This was a lovely venue. The barn and gazebo were gorgeous. Unfortunately, our interactions with the owner made certain parts of wedding planning and our wedding day unpleasant:
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(1) 2 weeks prior to the wedding, we were informed that there would be another wedding taking place on the same day as ours, but in the mansion. We were using the barn so it wasn’t a problem, but we were told at our initial meeting that the whole property was available for photographs. Again, not a big deal.
However the owner sprung a $200 fee on us to have someone available to direct traffic to the appropriate parking lot. Quote “it will be chaos” if we did not pay the fee. We put out a sign and told people where to park ahead of time. It was fine.
(2) we were told the gazebo had power for speakers and a microphone. There was no power. We had to scramble to get an extension cord several hours before the ceremony.
(3) we were told the stove in the kitchen was working two weeks prior to the wedding. Our caterer discovered quickly that they were not working. We asked to use the warmers and the owner requested an additional $50 fee to use them - although we were using them because her equipment didn’t work. In the end, after we bargained with her son, we didn’t pay.
(4) the owner drove a gold cart up and down the gravel driveway during our ceremony and guests had a hard time hearing our vows.
(5) the owner followed our very sweet caterer around the kitchen, telling her what she could and could not do, making it difficult to prepare the meal at all. She accused our caterer of stealing soda syrups.
(6) the brides mother opened an unlocked cupboard while setting up. The owner was very rude, telling her she should have asked and made her feel terrible. Again, an unlocked cupboard.
(7) we very quickly ran out of toilet paper rolls and paper towels in the restrooms. There were very few rolls supplied.
(8) immediately after the ceremony, the owner brought her golf cart to load up the chairs. We had to do wedding pictures while dodging her in the background. This wasn’t a big deal but it was frankly just a little annoying.
Other things to be aware of:
- the bridal suite does not have a great table so we brought our own.
- not very handicap accessible due to the gravel