Aquarium Of The Pacific

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e had so many amazing surprises the day of our wedding that I'll always treasure. I would book the aquarium in a heartbeat again. The venue is stunning and all the guests really enjoyed the event. The staff really goes out of the way to make sure everything is perfect. The best part is that you can have your event here for basically the same price as a hotel.

g chart right before the ceremony, even after we had emailed it to her days before and she said she'd take care of that. She had issues with communication, I often had to write a few times to get a response and she rarely seemed to fully read emails and only answering one question. I'm not a bridezilla by any means and I wasn't making anything hard or emailing too often. She was generally sweet in person but it was still sometimes unpleasant dealing with her. There were some hiccups at the start of the event but everything else went smoothly because: The Good: the catering staff was amazing. They were all incredibly friendly and helpful. The food was very good and the venue was gorgeous (better than we expected). The sangria they served was amazing, though I'm not a heavy drinker. Everyone had a great time and I loved it. The neutral: There are tons of extra charges and fees for everything, but as compared to other places I thought it was all fair. I've seen far worse for less interesting venues.

with everything. A few things to be aware of… (and these are really only for purposes of your preparedness and not necessarily complaints) First, since the catering & bar are through the venue, you will not have a lot of options. Their bar selection is varied, but be prepared for steep prices and not exactly top shelf liquor. For example, their “super premium” (highest level) whisky was Jack Daniels Red. So, if you care about the alcohol at your wedding, just be prepared for this. (If you want to have something they don’t supply, they will charge you their per shot cost for the whole bottle regardless of what people drink.) Ultimately, we were happy and our guests were happy with the selection Second, be prepared to pay for everything. That may sound silly because, of course, you have to pay for things, but it felt a bit like they were nickeling and diming us. They even charge a 3% fee for using a credit card to pay (which ended up being almost $700!). We ended up working most things out, but it was not necessarily simple. Third, although everyone we worked with was very kind and did what they could to help us out, there is a general attitude that they do “favors” and say things before checking whether they can actually do them according to their rules. Be aware of this. It made it very difficult to know what to expect from them. My preference would have been to have them just follow the rules and to know what to expect. Again, like I said, the event went beautifully and we really liked working with the Aquarium staff generally. When planning a wedding, it is important to know what you are walking into, and that is the only reason I brought the above points up. Good luck in planning!