My sorority chapter hosted an "All White Affair" after planning the event for a year and everything was fine until the night of the event. The staff was very cooperative, the food was great, the decoration was beautiful and complemented our own tablecloths very well. The problem occurred when arriving 2 hrs prior to the event and the facility was not cool. I could only imagine what it would feel like when 200 people arrived. Despite addressing this concern with Christine, the temperature continued to escalate. It was literally hot as hell! The temperature outside was actually cooler than what it was inside! Dona implied that the unit probably froze secondary to someone lowering the thermostat , but the unit started working fine at the end of the event, when the staff starting cleaning up. If you consider this site for a future event, I would highly recommend that the owner ensure you a comfortable temperature, because you can't turn back the hand of time. Also, make sure you have your own head count because their clicker system is not a valid means of capturing an accurate total of guests. I felt that we invested too much time and money for this to happen and all I got from Dona was "I'm sorry!"
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