Harbor Magic Hotels

We have spent many of days in Fells Point, so when we got engaged it only made sense to look at venues in the area. We look at a few and many of them were newer and bigger, however, none with the charm or intimacy of the Admiral Fell Inn. As soon as we looked at the space and the outdoor pier we were sold. It was very easy to plan our wedding because they took care of a lot; from the food, open bar, linens, and candles. There were also many extras that were included, the cake (from SugarBakers!!!), a Roles Royce, the wedding suite, and free valet parking for our guests. I was a little worried when my original wedding coordinator left and I received an email from Kristina Yepes. I felt like I would have to start all over again from the beginning. But that was not the case. We met with Kristina and she immediately put our mind at ease. She took care of everything, right down to the details. She followed up with us regularly, worked with us on any minor issues that would arise and made sure they were taken care of immediately. She was AMAZING to work with and they are lucky to have her on board. Then we went for our tasting...yum! That is were we met Donna. Donna was one of the servers that night and we all just hit it off. We requested for her to be there the night of our wedding. And again, Kristina made it happen. Donna was my bridal attendant, and I must say, I have never felt so taken care of before. She definitely aims to please. I have so many guests tell me "the food is marvelous!" and "this is the best wedding I have ever been to." That is exactly what we wanted to hear. The goal for us was to relax, and to make sure our guests felt comfortable and had a ton of fun. The Admiral Fell Inn and their staff truly came through for us! They made our special day/night one that we (or our guests) will never forget! We are now just looking for another reason to throw a big party there :-)

Our wedding could not have been more perfect! Jill Jenkins, our coordinator at Pier 5 Hotel, was a God-send. She was personal, asked great questions, tended to our every need and want, and was instrumental in making our wedding the joy that it was at Pier 5. Especially, since we only called Jill and booked the location just 3-4 weeks before our wedding date! The view of the harbor at sunset was breathtaking! Every detail was exquisite from the wedding cake to the linens to the impeccable service. And, the cost was “eye-poppingly” inexpensive, too! We couldn't believe how much we got for so little money! Jill made sure to take care of everything and did it all with a huge smile and beautiful heart! Thank you so much--we could NOT have done any of it without you!

My husband and I had an amazing wedding at Pier 5! Lee Johnson was our point of contact and did a great job helping us plan our wedding. He was able to keep my husband's groom's cake a secret from him for me and it was so much more that I could have imagined!! Lee was also great at keeping me calm amidst all of the natural disasters that were occurring around our wedding day (an earthquake had hit on Tuesday and a hurricane was on its way). Thankfully our day was absolutely perfect! Our guests have all said what an amazing time they had and how beautiful it was! Jill Jenkins was also amazing, she was one of our bridal attendants the day of the wedding. She put me and my girls in the most beautiful suite overlooking the harbor on one side and my husband and his guys in another suite on the other side. She and Donna (our other bridal attendant) provided us with everything and more that we could have needed. We feel so blessed to have had such an amazing wedding that we will remember the rest of our lives! Thank you so much to Lee, Jill, Donna and the rest of the staff at Pier 5 hotel!

We got married on August 11th, which was a Thursday evening, at Pier 5 Hotel. From the moment we went to see the venue in January, through and after the day of the wedding, the staff were extremely responsive and helpful. Our original Catering Sales Manager, Kelly, left mid-planning, and Jill took over seamlessly. I was worried about the transition but it was really perfect. Kelly and Jill were both very available to us for meetings, rehearsals, walk-throughs, etc. We had our ceremony outdoors in the "Lighthouse Garden" which is a grassy area right on the water in the harbor. The set up was gorgeous, and the weather was perfect! Our reception was in the Harbor Club, which has panoramic windows overlooking Baltimore, so the view was spectacular. The day of the event, Jill and other Pier 5 staff were there to make sure everything was set up correctly, guide vendors and guests, provide support to me and the bridal party...they were fantastic. They also provided me with a Bridal Hostess, Donna, who was by my side from right before the ceremony through the end of the reception and she was AWESOME and made sure I had everything I needed. She also prepared our bridal suite with candles, wine, beer for the Hubby, flowers, and all of our gifts so we didn't have to lift a finger! Pier 5 also does its own catering and the food was wonderful. The guests all commented about how great the filet was, and also the salmon. In addition, the wedding cake is provided by Pier 5 via Sugarbakers, so it goes without saying that the cake was delicious! There is a DJ booth in the Harbor Club room high up accessible via a ladder, and only one DJ vendor is able to use that equipment, so we also used that company (Music Masters) for DJ services, and paid Pier 5 so really, food, beverages, ceremony, reception, hotel room, wedding cake, and DJ services were all provided by one vendor so that made things easier too! I don't ever plan on getting married again (smile) but if I did, it would be at Pier 5. I can't say enough about how great they were and what a great experience they gave us. Maybe we'll use them for the kids' Bar and Bat Mitzvahs :)

