We were married last January and things have only just now settled down enough for us to write a review for our venue and the people who made our wedding day such a beautiful and m...emorable experience. As much as we all try to anticipate and plan every detail while stressing over everything for months on end, looking back we are so glad to have found a place that we will always think of as the beginning of our lives together and people who were dedicated to helping us realize our dream for that beginning. The La Canada Flintridge Country Club and the entire staff, especially the Catering Director, Miki Mootsey, were all of those things for us on January 24, 2015.
We found LCFCC through reviews online and it was the first place we visited about ten months before our wedding date. Miki was the first wedding coordinator type person we had ever met and we instantly knew that we loved her and wanted to work with her. She is such a warm and friendly person who knows absolutely everything about everything when it comes to weddings! We had no idea what this process would involve, what sort of things to consider or even where to begin. Miki was our gentle and patient guide through all of it. The most important piece of advice Miki gave us was to go out and look at other places, meet other catering directors, find out what was out there and what we liked or didn’t like, and then call her again. So we did, and after touring many other places and meeting many other people we came back to Miki. Other places had varying combinations of strengths and weaknesses and it is important for each couple to decide what kinds of things are most important to them on their wedding day. For us, it was the combination of a beautiful setting and a staff that specialized in working with us to customize the details we were interested in and to help us throw the party we imagined. We had an outdoor ceremony at the gazebo and our reception in the LCF room. Everything was beautiful!
The bottom line is that on our wedding day everything turned out just like we had been imagining and hoping. Miki and co-director Brent Blake-Holden were there with us throughout the day as well as our day-of coordinator LeAnn Im who personally took care of all of the details, like making sure boutonnieres matched and pocket squares were folded straight and that everyone in the processional knew their cues while keeping everything on schedule. Miki was there with a plate of snacks for us after the ceremony and she drove us around the grounds in her “Just Married!” golf cart to all the best photo locations. And just like that it was over! We spent the rest of the night having the most amazing party we’ve ever thrown and we were completely free to just have fun.
Our wedding day was so special to us and to our families and friends and was made more so by the advice, efforts and hard work of the staff at LCFCC. We’re still in touch with Miki and drive by the venue every once in a while. We can’t imagine our lives together beginning anywhere else or in any other way than this place, which is now and forever a part of our history and memories. To all those starting out in planning the greatest party of your lives, LCFCC and Miki and her staff are absolutely worth getting to know. We cannot recommend the venue and the staff any more highly and were very happy with every aspect of our experience there. Good luck to all of you and congratulations!