I grew up in this area and never knew Aliso Viejo Ranch existed! According to a review from a…read morefriend who got married here, this ranch was recently registered as a historic site. The buildings on this site were part of the 22,000 acre Moulton Ranch dating back to the 1920s and 30s. It's a beautiful stretch of land of fruit trees, ponds, barns, bunkhouses and sheds. The ceremony was outside with the barn and farm as the backdrop. Rustic and romantic! Inside the barn is a modern and spacious room that easily fits 100 people. Bathrooms are nice and clean. Lots of parking. Great, friendly staff!

This venue is absolutely beautiful. The rustic atmosphere, with historic buildings, is surrounded…read moreby lush green landscape, large trees, fruit, and nut orchards, and the most beautiful flowers. There's a catering kitchen, barn, lounges, courtyard, bathrooms, and plenty of parking around the venue. This is absolutely one of the most beautiful wedding venues I've ever seen.

Great location, bad communication skills…read more I have reached out many times via email and calls and no one seems to work there cuz there's none available.

I Call, text, and email them to schedule a tour. After a bit of trying to contact them, they…read morefinally reached out to me via text. They offered a date, and I confirmed with them that it was yes. The day of the tour, no one was around. All doors are locked. I went around the building, knocking and trying the doors, but got no response after calling and texting them for 30 minutes. So we left, my fiancé and I took the day off from work, and this is what happened. No callback, no trying to reach us, and no apology. No communication at all.

I love a great community center - and this is one of the best ones I've ever seen…read more The building and grounds are functional - one story and completely accessible. The staff is so friendly and helpful (I left my glasses and notebook behind at a meeting and they had everything waiting for me to pickup the next day). The programming is top notch - I wanted to move here to just to take some of the classes! And the artwork! I'm obsessed with public art and this Center delivers. I kept finding little hidden gems sprinkled across the grounds and the building. The patio is lit with fairy lights and actually comfortable seating options. You can rent out any of the spaces for meetings or events. This is everything a community center should be. A model for other towns.

This spacious and clean community center has it all! How I love a good community center, and this…read moreone is one of the nicest! Easy access and parking, this center is the place, whether you're dropping off your ballot for elections or heading to a community meeting, chances are that if you're local, you've heard of the Norman P. Murray Community And Senior Center! I've always had a pleasant experience every single time at this beautiful center! It's located near a school, with lush green surroundings! Well maintained! Highly recommended! Love the variety of events they offer!!!

Really cool place to take a stroll at. They offer free tours so you can go inside four of the…read morebuildings. We did the 11 am tour on a Saturday and our guide Victor was terrific. The tour lasted a little over an hour. Even my teen said it was a lot more fun than she had anticipated. Definitely worth a stop.

My family moved to Orange County in the late 70s, I used to…read moresee this Historical Landmark Church down by the railroad tracks off El Toro Rd. Does anybody else remember this ? So happy I get to see it transferred here. Happy to see that they put a diorama here too, great educational tool. (See pic) This is the place to go to enjoy ac Candlelight, walk-through during the Christmas Holidays. In October, they have the non-scary family harvest activities. In Springtime they do the Easter Bunny egg hunt etc. Used to know a couple that were married here as well. Wondering if they still do that? My favorite thing to do here, is visit one of the nearby restaurants, take the food to go, and enjoy a picnic Table with benches. A beautiful thing to do here at Heritage Hill Park.

This review is for Suhainah and the BEL team who helped us organize our wedding reception…read more The day of our event, Suhainah and a group of 4-5 other women went above and beyond to make sure our wedding reception went smoothly. They coordinated with all vendors well, directed guests and made the experience stress free. Everyone was so sweet to us and our dog, Rocky. We brought Rocky to our party and they made sure she was taken care of the entire time. It was so thoughtful. Rocky says the team gets 5 stars!

Horrible experience, stay away!…read more This is a review for Eliza at BEL Events for her wedding planning services. We met Eliza at our venue 8 month before our wedding date. During the first session she presented herself well, and she talked and bragged a lot about her 18 yrs of experience in event planning and stories about how she handles wedding situations. So, we thought she is the right event planner for us and signed a contract. After signing the contract and making the payment, she was very hard to find and we did not see the expected action from her side, and every time we followed up, her response was: "don't worry I will manage everything before the wedding day". We were asking for the basics of planning such as timeline, vendor recommendations (a few to choose from) and communications (which was part of the contract) but not no action except a quote of her own rental service. We were getting closer to the wedding date and her lack of action made us so worried and very frustrated. Eventually we had to get involved and did almost 90% of the work ourselves. She was very hard to find but even when we could talk to her, she would create more unnecessary problems to an extant that my wife had panic attacks after a few meetings we had with her. 2 month before our wedding she caused so much anxiety and frustration that we decided to end our contract with her and find another planner. Thankfully, our new planner was amazing and our Wedding planning went very smooth after that, and the event was as wonderful as we could imagine! With way lower cost than what Eliza had proposed! After I requested to cancel the contract she disappeared and never responded to our emails, which is very unprofessional. Here is a list of a few issues from our experience of working with here: 1- Accessibility: every time we had a question or needed to talk to her, it was taking several days until she gets back to us. With irrelevant excuses, like she would show me her busy google calendar! 2- Push to use her own services as vendors: Per her contract she had to suggest different vendors so we can choose. But since she has rental and flower services, she was arguing so much to stop us from even looking at other options! She charges unnecessarily expensive! By doing a little research, we found our vendors and saved at least 50% with same or better quality! 3- Nonsense arguments and rude attitude: In many occasions she was just insisting on holding the event the way SHE wants, without paying attention to our request or desire. Every time we requested something, her answer was: "I don't want MY event to be that way or I don't want MY guests to be that way"!!! With a condescending attitude emphasizing that "I have 18 yrs of experience and I know what to do"!!! Any simple request would become a long story and unnecessary argument. In one occasion my wife requested that guests throw flower petals while walking out of aisle, and she immediately said: "No!, you can't do that, I don't want my cleaning crew spend time on cleaning the petals"!!!! In another occasion Eliza was insisting on only using her recommended valet service (which was quoting more than double the price of the service we eventually used) and on top of it she was forcing us to rent extra parking lot out of venue and pay extra for shuttle service!!!! While the venue had enough capacity! And when I respectfully said: I am confident that the venue has enough capacity for parking, she got very angry and said: "in that case tell all your guests to use UBER and they can't drive their own car"!!! It was a nightmare working with BEL Events and I don't recommend her service due to lack of professionalism and decency in her business.

