The venue was beautiful and the food was great. I did our ceremony and reception at The Oaks and they set up the tables, chairs and linens. We got to use the property for our photo...graphy sessions which was great. They have a lake, cute little clubhouse, gorgeous trees, basically it was a dream to take our "first look photos" on their property. They will tell you that you can't disturb the members at all when you're using the property but this wasn't an issue at all in our case. We have to wait on members to move off of the hole next to the lake once, but it wasn't a big deal. I had a few decorations like the aisle runner, table cards, guest book, signs, and some decorative lanterns that my bridal party had to set out because the people at the venue wouldn't do it. (according to the woman I was working with, Tina). Since we payed over 9 grand (just to the oaks, no alcohol) for our 95 person wedding you would think they could do that small courtesy, but it wasn't that big of a deal.
Oh Tina, I want to give her the benefit of the doubt but at the same time I feel I need to warn the brides that come after me... Although Tina is a very nice woman, I was really frustrated (at times) working with her. I would ask for things to be cut from the BEO or swapped (food stuff) and it took multiple emails for her to get it right. I was really upset that not only was she not there the day of my event(she gave the impression of maybe she'll be there, maybe she won't, it was very unclear); but she didn't even tell me who to contact the day of. They added a table without my permission which 1. my florist didn't have a centerpiece for, 2. it messed up my seating chart, and 3. it obviously left empty seats in my reception area which is not the look I wanted. I can't help but suspect this was a retaliation for not choosing Tina's personal baking company for the desert bar. (Lesson learned, don't use the same vendor for multiple things if you don't 100% believe you will use them) The female staff member that introduced herself (sadly I can't remember her name) did get our golf cart promptly and helped my day of coordinator with some of our frustrations. I do have to apologize to her for being so short, I was just frustrated about the changes. Overall I WOULD recommend this venue if you have a wedding coordinator. You can also speak with Susan at the oaks to plan your event. Not trying to trash talk anyone, just sharing my honest experience. Good luck, future brides! (: