MONEY HUNGRY! I advised them that I had to increase my headcount by one (as we received a late RSVP…read moreafter the cut off date) and they charged $20 on my credit card WITHOUT authorization or even letting me know that there would be an additional fee for ONE extra wedding guest. I had already paid them $4,000 for mediocre linens and a sloppy set up, figured they could've let the ONE extra guest slide and not charge an additional $20 on top of the $4,000 already paid. Get my point here? MONEY HUNGRY. Also the large overweight man who they sent to set up my wedding venue the day before my wedding was eating a greasy whopper at one of my guest tables and left the tablecloth DIRTY! He also hung the crystal columns in the wrong spot and when I pointed this out he said that it would be too much work to move. No dream wedding here, thanks Madeline's!

People warn you that things aren't going to go exactly as planned for your wedding, but at the very…read moreleast you would expect your decorator to get what you wanted correct, especially after paying them almost $3000. I found Madeline's online after looking at numerous reception decorators. I chose to go with Madeline's because I fell in love with their premium head table design. When I met with my consultant, Alison, she told me they couldn't do the design with a 2 tiered head table as they couldn't put the candles directly on the floor. Since I had a wedding party of 28, I re-organized my wedding party so 20 of them would sit on rounds on either side of the head table so I could get my magnificent head table. About one month before my wedding I find out that Alison no longer worked for Madeline's and they assign me a new consultant, Jamie. I ask to meet with Jamie before my wedding to ensure we were on the same page. I specifically asked her during this meeting "and my head table is going to have all the candles, right?" to which she replied "yes". I didn't realize at the time you have to Use Madeline's wedding Lingo "Premium vs Regular". I arrived at my reception and sure enough I didn't get the head table design I dreamed of. When I spoke to Jamie about this on the Monday following my wedding, she actually sat there and argued with me and told me I was wrong, it was a nightmare. Of course they only have their success stories on their web-site, I really hope Yelp takes off in Winnipeg so future brides can also see the not so successful stories.

We recently got married as the golf club and had terrible experience. First off if you have your…read morewedding here, make sure you get an inventory of the drinks and check it yourself, as they tried to double charge us for cocktails. It also took us hounding them for weeks after the wedding to receive the inventory to confirm their numbers. The coordinator Kayla is not qualified for the job. She is very unorganised and is not professional. She would not return our emails or messages for weeks before the wedding. We only got a response after calling every day for three days. Due to this we were unable to confirm aspects of our food orders and time plan for the wedding. She was rude to our guests, she disappeared during the setup, and some of the vendors were told the wrong information causing our ceremony area to not be set up. When they did set it up, it was not how we intended it, and it was last minute while guests where at the ceremony area. She reneged on our agreements that had already been made and tried to negotiate the price with us during the reception. The bartenders did not have a bottle opener for the drinks we had ordered specifically for the event and lost the bottle openers that we loaned them. They also stopped serving certain drinks due to having to walk to the other bar for supplies. The General Manager was also rude and would not make time for us to discuss the problems we had with the coordinator and the venue. The General Manager and the Coordinator both failed to take responsibility for the mistakes and short comings at our event and refused to reimburse us in any way. We had to fight tooth and nail for them to honour the agreements we had made prior to the wedding. Do not have your wedding at this venue.

I am in the process of planning my wedding and Niakwa is one of the places I considered. I must say…read morethat I was very impressed by the level of service. Before putting down any kind of down payment on the date, Trevor, the banquet manager was absolutely awesome! When we arrived for our appointment and tour of the place, he had a folder of information ready for us. He made suggestions and offered to customize a meal plan. The place was very pretty and located in a great part of the city. In the end we did not book at Niakwa because there was a minimum of 160 guests that had to be invited. Our wedding will be much smaller, at about 120 guests, so we didn't think having a host bar to make up for the lack of guests would be suitable for us. If you're looking for a gorgeous reception, go see Trevor Clearwater at Niakwa Country Club!

