Applegate Ranch

The Applegate Ranch was such a beautiful venue. The owners Jesse and Amy are such wonderful helpful and caring people! They made our day so magical and so easy. We couldn't have asked for a more perfect day. Amy also did the coordination and did our floral arrangements. This is a one stop shop for everything you need.

Amy and Jesse were wonderful. The venue was absolutely beautiful. I met with Amy many times during the planning process. She was able to accommodate my changes in decorations many times even up until the day before the wedding (I added draping on the arch the night before). I love that they did the set up an take down of the wedding. That helped with so much stress that would have been added for us and our families. Amy was very knowledgeable on venders in the area and even help with reservations for catering and a bartender that would fit our budget. My husband and I were on a tight budget so we decided to do our own flowers. However, I had never made flower arrangements before. Thankfully Amy came to the rescue. She helped to teach us how to make arrangements. In the end we did not have enough time to finish the arch or wrap the bouquets. Amy was a saving grace who worked on everything the night before to make sure we had the beautiful arch we wanted and the day of she worked on wrapping the bouquets and tying up all of the loose ends. Amy and Jesse help encourage me to enjoy the day of our wedding without focusing on the stress of the little details. The cons: Not all of our items got put out. We did Polaroid pictures for our guest book but we ran out of film because all of it wasn’t set out. Our welcome sign kept getting taken down. Possibly because of the wind but we had someone there who could make sure it would be set back up if it fell over. Amy was a little frantic and frustrated the day of the wedding. (I’m just grateful that I didn’t feel that way and thankful she was able to be the one to be running around doing all of the tasks) however this was the report I got from a few family members. Other than that I am super grateful for all of the help this venue offered. I hadn’t been to many weddings so I had no idea how things went while getting married (line up of walking down the isle, how many songs, etc.) Amy was able to walk me through all of that. If I can give anyone a suggestion it is to stand firm if something is important to you and Amy suggest otherwise. But don’t forget to take a look at why she suggested otherwise.

In all fairness I have tried to list the pros in addition to the cons in this review. Amy is the main venue contact/manager and her partner, Jesse helps with setup and grounds maintenance. Things she promised but not deliver on; -Decorations on photo booth. Sadly, the decor for the photo booth that we provided, at our own cost, was ruined beyond repair (by Amy) and we were unable to use at the reception. More things she promised but not deliver on; -Outdoor games incl. cornhole -Price quote for fresh flowers -Fresh flowers on cake & help serving the cake -Assistance with wedding planning -Help directing activities during reception and being present and available during reception. We were constantly looking for her. -Having all the decorations prepped and ready to go prior to ceremony. We delivered decorations starting 2 weeks prior (per her request so that she could have them ready), however, she did not even look at them until the ceremony was about to begin. Unfortunately, some decor didn't make it out at all. Areas Amy was lacking in; -COMMUNICATION, VERY, VERY hard to get in contact with her, does not return phone calls/texts -ORGANIZATION, very unorganized, back rooms look like a hoarder house. Kitchen was very dirty. -Personal attention, she was taking personal texts/phonecalls during our rehearsal. -We personally went over what linens/decor we wanted on the dining table MONTHS prior and Amy as well as us took pics of the tables. We had to remind her MANY, MANY times what we had decided on. This included on the night of rehearsal! At the rehearsal she was trying to talk us into table linens that weren't even my daughters colors! We had given her a swatch MONTHS prior. Pros, things that were provided, Beautiful, beautiful property Tables & chairs provided Bathrooms provided Jesse (partner) was very helpful and tried to compensate for Amy Serving of food (food brought by us) Using our decorations, they did get the wedding arch decorated nicely (I assume this was done by Jesse) Sound system Table #'s provided Engaged couples beware! They have a wonderful property, however the management of the venue is very, very lacking. One of their big selling points is that they say they help with the wedding planning. They do not!

There is no way to convey exactly how amazing Jesse and Amy are. They helped plan the literal PERFECT wedding. Amy was so helpful in planning everything, from beginning to end. They were so friendly and nice. The venue itself is a magical. I got married halloween weekend and the venue was an autumn wonderland. It was everything I could have ever wanted. Even if you don't live here, book with them. It will be worth it.