Lake Oak Meadows Weddings and Events

Turn Your Dreams Into Reality

Temecula, CA

$10,000 starting price

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251 to 300 guests

Holds ceremonies and receptions

AWARD WINNER (1X)

Thanks to recommendations from couples on The Knot

Lake Oak Meadows is a beautiful vineyard-style wedding venue located in Temecula California, nestled in the heart of wine country. While a short distance from San Diego, Orange, and Los Angeles counties, this private lakeside retreat exudes a feeling of exclusivity and relaxation. Couples can deliver their vows surrounded by lush trees, colorful gardens, and a stunning lake that features bubbling fountains and grapevines. Every corner of this property is beautifully maintained all year long, ensuring a breathtaking backdrop to once-in-a-lifetime celebrations. Our venue will leave a lasting impression on couples and their loved ones! Lake Oak Meadows offers all-inclusive wedding packages complete with Catering, Bar, and DJ Services. Our couples have access to our exclusive vendor lists to make wedding planning a breeze. The private ceremony and reception sites can be customized to fit any style. Both facilities can accommodate events of up to 300 guests in size with an in-house culinary team and built-in bar. Additionally, private suites are available for both wedding parties to relax and prepare for their big day!

Pricing details

Starting prices

Reception:

$3,900

Ceremony:

$1,000

Bar services:

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Catering:

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Starting prices don't include service fees, taxes, gratuity, and rental fees. Guest count and seasonality may also affect prices. Peak season for this venue is Nov.

Amenities + details

Amenities

Ceremony Area

Covered Outdoors Space

Dressing Room

Handicap Accessible

Liability Insurance

Outdoor Event Space

Reception Area

Wireless Internet

Ceremony Types

Civil Union

Commitment Ceremony

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Vow Renewal Ceremony

Settings

Estate

Garden

Park

Tented

Trees

Vineyard & Winery

Venue Service Offerings

Bar & Drinks

Cakes & Desserts

Other Desserts

Destination Weddings

Destination Wedding Packages

Destination Wedding Planning

Food & Catering

Planning

Destination Wedding Planning

Se Habla Español

Wedding Design

Rentals & Equipment

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Awards and Affiliations

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4.0

out of 5.0

103 reviews

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Mitch C

3/16/2025

This venue was everything we knew it would be! Both ourselves and our guests had an amazing time and were floored by the beauty. Izzy in the office is the best and was always so helpful! I didn’t have to even think about anything the day of, which was awesome! E said we’ll do a vow renewal here in 5 years!

Samantha D

3/06/2025

Hi I usually never write reviews like this but I felt it was necessary. I hadn’t booked this vendor, but recently scheduled a tour to possibly consider it as an option for my wedding. I booked it through this app probably about a month ago. They got my contact info and said they see me today on the 5th at 9. I took today off from work along with my mother and drove the hour and half to visit this venue. They proceeded to tell me my name was on the list but FORGOT to schedule a tour guide and there was nothing they could do because the person was off. Even though we discussed this meeting at this time and I was even on there calendar. All I could get was an apology and they sent me on my way with not much information. Left a bad taste in my mouth made me feel if they couldn’t care enough to give me a tour what about the actual event. I unfortunately will not be booking here, which is too bad because the venue is beautiful but poor communication and service. Just glad I didn’t find this out before the big day, I was highly considering it.

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Lindsay D

3/04/2025

I am happy to personally speak with any bride/couple considering this location. (ldavis2401992@gmail.com) While most of our wedding at LOM was beautiful, the planning process was frustrating due to poor communication, hidden fees, and lack of accountability. Three weeks before the wedding, we were blindsided by an unexpected charge for two extra meals because LOM includes the bride and groom in the guest count—something never disclosed. This should have been clarified at booking, but instead, we were misled. Then a final contract review revealed a $1,088 charge for absolutely nothing, due to an error when switching "late night bites" for an extra bar hour. LOM never informed us, ignored our concerns and attempts to speak via phone or email for five whole days, and sent three incorrect invoices. When the issue was brought to the actual owners, they then refused to rectify their staff's mistake or speak with us directly, so we went without the bar hour. Wedding Day Highlights & Issues: ✔ Lisa (Day-of Coordinator) was fantastic. ✔ Jorge (main server) & bartenders provided excellent service. ✔ The food was delicious. ❌ Stephanie (Bridal Hostess) was scattered —late service, broken A/C, and neglected the groomsmen. ❌ Signature drinks we confirmed weren’t served. ❌ Our DJ, Patrick Hill, ignored our curated playlist, ruining the dance floor vibe/party. Biggest disappointment to us. Frustrated, we left early for our afterparty. While the venue is stunning, LOM’s lack of transparency, organization, and customer service made the experience awful and disappointing. I wouldn’t recommend them at all.

AMANDA C

1/22/2025

Our wedding at Lake Oak Meadows was absolutely beautiful. The venue in itself was gorgeous alone as is. What drew me to LOM was that it genuinely felt like a hidden gem amongst all the surrounding vineyards. This place is surrounded by the most gorgeous Willow trees and a beautiful little pond. I can go on and on about its natural beauty but that was not all that made it special.... Lake Oak Meadows staff was phenomenal. Lisa the day of coordinator was amazing, everything was laid out correctly as I had envisioned it, timing was on schedule, the whole place was clean and organized. The staff the day of kept very good communication with me to ensure no details went unnoticed. Our DJ Mike was amazing, I wasn't sure if he would be able to pull off our insane mixture of music, spanish salsa, cumbias, hip hop, country, rock, and EDM and he did without any flaws! Our day was incredible! I knew this was the venue the first time I saw it, and the day we left the venue married, I knew this was the best choice I could have ever made. The service, the elegance, and the price, it has gone unmatched. I shopped around and received over 50 quotes and nothing compared to what Lake Oak Meadow was delivering. Thank you Lake Oak, Izzy, Lisa, Mike and catering staff!

Leah S

12/15/2024

We had our wedding here on 12/12/24 and it was incredible. Lake Oak Meadows is a beautiful venue with a gorgeous atmosphere/enviornment. The staff including the day-of-coordinator Lisa, Stephanie, and DJ Mike were all amazing. They go above and beyond and pay close attention to every detail. Stephanie went out of her way to help set up our decorations and make use of our extra flowers and candles. The wait staff were kind and thoughtful - they even saved some appetizers for us while we were busy taking photos for cocktail hour. Izzy and Lisa were super responsive beforehand and communicated with me a lot in the weeks and months leading up to the wedding. The food was INCREDIBLE. This was one of our main reasons for choosing LOM. So many of our guests complimented the food and catering did a great job. All in all, this venue was so perfect for our wedding and we could not be happier with our interactions with everyone involved and with how our wedding went. THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH! - From Leah & Bradley Snook

Ashleigh M

12/14/2024

Beautiful wedding venue absolutely loved it. We had a lot of issues with the little things guest walking in and not being directed by security to go. Sit down and ended up wandering through our reception site then come time for the reception. The DJ just totally did not take the care. He made comments when my mom stepped away when she wasn’t feeling good like she was just being dramatic. He only played off his Spotify playlist gave me attitude and asked to play a song that he had already played. Try to get everything done as quickly as possible to the point where half of my guests didn’t know we were doing the money dance didn’t know we were cutting cake or doing the garters or things like that

ashley G

10/30/2024

Venue was gorgeous. Having the All inclusive option to pick all the vendors from within made it stress free and easy. The staff was friendly and the day went smoothly. Timeline was on track. No errors the day of. The ceremony was set up perfectly. Great weather. The Dj was on point everyone was dancing the whole time. The reception was set up perfectly. Great food and drink.

Vanessa p

10/15/2024

It was truly an incredible wedding venue and experience. The entire process was wonderful. The staff is professional, transparent, and extremely friendly and kind. The venue itself is a dream. It is so gorgeous, and in the evening with all the lights on, and the lake/fountain and fire, it turned truly magical. Izzy and the staff were so attentive and helpful and transparent, Kim Lozano our wedding coordinator was invaluable- words can't describe how incredible she was. We had weekly calls closer to the wedding keeping us on track, giving us our to do list and help come up with ideas for the wedding. Day of she was organized, and made out dream wedding come true. She is honest, kind, professional and I feel so very lucky to have Kim coordinator our wedding Creative Corner florist was unbelievable- the flowers provided were beyond what I could have dreamed. The flowers were so BEAUTIFUL. She worked with our budget, her communication and availability was outstanding, I recommend this florist in every possible way. 1914 Bakery was delicious- creative, good communication and outstanding. DJ Pat was incredible. Professional, kind, excellent suggestions, listened to our likes and dislikes, and played music that was exactly our taste. He was wonderful Smoreplay Photo Booth was so fun and so happy it was included. Staff was so professional and friendly, and excellent communication with them. The food was outstanding and delicious. We chose snapper with lemon grass, tri tip with chimichurri and the proteins was excellent. Guests complimented our appetizers and we had some saved for us while we were taking photographs. Everything was laid out in the contract so you understand going into the venue. It is very clear and transparent. Any questions about the contract we always answered immediately and made very clear. We had an absolute incredible experience. We highly recommend this venue to everyone and our experience was outstanding.

