Fort Myer Officers' Club

My sweetheart and I were recently married on 04/13/13 and we have been receiving overwhelmingly great comments about the food, the service, the location ...and just about everything! I worked personally with Mr. Nebeyou Aberra in planning our wedding reception at this location and could not have asked for a more responsive, understanding, flexible and kind coordinator. We had the deluxe package which included the food and drinks for the cocktail hour and dinner , the cake, the linens, a DJ if we wanted but we had our own and got money back for that and lastly the reception floral arrangements. What a value!!!!!
It was worth every penny and the Lamplighter room and Koran ballroom fit our numerous guests comfortably and we all had a blast. Thank you, Thank you Nebeyou and staff for your hard work and dedication.

Ft. Myers Officers' Club and Five-Star Catering made planning my even both easy and fun. Nebeyou was an absolute pleasure to work with and was very accommodating. He did everything to ensure my even went smoothly and just how I envisioned. Furthermore, he was very responsive and available by email, in phone, and in person. He took the time to ensure I was happy, and enable me to customize many aspects of my reception. I met with him several times in person and he was never too busy to sit down with me and answer my questions. The vendors they use were all excellent, and frankly, some of the best in the area. The value was unbeatable. Had I done my same reception anywhere else in the DC area at the same level of quality, it would have cost at least 50% more. Furthermore, I was able to plan a 250 person wedding in 2 months (!!!) without a wedding planner thanks to Nebeyou. I couldn't have asked for more, and our night was magical and perfect in every way.

Everything went great. I had tons of positive comments on the service and the food.

Nebeyou was wonderful to work with, he always responded to my questions quickly. I was a little hesitant at first about booking a wedding without knowing the vendors but they were all amazing. Everything ran seamlessly, I provided a timeline to them and they did everything else. I can't say enough good things about them and will recommend them to anyone. The price, quality and customer service are amazing.

Helena and her team were magificent in assiting us in all the details of our wedding and ensured we stayed within our budget. She provided great advice and solutions to our many questions and event planning. In addition she had great professional resources who she recommended from DJ to a bakery to transportation. I would recommend Helena and her team without hesitation.

Helena and her staff were wonderful. My husband and I are an older couple marrying for the second time. Her sensitivity to our needs and concerns were above and beyond her job description. We could not have asked for a more perfect night! Thank you!!

Helena was incredibly helpful throughout the planning process and made the entire experience stress free. My husband and I could not have been happier!

I couldn't begin to describe how good could a job Neb did. Neb's professionalism and dedication to the job went well beyond his duties. If any of my friends or family are in need of a venue and person to help them, I wouldn't think twice about suggesting Neb. Excellent Work! and i'm a very very impatient person and extremely difficult to please.

Had my wedding for 140 guests at the Fort Myer Officers' Club on September 1. The venue was beautiful and staff was extremely helpful and professional -- everyone went above and beyond to ensure we had a perfect event. So many of our guests commented on how delicious the food was! From our event manager at the catering office (Nebeyou) to the wait staff and bartenders, everyone was wonderful and the reception ran smoothly with no stress on my end -- they took care of everything! Would highly recommend this venue -- great value for the DC area and I'm so pleased with my experience.

The Fort Myer Officers' Club was the perfect venue for my wedding. The staff were extremely helpful and went above and beyond to make my wedding the most perfect day for me. They provided helpful guidance regarding room layout, decorations and other details. They were flexible and went out of their way to accommodate special requests.

It was a very affordable venue, particularly for the D.C. metro area. I'm not sure I would have come in under budget anywhere else in this area. The food was delicious and the decorations and flowers were gorgeous. I received numerous compliments from my guests about the venue and the food.

I will be forever grateful for all the staff did for me and for helping to make my wedding day the best day of my life.

