everything taken care of way in advance. All the details were taken care of perfectly by the day of and the staff (especially the coordinator)helped everything go smoothly. It just would have made me feel better to know that ahead of time.