Jessica C

10/12/2024

This venue is absolutely stunning! My husband and I instantly fell in love with it as soon as we walked down the stairs. We started working with Kara and then we had Izzy. Both amazing and tentative to our emails of questions leading up to the wedding, which ended up making the planning so easy! We had the wedding of our dreams! We definitely recommend the fire package as well!

Lindsay D

9/29/2024

Overall, our wedding was amazing. Some vendors that we had through the venue weren’t great at communicating prior to the wedding, but day of pretty much everyone was great. The coordinator was super helpful and sweet, as well as the bridal hostess. Lake oak meadows was a beautiful spot for a September wedding. Our food tasting wasn’t good. The guy working with us wasn’t personable, didn’t seem to want to be there, and didn’t care when they didn’t have anything for me (the bride) as I had dietary restrictions. He gave me a gross plate of food and I requested a specific meal for wedding day. Fast forward to wedding day, there wasn’t a special meal for me. In fact, I couldn’t eat anything but a salad, leaving me hungry after all of the stress of wedding day. My coordinator was on top of the catering staff and let them know they messed up, but nothing could be done at that point. The venue did refund my meal, which is the least they could do since I didn’t get to eat dinner on my wedding day. Everything else was great, and they apologized for the attitude of the worker who didn’t seem to care at our food tasting or on the day of my wedding.

Nichole R

9/19/2024

We just recently had our wedding here in the stormy 104 degree weather. The staff was very helpful and made sure when the rain started it didn’t ruin our seating chart or other decor that could be ruined during the rain. We did not go with their preferred hair and makeup or photographer has we liked the ones our family used better the year prior. The place is very beautiful to take photos in. I would recommend not doing the first week of September as it was very hot.

Sarah A

9/05/2024

I booked a photographer that LOM recommended , L Parker photography. My engagement shoot went well with her but when it came to the wedding I was heart broken it took 10 weeks to get my photos back then to see that almost all the reception photos were dark or over exposed from her flash. I contacted her to ask for a re-edit and got lots of push back. She told me that other photos I saw on her social media had better lighting and that I should of gotten more lighting,I told her I had purchased additional lights but excuses were given back. If you have been a photographer at this location and know the lighting is bad why wouldn’t you tell the brides or offer solutions to ensure the photos will turn out good. She agreed to edit the photos again but still made the photos look over exposed and people have an orange hue. On the wedding day she did not follow my list of photos I wanted taken and instead of talking through issues when the MOB brought them up she gave the excuse of “I’ve been doing this for 18 years”. I missed opportunities such as photos individually with my grandparents who flew across the country to my wedding but was assured that we got photos with them but in reality it was just one big group photo. Other photos that were on my list were taken half-assed and the excuse of “well I asked you on the wedding day”but I was getting freakin married and thought I had specific instructions done PRIOR to the day. I tried to midigate any issues with contacting Lilia first but ended up having to get the venue involved.I called , emailed, and texted the LOM manager Jennifer, being assured it would be brought up to the owners but a month later I am still looking for answers. To start the day I had booked extra time in the bridal suite.I was given instructions on how to best get to the suite but when I showed up they had built a gate blocking the bridal suite driveway .The very sweet grounds maintenance staff could see how flustered I was and offered to drive us in their dirty golf carts to the front of the suite but I declined as I was in all white PJs with my white wedding dress…. When we showed up to the bridal suite it was locked despite us paying for it to be opened early and now 15 min late due to the gate issue. The rest of the morning went well until it came to our first look, we decided to do private vows which became not private thanks to security not being there and our coordinator just sitting and watching some of our early bird guests as well as random winery patrons interrupt our special moment. We had random winery guests wandering into our reception area trying to order at our bar then sitting in our reception area drinking on our white table cloths /decor . We had to pay for security for this event and yet they were no where to be found and not even a sign to ask people to not come into the reception area was found. After the ceremony , our guests went to cocktail hour where they were charged for all their mixed drinks despite having multiple conversations with LOM staff, my wedding coordinator, and the bartenders about having an open tab that my father would pay for at the end of the night. My dad even went before the ceremony and gave the bartender his CC and instructions to put all the drinks not included in my wine & beer package on his CC. Well I guess for him it was a happy surprise at the end of the night when he received an $18 bill vs what would of been a couple thousand dollars.

Irene K

8/27/2024

We toured many wedding venues around the Temecula area and LOM was by far the best one! Unlike most outdoor winery venues where there are lots of foot traffic from people visiting the winery, LOM is its own venue separated from the winery, so it’s more intimate and well maintained. We are more than happy and grateful that we picked them as our wedding venue. If you are looking for a beautiful outdoor winery venue with plenty of flowers/trees and greenery for that garden ethereal wedding, then LOM is for you! Not only was the venue absolutely stunning in the summer time as we had a June wedding, but the staff we worked with are amazing! Izzy is the main go to person, and she was always very quick at responding via email and answered all my questions throughout the year of wedding planning. Kim was our day of coordinator, and I couldn’t ask for a better coordinator. She was so organized and went over every detail of the wedding multiple times so that we could just have fun and enjoy the day of the wedding without having to worry about anything. She contacted all the vendors in advance and worked with them on the day of to make sure everything went smoothly on the day of our wedding. Both Lizzy and Kim are amazing to work and made planning our wedding stress free. Also, LOM is an all inclusive venue, so it was easy to work with their catering, baker, etc. Overall, we had such a wonderful experience at LOM and would recommend it to all of our friends and family wanting a wedding in the Temecula area. Photo credit: Kristen Booth Photography

Rhys C

8/09/2024

Our wedding in June 2024 was absolutely amazing. We toured so many wedding venues in the Temecula Valley and Lake Oak Meadows stood out to us right away. Right when we walked down the stairs into the venue we knew it was going to be the one. The staff were so kind and amazing all around. From planning the wedding to the day of it was stress free. Lake Oak Meadows staff and vendors were extremely kind and attentive to our needs. They answered all our questions in a very timely manner and truly cared about our special day with every little detail. The venue is extremely clean and very well taken care of. Our guests couldn’t stop commenting on how amazing the venue was. A couple months before the wedding they had an event where couples who had booked a wedding date with them could show up and try out food and drinks and also talk to vendors and their wedding coordinators. It was a great experience to see how your perfect wedding day would be and also a great chance to ask any questions or bring up any concerns during your wedding planning. We never felt rushed during our planning process. The greatest part about Lake Oak Meadows is that almost everything is customizable to suit your needs for your special day.

Daniel H

7/11/2024

We absolutely loved our wedding at Lake Oak Meadows. The venue is perfect. Our ceremony turned out amazing and looks wonderful in all of our pictures. This truly is a picture perfect place to get married. Our coordinator was so helpful leading up to the ceremony and making sure things went smoothly. We loved having a bridal suite just feet away from our venue and reception. Great for pictures and getting ready for the wedding. We enjoyed the reception and the food. We paid for the top premium package and were expecting to have the best staff Lake Oak had to offer, and up until a week before the wedding we felt that’s what we were getting. Just days before our wedding, our officiant switched on us and so did our DJ. The officiant did his job well, just not what we were expecting. Our DJ was the only downfall of our experience. We went through lake oak package and we were in contact with DJ mike for months leading up to the wedding. The week of we were told he is not working our wedding and assigned someone else to do it. He was not attentive or friendly with our guests. Did not take the Lead as an MC/Coordinator for the reception. Did not follow our timeline correctly and mispronounced our wedding party. Just did not seem like we were getting the quality of service we were paying for. It truly was a damper on our experience and unfortunately took us out of enjoying our reception with guests because we were stressed running around trying to get our guests organized for events, dancing, and send off. We took our issues to Administration/accounting and they were unaware that our officiants were switched or who our DJ was even supposed to be. Our experience was still amazing and we love Lake Oak Meadows, we just wouldn’t want anyone to have the same issues we did when paying that amount of money for their wedding.

