Wintergreen Resort Reviews

We loved our experience getting married at Wintergreen Resort! It was breathtakingly beautiful and a very reasonable price for everything included. They had an all-in-one package which included the ceremony, dinner, beverages, and were able to easily add transportation between the ceremony site and reception venue. Kierstin and the Wintergreen staff were so organized, friendly, responsive, and helpful. Definitely recommend getting married here!

The Wintergreen overlook left our guests breathless! It was extremely affordable to have the overlook as the ceremony site, and is what drew us to Wintergreen. The catering had lots of options and was very professional and delicious. Kierstin was amazing to work with and she was so accommodating to us when it came to the different ideas/layouts we were looking to do for the venue. We had the reception outside under the beautiful terrace lights that overlook the ski slopes. We can't thank Kierstin enough for making our experience with Wintergreen everything we hoped for!

The resort helped us with several events surrounding a small family wedding at a private home. They created a wonderful rehearsal dinner at the Mountain Inn and delivered brunch to the home on the morning after the wedding. The food was delicious and the staff was delightful to work with.

They did a great job giving us what we wanted at a very affordable price. Book the spa well ahead of time for hair and makeup, as it fills up and it's hard to find affordable hair and makeup willing to travel to the mountain.

Wintergreen is a wonderful wedding venue with unparalleled views, accommodations, and event spaces! We loved having our wedding there and our guests did too! We worked with both the former and current coordinators, Rhianon and Veronica, and both did a wonderful job. The current coordinator, Veronica, was very helpful and thoroughly answered my unending list of questions. Because there was turnover in the coordinator position, we did decide to hire a day-of-coordinator (Sara Kite, highly recommend!!) and Sara and Veronica worked very well together. As a couple planning long-distance, it was important for us to find a "one stop shop" venue where we didn't have to worry about all the little things (e.g., finding a food vendor, renting tables, chairs, linens, transportation, etc.). Most everything we needed was right there! It was nice that we were able to hold all of our events (rehearsal dinner, welcome party, etc.) at the resort and all our guests could stay onsite. We thought the food was pretty good- although, not surprisingly, it tasted better during the tasting than the actual event, but you certainly can't beat the convenience. Overall, transportation was great- it was nice to have shuttles available for guests and the wedding party. My biggest complaint, and even this is minor, is the chairs they have there are not pretty. They offer two options for chairs- red and blue/gray. The blue/gray matched our color scheme better and they charged us $350 to use them (because they had to be relocated from a different room.) We couldn't find a rental company to provide chairs 'up the mountain' on a holiday weekend so we bit the bullet. Hopefully Wintergreen will decide to upgrade their chair offerings very soon, but at the end of the day, no one remembers your chairs. They remember the beautiful views, great event spaces,and fun party. No one wanted the event to end, and so it was really nice that the bar upstairs "The Edge" stayed open an hour later so guests could continue enjoying themselves. Highly recommend for couples looking for convenience and beautiful mountain views!

Veronica is fantastic to work with and did an amazing job of helping us with the wedding of our dreams. The ceremony view is unbelievable and the cocktail hour and reception venues were awesome as well. All of our guests loved wintergreen and made a vacation out of it. We are so thankful for this great experience and wonderful memories.

We had a wonderful experience at Wintergreen for our wedding weekend. Everyone from Jamie at the front desk to David and his staff at the Devil's Grill was happy and accommodating, going out of their way to make sure we and all of our guest had a memorable experience. Everyone is still talking about it more than two weeks later. :) We had a welcome party Friday, ceremony/reception Saturday and a send off breakfast on Sunday. I highly recommend having your celebration here. We'll definitely be back to visit.

We had our wedding at wintergreen resort May 25th 2019 and had a great experience! The overlook site for the ceremony is absolutely beautiful, and the skyline room was perfect for our reception. Veronica was very helpful during the entire process and was always willing to help with any questions or concerns. She also did a great job of having everything run smoothly the day of. Wintergreen has a lot of options for different catering and beverages which allowed us to have the experience we wanted. We also REALLY enjoyed having a "mini" destination wedding where all our friends and family spent the entire weekend at wintergreen. This allowed us to spend a lot of time with our loved ones which a lot of times you don't get at a wedding. The cost was also very reasonable. Would 100% recommend !

