Avalon Manor Banquet Center and Catering

imes for them to turn the AC up, and the bridal suite was super warm, so everyone in my wedding party was soaked by the time the wedding started... The food was amazing, and they were very accommodating.

made sure both myself and the groom had drinks all night. The only hiccup we had was that they decided to give another wedding 30 of the ceremony chairs, so instead of the 100 we paid for, we only received 70. (Standing room only. lol)

IN but live in AL and planning a wedding while being so far away is stressful. Everything that I envisioned they made come to life. I would recommend this venue if you want elegance and a kick ass reception/wedding setup help!

perfect if you have a lot of out of town guests like I did, since it is literally about 2 miles away from I-65 and all the hotels. I didn't want people driving all over NW Indiana if they weren't familiar with the area, especially since my ceremony was held at a different location. Next, Avalon Manor knows what they're doing. They have been in the business for many years and things run like clockwork. The people who work there are amazing and very good at their jobs. Natalie was my contact person and I was in contact with her a ton via email or phone, and she was always able to squeeze me in for a quick meeting whenever I was in town spontaneously and needed to see chair covers, etc (I planned the wedding while living in Indy). Very accommodating and friendly. The venue itself has plenty of space. I had about 175 guests plus a 5-person band and DJ, and we were able to fit everything in quite comfortably (in the room that requires a minimum of 175 people, can't remember the name), along with fitting in the cake table, gift table, and dessert/candy table. The colors of the table covers and chair covers/sashes that were offered were beautiful and perfectly matched my coral and gold wedding colors. As a bonus, the bathrooms here are amazing--beautiful, many stalls and mirrors, and spacious. No one would ever have to wait, which is always nice. Finally, the food here is also quite good, though I wouldn't say the best food I've ever had. The beef medallions seemed to be everyone's favorite, and the grilled chicken with tarragon sauce was also very good. The farfalle pasta with asparagus/sun-dried tomatoes was just okay. But the sides, salads, and drinks were all excellent. Overall, Avalon Manor offers a good bang for your buck. For about $9000, we paid for 175 meals (mostly beef medallions--we did plated meals), the premier bar (or whatever the first tier is called, which includes standard Absolut vodka, etc---aka open bar for our guests!), chair covers and sashes, table covers for the head table, and 2 appetizers (the meals themselves included bread rolls, salads, ice cream, and tea/coffee). And like I said before, the people were very easy to work with. I would highly recommend them.

ke a few last minute changes in order to accommodate some of our guests. Avalon Manor was the perfect size for our event and I really enjoyed having a designated area for the bridal party to hang out prior to the start of the reception. The food was good as was the service. The only "downfall" is that they will book an event right before yours which minimizes the time your other vendors have for set up and you won't be the only event taking place. There was still plenty of parking, though.

. Didn't receive a single congratulations from the sales rep I sat with. It was outwardly apparent that she wasn't thrilled I asked to see what one of her ballrooms looked like. I asked for a recommendation of a photographer for engagement photos and was met with "I'll give you that if you sign a contract with us". Not the impression I was looking for. They are in a high turnover type business, if you sign with them great and if you don't great they'll find someone else. This was not the feeling I wanted to work with as I want to create and unforgettable night for my bride. It was apparent my reception wouldn't be a priority nor important to them.

through the process. On the day of the wedding, the staff and service were phenomenal. The head waitress introduced herself to us and told us to ask her if we needed anything at all. All of the food was brought out in an orderly fashion and on time. People also loved it and we got a lot of compliments on how tasty it was. We did have an issue with one bartender not wanting to serve the bridal party during the 'break' hour, however the head waitress was great and speedily resolved this issue. The only complaint I could possibly have is they aren't very good with the before and after of accommodating your 'stuff'. For example, my mom put together a great sweets table, but she had to go home to pick it all up and then set it up in between the ceremony and reception. It would have been great to be able to just drop that off the afternoon before withe everything else, but the Avalon couldn't accommodate fridge space. In addition, after the wedding, you are supposed to remove everything that night or it will be thrown away. This really kills the celbratory mood because someone has to be sober and coordinate the tear down. I feel like this is a little inconsiderate policy, and it would not be hard to have a rule that things need to be picked up by say 9AM the next morning. These are just things to consider as you book the venue. Also they DO NOT SERVE SHOTS. This was NOT spelled out to me clearly before I signed the contract and I was super bummed - I really wish I would have known that in advance. However, they make mixed drinks so it works out. Overall, we had a very pleasant experience. I would definitely recommend this venue to anyone else!

