Veritas Winery

Briefly, we had the good fortune to have our wedding ceremony and reception at Veritas Vineyard and have absolutely no regrets regarding our choice. Jill was a pleasure to work with and made the planning painless and simple, even from over 700 miles away. The venue itself is beautiful and the attentive service provided by the entire staff (i.e., chef, bartenders, wait staff) was excellent. At the end of the night the feedback from all of our guests was exemplary. We are still kicking ourselves that it was truly our wedding – we couldn’t have imagined anything more perfect. Pros: 1) the venue, including the grounds and reception hall, is beautiful, 2) skilled event coordinators (Jill was extremely quick to respond to (many) questions via email. I cannot overstate how wonderful she was to work with both before and during the event – helping to remove a stain from a dress, checking on the weather forecast, providing suggestions/advice, etc.) 3) attention to detail (there is no need to hire an additional coordinator - Jill helped to create a timeline and provided direction for the rehearsal and during the event, Jill and wait captain kept us on schedule during event, and staff assisted with setup of items and ensured everything needed was provided), 4) food and wine are delicious, 5) added touches (had appetizers, sparkling wine and/or beer ready and waiting for wedding party arrival, snacks for bride and groom after ceremony, sent us away with a vendor’s meal), 6) flexibility (forecast was calling for a rain shower at the exact start of our ceremony so staff set up at two locations – outside and under tent on deck), 7) upfront pricing (while Veritas was one of the pricier venues we selected from, it is very clear from the time you sign the contract what you are paying and there were no surprises after the event). Cons: None.

The only reason Veritas didn't get 5/5 stars is because I think they are expensive, but that is the case with any wedding venue in the Charlottesville and even Northern Virginia / DC area! I worked primarily with Rebecca, but also interacted with the other special event staff. Rebecca is professional, friendly, and thought of everything! My wedding night was perfect and as someone who works in the Public Relations field, I know that events like this are not as simple as they appear. My husband and I were instantly attracted to Veritas because it is simply beautiful. The setting is gorgeous and the ballroom is breathtaking. They obviously had weddings in mind when they built the facility. Me and my bridesmaids got ready in the bridal rooms upstairs which was really nice. My husband complained a bit about being shoved in the basement, but its not like they were down there that long :-) That is really the only downfall (besides the costs) that we could thing of -- and as you can tell, it's not that important. I was planning on having an indoor wedding, but luckily VA had the warmest March ever, so we were able to hold our ceremony outside on the lawn. I appreciated the flexibility of the staff--they only needed a few hours notice for the ceremony location. Also, a major plus was being able to store our wedding "stuff" at Veritas on Friday and then we could pick it up on Sun (luckily there weren't other weddings planned for the Fri/Sun around our date) Not having to worry about packing everything up after the wedding was such a nice feature. Flexibility like that is not found everywhere! I could go on and on and on -- but I need to keep this short. I highly recommend Veritas. I was a little nervous about the final bar costs (they bill based on consumption), but in the end, the final cost of everything was right on par with other weddings in the Charlottesville/DC/NoVA area. I had the wedding of my dreams and look forward to going back every year with my husband to sip some wine on the lawn and reminisce.

You could not ask for a more beautiful venue. The presentation was stunning and wine & food are top notch.

Best. Venue. Ever. I just returned from my honeymoon and the first thing I wanted to do was provide vendor reviews, as this was EXTREMELY helpful for me during the wedding planning process. I was fortunate with all of the vendors I worked with, but none of it would've happened if it weren't for the incredible venue, Veritas staff, and particularly Chloe. I was concerned about the cost at first, but quickly realized that Veritas is just extremely upfront with all of the costs (and, due to their hypothetical breakdown of costs they provide, they helped us to be very realistic with what our reception would cost). Chloe and Rebecca were always quick to respond to my random emails containing lists of questions that I needed answered efficiently in order to secure other vendors. Every time I stopped by Veritas the staff was warm and accommodating so that I could spread the planning process out over time. The food here is amazing. My husband and I went to a tasting 6 months prior to the wedding with both sets of our parents, where we were able to try many different dishes (and wines!) while overlooking the beautiful vineyard and mountains. It was so difficult to pick, since everything is so delicious. We even had the opportunity to meet the chef, who is so wonderful. I was completely blown away by the professionalism of the staff of Veritas. Because they have so many weddings here, they are extremely comfortable with how to best serve (and staff) weddings of different sizes. They handled over 200 people at our wedding (which had to be indoors due to weather) with such ease and grace. The day of the wedding I kept walking downstairs from the bridal suite to see if I could help, just to be turned away by the incredible staff (including one of the owners!) who were working so hard to put every single little detail together. It was also wonderful being able to get ready with all of my bridesmaids right upstairs in the large bridal suite (which is where we had our hair/make-up artists come). It helped make the day even easier. All of our guests still talk about how wonderful the food, wine, and service were throughout the whole night. Veritas, I cannot thank you enough -- you are a wonderful group of people and my husband and I plan on being wine club members forever!:)