I've used Dream Day Decorators for my wedding about two years ago. The staff there are amazing. Any…read moreideas or request I had, they made it happen. I love that they can even accommodate with one day set up and take down since my venue prefer that. They definitely made all the guests feel they were in a different venue and that was one of my wishes. :)

We rented & purchased some decor, from DDD, for our wedding, which was not in Winnipeg. When it…read morecame to shipping to our location, DDD planned to use the bus (Greyhound). We reminded DDD that the bus service, to our area, is only 4 days a week, and we would prefer to use a courier to ensure delivery in time for decorating, we were more than willing to pay for it. The DDD staff reassured us, emphatically, that they had always used the bus and never had any problems. Long story short, the decor DID NOT ARRIVE IN TIME for our wedding day. Fortunately some of the items we rented/purchased were not critical, and with amazing friends and family locally we were able to pull together the rest of the items we needed. Our beautiful wedding day went off without a hitch, and no one was the wiser as to the missing decor. When we spoke with them the following week about refunding for items not received in time, they refused. They refused to refund our deposit, for having returned the goods, completely unused. They refused to refund us for the couple of hundred tealight candles we purchased & at least wanted to return...they likely sold them to another bride/event, therefore selling them twice. The expense for these items, $650, was not huge, but nonetheless lost. I was referred to DDD by other brides who had used them locally (in my community) before. I discourage future brides in this area from ever using them, and if you are in Winnipeg, despite of the contract/agreement you may hold in your hands, beware. (had to give this rating 1 star because there is no lower option or a zero).

The owner (Julie) misquoted me about $2,000 for my centerpieces which she did not honour. She told…read moreme to either take it or leave it. So centerpieces that I was quoted $2,500 for ended up costing $4,500. There were also endless mistakes with the types of flowers that I had picked. Each time the description was emailed to me, the flowers were wrong. I had to make several phone calls and go there in person several times to get this straightened out. Horrible unorganized service.

I'm really happy with the flowers my aunt received after my uncle passed away. I had to order over…read morethe phone and ended up calling at the end of the day, without realizing it. The lady on the other end was very helpful and took my order without sounding annoyed that it was the end of the day. She was awesome. My cousin took a couple of pictures when they arrived and it was just like I had hoped for. So thankful that I could trust them to do a great job considering I'm in BC and they are in Winnipeg and it was all done over the phone. Thanks again.

Four of us were there celebrating our lifelong friendship. We sat in the sunroom (I highky…read morerecommend sitting here). Ethan was our server and he was wonderful. Very charming and did everything to make our evening very special. He gave good recommendations and was very attentive without being intrusive. I had the prime rib with Yorkshire pudding, garlic mashed potatoes and roasted red peppers (I specifically asked for those) and my dinner was 5 stars. For dessert I had their Key Lime pie which was melt in your mouth scrumptious. If you want a memorable and wonderful dinner, I highly recommend The Gates.

My wife and I took her mother here for her birthday and it was all our first time here. The first…read morething you'll notice is that the property and surrounding land is beautiful. We came for an early dinner on a Wednesday so it was very quiet in the restaurant. I started with scallops which were cooked perfectly and had a very tasty aioli. For our entree's I had the beef tenderloin, my wife had pork tenderloin and my mother in law had a chicken linguini. My beef was cooked perfectly medium rare and was awesomely seasoned. The accompanying vegetables were great and I had an order of asparagus with bernaise. The bernaise was thicker than I expected but still had good flavour. My wife's pork was filled with apples and other things and wrapped in prosciutto. She said it was the best one of the best pork dishes she had. Lastly my mother in law really enjoyed her pasta We would all come back to The Gates for a special occasion in the future.

Went for my Halloween costume this weekend. They don't have everything out yet but they made sure I…read morecould get what I wanted. They also told me when to come back for other stuff so I wasn't wasting my time checking in. A great experience and my first time being here which seems crazy since I've lived in Winnipeg my whole life. Saw them on Instagram.

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