Camp Mary Orton Reviews
Reviews
4.5 out of 5 rating
4.5 out of 5 rating
13 Reviews
91% recommend it
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Stephanie Sent on 08/12/2017Such a great place so beautiful inside and out, they just got new chairs and redid the floors too! And the staff were more helpful then expected very nice. -
User892467 Sent on 08/08/2012PROS: Total freedom to do whatever you want.
CONS: You pretty much have to do it all yourself (or arrange for people to help you). Also, no AC or heating.
CMO is a great, flexible outdoor venue with an attached lodge in case there is rain (and there was)! The field outside is lovely, there are brand new bathrooms, and the lodge is beautiful with white globe lanterns already in place, so you can save money on decorating too! The only real downside to the place is that there's no air conditioning, but even in July it was not horrible, and there were lots of fans on-site to keep people cool. A September or October wedding would be perfect in a place like this, and when we picked dates, the coordinator told us that all the Sept/Oct dates were already filled up--in January! So get on the scheduling quick.
Since CMO is not a "wedding" venue (all the money from renting out the grounds goes to putting on summer camp for inner-city children), you don't have to go through any 'preferred vendors' for alcohol, catering, and entertainment. This can save you a lot of money! I should also mention that I had fireworks at my wedding, and they were okay with that. An on-site host made sure the trash was taken out too, but other than that we were responsible for leaving CMO as nice as we found it. -
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Eng Sent on 04/10/2017We are so thrilled we chose Camp Mary Orton for our wedding. The flexibility this venue afforded us was really integral into helping make our wedding ideas into reality. We were able to choose our own caterer and provide our own alcohol, which can cause costs to skyrocket at other venues who make you use their vendors. We opted to rent the lodge for both Friday and Saturday, which allowed us to get in the night before and set up a bit, which saved my sanity! We were also able to host our Rehearsal Dinner there, which was great so we could rehearse in the actual space.
Johanna was great to work with and did a fantastic job making me feel like our event really was special. She was very responsive closer to our event date (I think she could sense my nerves!). I really appreciated her calm demeanor as I was bouncing all over the place with energy and ideas – and she had an answer for every question, which was so appreciated.
The lodge is very much a Do It Yourself space, so be prepared to plan for everything. We lucked out and they bought 200 brand new chairs right before our event so we were able to cancel the set we had planned on renting, which added to the value of the rental fee quite a bit. They will have a camp host or two on site during your rental hours, but they mainly just do things like making bathrooms are stocked and trash is taken out.
Overall the vibe of our day was exactly what we wanted and the lodge was perfectly sized for our 140 person wedding. I wish they would have offered off-season rates, as they have an extensive and beautiful outdoor space that we weren't able to utilize. Will be amazing for summer weddings, though! -
User2374192 Sent on 10/18/2015The grounds are beautiful and you can choose where to have your ceremony. The lodge is a good alternative if th weather doesn't permit an outdoor ceremony. The kitchen is large and could accommodate all our serving items. -
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Sarah Sent on 10/25/2016Overall our experience with CMA was great! We knew as soon as we got on site that we were where our wedding would be held! We loved the flexibility the offered where we could sculpt our day to be exactly what we wanted! It was nice not having to rent tables and chairs since those were on site. The onsite kitchen is huge and came quite in handy for our caterer too! The recent additions and upgrades really take the whole venue up a notch too. I especially loved that we had free reign of the entire venue for the time of our event. You have a blank slate to create your event and it really is such a pretty space!! :)
The only bit I would really complain about is that the time it took to call back after leaving a message, or answer an email seemed too long at times. a couple times i had to follow up with a second email just to make sure they received the first.
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