At a first glance it is a very beautiful venue but, the neglected property management almost ruined my wedding day. The power went off at 10:45 that morning and would not stay on. My wedding coordinator contacted the property manager, to which she did not answer and my matron of honor basically had to handle it all to where I couldn't spend time with all my bridesmaids the day of my wedding. When my Matron of Honor called and the property manager didn't answer she left a message, asking her to call back asap. Which she then immediately called my coordinator back. She never gave my Matron of Honor the common courtesy to even let us know she was going to fix it or that she would be coming there. She finally showed up and she sat and flipped the breaker off and on for 4 hours. She did not bother getting a generator till 30 minutes before the wedding which filled up the barn with a gas smell. I did not get to have my grand entrance the way I wanted to due to the electricity being off. The fog machine I wanted to use did not have time to heat up. The electric outlets and all wiring all need to be replaced before there is a fire or someone gets electrocuted.
The air conditioning couldn't keep the rooms cool to where the groomsmen's were covered in sweat while they were getting ready. The electricity was off and on every 15 minutes and we did not know if the food would be ok to eat. My cake fell due to the electricity being off. Almost all my guest left immediately after dinner due to the heat. A lot of my guest got over heated and even myself to where I almost had to change to enjoy my reception.
There are nails sticking out of wood to where my dress got caught on one and there are nails and screws all over the ground. I was skeptical about letting my child run around.
The guest house-the mice added to the rustic touch
The property manager was told by the Bridesmaids, there was a mouse problem she stated I had it sprayed, and then the following day I saw the mouse on the kitchen counter, eating the chips, which the rodent problem was another reason why my guests didn't want to stay. The whole point of us renting the place for the weekend was so that everybody could stay. On top of that her complimentary condiments were expired. The beds need to be replaced.
The hanger to hang your bridesmaids dresses is only meant for short dresses not long.
The fridge in the saloon had to be used by the caterer for food, so there is not a fridge available for keeping drinks cold for the bar, I had to go buy big tubs to keep the beer cold. So there needs to be a commercial refrigerator for caterers only as well as one in the saloon.
The extra parking is up the hill so all the extra cars that are parked will show up in your reception pictures.
-Chairs for ceremony and reception
I was told the day before to assign people to help move chairs in from the ceremony to reception area. I mentioned this to my wedding coordinator who contacted the property manager to which the manger stated that her and her assistant could move the chairs. After the ceremony one of my guests was seen moving chairs, while Kathy sat and watched. When my coordinator mentioned to Kathy about moving the chairs, she started yelling at her. My guests should not have to move chairs, some of them were in their 80s and 90s. If she is going to accommodate 120 people she needs to have 240 chairs.
When I addressed all these issues the following day, she tries to bribe me with a free girls weekend at the venue, stating "I don't want you to write a bad review". read more