I got married recently at 15 Acres and I just have to start out by saying that the venue is BEAUTIFUL!!! The outdoor ceremony, the covered patio, the lily pond, the huge reception hall, and just so much more! The perfect place to have a wedding or any big event! So many of our guests got wonderful pictures in the outdoor area! Also the 15 Acres team is great, very kind, and on top of their stuff! Our wedding was easily the best night of our lives! We all danced the night away!! The guests truly enjoyed it!! But I did want to suggest a few hiccups that we did experience.
1.) The "open bar" and the bar staff. We had mentioned to the 15 Acres staff that we do not want the drinks under poured since a previous bride stated to us the same thing happened to her at her wedding. They said that they have never done something like that and it wouldn't happen at our wedding. Well, we were informed by majority of our guests that it did happen and the bar staff seemed very rude and inconvenienced by the guests when they would ask for drinks. They would let certain people get 2 drinks at a time but then they wouldn't let others do the same. Also the bar was supposed to be closed at 9:30 and at 9:27 PM, the groom asked for a beer and the bartender denied him the service. The groom was informed that the bar closed 15 minutes early which was not supposed to even happen. Nobody let us know about that happening at all until he tried ordering his last beer. Now we completely understand that there are certain liabilities and they don't want people sloppy drunk or drunk driving, but we spent a lot of money on an open bar and the bar staff kept cutting off guests who weren't even drunk and saying to them "no you can't have it you're too drunk"! Which in my opinion is very rude, accusing, and unprofessional. It would be different if they were really wasted. The glass cups 15 acres provides are like shot glasses. I was very taken back to hear about this since we were told that would not happen to us. So the 15 Acres staff did not stick with their word about the open bar.
2.) Uber and Lyft situation. It was brought to our attention that Uber and Lyft were inaccessible from the venue. People who were trying to request an Uber were not able to get one unless they schedule it way in advance. So we suggest carpooling, shuttle if at all available from a hotel, and/or having a DD.
3.) Our day of coordinator. She was actually so wonderful throughout our wedding process. She was so warm and welcoming, very kind, she was very on top of her stuff when it came to contacting the vendors and coming up with suggestions for us, and she was super punctual when it came to replying to our questions via email or text! I really enjoyed working with her however on our wedding day, we still had a lot of questions that needed to be answered and we felt that whenever anybody brought them up, it was made to seem that everything was already in order when it actually wasn't. When the bridal party arrived at 10 am, we were told that the mimosas would be ready for us while we start getting ready with hair and make up. The mimosas were nowhere to be found so my mom had to ask another coordinator who was assisting that day to bring them out. When the groom party arrived at 1 pm, they were told their beers would be ready to go, but they weren't brought out until 1:45 after the groom, maid of honor, and the groom's sister asked the coordinator for the beers. Both mimosas and beers should've already been in the rooms the moment we all walked in. When it came to rehearsal, the groomsmen didn't have a walkthrough. It was just told to them that they'd go over it right then and there during the ceremony. So many of the groomsmen were so confused on what to do or where to stand. The maid of honor was told by another bridesmaid what she needed to do during the ceremony with the wedding ring and bouquet and the photographer ended up having to step in to tell her to fix my dress. The ring bearers and the flower girls had no idea what they were supposed to be doing as well. Every time someone would ask her a question, she would respond in a rude manner. I understand she was probably having a stressful day and planning a wedding is a lot, but these were legitimate questions that we all needed answers to and I felt like we needed way more preparation.
But despite these hiccups and preparation issues, the wedding still turned out amazing for us and our guests had an overall great time! Thank you 15 Acres. This is a very beautiful place to have a wedding. read more