I cannot say enough about how wonderful our experience at Wintergreen was. From the initial walk-thru through the end of our morning-after brunch, we were happy with the venue and the process. Wintergreen was a great place for us to have a “destination” wedding experience, without going too far away. Our friends and family got to stay in houses together and have a full weekend experience rather than just one day. There are tons of things to do around the mountain so our guests got to enjoy their time together before our evening wedding. Many people came early or stayed later to spend more time at the resort.
We worked very closely with Rhianon, who was friendly, professional, and a great resource. She was a great at managing the little details and kept everything running smoothly. We felt very taken care of. The shuttle service made all of the moving pieces easy and all of the wedding locations (rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, brunch) were beautiful.

One thing I would advise anyone considering Wintergreen - work with vendors who have experience at the site. Though Wintergreen was super accommodating and Rhianon worked seamlessly with our vendors, having vendors that know what they’re doing on the mountain is helpful since cell service can be a little iffy. Additionally - Wintergreen is a great venue for an outdoor summer wedding since the temperature on the mountain is about 15 degrees cooler than in the valley. It was 98 in Charlottesville the day of our wedding but it was 78 at Wintergreen. Also, they provide indoor backup options for all events just in case.

We chose Wintergreen for our wedding because we knew our family & friends would be travelling from out of town and we wanted to guarantee they would be close to our wedding. Wintergreen was a solid choice because everyone was able to stay on site and not have to worry about driving once the celebrations began. Once we saw the ceremony site, we were absolutely hooked. Rhianon was an excellent resource throughout our planning process and was on top of absolutely everything during the weekend. Our wedding weekend was a fantastic event and everything went off as scheduled without a hitch, despite the cold weather. We had our outdoor ceremony as planned and were able to quickly escort the guests onto the waiting shuttles for the indoor cocktail hour to make up for the cold ceremony. The reception was wonderful, the food was tasty, and we had fantastic service from every member of the staff that we met. We would absolutely recommend Wintergreen for anyone who is looking for a beautiful space to have their wedding with plenty of lodging for out-of-town guests.

Rhianon m, the event coordinator was just fantastic. She sincerely loves the couples she works with and really took the time to make everything perfect...and she is amazing at just simply calming your nerves. She made everything just perfect and really is a kind genuine person. She is a complete diamond to wintergreen!

The food was absolutely phenomenal. I customized the menu a little to fit fall theme and Chef made it happen. I don’t think I have ever had such amazing food at a wedding.

Bartenders were super fun and just awesome.

The biggest thing is that view. You will never find a view so gorgeous. Our photos are a dream. The whole day was a dream.

Our September 30th wedding at Wintergreen could not have been more perfect! Rhianon, the wedding site coordinator, went over and beyond the call of duty to make out day special! The ceremony was on the top of a mountain overlooking the Blue Ridge Mountains and was breath-taking. The reception turned out even better than I could have imagined. All in all, this was an amazing weekend and we cannot recommend Wintergreen enough!

The wedding coordinator, Rhiannon, is absolutely amazing. She was so incredibly helpful and made sure everything I wanted happened. The venue is amazing and gorgeous. Look up the Blue Ridge Overlook and it is the most breathtaking view to have a ceremony. The food is spectacular and open bar is included in plate price!! I looked at over 10 different venues in VA and this was by far the best priced then when we came a toured it and saw how beautiful it is, we knew it was the perfect place.

What a diamond in the rough! If you have ever dreamt about getting married in the mountains/in nature you must scope out Wintergreen. Catherine Pearce will make those dreams come true! Initially, we were hesitant to visit Wintergreen as a wedding venue (even though we had been skiing and loved it) given the lack of wedding/event images on the webpage and a lack of reviews. Turns out, it’s amazing! We got married on the Blue Ridge Overlook on a crystal clear day with the most incredible view. The reception was held at the Commonwealth ballroom where we had lanterns and beautiful fresh flowers, a great dance floor, and hot delicious food. The room and setup (tables, linens, etc.) for Friday night’s rehearsal dinner was included in the base fee for the venue so we only had to pay per plate to have that night go off without a hitch too.

Again, the venue coordinator (Catherine) is awesome! Between her and the DJ we didn’t need a day-of coordinator. One of many many example s– we had linen overlays sent to the resort to go over the basic white linens (provided free of charge) and Catherine shipped them back for us so we didn’t need to think twice. Also, Wintergreen already has on-demand shuttles but they extend them into late-night hours (1am) for a very reasonable fee.

At one point, we started to fear that we had chosen the location for the beautiful outdoors but that it might rain and ruin our plans (having our guests travel so far for just rain). We came to the conclusion that it was 100% the right decision either way because our vendors had been SO great to work with.

We had our wedding at Wintergreen Winery (not affilliated with the resort), but all of our guests stayed at Wintergreen Resort and we used their lobby for a light fare reception before they rode Wintergreen buses to our wedding. They were very helpful and the food was fantastic and the bus drivers were great and the value was exceptional. I would highly recommend Catherine Pearce as a great person to work with on any event. She has great ideas to make your day special, and if her staff isn't on point, she can help wrangle them to get them there. Everyone there is friendly (some are just learning their jobs as new management takes over), but they are all very nice and professional.

The best thing about this venue is the breathtaking mountain backdrop that you get to have at your ceremony. This is the main reason we decided to have our wedding there - we wanted to be surrounded with mountains and we did not see a more beautiful ceremony venue. And that is probably the only reason I would recommend that venue to a friend. In almost every other way we were left disappointed. When we were hiring them, we were told that they provide the day-of coordinator. At the time we were hiring them, they really did have an excellent coordinator Rhiannon that I heard many good things about and looked forward to working with her. However, later she left and they hired a new girl who did a good job answering emails and finding answers to my questions. But the day before and the day of she did not even do the bare minimum of what a coordinator should do. She generally had the attitude of not wanting to be bothered too much or help much with anything. She did not do a good job directing guests and the wedding party at all, neither at the rehearsal, nor at the actual wedding. She seemed like she did not fully know what she was doing. When the day before I asked about bringing in one decoration piece from the ceremony into the reception area and hanging a string of lights on it (with everything else being attached and ready), I was told that it would be done only to find out later that my bridesmaids and the DJ had to do it. We left an extra corn hole board and a couple bags with decor items in the reception area and requested to have the extra cornhole boards to be moved to the cocktail hour and everything else hidden away. None of which was done and all that mess was sitting right there at our grand entrance and is now in our wedding pictures and video. I occasionally work wedding events for a wedding planning and venues company and there is no way either of our staff would ever allow for something like that to just be laying around in the corner of the reception hall. We would have found a place to move it from the most visible spot! That was very incompetent on their part! Almost all of my vendors told me later that they also felt that the coordinator was incompetent. The whole time she was a very low energy, only do the bare minimum kind of person - not at all what anybody would expect from the day-of coordinator. I provided her with a detailed timeline of when everything was happening expecting that she would be the one making sure that everything is on track (as coordinators normally do), but last minute she informed us that she was leaving at the beginning of the reception and the Event Director and someone else would be staying. Well, I don't know if she actually passed my timeline on to them, but they did not do anything in terms of coordinating the event! They only coordinated the servers. I ended up having to coordinate our reception myself! If I knew it would be like that, I would have hired a coordinator as it was very important for me! They were not transparent at all about the extent of their coordinating duties and what we should be expecting. The food was overpriced for it's quality! The only tasty thing was the appetizer and everything else was very disappointing! In my opinion - not worth $45 per person as very little of it was prepared well.

Couple other positive things - Wintergreen has some pretty great accommodations and we got to rent a beautiful 9 bedroom lodge. If they don't have an event the next day, they let you come and pick up your decorations the next morning, which not a lot of venues are that flexible.

Bottom line, if you want to have your wedding at Wintergreen for their incredible view, hire a day-of coordinator! Don't believe their promises that they will coordinate it for you! It would be well worth your money to have a competent professional take the stress off of you!