West Branch Angler Resort Reviews
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Kristen Sent on 10/13/2024best wedding EVER!!
I can't say enough about how amazing this place was for our wedding weekend! We had every guest tell us that this was one of the best and IF NOT the best wedding they've ever been too. First off, you get an entire weekend, rather than one day. A wedding day goes by so fast - this is the best way to extend your wedding. Let's begin with Friday for the rehearsal and dinner - Matt and his team are amazing to work - they are so kind and truly care about making your weekend the best it can be. Our rehearsal was smooth and Matt made sure we felt comfortable before we began enjoying our dinner. The food was 10/10 - so many people complimenting how amazing the food was. There is so much space that there is really something for everyone - fishing, yard games, you name it. Then we went to the bon fire, and it was WAY bigger than we could've imagined. It was amazing. It was also so nice that the staff brought down all of our big coolers and drinks to keep the party going.
Fast forward to Saturday, the dining space was beautiful. It was exactly how we pictured it. The food was also a 10/10 - huge pieces of meat, amazing rolls, and very good mashed potatoes. It was also nice that a staff member packed some leftovers up for the bride and groom to enjoy afterwards. the staff is also amazing - the next morning they had cleaned everything up and organized all of our stuff so it made it so incredible easy for us to pack up after a long but fun weekend. Again, there is so much space at this venue there is really stuff for everyone. A lot of our older guests enjoyed sitting on the deck while still being able to talk and enjoy the music for the dance floor. I could go on and on about how amazing this place is. If you are on the fence about having your wedding here, I cannot recommend it enough. best weekend ever!!!! -
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Virginia Sent on 09/10/2024A Magical Wedding
We chose to have our wedding at West Branch Angler Resort for the beautiful property and unique experience of being able to have all of our family and friends together on the property for the whole weekend. We held the Rehearsal Dinner on site at the Pavillion that we decorated and used for the whole weekend. West Branch catered a delicious BBQ dinner then made the biggest bonfire we ever saw for us to socialize around that is still the highlight of many from the weekend! The property owner, Matt, listened to our vision for our wedding and guided us through the process masterfully. The staff used our vision to create the most magical wedding we could have ever imagined. We never had to worry about anything because Matt and his staff were experts at coordinating weddings. They were responsive to our questions and quick with advice if we asked for it. Everything was perfectly timed, the food was delicious, the restaurant was beautifully decorated, and the staff were so attentive and took care of us and all of our guests throughout the weekend. Our family and friends are still gushing about what an incredible weekend it was celebrating our wedding and it was because we trusted Matt and his staff at West Branch Angler Resort. We recommend West Branch Angler and its amazing staff wholeheartedly to give you the wedding experience of your dreams. -
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Megan Sent on 11/17/2023Amazing Venue
My husband and I got married on October 14 at West Branch and had the most beautiful, perfect, and fun wedding weekend imaginable. We started our weekend off with a very smoothly run rehearsal and rehearsal dinner at the venue. We then moved to the bonfire which was such an amazing, memorable experience. It was a very cold weekend and the fire kept everyone warm and allowed us to spend extra time together even in the cold. The ceremony and reception on Saturday ran flawlessly, even with some changes we had to put in place due to weather. I gave Matt and the crew all of my decor on Friday and trusted he would make everything beautiful (and they did not disappoint!) There was incredible attention to detail throughout the entire weekend. My husband and I can't recommend Matt and the West Branch crew enough. They made the entire planning process so laid-back and easy. Thank you so much to Matt and the team at West Branch Angler Resort! -
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Ashley Sent on 10/24/2023Blown away!!
