My now husband and I chose Addison Oaks for our wedding venue for a couple of reasons. 1. We were not interested in having our wedding at your typical reception hall that is a larg...e room with no windows- so we of course loved the vaulted ceilings, floor to ceiling windows, wrap around deck and of course all of the original characteristics that the estate has such as fireplaces, exposed wood and brick and stone. 2. We loved the option to have our wedding ceremony in the beautiful garden with the wooden trellis above us during the ceremony. We were fortunate that it didn’t rain on us, but our trade off was that it was 90 degrees and sunny. Thankfully, right after our ceremony, our guests and my husband and I were able to cool off inside Addison Oaks. 3. We chose Addison Oaks because of the rave reviews about the buffet. Although we had not tried the food before finally deciding on this venue, we were not disappointed by the food. We chose the buffet option for our food and it was such a good decision, the food was absolutely mouth-watering and our guests could not stop raving about how good the food was! Now onto the things we were happily surprised by with our decision to host our wedding at Addison Oaks. 1. Dan and Lauri were absolutely amazing to work with, always prompt on returning emails or answering questions on the spot over the phone. They were flexible with making appointments with us and overall made the wedding planning process easier and smoother. 2. We worked with Lois at our rehearsal as well as for our wedding day. We were pleasantly surprised to have Lois who essentially acted as our day of coordinator telling the bridal party where to be and when, making sure we stayed on schedule with our wedding timeline. Whenever I needed something Lois was nearby and ready to answer my question or get me what or who I needed. We also worked with Sam who was with us during the morning and early afternoon on our wedding day. Sam met with my mom and I on the morning of the wedding to go over where all of the decorations we had brought would be placed, which was so great that we could just tell him where things should go and he executed what we asked. When the staff was getting the room ready, my mom didn’t care for the way the napkins were being folded and placed and Sam immediately had the set up changed! 3. The ladies of the bridal party spent the morning getting ready in the bridal suite upstairs, which was the perfect space for getting ready, with plenty of natural light and I loved being able to look out over the garden and front entrance to watch what was going on. While we were getting ready, we had some light food and Addison Oaks provided fruit, veggies, crackers and cheese, as well as water, which was a pleasant surprise! Overall, my now husband and I would highly recommend Addison Oaks to host your wedding, the service was excellent and we truly had the best day of our lives, mostly thanks to Addison Oaks!