What an amazing experience! This venue is magic. The staff…read moreis professional, but not stuffy. They all worked so hard to make our daughter's wedding a day to remember! We were blown away by this experience and HIGHLY recommend this venue to ANYONE who wants to experience a stress free, lovely day with all the perks!!

Our daughter was married at this magical venue this past week. We had elected to let their staff…read morehandle everything based on the bride's and groom's choices and wishes. They handled everything! I was NEVER stressed about a thing. Everything was perfect and the timeline was flawlessly executed without a hiccup. We heard nothing but praise for the entire event--location, weather, decorations, music, ambiance, just everything. Donna and Nikki anticipated every need and made the whole experience a joyous and memorable one. I wish I had more events to hold there. Would I recommend Live Oak? ABSOLUTELY ‼

My husband and I took my 88-year-old mom to the roadhouse Wednesday for a delicious fish fry buffet…read moreand some dancing. Had such a great time and Rebecca is the ultimate hostess with the mostest! Such a wonderful environment especially for couples.

I want to say a special thank you to Anita (Wedding Coordinator) and her staff for making our…read moredaughter's wedding event occur with no issues and as a resounding success! Her dreams and expectations were exceeded in every possible way. My daughter and my son in law got engaged two years ago, they both live in Jacksonville, Florida. Since both families live in Baldwin County, they decided to have their wedding here. When we started looking for a venue, we were having a challenging time looking for the perfect place and a reasonable price. Until one day my co-worker told me she went to a wedding at Waters Edge, I right away went online and checked them. I decided to call and make an appointment. We met with Anita, she showed us around the place, and it was perfect they have a gorgeous establishment, covered pavilion with a fireplace for an outside ceremony and on the walkway to the pavilion there is an iron arbor that can be decorated on the day of the event. The property was big enough that you can choose anywhere on the property to have your ceremony. We then went to the reception area (barn) the place was very accommodating with lots of room and a nice bar. It has a rustic look with lots of old memorabilia. We sat with Anita, and we talked about everything that we needed to know. She was very knowledgeable and experienced with events. We discussed our options as a family, and we decided to go with Waters Edge. As the mother of bride, I had so much on my mind and worried about everything after talking with Anita, she made me feel at ease and assured me that she would help us give our daughter an elegant and very memorable wedding for our princess. We met every month to discuss our progress towards the event. At every meeting we discussed what needed to get done. Anita made recommendations for us to adjust as time progressed, she kept me and my daughter on our toes. She was very pleasant to work with and accommodating to all our needs. Anita and her team were amazing!! Also want to say thank you to the bartender Rebecca, her staff and our Disc Jockey (Anita's husband) for keeping the drinks and music going and accommodating our family and designated friends with special drink requests!! The place was amazing, and I would recommend this place to anyone.

If I could give 10 stars I would. Coldwater Gardens is a hidden gem about 15 minutes north of…read moreNAS Whiting Field. It provides an excellent opportunity to relax with family/friends in a beautiful environment. You can choose between cabins and glamping tents, all of which are wonderfully maintained. There are hundreds of acres with hiking trails all over. There are also multiple access points to the river that has crystal clear waters and huge sandbars on the river bends. Do yourself a favor and go.

This place is a hidden gem! We had an amazing family weekend experience here. Nice amenities with…read morefire pits, fully stocked kitchen, nature trails leading to river, playground. We saw the reception area hosting a yoga retreat. Different options for your stay whether tiny house, tree house, cabin. Highly recommend!

Ruby and Mark helped us to achieve the wedding of our dreams. Ruby helped plan and decorated so…read moreamazingly. The venue is so beautiful year round, it was breathtaking every time we went to see it. We definitely wouldn't have had the wedding anywhere else

From the owner: Northwest Florida's largest open-air pavilion now welcomes all vendors, brides + event evangelists…read more Surrounded by 22 acres of open fields, majestic oaks + flowering mimosa trees, the 5,000 ft² venue greets 299 guests with candlelit chandeliers + draped exteriors while accommodating bridal parties in an additional 2,000 ft² bridal suite + man cave. South 22 proudly supports its community + local agritourism!

I would like to give a special Shoutout to Stevie D's. It is truly a hidden gem in Milton and is…read moresuch a great spot to have any type of event you are looking to have. Most importantly I want to recognize Jeannie who simply went above and beyond to make sure that I had the best retirement party after 23 years of faithful service in the U.S Navy! Too many times people just want to take your money and are nowhere to be found when you need them for your event. She was NEVER like that, she always wanted to make sure that we had EVERYTHING we needed to have a great party! If you ever are looking to have a party, you would be foolish to do it anywhere else!

