Pros: Alysa was our day of coordinator. She was absolutely amazing, helpful, professional, organized, and thought of every detail that I did not. She was calming and just ran everything so incredibly smoothly. My wedding day was so easy and relaxing because she took care of things!

THE FOOD WAS EXCEPTIONAL!!!! We did a weekend event (Rehearsal dinner followed by late night munchies on Friday; wedding Saturday; Farewell brunch Sunday) and every single meal was eloquent and delicious! People are still talking about the food three months later. I still think about the food, I can't wait to go back for a date in the restaurant. Service was wonderful and organized.

Beautiful venue with extremely professional staff, weekend of my dreams!

Cake included with venue; the venue took care of everything excluding photographer/DJ/shuttle. Very easy planning.

Bridal suite included with the venue!!! You can choose to do hair and makeup at the spa for an additional cost which is conveniently located down the hall from your room. Would probably recommend you bring your own hair and makeup however.

CONS: There is limited logging, weddings at the inn do have the option to rent out each room in the inn (13 I believe in total) which are expensive. Plus, this is limited. We were able to book two cottages, the overlook had an event however. So know that you'll have to shuttle. There is a holiday inn at fort Montgomery.

Beware using the carousel during summer months, it IS NOT air-conditioned! Our Friday event was held in the carousel which was unique and awesome for kids, but, I lost like seven pounds in sweat. It was SO hot, would recommend against summer months there.

It is a state park, so weddings are at 6 pm after the park closes. People will weirdly watch your ceremony, take pictures of you, and refuse to move out of the way for a bride's professional photographer. People in the park were real inconsiderate and weird, like shockingly so, so don't expect people at the state park to be considerate that it's your wedding day. The venue and cocktail hour are inside the Inn which was private, we did not have issue with people once the ceremony was over (more an issue for pre wedding photos).

--10/10 would recommend!

Having our wedding at Bear Mountain - Overlook Lodge was everything we could have hoped and more for our special day! From the moment we first hiked at Bear Mountain to touring the venue for wedding options we fell in LOVE with the space and atmosphere with Tracey! Having Tracey with us through the planning process to the actual big day, she was incredible to work with! If you choose to have your wedding here, you will be in great hands and won’t be disappointed. Our families were fond of all the employees at Bear Mountain and are still raving about the day, food, vendors, ceremony, hotel services, and everything in between!

We LOVED our experience with Bear Mountain Inn. Our coordinator, Alysa, was the best coordinator we ever could have asked for. She went above and beyond answering our questions, helping us create a unique wedding (with lots of vegetarian/vegan options, a ping pong table, Chinese tea ceremony in addition to all the rest), and making us so comfortable throughout the entire process. The staff at Bear Mountain are all so kind, thoughtful, and generous, too, and made us feel like stars and so well-taken-care of on our big day. We can't say enough good things about the venue and setting, which speak for itself. If you're looking for a great, rustic but well-run wedding venue that also holds a deceptively large size (we had almost 200 people), go for Bear Mountain! xo