Lakewold Gardens

it rained and easy access to a bathroom and this place had everything! We originally paid $800 to rent the outdoor covered verandah location but on the wedding day it was so dark and grey and rainy that our videographer said that if we got married under the verandah, the video would turn out really dark. Thankfully, no one else had rented the indoor part of the venue on that day so our wedding coordinator (Kathryn) said we could move inside in front of this large window where there was much more lighting. She even helped us move furniture out of the way so we could be directly in front of the window. Kathryn was so kind and helpful the entire time we were there and made it clear she wanted to make sure we had the best wedding day possible and she would help however she could to make that happen. A last minute location change is never what a bride wants to deal with, especially when I had been so looking forward to having purple wisteria as my ceremony backdrop, but I also recognize how lucky we were to be able to have the option to change to a new location on such a whim and I do think it will ensure our video is better quality and easier to see for when we show all of our family and friends later. Even though it rained throughout the entire time we were at the venue, I had bought clear umbrellas and we were able to walk around the venue and get lots of great pictures despite the crappy weather. I am very glad we chose Lakewold Gardens as our wedding venue!

and Events Coordinator" is quite possibly the most difficult, irrational, and disrespectful person I have ever dealt with. This woman will speak to you in such a condescending, dismissive tone is actually difficult to describe without using expletives. I wish I had been warned before signing any agreement here. I can, and will happily delete this review if I hear that she is no longer in this position. From a logistics standpoint, the number one issue is her timeline. She will frequently deviate from the contract via email. She creates the strictest artificial limitations/rules. She intends on staggering the vendors arrival, and threatens a $100 fine for every vendor or guest that arrives early. This is a privately owned, public garden. Despite the $4,500 rental fee, she is committed to keeping it open to the public until about 15 minutes before the ceremony begins, to collect every $10 admission fee. After returning our security deposit, she accused my volunteers/vendors of "Intimidating" her garden guests while they set up. Ironically, as someone who works at a garden, her number one gripe is with florists. She does not and will not allow any florist onsite before 2:00pm, and will not allow ceremony set up until after 3:30. Assuming guests arrive at 4:30, that's ONE HOUR of set up time. At one point this women addressed my caterer/chef as a "Fancy Chef or Whatever" using finger air quotes, in a condescending and sarcastic tone to his face. In a separate conversation, she told a racist story about a "Korean" family who recently had a wedding there. She alleged that one of the grandparents had brought a plate of sushi without the caterers knowledge, then preemptively expressed concern that my wife's Asian family cannot do the same. I was at a loss for words. About a month before the wedding she demanded that we share our the receipt from our rental company. She then reviewed that we rented too many chairs. She would only allow that we rent 90 chairs for our 90 person wedding. We intended on renting 100 to have extra seats for cocktail hour, spares if there was any damage, and two extra place settings to honor members of the family who passed away recently. She did not budge, in fact she threatened that we cancel our wedding and suggested that we find another venue if we were unable to send her a revised copy of the rental invoice. Her most obscene behavior took place at the end of the wedding night. She found me (the groom), the moment before the send off, to lecture/scold me on rules that were broken throughout the night. I can say with certainty that I look forward to never seeing her again, and advise you to consider my advise.

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