Bella Bistro

We initially planned a pretty large wedding reception in a hotel ballroom downtown. However, about three months before the wedding, we weren’t feeling confident that the event would be able to occur so we started to look at other options for hosting a COVID-safe wedding reception that would still fit with our vision for our big day. We ended up finding Bella Sera and we are so so happy that we did! From the first meeting with Lauren throughout the rest of the planning process, she was so incredibly helpful with answering all of our many, many questions and helped us to feel confident that we would be able to pull off a beautiful wedding reception with only three months to plan. Her organization and attention to detail was so appreciated during this really stressful period and I had no concerns that Lauren and her team would execute all of the details that we discussed to perfection! Our reception turned out to be absolutely gorgeous at Bella Sera and we received so many compliments from our guests on the food and the service of the staff. Both my husband and I said it felt like we were meant to hold our wedding there all along! Bella Sera also gifted us with a nice basket of wine glasses, pasta dinner essentials, and a gift certificate to use there in the future, which was a really sweet and unexpected touch. We can’t say thank you enough to Bella Sera for helping us to keep our wedding date and have a beautiful reception amidst a crazy year! Photos: Kristen Wynn Photography

Working with Bella Sera for our wedding was fantastic! The venue is STUNNING and being able to have our ceremony outside and the reception in the gorgeous ballroom was a dream come true! The food was outstanding; we heard nothing but great things from our guests. We opted for the stations and everything put out was delicious! Having the packaging option was great - I loved that our photographer, videographer, and DJ knew each other as well as the Bella Sera crew because they've worked the venue so much. The layout of what upgrades can/should be booked through Bella Sera and what does/does not count towards the spending minimum could have been a bit clearer, but overall the coordination was great! The only slight snag in the planning was when the lead wedding coordinator left the company; we booked our wedding over a year and a half ahead of time and were planning from Colorado, but other than a couple of minor miscommunications along the way the whole crew (especially our main contact, Andrea) was outstanding!! Thank you to everyone at Bella Sera for making our day perfect!