Mediterranean Villa

ighting Cons: - The prices for everything are outrageous...example: to have flowers on the sides of the aisle its 175.00...with an extra service charge - If you choose to do anything yourself ( centerpieces, backdrops from another vendor, etc.) the management is not very accommodating. I wanted to have a vendor bring in pillars and a backdrop and they demanded that they be out the same night...my wedding ended at 12:00 and there is no company in the world that will come breakdown at that time. I tried to have them picked up when the venue opened and they refused. - I had 3 different coordinators... while each one was very nice and accommodating, I had to explain my plan/ vision for the day over and over - the time limits offered do not allow you to fully enjoy your wedding/reception. My wedding started at 7:30 and I was suppose to be down by 11...that left no time to dance and have fun after all of the reception activities. We ended up paying around 475 just to add an hour of time to the reception. - Your wedding is not a special event, its business. While I understand they have to keep the lights on, no one wants to be rushed on that very special day - You are not allowed much time to get dressed at the venue because other weddings are crammed before and after I loved my wedding because I had a team of 20 friends and family make it special, but the venue was not very helpful because I wouldn't pay $100 a centerpiece or for any other overpriced decoration they offered.

beyond to accommodate us. Any and all of our concerns were addressed and taken care of. Our cake was beautiful. It was exactly like the photo we had sent it with some added personal touches! Although I personally didn't eat more than a few bites but our guests said it great! The floral- I can't brag enough about how beautiful our flowers were! Myself and my bridesmaids carried masks (we had a Mardi Gras theme) and the floral department was able to incorporate our masks into the bouquets. The bridal and groom suites were great! We arrived early to do photos and first look at the venue and our coordinator allowed us to use the rooms to get ready and do photos hours before the wedding. I can go on and on but I'll stop here. Our wedding was amazing! We have not regretted for a second having our ceremony and reception at the Mediterranean Villa. Our experience from start to finish was great!!

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eturned all emails and phone call very quickly. One thing I did not like was they changed an %18 on everything even if it is $40.00 ugh !! Everything is in house which makes it easy. The food was wonderful and so was the Cake. Their food prices and Cake prices where normal for the area so they was not over charging (I did my research). They allowed me to save money when I could by doing my own centerpieces and flowers. ( great savings) They do schedule a lot of weddings together however if you schedule yours on an evening you will be the last wedding and you won't be rushed. The staff was wonderful and worked with me and my budget. The day of everything was wonderful and my guest had a blast. Overall it was wonderful !!

care about is taking your money. Making your wedding day special & memorable is of no concern or importance to them. Everyone is very nice, helpful and courteous UNTIL you sign the contract and pay the $1,000.00 deposit. First of all, they schedule several weddings/events per day/weekend causing your event to be very rushed. My wedding day is a mere blur to me now. Once we chose our menu, it took MONTHS to schedule our food tasting simply because they want to schedule meetings when it is convenient for them. Once we chose our cake, it wasn't until I received an updated copy of our contract that I realized they had charged us an additional $150.00 for a "cake flavor upgrade fee" that we were not aware of and they CONVENIENTLY failed to mention. We were forced to have our wedding rehearsal the day before or wedding in the middle of the day at a very inconvenient time because once again, they had overbooked their events for that day resulting in our rehearsal being very rushed. Thank God before we left that day, I asked to see my bridal bouquet and maid of honor bouquet as they were all wrong and not at all what I had asked for resulting in my bouquet looking like it had been made with week old roses the day of my wedding. This is the only venue that we visited that refuses to open a bar unless you front $1200.00 in liquor sales. My husband and I refused to do that and opted for no alcohol to be served at our wedding. About a week before our wedding they reached out to us and offered to open the bar and only charge us for the bartender and cashier which they would conveniently deduct from our deposit. Again....they're all about how much money they can make off of you.

