I read with trepidation the several whiney bellyaching critiques by oldies braying about standing…read moreat this venue. I DON'T REMEMBER LAZY BOY LOUNGERS AT WOODSTOCK! the band stands we stand with them for them rock and roll together forever amen look. I get it. After a lifetime of neglecting their bodies, it's high maintenance time for the oldies and apparently everyone within bitching distance. lighten up Francis let me tell you about my experience at 60 at higher ground On 11.18.2021 Love. that's what I experienced and you can't experience love unless you love was nada surf mind blowing? yes! Was the merch girl a charming joy sprite? Yep! Were people dancing and swaying and smiling AND LOVING LIFE MUSIC AFTER TWO YEARS OF LOCK DOWN? yassss but here's what broke my heart with poignancy. 3 girls - women! out front working the gig heard I turned 60 that night and I had driven 7 hours for the privilege. heard because I said lol I asked if there were any posters of the night lying around because it would mean a lot to me. So a few songs at the end of the two hour show, one of those three angels of kindness found me in the crowd and excitedly gave me the poster she dug out in back and hurried away. for free. I owe her a kiss as a loving gesture of kindness in return for hers. that's the higher ground they're talking about. always love hate will get you every time! - Nada surf

This was a great venue. We had an epic show and made so many deep connections with the fans here…read more Vermont is special. Can't wait to be back. The staff is amazing. The hospitality is great and an ambiance for a legendary show night in and night out

Danielle is a miracle worker. 2020 has brought so much stress into my life, never mind trying to…read moreget married this year. We finally decided to elope and even that stressed me out. Danielle took ALL of that stress away and delivered the most amazing day. I didn't have to worry about finding vendors and interviewing/getting quotes, she was able to help me with that which was so appreciated. Trying to plan this day from states away would have been near impossible without the help from Grandest Gatherings. Danielle has such style and a mind for design and colors. I wanted to be surprised the day of and she completely delivered. Our picnic was stunning, she thought of every little detail even down to having a sleeping pad under the blanket to make sure we were comfortable. As if having someone plan out your elopement and hiking about 3 miles round trip while lugging a charcuterie board and pillows wasn't enough, she's such a friendly bubbly person! I felt like we were friends right away. I'm currently looking for reasons to have her plan another event because it was that magical.

If you only read the first sentence of this review, you need to book Grandest Gatherings for your…read moreevent now! For more details as to why Danielle is one of the best humans around, please read on... After our wedding was postponed due to the pandemic, and our first attempt at an international elopement was canceled, we decided to elope in the Catskills.  With six weeks notice, Danielle was able to help us coordinate and design an incredible elopement, including the ceremony, brunch, and dinner.  Leading up to our elopement, we were in close communication with Danielle, discussing our priorities and what type of design we were looking for.  We went back and forth on design elements, and she welcomed our input.  Danielle was able to curate an elopement based on our budget and wants and was genuinely excited during the entire process.  She wanted this day to be just as memorable as we did.   Danielle coordinated with vendors on our behalf, coordinating a greenery runner for dinner with the existing florist that we were already working with for our bouquet and boutonniere. She found vendor options for brunch and dinner, taking into account our food preferences, and presented us with a wide range to choose from based on our budget.  She was also able to use her network to find us the perfect charcuterie board to compliment our dinner.   The day before our elopement, Danielle and our photographer scouted for the perfect brunch location.  We're told that she cleaned algae and pools of water off of the designated brunch rock at the waterfall so that it would be dry the next day (it had rained the day before).  The day of our elopement, Danielle lugged everything for brunch down to the waterfall (she's a beast!) and had it all set up for us when we arrived after our mountain ceremony.  She also kindly shooed people away from the spot that she had so meticulously picked out the day before.  Danielle was in constant communication with our photographer, so that she knew exactly when we would be arriving.   While the design of our brunch was absolutely stunning (plating of food, candles, pillows, blankets, even a comfy pad to sit on), it was the little touches that really impressed us.  Danielle got us fresh coffee when the existing coffee from our brunch vendor had just sat out too long and had some additional surprises in store.  She picked out a location that gave us the most amazing view of the waterfall while enjoying chicken and waffles and prosecco.  A few hours after brunch, Danielle arrived at our Airbnb to start arranging everything for our dinner.  We left for a sunset hike and Danielle went to work.  She completely redesigned the patio of our Airbnb (with the host's permission) for the most intimate and perfect elopement dinner, including moving a very large gas grill, table, patio furniture, etc.  She even restrung the host's bistro lights so that it was a continuous line of lit bulbs with the burned out lights out of view! Danielle ordered our dinner for us on our elopement day and helped us pivot when the original restaurant closed for the day unexpectedly.  I can't forget to mention that Danielle is a serious fire whisperer!  She started fires for us the night before our elopement and the night of and took over maintaining it on our elopement so that we could relax and enjoy the evening.  She can seriously do it all. While we had a schedule of events for the day, the communication between Danielle and our photographer allowed for the timeline to shift so that to us, everything seemed to occur seamlessly even when we were "off schedule" by an hour, which I know is no easy task.  Danielle surprised us with so many additional touches on our elopement day, surprises that I feel I shouldn't list so that future clients get to experience the same joy that we did when we discovered the additional touches. I'm betting that she also did so many additional little things that we had no idea about. And it honestly felt like we were hanging out with a friend that was busting their butt to give us the most amazing elopement day.  Seriously. Danielle is absolutely amazing and made our elopement so incredibly special and memorable.  Stop reading this review and go book Grandest Gatherings for your next event NOW! WHAT ARE YOU WAITING FOR!?

