I highly recommend having your wedding at The Pinery! From beginning to end, the process was so easy. Since the venue is all-inclusive, all of your vendors are in one place. They provide you with a timeline so you know when to schedule meetings, who to contact, when to make payments, etc. Everyone we worked with was so friendly. Our coordinator was Michelle, and she was the best. She was stress free the entire time, made sure all of our details were in place, and went above and beyond on the day of our wedding. She brought us appetizers after we took photos, grabbed extra gluten free desserts from the back, and we were able to sit back and enjoy the day without worrying where we needed to be.

The venue itself is gorgeous. We got married in February, and knew we would need to be inside since the weather might be bad. The interior is gorgeous, and once decor and flowers were added, it was beyond anything I could imagine. I made my own flowers and brought in some table decor, and the floral folks were able to put together amazing bouquets and centerpieces. You also can't beat that view of Pikes Peak. The price was also very reasonable, especially when compared to other venues in the state (and we looked at a ton of them). The food is excellent. I legit can't get over how good it was. Our guests are still raving about the food and desserts.

We had a killer time on the dance floor as well! Karson knows what he's doing and knows how to get a crowd dancing. He was a great MC, and again, we did not have to worry about anything day of.

Seriously, go tour The Pinery. I don't know how you can find a better place to have your wedding.

To our surprise our experience was not like the other reviews we read prior to booking the pinery. The venue is beautiful and initially we felt confident about our decision but after we signed our contract the Pinery went through changes in their staff, pricing and packages which we we caught in the middle of. We understand businesses change but we were let down by their lack of communication. When we brought up concerns to the director about how the new day of wedding coordinator Lauren did for rehearsal and wedding day, their response was to point fingers at us for not hiring an outside day of coordinator to take care of what we thought we were paying them for. When I sent my planning document to the new wedding coordinator (who they switched us out with one month from our wedding) she reassured me multiple times that she would take care of everything and there was nothing to worry about. Instead of admitting that they mislead us on expectations, they tried to blame us for not having an outside coordinator even though they saw my schedule and notes in multiple meetings and emails and not once were concerns raised. They should have made it clear on what they will not be helping with on the day of the wedding. We could have avoided this frustration if they had been upfront and we would have taken care of it ourselves but we were told they were handling everything. Not to mention the coordinator tells me the day before the wedding she won’t be at the venue in the morning because of her daughters soccer game. I understand personal things come up but she gave us no time of arrival and got there at 1:30. Our experience would have been very different if there was better communication and clear expectations. Or even them owning up to messing up instead of blaming us would have not led us to share our experience publicly. The part that blows us away is that in the director email response she tells us that they “are not responsible if people choose to not listen to the information being given. We are there for guidance but can only offer our services if they are being received.” when I told her my bridal party had no guidance during rehearsal and the coordinator only had us do it one time and told us everyone would figure it out. Instead of apologizing for lack of communication she condescendingly tells us it’s because our entire bridal party wasn’t listening. Just wow. They never apologized other than to apologize that they could not offer services they don’t provide. Basically saying they don’t own up to any thing that went wrong because it’s is our fault for not knowing what we were asking for (i.e. keeping us on time, telling our families where to sit during the ceremony, coordinating rehearsal etc.) was beyond their services.

Wow, Michelle made our wedding day amazing! I would choose this venue and Michelle over and over! I am so happy with the decision to get married here! Everything was so professional. Michelle took care of everything the day of and I had no stress! Everyone commented about how professional Michelle is as well as how gorgeous the venue is! One thing I love about this venue besides the views is how much is included in the price!