Black Walnut Point Inn

I couldn’t agree more with the below review from 6÷1÷2015.
We hosted a smaller wedding of approximately 50 people on 6÷13÷2015. Bob and Tracy were absolutely wonderful and kept me completely relaxed and focused during the entire weekend. During down time, guests were able to fish, kayak, swim, play volleyball, grill, etc.
As previously noted by another Unilocaler, Bob and Tracy have excellent relationships with their vendors, which makes the entire process planning process flawless.
The BWPI is a little piece of paradise that should not be overlooked when planning your next event or getaway.

We hosted our nearly 200 person wedding at Black Walnut Point Inn in May 2015 and could not have had a better experience.
Not only are the views beautiful, Bob and Tracy are wonderful to work with. If you can dream it up, they’ll figure out a way to make it happen. They also have existing relationships with most of the vendors on or near the Island, so it makes coordinating very easy.
Our friends have told us time and again that ours was the most epic, fun wedding they’ve ever been to — and that’s due in large part to Bob and Tracy’s willingness to let us go a little crazy and get outside of the traditional wedding box.

My partner and I had our wedding ceremony at the Point. We reserved the whole house and had our reception dinner in the dinning room. It was cozy and quaint. We had Tracey officiate the wedding and he did a tremendous job. Bob is off the chain but a lot of fun. Wish we could have stayed longer. Great place and Bob and Tracy are really good hosts.
T & L

My wife and I recently hosted our friends and family for our wedding at BWPI. We booked the entirety of the inn and had our rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception on their stunning grounds. A week later, we are still getting rave reviews about Bob and Tracy’s not so little piece of paradise. Not only was the wedding experience smooth, but we were treated to butterflies galore and numerous bald eagle sightings. We also highly recommend Two if by Sea for catering. Needless to say, we will be back for many relaxing trips both summer and winter.

Spent a weekend here with friends and had a great time. Bob and Tracy were good hosts, the breakfasts were wonderful, and the house was charming as can be. Perfect location on the water with lovely gardens to explore. Totally recommend!

HOST A WEDDING HERE!!! It’s crazy that people don’t like this place or the owners. We attended a wedding here over the past weekend and it was AMAZING. Not only because the wedding was well planned, but because Tracy and Bob were on top of everything, but in a fun, non-​stressed way of doing it. Most event coordinators are nerve racking, stressed, a-​holes. These guys were fun, on time, and knew when to be serious and when to laugh. Let’s be real people, the behind the scenes of weddings ARE NOT FUN. Being in a wedding IS NOT FUN. It’s a whole lot of «stand here and be quiet. wait there for thirty minutes. wear this. say that. yadda yadda yadda.»
When the weather dropped 30 degrees and got super windy they tightened up the hatches on the tent walls, cranked up the heater, turned up the music, and got people moving to heat the place up. There was nothing else they could have done better.
5 stars, hats off, and thanks for supporting all types of marriages and unions. You guys are great.

