It was like having a wedding outdoors... but inside! Perfect location... romantic and vintage! We absolutely loved it.

We held our reception at the Holiday Inn Boxborough Woods on 08/02/2013. It was absolute perfection. On the day of we were welcomed by Lola and Patrick at the door and they ushered us into a hospitality suite where we enjoyed spring rolls, meatballs, and champagne :-) We ordered the buffet with turkey dinner, and veggie lasagna for our entrees .... OMG! YUM!!!! Not your ordinary wedding dishes but it made it even better, it was like a comforting home cooked meal, and the portions were not skimpy... we were very happy with the food. The waitstaff was wonderful to us, they kept drinks coming to us at our sweetheart table which was awesome because I did not have even a free minute to go to the bar. I worked with Amanda as my coordinator. I emailed her alot and she would always quickly respond and was very open to any ideas, and always offering to go the extra mile.
Lola and Patrick and Amanda had all taken time to meet me before the wedding and reviewed all the decorations that i brought in. They set up all the decor and made it even better than I had planned. The reception was so elegant..... we could not have imagined it better. The gazebo for dancing is great... really makes it more intimate. I loved my wedding and I really think it was because of this awesome group of people who take pride in their work.

Alyssa Close and the rest of the staff made wedding planning so easy! I emailed Alyssa so often that I pictured her groaning when my name popped up in her inbox, but her responses were always prompt and cheerful. We made a lot of special requests to personalize things and we made a lot of minor changes to the details along the way and Alyssa handled it all for us. We had our rehearsal dinner, ceremony, and reception all at the hotel and we were not disappointed with any of the events.
We were particularly happy with Lola and the rest of the event staff's ability to decorate. We brought loads of decorations in to personalize the space and we were afraid that the event staff might just set things out at random, but they really put thought into the placement of things and even added their own touches that we weren't expecting.
The courtyard pavilion changes dramatically after the sun goes down and it really looks quite magical compared to its day time appearance! The pictures I found before our wedding don't do the space justice.
FYI- There is a business park behind the hotel that has a small tree-lined pond. We took some great photos in front of it!
All in all, we were able to have a very stylish wedding on a Holiday Inn budget. I don't think any of our guests would guess how affordable it was because the pavilion looks so impressive (especially at night!) and because the staff helped us pull together all the personalized details that make a wedding memorable.