Carmen’s

I was in 2 weddings at Carmens, plus I got married there myself! This is DEFINITELY the best bang for your buck. I also really want to say that our maitre D Nick was amazing! He’s so professional and does everything he can to make sure that you have a perfect wedding day. He holds that place together in my opinion. There were a couple people we werent overly happy with, like the bartender who started refusing certain people drinks because he didn’t see them put a tip in the jar… And our DJ was pretty awful — I would recommend getting your own. BUT I would recommend this place. Great venue, really nice hotel — we were overall very happy with our experience.

I was at Carmen’s recently for my cousin’s wedding. She wowed the whole family with her affordable, all-​inclusive wedding deal (seriously, I think the only things she had to worry about was the dress and the photographer). The hall doubled as a ceremony and reception area, so if you know the drill, we were all herded into the lounge for cocktails for the rearrangements. Because we were sharing the venue with two other weddings, the lobby is sectioned off for cocktail hour, so I found it to be a little snug. Hors d’ouvres were served, but they were, for the most part, cold. I will say though, that the cocktails were tasty, and the bartender was very personable.
So the hall was transformed into an equally-​lovely reception. I thought the meal was alright, but the the dessert was great. Sorry I missed the midnight poutine bar. The DJ sucked: I expect one or two corny wedding jams, but they just kept coming. Worse still, I have a feeling they consistently use the same playlist because I heard the same songs echo in the other halls.
Anyway, in terms of value, Carmen’s can’t really be beat. I would consider them myself, if I ever felt the need to get married.

I was recently in a wedding that took place at Carmen’s. We stayed in the hotel and everything was perfect. The young man, Steven, who was at the front desk was there all weekend and made us feel right at home. He was welcoming and incredibly helpful and kind. Our dinner service during the wedding was off to a rough start, but head server Nick rescued all and was a breath of fresh air with his charm and ability to make everything better. These two gents deserve a big raise! All in all it was a fantastic time, with little hiccups throughout which always happen with weddings and those two young men did a fantastic job at fixing any problem. Thank you Steven & Nick!

Getting dressed to the third wedding of the week is exhausting. I suppose the novelty of it all wears off eventually.
. Exhausted, I try and look half decent for this drive to H-​town.
Pulling up to the parking lot, this place is massive. Good size for the lot. Lots of room for parking.
Walking in, this place is stunning. Very Romanesque. Pillars and angelic portraits on the walls, chandeliers — it is a breathe taking view. Super elegant, classic décor and runs throughout. Bathroom is spotless, all 5 stalls.
There is staff everywhere. Greeting you right when you walk in until you walk out.
A the front, an array of guest name tags are arranged per table number. Super organized. I like this.
Right away, I was approached by a host and he directed me to by table.
Inside, the décor was done by the brides sister in law, and boy was it ever gorgeous. Every girls dreams. Hot pink & black was the theme. Very well done too.
The service is phenomenal. Each table has it’s own waiter that remembers your name. He was so gracious, offering extra servings, food for everyone at the same time, remembering extra side sugars and desert/​meat options etc.
I had an amazing time. I highly recommend this venue for a small-​medium sized wedding. It’s intimate and coordinated very well by the staff.
The bride is a high school friend of mine. Naturally everyone else I haven’t seen from high school was there. This was such an unexpectedly wonderful surprise. You see, I was a hardcore —
cereal anytime of the day — crib talking — break dancing — gap sweater wearing — baseball cap front bending — tom boy. At a venue with 100 tables MAX — you have no where to hide. — Forewarning for the «late bloomers»
The bar is right outside of the hall (on either side of the doors) — obviously, the most popular spot of the evening. Open bar. I felt weird drinking Coors light out of a wine glass. They will not give the bottles out. The 3 beer options was Heine, corona & Coors light. — Boooya!
The open bar and awesome DJ brought back some amazing
high school memories. There was some dirty break dancing wars. I did not win. I blame boobs. Ugh.
This is going to be a very hard wedding to top.
Rest assured, if you book your wedding here, every minuted detail will be taken care of. The bride & groom could not have possibly been more stress free.
xoxo
M.