Middlebury Inn

My husband and I had our wedding at the Middlebury Inn on 8/7/20, but the story is a little more complicated than that. We got word at the end of June that our original wedding venue had suffered a devastating fire, and that we would have to adjust our plans. With only 1 month to go before our wedding date (and during the COVID pandemic), we placed a semi-desperate call to the Middlebury Inn. The wedding coordinator at the Inn, Brandy Companion, called me back the next day and by the
end of the week, we had a new venue, new quote, and had put down a new deposit.

There are a few things to review about this experience. The Inn itself as a physical location was stunning. Our wedding party was lodged in the Mansion, which was incredibly convenient and provided us a place to get ready the day of the wedding. The front porches and historic feel of the Inn was awesome; however, there is significant construction going on in downtown Middlebury which is projected to last a few years. While it was quite inside the Inn, the construction was going on from 7pm-7am one night which made for a not-so-relaxing evening sitting on the porch. Additionally, there is really only one road in and out of Middlebury- and the Inn sits directly on this road. This meant that construction vehicles, large trucks, transport trucks for pieces of a bridge (complete with police escort) were driving by the Inn at all hours. My husband and I agreed that this noise did not disrupt our ceremony and our guests said that they did not notice traffic noise within the courtyard where our ceremony and dinner were
held, but this is definitely something to keep in mind if you are
hoping for a quiet weekend in a sleepy VT town.

The wedding itself went off more smoothly than we could have hoped for. Brandy, the on-site coordinator, was always very quick to respond either by email or phone. Our guests handled their Inn reservations with Brandy, and all of them commented on how surprised they were when they heard back from her that same day (seemingly regardless of what time they contacted her).

Finally, the food: I have nothing to review about the food other than it was superb. We chose sirloin steak and scallops as our two entree options, and everyone raved about how good their entrees were. I look forward to going to the Inn on a weekend to enjoy more dinners there!

I don't feel I can accurately review the cost, as our wedding was
planned under unique circumstances and Brandy did everything possible to make this affordable for us. I am not sure what their typical rates are, but my husband and I were honestly floored by how generous the Inn was when we explained our situation.

I would not hesitate to give the Middlebury Inn a 5/5 review were it not for the downtown construction, but do feel it took away very
slightly from our experience there. Ultimately if I had a choice
between re-doing the wedding at another location, or choosing the Inn again (construction and all), we would choose the Middlebury Inn every time!