Me and my now husband cannot stop talking about how happy we were to have gone with the west branch angler resort/ river run restaurant as our wedding venue!! They blew us away for our wedding weekend. Here the celebration is not just one day they turn the entire weekend in to your wedding and know how to throw a fantastic event. They even let us stay a day early from when all of our festivities were to begin which was perfect being able to just kick back before it all began. All of our guests could not stop raving about how wonderful their cabins were, how the food was and how much FUN they had the entire weekend. It was so great getting to be able to celebrate with so many friends and family members here for not just one day but two whole days!!! Any time we needed anything the staff were all so accommodating even at 11 pm when our propane heaters ran out. Matt and all of his staff did a fantastic job! I would recommend this resort to anyone who is getting married or just looking for somewhere to vacation close by. -
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Mis Sent on 09/03/2023Beautiful Riverfront Resort
My husband and I loved the resort for our wedding weekend. The riverfront views were breathtaking from every angle. It was the perfect amount of rustic, peaceful, quiet and remote for our family and friends coming in from busy cities. The cabins were well appointed and comfortable for folks that aren't into camping and the staff were all very friendly. Definitely recommend for any large event or even just a quick getaway. -
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Amy A. Sent on 08/24/2023
It was very enjoyable and professional.
They were great to work with very attentive knowledgeable and willing to help with anything and everything. We had a great time along with our friends and family. We were all very amazed by both the people and the place. Matt was a great and very knowledgeable attentive and professional persons to work with. We would highly recommend this place The food was great the place was beautiful and the workers were very friendly and helpful. Ps we recommend the bonfire -
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Nicolle Sent on 08/14/2023Perfection
Matt and the West Branch Family made our wedding weekend nothing short of perfect! Matt was such a pleasure to communicate with and really helped manage the stresses of planning a wedding. He listened attentively to our vision and delivered better than we could have ever imagined. Our guests could not stop raving about how beautiful the grounds were, how great the food/drinks were, and how friendly all of the staff was. Matt was able to elevate every aspect of our weekend, it was safe to say it was one for the books for everyone who attended. We are so grateful to have found the West Branch Family, we cannot thank you enough! -
Karen Sent on 11/30/2022
Magical & Memorable!
West Branch Angler Resort made our wedding weekend wonderful and memorable. As outdoor enthusiasts, it was the perfect place to bring our families together in one place without the stress of camping, glamping, or organizing a hotel/transportation. All our guests couldn’t stop talking about how much they loved the venue and the event overall. The cabins, the grounds, all of it was so special, and the food - fantastic!
With our 100 guests, the staff was extremely accommodating, relaxed, and super friendly. Nicole was awesome to work with throughout the process, and Matt was great, too. Definitely splurge for the bonfire if you can! You won’t have any regrets booking this venue for your wedding. We look forward to returning together on anniversaries in the future. -
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Debora Sent on 10/19/2022This was a magical place for a wedding , Matt was wonderful, cabins were lovely, wouldnt have chnaged a thing.
Absolutely perfect place for up to 185 guests who arrived on friday night. Cabins are lovely with CAC which is great in summer. We also had the rehearsal dinner there outside the pavillion followed by the fire in the woods. While the wedding party got ready on Sat, guests all mingled playing games, dipping in the river just awesome. I would highly recommned this venue. -
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Samantha Sent on 10/10/2022Perfect Venue!
Matt is amazing to work with and took care of every single aspect of the entire event! The day of the wedding was 100% stress free thanks to Matt and his team! -
Erin Sent on 10/03/2022
The best decision we could have made
Matt and everyone at West Branch went above and beyond our expectations on literally everything. They were accommodating, friendly, incredibly kind and helpful. We had a vision, we put that vision with Matt and he made it happen. It was literally the perfect weekend for us and all of our guests. We couldn’t have asked for a better wedding weekend and everyone at west branch made it happen. Oh, and the FOOD… absolutely incredible, our guests were so impressed with everything and absolutely everyone raved about the food. We couldn’t thank Matt and everyone at west branch enough!! -
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Kelly Sent on 10/03/2021Book them like yesterday!!