Harbor magic @ Pier V really did an A+ job! Lee, was such a pleasure to work with. He wasn't our original planner however he picked up where the other had left off without a hiccup. He always had our best interest in mind and worked with all our requests! Lee took control the day of the wedding when the grooms cake fell, rebuilding and salvaging as much as he could as well as taking off, ironing and re-tying all the chair sashes that the rental company didn't bother to iron!!!! The entire staff as Pier V went above and beyond to make sure there were no worries on our big day and thateverything went smoothly. The whole process was smooth! Shout outs to Brionna and Ruth as well! Thanks everyone at Pier V for their handwork and making a memorable evening for me and my husband and our friends and family!!

We used harbor magic for our rehearsal dinner and wedding reception. The food was AMAZING! Lee Johnson went out of his way to make everything perfect for us. I highly recommended any harbor magic hotel!

We got married in July 2011 at the Harbor Club room. Everything was perfect. Working with Lee and Jill was great, they understood exactly what we wanted and made it happen. The food was delicious, the rest of the team was kind and attentive, the room decor was perfect and the view of the harbor is the best one you can find in Baltimore. You will love it there!

We received top notch service from the very beginning to the end! The staff was able to customize our wedding and made all of our dreams come true! The location is beautifully and centrally located for off site activities! We loved and we give harbor magic 5 stars for excellence!

My husband and I can honestly say that we had the perfect wedding at Pier 5! Our planner, Lee, and personal attendant, Donna, were absolutely wonderful. They, along with the rest of the staff, went above and beyond to make sure that every detail was perfect. Our day was flawless, even with planning the wedding from out of state. We had a beautiful ceremony outdoors on the Lighthouse Garden, followed by a reception in the Harbor Club room. Our guests raved about the food, drinks, music, decor, and overall fun. Many commented that it was the BEST wedding they had ever been to! What truly made our day at Pier 5 and Harbor Magic so perfect for my husband and I was that we were able to relax and enjoy ourselves since the wonderful staff took care of our every need. The service was unbelievable. We couldn't be happier with Pier 5 and Harbor Magic Weddings! We truly appreciate their services and highly recommend Pier 5 and Harbor Magic weddings to everyone. Our special day could not have been more perfect!

Our daughter wanted to get married outside in downtown Baltimore near the Inner Harbor. We all chose the Lighthouse Garden at the Pier V Hotel. The event manager Lee Johnson was awesome! He made certain that everything was in order and the wedding started exactly on time. The chairs were set up as planned and they hung the pew bows on the chairs. Everything was beautiful. The cost was very reasonable too. A very nice touch was that lemonade and ice water were served as the guest entered the garden for a July Noon wedding.

My husband and I got married in June and had both our cocktail hour and wedding at Pier 5. We LOVED this venue! The staff was so great at taking care of all our weddings details. They helped ensure everything ran smoothly so my husband and I, our families and friends could simply enjoy. The cocktail hour and reception was on the water!! You simply can't beat the view. We looked at most of the Baltimore venues and Pier 5 actually has the best view the of the water. Our guests loved it! And with the sunset on the harbor we have some AMAZING pictures now. The food was also great. I loved the coconut shrimp at our happy hour and was so glad the Pier 5 staff saved me some to eat between pics and the cocktail hr. I highly recommend Pier 5!

On June 3, 2011 we had our daughter's ceremony and reception at Pier 5 Hotel. This was truely a wonderful experience. It was stress free and very organized by Lee Johnson and his staff, especially Donna, the wedding assistant. The food was out of this world. Our guest said it was the best wedding they have ever attended.

