Black Diamond Gardens

f green. It has to be one of the most stunning venues in Washington state, even our wedding planner said so! 2. Lake – There is a lake nearby with a boat where my wife and I took some photos/videos at sunset. It was magical. 3. Guest Count – The venue was able to comfortably fit our wedding of 180+ guests 4. Extra Rentals – We took advantage of the farm tables for dinner, the LOVE marquee lights and the wine barrels. 5. Outside dancing – It was so much fun to dance outside under the stars. We would highly recommend Black Diamond Gardens and Deidre. We are so happy that we had our wedding here 😊

verything worked out just fine. I can't overstate how pretty this venue was. It's really different from a lot of other venues. We wanted something outdoor, but we were also getting married in April in PNW, so this was perfect! As for the downsides, sometimes the staff weren't the easiest to communicate with prior to the wedding. Deidre wasn't always on top of responding quickly, and sometimes it didn't seem like she remember previous conversation we'd had. Luckily, before our wedding she got some help with Nelliena (sp?) who helped us organize a floor plan and figure things out. Everything turned out okay, but there's room for improvement there. There was a miscommunication on how many people could fit inside the greenhouse for dinner. In some places it is listed at 300, and under ideal conditions that can work, but not with We had a head table that stretched across the whole front (about 14 people total in the party including us), and then we had rows of tables that fit about 270 people. In order to make room for dancing, we had to pull out a quarter of the tables. Using primarily the greenhouse, I think this would be a great venue for around 240 people. More than that and it gets tricky. If you're in the summer and you do dancing somewhere else, and if you don't have a head table, you can probably fit the full 300 or so. There was also a miscommunication about the hanging butterfly decorations. Luckily they were able to get them set up on the day of. Finally, on the day of there was a plumbing issue in the mens room, resulting in some small lines because of reduced capacity. Despite some small hiccups, having our wedding at BDG was a really good experience and we enjoyed it a lot. How beautiful the venue is really outweighed some of the negatives. I'm sure as time goes on some of the communication problems with get ironed out.

nue and the garden. They loved the idea of having a wedding around a lovely garden, pond, even prettier greenery. The only thing I would say, if you have a lot of kids during your wedding, get child care to watch them! The garden is delicate, needs to be watched after not run over by kids.

paying individuals I cannot say. They treated some guests and all the children terribly. From the moment we arrived one of the ladies made a statement, "Are THEY going to be HERE all day?" to the kids and it was not in a tone of curiosity but of annoyance. We brought some things out of the car to occuppy them and keep them out of the way after getting permission from the groom that this would be ok to take them out of the car. All the toys we brought had been put back in the car after 30 min because they were bored. The children were never left unattended, being watched by us, and stayed in the gravel during those 30 min. The same lady started creeping around spying on the kids, waiting for them to do something. We walked to the back where the wedding games were set up and she followed them to spy. Feeling uncomfortable and creeped out we left to go get lunch because the wedding was later but we were asked to be 7 hrs early by the groom. When we came back to change there were 2 picked hydrangea blooms and 1 vine on the ground. We proceeded past them to change in the bathroom and then the kids went to look at their bunnies. This lady came over and starts accusing them for picking the flowers. The kids and I explained that they didn't, that they were like that. She didn't care and continued to blame them. She said, "Children cannot be left alone at THIS venue". They weren't and haven't been, we just got back 5 minutes ago. I watched as another employee yelled at another child because he was playing catch with a light small ball that was provided for the children, not the big heavy ones she is implying. While my kids sat on the steps so this lady cannot start blaming them again, the other kid was yelled at because the ball rolled into the bushes. He wasn't hurting the bushes, he didn't mean for it to roll into the bushes, was already retrieving it carefully ( you could see it across the yard it was on the edge), but this employee felt the need to legitimate yell at this kid who was another guest's kid and would claim that it is warranted without talking or even giving a heads up rule. Also, another one snapped at the kids that were given permission to get a cupcake once the wedding started and the bride and groom had cut their cake. She came over claiming they were poking the cupcakes. No we watched exactly what happened, they pointed at the ones they wanted and you took it upon yourself to assume and made them cry blaming them again for something they didn't do and telling them they couldn't have one. Not one cupcake showed any signs of this because they didn't touch them. I have a few more things they did and things we have heard from no less than 8 other adult guests that they told to us without provocation about how terrible the staff was acting. If you want your guests leaving here with a sour taste in their mouth about your wedding then by all means. They could have addressed us as the parents from the beginning their concerns so we could have adjusted, spoken to the kids clearly in different manners, given us any of their rules, or even given the slightest smile. However, a business in weddings claiming to make your wedding the most special day that you are trying to share with your loved ones stops at your wallet. The food caterers and DJ were great.

put in the greenhouse and it made the room sparkle. Definitely a day we won’t forget.

ding day. Having the ceremony inside was gogeous and all of our guests loved it. So many details in the greenhouse made it look amazing for our wedding. Super easy to work with and they helped make it the best day of my life!

I cannot even explain to you how magical it is inside the greenhouse with all the twinkling lights at night. I've had nothing but compliments on the gorgeous venue, and I would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is considering it! Just go take a tour! It was gorgeous even in February when we did our tour, so you can imagine how pretty it is in the summer!

he grounds themselves are breathtaking! I would book with them again in a heartbeat 👰🏼👍🏼 🌸

n setting in the background. The reception was held inside their greenhouse that comfortably held 250 guests. Most venue's have a basic PA system which is find for background music and some announcements, but their sound system was exceptional for the dance party as well!!! The staff were super friendly and helpful during the event. I highly recommend their venue!!

The experience couldn't have been better.

outside

from the venue set up to the sound wiring, we knew it was the place for us!