I want to be able to write an honest review about this venue from the perspective of a bride so that future brides can have some previous experience to reference.
Pros:
- The owner of this venue (Amber) is absolutely wonderful. She is responsive and flexible.
- I enjoyed the modest size of this venue. My attending guest list was around 60 and we were able to add comfortable social distancing between guests without it looking awkward.
- There are so many photo opportunities here. The greenery, the bridal suite, the courtyard, the decorative doors. It makes for dreamy wedding photos.
- They provide a speaker/microphone that is really good quality. We didn't have a DJ and instead opted to create our own playlists. We had the sound system provided by the Ravington inside for the reception and it was really good quality.
- They provided hand sanitizing stations.
- They have a ton of great furniture for you to use at no extra cost.
- There is no need to worry about the bridal suite and groomsmen area to getting stuffy. We had our own temperature control and had plenty of A/C.
Cons:
- The bridal suite is a dream for photos. But there are some things to be aware of: 1) there are only three outlets in the entire room. 2) the chairs in front of the mirrors are a little wobbly. Me and my curves felt real weary of the chair breaking. 3) the floors were dirty and dresses were picking it all up.
- The morning of the wedding, while we were all onsite getting ready, the site manager (I didn't catch her name) asked me and my maid of honor if she could mop the stairs leading up to the bridal suite. My maid of honor said no because that would be an obvious hazard. For whatever reason, the site manager proceeded to mop the stairs and one of my groomsmen slipped going down.
- I toured this venue a handful of times (during the time my wedding would be scheduled) and for some reason never noticed the road noise outside the courtyard. We had our ceremony in the courtyard and it was louder than I would've hoped. There's nothing the venue could do about this but I wanted to call it out for future brides.
- The windows in the bridal suite are not tinted. My husband said he saw my dress hanging by the oversized mirror (for photos) when he arrived on-site.
Overall, I still give this venue 4 out of 5 stars. It was perfect for the wedding I envisioned and I couldn't have asked for a better working relationship with the owner, Amber. read more