LindsayJean
Wedding: 10/25/2009
Reviews:
5
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Swan Harbor Farm was the perfect location for our wedding! We wanted an outdoor wedding and I had to have a water view. Swan Harbor was a great site that had everything we wanted, and could accommodate all of our guests.
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Reviewed On:
11/25/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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louboyce
Wedding: 10/10/2009
Reviews:
5
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Swan Harbor Farm is beautiful and was a wonderful place to get married. My frustration was that the staff as the farm were very rigid and frustrating to work with. I had a wedding planner and the staff at the farm would not work with the planner, but wanted to only work with me. They were not flexible about anything. We were told we could put up lighting and then the day of the wedding, they told the vendor they couldnt put up the lanterns. The price I was originally told skyrocketed and the venue ended up costing much more than I exptected it to. Beautiful location though.
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Reviewed On:
10/20/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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kelly1009
Wedding: 10/09/2009
Reviews:
8
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Swan Harbor Farm! It is an awesome venue and the site's coordinator, Karen, was absolutely great to work with. All of our guests commented how gorgeous the site was and we were asked over and over how we found it. If you are looking for an outdoor/gardeny type wedding venue, this is a must see. Additionally, it is a great value-- we looked at similar locations in the Annapolis area that were not nearly as pretty or offered as much yet cost thousands of dollars more.
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Reviewed On:
10/27/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Jenn
Wedding: 09/17/2009
Reviews:
6
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Beautiful location and all the staff are very helpful. Like the other brides commented-there is no negotiating the rules. Also, make sure to book in advance-they fill up so quickly! I would definetly recommend this site!
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Reviewed On:
09/29/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Laborday Bride 09 and Anthony
Wedding: 09/06/2009
Reviews:
6
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The Swan Harbor Farm location is beautiful. The staff is always helpful and they day of my wedding they couldn't have been more helpful. Their rules are strict and strictly adhered to, but that didn't affect the outcome of my wedding in any way. I would highly recommend SHF to any bride & groom looking for the perfect outdoor wedding location!
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Reviewed On:
09/14/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Tai
Wedding: 09/03/2009
Reviews:
5
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I agree with many of the other comments. The place is absolutely beautiful. We could not have asked for a better location. There is no bending the rules so do not bother. The staff was friendly and we enjoyed getting ready in the house even my 80 year old grandmother.
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Reviewed On:
10/14/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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JVoe
Wedding: 08/29/2009
Reviews:
8
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We fell in love with this place as soon as we visited. We were in search of a reasonably priced venue that we could have both the ceremony and reception in an outdoor setting, SHF fit all of our criteria and more! It really is a beautiful setting with the Chesapeake Bay being the background for your ceremony and reception. And the grounds crew there keep it looking really beautiful. There are staff members present during the event, but they are only there to be sure no rules are broken, the coordination of your event really comes from your caterer. It really is a beautiful place to get married, the whole night we kept saying to each other how beautiful everything was and that we couldn't believe we actually were getting married here. The natural beautiful scenery provides so many great places for photos. Also, one of my favorite parts of the day was looking out the window of the bridal suite down at all the guests arriving and groomsman getting ready. It's sounds silly, but we really enjoyed being able to witness this.
Things that I didn't like were that they do two weddings there every weekend day; therefore, you cannot arrive earlier than your allotted time frame, unless you pay for a double booking. So, when the bridal party arrived 15 mins. early they would not unlock the doors until 5:30 exactly (even though there was no previous wedding that day). Also, it stormed during our reception and they had to put the tent sides down, so they took the $200 for the tent sides out of our security deposit return. I can't argue because this is explicity stated in the contract, I just think it is a little ridiculous to charge that much after we already paid to rent the tent (of which the sides are already attached), just for the caterer (whom we also already paid) to zip them up.
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Reviewed On:
10/14/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Tina and Zach
Wedding: 08/14/2009
Reviews:
5
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This site speaks for itself! It is absolutely gorgeous! The ability to have the dressing rooms, ceremony location and reception location all in the same place is amazing! We got so many compliments about the venue! Plus the reasonable price is a huge bonus!
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Reviewed On:
08/18/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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jackiea192000
Wedding: 06/14/2009
Reviews:
5
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I had my wedding at Swan Habor on June 14th, 2009. Leading up to that I was dealing with Karen Tegges who by the way is professional and helpful. I was so happy with the day of the wedding. Everything went perfectly. Swan Harbor is so beautiful and well kept. The grounds are breath taking and the view is to die for. I had heard in the past that the staff the day of events were hard to deal with but we didn't have any problems. They were very pleasant. I would highly recommend this venue to others and already have to a few friends. Thanks so much to everyone at Swan Habor for making our wedding such a beautiful time.
Jackie
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Reviewed On:
06/26/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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BuggyBride
Wedding: 05/30/2009
Reviews:
8
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The most common thing people said to me was how beautiful the place was and where did I ever find out about such a lovely location. It was perfect. They take great pains to keep it looking manicured and fresh and we had no problems with anyone working there. There was even a sailboat in view during the ceremony--totally luck, but hey, I'll take it. The only little slip was that a family fishing on the pier (it's a park so people can on the pier but not on the grounds during a wedding) didn't know or ignored the direction to head back to their car behind the tree line and instead marched up through the field/lawn in front of our ceremony. SHF people chewed them out because they promise that won't happen. Eh, not many people noticed. I don't think we could have picked a better location.
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Reviewed On:
06/19/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Jeannie
Wedding: 04/25/2009
Reviews:
2
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Swan Harbor Farm is a beautiful, welcoming location for a wedding ceremony and reception. I can't imagine a lovelier site! In addition, the staff is friendly, helpful and professional. Karen Tegges is a wealth of information and seemed personally interested in making our event as lovely as possible. Kathy, who often answered the phone, was always pleasant and helpful. And the staff on duty the day of my daughter's wedding were efficient and yet unobtrusive. Swan Harbor Farm is a first-class operation! We definitely made the right choice for our big day!
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Reviewed On:
05/17/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Event Rentals
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Jeanne and robelder
Wedding: 04/25/2009
Reviews:
5
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This is a beautiful location for a wedding - we got SO many compliments, and our pictures were gorgeous. They are very particular about what you can and cannot do, but they are helpful and responsive.
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Reviewed On:
07/13/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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GotItOverWith24
Wedding: 08/15/2008
Reviews:
1
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The wedding coordinator, Karen, is amazing. Swan Harbor really lets you create the wedding and reception that you want (with a few restrictions because the house is a landmark and because the site is outdoors). Karen is pretty much your wedding planner. You won't need one if you go with Swan Harbor because she takes care of everything.
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Reviewed On:
11/13/2008
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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natasha
Wedding: 06/22/2008
Reviews:
5
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Very beautiful place on the water but if you like me have issues with time, get it together before the ladies at Swan Harbor do and they will and you will pay!!
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Reviewed On:
07/11/2008
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Rachael
Wedding: 06/08/2008
Reviews:
2
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Everyone at Swan Harbor was amazing. I loved working with the staff and they were as excited about our wedding as we were!
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Reviewed On:
06/29/2008
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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4.5/5.0