We loved west branch. Matt and Nicole have been more than amazing. Every question or issue was addressed. I felt SO at ease going into the wedding and it was all an easy process. You won’t have to worry about a thing, which is amazing. It rained unexpectedly during my ceremony and Matt asked how I wanted to proceed. My family and friends kept telling me how full they were from food and the bar was always busy. -
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Emma Sent on 09/30/2021Absolutely phenomenal venue
We got married here July 24, 2021 and it was the best venue I could have imagined for what we were looking for. This venue is more budget friendly than anything else I could find in the area for what you are getting. Matt worked with us every step of the way and I was so grateful to have someone with experience to help me with planning. The venue did all of the setup so I didn't have to worry about it and the food was delicious. When all was said and done, I really didn't feel like I had to do that much planning and we got a beautiful wedding weekend where our families from all over the country got to meet and get to know each other and that is an experience I will forever be grateful for. Oh yeah, and I got to marry my favorite guy. -
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Hannah Sent on 08/21/2021Best Wedding Ever
For our wedding, we knew we wanted a camp-like outdoorsy atmosphere but didn't want our guests to really "rough it" and West Branch was the perfect fit! From the Friday night BBQ and bonfire, to the modern, clean cabins, and beautiful grounds and restaurant for our Saturday celebration, Matt and the team at West Branch made sure every detail for the entire weekend was taken care of. We cannot say enough how amazing Matt was during the entire process, making our wedding planning (almost) entirely stress free, even when we had to delay a year due to COVID. Our guests were incredibly impressed by the entire weekend and many told us it was the best wedding they've ever been to. 10/10 would recommend.
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Vicky Sent on 11/11/2019Beautiful venue
We got married here this October. West Branch Resort is a beautiful and unique venue. Matt is a true professional and cares deeply about his work. He made eveything perfect. He was helpful every step of the way- from initial planning to the wedding day. He even kept the rain away for us :)
The food was delicious and the Cabins were great-- wish I could move in! We heard only good things from guests that stayed for our wedding weekend. -
Julie Sent on 08/22/2019
Effortless and perfect
Matt was a pleasure to work with. Every inch of the facility was perfect for our wedding weekend. We cannot stop getting calls from people saying “that was the best wedding I’ve ever been too” can’t wait to head back there for our anniversary -
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Courtney Sent on 10/31/2018
Perfect wedding weekend
West Branch Angler Resort absolutely exceeded my expectations for our wedding weekend. We were married there on September 22, 2018. The setting fit our style and outdoor lifestyle perfectly. They were very flexible with all requests through the entire planning process. Getting across to some family members that we were getting married at a fishing resort with cabins was tough, until they arrived and realized these are not rustic cabins with limited amenities cabins. They are very nicely furnished and have everything you need. Except long mirrors, which was not a surprise since it is primarily a resort for fisherman. We had all the cabins rented for our wedding. We had about 80 guests which fit nicely and gave us the flexibility to use indoor and outdoor spaces. The staff were always welcoming and helpful to all our guests. We had a Friday Welcome BBQ near the river with a fire pit for smores. Saturday ceremony was near the river framed perfectly by trees. Our dinner was inside the restaurant followed by live band and dancing on the tented deck and covered porch. This was the perfect destination wedding for our group. Our family and friends are still commenting on how much fun the whole weekend was. Thank you Matt and to the entire West Branch Staff. -
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Jessica Sent on 10/18/2018Our experience with West Branch
Our wedding weekend at West Branch was everything we could have dreamed of. We felt right at home. In a quiet town in NY, you feel like you are in another state, on a property that is all yours for the weekend. West Branch is flexible, accommodating, easy to work with and will help you with whatever you need. The owner Matt is fantastic. The venue is beautiful, the food is incredible, and the service is great. I am so happy we chose West Branch for our special day - it was truly a dream come true. I HIGHLY recommend!!! -
Tanya Sent on 09/25/2018My Husband and I had our wedding here in August 2018. The place was absolutely beautiful. We had the best weekend with our family and friends. At first we were so worried because we are actually from Michigan and were having our wedding in New York. I will say that Matt completely made us feel like everything was going to be alright. He helped us so much in the planning process. We had many phone conversations and even got to sit down with him in person twice. The staff at West Branch was exceptional they decorated the venue with all our stuff we brought and helped make my visions of what I wanted come true. The Cabins we rented were amazing. I honestly can't say how much I love them. My husband and I stayed in the CEO cabin and I didn't want to leave. If I could have moved there I would have it was so amazing. We rented the pavilion and had the bon fire on the back 40. We are so glad we decided to do it. It helped all our guest relax and get to know each other before the actually wedding night. Before Fridays Party our family has never met eachother do to living in different states. So it was nice to see both of our aunts and uncles and friends all talking around the HUGE campfire and having fun. All in All I can say this was the best weekend of my life. I would recommend this place to literally everyone I knew who was getting married. We absolutely love it and everyone who came with it!!!