Our wedding reception was held at Veritas. It was the most beautiful reception and it could not have been possible without the expertise of Chloe from Veritas. She made my vision a reality. Working with her and the other people at Veritas was a pleasant experience and they were all complete professionals. Chloe went above and beyond what was in our contract and I feel so lucky to have had such a positive experience. The food at Veritas is to die for and the wine is perfection. Such a fabulous experience!!

Veritas Winery is a bride's dream venue! The outdoor scenery is beautiful and the indoor tasting room and ballroom are breathtaking. The most amazing detail is the white drapery surrounding the ballroom walls with white lights sparkling in the background to create a fairytale atmosphere. The venue is absolutely stunning before personal decorations are even added. Chloe and her staff were wonderful to work with and went above and beyond to make the planning process easy for my parents and me. We communicated often via phone and email, and had a fabulous time at the food and wine tastings. We had a wonderful experience working with Chloe and will continue to recommend Veritas for any event!

If I could give Chloe and the Veritas family 100 stars, I would. This is the most gorgeous venue, the wine is amazing, the food is amazing, Chloe is amazing. I think the thing I appreciated most about Chloe was that she made me feel like I was the only bride (when I know she deals with about a hundred weddings each year). She was responsive, flexible, understanding, and fun. She was also a great vendor resource for Charlottesville and was a huge help for me not being from the area. The entire process of working with Veritas was fun, and I highly recommend picking them if you're undecided.

Veritas made our wedding day more special than we would have ever hoped for. Chloe did an awesome job the entire time while staying cool and calm like she always does. The wait staff was fantastic and was able to accommodate all of our and our guests needs. We had a blast!

Veritas was amazing in every way possible, but I can't find a way to give them 6 stars on wedding wire Words cannot describe how incredible and magical our wedding day was... We are in awe on how beautiful it all turned out. We received so many compliments on the service, food and wine too... our family and friends really enjoyed themselves and had a blast!

Seriously the most amazing and gorgeous wedding location. EVERY SINGLE guest was raving about the food, the wine, the atmosphere- they said it was the best wedding they've ever been to! Chloe is an amazing, talented, and organized planner - she really takes care of everything and is on top of her game for every single detail you could even think of! BEST PLACE. HAVE IT THERE.

Our wedding day was a dream come true. Just one visit to Veritas and it will be easy to picture yourself celebrating your big day there. From the beautiful landscaping to the elegant design of the reception hall, great wine, good food...Veritas has it all. We were planning the wedding from California and Chloe, the event coordinator at Veritas, was so flexible and responsive. As we were pricing other venues in the area we first thought that Veritas was out of our price range. We soon realized that Veritas was much more up front about all of the costs whereas others had more hidden costs. Veritas was perfect for us because it was almost a 'one stop shop' with a fantastic catering service, beautiful linens, chairs, plates, flatware, dedicated event coordinator, etc - all of these little things add up. It was very easy to plan a gorgeous wedding there, even from the other side of the country.

Chloe and the Veritas staff were fantastic. We could not have been more pleased, and I highly recommend them. Chloe was patient, thoughtful and genuinely invested in ensuring that we had the day of our dreams. I also really appreciated that she was responsive throughout the process (to both us and the other vendors). It rained the day of the wedding (which was supposed to have been outside), and they were especially fantastic about executing the Plan B quickly and efficiently. The only criticism I have is regarding the tasting process. Before we were married, Veritas held 3-4 tastings through the winter/srping where they featured 2-3 apps, salads, entrees. It made it really difficult to get an idea of what to pick b/c the tasting options were so limited. I think this may change in the future since it sounds like they have had a lot of the same feedback about this. The tasting itsself was also a bit rocky (the chef who had been there for many years had just departed) so we certainly had some contructive criticism for Chloe after the tasting. However, one of the things that impressed me most about Chloe was the fact that she took the time to acknowledge our feedback and help us get to a place where we felt good about the menu (talking with the chef about other options, etc.) You cannot go wrong with Veritas!

