Montgomery Bell State Park

Pervect venue. Love the chapel and the cost

Compliments: The major plus for this venue is if you are having out of town guests they can stay at the lodge. They do not offer discounts for a large group at the hotel. Although, the food options are limited all of my guests complimented the food. We were allowed into the conference room the night before to decorate.


Complaints: We held our wedding reception at the lodge at Montgomery Bell. I do not recommend having your reception here if you have any other options. They are not flexible. You have to use them 100% for catering. The prices are outrageous. The end time is set for 10pm...no exceptions. Not a lot of food options for vegetarians.

I have always wanted to have an outdoor wedding, but, I almost decided against it when I thought it could be ruined by rain or bad weather, and then I visited Montgomery Bell. I knew immediately this was the place for me. The scenery is absolutely gorgeous and really made for an unforgettable wedding. I don’t like frilly decorations I prefer natures own decorations, I didn’t need much to add to it to make it absolutely perfect. Thankfully every thing went off without a hitch. I think it was a wedding that my guest will remember for a long time.

The pavillion overlooks the lake, right next to the hotel. I reserved it for the weekend before it opened for swimming, so we had the place to ourselves. It makes for a very scenic little picnic reception, but don't count on the park staff to clean up for you--they said they would, but they didn't. And it was pretty deep in leaves and random debris...

Overall, I was satisfied with the location we chose for our ceremony at Montgomery Bell. I was no pleased with the fact we could not reserve the entire day in the Cumberland Chapel. We were not able to decorate the church the night before, which caused A LOT of stress on the people we hired to decorate-so we had around to try and get everything completed the day of the wedding. After several calls for them to open the gates to the chapel, the park security finally showed up. Not very good communication at all.