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Larissa Sent on 08/16/2018We just had our wedding here on August 11,2018! Matt was absolutely amazing. He worked so hard to give us exactly what we wanted and has been through the process countless times. Giving him the experience to take on anything that came at him. He was very flexible and his main goal was to make us happy. And he did just that! Thank you to everyone at west branch for making this a weekend to remember forever!! We will back !
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Lindsey Sent on 08/16/2018We needed a place for our wedding that was affordable, had places to stay, but was still close enough for friends and family to just come for the wedding. West branch was the only venue we visited and I knew right away this was the place for us to have our celebration. The decor of the West Branch matched our lifestyle and we loved the ability to have a full weekend experience starting with a Friday night bbq to welcome our guests to our weeekend. The cabins were beautiful and easily accommodated over 100 of our 165 wedding guests wishing to stay the weekend. Matt was so helpful during the year of planning and went above and beyond on our wedding weekend. The food was exceptional, the staff attentive, and the scenery beautiful. Matt and his staff set everything up for us using the decorations we provided as well as took all of the decorations down. Many of our guests kept asking how we found the West Branch because they were so impressed. There is not one thing I would change from our wedding and wish we could do it ever and over again!!
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Nicole Sent on 07/09/2018We had our wedding at West Branch on 6/30/18 and cannot recommend this venue highly enough. We knew we were in for a great weekend, but Matt and his team blew all of our expectations out of the water. From first booking through reservations through the weekend of and even after, both us and our guests were met with a level of service, generosity and kindness that is nearly impossible to find. The weekend was executed flawlessly and our guests are still raving about the venue, the accommodations, the food, the staff and the bonfire (have the bonfire if it’s in your budget, you won’t regret it!!). Many of our guests are planning their own trips back to West Branch for vacation and even family reunions. We were all treated like family from start to finish and can’t wait to return to relive the magic that was our wedding weekend.
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Shannon Sent on 10/16/2017We had our wedding at the West Branch in Sept 2017 and were absolutely blown away by the overall experience. The venue itself was exactly what we were looking for in terms of food, atmosphere, scenery and overall experience. We had what felt like sole use of the property for 3 full days (Thursday - Saturday), where almost everyone we encountered throughout the property were people that we knew and loved.
STAFF:
Matt and the rest of the staff were phenomenal. I can't stress enough how AMAZING the entire staff was. So many of our wedding guests separately commented on how helpful the staff was before and during our weekend. We couldn't possibly praise them enough. My husband and I hired a wedding planner, but honestly don't think it was necessary in the end. Matt and his staff are more than capable of coordinating a wedding and helped make it everything we dreamed of.
WEDDING:
As a wedding venue, the West Branch is unbelievably beautiful. We chose to get married under the pergola and the setting looked like it was straight out of a magazine. We chose to decorate the inside of the restaurant ourselves, but were so grateful that Matt and his staff were willing to help with whatever we asked, but were also more than willing to let us change around some of their decorations and make it our own.
FOOD:
Over the course of the weekend, all of the food was delicious. We hosted breakfasts, two BBQ's, and the ceremony appetizers and dinner. Everything was amazing and all our guests commented on the great quality of every meal.
We have to credit the venue with the success of our entire weekend. The amount of our friends and relatives who are still talking about the event and the venue several weeks later is definitely a testament to that!!