Cathleen V

6/13/2024

If you care about security and a safe environment for your loved ones DO NOT HAVE YOUR WEDDING HERE. We had multiple groups of drunk people walk through our event and use our assigned restrooms. Two different groups even verbally assaulted me (one of the brides) when told it was a private event. One of those groups that verbally assaulted me, helped themselves to drinks at our open bar and food; they were dancing with our family and friends, then proceeded to verbally assault me when I confronted them. After all of this, multiple witnesses, stolen items, filing a formal complaint to the venue owners, their response is “your event is not private, all we can do is attempt semi-privacy.” They belittled our safety and security concerns as “slight hiccups”….DO NOT HAVE YOUR WEDDING HERE. Mind you, we were REQUIRED to pay for security as part of our contract, yet there was NONE.

Andrew M

5/23/2024

Absolutely incredible venue to hold your wedding day at! My wife and I toured multiple venues in Temecula, mostly wineries, but Lake Oak Meadows stood head and shoulders above them all. What sets this venue apart from many in Temecula is that it was constructed primarily as an event venue with the special day in mind, with the bonus of including a winery on the grounds. By holding your wedding day here, compared to many wineries, you're avoiding the large crowds that tend to intermix with your wedding guests during much of the day. This makes things far calmer and more enjoyable for you and your guests. Many vendors come included with this venue but what makes it particularly convenient is that they have all worked together numerous times, making the day run incredibly smoothly. From the gorgeous stairway surrounded by grapevines down to the ceremony space surrounded by the lake to the reception area, the scenery could not be more stunning. We couldn't be happier with how our day went and personally hope to attend another wedding there just to experience its elegance again from another point of view! A+ wedding venue.

Alexis J

5/20/2024

Looking at venues can be overwhelming, especially because of the mixed experiences people can share. My experience was amazing! Something about Lake Oak Meadows grabbed my attention, and I scheduled a tour that was the one I was most excited for. During our tour, my heart knew this is where we were meant to get married, and so we did. My experience with LOM was nothing short of incredible. Truly, every detail was considered with this venue… many breathtaking photo opportunities, the dock for the final dance, the dance room, the stunning tent, the water and the fire features, the build of the bar, the fun and full service getting ready rooms, the tasty food, the responsive and professional staff, and just the absolute beauty of the venue itself. I cannot recommend LOM any more!! It was a magical day. Thank you, LOM.

Augusta S

3/28/2024

If you want your wedding to be an absolute fairy tale, this is THE place. Shortly after I was proposed to, I did what most women do and I started obsessively watching wedding TV shows. On the show “I Want THAT Wedding” the season finale displayed a venue that was noted as cost effective and whimsical. Oh, and there was fire in the lake at the vineyard. Fire + lake + vineyard? Wow! Living in North Hollywood my interest immediately piqued when I heard that this place was in Temecula… Not too far at all! As soon as we arrived at the venue to do a tour with Jasmine, my now husband and I knew 100% this was the place that we wanted to get married. Jasmine had even texted us the morning of to ensure we had quick access to get ahold of her if we needed to connect that morning prior to our visit. It’s the small stuff, ya know? She treated us to a glass of champagne while we reviewed the packages available. My husband doesn’t usually alcohol, but he really enjoyed the champagne (as did I). We had given ourselves a very short turnaround time to get married… We wanted to get married as soon as possible and barely had four months to figure it out. During our tour we discovered that this venue had everything figured out for us. All of the things that I was too stressed to figure out were included at this place… The officiant, the DJ, the floral group, the bakery, plate chargers, colored napkins, a day of planner, the food, photo booth, alcohol, golf carts, a horse and carriage… YUP, a horse and carriage! Another small but special detail that really convinced us this place was great - after our initial tour, we were enjoying more wine in the tasting area, and when we were done we hopped on a complimentary golf cart ride back to our car. All over the property they have folks on carts offering to help transport people to their car, restroom, etc. We left right at the time that they were flipping over to an evening wedding. We got the opportunity to witness the professionalism and attentiveness that the gentleman driving the golf cart had. Though he remained very pleasant towards us, it was fantastic to see his attention switch to the wedding and hear the people on the walkie-talkies put their focus on someone’s special evening. We felt lucky to witness the professionalism and enthusiasm the employees had towards the event. Thought then venue has an efficient day of planner, my partner and I opted to get a full planner of our own. Upon solidifying our wedding date, Lake Oak and ALL vendors worked harmoniously with our planner to ensure a seamless special day. Every little detail throughout the whole process was either exactly what we wanted, or what we didn’t even know that we needed. You can adjust your package in many ways. They even have a wedding suite for every one to get ready in. It’s divided by having women on the top floor, men on the bottom with separate entrances. The men’s floor has a pool table, dart board, foosball table and barber chair. The women’s floor is well lit, spacious, has makeup chairs, and a bed. You’ll be assigned a host for the day that ensures your wedding party has adult beverages. I could go on and on but I really want to emphasis that Lake Oak Meadows is a great cost, the employees have incredible work ethic and positive energy, and that it really is a magical place. I’ve signed up for their wine club because I want an excuse to keep going back to the place that will forever be imprinted on my heart. Thank you Lake Oak Meadows for being one of the best choices I’ve ever made <3

Kristopher A

3/19/2024

We had an amazing outdoor winery wedding! The scenery was breathtaking, complete with a charming horse carriage. The food, setup, ceremony, and ambiance were all perfect. The service provided was exceptional. My wife and I were truly impressed and couldn't have asked for a better celebration. #AcevedoWedding

Saylor F

11/21/2023

My main point of contact was Izzy. She was awesome. I would email/call and hear back back from her right away. Highly recommend booking here!!

Ashley H

7/20/2023

The venue was beautiful and Lisa O. was an amazing coordinator and went above and beyond for us. The only critique I have is that accounting does not communicate so we were getting multiple invoices on the same day and getting contradicting information. Also, we had some DIY decor that we brought and the venue told us that they would put everything that was ours in a specific area to take home, but the staff did not follow through so my family had to look for the stuff that was ours and there were things that we never got back. Overall it was a good experience but there are some things that we were not happy with.

courtney v

5/29/2023

Not recommended. My fiance and I work in law enforcement and were super careful about being upfront with what we wanted in the wedding and following their rules. We had prior approval with our day-of coordinator to pass out small shooters of alcohol in the ceremony. It wasn't until two days later that we got fined for an "alcohol violation." Apparently we weren't supposed to hand out shooters. When I told management I had approval with my coordinator, they then changed the reasoning to because they found an empty beer can in the suite. I can say with 100% certainty that our bridal party did not bring any outside alcohol into the suite as requested. Friends and family did stop by the suite to say hi and probably left their trash behind. But we got fined $515 for trash left by people coming by to say hi. No employees mentioned anything to us on the day of or asked about outside alcohol. They literally fined us $500+ for trash left behind by wedding guests. We also paid for a second bartender that was non existent most the evening. When we asked the single bartender where he was, she slipped up and said they usually send him home around 7-8. We had to go to management and ask for the second bartender we paid for and were returned with nothing but a huge attitude. We never got our grand exit that we had requested and planned for! The venue communication leading up to the wedding was awful. Id go days and weeks without hearing back from anyone, and it seemed as if the things I requested were always lost in translation. They always blamed it on "changing management." The venue definitely is beautiful. My day of coordinator was very sweet and helpful. But I feel so disappointed by how we were treated by Lake Oak Meadows and for the insane amount of money we paid for the wedding, I would have definitely gone somewhere else.

