The venue and staff are fabulous! The food was constantly recognized by our guests as the best wedding food they have ever had! And the bartenders were on top of things and made delicious drinks! A++++ Highly Recommended.

Good afternoon Ms. Gallagher and Mr. Biggar:

I am writing to make you aware of my family’s sincere appreciation for the fabulous job done by the staff at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center. My daughter had her wedding ceremony and reception at this facility on September 4, 2010. She and I started plans for her wedding one year prior to this date and one of the first things we did was to reserve this hotel for her special day. We immediately began working with Bebe Miller, Director of Catering, and shortly thereafter we started working with Bethe Brekke, Senior Sales Manager. Trust me, from the start, these ladies were on their “A game” and they represented your establishment extremely well throughout the entire year. Their every action showed us that they cared about her and her special day. They showed us that they wanted to make sure her day was memorable and that she got just what she wanted. She had a vision of what she wanted her special day to be like and because of these ladies’ professionalism and expertise, we got it. They did everything within their power to make sure that the hotel delivered, either meeting or exceeding our needs. Because of the nature of the planning we spent far more time with Bebe during the year. No matter when we called, e-mailed, or wanted to meet with her, she was there. Her responses and/or recommendations were always prompt, accommodating, well thought out, and consistently showed that customers came first with her. Bottom line, Bebe and Bethe were OUTSTANDING professionals and we could not have gotten through everything we did at your facility without their guidance, support, and expertise.

Additionally, my daughter and I are extremely detailed oriented when it comes to things that are important in our lives. During the weekend of the wedding and especially the wedding day itself everything went off without a hitch. Things went so smoothly, we couldn’t believe it! We kept waiting for “it” to happen. However, there weren’t any major surprises and we never had to go to Plan B. Your staff was exceptional. In addition to Bebe and Bethe, we want to commend Alberto Trevizo, Director of Banquets; Julie Hyde, Banquet Captain; Kenny Johnson, Executive Chef; Melissa McBean, Front Office Manager; Shirlyne Joseph, Assistant Front Office Manager; Tracey Vaughn-Perfetti, Convention Services Manager; Charlotte Johnston, Sales Assistant; and Stephanie Steinberg, Catering Assistant. I also want to commend Vernon Coates, the Bellman who was on duty the night we checked into the hotel. He was very helpful and very customer focused. While not a hotel employee, we also want to commend Brett Nix, Director, Event Technology – PSAV, for his expert advice and for helping to ensure we had the ambiance my daughter expected in the ballroom during the wedding ceremony and the reception. He clearly understood what she wanted as far as the lighting was concerned, and more importantly, he delivered.

I mentioned Julie Hyde and Kenny Johnson above. However, I must single them out for a special commendation. They also get customer service. Julie attended to our every need that night and she helped make sure our guests felt special. As busy as she was, she was never flustered nor did ever stop smiling. She was superb! Kenny Johnson is outstanding! Not only was his food delicious, he also listened to us. He took time from his busy schedule to make sure he fully understood what we wanted and how we wanted it. The presentation was great and our guests truly enjoyed their meals that evening.

So, as you can see, we are happy customers. I could go on, but I won’t. I will close by simply reiterating that the Sheraton Columbia Town Center fulfilled our every need for my daughter’s wedding. The location was great, the staff was exceptional, the teamwork/partnership was superb, and our guest are still talking about that wedding. They could not get over how beautiful the ballroom was and how quickly it had been transformed from one look during the wedding ceremony to an entirely different look during the reception. Your staff worked closely with our external vendors to make this happen in less than an hour. We appreciate the teamwork.

Ms. Gallagher and Mr. Biggar, we are extremely pleased and wanted you to know this. Please pass on our heartfelt thanks to your entire staff at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center.

The venue and flexibility was outstanding! The lake view, servers, food, and more was more than I could ever dream! Best day ever!

My wife and I viewed about 4 places before we went to the Sheraton in Columbia, md. I felt like once we saw the places we knew it was going to be our venue. They were willing to work with out crazy requests and the price was in our budget. Bebe really went out of her way to discuss all of our issues and made it the best it could possibly be. We were even able to make our rustic wedding happen in a ballroom. The cake was very good, food excellent. Our friends and family are still talking about how beautiful it was. The suite afterwards was fantastic. Highly recommend getting married here to work!