. If you get stuck with Lisa expect attitude every time you contact her and don't get me started about Josh, very rude. Josh gave me a quote on flowers, when I asked to adjust the price since it was way over my budget he all the sudden could not do my flowers because he was " booked" 9 months before my wedding...ok, sure. The cake was good and the food was decent but dealing with them was terrible. I signed a contract with them a year in advance, they were so kind and the price looked AMAZING. The price is not amazing!! They tried to change prices on our contract twice!! Keep track of your prices, add your initial quote, keep it and make sure the prices match at the end..take notes of any prices given to you as they will try to charge you more, they did this to me. If you don't want to use their cake they charge you per person around $2.50 so you might as well use them. They only provide menus as is!! You can't mix and match dinner choices! If you don't use their florist they only give you an hour to set up...my DJ said they were the worst vendor he's worked with. They only gave him an hour for set up..ridiculous!!They will not let you use outsiders for uplighting so expect to pay a lot for that. They will charge you for cleaning up rose petals if you don't use their flowers. They only give you an hour for rehearsal which sucked for us because it was bad weather the day before our wedding and most of the party was 30 min late and they refused to give us more time. They seriously pack weddings back to back so you have no wiggle room for extra time. If you want pictures after the wedding they will rush you..you have a limited area to take pictures. It was horrible!! Last but not least I was so upset to hear from my guest that they charge for drinks during cocktail hour until the bridal party came when we had prepaid for a certain number of drinks! I swear I would have saved more money and had a much better time going somewhere else. Ladies it's worth paying a few hundred more to have more time, more flexibility, more options, less stress and better customer service!

get there, get dressed, and take pre-wedding pictures. However, I wasn't able to even get into the dressing room until about 40 minutes beforehand. By the time we got my dress on, there wasn't much time for pictures. All the pictures with my and my family had to be crammed into the dressing room since the groom's family was being photographed at the same time in the chapel. We also didn't get to do our "no look" picture due to time. We didn't really get many pictures of just us after the ceremony, either. They need to allow more than 1 hour before and make sure the bride has adequate time to dress and take pictures. 2. This part really made me FURIOUS! My aunt bakes cakes as a hobby. We told Danielle this when we signed the contract. They wanted to change $2.50 a head to cut the cake. I balked and said she wasn't a business and they eventually got it down to $1.50...still not pleased to pay that after all the other money they got anyway. 2 days before the wedding, they called my aunt to ask if she was a licensed bakery. They gave her crap but ended up letting it go since it was so close to the wedding. The cakes were put in a back corner where they could not be seen - no one could really see us cutting them. They were instructed to provide the boxes they were given to give out leftover cake but didn't. They were also told to give generous pieces. My cake had 2 flavors, and we also had a groom's cake. They put tiny slivers of 1 wedding cake flavor and a piece of groom's cake and randomly passed them out. No one got a choice, and a lot of my cake went to waste because of that. I've never, ever been to a wedding where cake wasn't just set out with one flavor to a plate for people to choose. I am so angry about this!! I didn't even get to taste the groom's cake and only got a tiny bite of one of the cake flavors. The huge amount of leftover cake sent home with us was the second cake flavor...at least I got to try that. The service was good during the reception aside from that - I will give credit here. They did make sure we were served all of the food and cake, but we didn't have time to eat much of it. Also, if you plan to book here, make sure you under-shoot your guest list. You can always add more, but if you're less than that, you're stuck with the bill for it anyway. I guesstimated 100 guests and only had about 85-90ish. That would have save a few hundred bucks. They don't tell you this when you sign the contract. I wish I had said 85 then added more after. I just wish I had gotten more/better pictures before the ceremony. I'll never have that time back again :(

tly 5-10 minutes after the ceremony to clean the dressing room because "ANOTHER BRIDE WAS SCHEDULED TO ARRIVE." They book a minimum of 4 weddings a day, so nothing about your wedding is personal. I was forced outside to take pictures and as a result those were ruined. PLEASE DO NOT UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES BOOK THIS VENUE. You will want to be able to cherish your day & memories and not feel robbed of them all. My guests were pleased but my wedding party as well as myself and the groom are mortified.

ng of your dreams. My only reason for 4 stars is that everything you purchase through them (cake, food, linens, flowers, etc.) has 18% gratuity and tax added to it, separately for each item. The costs add up quickly, so make sure you're asking what the final price of something is. We also had an issue with them adding hundreds of dollars worth of appetizers that we did not authorize. Luckily, they were very accommodating in removing the charges once we discovered them. Overall, it was a beautiful wedding and I wouldn't have changed much!