Lee Johnson took over our wedding planning after our initial consultant left the company midway through the process. He quickly tied up all the loose ends very professionally and in a timely manner. About a week before the wedding I started having a lot of questions come up and would email him more than a few times and he would always respond within a few minutes or hours which I really valued at a time when things started to get intense just before the wedding. One of the reasons my husband and I chose Harbor Magic was because we wanted the 'all inclusive' type ceremony/wedding package where we really didn't have to worry about a whole lot. In doing this we wondered if our wedding would seem like a catalogue choice, especially since Harbor Magic did 7 other events (weddings and formal dances) the weekend we got married, but we still truly felt ours was perfect and unique to us. The food, service, decor, and event timeline were seamlessly executed to our exact specifications and we wouldn't change a single thing about our night. Day of the wedding, Lee was incredible. He practically bent over backwards for us....from mowing the ceremony lawn in his suit in the morning when the landscapers didn't show up, to negotiating with the decorator for the wedding prior to ours to leave up some of the decorations for us (very expensive floral arrangements) under the stipulation that Lee would personally take them down himself after our event, to securing an extra shuttle van for our wedding party photography session off site (we got married and had the reception at the lighthouse garden and harborclub room at sunset, but had pictures taken in fells point earlier in the day), to personally delivering a gift I wanted to give my groom (Lee took the gift from me while getting ready at Pier V Hotel, got in his car, drove to Admiral Fell to give the gift to my groom where he was getting ready), and also drove the second photographer to Admiral Fell along with him. The list could go on, but really, in sum, Lee never said no and when he said yes he made it happen instantly. I would highly recommend entrusting your special day to Lee and Harbor Magic if you're looking for delicious food, beautiful views of the water, and perfect service. In fact, when on our honeymoon, anytime my husband and I had ridiculously great service at our all inclusive resort, we would joke, "I bet Lee did that."

Our daughter got married on May 28, 2011 in the Lighthouse Garden with a reception upstairs overlooking sunset on the Harbor. The photographs confirm our memories of a PICTURE PERFECT event punctuated by up-close and panoramic nautical scenery. We worked with Kelly leading up to the wedding and Lee during the event. Both responded quickly to questions or concerns and were flexible and accomodating. Our suite of rooms allowed family, friends and bridal party to congretate in comfort and style. From hors d'oevres through Sugarbaker cake, the food was superlative. Several weddings took place throughout the weekend including two other events the same day. With the exception of our rehearsal running late, Lee juggled all with aplomb. Parking was always a concern, especially on a crowded holiday weekend. We tried to prepay but the self-parking concession was disorganized and frustrating. I wish we had budgeted for valet parking or found some tactful way to reimuburse guests with cash.

We held both our ceremony and reception at Pier 5. Our ceremony was in the ball room with views of the Harbor and we used Dale at JJ Cummings as our florist. The reception was held in the Harbor Club with amazing views of the Harbor. I can not express how grateful I am to Lee Johnson at Harbor Magic for making our night so special. While Lee ensured everything was perfect Dale, our florist, made everything beautiful. Lee was an absolute pleasure to work with and this was the perfect venue.

We held our ceremony in their Lighthouse Garden & reception in the Harbor Club. This is the BEST location for a Downtown Inner Harbor Wedding...hands down!! It is a beautifully unique location with details you cannot find anywhere else in the city! We had panoramic views of the harbor for every moment of our day, it was GORGEOUS! The sun was setting during our first dance. The photos are amazing! Even over a month after our day, guests are still saying it was the most fun wedding they'd been to! They LOVED, LOVED the food stations & cocktail hour menu; the DJ recommended by Harbor Magic was great with the crowd & kept people dancing all night; And I cannot say enough about the staff! Lee Johnson worked with us on making every detail happen, stayed flexible with our budget while we planned & gave us an amazingly perfect day! He personally made sure every decoration I made & planned for was set out just how I wanted...all while I was getting ready before the ceremony. I had nothing to worry about! The desk staff was great in dealing with special needs for some family members and our overnight suites were Amazing!! I would highly recommend them to all Brides!

My husband and I had our ceremony and reception at the Admiral Fell Inn. The hotel is in a great location with great views from the balcony. The wedding packages include lots of extras, which was a big reason why we chose this venue. Christina was a pleasure to work with and was always very responsive every time a question or issue came up during the planning process. She helped us create a fabulous brunch menu for our reception. On our wedding day, both Christina and Emily guided us through everything so that we didn't have to worry about anything at all! We had so much fun at our wedding as did all of our guests. Everyone keeps telling us how much fun they had at our wedding and what a great venue the Admiral Fell Inn was. All of the staff at the Admiral Fell Inn were wonderful!

