Bell Tower Chapel

As a wedding coordinator you work with many different kinds of venues and I must say that Bell Tower Chapel is one of the best. Their customer service is impeccable, their venue gorgeous with authentic vintage charm, and their staff very professional. Their pricing is so reasonable that it will allow you to have the event of your dreams without having to sacrifice anything. Five Stars for Bell Tower Chapel!

My husband and I just had our wedding here on October 17. We changed locations with about 5 months until the wedding, and this seemed to fit the price. However a 250 dollar security deposit and a 95 dollar cleaning fee was a little steep. Even if I did get the whole deposit back.
The location is beautiful. It is super versatile accommodating pretty much any color scheme. The chandeliers are amazing and the grounds are plentiful (though my wedding happened to fall on the rainiest day of the week… yay…
The main con is you do all the work yourself. All the set up, clean up, food set out, everything is on you. Now the price does include a rehearsal but it is almost 100 more dollars than we paid. I feel like for as much work as you have to put in that you should get the original price I paid and a rehearsal.
The place was spotless when we left, one of my bridesmaids swept the entire floor, we took out all the trash, all to get our deposit back.
The Owner is super friendly and reasonable and was willing to work with us when we had an issue with our bank account (Comcast took out a triple payment from our account… those a holes) The only thing that I didn’t get was the gate code so my husband had to frantically call them that day so we could get into the wedding.
Overall:
Pros– Beautiful location, all in one site, clean, versatile, good communication, and experience.
Cons-​set up/​clean up does not match the price.

I went to a very-good-friend-of-mine’s wedding July 26 2014. The love that was there that day quickly filled this cozy venue.
Based on the reviews you’d think they would not repeat the miscommunication error, but my friend ended up having a colliding rehearsal schedule leaving them holding their breathes till the day of the wedding wondering if they would have double booked that too. Thankfully there was only that one scheduled however stomachs were uneasy till that day. Turns out my friend booked the rehearsal with the owner and the other couple booked with the agent. Agent and owner didn’t communicate bringing both families there fighting over the rehearsal space (they said it wasn’t pretty, people arguing over who is right, people deliberately occupying aisle space wasting each others time from rehearsal until it was finally settled over the phone). Thankfully since my friend booked with the owner they were «technically» in the right however that was a bit unfair to the other couple and still a bit worry-​some to my friend. After that I bet they packed up armor just in case they had to fight their way down the aisle with another couple! haha. In all seriousness though, weddings are already stressful, there is no need to add to it.
Plus side the venue is beautiful providing plenty of great photo opportunities! They chose an outdoor arrangement, but could have easily brought the tables indoor if the rain decided to partake. I saw the prices online (yes I’m that nosy friend!!) and I thought they were very reasonable for a wedding venue, in fact, one of the lowest I’ve seen.
Parking is very limited however the venue size is also so with a max of 125 people without a reception, but with reception (the more popular choice) is only 90 people max. Even so there really wasn’t that many parking spaces available and required a few rows of triple parking just so some guest wouldn’t have to walk the distance. My friends were aware of that so they must have done some carpooling with the bridal party providing more space for guests (or I was just too early to not have any trouble with it even with being in a middle of a triple park).
In a Giffy…
Pros: Price, Picturesque (both indoor and out), catering (you can bring one or use theirs), ease of access for DJ.
Neutral: Size (with 90 – 125 people max, it caused a little tension on who to invite, but if you wanted something on the smaller scale already or don’t have a big family this would be great for you), 3 bathroom (2 technically public, 1 downstairs for the bridal party which I still used after eating too much cake!!).
Cons: miscommunication, parking.

I’m sorry for not liking this chapel more but there were just enough little things that I couldn’t justify a higher ranking. I recently went to this chapel for the wedding of a very good friend so was involved in the rehearsal, set up, etc. And though I was impressed with the site, it wasn’t until I decided to write the review that I discovered the cost. On one hand I was amazed at how high the price was (let me preface that by saying I got married more than 20 years ago so my ideas of pricing might be a bit skewed), yet I also was impressed with how much is included in that pricing. The chapel, the dressing area, the candleabras, the podium, etc.
While the church area is beautiful, the reception area well appointed, and the grounds in the back lovely for an outdoor function, there was limited space for the bridal party to get dressed and virtually no area for the groomsmen to get ready. There was also a limited amount of space downstairs to prep the food. The biggest issue I noticed was because the chapel sits so close to the road there was quite a lot of road noise bleeding through.
Fortunately we were here solely for the wedding so while the changing area and road noise was a bit problematic, the other issues didn’t come in to play.

What do you do when you want a chapel wedding but you don’t want everyone to have to drive to a seperate reception location? You book your wedding at The Bell Tower Chapel in Boring. This old church dates back to the late 1800’s I think, the original bells still ring in the tower. The stain glass windows, chandeliers, raised alter, wooden pews all come together to make a storybook wedding feel. The bride and groom ring in their marriage themselves at this location. Before exiting the chapel they pull the rope together and ring the bells. The banquet room is nice for small groups or you can push the pews to the walls and open up both rooms together. The ½ acre grounds are nicely landscaped and a great place for photos, outdoor reception. Reasonably priced, Air conditioned, bridal room downstairs, sound system and some décor provided. No hassle, convenient, great photo opps. I give it a big thumbs up and recommend it to many clients.