19 North by Froehlich's

Beautiful wedding venue! Our daughter was extremely happy with her September wedding! With covid 19 we had to postpone a year............but everything worked out perfectly!

I've always been told to not judge a book by it's cover. This is a beautiful space and was hoping my dream wedding would have taken place here. However, this venue has been nothing short of a nightmare, from the beginning. And with this nightmare came 19 North taking our money with no services rendered, nor a dream wedding to even occur. From lack of communication to overall unprofessional and unethical decisions made by the owners, I would highly encourage you to find another venue.

Trying to plan a wedding and work with them on our given budget what they asked. Instead of trying to work with our budget, as they said they would, they gave us a $50 min per person for food which is something we cannot afford. Gladly will be looking for a different venue. Why offer to help work in our budget if there's a set price?!

These people are crooks. Prior to Covid, they were unresponsive and unprofessional. Bruce was very hard to communicate with. We booked regardless because the space was beautiful, but from the beginning were concerned about the unprofessional nature of everyone we came in contact with. After Covid, we decided to cancel our wedding and received ZERO compensation for any money, regardless of ZERO services that were given to us. We toured the space twice, never had a tasting, never had a consultation, and barely even had wedding correspondence and they kept over $6400 dollars (far more than the deposit). Because of how awful these people were, we still decided to move our wedding to Chicago and risk losing all of our money rather than work with these people. Do not book here. All of the other vendors that we worked with in this time were incredible, and all of them refunded some of our money. If I could give zero stars I would.

We had a 230 person wedding on March 14, 2020. We booked in April 2019 and in the 11 months of planning our wedding dealt with 3 different "coordinators," none of which handled the details of our wedding with professionalism. There was so much miscommunication and repetitiveness on details with both our ceremony and reception. I would be here typing for days if I listed everything that went wrong over the 11 month planning period. There was no tasting offered to us, and the food served to guests was subpar. Some plates were missing vegetables, and they ran out of beer before the cocktail hour was over. After explaining on several occasions that we had a party crowd, we were assured that more alcohol would be on hand, if needed to purchase in the restaurant's Beverage Boutique. This was not the case and our wedding planner and some members of our wedding party went to the nearest gas station to purchase more. It really is a shame because the space is beautiful. Our pictures are gorgeous and our band (Blue Water Kings) made up for all the shit that happened that night. We don't want any other couples to experience what we did. We're happy to provide more specific details to those who would like to know more.

When our original venue burned down, we were so lucky to have found Froehlich's. The space is strikingly beautiful for any event, especially weddings! From the rustic finishes to the compelling spaces, the venue is adorable. The giant chandelier and twinkling star lights made for a magical setting on our special day. I also have to give them two thumbs up for the opulent bridal suite which made us feel like we were getting married in a 5 star resort! I will say, I was slightly hesitant about hosting my wedding there after reading a less than flattering review, but I was assured that all the kinks we're worked out after a staffing change...and they were right! From the owners, to the planners and their amazing pastry chef (I think his name is Drew), they all went above and beyond our dreams. Our guests raved about the food and service, especially the desserts. So much so that we stopped by the bakery the next morning and pretty much bought one of everything for our trip back to Chicago. Thank you to all at Froehlich's for the memories of a lifetime!

This place is a beautiful waste. Our experience was extremely similar to Doug B.'s. We spent a hellacious year dealing with three different event coordinators, one of which kept zero record of our dealings with Froehlich's (yes, you read that right — zero record of contracts, promises made, deposits made, etc.) so everything we were promised we had to fight for, tooth and nail. When we finally had enough of emails and phone calls, we drove the 2.5 hours to Froehlich's from Illinois to lay everything out on the table (literally) and get everything sorted out. We brought the requested documents, proof of deposits, promises made by the aforementioned Event Coordinator who kept no records, etc. Instead of greeting this preparedness with open arms, they (owners of Froehlich's) treated us as though we weren’t being understanding of all THEY had been through, as if they were shocked we were treating this like the business transaction it always had been. I don't know about anyone else, but when you've got thousands of dollars on the line, you tend to come prepared. Here are a few other highlights from our dealings with Froehlich's: -As my father, mother & I were waiting to walk down the aisle in the kitchen (why in the kitchen you ask? Because the architectural layout of the venue only allowed myself (the bride) to exit the Bridal Suite either through the venue where I would be seen by all our guests, or through the kitchen where the owner was beginning prep for our dinner) Froehlich's owner made this snide remark at us, "wow, love the timing of everything right now." -As previously mentioned, the only way to get out of the bridal suite unseen was through the kitchen. I had to quickly walk through again in order to walk outside & around the venue, to go up the stairs of the emergency exit to make a surprise appearance for my guests as I sang a song to my now husband. As I walked through the kitchen, Froehlich's owner barked at myself & my wedding planner, saying "What? Why? WHY are you in here again?" My planner calmly explained she'd cleared this with the owner's venue coordinator and he said it would be OK. The owner then dismissively waived her hand and said, "fine, just get out." Real nice as I'm about to perform for my wedding guests. -Wrongfully accused our florist of property damage, despite the fact that she notified the Venue Coordinator of the pre-existing damage weeks prior & again the day of the wedding. -Told our guests during the wedding there would be no coffee & tea service provided. When we showed them the contract that did in fact state we paid for & were contractually entitled to a $200 coffee & tea service, the Venue Coordinator brought up 1 coffee carafe, 20 bags of tea, & a pot of hot water. There's SO much more I could go into detail about, but honestly it's emotionally exhausting to recount the awful moments spent planning our wedding with Froehlich's. Honestly, the only reason everything went off without a hitch was because of our incredible wedding planner (1928 Planning Co. ). The reason I chose to publish this review is to caution anyone else lured into Froehlich’s event space by the seemingly sweet, small-town front they display. If this review could prevent another couple from going through what we did, that would be enough. Newlyweds beware: there are so many other spaces you can wisely trust with your time, money, and happiness. I suggest The Journeyman Distillery. I hear they do a wonderful job.

