I signed up for an account solely to help save anyone from picking this location. STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. Where to begin...
Maybe the Eden used to be a good wedding venue, but the wedding planner currently there is atrocious. When we booked th...e venue, the wedding planner was someone entirely different, who had been experienced and skilled at what she did. Apparently this wedding planner agreed with us how terrible the venue was- and she quit. The new wedding planner is terrible for the following reasons:
1.) Not a single mic was checked: want to hear your best-man's speech? Too bad. Want your Aunt's blessing to be spoken into the chest of the officiant so everyone can hear her over the waterfall the wedding planner forgot to turn off? Then you're in luck! While all of these stories make for memorable stories, they are NOT reflective of the amount of attention to detail a venue like this should have.
2.) I saw my bride SEVERAL times before we got married: Do you like traditions ? Even if you don't (like my bride and myself), there was one tradition we wanted to keep. I did not want to see my bride in her dress until she came down the aisle. However, due to the Wedding Planner not knowing how to plan anything, I saw my bride several times prior to her coming down the aisle.
3.) Our rooms were not ready: None of the rooms we booked were ready on-time for our groomsmen to get ready. We had been forced to go into a temporary room, which was far nicer than the one we booked. Rather than give us the open room for the confusion, they kicked us out with half our stuff still in the room. Oh, and the wedding planner sent the photographer up to get our pictures in all of this chaos, only for her to come in the room while I was naked in the shower. Great planning all-around, clearly.
4.) Too many weddings: the Eden does not care about your wedding being perfect, they care about having as many weddings as possible. Obviously they want all of these weddings to go well, I imagine, but the execution is simply not possible when they jammed FIVE weddings in the same day. It was the most obvious thing in the world that we were hardly the focus of the Eden's attention. If you want a special day catered to you and your S/O, this is not the place for it.
Don't let the Eden's sales staff and venue fool you- STAY AWAY AT ALL COSTS. On paper and in-person, this venue looked like a great choice. However, if you want your money to be well-spent, I guarantee you can do better than this location. Terrible wedding planner, mediocre food, and above average prices make this place not even close to worth it.