ly as I wanted. I will warn you, however, that what you see is not what you get. Avalon will show you a room, take your deposit and later change your room assignment. Be sure your room assignment is spelled out on your contract or you will get bumped wherever they see fit. This happened to me and a friend of mine as well. The owner is not willing to work with anyone when it comes to making changes. He interrupted my wedding several times and I was not pleased about it. He came in to ask my DJ to move the uplighting in the middle of dinner because he thought it violated some safety code. Also, someone spilled a drink during the reception, they turned on every single light in the place to clean it up. Talk about killing the mood! Also, I was told by Avalon that the doors would open at 5. I had guests sitting in the foyer because the room was not ready until 5:20. Also, my vendors who were told they could come in 2 hours prior (Avalon told me to tell them this) were confused about where to put things since the room was in a complete state of disarray. Once everything was set up, it looked beautiful. The food was great and I got many comments from people about how good it was. I just recommend that if you go with this vendor, work with Sheryl. Also, get EVERYTHING in writing!

e staff made our unique wedding reception flawless. Even had amazing instructions for decorating. Overall very pleased with service and food. Highly recommended!

ccommodating. Naturally, there are a lot of moving pieces when planning a wedding and every change I requested was executed with a smile. Everything I asked for the response was "yes, we can do that." From the ceremony, to the cocktail hour with our signature cocktail, to dinner the staff was excellent. Most importantly though the food was simply delicious and it didn't break the bank!

sband were both very pleased with Avalon Manor.

he crepes stuffed with chicken and spinach with rice and asparagus, received many compliments on how delicious it was! The servers were very kind and all my guests really enjoyed the shower.

ead server as to what needed to be set up the day of the wedding and it was not done right. There was still garbage laying around from favors and such when the guests started to arrive and my outside ceremony was not set up right. Other then the set up, the food and service was great!

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so many compliments on the food and most everyone said it was the best wedding food they have ever had and I agree. :) The room was decorated beautifully! They were very accomodationg to any request I had. They were also very reasonable and give a 10% off discount for non-wedding season receptions. Overall,I was extremely pleased and highly reccomend having your reception there!They made our wedding reception very relaxing and a huge success! Everyone is still talking about it!

erfectly. They allowed us to store our stuff at the hall which was convenient, my only complaint was they book things so close together that we couldnt get in to decorate our room until 4pm the DAY OF THE WEDDING!

uffet dinner. Highly recommended!

etter than when I chose it. The food is amazing! The only reason I didn't give it a 5 is that we were not able to try our food prior to our wedding. Their food tasting is kind of difficult. They will not set up food tastings just for you so you have to hope that their is another event/wedding before yours that is serving the same menu then you can go that night to try it. We did one food tasting on the menu we originally thought we were interested in and ended up not liking that menu so we went out on a limb and chose a menu that we had not tried. It was such great food, but it was a little nerve wracking not knowing what you were going to get. Jayne is very helpful in getting all of the details worked out for you and their staff set all of the favors, gift table items, and guest book items up for us. Another con is that vendors are only allowed in the ballroom 2 hours prior to the event so it doesn't give a lot of room for error. Overall, I was so pleased with our wedding at the Avalon Manor!

m a 5/5. Also, the night of the wedding, my now husband placed our toasting glasses on the table with our card box and cake topper so that we would not forget them. One of the servers must have taken them. I don't know if they thought they were the venue's or if they were going to clean them, but we have yet to receive them back. We called and spoke with their wedding consultant and she said she'd call me back since they are not where she last saw them. I hope to get them back soon. Other that that, the wedding turned out great. They set up our favors too. I loved having the bridal room also.

nted to host our reception! But of course, I called EVERYWHERE...checking prices. And Avalon was not only competitive, but actually the best priced for what we were looking for! Our coordinator was super friendly and helpful...and she made an exciting (and somewhat stressful) time a breeze. Perfect place to celebrate you new life together with all your loved ones!

erous. The location was also ideal being near I-65.

She always called to follow-up on things and keep us on track. the wedding day went exactly as planned. the food was great at the wedding and the service was impecable. OVerall a great venue for a wedding - would highly recommend.

have a high limit on what you can bring in for your reception, which limited my creativity. I wanted to do a fun candy or chocolate table, but unless you purchased it from them (at a higher rate than what you can find elsewhere), it wasn't worth it ... same with the chair covers. They have them at their bridal fair, yet you can't use them at their facility. That was one thing that definately urked me. There are three rooms at the facility and you definately can't tell that there are other rooms w/ parties going on, I felt like I was the only bride there. Overall great experience and I love the stair entrance during introductions.

at our table which made for a lovely background in our pictures. The food was delicious! The staff was very attentive and wonderful to not only my husband and I but all of our friends and family. The price was right! So many things were included for the price which we were pleased with. I could not have chosen a better place to have my wedding reception and I refer them to everyone I know that is in need of a place to hold their receptions or events!