I highly recommend the Fort Myer Officers' Club. However, I believe your experience is dependent on who you have managing your event. Helena Hallo was very responsive but she unfortunately was not assigned as our primary coordinator and manager. We don't feel that we got the attention & coordination that we expected especially after we put down the deposit. I had to constantly ask what was included in the package and could only get very generic information. We asked what flowers were included and were told we had to talk to each of the florist individually. However, when talking to one of the florist, she was irritated because she said she had provided the Officer's Club pictures for examples of what to expect. I contacted 2 different people at the club and got a different set of pictures from each person. So first of all they had pictures that they could have provided be before, and second the inconsistency. We scheduled a dinner tasting and when we arrived at the restaurant they had not been notified by our coordinator which we met with 2 days prior and contacted to confirm the day before. The day of the wedding we walked up to our sweetheart table and I (the bride) didn't have a place setting. Over the 6 months of working with the club, I contacted the club every time I made a decision wrt the vendors, yet it didn't seem to get documented. After giving a deposit, it was at least 4 months before I received a contract after I asked for one several times. We even had issues up to the week of the wedding regarding which room and the final amount due. It sadly was a very unprofessional process. The day of the event was very enjoyable but it was largely due to us working the details and managing the officer's club to make sure everything got accomplished. The individual vendors were fantastic; it was the coordination and management from the club that was seriously lacking.

The staff at the Officers' Club was great! They worked with us so well and met our every need. The reception package we got included cocktail hour, buffet dinner, open bar, DJ, flowers, and the cake.!They made planning a wedding while my fiancé was deployed SO easy!

We absolutely loved having our wedding at Fort Myer's Officer's Club. They were extremely professional and helpful. We highly recommend them as a wedding venue!

People still comment, that, that was the best wedding they have attended!

Helena at Fort Myer was tremendous. She was very professional and receptive to our suggestions. My husband is retired Army and I am active duty Navy, so it was important for us to have the reception on base. We were not disappointed.

The food was simply delicious! The room was beautifully decorated. Our every need was met. My wedding planner commented that this was one of the best receptions on a military base she had attended and the food was the best she had tasted.

Thank you.

- Nicole...

They did a great job. Everything was perfect and just as we had requested. They make wedding planning easy!

Our wedding at the Officers' Club was everything we imagined and more. Nebeyou was very responsive and always treated us with utmost professionalism. The venue was beautiful, the food was delicious, the DJ did a great job, the floral arrangements were gorgeous, and the cake was not only beautiful, but also very tasty. We also liked the open bar feature that came with our package.

I would recommend the Ft. Myer Officer's Club for your wedding reception. We had a small reception for 65 people in the Lamplighter room and the room was the perfect size. We did not purchase the package. Our guests enjoyed the appetizers and many commented that the raspberry chicken was very tasty and moist. The catering staff were very professional and responsive. Helena Hollo, from Five Star Catering, was a pleasure to work with, responsive, and friendly.

I worked primarily with Helena when making all the decisions on my wedding and it was a great experience. She made my decisions very cut-and-dry and helped during a chaotic time. Great suggestions (i.e. get a shuttle service from the ceremony site), and the rest of the staff was extremely professional. Additionally, I used John Koslin of JK Music Productions as our DJ and he was great - stuck to our playlist and people didn't stop dancing. The food was also top-quality (we got the Deluxe Buffet option) and all our guests had a wonderful time. Beautiful event, and a great value as well!

No hassle, great value. The DJ, flower vendor and cake vendor that I picked off their list were great as well!

I was very happy with the staff, food, and service and would highly recommend to anyone.

My husband and I were recently married at the Fort Myer Old Post Chapel, w/our cocktail hour and reception taking place directly afterwards at the Officers Club (cocktail hour was in the Lamplighter Lounge and the reception took place in the Koran Room). We could not have asked for a more gorgeous setting on a late fall day -- and the food provided by Five Star Catering was nothing short of fantastic. SO many of our guests told us afterwards that ours was by far the best wedding they had ever attended -- and that was due largely to the staff at the Officers Club, as well as the vendors that they work with (we selected Patisserie Lille and Royal Florist, and you can see my rave reviews for them, also on this site). We felt very fortunate to have had the opportunity to get married in such a lovely, historic place -- and all at a very reasonable cost (for the DC area!).

