Bernardus Lodge was a dream wedding destination! Stacey and the entire Bernardus staff went above and beyond to make our wedding wonderful for our family and friends. Our family and friends are still raving about the food, wine, garden, and staff. Many of our family and friends also stayed at Bernardus and loved it - especially the pool and dining! Stacey is so responsive, organized, and kind. She always had an answer to our questions and personalized the entire experience for us. We didn't worry about a thing on our wedding day thanks to Stacey. We highly recommend choosing Bernardus for your wedding! It was perfect!

We knew we wanted to have a wedding experience that included the expansive ocean off Carmel Beach and the beautiful warmth and forested hills of Carmel Valley. After extensive research and visits to at least 4 other potential venues, we were completely taken by Bernardus’s gardens, simple elegance, and wonderful team. The ceremony space was exactly the size and feel we sought, including the winding path through lavender and beehives, through the geometric rose beds and bubbling fountains. The food and wine were also incredible. We opted for an all-vegetarian menu and even our meat-eating guests were effusive about the quality and flavors. The hall for dinner and dancing were well-suited to our needs as well and the staff were amazingly kind and professional. In particular, Nicole Cabantac, our main point of contact and coordinator the day of our wedding was an endlessly warm, responsive, and thoughtful guide through a complex and at times overwhelming process. She laid out all th... Read moree options for us in our first meeting, kindly walked us through a number of questions around details and specific requests and organized everything with patience and finesse. The day of she was calming and engaged. She helped to coordinate all the various vendors to ensure we could focus on our guests and enjoying the experience fully. We also enjoyed the discounted night stays before and after the ceremony to give the bride and party a space to get ready in a relaxed way, and for us to enjoy a relaxing couple of days following the wedding to bask in the glow of the warm Carmel Valley sun and Bernardus’s beautiful surroundings. We can’t recommend Nicole and Bernardus highly enough!

Our wedding was in October of 2018. My family and I have been coming to Carmel for 15+ years and even as a little girl, I always pictured myself getting married at Bernardus. So it was a dream come true when we chose them for our venue! Our coordinator was Stacey Clapp and I have to say, she deserves an award. I probably sent her 100 emails with random questions about every little thing for a year and she was ALWAYS so helpful and sweet. She is definitely meant to be a wedding coordinator. Everything else about our experience with Bernardus was incredible as well. It is, of course, an expensive venue but in my opinion, it was worth it! They did everything to make our wedding day feel magical. Our ceremony was in the garden, cocktail hour on the game lawn, dinner on the Lucia patio, and dancing inside the ballroom. Each location was beautiful and perfect but I think the garden ceremony MADE the event. It was amazing. We received so many compliments from guests that it was the be... Read morest wedding venue they'd ever been to because of the location and backdrop, the hotel design and layout, and the service. I can't wait to go back to Bernardus! Hopefully for our one year anniversary :)

My wedding was in September of 2017. Wow. I was honestly stunned at how beautiful the Rose Garden was, and was SO pleased at how well Bernardus handled the details. Even though it was Nillybeth’s first wedding at Bernardus, it was literally flawless. She went out of her way to make things work—like getting the suite early enough for us to take pictures in—and was super responsible and friendly. She was incredibly helpful with all my questions and concerns, and was organized enough to cover my difficulty with that subject. :P Everything went so smoothly, and we were treated incredibly well. The Vineyard Villa Suite we stayed in was honestly fairy-tale worthy. It was easily the most beautiful place I’ve ever stayed in. It was gorgeous, I almost can’t even describle how luxe and amazing it was. The awesome outdoor-indoor shower was a big hit! The wedding staff handled absolutely everything during the wedding, and it was so seamless and effortless for us. Food and cake... Read more was packaged, small decorations around the garden were packed for us, everything. They organized with the vendors so we didn’t have to coordinate, were great when working with those vendors, and it was just an awesome experience. Highly recommend. The quality of service and the sheer luxuriousness of the venue were honestly unbeatable for the price.

Bernardus was an absolutely lovely venue to get married at—I cannot say enough great things! Our venue coordinator, Stacey Clapp, was an angel, and probably the best vendor we worked with in this whole process. Always so friendly, cheerful, competent, and able to help us with whatever we needed and answer all our questions. The venue was stunning, and the perfect setting for the romantic garden wedding we envisioned. Stacey helped us tailor the menu to exactly what we wanted, communicating with the chef and pastry chef to handle special requests including creating a custom appetizer, and providing a cookies & milk dessert bar. (Also, it was ALL SO TASTY!! We got a ton of compliments on the food and drinks). Day of, everything was executed flawlessly, and Stacey easily adjusted our plan to deal with it being chillier than expected, providing blankets and outdoor heaters to make our dinner in the garden cozy and lovely. The whole experience—the weekend, leading up to it, h... Read moreandling final details afterwards—everything was handled really well. For example, Stacey made us a last minute reservation at the Lucia restaurant, helped us organize a semi-private family breakfast for our parents and step-parents, and helped arrange for our room to be on the opposite side of the hotel from our parents, so we could have a little privacy! During our entire 4-night stay there the staff and service was incredible, from waiters to the room service staff to the doorman, looking after our requests flawlessly and making us feel like it was our special time. That whole weekend felt just like a dream. (The only thing I wish was that they had a separate space for the bridal party to get ready in, instead of just our room; this seemed common at other venues we looked at.)

