Blooming Hill Farm - Monroe

Our wedding was in 2019 but I still keep a lot of wonderful memories about this place in my heart. Truly, it was my dream wedding! Everything went as planned and completely stress-free. Kevin and his team are real rock stars!

Delightful place with excellent food and friendly service.

I went to a wedding this Sunday 9/3/23, and it was probably the worst venue I have ever attended in living memory. I had informed the bride multiple times that I had a life threatening peanut allergy, and she knows how serious it is, so I can only assume that she properly informed the venue. During the cocktail hour, thee servers were passing out cute little pizzas. Since my allergy is life threatening, I like to confirm that the food is in fact safe for someone with a peanut allergy to eat. I asked the server, and the response was I think that there are no peanuts in the kitchen today. I waited to see if she would check with the chef or anything, but she did not. She just stood there and smiled at me. Since I had my epipen on me, I decided to eat the pizzas and risk it anyway. I was very sad because I didn 't eat much prior to the wedding expecting because, as a guest, I had expected to eat a lot at the wedding. Then at the dinner part of the wedding, I go up to eat and once again ask is any of this safe for someone with a peanut allergy? The response was oh we 've been warned about you, and, yes, everything here doesn 't have peanuts in it. I recognize the first part of the sentence was a joke, but the fact that there seems to either be a miscommunication going on behind the scenes regarding allergens was extremely disheartening especially since this venue is also a restaurant which I would expect would understand the importance of knowing the allergen status of their own food and informing the guests accordingly. I did end up eating the dinner food, and it was safe, but the food was standard wedding food. Nothing special. Apart from the more serious allergy issue, there were other more minor issues. This was an outdoor wedding. The ceremony site had a hole into which two people tripped (which I am sure is a liability). Despite it being outdoors, there seemed to be no contingency plans for heat (we were literally baking in the sun) and the bugs (which were everywhere). You would think that an outdoor location would have a nice location for dinner, but the table/chair was on a slant which meant that for the entirety of dinner I was either in danger of falling over or had to move my chair to a flat surface away from the table. The chair also had some gold pin in it which was stabbing into my spine, and I left to go sit on a bench outside the barn area for the majority of dinner because of how uncomfortable it was. Additionally, the reception area smelled like a dead animal which I and several other people to whom I was comfortable asking noticed. Overall, very disappointing wedding venue (as a guest). If you care about your wedding guests enjoying their wedding (especially if any of them have allergies), I would suggest looking elsewhere.

We attended the most amazing wedding here on a perfect fall evening. The location, staff, food, attention to detail were all spectacular. There were unique spots for mingling, the ceremony, an intimate dinner, and dancing, making the whole experience a very special and memorable evening.

Great overall experience. From the fresh produce to the sit down restaurant, this is farm to table at its best!!