Corinne J

5/16/2023

Lake Oak Meadows is a top-notch venue!!! From the staff to their recommended vendors, everything and everyone exceeded our expectations in creating out picture perfect wedding!! We would highly recommend LOM! They are dedicated to making sure your dreams come true and deliver nothing less than a fairy tale wedding! Mike and Corinne

Brooke G

5/08/2023

My husband and I were married April 13 of this year at lake oak meadows!! We had the most beautiful day, it was seriously a fairy tale and all of our guests enjoyed every minute. It was chilly so we had rented 14 heaters and everyone was warm after a few drinks and dancing. Our day of coordinators were so helpful while I was having a breakdown in the bridal suite 😂 honestly everything was great. It really is a fairy tale venue and the food was amazing! My only downfall was underestimating the cost of everything- remember your contracted price is more of a “starting at” price and changes depending on how many guests you add and what package you chose. Make sure to Budget for insurance, security deposit, heaters if needed, etc. We’re both terrible at that and didn’t budget for all of the extra expenses but that’s our own fault! If I could have done it again I would still choose LOM again and again. Thanks LOM for everything! 💘

Saleemah K

8/31/2022

I am rating this venue four stars and I feel like I'm being generous. Initially when we went to tour the property we fell in love with it and all the amenities included. We booked this venue 18 months out from our wedding date , and we thought it was perfect. If they make you any promises make sure you get it in writing. I know businesses were effected by COVID, but their biggest issue was communication. No one told us our contact person had changed, they assigned us a new florist ( I had already signed a contract with the old florist), they no longer provided the tent for outside and we would have to get our own rental. We were initially told if we needed to we could add an extra hour at the end or beginning for a extra charge, but when it was close to the wedding they told us we couldn't add an extra hour. Four months out from the wedding we were informed they no longer provided the honeymoon suite on site, thankfully they refunded us. But it added more stress to now find a place to stay the night of our wedding four months away when mostly everything is sold out. There were other situations that added stress because of the lack of communication between previous employees and current employees , and the lack of communication from them to us.( construction on site, change in access) That is my biggest complaint and was the biggest headache and inconvenience. We chose this venue for convenience and everything they said would be included. We paid for all these things to be changed along the way. But why I've rated this venue four stars and not less is because the actual location and views saved it. All in all it was beautiful and the day of is the most important part. If I had to do it all again knowing what I know now I want to say I would pick a different venue. But there was nothing to prepare us for employee turn over, poor communication, and changes because of COVID. Without all of that I would rate Lake Oak Meadows five plus stars. With all that said love the scenery and how things turned out , and would suggest asking a lot of questions, getting promises in writing, and stay on top of communication even if they aren't reaching out to you.

Fang F

4/14/2022

My husband and I got married at LOM on March 24th. When we first visited the venue, we knew right away that this was the one. The entire venue is absolutely breathtaking. Being a busy couple, we loved that this venue was all-inclusive and had all the vendors picked out for us. The only vendors that they did not offer were the photographer and videographer. All the vendors were absolutely amazing to work with and they took our vision and made it a reality. After we signed our contract, we did notice that they were going through a Management change and there were minor hiccups with communication and some changes that were unexpected, including the Honeymoon suite being no longer available. However, we understand that with any big changes, there may be some small bumps. Some shoutouts for the people at LOM: Brenda was our day-of coordinator. She was attentive, supportive, and got everything done! We are so thankful to have Brenda to make sure everything went perfectly. Yasmin from Catering was also spectacular during our tasting and super responsive. Courtney is part of the venue coordinating team and always answered my emails/questions in such a timely manner. Victoria was also our bridal hostess and she was the best. She made sure that we had everything that we needed and was very welcoming. Thank you all! Let's talk about the actual day. It was the most magical wedding -- more than anything I could have ever imagined! The Bridal Suite was comfortable and beautiful for getting-ready photos. My bridesmaids, Mom, and I had such a wonderful time getting ready and spending quality time together before the ceremony. The ceremony itself was gorgeous. I opted to pay a little extra to ride on the horse & carriage, which is SO worth it (if you are on the fence about it, don't be! It totally blew my guests away and it was also a great time to have a nice chat with my dad before walking down the aisle). The entire night from cocktail hour to last dance was absolutely incredible. Amazing food, service, bartending, DJ, and more. I highly recommend LOM!

Faith L

11/04/2021

I’m actually so surprised there are so many bad reviews. I just got married here and it was a fairytale! Our wedding coordinator, Linda, was AMAZING! And was very patient when we had to change a lot of things last minute (and I mean the night before last minute) she was super on top of everything and made sure we were on time. The security was also super sweet and talked to me the entire time while I was waiting above the steps before walking down. Courtney and Victoria were very helpful and gave me their number just in case we needed anything. Of course some things were left behind and they were very accommodating on helping us find it. Everything was placed exactly where I wanted it and the DJ Taylor played AWESOME music! It was a fairy tale wedding come true.

Sylvia C

10/21/2021

Unfortunately, I was fairly disappointed in LOM. The venue itself was extremely beautiful & we were very happy with our wedding overall. However, LOM was a nightmare to work with & left me feeling undervalued as a bride & paying customer. When working with them & planning things, they were impossible to communicate with. When first booking with them, we were told that we would begin to receive communication 6 months prior to our wedding to begin planning details. Nobody reached out & instead I had to initiate contact less than 3 months prior to ensure things would actually be taken care of & setup how we wanted. I dealt with countless situations where I would call, email & text several times in a day without any return communication. I understand they were inundated with Covid reschedules, but you'd think that after paying tens of thousands of dollars that they could at least return a phone call or reply to an email. What upset me the most was that we booked our wedding 18 months in advance. The main reason we selected LOM was because they were a closed & private venue; they reassured us that on wedding days, they close the grounds at 4 pm & ensure that all winery guests are off property prior to the start of the wedding. Unbeknownst to us, this changed at some point between booking our wedding & the actual date & they didn't even bother to communicate that this changed. Not only did their winery remain open during the duration of our ceremony & beyond, but we also dealt with drunk winery guests walking through & disrupting things during setup. Also, the extremely loud music that was playing at the winery overpowered our music & festivities as they were "only required to silence it during the ceremony but not the reception." In addition, I had over a hundred winery guests gawking over me while trying to take photos prior to the ceremony which made me feel extremely uncomfortable. Another major issue we experienced was their catering vendor dropping us less than 3 months before our wedding. They reassured us that they found a replacement but made it impossible for us to schedule a tasting and select our menu. After constantly having to pester them to get something scheduled, they finally accommodated us, however, it was only one month prior to our wedding & the items provided at the tasting were not what was requested. Therefore we had to blindly select our menu & cross our fingers that it would be what we hoped. In an attempt to request that they try & makeup for some of the hassle & inconveniences we had experienced, we asked what sort of compensation they could offer, if any. We were interested in the charger plates they had for rent & they promised that they would include these complimentary for the trouble. Come our reception, the table settings didn't include the charger plates & ended up looking plain. Had I known they weren't going to follow through on this promise, I would have provided these myself as it was a detail I wanted in our setup. Our day-of coordinator Hayley was very helpful getting things organized leading up to our wedding & ensured a smooth day from start to finish. However, our bridal party had to help with a fair amount of setup day-of that LOM wouldn't do. At the end of the day our wedding was amazing due to all the work we did on our end. The venue overall was extremely beautiful, but if I had to do it over, I'm not sure I would choose to work with LOM as they only added to the stress of planning a wedding.

response 06/14/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! Due to Covid-19, many of our couples wedding dates were postponed, which unfortunately caused additional stress for our couples that we hadn't anticipated. Also, our winery had just opened up, and we have since addressed the issues of winery guests accessing our wedding venue. We now have our security team in place, ensuring winery guests will never interfere with our couple's most important day again. We are always working hard on new policies, ensuring our couples have prompt communication with our entire team, and we are so sorry to hear your experience with us fell short of that. We are glad to hear you thought our venue was beautiful, and thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

Marie O

9/06/2021

This venue was very rude and impossible to communicate with. We were informed that our tour was cancelled the morning of and they refused to correspond about rescheduling, ceremony spaces, or anything at all.

response 06/14/2022

We are so sorry to hear your tour was cancelled, and you had trouble reaching us!! We prid...

e ourselves in our prompt communication, and apologize for the inconvenience.

Tiffany R

8/30/2021

I got married recently here. Like many brides lately I had to reschedule. However, all of the lovely ladies in the office made things as easy on me as possible. They worked with me and tried to accommodate our first date as much as possible. Even offered a small ceremony and the reception on a later date. I was impressed with the customer service I received! Then we came to the wedding day! My bridal attendant Brenda was amazing! I have her running around delivering things. Taking my wedding party here and there. She took it all in stride and made my morning so stress free! Our coordinator Hayley was an absolute angel! She went above and beyond to help us get our mostly diy wedding all set up. She rallied my rowdy group which is not the easiest to do! The recpetion was amazing as well! The catering was amazing and my guests were so impressed! Dj Mike was the best! Kept the party going for us! Hannah in the bar was the sweetest thing! She handles the busy bar so well! The serving staff and captain were amazing as well! They made sure the area was kept clean and our water and bellies full! Overall I could not have asked for a better experience! 10/10 recommend to any!

Jayne D

8/30/2021

My daughter had her perfect dream wedding this past July at Lake Oak Meadows. Everything was outstanding from start to finish. When we arrived the morning of the ceremony, our suite attendant - Janelle - welcomed us and had everything ready for the bridal suites. She was extremely helpful, cheerful and available for anything needed while getting ready. Our day of coordinator - Lisa - was an absolute Godsend! Several weeks before the wedding she spent a long time on the phone with my daughter detailing everything my daughter wanted. She was also available several times after for emails, questions and phone calls. She gave advice, helped with timelines and expectations and contacted all the vendors beforehand. She also was very patient as we gave her several revisions to the seating chart leading up to the day of the wedding. Lisa also made sure everything was set up exactly how we envisioned - even as we changed a few things last minute. When she was ready to leave just before the dinner started, she made sure to let me know she was leaving and that we were in good hands. For the rest of the evening, our DJ - Taylor - kept everything moving along flawlessly. Taylor had a great personality and did an incredible job! (If anyone needs a great DJ - look him up with Good Time Entertainment - you won't be sorry!) Adding to the spectacular evening was Temecula Catering. The food was delectable! So many of our guests have been raving about the food and saying it was the best they have ever had at a wedding. It truly was outstanding! The wait staff was superb as well! Even the security guard - Thomas - was extremely helpful and friendly! The staff and vendors provided by Lake Oak were unbelievably fantastic and treated us as if we were the most important people that day. Of course, the venue itself couldn't be any more beautiful. The grounds are some of the prettiest and most enchanting I have ever seen. The daylight showcases spectacular flowers along the water, gorgeous trees and beautiful vineyard areas, then the entire place lights up in the evening with twinkle lights everywhere, and fire in the lake! It was magical! The wedding and every moment of the day was absolutely perfect! Thank you thank you to Lake Oak Meadows and all the incredible staff and vendors!

Marie M

8/16/2021

We booked LOM pre-pandemic for a wedding in June of 2020, almost a year and half in advance. Much like other recenter reviews, we unfortunately fell for their sales pitch & booked our wedding trusting that the promise a private venue would be kept. When the pandemic hit, LOM allowed us to move our date back with no issues and I had all the hope in the world that our promises would continue to be kept. Unfortunately, that was not the case. The venue actively chooses not to communicate ANY details to their couples. Sara C in the office was not only rude to me, but a few months out of our rescheduling wedding actively ignored each and every message I sent her unless I asked one of our vendors to talk to her on our behalf. Ashlynn was also extremely rude to me when I began to question of all of the changes that I was hearing through the grapevine of our vendors. Each change, such as a tasting no longer being offered complimentary and onsite at LOM with the caterer, the venue no longer being private, and a new bridal/groom get ready suite being built were things I learned through HORROR stories from our vendors. They blamed everyone on the COVID & needing to “keep their lights on.” Clearly, no couples were kept in the loop on any changes were practically gaslit by LOM staff when pushing back. I was told for weeks that I could not use the new bridal suites starting at 9am the day of my wedding despite the extra money I had paid for those additional hours. This is the because the new bridal suite is also the honeymoon suite? We were told we could use the room at 11am. After my VENDORS argued with LOM on my behalf because, as usual, Sara C ignored my every message, I was told 9am would be fine. Then, the night before the wedding I was told I could not use the new bridal suite until 11am (this is was 9pm THE NIGHT BEFORE) because the AC was failing. When I questioned this by stating I had been in the new bridal suite that morning and it was cold, suddenly it was because they needed to spray for ants. As if you can't plan to do that on any other day than the wedding I booked a year in advance (after rescheduling). It was a blatant lie. We were then told we would need to use the bridal suite that is now INSIDE THE WINERY. I was told no guests would be seated near the suites due to my complaints, but low and behold guests were seated directly outside the door and I was a zoo animal all afternoon. We also had an audience of strangers clapping during private moments. I was promised "additional amenities" for these issues and received nothing except a refund of less than $600 that was noted as an "overpayment." During the wedding, the LOM staff were dazed and confused. We paid an enormous amount of money for an open bar and 2 hours into wedding they tried to change to a cash bar until my father had to tell all of the bartenders to knock it off. If you want a venue that ignores you, takes your money and lies straight to your face then this is the venue for you. My recommendation, DO NOT HAVE YOUR WEDDING HERE.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! Due to Covid-19, many of our couples wedding dates were postponed, which unfortunately caused additional stress for our couples that we hadn't anticipated. We have since gone through a change in upper management, ensuring all of our wedding couple's have impeccable service throughout the planning process. Also, our winery had just opened up, and we have since addressed the issues of winery guests accessing our wedding venue. We now have our security team in place, ensuring winery guests will never interfere with our couple's most important day again. We have also moved the Bridal and Groom suites to the opposite side of the property so it's completely private for our our bride, groom, and bridal party. We are always working hard on new policies, ensuring our couples have prompt communication with our entire team, and we are so sorry to hear your experience with us fell short of that. Thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

Jeremy T

7/17/2021

We were flipped off taking our wedding pictures. This is just the start and one of the results of Lake Oak Meadows negligence and lies. We were contractually sold on our private dream wedding. We chose the venue because it was private and we were told no outside guests would be allowed on the property after 2pm. Instead, we were informed one month before the wedding (and by a vendor - apparently Lake Oak Meadows had no intention of telling us) that they would have their winery open to the public during our wedding and reception. When we were addressed our concerns to lake oak meadows, we were reassured that there would be extra security, no noise, or people in sight from outside people. Wedding day comes around and we have drunken winery guests literally telling my now wife "f*** you" and calling her a "b*****", people flipping us off while we're taking our wedding pictures, other winery guests yelling at the mother of the bride, random strangers literally walking in to our wedding in plain clothes and eating our appetizers and wedding food because the venue didn't have enough security, the heaters not coming out until it was hours later when it was too cold and dark and half our guests already left, nothing being roped off like they said they would, a useless wedding coordinator, and none of our requests answered. The list goes on here really. Mind you, we're very cordial people - we didn't engage with these guests or were by any means unreasonable. We just spent our life savings on one day and expected a little bit of professionalism from Lake Oak Meadows. 2-3 Months later now and they are still ignoring us. Be warned - Lake Oak Meadows will lie to your face and as soon as they have your money, they won't respond, won't care about you, and will leave you to the wolves on your wedding day surrounded by drunk winery guests, incompetent security and staff, and unresponsive ownership. -- Here comes the generic auto-response from owner's trying to trick you into thinking they care (despite ignoring our emails the last couple months). Fun stuff. Save your money, go elsewhere :) Especially if you want private. Don't believe them haha.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! We have since gone through a change in upper management, ensuring all of our wedding couple's have impeccable service throughout the planning process, and throughout their wedding day. Also, our winery had just opened up, and we have since addressed the issues of winery guests accessing our wedding venue. We now have our security team in place, ensuring winery guests will never interfere with our couple's most important day again. We have also moved the Bridal and Groom suites to the opposite side of the property so it's completely private for our our bride, groom, and bridal party. We are always working hard on new policies, ensuring our couples have prompt communication with our entire team, and we are so sorry to hear your experience with us fell short of that. Thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

Ashley P

7/02/2021

No never book here! Horrible experience! NEVER! COUPLES BEWARE! I wish I could put NO stars. Make sure you read your contracts. This venue will try an screw you and they don’t even care about if they promised you one thing. They will screw you. This is a HORRIBLE venue! We had NO staff day of my wedding to help us. We were told the venue would be private and winery would be closed at 3 (hour before wedding started) and without notifying us we find out through a vendor they are leaving the winery open during our wedding. We had 3 fights before the wedding with drunk winery guests. One of those took place during my first look with my husband and a winery guest came up and started flipping me off saying “f*CK you” out of no where during a very special moment and wouldn’t leave us alone. There was NO security or staff to help even when we called for it. Our wedding parties had to come help us. Even our videographers and photographers had to get involved. It was out of control. Never getting an apology from the venue. The MOB got to an argument with winery guests that came and sat at our wedding tables that were set for the wedding. The winery guests started yelling at my mother. The winery didn’t give a damn about my wedding. We had to constantly try to keep winery guests out of our “private wedding”. there was winery guests in our restrooms causing long lines and even EATING OUR WEDDING FOOD! Nothing like we were promised or what was in our contract. Do NOT plan your wedding here!