We are so happy that we chose the Sheraton Columbia for our wedding venue! Bebe was amazing to work with, and the location was gorgeous. It was so convenient to have our out-of-town guests stay in the same hotel where the wedding was, and the pictures of our wedding ceremony are gorgeous, primarily because of the beauty of the waterfront view. The value of the venue is great too, it was nice to be able to book the ceremony and the reception in the same place with the catering and cake all included. Once we put the deposit down on the venue, everything for the wedding just fell into place.

When my son proposed to his girlfriend (a medical student between her first and second years), we only had three months to plan a wedding, and we needed a great location and the support of experienced wedding professionals. We found both at the Sheraton Columbia Town Center Hotel. Event Coordinator/Catering Sales Manager, Heather Johnson, listened carefully to our needs, offered excellent suggestions, and responded to all of our questions quickly by email or by phone. We found this high level of professionalism in all of the staff at the Sheraton. Tara, the Group Sales Coordinator, managed the block of rooms for our guests with flexibility, speed, and good humor. Giles, our Banquet Captain, gave his personal attention to the bride and groom during the reception. John, from the management team, and Chase, from the maintenance team, quickly repaired a "decoration disaster" in our ceremony space that could have ruined the most important moment of the entire day. In addition to the excellent service, the location on Lake Kittamaquandi was beautiful, the space in the Lakeview Ballroom easily accommodated both the ceremony and the reception for our 183 guests, and the space for the cocktail hour--a spacious lobby with floor- to- ceiling windows overlooking the lake--was a hit with our guests who could enjoy their appetizers while watching the wedding party take pictures on the outdoor patio. We enjoyed our experience with the Sheraton so much that we sent the bride and groom to the Sheraton Mountain Vista Villas in Avon, Colorado for their honeymoon. Overall--an excellent experience!

When my husband and I began our search for venues to host our wedding reception, we were looking for a place near the water, with a space to have an outdoor cocktail hour before the seated dinner reception, a reception room with enough space for our guests and a 10 piece band, and finally a place which would provide great food for our guests. We feel extremely fortunate to have found all of that at the Sheraton Town Center Hotel in Columbia.

Bebe Miller of the catering staff did a fantastic job helping to coordinate our wedding reception and worked with us to personalize a menu for our reception. She also helped our dads host breakfasts on the day of and day after the wedding. We gave our guests a choice of three different dinner options and found the Sheraton’s prices for seated dinner to be favorable to other comparable venues.

One of the most popular dishes that our guests chose was the filet mignon with Maryland crab cake (who doesn’t like surf and turf?). Both my husband and I have lived in Maryland for most of our lives and as a result, we are very picky when it comes to Maryland crab cakes. We were a bit concerned that the Oil Crisis in the Gulf of Mexico, which occurred less than two months before our wedding, could affect the pricing or even the availability of crab meat for the reception. Chef Kenny worked some miracles by ordering the crab from New Zealand (at no extra cost to us) and the crab cakes were delicious – lots of lump meat and very little filler! In fact, all of the food was amazing and the reception went off without a hitch thanks to all the efforts of Bebe and Chef Kenny. It was a truly memorable evening for us and all of our guests.

I would absolutely recommend this venue. What was unique about our wedding was that we had a smaller guest list (75) so Bebe Miller (the catering/wedding coordinator) suggested that our group was too small for the ballroom and we might be interested in using the Waterside Restaurant. The restaurant was so elegant, classy, with floor to ceiling windows along the entire wall and side - giving way to a panoramic view of the lakefront. We had our ceremony on the patio and it was absolutely picturesque! Stunning landscaping paired with verdant surroundings gave us the outdoor setting we were looking for. Bebe Miller was wonderful to work with. She was very organized and willing to try to accommodate our requests. She had great ideas and suggestions that worked with our overall vision. The food, service, and lodging was excellent. We had 4 different dinner course selections to offer (at no extra cost). Every staff member I was in contact with was 100% professional with my (now husband) and I, as well as our guests. The value of this venue is unbeatable - and you wouldn't know it looking at the quality of service you get. 100% recommend this venue, it would be very difficult to find such an elegant venue at a great price. Worth a meeting with Bebe to check it out!!! She is fantastic!!!!!

An amazing reception. Great food, attentive waiting staff, superb captain. Wedding plans started a year in advance and Beth was available and attentive from the start. Received calls from friends commenting on the lovely reception afterwards. Highly recommend.

Excellent location. Beatiful surroundings. Staff was very professional & personable making our son's wedding a magnificent and memorable event!