I have put off writing anything for seven months, but knowing how unhappy my daughter, the bride, still is has me out here writing. Especially reading some of the other reviews that are so similar to our experience, which was not great. We were so rushed that I didn't even get to be back with my daughter while she got into her gown.... So no mother daughter pictures of her getting dressed..... the photographer did not even get a photo of her in her gown from a back view which was requested..... other photos had also been requested and they weren't completed..... there are no photos of the groom with the brides family. I thought I could take a break from taking photos for once but now I regret it as things I saw that he was capturing didn't actually get produced. Like the cake, decorations, people in the crowd, etc.. He was super friendly and fun and we had a great time with him and he took some candid shots of me and my family but not the professional ones we asked for. I told the planner that the brides family should be on the left side for ceremony but she said we were to be on the right side so we did not get to see my daughter's face during the ceremony. And the grooms family did not get to face him. When speaking to the planner while we were setting up for the wedding, we talked about emails because she was confused on times and that there were discrepancies of times, etc. but she denied anything on her part. Even though we have the emails. I realize we booked two hours and my daughter only had 15 minutes to get in her gown before the ceremony would start and that is when other family members went out to set up special things we wanted on the tables, but there should still be more time given to get things set up and for the bride not to be rushed on her big day. There should be at least a 30 minute getting dressed and set up before the booking of the two hours. We chose the pizza buffet and it was good. The flowers were not very close to what my daughter sent for a photo. I think there needs to be more time to be able to talk to the photographer & florist before the day of the wedding which was not allowed for us. My daughter is very good with writing and wrote a very nice email to the planner which was rather disregarded and her review was taken down, even though it was honest. If you do book with this place, I would encourage that you take the time and go over all the details as you have the right with the money that is spent. We had the two hour package and we paid a little over $7000. We did ask as it got closer to the wedding to go over things, but kept getting told everything was taken care of. It was almost like they show you the packages, you book it, send the money, they get the money and that's about all they care about. read more

I got married at Vows on 10/17, and I truly can't put into words how disappointed and heartbroken I am with how my wedding day turned out. What should have been one of the most special and memorable days of my life became an unorganized, stressful disaster that still brings me to tears when I think about it. Anyone who knows me knows I'm a very type A, detail oriented person. I planned everything carefully, down to the smallest detail, and gave Linda (the owner/coordinator) clear instructions, timelines, and my playlists in advance. She ignored every bit of it. On my wedding day, she had no idea what was going on, constantly blamed me for things she didn't do, and made me feel like I was the problem when I had done everything I possibly could to make her job easier. Even the music I had sent multiple times wasn't ready. Every single little thing was treated as a "special request" with an extra fee. She tried charging us $700 just to set up a few tables outside for cocktail hour because it was a last minute request. On top of that, she charged $1,000 per hour for an "open bar" and still made us bring our own liquor. It felt like everything was about money, not about making our day special. She was SO rude, condescending, dismissive, and visibly stressed yelling at my bridal party, grabbing my groomsmen inappropriately by his vest jacket, and snapping at my family and friends. What hurt the most was how she came across very uncultured. As a Latina bride, there were moments when her attitude and tone gave off racially insensitive energy. It made me, and even some of my guests, feel so uncomfortable. And then to top it all off... her phone went off during my ceremony. After yelling at my bridal party to turn their phones off. Right in the middle of my vows. One of the most intimate, emotional moments of my life. I can't even describe how heartbreaking that was. That moment was supposed to be sacred, and she ruined it. She forgot my cake topper, my bouquet looked nothing like what I asked for, and she completely disrespected the vision I worked so hard to create. Even my photographer was so shocked by how unprofessional she was. I tried to stay calm and kind because I didn't want to risk her canceling anything or adding more "charges," but it took everything in me not to break down that day. By the end of the night, she admitted she was very stressed but still blamed me instead of taking responsibility. I left my own wedding feeling stressed, disappointed, and heartbroken. The only reason my wedding vision came to life was because I poured my heart and soul into every single detail. The venue itself has potential, but Linda completely failed to deliver on what she promised. I would NEVER recommend her to any bride who wants to feel respected, supported, and cared for on her wedding day. No bride deserves to feel the way I did on what should have been the happiest day of her life. I will say her staff was incredible. Laura and Jenna specifically were amazing! I would like to add that Linda had Google take down all of my guests genuine reviews about their poor experience at her venue! Unbelievable. read more

