Hewitt Oaks

We had a terrible experience at Hewitt Oaks. I wrote a long review but there’s a limit you can post, unfortunately I can’t say everything that happened. At the rehearsal, there was a lack of professionalism from the owner, every time I said something she would talk over me. The wedding day was worse, the chapel & bathroom were dirty, and there were buckets of dying flowers left around. A cleaning crew left wet floors & piles of trash while we were trying to take photos. We asked multiple times for the buckets to be moved, they are in most of my photos & video. The night before the owner told us not to worry about rain and that they do this a lot. At 3, they told me to make a decision on having the ceremony outside, it was only rain so I kept it. The DJ later told us that he can’t play music in the rain, the venue failed to mention that earlier; I thought they had a rain plan for music outside, due to them telling me not to worry. After asking for our planners, they walk in and & the owner says someone wanted to see me? (this is the first time we’ve seen her all day). I said we haven’t seen her all day, she looked at me and said well what did you expect? (I expected her, as our planner to be helpful & there during my day). My dad told her what the DJ said, she said well yeah; his music equipment can’t get wet , I told her my photographers are out in the rain, she said that was different, his equipment is electrical (I get it, but if that was the case she should’ve told us that when we told them to keep the ceremony outside). She then said she thought it was common sense to know that the speakers can’t go outside. My dad said that if we can’t have music outside, we need to move it inside. She got mad, started slamming and moving stuff around. My photographer asked the DJ if he could play music from inside the chapel, towards the ceremony, he said absolutely. When we found that out, we told her to keep it outside. She slammed her hand down on a table and yelled what do you want? What we wanted was to have our ceremony outside like we planned; with our music. My photographer also had to find clear umbrellas, the venue didn’t get them out for us. (During this, I sat in the corner of the room, crying on my wedding day thanks to the venue owner.) We were disappointed with our florals. I was very specific to avoid roses (this was special to me, from my late Papa) for most of the bridal party, they still gave all of the men roses. All bouquets & aisle decor were not as expected & the quality didn’t match what was shown on the their social media. The corsages for the mothers were given only after multiple requests, they seemed poorly made and the wrist pieces were too big. There were also construction noises coming from the venue, it was distracting. Several details were wrong or overlooked at the reception & the bathrooms were dirty. There was no one outside from the venue directing guests. The owner and her assistant never once said a nice word to me, never made me feel like a bride and definitely never made it feel like it was my special day. The owner made me cry on my wedding day and I will remember that forever. In my opinion, it’s all about the money for them and they were unprofessional. They have huge wedding here, I think those are the only ones they care about. We had a small wedding, but still spent a large amount of money. I wanted to make this review in hopes to save another bride from having her day ruined the same way mine was.

My husband and I are so grateful we chose Hewitt Oaks as our venue. From day one we fell in love with the location and the staff. The grounds are so beautiful with live oak trees, spanish moss and low country charm. We were so lucky we got to work with Bethany Hewitt as our planner and her wonderful assistant BeBe. Bethany is the most hardworking and passionate vendor I have ever met. She took our vision and brought it to life. My husband and I were in awe of how wonderful everything turned out. It truly felt like a fairytale. We still have guests messaging us telling us it was the most incredible wedding they have ever attended. Our decor was picture perfect and the food was absolutely amazing. I highly recommend Hewitt Oaks. The process start to finish was a great experience.

Wow, where do we even begin?! Working with the Hewitt Oaks team was a dream come true. From the very beginning, the entire staff at Hewitt Oaks exuded the utmost professionalism, warmth, and a genuine commitment to making our special day absolutely perfect. We got married in April 2024 after a nearly two-year long engagement, and the Hewitt Oaks team held our hand every single step of the way, guiding us down the path to success and helping to make our vision come to life. Brigette, our wedding planner, did an incredible job - she was responsive, attentive, and accommodating, always willing to answer our (many, many) questions and making sure we stayed on track. We can’t hep but to mention Bethany, the owner and event designer, too - she is an absolute gem of a person, making sure that we felt taken care of throughout the entirety of the process leading up to (and throughout) wedding day. We can’t say enough about the job those two did! Obviously, the venue itself is breathtaking, but what truly sets the Hewitt Oaks team apart is their attention to detail in the decor and ambience, which transformed the venue into the EXACT vision we laid out to them. The catering was exceptional as well; we’re not talking about “wedding food” here. Hewitt Oaks provided what felt like a fine-dining experience for us and our guests, and had everyone talking about how good the food and service was long after wedding day had come and gone. Overall, we cannot recommend Hewitt Oaks highly enough. They made our wedding day not only memorable, but truly magical, and exactly what we had in mind. If you’re looking to get married in the Lowcountry, look no further than Hewitt Oaks to help turn your special day vision into reality!