Beautiful venue but the food service and portions were very poor. Also. Extremely loud and very difficult to have any type of conversation

This wedding venue and its staff have been the worst experience in our wedding planning endeavors yet. My fiancé reached out to 19 North’s Co-Owner Bruce McKamey on July 8th 2019 and received a quote of $5900 for the space. We arranged to meet with Bruce at the space, on a Sunday, in Three Oaks MI. We made the hour and a half drive to Three Oaks on July 28th. Unfortunately, we got stood up. Bruce wasn’t there and wasn’t reachable to show us the space or to discuss packages and pricing. An unfortunate waste of our time, gas, and our friend’s times as well. July 8 we received a quote from Bruce for $5900 for the venue. July 28th we drove an hour and a half to the venue and got stood up by Bruce, the co-owner and event planner. July 29 Bruce emails updated pricing that explains that wedding planning was too stressful for them and that they now include a wedding planning service provided by White Dahlia and that their new venue fee is $10,700 but “all you have to worry about is what to wear.” October 20 we went back to the venue to meet Bruce and see the space. Bruce didn’t recognize who we were or that he had previously communicated with us, let alone stood us up. He discussed all of the features of the space and the included features of White Dahlia including shuttle services to hotels and wedding venue accessories, like the Archway. On October 20th, we discussed that the music stops at 10:45 and the want the venue emptied by 11pm. We discussed that Froehlichs has a venue called “The Social Club” across the street and that if we rented 19 North as our wedding space we could have our rehearsal dinner there and an after party as the 19 North venue closes early. Bruce verbally quoted us on the space that is “Normally rents for $1400 for 4 hours” but that if we did the rehearsal dinner there and the after party, in addition to renting the 19 north space for $10,700… he would include The Social Club “for $350 or $400” for the after party and would “check the numbers” on the rehearsal dinner. October 22nd, The week after our visit we contacted White Dahlia to verify all of what was included, according to Bruce. Turns out, none of the equipment, decorations, shuttle, etc were included. October 29th Bruce gave pricing of $10,700 for 19 north and $1500 for 4 hours of The Social Club, per night, and still would not verbalize what was or was not, explicitly, included in the rental fees. The following Sunday, November 2nd 2019 a man named Alfred picked up the phone and introduced himself as the assistant event planner “working with Bruce.” Alfred did reach back out, but his title had already changed from assistant to “Director of Catering and Events.” The venue was $10,700 and The Social Club was $1,500 per event, with the rehearsal dinner and after party being counted as 2 events. The after party was only 11pm to 1am. 2 hours and paying full price for the venue which is normally a 4 hour rental. Twice! Summary: From July to October the wedding venue fee changed 3 times. Their verbal agreements hold no weight and are not honored. They have no planning capacity and don’t respect people’s time or money. They’re hiring people and promoting them to director positions in 24 hours. There’s no guarantee that this venue will even be in business in 2021 let alone have a consistent or reliable staff to support your wedding Steer clear of this catastrophe of a venue, owner, and staff.

Froehlich's hosted our wedding brunch the day after our big day. I cannot say enough amazing things about Bruce, Colleen, and their staff. The food was fantastic (avocado toast, you guys!!!!) and the space was jaw-droppingly gorgeous. We totally blew through our budget hosting our wedding the night before, and were nervous about decorating such a big space for the brunch. But we hardly had to do a thing--the table and chairs were stunning by themselves. A few candles later and--ta-da--amazing. Bruce was there for us every step of the way, coordinating a menu that was specially-tailored for guests with dietary restrictions but also freaking delicious. Colleen has truly put together a business that makes Three Oaks, Michigan, a destination. You'd be a fool not to have your special event here!!!

This venue is soo gorgeous. It’s a good combination of modern/ industrial/ barnwood. The outside and the inside stand out like nothing we’ve seen. We’ve already recommended several of our friends to get married here or at least have the reception. We had a mishap at our original venue and Froehlich’s helped us whip our ceremony and reception in the same room together in about 2 months! We were only the second wedding in the space, so there were definitely some kinks needing to be worked out, but recent feedback from others sounds like they’ve definitely done that! Love the town, and loved the venue & food that all played into our best day ever. Go see this venue, you’ll understand!