Frequently Asked Questions

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In order, to reserve a date at Kings Mills, you would need to decide on the date, room, and time of the event.  Parties have a non- refundable deposit of $500 and weddings have a non-refundable deposit of $2000. 

 Payments are accepted in the form of checks, wire transfers, or cash.

WE DO NOT ACCEPT CREDIT CARDS. 

We offer reduced room rentals on Fridays and Sundays as well as during the months of January, February, March, July, August and December. Please call for details. 

You have the option to extend your wedding/event in advance, or to extend on the night of the wedding/event. 

We are a full service banquet facility, but do not have a restaurant on site; therefore, we are not able to offer food tastings.  The same chefs and cooks have been preparing our food for over 19 years and in that time we have grown into the premier banquet facility in our region. We have not run a single advertisement in over 23 years and have prospered from “word of mouth” referrals. 

Our chefs can prepare special meals for dietary needs such as gluten free, vegan, or food allergies. Please let us know at your final checklist and we will make sure that these guests are accommodated. 

Yes, children meals are offered for ages 9 and under at a reduced price. 

Kings Mills is a BYOB facility and you have one of two options regarding liquor. If you would like to bring in your own alcohol, we would provide a list of everything you need with the types and quantities.  You can drop off the alcohol the week of the wedding and we will get everything set up for you. If you would like the liquor to be delivered, we have a brokerage service available that will deliver the liquor for the price at the state store with no other fees.  We work with a bartender service to supply trained and knowledgeable bartenders for your event. There is a required tip for the bartender  and they would also have a tip cup on the bar. 

Generally a preliminary checklist is scheduled 3-6 months before the wedding reception and a final checklist is scheduled 11-13 days before the wedding date! 

We host most of our events on Friday nights, Saturdays and Sundays, so we are not able to accommodate appointments on the weekend. We do, however, offer evening hours one night a week to accommodate those who are not available during the day. 

Yes, we usually hold up to two events on one day. Each event has its own entrance, bar and bathrooms so that there is no intermingling of crowds. Privacy is of the utmost importance at Kings Mills.  We do offer an exclusive package to host only one wedding on a day, please inquire in the office for availability and pricing. 

All of the ballrooms are handicap accessible and have handicap accessible restrooms. 

Kings Mills has abundant on-site complimentary parking for your guests.  

We provide a list of preferred vendors to all of our weddings/events. All of the vendors that we recommend are fully insured and are leaders in their industry. 

There is a $95 administrative fee associated with outside vendors. We provide you with a rules and waiver sheet for your vendors to fill out and return to us.   All vendors are required, of course, to have general business liability insurance to perform on the property as is a standard in the industry. 

Kings Mills has a full club sound system with lighting effects built into the room. The only equipment that a DJ is permitted to bring is their laptop computer and a mini controller.  There is a $195 sound charge for use of the sound system and lighting effects, that is reduced to $75 when using a recommended DJ 

We have fantastic bands that we recommend or you are welcome to use a band of your choice. There is a $495.00 band charge. This fee includes the extra setup and breakdown time for a band, powered monitors for the band, an area carpet for the band to set up on and we will have cables to connect their mixing board to ours. The band would only bring in their instruments, microphones and mix down board. The band would need to use electronic drum kits since regular drum kits are not permitted. 

We have special rates set up with many of the local hotels and most of them have an optional shuttle service available for your guests. The hotel list can be viewed on our website under the vendor’s page. 

No, we are a full service facility with our own chefs and cooks and for insurance reasons we are not able to accommodate outside caterers on the premises. 

Yes, you are welcome to bring your own centerpieces, but please refrain from using potted plants, confetti, glitter, or open flames. We do include one rustic style LED lantern in our package, and we have also just added state of the art color lighted centerpieces at an additional fee. 

Items are dropped off either Tuesday or Wednesday the week of the wedding/event.  We will gladly set these Items out for you when we set up your room.  Items need to be delivered preassembled and/or ready to be placed on tables.