If you book this venue, just be aware you will be subject to some growing pains. We were shocked with surprise fees and changes two weeks before and after our wedding as an attempt from them to try and get back the money on other items that the... sales girl promised us were “included.” It was incredibly stressful right before our wedding to try and be negotiating things with the venue that were already handled months before, which was a waste of time because they did not work with us on lowering any of these surprise extra fees. I had three meetings with the venue and the surprises/fees and changes that popped up last minute were not mentioned once in any of them. A few examples: They said we could use their "included" dishware and didn’t mention the high dishwashing fee. Our caterer (a VERY well known restaurant in Fort Worth) went through their loads of paperwork to get put on their preferred catering list, which they promised would be no service fee if we did, so which is why we went through all that effort. They got on the list 10 months in advance. Two weeks before our wedding, the coordinator decides that “upon looking at their paperwork” they don’t meet the requirements to be on the list, doesn’t tell us any concrete reason why they don’t meet the criteria, and we get charged a very high last minute service fee. Piece of advice: Hire your own wedding coordinator to hold them accountable for everything they say is included, the “banquet specialist” that is included with The Marq didn’t even stick around on the day of and I was so thankful that I had my coordinator there. The level of professionalism is incredibly low and we were shocked being residents of Southlake for basically my whole life to be dealt with in this manner in our own community. This facility is nice (which is the reason for my 2 stars). If you decide to book this venue, have them itemize every single thing that they promise you during your sales meeting so you don’t find yourself defending every little thing right before your wedding.