Our videographer, Logan, was awesome! He was so approachable, friendly, and professional. We really…read moreliked that he interviewed guests for the video! We'd never seen that before and are so grateful he offered to do that. The guests that worked with Logan all told us it was so much fun and that Logan was great. He was able to get a lot of action and helped us stage some shots which helped a lot with the cake cutting and getting ice cream. He integrated seamlessly with the action too and everyone felt comfortable being themselves because it didn't feel like they were being recorded, it was just part of the fun! We booked Video Memories via SuperSounds Entertainment and ,seriously, EVERYONE was so awesome! Supersounds is a wonderful company and everyone we worked with were consummate professionals but still very approachable and warm. The professionals at Supersounds definitely helped make our day the perfect experience it was.

I feel a little strange about being the first to review this townie bar in Vermont, but it is what…read moreit is. My friends and I stopped by Unwinders after a treacherous drive up to Vermont for our girls' weekend. Super townie. Karaoke. Crowded. Greasy food. But at that moment in time, it was what we all needed to "unwind." :)

This place is tiny ; no dance floor. The karaoke DJ (Steve) is nice, has a huge selection of music…read moreand is fair about who's turn it is to sing. His sound system is top notch too. He has a digital system but can play karaoke discs if you like to bring your own. Karaoke is every Friday starting @ 7pm. The crowd there is middle aged but I saw some younger people there. The only menu item I've sampled is their delicious nachos piled high with meat, and all the fixings. It's nice to go with a group of friends and share a snack. All in all I had a great time and will go again.

I have an ethnic sounding name. I inquired about portraits and he automatically assumed I had a…read morebig family and told me his studio is too small. How can this be an actual business? Is he running a shady business out of a shack? Probably, if 3 people is too big for his "studio." Most photographers also work on location. So this all just seems very suspicious, but most likely he had a racist assumption about me. He turned my business away before I even asked about more details. But he did me a HUGE favor and I'm actually really grateful for that! BEST thing he ever did for me. For that, I thank this prejudiced person who showed me who he really was. This a bigot who will make prejudiced assumptions about you. I'm relieved because I dodged a bullet.

Geoffrey and his team is great to work with. My husband and I planned our wedding in VT from San…read moreDiego, CA - where we live. I didn't speak to Geoffrey or his team until we arrived 2 days before our wedding - but I wasn't at all fussed because they sent us over wedding FAQs and little tips on wedding posing and makeup (which I thought was helpful). We worked with Thom. He's great. He moved around some of his appointments in order to meet my husband and I the day before our wedding - just so he could meet us and get a sense of our style. He has a lot of experience shooting weddings and really knows how to control a group - in a great way. He is not uncomfortable climbing ladders and getting on the ground to get the perfect shot. He was a pleasure to work with and I would recommend him any day.