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! We have since gone through a change in upper management, ensuring all of our wedding couple's have impeccable service throughout the planning process. Also, our winery had just opened up, and we have since addressed the issues of winery guests accessing our wedding venue. We now have our security team in place, ensuring winery guests will never interfere with our couple's most important day again. We have also moved the Bridal and Groom suites to the opposite side of the property so it's completely private for our our bride, groom, and bridal party. We are so sorry to hear about your interactions with these winery guests, understand your concerns, and we thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

Brittany B

6/29/2021

Throughout our engagement in working with Lake Oak Meadows, especially during the day of our event, we were severely disappointed with the level of service, communication, and professionalism exhibited by the staff. Had we fully known the type of experience we would have when signing a contract with Lake Oak Meadows, we would have thought twice about moving forward. There's more to the list below, but to reflect how this venue operates, I feel this is enough information to warn others. I had read before booking that LOM runs as a wedding mill - aka - once you sign the contract and you hand over your money, they really stop caring about your experience. Had it not been for our wedding Coordinator and family stepping up and the venue itself being beautiful, our wedding would have been a disaster. 1.) Upon the second California stay-at-home orders issued in December 2021, Lake Oak Meadows made no effort to contact us regarding the suspension of business operations, and maintained that the venue was open for business on their public website. When we discovered by a bar tender working the tasting area in January that the venue was not conducting weddings, we made multiple efforts via phone and email to speak with anyone on the staff who could explain current circumstances. After several weeks without hearing back, we were finally told that the venue had indeed suspended holding weddings due to government policies, and it was Lake Oak Meadows' intent to call us 30 days prior to our event in order to discuss alternative dates for our event. That's not near enough time had we actually needed to move our event and tell guests of changes. 2.) Materials provided at the time we signed our contract stated that the winery would close to the public at 2pm on days when weddings were held, but the winery remained open to the public until 7pm on the day of our wedding along with live music hosted directly outside the bridesmaids and groomsmen suites. It interfered with us getting ready and the first look photos. 3.) Though our contract states that Lake Oak Meadows reserves the right to hold two events per day, again neither we nor our wedding coordinator were told there was a covid-pushed wedding scheduled for the morning of our event!!! They claimed that the morning wedding would have ended and the guests gone by 2pm, when she clearly had full knowledge that their contract lasted until 3pm. Also, the staff stated they would have additional clean up crews to flip the venue in time for our wedding. Despite these claim, the guests of the earlier event remained on site after 3pm, and the parents and siblings of the groom had to personally clean-up the ceremony site, remove flowers and linen from the arch, move chairs, and clear tables in order to begin setting up decor for our wedding.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! Due to Covid-19, many of our couples wedding dates were postponed, which unfortunately caused additional stress for our couples that we hadn't anticipated. We have since gone through a change in upper management, ensuring all of our wedding couple's have impeccable service throughout the planning process. We also no longer hold morning weddings, that way our couple's wedding day has our full attention. We have also moved the Bridal and Groom suites to the opposite side of the property so it's completely private for our our bride, groom, and bridal party. We are always working hard on new policies, improving where we can, and delivering nothing but the best service for our weddings. We are so sorry to hear we fell short for your special day. Thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

Kayla A

5/05/2021

We booked LOM pre-pandemic. We unfortunately fell for their sales pitch & booked our wedding for April 2021. Everything they promised in their pitch is a lie! -They promise a private venue. The winery closes 2 hours before your wedding, or so they say. We found out AT OUR REHEARSAL, that was not the case. They blamed it on the COVID & needing to “keep their lights on.” As if our $30,000 is not enough to keep the lights on for a day. Amber said we “slipped through the cracks,” because we never postponed. After speaking to other brides, I realized she lied. None of the couples were kept in the loop. -We felt like zoo animals while taking photos. We had an audience of strangers clapping during private moments. Photos with random people in our background. We even had drunk winery guests crashing our reception. One of my bridesmaids had to go kick them out! No security whatsoever!! -We were supposed to have 2 bartenders. NOPE. One man was serving 110 guests. The line was endless! -We were told 4 weeks out that we could have our wedding as planned. Not only COULD we, but we HAD to. No postponing. No downsizing. No refunds. We were scrambling trying to reach the 125 we were forced to pay for our Saturday wedding. When we realized that was not possible, it took weeks to finally reach Amber. -We held off on sending our final payment until we heard from Amber. Never once did they ask for it & it did not rush her to return our calls. However, as soon as we “conceded,” they needed their money right then & there. They were all over us with calls/emails about the money, but took WEEKS when we needed to talk. -They offered venue concessions. (Heaters, extra suite hours, lanterns, etc) We settled on heaters, honeymoon suite & a deduction of the prepaid extra hours from our final payment. $1300 concessions for $3500 loss. There were no heaters!!! 6 heaters x $75 = $450. I’m sure that was their plan all along. Throw in heaters, but not actually give them. Our guests were freezing! -My husband went to check in to the groom’s suite at 12:20 (already late because they didn't send a golf cart) only to be told, “we don’t have you down until 1 pm.” We had it booked for noon for over a year!! The locks were broken & they had drunk wine guests stumbling in to pee, w/ all their valuables laying around!! -Our coordinator was awful. Everyone was going to our officiant thinking she was in charge. Angela, our coordinator, left as we were eating. I only really saw her was when she told me she was leaving. She was snappy & rude with my bridesmaids and vendors. -Our wedding ended at 10. At 10:04 we had a female security guard get aggressive in the groom’s face because our cars weren’t moved yet! 4 MINUTES after our wedding ended. The DJ had to step in to stop the woman! -The next morning I woke up to an email from Amber. She had the NERVE to say, “your guest count did not end up not being effected by COVID.” On our paperwork, I wrote 125 because, as I told her, “if I’m being forced to pay for 125, they better be cooking 125 meals.” She said, “The many comped upgrades we agreed to apply to your invoice were based on the fact that that you’d be at a financial loss. I am in discussions with accounting on how to solve this. I’ll let you know asap what needs to be done." When I responded with facts, & threatened a lawyer if she sends an invoice, we never heard back. DO NOT HAVE YOUR WEDDING HERE!! There are other beautiful venues that will treat you like an actual human.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

s nothing short of a flawless wedding day from start to finish! We have since gone through a change in upper management, ensuring all of our wedding couple's have impeccable service throughout the planning process and our couple's special day. Also, our winery had just opened up, and we have since addressed the issues of winery guests accessing our wedding venue. We now have our security team in place, ensuring winery guests will never interfere with our couple's most important day again. We have also moved the Bridal and Groom suites to the opposite side of the property so it's completely private for our our bride, groom, and bridal party. We are so sorry to hear about your interactions with these winery guests, understand your concerns, and we thank you so much for taking the time to bring your concerns to our attention!

joe p

2/16/2021

I too attempted to get a refund with no luck...pretty simple, no money expended for unit price items charged means they are not out for the services paid drinks not sold but money kept? food not prepared or served yet they refuse to refund. They are not out of pocket for resources not spent. They are criminal...next step-lawsuit and CA Section 17000-unlawful and fraudulent business practice. Everyone should run , not walk to an attorney!

Michelle T

1/07/2021

I would give this venue less then 1 star. My husband and I have rescheduled our wedding twice. From the looks of it, it’s not getting any better due to covid. They venue won’t email us back nor call us back since last year. They won’t offer our money back or even considering to meet in the middle. I am so upset with this venue and it’s the worst customer service ever! Brides look out and go find yourself another venue!!!

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

Peggy H

9/30/2020

I was very disheartened to find out that Lake Oak does not work with their clients that have had issues with CoVid-19. Postponements, cancellations, etc. They should give some sort of refund for the services they idd not perform. I will definitely not recommend this place to any of my friends future weddings. This sounds like horrible management!!

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

Brandon J

9/20/2020

I would be wary of booking here, read the fine print. My fiance and I were very much looking forward to having our wedding here, however Covid-19 happened. I know that this is in no way the venues fault, but it is the venues fault that they are refusing to refund all the money paid when no services were rendered. We were scheduled to have our wedding in July, it was up in the air whether the wedding had to be postponed or not. They asked us to choose a backup date, so we chose one for next year. After the backup date was chosen the venue informed us that the wedding could happen on the original date, this year in July. My fiance and guests finalized flight and hotel bookings, took time off work, and spent a lot of money. 10 days later, they email us saying they had to postpone the wedding due to Covid-19. This was after it was already agreed the wedding would continue. The venue refused to offer a refund when we requested and said if we wanted to cancel it was on us and we would loose our money! This is horrible customer service and not legal. I know am in the process of taking the venue to small claims to try and get my money back. Long story short, I wouldn't trust them unless you have $10,000 and more to throw away.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

Natalie S

6/29/2020

Let me begin by stating I fully understand that we are in uncharted waters when it comes to COVID-19 and all related issues; however Lake Oak Meadows has completely lost me with their handling of our wedding. We have rescheduled our wedding 3 times and have now been told we need to reschedule a 4th. I have asked numerous times to be contacted via telephone and am still waiting to talk to a human being. I have been told emphatically via email that we cannot be refunded any of our money despite the fact that we are going on 6 months passed our original wedding date. Lake Oak Meadows has no idea when they will be able to perform weddings because absolutely NOBODY does due to COVID. They continue to push our date out with zero concern for us or our guests and the strain it puts on us. They are holding us hostage by refusing to cut us loose despite the fact that they have been paid in full for our wedding for over 8 months and cannot live up to their end of our contract. I was told the President of the corporation would be contacting me directly 5 days ago and have still yet to hear from anybody. Thank you for taking our money and not providing us with anything in return...not even a phone call.

response 06/16/2022

We are so sorry to hear about your experience. We pride ourselves in delivering our couple...