Stacey Clapp, our wedding coordinator was amazing. Not a detail was missed and I couldn't imagine a more perfect romantic place to host a wedding. I highly recommend Bernardus for anyone looking to host a Fete event! Your guests will be stunned at the beauty of the wedding garden & property.

We had an amazing wedding at the Bernardus. The entire staff was wonderful to work with, specifically Katie Rupp who is the wedding coordinator on staff. The whole team was professional, responsive, flexible, and took care of the entire day so seamlessly! The venue is gorgeous and honestly, we couldn't have asked for a more perfect wedding. Thank you!

The best hotel experience of my life. From the fresh brewed coffee and wine delivered to the room upon arrival to the very necessary umbrellas scattered around the resort for use by all guests, Bernardus provided everything we needed, when we needed it. I would not only recommend this venue to everyone I know as a wedding venue, but this hotel will absolutely be a location for many more vacation for my husband and me.

Bernardus Lodge is beautiful and relatively small and private. It was awesome for our wedding for around 45 people. The venue was able to do all the catering we wanted including our cake (All Amazing!!), though it was our option. And the entire staff was so friendly and awesome! Even the housekeeper who stopped to freshen my room on the wedding morning was excited and wrapped me in a great big hug of congratulations!!

For the first time my husband I walked into this place, we knew that this is where we are gonna get married. I am SO glad that we chose here! What is most important thing about your wedding? Flexibility - Bernardus Lodge does only one wedding per day. You get to pick your own time line. Entire stuff at Bernardus Lodge will focus on you and your day only. Scenery - Bernardus Lodge is surrounded by beautiful valley and mountain. 360 degree. They have grapevine, pool, loan, beautiful indoor/outdoor fireplace...on site restaurant, natural flowers and trees everywhere. It's stunningly beautiful. You have ceremony at little garden, cocktail hour at loan, guest can enjoy playing bocce game...and reception inside hall. It's so nice to go one place to another in one event. Food - Hands down, the best wedding food I ever ate. There is no question that food is important. Bernardus Lodge executed this to perfection. Hor devours has great selection, and dinner is served as presidential style! Y... Read moreour guests won't be hungry after at all. They gave you great portion of lobster and steak...even vegetables that comes with it is so delicious you wanna eat them at all. Steaks will melt in your mouth and oh desert. I have guests still calls and talks about how great food was. Stuff - From valet, concierge to room service, people at Bernardus Lodge is commit ed to give you absolute best customer service you ever experience. They are friendly, helpful and great to work with. We had the greatest day/greatest wedding at Bernardus Lodge, I couldn't be any happier at everything. I was so happy the day of wedding and stuff at Bernardus Lodge took great care of us, so I didn't have to worry a thing. Thanks to that, I remember every single moment of my day.

Bernardus is a beautiful property. The staff went above and beyond to make sure that our day was special. Everything was more than we had hoped for.

My husband and I were married at Bernardus Lodge this past April and it was the first event they held at the space since the remodel. We were both a little nervous about whether the space would be completley ready for our event, but the staff at Bernardus worked tirelessly and everything came together to perfectly in the end. The remodel is absolutely stunning and the level of service and professionalism was nothing short of 5 star. My husband and I, plus a number of our guests stayed in the rooms and they were very stylish while also being cozy and inviting. The spa was really spectacular and serene, it was a great place to destress. I really can't speak highly enough about the staff, both over the course of our stay and on the day of the wedding. An event that can be very stressful was made much less so thanks to their hospitality and professionalism. If you are looking in the Carmel/Monterey area, then add Bernardus Lodge to your list. We'll be coming back for years to come to reme... Read morember our amazing day.

Great venue only issue we had was there was a major ownership change, but that has all settled out and should be great going forward.

The location: My guests were stunned at the beauty of the wedding garden. We did the ceremony facing the mountains rather than on the wedding terrace. The mountain view was breath taking. The food: 5 stars. I am from NYC area and am a foodie. With that in mind , my standards are pretty high. We had the risotto balls, Blt sandwiches, lobster spring rolls, pizzas, and lamb chops. The guests raved about the risotto balls and lamb chops the most. . The mushroom soup is absolutely to die for. . We had the filet and sea bass for dinner. So many of my guests told me it was the best wedding food , steak, and fish they ever had. A few told me they could have been eating in a fancy steak house and would not know the difference. Bernardus does not use hot plates or food warmers. The food is made, plated and brought to the table. The staff: Every one here is so helpful from the minute you get in. The valet is right there to help with cars and bags. Our banquet captain Colin executed the f... Read moreood service to perfection. Finally, my wedding coordinator Kristin was absolutely fantastic. From the beginning of this process she was on top of everything. If I sent her an email asking a question she answered it immediately. She was meticulous in a non obtrusive way about getting all the details correct. On the wedding day she was there to make sure all the hiccups were taken care ie we were very late due to traffic and Kristen took care of all the problems that caused. This place will always hold a special place in my heart and I cannot recommend it enough. It's stunning. The staff is kind and competent. The food service excellent. It is pricy but worth every penny.