Pleasantdale Chateau And Conference Resort

The venue was just exquisite and all my guests were blown away. The Music Room was the perfect place for the ceremony and the ballroom was awesome for the recption. I loved throwing the bouqet from the Juliet balcony.

Now about the food . . . YUM! People loved the overabundance of food at the cocktail hour and the desserts were insane.

I can't believe I was married in this mansion last weekend! It was just incredible!!!

WOW!!! The Pleasantdale Chateau was the 12th venue I went to look at. Once I arrived on the property, I knew that I had found the spot! Throughout the planning process, I was fortunate enough to work with Andrew. His professionalism, knowledge and experience in the catering business is apparent throughout the ENTIRE process. People were amazed at how calm I was the day of the wedding (as was I!). However, this is simply because I was so confident in the staff at The Chateau and my other vendors. Needless to say, the day was flawless! Our two bridal attendants were amazingly nice and accommodating. Santiago had everything running smoothly as our maitre d' and Andrew even stuck around until the main course was served. Some brides may worry that because of the price tag and reputation of the Pleasantdale Chateau, that there is a certain "snootiness." However, my guests and I were greeted with nothing but a warm and polite attitude. The food is incredible. I can't believe how many rave reviews we received. Just because of the culinary reviews, I am dying to attend a wedding there as a guest so I can really indulge! Our guests continue to tell us that our wedding was the best they have ever been to and I firmly believe that this is because of the Pleasantdale Chateau and their amazing staff. EASILY, the best choice I made when it came to our wedding. If you book here, you will not be sorry!!!

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My own Fairy Tale posted 12/12/2011 (updated 12/18/2011)

Words can't even begin to describe how amazing our wedding was at the Pleasantdale Chateau. The service was impeccable, the food was beyond words and the entire place was like being in a Fairy Tale. Our wedding planner, Laura Madden was amazing to work with. She was kind, patient, and make our entire planning process and wedding day, a breeze. If you can request to work with her, DO IT! We felt like the prince and princess of the ball, and were really treated like royalty. We are still hearing, (and thinking), about all of the amazing food that was served at our wedding, and how beautiful the Chateau was. I couldn't imagine our wedding being any better, or having it at any other place. Everything went smoothly and we were really able to sit back and enjoy our day knowing that we were in goods hands at the Pleasantdale!

This was a DREAM COME TRUE venue for my husband and Me. Andrew and the staff of pleasantdale truly made out wedding unforgettable, and we still feel like it wasn't real :)!!!!
Great place - WE WOULD NOT change anything about...

Pleasantdale Chateau helped us turn our dream wedding into a reality! Andrew and his staff are absolutely amazing and they really give meaning to going above and beyond. They think of every possible detail to review with you before the wedding, and are there every step of the day on the day off!! We couldn't be happier with our choice. The guests haven't stopped raving about the location, facilities, service, and the food. Would highly recommend Pleasantdale to anyone looking to host any event big or small! LOVED IT!!!!!!!!!!

The wedding of our dreams. Andrew and his team were wonderful. Every detail was taken care of. Follow up was awesome throughout the 1 year of our planning. Food was incredible, and of course the venue is beautiful.
The day exceeded our expectations, and they made the planning a pleasure.

I can't say enough good things about the Pleasantdale!! The venue is unbelievable - the gorgeous house, the beautiful grounds and gardens, the cozy B&B-style rooms - you'll never want to leave! The food is phenomenal - our guests are still talking about it. But to me the icing on the cake was the incredible staff at the Pleasantdale. What wonderful, sweet, amazing people to surround yourself with leading up to the biggest event of your life!! Laura is wonderful to work with and was such tremendous help leading up to the wedding. On the day, she and Santiago made everything run so smoothly. I also had Natasha by my side the entire day up to the ceremony and she was just incredible. Any bride who is lucky enough to work with the Pleasantdale will be in great hands. If you're considering this as a place to get married, STOP LOOKING! :)

The Chateau was amazing-wonderful-elegant- beautiful- a dream come true....I cannot say enough words to describe what an incredibly lovely job they did. From the first moment we toured the Chateau (and fell in love with it) to the last minute we wrapped the wedding up and began our honeymoon.... we were treated like Kings and Queens, every question answered, every need met, the Pleasantdale is more costly than most...but worth every penny.

I can not say more than enough about this venue! The Pleasantdale Chateau goes above and beyond there services to make your day the most memorable event. I had the best Matre D and she was so pleasant to work with . Anything we needed they provided and they make you feel so at ease there. As soon as we got there on our wedding day we were helped right until the very end. We really felt like a Queen and King for a day. They are extremly proffesional and make the wedding run smoothly. All our guest said it was the best wedding that they had ever been too!! Everyone loved the food, staff and quality of service. Even the children were treated with great service! Everyone complemented on the amount of food and how great all the food tasted. I have nothing bad to say about the Pleasantdale Chateau, we loved it!!