Kristel M

1/17/2020

Wow!!! What can I say, Lake Oak Meadows speaks for itself, from the venue stand point! All my expectations were defined as SUCCESSFUL! From the professionalism of the staff, to the communication! They try their best to be 1 on 1 at this well booked venue! We feel so lucky to be a Lake Oak Meadows couple, when it comes to a unique experience! From the handpicked vendors, they make it easy to try and transform your future with starting with an amazing wedding! From the owner Anthony to finding a solution always & being the BEST & understanding and knowing their reputation is to keep up the hard work & determination of not just being a wedding venue/ winery but they DO IT ALL LIKE A BOSS! They make it their stand point to keep that vision alive & really feel good about making their clientele happy! All I can say is we were fortunate to have been married at this magical, fairytale venue, you cant help but feel so compelled to come back and relive the joy of LOVE, this place offers! It truly amazes me that I can say I got married here because dreams can happen, especially with a team like LAKE OAK MEADOWS! The owners know what their doing no doubt about that!!! Thank you We love you!!!!

Vanessa C

12/05/2019

Our wedding was an absolute fairytale. LOM is a gorgeous wedding venue, and we received so many compliments from our guests about how beautiful the place was. As soon as we walked on the property, my husband and I fell in love. There is something so magical about that place. We loved that the venue was all inclusive. We thought we wanted more freedom at first, but after everything was said and done, it made everything much easier. The staff were communicative and friendly from beginning to end. The food was great! Our guests loved the food, and the service staff were very attentive. Thank you Temecula Catering! Our cake from Bo Cakes was absolutely delicious! We did not have any leftover. Angela was the best coordinator. She understood my vision and made it come to life! I highly recommend LOM!!!! Oh and the wine was delicious!!! Our guests couldn't get enough :)

Amanda M

10/18/2019

Our wedding was on Tuesday, October 8, 2019 from 430-930. If you’re looking for an (almost) all inclusive venue in Southern California, this is definitely a great option. It’s affordable and takes a great amount of stress out of gathering and coordinating with other vendors such as a DJ, caterer, and bakery. The vendors they currently use that serviced our wedding was: Dj -Good time DJ services Caterer -Temecula Catering Bakery -BoCakes Bakery All included vendors were kind and professional. The taste testing with the caterer provided generous portions. The food was above average and the guests didn’t have any complaints (we had an intimate wedding of 55 guests and most of them would have felt more than comfortable to let us know if the food was bad hahah). The cake was just as delicious and fresh on the day of the wedding as it was when we did the taste testing. The DJ, Mike, was very professional and kind and completed a playlist that accurately depicted our taste in music and the vibes we wanted throughout the night. But the one person who singlehandedly made our wedding day go seamlessly was our coordinator, Angela. On the wedding day she was calm, cool and collected. She knew how to present last minute situations where decisions needed to be made, all without causing a panic or fuss. She was professional when interacting with the outside vendors (florist and photographer). Overall she was quick to respond to questions/emails the whole time leading up to the wedding. Angela is the customer service backbone to Lake Oak Meadows. I gave four stars because this venue definitely made for a beautiful and memorable wedding, but there were a few areas ready for improvement. The length of the wedding could be a little longer. It is 5 hours in length, so if you start at 430 it will end at 930. Also the venue does not possess a liquor license so to get around this they have substituted with rice liqour called “soju”. It wasn’t a deal breaker but looking back and taking a poll from our guests (who didn’t know it wasn’t the typical vodka or whiskey) it seems to be less potent and less flavored. The office staff was professional most of the time, but a “cold” kind of professional. They could also lay off the “rules and waivers” forms, especially the week before the wedding. It’s definitley a buzzkill to be sent a list of redundant rules to sign and initial the week before your wedding(especially since I’m sure these rules were already agreed to upon contract signing 10 months prior). A couple times I had called to upgrade the buffet and bar packages, and a rude and haggard voiced woman answered and made me feel stupid. I thought it was pretty uncool because people literally spend thoundands if dollars for one day at their business. But whatever, I got what I needed and thankfully you don’t have to deal with the office people very often. Bottom line: I would definitely plan our wedding here again if we could do it all over. I recommend this venue for the quality of the vendors, the beautiful landscape, and the amazing coordinator that they provided.

Candie G

6/12/2019

Lake Oak Meadows, you make me wish I could relive my wedding day over and over again! From the moment we booked to the moment we left for our honeymoon directly for the venue on our wedding night, the LOM team treated us like we were royalty. LOM was actually the first venue I looked at and just like when I knew my husband was the one, I knew this venue was the one before I physically even saw it. The outdoor venue is breathtaking. My wedding day was more than I could I have ever expected and it couldn't have happened without this magical place. If you are considering booking LOM, DON’T WAIT, they book days incredibly rapidly and you don’t want to be in a situation where you miss out on the day you want you or even the venue as a whole. Tessa Morgan, thank you for being there every step of our journey and for going out of your way to come in on your day off just to see Corey and I on our wedding day. Hayley, thank you for not only helping me plan/ coordinate/ setup my wedding but for helping me plan our honeymoon. To the entire Lake Oak Meadows staff, thank you for caring about our wedding day just as much as if it was yours! All our love, forever and always!

Ashwini M

3/02/2019

The venue was truly beautiful! It was cold, but the tent worked great with the blower heater... and because it was a clear tent with a chandelier - it was perfect, you got both indoor glam and outdoor glam! Everyone commented on the food and how good it was (which surprised me because I just thought it was average wedding food from our tasting. I was too busy running around to eat too much the day of.) And the wine was DELICIOUS. I made sure I drank that. My only critique is that because of how big my wedding was, the tables were a bit crowded under the tent - but the venue was so large, people JUST sat down to eat and were otherwise milling about everywhere, which was just lovely and fun! I didn't expect to so fully enjoy my wedding, and I literally LOVED ALL OF IT!

Carmen K

2/24/2019

TERRIBLE EXPERIENCE! The information you get in the amazing sales pitch is that this place runs like clockwork -- you have nothing to worry about and you are getting a great service. What we discovered through our experience is that this place IS a wedding mill. They have hundreds of weddings a year so you will not get special treatment. It doesn't matter how many times you speak to them they still don't know anything about you and don't care. I had my wedding there in December, and was completely dissatisfied with the lack of professionalism and with the unwillingness of this business to take responsibility. The issues: In the weeks prior they sent me emails with charges for things that were included in the contract only to backtrack when disputed. The staff is super disorganized kids and you have to call and email multiple times to get answers to questions as they're pretty lax about responding. On the day of the wedding they charged my card without authorization for a payment they didn't explain. Despite a guarantee that their tent would be 70 degrees because we paid for a powerful blow heater, they forgot that they needed propane and started to bring in individual heaters as people were having dinner while freezing. Freezing guests are prone to go home as early as possible and to not stay to celebrate. The staff took expensive whisky bottles that were gifts from the grooms suite because it's their policy. They forgot to transport us back after the wedding. They had the wrong signage for the last call causing people to not be able to get drinks in time. They already give you only 5 hours. The wedding coordinator is nowhere to be found in case of an actual problem as she goes home when the party starts. Sadly, when you bring these issues up to them, their answer is to deny that anything went wrong or give you fake apologies, depending on the issue. So in sum, if you need a venue that is run professionally, or cares about your concerns, this is not the place.

Tim W

1/26/2019

The other reviewers have essentially said it all. Lake Oak Meadows was the first venue that my wife and I looked at when we began looking for where we wanted our wedding, and it didn't take very long to realize that other locations simply didn't compare. The setup at LOM is simple and well laid out and the features make everything stunning. They had everything we wanted and from the moment we first walked around the venue, we saw ourselves taking our vows there. Our wedding guests all agreed as we've heard non-stop over the past week how beautiful our ceremony and reception was. We were hoping for a wedding day that was not only special to us, but all of our friends and family. LOM helped give this to us, and we will forever cherish all the memories we made.