Get married here!!!! Couldn't recommend this place enough, and we're so thankful we found this…read moreplace. It's beautiful, doesn't break the bank, amazing staff, and allowed me the freedom and creativity to make my wedding unique. We saved so much money by choosing all our own vendors and the ability to purchase our own alcohol. Our guests were blown away by the venue too. No regrets from choosing this venue!! Thank you Aaron, Hannah, and the rest of the team

For any special occasion and especially for large gatherings. Afternoon wedding, working farm,…read moreoutside under the stars and candle lit tables. Don't attend during the day that is 85-90 degrees, can be very uncomfortable!!

Doesn't get better than mvcc Staff, food/ chef aaron,…read moremaria, jaz Golf, no one does it better.

Atmosphere was great ! Servers were polite . Great parking area . Drinks superb and great foodread more

So this is part of Saddleback Church open to all. There is a section for middle schoolers and…read moresection for high schoolers. Services are in Saturday night at 6:00 pm and Sunday morning at 11:00 am. An amazing place for the youth to come and worship. There is also a huge common area with video games, pool tables and a basket a basketball court. Plus plenty of sitting areas. This is a great place to come and meet people and fellowship. Everyone is super friendly and welcoming!

I've been taking my daughters here for years and I'm always so impressed at how clean and nice…read moreeverything is. Saddleback does a great job maintaining their property and everyone there is always so inviting and kind.

We hosted an absolutely wonderful family lunch at Terrace on the Green in mid-July!…read moreIt was the perfect outdoor setting for a group of 20+. The selection of salads and sandwiches offered plenty of delicious choices. The servers were attentive and made sure we had everything we needed. I highly recommend this hidden gem.

Very disappointed with how we were treated during our 5:30 PM tee time on a Saturday…read more From the moment we arrived, the customer service was unwelcoming. The person who greeted us immediately said, "Oh, finally you guys are here," which was an unnecessary and rude way to speak to paying customers who had a scheduled tee time. Then, when we went to check in, he told us that he didn't see any reservation for us and continued insisting that our tee time wasn't there, even though we knew we had booked it. Once he actually clicked on the 5:30 time slot, our reservation suddenly appeared. Instead of simply checking properly from the beginning, it felt like he was trying to convince us that we were wrong and didn't have a reservation. It didn't stop there. Before we had even teed off on the first hole, a couple of teenage employees drove by in a golf cart and told us, "Make sure you have the golf carts in by 7 PM." Our tee time was at 5:30 PM, and the course doesn't close until 8 PM. We had barely even started playing and already felt like employees were rushing us to leave. For a group paying around $100 to play golf, this was extremely disappointing. We came to enjoy an afternoon of golf, not to feel unwelcome, rushed, or like we were inconveniencing the employees simply by being there. If the course offers a 5:30 PM tee time, customers booking that time should be treated with the same respect as anyone else and should be clearly informed of any cart-return restrictions before paying. The course itself may be enjoyable, but the customer service during our visit seriously took away from the experience. We definitely expected better treatment for what we paid.

We had our wedding here and absolutely loved it! Every couple has their own taste and vision of…read moretheir big day and we leaned towards a modern, sophisticated, formal, and fun vibe. First off, AV Irvine is HUGE! It's a sprawling two story building with one main event/reception area. It's the type of space where there is so much possibility but takes the right team to execute the client's vision. We worked with our design team and coordinators at AV to warm up the reception space (draping and lighting does wonders). Strategic table setting also makes a huge difference. We were blown away during the reveal on our wedding day and we had many guests compliment on how beautiful everything looked. What really sold us on AV was well... the AV system! The giant screen and lighting totally help set the mood of our wedding. We even met with the AV guys beforehand to discuss the different lighting transitions throughout the evening. The quality of the screens were super sharp and we were able to put up customized logos throughout the night to go along with the festivities. And of course the sound system was bumping!! Perfect sound quality and created the environment for everyone to dance! The ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception were all in different areas for our event. The flow of the evening was seamless and I was glad there was no need to "flip" areas as some other venues need to do because of spacing. The ceremony was held outside and honestly requires the right designer to get it wedding ready. It fit in with our contemporary aesthetic but I can see other couples preferring something different for the ceremony. I could go on and on but will just add a few extras that helped our decision: 1) Centrally located for our guests with many nearby hotel accommodations, easy location to call for uber/lyft 2) Lots of parking for guests 3) Get the whole venue to yourself 4) Ability to serve asian banquet dinner (through Furiwa and 24 Carrots) 5) Confetti bomb...talk about GRAND entrance! Definitely check it out if you're going for a venue that is modern, unique, customizable, and exudes sophistication!

Not a great venue. No parking, wifi and coffee are terrible. They just put up walls and lights and…read moreovercharge.