Went to an event here over the weekend and the place is just fabulous. Quaint historic home has a…read morefull kitchen and many rooms to host your wedding or event. Upstairs has bridal suites for getting ready for the big day.Tons of trees to shade your guests, a front porch for gathering and sipping and plenty of parking. Love this place!

Armin Catering is top notch catering. Armin and his team took care of my every need for my wedding…read morein Jan. I recommend them for any event from a shower to a grand wedding. They take the time to listen to your wants and needs and make your day exzactly how you dreamed it to be.

As someone who owns an entertainment company and has worked hundreds of weddings over the years, I…read morecan confidently say that The Garrison is one of the best venues I've ever had the pleasure of working with--and we were lucky enough to have our own wedding there! Karen & Jerry are absolute gems. They were kind, accommodating, and incredibly easy to work with from day one. Even when we had friends step in last-minute to help with flowers and finishing touches, Karen and Jerry jumped right in to coordinate and make sure everything ran smoothly. Their level of care and attention made the whole experience feel effortless. The venue itself is beautiful, but it's the people behind it who truly make it exceptional. Can't recommend The Garrison enough!

This event space turned out to be everything we needed and more! The owner Karen was extremely…read moreaccommodating and helpful even though we had to book the venue last minute. The staff was wonderful and helpful and did a great job taking care of any needs we had on our big day! The decor all around is great for helping to make a beautiful wedding. Plenty of wonderful spots for your wedding photos as well! I will be booking again.

Incredibly disappointed with my experience trying to plan a wedding here…read more They recently changed their policy to allow only one exclusive caterer unless you are willing to pay the exorbitant $500 outsourcing fee. I was a bit apprehensive about this to begin with, but I was reassured that this caterer (Bouk) was the best, both in terms of food and customer service. I wish I could say the food was good, but in two months I was never even able to schedule a tasting with them. The communication was poor and it seemed like the only time I heard from the caterer with any concrete information was after I brought my complaints to the citizen's center. I put my complaints in writing and forwarded them to the center and when I asked if we could rearrange the reservation so that we could still have our ceremony in the garden and have our reception elsewhere (so that I didn't have to cancel the whole thing), I was basically gently encouraged to cancel and "move forward with a different option." Essentially I was being told that everyone (including the supervisor) thought it would be best for me not to have any part of my wedding at the Mack Center. I couldn't believe how unwelcoming that felt. It appears that the caterer's busy schedule took precendnt over a satisfied customer...a bride-to-be no less. Although they basically gave me no options on how to resolve the situation outside of cancelling, they still processed the cancellation with the 50% rent fee. Although I realize this is the contact I signed and their standard policy, they didn't even apologize. No effort made to help. Honestly, I'm sure the Mack Center would have been a great venue. The staff was great...at the beginning. But since they have changed their policy it seems like they may be willing to jeopardize their reputation with customers to preserve their new relationship with Bouk catering. There are a lot of other wonderful venues in the Charlotte and Lake Norman areas that are affordable and give you options for catering...that way, if you don't have a good experience with one, you are not blacklisted from the venue all together.

Our son was married on July 11 and the reception was held at the Charles Mack Center. This was the…read moreperfect place for the event as the facilaties are beautiful and clean and the personnel were very helpful and friendly. There was plenty of parking and access even for the elderly was easy. I would highly recommend this facility for all your events.

I highly recommend Luxe Socials Co for any of your picnic dates! The owner, Genesis, is so…read morepassionate and dedicated, not to mention an amazing designer. Her picnic setup was classy, chic, and thoughtful. As a wedding planner, I feel so lucky to have met Genesis and enjoyed one of her beautiful picnics- a real treat. I'll be referring all of my clients to her for any bachelorette party, anniversary date, private marriage proposal, or date night! She's going to make it personalized and custom to you!

This venue is beautiful and the management is great. We had our daughter's wedding here and…read moreeverything went smoothly and professionally. The onsite caterer serves delicious food. Everything was set up exactly as we requested. I don't get he negative comment by another reviewer about the acoustics. Our DJ was able to have our guests on the dance floor all night! The serving staff was courteous and professional. If you are in the Charlotte area and need to host an event...look no further!

The perfect venue! We had our wedding here on September 30th, 2023. The staff go above and beyond…read moreto make your day just how you want it. David, Traci and Janet are amazing. Their onsite caterer LaTeaDas has the best food! Everyone complimented on how amazing their food was. If I could do my wedding again I would 100% come back to the Brawley Estate.

Dennis Vineyards has sold and this venue is now rebranded and not a winery. It's a bar that serves,…read morebut not Dennis wines. So disappointing.

