I attended a wedding at this venue over the weekend. As a very close friend of the bride and a part of the bridal party I was excited for my friend to get married at this small, but very pretty venue. After the venue owner began telling her THE WEEK of her wedding that she wasn't allowed to access the elevator after being told that she would, then she was told that she couldn't access the bridal suite (which she paid $300 for) until 12pm noon for the bridal party to get ready. My friend had to search through emails to show the owner things that she said because she was changing things that were previously talked about. The venue owner told my friend that "you won't be able to find a venue on this short of notice" when my friend became upset over the last minute changes. The bride In the days before her wedding was having to make last minute changes and spend extra money to cover things because the venue owner who I believe is a crooked business owner was doing this to her. The day of the wedding I had 12 bridesmaids crammed into my apartment getting hair and makeup because if the last minute changes regarding the bridal suite. The day of the wedding, the wedding coordinator had everything decorated beautifully. The ceremony was beautiful, afterwards the music started, and everyone was having a lot of fun. The venue was paid for until midnight. At about 9:00 pm a guest took off her heels because of course after dancing, most of us had our shoes off. The venue owner decided to shut down the venue, first saying that peple can not be without shoes. After the bride showed her that she was also barefoot, SUDDENLY she started claiming that someone had smoked in the bathroom. 175 guests can vouch for the fact that there was NO smoking in doors. I firmly believe that this was just an excuse to shut it down. The bride was ROBBED. The bride became upset because there was not a reason for this. The venue owner then had the police show up. The bride was HUMILIATED in front of her family and friends. Some of her family had flown thousands of miles to see her on the biggest day of her life and watched the police shut down her reception. I felt TERRIBLE for my friend who saved for so long to have the wedding day of her dreams only to be robbed of that by this woman who owns the venue. My cousin was going to get married here last year and literally the week of the wedding things started changing, exactly like this. Don't let the pictures fool you, if you have your wedding at the Almond Pavilion, you WILL be sorry. It is run by a very crooked woman who doesn't care if it is your day. She will stand around the entire time, in the background of photos . She will change things last minute. A building of that size would have smoke sprinklers, none were activated. My friends big day will forever be stained by the terrible decisions made by the venue owner. I would NEVER recommend this venue to anyone unless you want to be baited and switched. I only gave 1 star because Yelp requires a rating but I give this place a ZERO star rating. read more