Mill Falls at the Lake

ater for cocktail hour was perfect. The food and drinks were solid, nothing insane but certainly not bad. It's a classic ballroom wedding reception venue and we had a great day. However, the planning process was quite miserable. We went through 3 venue coordinators during our 1.5 year engagement and had to start from step 1 with all of them, but the last one we ended up with was the best so that worked out fine. They nickel and dime you by charging you for EVERYTHING and not doing anything special for the bride and groom. The NH extra fees are out of control and add up quickly.

ng we envisioned. Thanks to the help of our wedding planner (Rachael Boisvert) and her team, we were able to still have our ceremony and reception outside facing the lake underneath the tent as planned.  Overall, we would rate the venue, pricing, and food 5/5. It is a beautiful location overlooking the water. Perfect for those looking for a lake front wedding. Additionally, the guest rooms were spacious, comfortable, and clean. The bridal party and I stayed in the bridal suite the night before. This made things convenient for getting ready on the day of.  We found the pricing to be reasonable and within our budget for the small outdoor wedding we had envisioned. We greatly appreciated our venue coordinator’s (Donna Diclemente) willingness to work with us as well as her attention to detail in the beginning stages of the planning process. We especially appreciated that she offered us a military discount for the ceremony fee when she heard my husband is an army veteran.  Lastly, we really enjoyed the entrees (marinated steak tips and grilled salmon) we picked out for our dinner. We received a lot of positive feedback from our guests that the food was delicious. Kudos to the chef and kitchen staff who prepared the meal! We will always remember it fondly. The reason why we cannot give Mill Falls Church Landing five stars is because of several negative experiences we had on the day of the wedding. Please see below: 1. Overall, we thought our assigned wedding planner (Rachael Boisvert) did a great job in helping us plan this event and keep track of all the details along the way. We appreciate her quick responsiveness and willingness to answer our many questions along the way. However, on the day of the wedding, she seemed quite overwhelmed. She had mentioned the fact that her department was understaffed due to the recent resignation of a colleague. As a result, she had to take on additional clients whom the previous planner was working with. With that being said, we felt as though we didn’t see much of her after the ceremony. It felt as though she abandoned us to go work on other couples’ weddings. We have nothing against her personally. However, given that this venue is popular for summer weddings. it should be appropriately staffed so that situations like this don’t happen. The assigned wedding planner should be able to focus solely on making each wedding a memorable and special occasion for the couple/family during its entirety.  2.  We felt as though Rachael could’ve communicated instructions more clearly to our groomsmen. At our rehearsal, she told the groom and groomsmen to wait in the golden pond room. She would come get them for pictures.  Long story short, she did not come to get them. A family member ended up escorting them outside to where pictures were being taken when they didn’t show up. This situation could’ve been avoided had communication been clearer. 3. After the ceremony, things at the reception seemed rather rushed to us.  It just felt like a factory when we had to be packed up and out of there by a certain time so they could set up for the next wedding that night. We didn’t like that and felt as though the venue was more concerned about making a profit than ensuring we had ample time to enjoy a day that only happens once in a lifetime.