Travellers Rest Plantation

The wedding venue is great for price and extremely beautiful. The staff is absolutely terrible to work with (not the event coordinator but the people who work at the gift shop) and not friendly at all. There are sooooo many rules that you have to follow the day of the wedding that unless you have a planner, it is almost impossible to have a stress-free day. They are very demanding on getting everything they need (paperwork - payment etc.) but we are still waiting on our deposit check that was mailed out over a week ago. We thought by having our wedding here and getting cheaper vendors, we would have a nice wedding on the cheaper side - but ended up spending more because you have to accommodate Travellers Rest's rules.

Travellers Rest grounds are beautiful. Mary may take a day or two to respond, but she doesn't always follow up. Travellers Rest lest you bring in your own vendors and is definitely worth the month. I would refer to friend.

Our wedding was gorgeous, such an unbelievable venue. Unfortunatley it seemed as though the rental coordinator had too much on her plate. She forgot who I was everytime I talked to her and was very difficult to get ahold of. Also they are not flexible, you need to know what you need ahead of time with no mess-ups because they are not going to be accomodating. Overall, great beautiful place to hold a wedding, but make sure you are on top of everything in the beginning.

Not a perfect score, but I still highly recommend this venue! We were married under a gorgeous magnolia tree and partied into the night in the barn. I had the most fun planning decorations and set up to complement an already beautiful location. It was fun to be in an historic setting and so easy to have fabulous, natural photos. The barn wedding is so trendy these days and TR delivered! I also had a planner change midway but felt plenty in control of what I wanted and needed to do that it didn't affect us all that much. We lucked out with a discount somehow, otherwise it might have been too expensive for us. We ended up with the Barn, Garden and Grounds package and took full advantage of enjoying the beauty of the place. More people need to give this place a look to see if it works for them. We definitely were pleased with our experience. I'm going tot submit my photos so maybe there are some more recent ones on their site! :)

the grounds were absolutely stunning! the barn was perfect for everything and they were all so friendly! it was a real treat being able to have my reception there!

I had my wedding ceremony and reception in the Barn at Travellers Rest. It turned out really beautiful and the guests enjoyed the historical setting. The staff at Travellers Rest was extremely nice and flexible to work with. Travellers Rest provides tables and chairs, but nothing else. So in your budget consider that things like tablecloths, glassware, catering, flowers, decorations, etc. are provided by you. My biggest complaint with Travellers Rest was that there was no stove top or ice maker in the kitchen, which was a pain for our caterer. Hopefully they will be able to purchase these items in the future.

The site was gorgeous and the staff was very helpful.

The location is absolutely beautiful and the location was perfectly situated for our reception. The garden and outside of the house are perfect for bridal portraits and everyone was impressed with how beautiful the reception was. The only frustration was slight and had to do with some last minute changes we needed to make and a little inflexibility on their part. Overall, though, we were very satisfied.

Beautiful grounds minimized the need for decorations for the ceremony. Barn was great for the reception. We ordered too many tables and chairs as people wanted to walk around.

Beautiful reception site for a southern wedding. We had 350 guests and there was plenty of room. The garden is very nice for the summer or spring as well. This place was perfect and easy to work with!

Great local venue. the person in charge of rental events left midway through my planning and no one notified me and the new girl did not know much about our wedding, but in the end, it turned out just fine

The Event Coordinator (Rebecca) was amazingly willing to make room for whatever special things we needed... and there were several. We were creating a traditional Hindu marriage ceremony outside a traditional location (temple) so that our priest and all of our non-Hindu friends (and my entire family) could feel welcome.We got great value for the money, had people willing to be flexible with our other vendors, and all went wonderfully. They had people on-site for last minute issues, but we never even saw them (although they were used by our party -- seamless execution for me never to even notice).I'd recommend them to anyone for an event from party to wedding.

This venue is a beautiful location; close to downtown but not too far away; reasonably priced; the tables and chairs are included if you are renting the barn; you can have tours included of the plantation; there is a back driveway where you can drop off guests who have disabilities or other special needs-it made my wedding day absolutely perfect!

I was so discouraged when trying to find a garden venue for my wedding. Everything was either so expensive or so hard to work with. Then someone told me about Traveller's Rest. It is so beautiful because it feels like you are getting married at a special place that not many people know about. I grew up in the country with gardens and barns and this was so me! The site is well-maintained, very beautiful. The most amazing part is what you get for your money. We did the complete package which included the barn rental for the reception. They had tables & chairs we were able to use (included in the cost) and they let you bring in your own catering at no extra charge. They were so flexible with the fact we needed to do the barn set up the night before - they allowed us to do this. They worked with us a lot. The only issue I ever had was trying to talk to the right person. I believe they have new staff now so this might be resolved. Don't get me wrong - they were nice. It was just sometimes hard to get through to the coordinators. Other than that, it was a DREAM! I would highly recommend them over and over again!