I was recently in a wedding at Stronghold. I have attended over 2 dozen weddings on both coasts, and this venue is by far the most beautiful, intimate, and impressive wedding space I have been to.
I see many negative comments below about the coordinator Chris, who must now be gone. The coordinator we dealt with is named Amy, and she was lovely. The grounds are extremely well maintained, yet feel inviting and not stuffy-formal. They had ample space for catering to remain quite behind the scenes and the largest spaces I have ever seen for the bride and her entourage, as well as for the groom and his, to get ready. There were lots of spaces to use for the cake table, gifts, photo booth, plus plenty of room to wander, relax, and lounge, all while remaining in the immediate wedding area.
The area garden areas surrounding the mansion have lots of little nooks, stairways, and grassy lands. I can imagine numerous ways to set up a ceremony, cocktails, dinner, and dancing here. There is great lighting and so much natural beauty, you have to invest very little in the way of decorations.
The wedding I attended was on a Sunday evening. I don't know if that is all they had available or if it is a discounted rate (it was not a Jewish wedding). But, it was absolutely a perfect.
The inside of the tent looked different than pictured here. I don't know if that is because the venue changed the tent or if the bride and groom rented extras - there was beautiful fabric inside so you could not see all the metal cross bars. And lovely chandeliers hanging too. I would have considered renting a dance floor. read more