Conservatory at Waterstone

Our wedding was a wonderful night and SO much fun but I do feel that I have mixed feelings about the venue . Positives - [ ] The venue is beautiful and it is large enough to host a 115 person wedding comfortably . I loved that this was an “ all inclusive “ venue . It really helped with the planning and budgeting process . We loved our cake and our food choices. We received many compliments on these as well as the charcuterie table for the cocktail hour . We were very very pleased with this . The bartenders were also super friendly and helpful all night long . We were assigned Alejo for our DJ and he is a huge reason that our wedding was so wonderful. We asked that he play a mix of our two cultures for the evening and he did an amazing job . Our dance floor was packed from start to finish . He really understood the vibe we were going for and delivered . As a whole , the wedding was absolutely beautiful and the venue did a beautiful job with everything . We were told several times how gorgeous the venue was and that it was the best wedding they had ever been to! The venue cost included the food , alcohol, DJ, wedding planning services , the cake and also a few florals ! Definitely a budget friendly venue and you would never know based on how elaborate and gorgeous everything turned out !! Negatives - [ ] I would say if I could go back and redo any part of my wedding I would’ve chosen to hire a wedding coordinator on my own. We were assigned a wedding coordinator from the venue, Linda. There were a ton of communication issues throughout the night . She was not helpful in directing the photographers or helping guide me where to go without being seen by guests . Because of this , I had to walk around an alley that she told me to go through and I ended up walking down the aisle with a dirty dress . This was heartbreaking for me .Throughout the night it was also really difficult to find her when something was needed. There was a lack of communication between the DJ and the coordinator throughout the night as well . Due to this , the wedding coordinator was missing during the bouquet toss and we had to improvise a bouquet to toss in that moment. We had a similar issue with the garter toss .When the dj started the song , there was no chair on the dance floor and the majority of the song was spent trying to find a chair to do the garter toss with. She missed this as well. I understand that is a difficult job and I would’ve disregarded these things if it weren’t for the things she had said throughout the day . There were conversations she tried to have with me that I felt were HIGHLY inappropriate and unprofessional. She pulled me to the side twice to tell me what had gone wrong and justified why she wasn’t present by blaming the photographer and DJ. Additionally , once the night ended Linda approached the DJ and began speaking negatively about our photographer. My immediate family heard what was said about the photographer. The photographer was also next to them and overheard the negative comments . I would just recommend that if you use this venue to either ask for a coordinator that isn’t her or pay extra to bring your own. It was the only negative aspect of the night , but played a big role .