Where to begin…
My dear friends decided to host their wedding at the Black Walnut Point Inn. While the location is stunning, the Inn Keepers/​Wedding Coordinators were an absolute nightmares to deal with. I have worked for many years as a wedding planner and when my best friend asked me to help plan her wedding I was thrilled to be a part of it. The Inn itself is the ideal location for an outdoor wedding on the bay. 2 hours from DC, water on all sides and tucked away from everything. But, if you plan on having a normal wedding where guests can dance the night away and drink champagne with no worries in the world this is not the location for you.
The initial site visit left the bride and groom with a a feeling that this was the place. Bob, the person in charge of the selling and servicing weddings promised them the world. With gorgeous surroundings and a promise of total privacy, a bonfire on the lawn, unlimited private access to a pool and hotub and no shut down time they were ready to book. It all went down from there.
When we attended the wedding tasting a month before, information came to light that was not previously discussed by the Inn Keepers. It left a bad taste in the bride and groom’s mouth but they decided to move forward. Fingers crossed that even though they seemed to know very little about weddings we could still make it work.
At the start of the wedding the weather turned and just 10 minutes before the ceremony was about to begin a tornado watch was in full effect. As I attempted to downplay it to the bride and groom, keep them in their cabins and minimize their stress, Bob and Tracy did the opposite. Tracy came running out shouting «its not a question of if its coming, its when its coming.» I asked him «what does this mean, what are you telling me, do we need to move people inside», etc. He basically rolled his eyes at me and told me he didn’t know. What they should have of done was problem solve. Outdoor weddings are always at the whim of mother nature and when things aren’t looking good it is the job of the coordinator to downplay the situation to the bride and groom, get the towels ready for wiping everything down, tie down the tent sides and make it happen. Instead Bob and Tracy stood around giggling and making jokes about how the wedding may not happen.
The next fail was when the groom’s aunt had a service dog with her and Tracy flipped out. As I was running around trying to figure out how to get the ceremony going as the rain was beginning to cease, I interrupted a screaming match between Tracy and the groom. The person that was screaming was Tracy. This was before the ceremony had even began and Tracy was fuming, threatening that he had pictures of the dog on the lawn and legal representation and was basically throwing a fit about their no dog policy. This was all over a 25 pound pomeranian wearing a little vest with papers very clearly stating he was a service dog. By law, that dog should have been allowed on the premises without question.
Then the wedding began. The next few hours were smooth, guests were having fun, eating, drinking, dancing. As midnight rolled around, the bride and groom were getting excited. They were ready to relax and enjoy the after party. This is when Bob and Tracy went running through the property rudely stating that it was midnight and everyone had to leave and the music had to be turned off. Tracy went as far as to throw a fit in the foyer saying «I just want everyone out of MY house» while clenching his fists and stomping his feet. One of the main selling points of Inn was that it was far away from it all and everyone could stay as long as they wanted and their was no cut off on music. It was also no where to be found in the contract that it all had to end at midnight. Bob and Tracy then called the police, not once but twice. The first time was to kick everyone out and the second was to end the bonfire. Both of these things were not only promised to the bride and groom, but were the main reasons they booked the BWPI for their wedding!
Bottom line– the place is beautiful. While it should be a hot spot for weddings based on the location and setting– it is not. They do not want your business and treat you as if you are guests intruding in their private home. They have no experience in dealing with weddings and all the things that come along with it. People spend copious amounts of money on weddings so that the coordinators deal with everything, from the food to the guests to the weather and all the other drama involved. Instead, Bob and Tracy over dramatized everything, threatened their guests and tried to have people arrested. if you are considering a wedding in Tilhman Island, which is a lovely place with very friendly people look elsewhere. They have no idea what their doing and I am still baffled as to why they would choose to be hospitality professionals.

DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE
DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE
DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE
Bob promised the world when pitching us, promising very specific things.
Well, turns out he is a big embellisher and just a teller of tall tales.
Nothing he talked about materialized. He doesn’t answer the phone and doesn’t return calls/​emails.
His boyfriend/​partner Tracy is just a hot mess. I don’t even know where to start with him.
He somehow thought shouting in my face and talking about his previous wedding bride having a miscarriage would be a helpful contribution when he decided to crash my food tasting with the caterer and eat our food.
Since we paid the final payment on our site fee (before the wedding), we just began to feel like an inconvenience and unwanted guests.
We spent months planning our wedding and were just cool as ice, calm and collected about everything. No stress, no worries…
But when it came time for the wedding and had to deal with Bob & Tracy on «the day of», I felt like we were part of their crazy dramatic bridezilla drama-​filled disorganized wedding… instead of the bride & groom.
They whined and complained about everything and generally acted bitchy and rude, like we were college students throwing an unwanted keg-​party in their backyard or something.
Which is really funny, since about 80+% of our guests were C-​level executives, lawyers, doctors, engineers and professors. We had a wonderful tent, wonderful food, wonderful bar, wonderful band, wonderful DJ, wonderful toasts… but horrible hosts. They are incapable of handling an event smoothly and without unnecessary drama.
Tracy threw a huge tantrum about my aunt having a service dog on premises… and said he was cancelling the wedding because «I don’t allow dogs in my house and it went inside the inn… I’m going to cancel this wedding» LOL!!! It was a tiny little dog in a service dog vest with his service dog ID attached to it. I tried to be calm but he just kept escalating it… until it came to the point of shouting obscenities at full volume AT MY MOTHER. This was just one of many remarkable things they did that evening, and probably not even the worst thing they did.
It was an interesting situation… to say the least. All my guests thought the wedding was wonderful… and so did I… We loved our wedding and everything we put together… but the whole time we felt like we were fending off two psycho drama queens who were in over their heads.
Bottom line, they are just inexperienced amateurs… they were overwhelmed and in over their heads, and downright scared. It was simply too much for them… and their solution for any problem seems to alway involve maximum drama and rudeness, rather than gracious warmth and calm problem solving. It’s funny, because you can go to any of the local places on the whole island (or eastern shore really), like the awesome Harrison Country Inn, and the attitude is totally the opposite.
These guys don’t really belong here… they aren’t Eastern Shore people. Somehow they landed the deal to live out their B&B fantasy after Tracy got fired from his job.
Two thumbs down for the selfish drama queens. They are just consistently dishonest, rude, selfish, unprofessional and downright outrageously obnoxious.
Bob and Tracy are sick people. Stay away from them. The only thing the BWPI has going for it is the scenery. You’re better off staying at the Harrison Country Inn or one of the other B&Bs that actually tries (you know, like actually has a real breakfast… other than those same old soggy egg squares every morning).
I was severely traumatized by the experience of dealing with them for my wedding.
I felt like they tried to ruin it.
They are also dishonest, when we came to stay at the inn a month before our wedding, they told us the only room available was the most expensive one… but there were no other guests when we came.
Just overall, every dealing with everyone involved in our wedding, EXCEPT BWPI, was awesome! All the other people on and around Tilghman Island (Easton, St Michaels, etc.) ARE THE BEST… SUCH SUCH nice people… so friendly…
BUT BOB & TRACY are the BWPI were just a nightmare to deal with. Unprofessional, unreliable, dishonest, RUDE RUDE RUDE RUDE and MELODRAMATIC to a MAXIMUM possible level. I don’t know what their problem is…
As my mother put it, Bob and Tracy are «two bitches on wheels.»
DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE
DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE
DO NOT HOST A WEDDING OR EVENT HERE

While I would like to first point out that the grounds of the Black Walnut Inn are gorgeous and the location is great for a quite relaxing vacation I would absolutely not reccomend this place for a wedding unless the proprietors Bob and Tracy are no longer in charge of the place. As event coordinators it is their job to take the pressure and anxiety away from the bride and groom and make sure everything runs smoothly. Even if this was the largest event they have ever done (100 guests), they missed this mark by a long shot. They were extremely unprofessional, consistantly bothered the bride with minor details and created more drama than was neccessary throughout the whole event. It all started when they refused to allow a service dog of one of the guests on the property (which they are required to allow by law). Eventually the dog was allowed on site, but only after a screaming match between the innkeepers and a few of the guests. Then Tracy told the bride her wedding was «not going to happen» when it began to rain which is by far the LAST thing you say to a bride on her wedding day. And then to top it off the catering company created 2 plates for the bride and groom so that they did not have to go to the buffet themselves. When the bride asked Bob if he know what happened to the dinner that was set aside by the caterers for her and the groom she was told that the caterers gave the plates to him so he and Tracy ate them. That is just simply unacceptable and unprofessional. The innkeepers basically acted like the bride and groom were actors at their own wedding and treated the guests as an inconvience. While this may be a nice Inn for a weekend getaway I would absolutely never book a wedding here, which is a shame because the place has so much potential. It is simply the Innkeepers that are unacceptable as hosts and planners.