We recently had our wedding reception at Pier 5 hotel and our experience there was fantastic! The hotel is beautiful, the food was incredible, and Lee was such a pleasure to work with. From start to finish, everything went so smoothly and every detail we planned was met. We really could not have been happier with everything! Great experience!

We had an absolutely PERFECT wedding reception held in the Harborview room. We were able to enjoy the beautiful sunset over the Inner Harbor while watching the sailing ships pass by and during the night, the lights of the city reflected on the water. This room has got to be seen to truely appreciate the beauty of it's unique location. Our guests were very impressed. I worked with Lee Johnson from start to finish. He made it all so easy. I really did not stress over anything. From planning, pricing, food tastings, cake tastings, venue decor, DJ, hotel rooms and a custom website, Lee handled it all and kept us within budget. My questions were always answered, usually within the same day if not the next. Our menu was filet mignon and chicken chesapeake. Absolutley delicious!! Many of our guests told us this was the best "wedding" food they ever had. The filet rivaled the best steak houses in Baltimore and the imperial sauce over the crab and chicken was superb. Butler served appetizers were also of an upscale quality and were abundant. The red velvet wedding cake was provided by the house bakery, Sugar Bakers. We used the house DJ services who emceed the wedding. He was professional but also a lot of fun. We had many comments about the reception feeling like a big party instead of the usual boring reception and that was the effect we wanted. The staff was great. Ruth was in charge of reception that night. She was always around and checking to see if there was anything we needed. Emily was assigned to take care of the bride and groom only. She was the BEST. On such a special day it was nice to have someone making sure your drink was full, greeting the wedding party upon arrival, showing them to the wedding party suite, making sure they had appetizers waiting, getting luggage to your room, packing up the presents, repackaging cake knife, cake topper and toasting flutes. She took care of it all. She was a bride and groom's best friend for the day. So helpful and so nice. I cannot say enough good things about the Pier 5 and it's staff. They truly made it a PERFECT wedding day.

We had our wedding for about 75 people at the Admiral Fell Inn in November 2010. It was a stunning, perfect venue. Our guests cannot stop gushing about what a beautiful, fun wedding we had. We chose the Admiral Fell Inn for several reasons: because it is such a unique, quintessentially Baltimore setting, and because they really provide a one-stop-shop. I didn't have to deal with 50 individual vendors for cake, food, chair covers, table cloths, lighting, etc. The AFI takes care of nearly everything for you, and Christina was a joy to work with -- very responsive, very patient with my constant questions. Though we only had less than five months to plan, she made sure everything went smoothly. We had our ceremony outside on the Bond Street Pier, and even though it was a little chilly, it was so worth it. The setting was stunning, and our photos are indescribably beautiful. So much better than a stuffy church or other indoor setting! The reception went perfectly. I had prepared myself for everything not to be absolutely perfect, but it was. The food was great -- the crab cakes were an excellent example of true Maryland crab cakes; the filet was tender and cooked beautifully. Appetizers at the cocktail hour were fresh, delicious and plentiful. The bartenders were friendly and knew what they were doing -- I never saw more than two people waiting at the bar at any one time. Donna, our bridal hostess, was amazing. She was so helpful and made certain that my groom and I had everything we needed at all times, without being intrusive. The reception began at sunset, and I'll never forget the beautiful lighting of the setting sun during our first dance and as everyone gave their toasts and began to eat. The space was set up perfectly for the size of our party. The cake, from Sugarbaker's -- the AFI handles the ordering, pickup, etc. of the cake -- was perfect, beautiful and tasty. Everything in the wedding happened when it should have. It went so smoothly, I still can't believe it. I can't think of one disappointment. We also had a brunch the next morning in the Stone Room, and it was the perfect way to say goodbye to all our guests, particularly those who needed to catch flights that morning. They could grab breakfast and coffee with us before dashing off the airport. And, perhaps most importantly, the AFI is dog-friendly, which meant our English bulldog could be part of the wedding from start to finish, even on the dance floor during the reception! It was a picture-perfect day I'll remember for the rest of my life, and I can't properly express my gratitude to Christina, Donna and the rest of the staff at the Admiral Fell Inn. Even the front desk staff were friendly and helpful! It was an affordable way to have a beautiful wedding with a very elegant, high-end, personalized feel.