I truly contemplated writing a review but then again, I didn't want other brides, grooms, family, and friends to feel the same way or be treated the same way we were on my best friends wedding night. She also deleted our Google reviews, stating they were harassment when they are the truth, just to get her 5 star image back up. I have known the bride for 17 years and still going. We would all talk about what we wanted, our dress, our food, the colors scheme, the venue, flowers, and our dreams. The bride would light up organizing everything she wanted. She was so excited to marry her best friend, her life partner. The thing was the owner that helped organize her dream after picking this venue, promised to give her the dream. That absolutely didn't happen. The space itself is cute, however, the flowers that were shown were only a quarter of the size that was promised, the doors were locked when we tried to bring stuff down for set up and the fingers were pointed at us like it was our fault, claimed she was never told there were more members of the party than 3, when the truth was that she was told and told they would walk but only 3 would stand as there was not alot of room. She wanted to force the bridal party to do her image until I suggested letting bridesmaids arm link and walk down together. If we had a rehearsal, which was not organized because she said it "wasn't needed," this issue would have been solved the night before. As we were lined up, she lectured everyone about phones being turned off so it didn't ruin the ceremony, however, a couple minutes into the ceremony a phone rings, I look over and the owners phone was on the table in the ceremony ringing, she had to hurry up and grab it and try to get the sound too turn off. A couple more minutes later, staff was talking in the back, and she thought it was a good idea to open the door, which made it even louder to tell them to be quiet. Shaking my head. How unprofessional of someone who is the owner and the coordinator of the wedding. Do you think it ends here? Nope. A member of the bridal party asked her if that was her phone that went off, as she was in the front. The owner Linda then instructed the bridesmaid to "Meet me after." Also, unprofessional with no sorry. Just say you are sorry about that. But once again, I tried to force blame on someone other than herself. After being kicked for set up, which took an hour, we were able to come back and eat. The pasta we had was amazing. However, that was the brides choice, not owners. So if you need someone to cater your wedding, we know the best place that I know she won't recommend cause once again not owners idea. We have your back future brides and grooms. They had pizza that they recommended, it was cold and not good. Don't recommend that choice. After dinner and speeches, the band started to play, absolutely amazing music! Also, brides pick without recommendation (played Latina music). As people where dancing, they were taking the tables down that food was on and then decided to start moving other tables in place of them to open up the dance floor, moving people's wallets and purses and people had to search for some of their stuff and felt awkward that a stranger waa handling that stuff (in the future Linda, I would not touch someone else's purse or wallet, that could come back on you if something ever went missing). Close to closing time (which bride waa promised she could get her stuff the next day), we were kicked out exactly at 11, and was told to take all of our stuff, meanwhile the brides phone was missing, along with some glasses. We ended up finding the glasses under the bartender area, but the phone was not found. At this time, my fiance and I packed up our truck, so stuff was not just sitting outside. It was a complete mess, the owner was very unkind, and the other staff was very kind. Fast forward to the next day, the brides phone showed it was at venue still, so I reached out to the venue, and there was no response. Please, to anyone trying to find a venue, keep this review in mind. I'm so for small business, especially with a woman owning it. But that amount of unprofessional and unkindness she showed makes me wonder why she even is still open, honestly. read more

Where to start...charged a huge amount to decorate the alley -but no guests were told about it==Linda stated her friends and her drank wine out there the nite before..so that should be refunded...The room to get ready in was crowded---no one took a pic of her dress hanging besides me -no one took a pic of the wedding rings together.....the pictures had the videographer in some pics...there were no straight on shots of just the wedding couple...after the ceremony -who knows how many complete strangers drank for free at the place down the street ---but the groom had to pay for all the drinks-no way they kept that seperate-As they came in there should have been a complete dance for the wedding couple. And there was no table for the wedding party-Seana and Derrick had to stand to try to eat their food...Then only one bowl of salad for almost 65 people-that ran out fast. The cake was nothing special---the cupcakes looked like a 4 yr old decoratted them...there were no pics of the food and cake by the photographer -lindas daughter -she seemed to take aIlot of pics -but not very many to choose from. It was way too hot that day to take them to a parking ramp for photos -and her dress got all dirty when told to sit on the pavement and the dress got torn coming down the stairs -it got stepped on and caught on the stairs. There was no zero....none no organization. I kept my mouth shut the whole nite-I did not complain -The bouquets and flowers melted =the flower quality was poor was putting it nicely. The preacher should have stepped back out of the way completely to get a few good photos of them right after the vows. There should have been more communication with the guests and ffamily -like hey come inside we are cutting the cake etc....Seana's music list was a hit -she worked hard on that....The drinks were good and the ladies were nice that servecd them---the food servers grouchy -and not so nice -i could not believe they ran out of food...and the quality was just weird -I could have made salads and charchuterie boards -and small sandwiches or something way better....This is a very tiny venue and at tops maybe 40 people belong in there... THERE NEEDS TO BE A BEAUTIFUL TABLE FOR BRIDE AND GROOM -AND WHO STANDS UP WITH THEM -THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE....LINDA SAID SHE WOULD CALL AND DISCUSS THINGS WITH MY DAUGHTER AND STILL NOT CALLING HER....THE PHOTOS WAY FAR AWAY =TOO MANY BLACK AND WHITE -NO GOOD CLOSE UPS -I COULD HAVE TAKEN BETTER PICS ON MY CELL PHONE -WAITED WEEKS FOR THEM TO BE EDITED -BUT ONE PIC FOR SURE HAD PIC OF GUY IN THE WAY -REALLY FEEL LINDA NEEDS TO OFFER A REFUND FOR THE ALLEY AND THE POOR AND LACK OF QUALITY FOR FOOD -AND NOT EVEN A PIC OF THE CUPCAKES AND CAKE TABLE...THE WEDDING CAKE SHOULD BE HUGE 2 TO 3 LAYERS -AND SPECTACULAR ---I COULDL HAVE MADE A BETTER CAKE AND VELVET CUPCAKES.... DO NOT RECOMMEND -UNLESS YOU HAVE A WEDDING PLANNER -AND SHE INSTRUCTS YOU WHAT TO DO AND WHEN BECAUSE LINDA -IS AN AIRHEAD...SORRY LINDA YOU ARE REAL NICE LADY -BUT IT WAS A SHIT SHOW...SIGNED UNHAPPY MAMA..... read more