The John Carver Inn in Plymouth, Massachusetts: A Nice Venue for a Wedding

My husband and I recently got married in our religion. Twenty five years ago we got married by a Justice of the Peace so we wanted a religious wedding and then a reception/party afterward.

We chose The John Carver Inn, which is located at 25 Summer Street in Plymouth, Massachusetts. They can be reached at (800) 274-1620. This location is in the heart of Plymouth, an historical location and known as "America's Hometown." You'll find Plymouth Rock and the Mayflower replica just to name two attractions so there is plenty to do for your guests if you have your event at The John Carver Inn.

I walked into a pretty lobby with a gift shop off to the right. I met with one of the event planners, Marla, to talk about what I had in mind and when our event would be. Right from the start Marla was pleasant and easy-going. She had a manner that would make any bride calm down.

I chose a small room thinking we would only have about 40 guests. When it grew to 60 luckily a room on the first floor was available. The room fee is $300.00. Over the months I talked with Marla several times. She made suggestions and told me that she would do "everything" before and the night of the event.

A week or so before our party my husband and I met with Marla. We went over what we would be serving. Marla gave us some great suggestions that we would not have thought of and some tips on what most people might enjoy and what is popular. She was so accommodating it was really a pleasure to work with her. She gave us a floor plan to do and a list for us to write down how many people were at which table and what they would be eating since we opted for a choice of two entrees. She helped us decide what dessert might be best since we were having a cupcake cake. Marla asked if we would like candles on the tables and placed around the room which we did. She also offered to make table names and put them in frames.

The day before the party we met with the other planner, Michelle, who took notes of everything we brought and told us not to worry- that everything would be set up just as we wanted. We had a lot of "things" like shells and picture frames but Michelle didn't blink an eye.

The morning of our party my husband brought over our cupcake cake and put it in the room with our other items. We had the board room for our stuff! Nothing was crowded together getting messed up. Our disc jockey, Roger Chartier, was allowed to go in whenever he wanted to set up.

We were delighted when we walked into the room. It had been set up just as we had wanted with the cheese tray, cupcake tray and pictures on the fireplace mantle in a smaller area off the large room. It would have been nice if there were a separate area for appetizer but this worked out fine. Sometimes the appetizers are offered in a room without tables which I dislike. In the way our party worked people could sit at their table or mingle while having appetizers.

The servers were amazingly helpful. They were on top of what was needed constantly. Changes to the menu were made when, for example, one vegetarian was given clam chowder. I should have thought of that but they handled it.

I was a bit disappointed when we ran into one of the servers working in another restaurant. We had given her a tip because she went out of her way to pack up our cupcakes, get bags for our guests to put candy and taffy in, and pack up everything I brought. She told us that she had to share the tip with the other servers. If I had known we would have given the others a few dollars so she could have kept what we gave her.

All in all John Carver Inn did a terrific job. The prices were very reasonable. Our friends are still talking about our party.