I was planning to drive an hour and a half to have a small marriage ceremony and had questions to know what I was going to receive. This business from the time I started communicating with them was very unprofessional. When I called the person I was speaking with never told me their name, neither time. During my call I was trying to figure out the services that are available for the facility, and not even attempting to answer I asked, she said in a very demeaning tone "you must have not taken a good look at our website", I said that I was unfortunately the computer I was using was a work computer and was not able to see everything on the website only a few pictures of the garden and the parlor. The pictures of the indoor and outdoor locations are very confusing because they show 8 chairs for people to sit down, but the total amount of people including the bride and groom are 8??? When calling Elope Michigan me and my fiancé were only planning to have our parents and my grandmother at the ceremony. After a bit of time discussing it more we decided to have a wedding ceremony to be able to invite all of our friends and family I found the entire interaction with the people very improper for a company that has been around for 19 years. I say people because my phone dropped the call and I had to redial and got a different person. read more

Elope Michigan - Traditional Parlor with 8 chairs - Officiants Near Me - Ann Arbor, Michigan

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DO NOT EVER GO HERE. EVER. We were there Monday night; 8/5/19. We got there 10 minutes early and she was mad about the number of cars in the driveway. The lady complained that my husbands family was 2 minutes late and refused to let them in. We tried to take a couple pictures outside and she yelled at us.. She also WOULD NOT LET ME BRING MY SERVICE DOG IN, she said she was 'afraid'. I am a disabled veteran with PTSD and having my dog there would have meant the world. Before we went inside she said we could have a photographer and 2 of our witnesses. She then changed her mind and would not let my mother enter. The photographer ended up being a witness, the photographer even begged to have her let my mom in... nope. She even LOCKED. THE. DOOR. On us. This was a horrific experience and it will be something I never forget. I 100% REGRET GOING THROUGH THIS COMPANY or whatever you would call it. I would call it hell. read more

The wedding is performed in a very lovely and professional manner. Karla was great and the indoor setting looks quite nice. The price was similar to other places and not too expensive. However, I think it is hard to reach her by phone once we made the appointment and paid the bill, maybe she is too busy with all the ceremonies in such a busy season. As for e-mail communications, make sure you read the instructions very carefully and do not ask any question that violates what has been mentioned in the instruction, and I don't think anything could be negotiable once there is a rule. Paula replies e-mails quite fast which was great, but I think she gets angry/dismay with people and tend to copy and paste the instruction. She is quite responsible, but I am not quite used to her tone of speaking/explaining things. It would be great if she could be a little bit more welcoming and warmer. A small suggestion, I hope you could put a sign on the door saying "OPEN NOW". When we first arrived at 1:00, the door is closed, or is just very tight, so we thought no one was inside. Seven minutes after the reserved time, we tried the door again and now we can open it easily. It might confuse others in the future. Moreover, the internet connection might not be very stable, we put a video chat with our parents, but it stops working after 10 minutes. If I had known about that, I could have used my iPhone data instead. So, for future users, you might just use your cellular data if possible. Moreover, tripods are not allowed for taking pictures/videos. No guests are allowed to wait in the car. They have very stringent rules about that. Overall, I would still recommend this place to my friends. read more

My wife and I got married here a couple years back (May 2011). Just a few close family and friends and we did a simple ceremony. It is a nice venue for small weddings, and we really enjoyed having our wedding here! Karla was great and tailored things to our preferences. Highly recommend fro a small wedding or eloping! read more

Not true that we asked for a "list of inclusions"!!! If this business had simply been willing to speak on the phone, they would have realized this! I asked the simplest of questions, none of which was in anyway important to me. There were exactly 4 questions I had asked by email, totally simple questions that every other officiant I spoke with on the phone later answered happily and immediately, without assuming they knew what I wanted based on my questions, which even I did not have any vision of what kind of answer to expect. For example, I asked "can we see the words the officiant will say ahead of of time?" None of the things I asked were very important to me, I was just curious what the service was like. One of the 4 questions (whether champagne was allowed) I even retracted immediately, because I found the answer on the paperwork they sent when the accepted the reservation. We did not even want champagne!! But I asked, in case, perhaps my mom might have brought some...I was happy to hear it wasn't allowed anyway, but apparently the owner of this business thought my question "Is champagne allowed" was a demand for an "inclusion". The comment that we "did not pay" is also ridiculous! The clerical error they made was to accidently put another couples name on the electronic payment slip they sent. When I tried to inform them of this, I was told they had cancelled "for my own best interest" (citing the fact that I'd used the word "wedding" when they only offered "elopement" services---really? what is the difference?) When I tried explain that there was misunderstanding and asked to please discuss by phone, the changed the reason for the cancellization, saying "I had not paid" by 9 pm although they had accepted my reservation at 4:22 pm that day. Really? Less than one business hour had elapsed and the incorrect name was on the payment slip? This is a TERRIBLE business. I have since discussed with many very nice officiants and found several very elegant places to have our very short and simple, but elegant legal marriage ceremony. Many other people in the business have heard similar stories about this officiant, Karla Groesbeck, whose name I am including since she has included ours. Don't use this business! It is completely unreliable and unreasonable! read more

Absolutely terrible. My mother recently got married at this place, and it was more like a funeral than a wedding. The person doing the ceremony was cold, rude and would not let us the restrooms... !!! Avoid this place if you want a decent memory of your wedding day. read more