We spent a lot of money for our wedding but it was so worth it. We got married on March 28. Our wedding has been called one of the best ever by our guests. People loved the visually stunning Pleasantdale Chateau. It really is stunning and picturesque. On the day of our wedding, we were treated like royalty by their very professional staff. Kudos to Santiago, Ivellise and Etta. Our coordinator was Andrew Kronengold. he is a very professional and knowledgeable gentleman who made sure everything worked out accordingly.
The food was just amazing. And you MUST do the viennese display. Visually it was stunning, and your taste buds will not be disappointed.
If you want a dream wedding, this place is worth every penny you spend on it.

We were just married at the Pleasantdale in September and words can not describe this venue..you just have to be luckly enough to experience an event there. Everything one could dream of is provided at the drop of a hat. The food, grounds, service...magnificiant. Every detail exceeded our expectation and I can only hope that we will be able to attend a wedding there again in the future since the night went by so fast. All of the guests that attended our wedding made the same statement...."best wedding ever!"

The ONLY place to get married in NJ! A stunning landscape, a fantastic and attentive staff, delicious food.... there is no other place that even compares to the Chateau!

See it once for yourself and you'll never want to go anywhere else.

Amazing food, beautiful grounds! It was the perfect setting for my wedding!

The pleasantdale chateau gave me a wedding that I never even dreamed of. Everything was perfect. I was a very laid back bride and basically let them do what they wanted and everything came out beautiful. The food was outrageous and so was the service. The place is absolutely breathtaking. They suprised me by putting together an amazing after party! My friends and family all say they are spoiled after this wedding, no other place could compare to the pleasantdale!

Our experience with the Pleasantdale Chateau was exceptional down to the last detail. The staff helped us make our fairytale wedding come true and took care of absolutely everything the day of the wedding (my husband and I hardly had to lift a finger or worry for a single second). They are the epitome of true professionals who know their business to a T. The Pleasantdale is pricey, and has become quite popular (so weddings need to be booked fairly far in advance - we booked our wedding date October of 2006 but didn't get married until March of 2007). I would recommend this venue to anyone - getting married at the Pleasantdale is an experience we will truly never forget. It has been almost 2 years since our wedding and our friends and family STILL talk about our wedding. Unforgettable.

This venue is absolutely gorgeous, and the most beautiful, in my opinion, in the tri-state area. It is very pricey but considering its beauty and uniqueness I think it's worth it. Here's are the problems we had, however, and I think one is MAJOR unfortunately and soured our memories of the wedding. 1) The salesperson (Nate I think his name was) sat down with us to discuss our food choices. He convinced us to let him choose the food b/c he loves food blah blah blah. Anyway, after the ceremony (and the venue is beautiful I must admit!) my husband and I went into a little room and we were brought some food that included lobster, shrimp, etc. My mother told me later that the food brought to the guests after the ceremony and prior to the reception was pasta and generally kind of cheap. I resent this b/c for the price we paid per person we could have chosen shrimp, etc. Granted, we were wrong for allowing Nate to choose for us. 2) The wedding cake they provided was inedible but the main entrees were good. 3) Now, here's the MAJOR problem and I was very close even to filing a police report. The Chateau provided a box for guests to put their cards (that contained money). We eventually discovered that TWELVE of the cards disappeared. Luckily those twelve contained checks and not cash and we were able to inform our guests and advise them to cancel the checks. I understand that there can be new employees that may not be trustworthy, and I also accept responsibility for not providing the box myself or for putting one of my guests in charge of it , but when I informed the Chateau about this I was completely ignored. I gave the names and tel # of my guests who saw an employee take the box into the "back" and later bring it back. The manager (not Nate, I forget this guy's name) never called to follow up, and I was basically told that it was probably one of my guests who did it. That's extremely insulting because the guests whose cards were missing told me they had all personally placed their cards in the box and I doubt another guest would take the entire box and open it up and steal cards in the middle of a relatively small wedding (about 90 people). Oh, and the reason I gave it 3 stars for flexibility is b/c Nate's assistant who was pretty helpful (except when I called about the theft) let me change the guest count after the deadline I'd been given.

I would highly recommend Pleasantdale Chateau to everybody, because you get exceptional service in every respect. They prooved to be honest and highly professional. After staying overnight in Bridal Suite I forgot my make-up organizer where I left all my jewelry and a 5.27 karat diamond which was a gift from my grandma the day before. After cleaning up the room they called me and told me that I forgot my make up there. I was very close to fainting. I came there in about 2 hours and my organizer was waiting for me untouched.

I do not have enough wonderful things to say about the pleasantdale. They bring "accomodating" to an absolute new level. You are truly the king and queen of the gorgeous estate for 24 hours. Lisa is an absolute dream to work with.

Definitely one of the best wedding reception sites on the whole East Coast with complete full day service!

What an amazing place not to mention an exceptional staff.