Where to begin. My friends had a wedding here and Bob and Tracy were unprofessional and just a mess. For example, I booked my room and they charged my credit card for the deposit. Then days later they called the bride to tell her they double booked rooms and to let me know I had no room. Why are you involving the bride in your silly mistake of over-​booking the property?! And when I called him to tell him I was disappointed, he told me the other hotel we could book was better anyway. Oooookay. But it got way worse. Yes, a wedding can be very challenging — from unpredictable weather to unpredictable guests with needs and requests that are not easy to satisfy. But Bob and Tracy sold them selves as site managers and day of coordinators and they were not on top of their game. When a storm blew in right before the wedding Bob said to the groom «this wedding is not happening.» Ummmmm. It’s his job to make it happen. After the storm, the guests and the band were tying the side of the tent on (which should have been done before the storm to keep the tables from getting wet), getting new linens, resetting tables, wiping down chairs. Bob should have been instructing the catering staff to do that. As a hospitality professional he should be resolving conflicts and problem solving to make sure the wedding event is successful and not stressful to the bride, groom and other guests. Instead he was MIA, causing unnecessary drama, or repeatedly calling the police or fire department on his guests. He also told the bride and groom there was no curfew for the space, then pulled the plug on the party early. This wedding was about 100 people and it doesn’t seem like these gentleman can handle a wedding of this size. Major FAIL. On a positive note, the location is gorgeous — right on the water with beautiful views. The cabins were also awesome accommodations. Too bad the inn keepers were not accommodating.

Beautiful grounds. Unfortunately it rained most of the time we were there. A truly relaxing place in quiet isolation. Very friendly innkeepers and staff with lovely touched and delicious breakfasts. The house, however, is very old — part of the charm — so be prepared. This won’t be «luxury,» but it’s definitely peaceful and quaint. The price is probably a bit steep for what you get, but seems like the going rate on the Eastern Shore is high to begin with!

Heaven on Earth on this lovely little island oasis on the Chesapeake. We stumbled upon the inn on a drive through the area and couldnt believe what a beautiful spot we had found. Hosts Bob and Tracy are gracious, generous, and welcoming. They and their staff, (Ms Virginia and Peggy) create delicious filling breakfasts every morning, iced mint tea to die for (and worthy of 5 stars in themselves), and impromptu gatherings at any time. The gorgeous house is surrounded on one side by a bird sancuary, and on all others by the beautiful chesepeake bay. You can watch the sunset from the privacy of your well appointed, clean, cozy room, or pool side with friendly guests. You can wander the manicured property and feel as quiet as you want, or join friendly guests, hosts, and staff on the porch. Go there. as soon as you can. You’ll love it!

Gorgeous setting. We saw eagles, bluebirds, redwinged blackbirds, other winged wonders. The sunroom in the main house is worth the price of admission. We stayed in one of the little cabins, which was very private and comfortable. Our only complaint was the breakfast — overcooked egg thing baked in a muffin tin, dry cold rolls, nothing special, especially when compared with the rest of the Inn’s amenities. Definitely try Two If By Sea for dinner.

This is a great place for rest and refreshment. Truly one of God’s chosen places. We stayed in a cabin. Bed was great full kitchen and clean. The staff is fantastic. They make you feel special. The grounds are beautiful and the views great. We loved the sunrises and sunsets. The main house was rich with style and elegance. The sun room had a great view of the sunset. The breakfast was first rate and the cook very personable. Didn’t use the hot tub but other guests seemed to really enjoy it.
I can truly say you can’t go wrong staying here. My wife and I will definitely be going back. Thanks Bob and Tracy.