Hawthorne Hotel

As soon as we had our first visit to the Hawthorne, we knew that it was where we wanted to host our wedding. We worked with Karen O'Kane who guided our planning process and was always extremely prepared, often anticipating the questions that we had and answering the other ones we threw at her. She was fantastic the day before and the day of the wedding, working with us and our vendors and ensuring that the night went to plan and smoothly. She and all of the service workers who helped us and our guests during the rehearsal dinner and the wedding were fantastic. We had a smaller wedding of about 40 guests, and the Sophia room was absolutely perfect for both the ceremony and the reception--it never felt cramped and it never felt empty, so we highly recommend for folks with similar sized weddings. We love the hotel and area and plan to come back every year. Highly recommended!

After getting married last month (11/05/2022), we cannot recommend the Hawthorne enough. Not only is it a gorgeous wedding venue in the heart of Salem, but the entire process and event itself was so wonderful. All of the staff at the Hawthorne are remarkable and so accommodating, but Karen O'Kane in particular was phenomenal and just always went above and beyond. From the very beginning of planning to the day of, she was on top of everything, kept us in the loop, responded to all of our questions and concerns, and made the big day go off perfectly...even reminding us to sit down and eat dinner at some point! In addition to the amazing venue and staff, the food was also fantastic! We are still hearing from friends and family about how remarkable the whole event was, and we couldn't agree more. We had a perfect wedding at the Hawthorne, and we will absolutely be back!

Emily & Josh- Boston, MA
The Hawthorne Hotel was the perfect wedding venue for us. From the moment we walked into the Hawthorne we knew it was the venue we wanted. From the ballroom, to the tavern, and the ability to have a room block for people to stay and make a weekend out of it, and it surpassed any and all expectations. From the first time to view the venue all the way through the planning process to the big day,our coordinator Beth Pasquarello and her team were professional, accommodating, flexible, thoughtful, and extremely helpful.

I can’t speak more highly of Beth and have already recommended her to anyone who is looking to have their wedding in the greater Boston area. She was with us every step of the way– stepping up and helping us with our roomblock (which was tough for a while with reservations, only downfall), creating a timeline, meeting with us multiple times, and most importantly working with our budget. She gave us expert advice and when I had talked with/ showed her all the decor during our last detail appointment she made it look absolutely incredible and better than I could have ever imagined. I had stressed that I felt the little details were important (very detail oriented person) and she respected that and really made sure that everything was perfect.

She moved everyone along throughout the day and made really great use of the space allotted to vendors as well as our decorations. What our guests absolutely loved was that they were able to see and experience every room that the Hawthrone had to offer– from the two rooms upstairs, to the library for brunch the following day, ballroom for dancing, and welcome drinks in the tavern our guests were in awe. I cannot stress how wonderful Beth is and how much we appreciate her for bringing our vision for our wedding to life.