Our ceremony/reception was gorgeous!!! Chloe, the event coordinator at Veritas, is so friendly and accomodating. They really took care of everything.

We had our wedding at Veritas in April and have nothing but positive things to say. The Veritas team was amazing and made it such a memorable and perfect day. Anyone who has planned a wedding knows how overwhelming and stressful it can be and the Veritas team were professional and supportive throughout the entire process. Nothing but great things to say and I'm so happy that we decided to have our wedding here. The staff truly made us feel so comfortable and right at home. A big thanks to Chloe and Victoria (the coordinators) for their help – couldn’t have done it without them!

We got nothing by positive comments about Veritas! The wine was fantastic, the venue was beautiful, and the staff was accommodating when we ended up moving our ceremony inside the ballroom due to weather. They did a great job staging the ceremony, then shuffling everything back to the ballroom setup for dinner. Our photographs are beautiful, largely due to the beautiful backdrop that Veritas provides. The food is FANTASTIC.

Veritas was a perfect setting for our wedding. We'd planned to have it outside under the trees but Mother Nature had something else in mind for us. The day before the wedding, we met with Chris (the on-site coordinator who is very friendly and helpful) who walked us through two indoor layouts in the wine-tasting room. We selected one and just went with it. Since the wedding, I've heard nothing but compliments about the staff and the venue (and the wine!). I would highly recommend Veritas to brides in the Charlottesville area.

Our wedding at Vertias Vineyard was absolutely everything we had hoped for and more. The staff was attentive, helped to set out all of our diy items and made sure everyone was happy. They even tracked down our cake which had not showed up by the time of the reception. The setting is breathtaking inside and out. I highly recommend Vertias!

While I love Veritas and would not have held my wedding anywhere else, I can only rate the quality of service as mediocre. I caveat my review by stating if I had to do it all over again, I would probably still have my wedding at Veritas, I'd just use my lessons learned from working with their staff. The owners are nice enough and professional to work with, however you interface mostly with their event coordinator. Our coordinator was Chris, who while pleasant, can be frustrating to work with if you're as detailed oriented as I am. When my husband and I arrived for our first meeting to review details, she had not entered our meeting on her calendar correctly. She was surprised by our arrival, but was willing to meet with us since the other couple, the one she accidentally scheduled for our time slot, was late. Both my husband and I keep busy travel schedules due to work, so we scheduled our dinner tasting approximately 8 months in advance to ensure we could both attend. We also asked our parents to mark their calendars so they too could attend. About two weeks before the tasting, we received an email from Chris asking us to select a tasting date. I notified her that we selected our tasting date many months prior, to which she asked whether we could reschedule. When I explained to her that we could not, she indicated she would be on vacation and the owners had plans, but that someone would be able to meet with us. The owner, Patricia, did join us for approximately 45 minutes, but was obviously not pleased to be pulled away from her family event. We obviously did not enjoy being the cause of this scheduling conflict, but couldn't help it because of our own schedules. It just gave the event a sense of frustration it would not have had otherwise. At our final meeting, Chris was more prepared and ready to note the details of our reception. However, by this point, we had opted to hire a wedding planner (Jennifer Carroll - AWESOME) to assist us and to ensure the reception flowed smoothly. The actual event went very well. I think some guests did have slow dinner service, but overall feedback was good. Some of the service staff cleared tables too soon, thereby removing name cards guests had planned to save and wedding cake they planned to eat. Our final disappointment was that a tablecloth that we rented from Festive Fare Rentals went missing. The vendor contacted us and we in return contacted Veritas. Veritas could not locate the tablecloth and has not taken action to reimburse us for the fee we incurred as a result of the missing tablecloth. It seemed logical to us that since the tablecloth was on their table when we left that it was their fault it was lost. At one point, Chris indicated she would reimburse us, but has not responded to emails or our phone calls since that time. My overall opinion is, if you love the location and can afford the venue, you can and will have a beautiful wedding at Veritas. However, be prepared with all of your reception details (e.g., table layout, method for distinguishing between dinner selections, event timing) and confirm scheduled appointments at least a week in advance.