Cedarville Lodge

ng busy seasons with grass so soft you could lay on it (if you wanted to, of course). I do, unfortunately, have a few complaints. 1. Communication started out great and I know that times are busy right now with all the covid-catch-up/rescheduled weddings, and it's tough when you're just one person. I had to wait 2-5 days before getting a response, and on some instances I had to email a second time after 7 days passing to get a reply. My other vendors (photographer and DJ especially) did just fine, exceeding my expectations in keeping in touch with us. 2. The way the contract is written is extremely confusing. Make sure to go over any details before signing so you're not wondering when payments are due. 3. Hanna signed our contract knowing she would be our bartender for our wedding day. At our last meeting, two weeks prior to our date, she seemed surprised that she was going to be our bartender, like she had forgotten. She mentioned multiple times that she had "5 other events scheduled for that weekend and would be strapped and stretched." We messaged back and forth, again with horrible response time, up until the Thursday before our wedding. We never got a clear answer from her as to whether or not she would show up. We didn't have time to factor in a budget for someone different, nor did we have time to search for one. We didn't bother previously searching for a backup as we didn't think it would be necessary. She did come to our wedding and was able to bartend for us. Though I highly recommend hiring someone that will remember you booked them, instead of let it fall to the back of their mind to be forgotten. 4. I have recently learned that Hanna and her crew did not set the venue up correctly upon our arrival. I wasn't told this before as the people assisting knew it would stress me out and cause frustration. It's a small wedding and didn't require much. She had her helpers set out 8 tables on each side of the dance floor, when we only needed 4 on each side, and neglected to bring out the 8 foot tables that we wanted for our dinner. Yes, we discussed all of this in our final meeting. She was writing something down during our meeting on a clipboard, but it must not have been what we discussed. Would I use this venue again? God no. It was beautiful. Our photos were absolutely gorgeous and the location is only 5 minutes from home so we were able to bring our own equipment without worrying about everything getting damaged on the drive over. BUT Hanna was horrible near the end. She caused us so much unnecessary stress and worry. We could have found a similar venue with a much more professional and responsible host for about the same cost as what we paid. Ridiculous. My recommendations for individuals thinking about using this venue, and general venue host advice: -Have a clear understanding of what you're signing up for and what your venue host is signing up for -Make sure your venue host is able to maintain timely communication -Have your final meeting more than 2 weeks from your wedding date, so if there are any hiccups you have more than just 14 days to figure them out

through the knot was not always speedy, but once i had her number it was much easier! I would recommend this venue!

and beautiful and requires very little decoration because it is so beautiful on its own. If you are planning a wedding here be prepared to have your own day of coordinator and don't expect Hannah, the event coordinator, to get back to your questions and concerns in a timely manner. It was very stressful working with her as she is not timely in her email responses both before the wedding and after when we were trying to get our deposit back. Our ceremony chairs were initially set up in the wrong location and she was unable to get a hold of the day of the wedding. We then were wrongly accused of smoking inside the lodge and causing damage we did not do. She took a month to reply to our email and was unapologetic and not very professional. But if you are mentally prepared for that I'd say go for it because the venue itself is perfect!