Chelsea F

1/15/2019

I got married here December 2, 2018 and it was a magical experience. Seriously dream come true. My then fiancé found them on The Knot, and I didn't want to get married in a winery but I agreed to go check it out with him. From the moment we stepped foot on the property, I was BLOWN AWAY and knew this was where we'd get married. The setting is breath-taking for both ceremony and reception. The process was seamless and easy, they made us feel special and taken care of and weren't pushy sales people at all. The venue comes with an event coordinator which you never realize you need until you totally do!! I was dealing with an illness and had a hard time communicating near the end, and they were kind and understanding even though I'm sure it was frustrating. Day of: everything went perfectly! Seriously. Perfectly. Small problems that arose because I forgot a few things THEY solved quickly and I didn't have to worry at all. Tips: Hire a good photographer because this place has so many gorgeous places for pictures. Honeymoon suite is totally worth it! Beautiful room, jacuzzi, and they bring you delicious breakfast the next morning. GET THE HORSE AND CARRIAGE! It was like a fairytale arriving on it as the bride and all my guests talked about it. Upgraded lighting if you get a tent is magical and so necessary. Thank you Lake Oak Meadows!!

Apsara C

12/06/2018

We married here at LOM and although it went by so fast, from what I could remember it was almost perfect! No matter what there was probably a few glitches on your special day but it will be okay. The assistant coordinator was wonderful on our wedding day, we decided to upgrade our food menu catering from the all-inclusive package. Flawless venue in terms of privacy and views. We stayed in the honeymoon suite and they provided a sweet breakfast in the morning!

Fabiola M

11/29/2018

Beautiful all in one location.

Sarah D

11/20/2018

Lake oak meadows is like a dream! I felt like I was in one! My day was beautiful and all the staff and our Coordinator Hayley made that all possible! The staff is so curtious, sweet and very friendly. Hayley went above and beyond for us that I felt so catered to, as a bride, that's a must! This venue is nothing you'll ever see anywhere else, at any other winery. The twinkling lights in the night is so perfect. I can go on, but I definitely reccomend this venue.

Ariel G

10/31/2018

I had my wedding here a few days ago, and it was nothing short of magical. Let me first say - the staff was incredible and they really have everything nailed down to a T to make the day just that extra special. The bridal and groom suites are so comfortable and perfect for the whole party to get ready for the day. When you come and stand on the top of the stairs to look down, you can't help but drop your jaw in amazement. The coordinators, the staff, they're all in sync with each other and just makes the entire process from booking to wedding date incredibly smooth. Their vendors that they work with are also just as high quality, from the catering, to the cake, to the DJ. They are ridiculously top notch. If you book here, you absolutely will not regret it.

Kelli C

9/19/2018

We absolutely loved our experience here at Lake Oak Meadows! This venue is absolutely breathtaking and the staff is amazing! Throughout the whole process we had great communication and they were all so helpful with anything we needed. LOM was so accommodating with making sure everything was perfect! The grounds are beautiful and our guests could not stop talking about how amazing this venue was. Our wedding day wouldn’t have been the same without all the staff here. They use Temecula Catering and the food was all great! I would highly recommend this catering company for any wedding! Our DJ Mike was also provided by the venue and he made the wedding quite the party! He played such a great mix of music for everyone to enjoy and there was never a dull moment with him! I would recommend this venue to anyone, thank you for making our day so spectacular!

Marissa M

8/28/2018

We couldn’t have asked for a better venue! Lake Oak Meadows exceeded every expectation. From the moment we stepped down the stairs through the vineyard we knew this place was special. The venue speaks for itself. Everything went so smooth and we were able to enjoy the whole night. It starts off with Sara in the office. She was a huge help keeping us on track and organized. Easy to communicate with and very attentive. Hayley was our wedding coordinator and I can’t say enough wonderful things about her! She is fun and made the entire process easy and stress free. Temecula Catering was phenomenal! Our guests are still talking about the food. The DJ Mike was amazing!! He continued to play songs that kept our guests dancing all night. The night was truly magical! I would highly recommended this venue to any couple looking for a private winery wedding! We look forward to coming back to visit :)

Stephanie R

8/16/2018

We loved our wedding at Lake Oak Meadows! They were a breeze to work with through the entire process. The venue is gorgeous and we got so many compliments! DJ Mike was awesome and Temecula Catering was on point. Our coordinator Angela was a highlight for us! She is a gem of a person and was extremely helpful and just a delight to work with. We had a lot of questions (especially my groomzilla) and she was always there to guide us in the best way!! Would highly recommend this venue!

Rebecca W

4/26/2018

Everything was perfect, and I mean PERFECT. We have literally zero complaints or suggestions for the venue. We booked the Thursday All-Inclusive Package and when they say all-inclusive, it means you basically need to buy a dress, find an officiant, and get some flowers - because all the other big details, are taken care of by them. From the moment you step onto the property, there is this "wow" moment, and it stays with you the entire time you are at the venue. The ceremony location is breathtaking, and we did our engagement photos on site as well, and I swear - we couldn't have picked a more beautiful venue. The reception location is absolutely dreamy - when the lights come on as the sun goes down, and the lake and fountain FIRES (yes, fires) are lit, all the guests were in awe. You feel like you are in a dreamland. The venue takes such pride and care in the grounds, they are constantly replanting flowers or making improvements. Every single one of our guests (not kidding, every single one of them) told us how beautiful our wedding was. We honestly didn't do much in terms of extra decorations, etc. because you don't need to with the location and grounds being so perfect and breathtaking. ALL of the staff at LOM were so great to work with. Everyone was there to make sure that your day was turning out just how you wanted it. They were clear about what was included in the package, gave suggestions on what other brides had done, and the whole "planning" process was extremely smooth. My day-of Coordinator, Hayley, was such a blessing to us. She helped us with all of our questions, took care of everything on the day-of, so that we could sit back and revel in the best day of our lives. All of the event staff was so friendly and everyone had a huge smile. Since the day goes by so fast, when you remember nothing but how the venue staff took care of all the details, and if I had a question, they literally told me, "yes, that's already taken care of", or "of course, we have that all set up and ready", it was such a relief to know that they really were taking care of all of everything. There were no issues, no problems, no hitches… Literally - everything was perfect. They have a bridal suite and grooms suite that are included, and our bridal parties loved the set up! The bridal suite was perfect for hair and makeup for the ladies (and some awesome dressing photos for me in the dress), and the Grooms Suite had a pool table, huge TV and big leather couches to hang out on. We also stayed in the honeymoon suite on the night of our wedding, and we had access to a jacuzzi. It was lit up with candles and so romantic. Let me tell you, when the night was over, and we were able to sit back for a minute and revel in every detail - while soaking our tired/danced out feet… while drinking complimentary champagne, it was perfect. Sensing a theme with my overuse of the word "perfect" yet? In short, I will always suggest this venue to anyone, and I have nothing but positive things to say about the location, venue, staff, and the entire process. All of our guests were in awe and told us at some point during the evening how amazing the venue was. If they are available for your date - BOOK THEM. If they have an alternate date - change your date so you can BOOK THEM! Thank you so much LOM! Everything was perfect. Love, Austin & Rebecca Gerleman

Dana B

3/06/2018

Over all great experience, even tho I ended up having some last minute problems with the venue regarding pricing. With over a year engagement and a year in advance venue choice, we ran into some problems with the original agreed upon price for what we were getting. The venue called me a couple days or so before the wedding and offered me an upgrade for lights/chandeliers etc in the tent. What I was told I was getting a year ago was not remembered or apparently written down (remember to have everything in writing and understood completely), but they ended up being totally helpful and understanding, and set up exactly what I needed for it. I don’t think they ended up charging me extra. Haley, from the coordinator staff was extremely helpful year round. The venue was beautiful and I could not recommend it more! It’s spread out reception space and ceremony area was exactly what I wanted and we didn’t even have to change venues for it, but you still get the feeling that you are in a different place. The food was TO DIE FOR. I did the buffet and it went very smoothly and everyone loved our BBQ food. Dancing room is very fun. The clear tent for winter is to die for. The bar and grass area makes for a fun space for guests along with the fire pits and dancing room. You will not regret choosing this space. I got married in feb 2018. This area of temecula got no rain. No wind. Perfect sunny day for our perfect day.

Lindsay B

12/17/2017

The venue was absolutely beautiful and all our guest raved about it. I had a couple things I was worried about the day of the wedding but the staff was so helpful and was there for anything I needed. I would definitely recommend this venue.

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