Don't get scammed!!! I had always dreamed of having my wedding at Belle Mer until I really looked at the numbers. When I met with the coordinator she made it seem like I would have this beautiful wedding with everything I would need flowers, cake, photographer etc. for an amazing price. That is a load of bull!

Here's how it works. They have an event minimum of 40k (Friday pricing Saturday would be 55k and 10 k for linens etc) which right off the top they take 9K for use of facility, tables, linens, etc. So you are left with 31K for food, bev, and all vendors (which you must choose from their preferred vendor list). Sounds good doesnt it. Sounds simple. Well here is the kicker. They charge a 20% admin fee to the ENTIRE BILL. Yes, including your vendors! So if you get a price for 5k for flowers you are getting charged 5k + 20% which is now 6k. Adds up huh? So for the beautiful wedding that I was told would be no problem to stay at my 40k would now cost me 48K. Dont forget the 7% tax and 1% newport tax. So I am now looking at closer to 52k.

The thing that really gets me is I asked up front if there was any charge that was added to the pricing from the vendors and I was told NO. After speaking with some of their vendors and others who no longer do business with Belle
Mer I learned that this was a lie. Their reasoning is that they sign the contracts with the vendors and feed them with my $125 plate.

Belle Mer is beautiful but I want to enjoy my wedding day and not worry about how long its gonna take for me to pay for it. And most of all I wouldn't put $1 into a business that is sneaky, misleading, and a rip off.

Choose wisely ladies