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User3170803 Sent on 08/13/2017From the big things to the tiniest details, Matt and his team were so amazing!! From start to finish Matt made sure we had nothing to worry about. The day of the wedding, he and his team took care of absolutely everything and rolled with whatever came up. We could not thank Matt enough for making our weekend the absolute best experience it could be!! We had endless complements on the venue and food and everything else. They really did and amazing job and we could not be more grateful. Highly recommend this team and place for any occasion! -
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Nicole Sent on 10/16/2015I cannot say enough about how amazing our wedding at West Branch Angler & Resort was. Matt was amazing to work with and we would not have been able to do it without him. He was always willing to work with our schedules to meet with us and made sure to accommodate to everything we wanted. He helped to make the entire weekend stress free and went above and beyond to make everything perfect. Friday night's barbeque for the Rehearsal Dinner was a great time. All of our guests had a blast. We had our ceremony at the resort by the river and it was gorgeous with all of the fall colors in the hills behind us. The reception was up at the restaurant and everyone was raving about how amazing the food and atmosphere was. Matt went out of his way to keep everything flowing smoothly, giving us nothing to worry about. We will definitely be keeping in touch with him for years to come and are so fortunate to have worked with someone so amazing. Have your wedding here! You will not be disappointed. We cannot wait to go there again to visit and spend the weekend there to relax. Absolutely gorgeous! -
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Jamie Sent on 10/28/2014A week after our wedding, we're still in awe of the amazing events that Matt and his team put together for our immersive, interactive wedding weekend. Throughout the process of booking, planning, execution and breakdown, the West Branch team was impressive, friendly and flexible - an A ++ experience all around.
We had a group of about 90 guests, almost all of which stayed onsite at the West Branch (we filled the cabins!) and everyone had an amazing time. Matt helped us plan events that he suggested (the best bonfire you will ever, ever have, clay pigeon shooting, super BBQ rehearsal dinner) and helped us execute ideas of our own (pumpkin carving, group hikes, sky lanterns, non-traditional decor and desserts) to make the weekend memorable and relaxing for every single guest, the bride and groom included.
Matt himself is the point man on the whole wedding operation at the River Run Restaurant at the West Branch and I like to call him my "wedding planner in carharrts" (take that as the ultimate compliment, Matt). He was just what we needed - nothing fancy - as we did a LOT of pre-planning but someone sharp who would ANTICIPATE our needs before we'd even realized them and execute our vision without supervision.
We were blown away with what Matt's team was able to do with my vision for the decor, the attentiveness and friendliness of the staff all weekend long, and the genuine fun Matt seemed to be having in putting our events together. He's a true wedding pro with a knack for giving brides and grooms what they want, while maintaining the laid-back, problem-solving flair of a fly-fisherman from upstate NY. We loved it all.
Thank you, thank you Matt. When we say we'll be back, we really mean it - and our guests will too - it was the best weekend we've ever had and you made it happen! -
Melissa Sent on 08/05/2024
Perfect Day
Thanks to Matt and his staff, we had the wedding of our dreams at West Branch Angler. Our guests were so impressed with the entire weekend - from the beautiful grounds to the Friday night bonfire to the food. Many have already started planning a trip to come back. Matt's experience and expertise helped the entire planning process go smoothly. We really couldn't have asked for a better day. Huge thanks to Matt and the entire West Branch staff! -
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Caitlin Sent on 09/06/20225 stars for our weekend wedding
I did so much research before booking a wedding venue. The value of West Branch compares to none. They have 5 stars for a reason, and it's because the weekend of our wedding Matt and Nicole handled everything. Typical venues make you come in the morning of your wedding, set up, and then tear down. We were able to drop off our decorations, host our own BBQ rehearsal dinner and bonfire, and not worry about having to rush out after the reception. Guests loved being able to stay on site in very nice cabins. The wedding went smoothly, the food was great, and the drinks were delicious.
I have high expectations, I am picky and a type A personality, so seeing 5 stars I expected a lot. Be aware the cabins are a little pricey, especially when adding an extra person, the price goes up. There was some miscommunication leading up to the wedding, but all was forgotten when we had the best weekend ever. If you're looking for an epic rustic weekend of fun, book this venue.. and invite me and my hubby !! -
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