The Westin Annapolis

empty handed, I decided to check out The Westin. I was BLOWN AWAY. Hope, the coordinator was one of the most responsive coordinators I dealt with throughout my search. Any questions my parents or I had, she answered same day almost every time. The food was so delicious also, and the staff made sure my fiance and I got to eat. Alicia was our waitress for the cocktail hour and the reception for my fiance and I and The Westin should do whatever it takes to keep her around. Between her, Hope, and Michael in security, I had the most amazing day of my life. HIGHLY RECOMMEND.

omenal and helped us with absolutely everything. The venue is beautiful and new and the food was delicious. All of my guests were truly wowed by the entire event and the Westin itself.

t zero which saves you money. The price per person upfront may look scary but you don't need outside catering, flatware, chairs, linen or dancefloor. All costs that can add up quickly. We did have 3+ catering contacts at the hotel which changed and made us very uneasy. The dance floor also came apart half way through the evening and guests thought that the hotel was trying to get people to leave when they started taking it apart more to put it back together. However William, the Catering Director made up for it in every way in the end. Fabulous night.

the Westin. The attention to detail in setting up for the wedding was incredible - everything was exactly how I requested and the ballroom looked absolutely gorgeous. In addition, the food was amazing and the staff was very attentive. I worked with William Grace in coordinating my wedding, and he did a fabulous job. He was responsive, creative with solving any problems that arose, and flexible in meeting all of my requests. He also worked very well with the "day of" coordinator I hired in helping the day go smoothly. I also had many of my guests stay in the Westin, and Jeff Clark and Donna Flynn did an amazing job in coordinating our room block. Many of my guests told me that my wedding was the best they've ever been to, and everyone had a blast! I should also mention that I found the pricing for the Westin to be very reasonable, given all that you receive in the per person price (linens, chairs, food, alcohol, etc.). All in all I could not be happier with my decision to have my wedding at the Westin Annapolis!!!

lse, everyone was truly amazing. Every guest that I talked to that had talked to any of these people was met with graciousness and helpfulness. Having worked in luxury hotels for a number of years I had pretty high expectations~all of those expectations were surpassed. In addition, the location to downtown, availability of the trolley and the proximity to a couple of restaurants made it a wonderful experience for our guests and for us to spend as much time as possible with them. Even the day after the wedding the housekeeping staff that had been cleaning our room asked if I would run back and get my dress to show them. It's really a great, attentive and hospitable team. Would recommend it in a heart beat. Only minor thing was that I had to tell a couple of our guests to go back and ask for a welcome bag when they didn't receive them at check-in. Not a huge deal.

s perfect as my wedding could be. There are so many reasons that the Westin was such a vital element to the wedding. First and foremost the staff are lovely and great to work with. I worked with Laura Fosler who is so nice, responsive, and organized. I emailed her so so many times to confirm details and menus and she was so helpful and tolerant throughout the whole process. The rest of the staff at the hotel were also fantastic. The hotel is located pretty close to downtown, so guests can take the complimentary shuttle to the heart of downtown. There is a spa/hair salon across the street from the hotel, as well as some shops, and restaurants. There is city parking right under the hotel which is great for guests. The hotel itself is gorgeous, very modern, clean, and stylized. The rooms as well are gorgeous and impressive. We had a few issues with the room booking process, some of our guests when making their reservations were told a rate that was not the "wedding rate" which we were guaranteed. We also had an issue with some credit cards for certain rooms. Overall the good aspects outweighed the bad, and these were the only issues that arose throughout the 11 months of planning. The ballroom is gorgeous, the lighting/chandeliers are very unique. Often ballrooms can seem impersonal, too large, and impersonal, but I really loved the ballroom at the Westin. The food. When we first went to the Westin to view the venue we showed up an hour early and decided to have lunch at the restaurant Azure. The lunch was delicious, fresh, and gave me tons of hope for the food which would be served at the wedding. The food at the wedding was amazing. We had crab cakes (a Maryland staple) and many of our Maryland local guests raved about how delicious they were. I've received the compliment that they were "the best crab cakes" ever from multiple guests. People were also in love with the oysters. So many compliments!! Everyone loved the oysters - all my New Yorker guests could not stop talking about the oysters! The bakery that the Westin uses for their wedding cakes is AWESOME as well. Sweet bakery made the most delicious and beautiful cake for my wedding. I want to order a cake from them, just to eat on my own - by myself! The Westin was such a huge part of the wedding. I am so happy decided to have my wedding at the Westin - best decision that I made regarding the wedding (other than choosing my husband!) I will never forget how perfect the Westin made my wedding - I'm so happy with how it turned out.

happen at a wedding. They take care of everything--I didn't worry about a thing on the day of the wedding.