We were thinking about having our 2017 wedding reception at this Elks Lodge in Auburn. We decided to go elsewhere since the contact was very unfriendly and not very helpful. Right off the bat, any questions asked were answered with vague and unprofessional responses. The emails were all one sentence, no punctuation, sometimes all capital letters, etc. We usually had to guess/piece out the answers. When visiting, we had to peak inside while there was a meeting. I also asked about what decorations were allowed. He then replied with "This isnt a highschool prom." Uuumm, excuse me but I can ask if decorations are allowed. Needless to say, it was useless visiting the first time so we had to schedule another visit to actually GO INSIDE. There is also no taste testing so we asked if it was possible, was willing to pay a fee, to swing by an event and get a small to-go bag. After some back and forth, he gave some times and dates to visit. Great! We may have a chance! Nope. We called to ask if we could swing by, instead we got a lecture. This lecture consisted of telling us that they usually do not do taste testings, if we wanted one we could drive 5/10 minutes up the road and spend a thousand dollars more...he doesnt think this place is for us, they dont use six pieces of silverware, etc. This really upset us. We are new to wedding planning, its not like we have been married before. He was extremely unfriendly, just plain rude, and ignorant. Its unfortunate too since the place was nice, the prices were great, and we loved the outdoor space. Literally, if it wasnt for him...we would have probably have used Elks for our reception. He was SO BAD, we had to go somewhere else where we were not judged, criticized, and actually wanted our business. I really can not say enough on how terrible he was as a contact. read more