From the owner: We are a full service Event Venue hosting all types of parties including weddings!read more

We hired Nancy's Catering and Events for my daughter and son in law's destination wedding. Jessica…read morewas amazing! She went above and beyond to help me. She had great communication through out the wedding planing process. She was so helpful the day of the wedding too! I went to her several times to ask her opinion on things at the venue and how to keep things running smoothly. The food was amazing also! The 2 helpers she had with her that day were polite and professional. Would highly recommend hiring Nancy's Catering!

We had Nancy's cater our April wedding and they were wonderful! I would recommend them to anyone…read more The event went smoothly without any hiccups. The food menu selection is so wide and the food is so delicious. Kiersten Hankinson was amazing to work with! She is such a pleasure.

Our son recently married his beautiful bride at this magical location and it was breathtakingly…read morebeautiful! From the wonderful accommodations for the bride and her bridesmaids (large home with complete access to kitchen/sitting areas and bedrooms to accommodate a large wedding party getting hair and makeup), to the open chapel and later to the reception courtyard and inside seating, it was one breath taking site to another! The 3 water fountains and large fire feature in the open courtyard were soothing and the bar and appetizer area was spacious. Dinner and dancing inside the reception dining area was temperature controlled, clean, tastefully painted, and there was plenty of space for the 120+ guests. *One recommendation might be to provide bathroom facilities for the groomsmen: perhaps an upscale porta-potty and maybe even an outdoor shower. The barn hangout was perfect for their gathering before the wedding festivities (complete with couches, pool table and refrigerator). **Another idea would be to provide some sort of seating for grandparents who were waiting to be escorted during the ceremony. It was challenging getting them to the chapel in a timely manner (they waited in their cars until just before the music started). All in all, I highly recommend this place as a consideration for your future wedding!

Though the venue is beautiful, the venue owner, Robin, was extremely difficult to work with from…read morethe start. As the bride, getting the venue booked with Robin was my greatest stressor, and she only caused more stress from there. I first was interested in Bella Sera because of how beautiful it looked on Instagram. I looked up the Google reviews, and they were mostly positive. The few negative ones I saw, I laughed at her "clap backs" and assumed that they were from the occasional unreasonable guest that the service industry sees now and then. I wish I had read Yelp reviews as well, or asked on Facebook groups, because now I know that Robin is completely unpredictable and you have no idea if you'll get the Robin who wants to make your day special, or the Robin who won't respond to your messages and raises her voice at your family. She was terrible at communicating promptly, and often had to be called or texted multiple times for an answer to one question. Vendors were waiting on the information I needed from her, but a quick response time from her was one week. I've attached message screenshots showing the reply gaps. I messaged Robin on April 14th, the day after I got engaged, to confirm that I wanted to book. Because of her delays in communication, she did not send the contract to me until June 2nd. For a month and a half, I texted and called and asked questions, and tried to get a contract, because I wasn't comfortable with being "pencilled in". We were allowed, by contract, two hours the day before to rehearse and set up the reception. Robin scheduled a tour for another bride during our rehearsal. She became agitated when we approached her and asked about venue decorations that she had offered us the use of months before. When we had questions about the set up and availability of the items, she snapped at my family and friends in front of the touring bride and said that we worried too much. While getting ready the morning of the wedding, the bridesmaids, mothers, and I were freezing. We had our hair and makeup done in our coats. I texted Robin and asked for her to turn the heat up, and she never answered me. There was a case over the thermostat. During the post ceremony photos, the photographers would arrange my dress and position a certain way, and Robin would come up and adjust it to her own wishes so she could take pictures on her phone. She also was obtrusive in photos of our dance. In a response to the review my mom posted, she said it was fine that she was in the way because "any professional photographer is highly capable to photoshop a staff member...." I had assumed that in the contract where she said that she would be allowed to photograph for her own advertising purposes, that she would be a background figure and not hamper my own photographers' work. We were on an especially tight schedule post-ceremony because of the sun setting and the photographers had to take extra time to undo the adjustments she unnecessarily made. Robin also responded to my mom's review accusing us of being late with making payments. In fact, she did not send us the final invoice until the night before the wedding, requiring me to pay it while getting ready the morning of my wedding day. I've attached a screenshot of the email sent on 11/10. This venue photographed very well, but the stress that it took to book it, the unavailability of the venue owner, and the shadow she cast over the celebrations were very unfortunate. If I had it to do over again, I would choose another venue where I felt valued and treated like someone who spent thousands of dollars to be there.