Bear Brook Valley is a rustic-chic wedding venue with a beautiful banquet hall based in Fredon, New Jersey. Surrounded by nature, this idyllic wedding venue is the perfect backdrop for your dream wedding. Bear Brook Valley hosts only one wedding per day, ensuring the utmost dedication to you and your guests on your special occasion. This close-knit team will work to bring your wedding vision to life flawlessly, leaving you with memories to cherish for a lifetime.
Facilities and Capacity
Bear Brook Valley can accommodate up to 325 guests, comfortably hosting both intimate and larger celebrations. Surrounded by rolling hills and trickling waterfalls, the venue provides a picturesque setting for your ‘I do’. This heavenly location offers noteworthy features, including a vineyard, a garden, fire pits, bistro lights, paved trails, and a putting green. With hardwood floors and floor-to-ceiling windows, the ballroom will allow you to take in the beautiful outdoor views from inside. The venue also offers a wrap-around deck so you can experience the outdoors while still being sheltered. Its country-meets-modern atmosphere is perfect for your one-of-a-kind wedding.
Services Offered
The Bear Brook Valley team prides itself in taking care of every detail from the moment you book your wedding to your grand exit. This dedicated team will allow you to focus on spending time with your loved ones during your momentous milestone. With an onsite wedding planner, day-of coordinator, and maître d’, the team will work with you to make your dreams come true.
Cuisine
With creative menu options, the chefs prepare top-quality and trendy foods for your wedding. Cocktail hour (and a half) features everything from mini chicken pot pies to a taco station, with gluten-free, vegetarian, and vegan options throughout. Sit down dinner includes 5 salad options and 5 entree choices followed by artisanal desserts made by their in-house pastry chef. The team will make your wedding a personalized experience with unique offerings and personal touches including fun dessert upgrades and late-night snacks.
Booking with bear brook valley is so easy! And staff is very flexible and helpful!
Sent on 10/03/2019
Bear Brook Valley's reply:
Thank you so much Lynn for taking the time out to write such lovely review! We really do try to simplify the wedding planning process- there's no reason why it should be so hard! We look forward to working with you and Carter for your big day in March 2021! :)
Alyssa C.
· Married on 10/03/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Visiting the hall
We went for a visit and right away they poured us a glass of wine or beer. The grounds are beautiful, everything was explained thoroughly, and the presentation was exquisite. We booked right on the spot. After we booked they immediately got in touch with us and communication has been open ever since. I look forward to working with them
Sent on 09/05/2019
Bear Brook Valley's reply:
Thank you so much Alyssa for sharing your experience with us! First impressions are everything! We look forward to working with you and Mathias for your big day- November 28th!!
Kara Z.
· Married on 09/18/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Above & Beyond Our Expectations
We booked our wedding with Rock Island Lake Club for 9/18/2020. Given COVID, our wedding reception was going to be held in a tented outdoor space, lakeside; however, the week of the wedding, the owners offered us an option to switch our reception to their sister location, Bear Brook Valley due to expected low temperatures on our wedding day and being in an outdoor space. They explained how Bear Brook Valley was newly renovated to allow indoor/outdoor access throughout the reception space and increased comfort for our wedding guests. We were initially wary of changing the location of our venue the week-of (due to logistics and fear of guests declining to attend since the reception would no longer be fully outdoors), but we were also concerned about how a tented reception outdoors could be chilly for our guests if we kept the reception as planned. Ultimately, we decided to take the owners up on their offer to switch to the renovated space at Bear Brook as we were assured this would be a great option for our guests. We met the owners and Bear Brook staff on 9/17, saw the renovations and incredible space, and were SO excited to host our event at Bear Brook the following day. We had zero doubts that our wedding would be incredible and fully trusted the staff to accommodate our wedding details as originally planned at Rock Island. Even still, they beyond exceeded our expectations on our wedding day. From the very moment our wedding party arrived on 9/18 to the very end of the reception, we were treated like royalty. The service provides was seamless and top-notch. Our guests had an awesome time and followed up with us the next day about how great our event was. Truly, we couldn’t have been happier with how our day went and are so grateful to the owners and staff for having our day run so smoothly. We have been raving about our wedding ever since and encourage all couples to trust that the renovations and indoor/outdoor access is a great option! Our only hope is that we will attend a future wedding at Bear Brook or Rock Island as guests ourselves because we had such an incredible time! Thank you to Rock Island/Bear Brook for making our wedding day the best day of our lives.
What items and services are included in the starting site fee at Bear Brook Valley?
Bear Brook Valley includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting/Sound
Linens
Parking
Set Up
Tables
At Bear Brook Valley, what items and services related to wedding catering are included in the cost?
Bear Brook Valley includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
Cake Cutting
Dessert
Server(s)
Wedding Cake
At Bear Brook Valley, what does the bar service starting price include?
The bar service starting price at Bear Brook Valley includes:
Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
What are the most important characteristics of Bear Brook Valley in terms of venue type, style and location?
The space offered by Bear Brook Valley for wedding events is known for:
Ballroom
Banquet Hall
Country/Golf Club
What kind of indoor/outdoor options are available at Bear Brook Valley for wedding events?
Bear Brook Valley offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
Indoor
Uncovered Outdoor
What kind of wedding events does Bear Brook Valley offer?
Bear Brook Valley offers the following types of wedding events:
Ceremony
Reception
What services does Bear Brook Valley offer for wedding events?
Bear Brook Valley offers the following services for wedding events:
Cake
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance
Lighting / Sound
Set Up
What furniture and decorations does Bear Brook Valley have available for wedding events?
Bear Brook Valley offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
Altar/Arch
Audio Equipment
Centerpieces
Chairs
Dance Floor
Furniture
Lighting
Photo booth
Tables
What percentage of users recommend Bear Brook Valley and which are the most valued aspects of their wedding services?
Bear Brook Valley is recommended by 79% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.6 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.7 in average response time, 4.6 in quality of service, 4.5 in flexibility, 4.5 in professionalism and 4.5 in value.
