Red Cedar Farms is a beautiful venue!
The moment you pull into the drive way, you're immersed in it's enticing beauty. A stone wall that surrounds the venue like something out of a fairytale, making you feel like you're miles away from the real world, allowing you to focus on your special day! Lush green, well manicured lawns gives the customer the feeling that the owner takes pride in their establishment. Gorgeous barns only add to the scale, and complete the total package. Made only better by it's fun collection of vintage pinball machines.
With everything listed above, know that RCF (Red Cedar Farms) is the PERFECT setting for your wedding photos!
...With that being said. I'm not Married, and you couldn't pay me to be married here...
"WHOA" you're thinking. "But, you said the venue is amazing! Why would you advise against RCF"?
To which I'd retort: Let me count the ways. Hope you have a second to read them, because it could save you $4000 dollars.
So when you spend your hard earned money at RCF, know that it also comes with the owner breathing fire on your fun. (Harsh, but true). Like I said before I'm not married, I was just a groomsmen. So I can tell her "Eye of Sauron" was not fixated on me.
(NOTE TO READER: I suggest you read Amber S.'s review in addition to mine. Because it's EXACTLY what happened to us!)
First she started by insulting the children of the bride and groom. Children whom I love dearly, so right off the bat she was my mortal enemy. Talking down to the mother of the Groom. Pacing around the venue like an overbearing girlfriend. Constantly reminding you that whatever you're doing, isn't OK. If you were enjoying a beverage, better not set it down and look away, because she'll take it and throw it away. Water, beer, Expensive wine, doesn't matter, that business is going in the trash. Were you enjoying music at an elevated level? Enjoy it while you can, because she will yell at you OVER THE MUSIC, to turn it town! She'd close doors so that you couldn't hear the music outside whilst enjoying those beautiful grounds I was bragging about earlier.
Now I know what you're thinking. "If I spend $4000 on a venue I shouldn't have to put up with this" and I agree with you! I do! But, I'm worried this person doesn't possess personable social skills. So who knows, she may see no wrong in her actions. That's not for me to say. I'm just telling you what I saw and heard so you know what you're getting yourself into.
Now that leads me to this; my sister. My sister was the wedding photographer, but the woman who ran the place didn't know that. How could she? So in one of her pacing stints she asked my sister how long she'd been taking wedding photos. My sister responded to her question and was then met with trash talk about the bride, the groom, the kids (Whom I might add, did what kids do. Running and chasing one another, playing the pinball machines, and catch in yard.) The fact she's willing to trash talk about the people who paid good money to rent her venue behind their back and think it's not going to get back to those people is disgusting.
Wait there's more. The grooms quarters. We were stoked to find out we had our own space to get ready. However, we didn't know we would be sharing it with what we're guessing is the occupant watching the football game on the second floor. You read that right. The second floor was locked, and we could hear their phone calls, and what he and or she was watching. It was awkward to say the least. Also, we're not pointing fingers, but some items we left in our room weren't there when we returned.
But like I said before, your wedding photos will look AWESOME! read more