If I could go back, I would not pick this venue for my wedding…read more My husband and I chose Dennis Vineyards for one reason above all others: we wanted a New Year's Eve wedding where we could celebrate ringing in the New Year with our family and friends at midnight. That was the vision for our wedding and the deciding factor in choosing this venue over others. Unfortunately, our experience was nothing like what we expected. When we arrived, the ceremony area, the backdrop for our vows and wedding photos, was not in the condition we expected. There were bird droppings on the gazebo roof, trash and debris in the pond, black streaks along the ceremony aisle, a quick/bad paint job over torn paint on the gazebo and dripped paint on the ground, and landscaping that appeared poorly maintained. The bridal suite also contained clumps of hair from previous occupants, and despite repeated attempts to find staff for help, the suite remained extremely cold throughout our entire time getting ready. When discussed with Cassie, the general manager of the venue, she said "well I had my wedding here in October and it looked this way too". So that means that they knew the venue was in this condition for months before the wedding and made no attempt to clean, repaint, or replace anything that was not in presentable condition. The most disappointing part of the evening was the early bar closing around 11:00 p.m despite what was communicated beforehand. Based on our communications with the venue beforehand, the New Year's Eve celebration was to continue through midnight. Instead, the last hour of our reception unfolded very differently than we had envisioned, and many guests left before midnight. When I discussed this with Cassie that evening, she stated they were closing the bar early because they had run out of some of the beers and wines they were serving. She then gave the remaining bottles of wine to members of my bridal party and advised us to do a fake sparkler send-off before taking anyone who wanted to continue celebrating to their bar across the street. However, when brought up later she stated that they closed the bar due to guest intoxication. That explanation is confusing to me because why did she give away bottles of wine and tell myself and the guests to go to the bar across the street? And then give us free champagne when we got there? The midnight celebration was the entire reason we booked a New Year's Eve wedding and overshadowed the last hour and a half of my wedding with stress and disappointment. What has been even more disappointing has been how these concerns were handled afterward. I reached out privately, documented my concerns, and spent months attempting to resolve everything professionally before writing this review. Rather than feeling heard, I felt that many of my concerns were dismissed or explained away. Instead of acknowledging how these issues affected our wedding day, much of the response focused on deflection and minimized the concerns rather than actually addressing the concerns I had raised about the venue itself. I waited months before posting this review because I wanted to give Dennis Vineyards every opportunity to address these concerns privately first. Unfortunately, those efforts did not lead to a resolution. I'm not writing this because I'm looking for sympathy. I'm writing it because if I had known this would be my experience, both on my wedding day and afterward, I would have chosen a different venue. You only get one wedding day. You can't recreate your ceremony, your reception, or your midnight New Year's countdown. Those moments are gone forever. Every couple deserves a venue that is prepared, communicates honestly, and takes responsibility when expectations are not met. Unfortunately, that was not my experience here. I sincerely hope other couples have a better experience than we did, but based on our experience, I cannot recommend Dennis Vineyards for such an important day.

This was my first visit ever to the Coach House Venue. My review is on the venue only and not the…read moreevent I attended there. I am sure the venue played a huge part in making the wedding I attended there as magical as it was. The location- The venue was built on acreage in the middle of no where. That is not bad thing. It is convenient to get and not far off the beaten path but the land it sits on it unspoiled by development . This setting would be impossible to duplicate in an urban area surrounded by buildings and visual city noise. The grounds- they provide a copious amount of parking at the top of the campus. We had parking attendants guiding us to or place to park. From the parking area we immediately got a panoramic view of the vast space in its unobstructed entirety. As we walked past the inside indoor building we signed a guest book and proceeded to "The Garden" for the ceremony. The grass around the inside areas and under the tents was dark green pure fescue. The grass and the landscaping was perfectly manicured. The grass in the garden area was neatly mowed all the way to the pond on the far end of the property. The combination of hills, trees, and evening sky created a backdrop impossible to recreate by man. They had a fire pit burning beside the cocktail area that was tastefully done and surrounded by white wooden adirondack chairs. There wasn't a single area on the grounds that needed attention. The inside space- the large inside venue space provides a versatile area for your event. The inside offers over 3000 square feet of space. The wedding I attended used this area for the reception. It had retractable doors on the side that opened up to a huge tent area. There was the buffet area and dining tables. The main inside space also hosted the DJ and the dance floor. The inside area has a caterer's area. They have bride's suite upstairs and a groom's area that are apart from each other. The lighting, setup, decor, colors, and everything about the inside area is opulent. The bar- they have created a bar area with a large deck area. The bartender area is covered and well lit. The rest of the deck area is open and doesn't obstruct the view. The wedding setup- we walked to "The Garden" area where we saw a wedding arch embellished with beautiful flowers and white fabric. A grassy aisle divided 200 white folding chairs arranged in rows. The landscape was gradually going downhill and ending at a large pond at the base of the woods. Before we entered the seating area we passes the stringed musicians playing the preservice music. They continued to play until us guests made our way to our table assignment. During the cocktail hour the wedding pictures were made. The sun was setting in the background creating a picturesque moment. The venue has also created several photo-perfect areas for wedding photographers. We stayed till the very end. The rural darkness created a great sendoff as the newlyweds left us as we lined up and lit sparklers. Click on the photos and expand them for a truer picture.

The Coach House is a picturesque setting for a wedding and reception. My daughter, the Bride, said…read moreit best... "They set the bar high." It was the first venue that they looked at, and no other one could compare. The arbor by the pond was a beautiful setting for their ceremony and the reception hall is perfect for a mid size wedding. Rita will take the time to answer every question and see to it that every small detail on the wedding day is perfect. Many of our guests commented on what a beautiful place this was for a wedding.... It's true!

Great food that was fresh and hot, great service, very friendly! Highly recommend Fruitful Catering…read morefor any event.

He was incredibly kind, and the food was outstanding. He went above and beyond. I will definitely…read morerecommend him and will reach out again if I need catering.