I'm not exaggerating when I say that I checked out maybe 15-20 different venues looking for the perfect one. So I can confidently say that Mae's Ridge is so unique and unlike any other venue you'll find near Austin!
It's such a modern design ...that fits so many different aesthetics (i.e. boho, modern and sleek, simple garden-y), and it's so true that you don't need much decoration because the venue itself is already so gorgeous on its own (my vendors' words, not just my own!). One of my favorite things to see at the end of our big day was all the pictures our guests took around the venue - there are aesthetic places everywhere, although my absolute favorites were the big swings that we made sure to request pictures on with our photographer. :)
If you check our Mae's Ridge, you'll also be in awe of how much thought was put into designing and building this place. Just to list a few: an abundance of natural light, perfect hill-country backdrop views, easy-access handicap bathrooms, bar that easily converts from indoor to outdoor, walkways that have an aesthetic gravel look but are designed with padding so there's no trouble with heels, and a new spacious grooms suite (honestly a far too rare commodity at venues)! Also, one of my main concerns for my early September wedding was the HEAT. We'd chosen the grove as our ceremony site and were completely prepared to burn in the sun for 30 minutes, but I'll tell you that you can trust Joell and Rick even took the sun's direction into account in the design! Our 5:30pm wedding (with sunset being close to 8pm) had the most perfect shade over both our guests and the wedding party.
On top of beautiful design, Joell and Rick are just so sweet. They not only answered all our questions in a reasonable time via both text and email, but also were unexpectedly helping out a bunch the day of! So thankful for them. :)
My only regrets regarding the venue were not having enough time in our schedule to bask in its beauty and take more pictures everywhere! I'm crossing my fingers that one of my friends will host a wedding here so I can experience it as a guest too :)