The Inns of Aurora

Having our wedding at the Inns of Aurora was the best decision we could have made! The setting is gorgeous (our guests were raving), the staff is kind and helpful, and Kim, the day-of coordinator was super thorough and made sure everything happened exactly as we wanted. Plus, the food was amazing! Highly recommend!

Where do I begin? The Inns of Aurora is absolutely gorgeous. From my first tour of the venue to the wedding day, it continuously takes my breath away. The location is just perfect in every way. On the beautiful Cayuga Lake, a historic impeccably clean Inn and town in the background, expansive manicured lawns and gardens, multiple Inn houses to chose from with stylish luxury touches, a unique ballroom with restored historic murals, and the newest addition is a magnificent wedding big tent with attached lakeside patio awning made from quality materials and natural wood beams. I was so lucky to get to use the new lakeside tent before the costs went up for 2021 weddings, it is unlike any typical tent or what they had there in the past, it's absolutely stunning!! The venue is such a peaceful and romantic setting for a wedding, I knew instantly upon touring it was the one. And the ceremony on the lawn by the lake was just perfect. It ran flawlessly and the weather for late October held out to be a perfect 60 degree day! The way the décor was arranged and set up by Kim Jones and her staff was beautiful and all of the elements I provided them fell together perfectly. Working with Kim was so easy and she was so patient with my millions of questions! Having a wedding here is not cheap by any means, especially now that they have raised all their prices and made it more exclusive, it was worth every penny for the most part. The entire vibe set the tone for a romantic intimate small wedding, and they were pretty accommodating to all our changes along the way due to the pandemic. They were extra safe about mask wearing and covid policies. It was a perfect day over all, with a few minor hiccups along the way, but having our wedding here was the best choice. It is perfect for weddings of any size. And honestly, you cannot beat the views and the setting, it's a dreamy place and all our guests were blown away. Most of our guests raved about the food, although for me and my husband we thought it was just okay, the late night snacks from the Fargo Grill were the best part! For the price they really need to upgrade the food to higher quality ingredients and culinary flavors more on par with their Aurora Cooks level. It was better than many wedding meals I've had but not the best. I expected more from the Inns of Aurora catering since all their restaurants are terrific. But for the location itself I can look past it, and like I said, most guests loved it. We are foodies and judge food very seriously, plus some of what I ordered from the tasting event was completely different on the wedding night which was kind of a bummer. Overall I wish they were a little bit more flexible with our wants and needs, in the beginning they promise to make your dream wedding come true no matter what, they will accommodate anything. After they had the deposit, there seemed to be always something they couldn't do for us, some things were understandably more difficult, but some requests didn't seem to be a huge deal like keeping the front of the patio tent open while the weather was warm. I do feel the Inns of Aurora can do better at accommodating client requests and assisting with the planning, at times there were miscommunications and confusions, and I felt some of our small details were overlooked. The pros far outweigh the small cons and you will not regret having your wedding here. The location is everything and their eye for design made my vision come to life!

Although my fiance and I ended up having to cancel our wedding at the Inns of Aurora due to Covid, we couldn't have been more happy with our time spent working with Kim Jones and her crew. We were BLOWN AWAY from day 1 of meeting with her. The grounds of the inn were absolutely beautiful and Kim was fantastic at helping me work out the details. I am NOT a planner and was happy to have someone who was willing to take on the stress of planning. Though dealing with a pandemic during wedding planning wasn't something we had anticipated, Kim helped us make difficult decisions and we couldn't have been happier with how they dealt with the situation. We can't wait to plan a trip up to the Inn next year for our anniversary celebration. Thanks to everyone on staff at the Inns of Aurora for being so gracious and helpful!

Words cannot describe how incredible our wedding weekend was!! Throughout the wedding planning process Heather, the event coordinator was beyond amazing and helpful!! She was always there whenever we had questions or ideas and offered suggestions along the way! She was so incredible to work with and we are so thankful for her!!! The venue was absolutely breathtaking. The set up was amazing and the staff was great! The hors d’ouerves and the meals were all delicious!! All of the guests gave us compliments all night and continue to talk about it! They loved that you were able to walk down by the lake to the ruins and even sit by the bon fire!