This is my husband's base and it was a great option for a wedding on a budget. Our wedding was planned for May of 2010 but due to my husband being scheduled for hip surgery we had to re-schedule for 2011 and the Officer's club was very understanding and just transfered our deposit to our new date. We worked with Nebyou who was always nice and responsive for the most part. I bought my own chair covers and table decorations which we had to set up ourselves the morning of the wedding but the officer's club accomidated us and let us come in at 9am to set up so I could be ready for hair and make-up at 11. My issues with the Officer's Club is that although I had set up having ramps put out for my grandfather father in law and asked for a high chair for our cousin's baby neither were there for the beginning of the wedding. My husbands grandfather had to sit outside at the beginning of the wedding which was embarassing and not the way I wanted to start the evening. Also, some of the required vendors were not very good and with the package and saving there wasn't another affordable option. I will provide a review on the florist but the DJ is not on weddingwire so I will review him here. JM Music Productions is the DJ and I really wasn't impressed by him. He talks a pretty big game about being able to read the audience and know what will get them dancing. During dinner he chose to play really boring old music when he could have just played the more melow selections I had provided him with. Also, when he tried to play "his" music to get people dancing there was no one up on the dance floor. It wasn't until he started to play the music I had selected that the party really got started and at that point the night was almost over. If you have the budget or know someone thats a DJ I'd look else where.

A real gem! The Koran Ballroom is gorgeous, the staff very responsive and helpful. Best bang for your buck, by far. Space rental, food, open bar, cake, flowers, and DJ are included in the price of the package, which is great! Made everything a lot easier for me when planning, as their vendors are great and I didn't have to hunt anyone down. Easy and seamless, beautiful room, great party, best day of my life! Just make sure you go through the name pronunciation with the DJ before he announces everyone. :) HIGHLY recommend!

The club was great, everything turned out fabulous. Email sometimes wasnt as promopt as I'd like, but that's because I like answers right away! They are very professional and accomodate very well to what you are looking for. Set up was great and everyone worked together nicely.

We used the Koran Ballroom at the Fort Myer Officers Club and it was beautiful! They did a great job and it looked wonderful. The price couldn't be beat since it also included the open bar, DJ, Flowers, and wedding cake. The food was excellent, although we were not allowed to do a tasting ahead of time, which made us a little nervous. The only issue we had was the vegetarian entree we ordered never made it to the right person. Overall I would highly recommend this venue as it was a great deal.

Make sure to check out the DJ. The catering manager is great! Food was amazing!!!

I LOVE this place. I mostly dealt with Nebeyou and he was wonderful. The reception looked gorgeous and the food was PERFECT! I couldn't be more happy!

Thanks for all the hard work and going the extra mile make our day memorable. Our family and friends are still talking about the wonderful environment you created for us.

Jaz and Jackie

The package at Ft Myer was excellent! It covers flower table arrangements, the wedding cake, the DJ, the food and drinks (open bar during the event!) and the reception site. Everything was absolutely perfect except the DJ. The vendors don't really care to hear how they did after the event either, and it's probably because the officer's club is always on demand.

If interested in the site, plan ahead! We booked the site 15 months in advance and our wedding month was already filling up.
The catering manager at Ft Myer is great to work with. Overall, it's a great value for what you get.

I cannot imagine the type of wedding I would have had, if I had not used the Fort Myer Officers' club. Trying to stick to a more normal budget in the DC Metro area was proving to be very difficult, until I discovered the Fort Myer Officers' Club. The ballroom is in great shape, the service staff very attentive and the price cannot be beat. The food was excellent and people are still telling me how great everything was. I highly reccommend for any bride that is looking for the typical ballroom reception. You just can't go wrong!

We had all sorts of problems. But, the staff and organizers made it happen. The problems were a series of uncontrollable problems. Construction outside hit a major pipe, and it goes on from there. But, within three days the crew came up with contingency plans that brought everything together wonderfully. And what a great historic site to have a reception. We loved it and would recommend it.