I recently attended a wedding & reception at the Red Barn 20 arriving at 3:00 PM... The building, location and grounds were beautiful. That's where my positive comments end. We entered the facility dressed in fine suits and dresses to find the interior temperature of the main barn/reception are ice cold. Being a 40 degree day, one would think the heat would be on... Once numerous folks complained the workers lit up the infared heaters, which NEVER got the facility warm. We all began to notice the workers were all wearing winter coats and some even had on stocking hats. We attended the ceremony and returned to the main barn and found the snack table had been set up in a tiny little room with one way in and one way out. People were bumping into each other trying to get a snack and it was just plain messy. As the evening moved forward, we noticed ALL of the staff were walking around wearing heavy sweaters & coats while the bridal group and guests were visibly shaking from the cold. One of the employees began handing out blankets and female & males alike were soon wrapped up in blankets trying to stay warm. The staff kept telling us this was normal as they had not yet worked out the kinks in the system. Next came time to eat.... This catered event had one simple table set up to walk through like a mess hall. From the time the first person was served until my table was served it was 1 hour and 20 minutes waiting. Its obvious two feeding stations should have been set up, but there was only room for one. I know a little bit about construction, heating and air conditioning. The heaters they have at this location were NOT made to heat an entire barn. There were no heat ducts, piping or baseboard heat within the entire facility. I STRONGLY advise anyone planning an event at this location to make VERY SURE this has been corrected before spending thousands of dollars on rental fees. Its our understanding from staff members that the summertime is a nightmare since there is no cooling system in place. This particular wedding reception was scheduled to go one late into the night, instead at least one half of the patrons left three hours early to get warmed up in their cars. Thank you. PEC/CCRN, Syracuse, NY read more