ne stop shop when it comes to catering, flowers, decor, ceremony/reception space and coordinators. They were very responsive and organized up until the DAY of our wedding. We had a horrible storm that came through the day before our wedding which knocked out all the electricity at the Villa. Unfortunately, we had to complete our wedding rehearsal in the dark and were racing against the sunset. I understood that Mother Nature took its course and this storm was unforeseen. The owner and my coordinator Lauren pulled me to the side at the rehearsal and stated that we might need to come up with a plan B for the location of the ceremony and reception since the estimated time for electricity to be back on wouldn't be until the next day (the day of our wedding) at 6p which was 1 hour before our ceremony. They showed us the hotel ballroom space at the Holiday Inn Hotel next door as an option, stating I would have an outdoor ceremony in the villa courtyard and the reception at the hotel. Now we did NOT want an outdoor wedding ceremony or reception! Why isn’t this event establishment able to provide backup generators & why don’t they have any already to light up the whole Villa?! Mind you this wedding venue is not cheap at all. We have paid THOUSANDS of dollars to have our wedding at this venue and my husband and I felt they should have a backup generators in case of any electricity emergency. A storm is not the only time electricity can go out. We were happy to find out the next morning that the electricity came back on due to the local electric companies. However, once I arrived at the venue 30mins before my wedding. I found out that my coordinator was very ill and we had to use backup coordinators named Karen and Danielle. They were very nice and tried to accommodate us. They reassured me that they had all of Lauren's notes. But come to find out they were not fully prepared and didn't even know my NAME. The post ceremony photos and reception felt very very rushed! I wasn't able to take all the photos I wanted to capture so that is very disappointing. The decor, food & flowers all turned out perfect though (thanks Joche/Lauren)!! All the mishaps at my wedding with the storm/unorganized backup coordination will probably not happen at your wedding, but I didn't think it would happen at mines either. Despite all the mishaps at my wedding, it was very gorgeous!!!

there was Karen, she was our event coordinator. SWEETEST THING YOU'D EVER MEET! :) She was so calm and helpful, she helped us decide on our menu (we also had our catering done through them) and our cake designs. The food was fantastic and our cakes were wonderfully and so beautiful! I cannot wait to be able to eat my top tier with my hubby on our one year! Anyways, Karen was so helpful. She was always available to talk, responded to emails quickly, and the day of the wedding she was just fantastic. She got everything done so quickly and I couldn't believe I was having such a beautiful wedding. Before the ceremony, she patiently waited on myself and my bridesmaids, and answered any last minute questions any of us had. If it wasn't for her and the Med. Villa team, I don't think I would have had the wedding of my dreams. The venue was beautiful. We had our ceremony in the chapel with the staircase and the beautiful white backdrop that was lit to match our colors. I also had my pick of either 2 bridal suites while my hubby got his grooms room. The reception are was just so beautiful. We had our reception in the loft and it was just great! The lighting, the decor, everything was more than I ever thought possible! We had a gorgeous wedding and we are just so lucky we were able to find Karen and Tiffany and the rest of the team! Thank you so much!!!!!!!

ordinator any bride could possibly ask for. She made everything very stress free and took care of anything that needed to be taken care of. This place is definitely the place to get married if you want to have a fairytale wedding!

the way to go, but my now husband wanted the families and the party. After having gone through everything I have to say I’m so glad he talked me into a true wedding experience. My mom and I were deeply saddened when we learned our original wedding coordinator suddenly departed due to family circumstances about 2 months before our wedding. We had clicked so well with him and he made us at ease with the whole planning process, but then Suellen walked into our lives and we fell in love all over again! She is one of the sweetest women I have ever met and she made sure to go above and beyond to make sure my day went flawlessly. Anything we wanted or needed she made it happen to the best of her abilities and for that I will always hold a special place in my heart for her. I feel it would be a severe injustice if I also did not mention the brains of the operation- Joche. He sat with me for quite some time trying to come up with the perfect floral arrangements to fit my taste and incorporate my favorite flower, the stargazer lily. Never in my wildest dreams did I expect the masterpieces he created in the chapel, as well as the beautiful ballroom décor and gorgeous cake! I could go on and on about how much I loved everything he did! Many guests have even commented on how gorgeous everything was and how delicious everything was. Everything about the wedding was amazing- even the mother of my friend who got married earlier in the year was saying how much more she was enjoying my wedding than her own daughter's!

he Villa, was absolutely phenomenal and made the day a breeze for my husband and I. This venue made me wonder why movies about stressed out brides exist. They should have just used the Villa! Can't say enough words of thanks. It was a beautiful wedding.

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should have been a sign. After all the planning many of the requests made were not upheld. For instance the seating for the ceremony was altered after I asked the cooridinator to not make changes. My husbands Aunt's were pushed to the back for the ceremony. Then repeatedly asked if we were going to have food to go with us knowing we would not be eating that day. Over and over we were told the getaway car would have the food. After showing up at the hotel that evening the food was no where leaving us starving that night. My sisters and videographer which was a friend of ours were all accused of stealing food. Then there was another wedding happening after our's. All of the gifts were mixed up and still have one more missing that can not be located. Also the reception area has a grand staircase which I was told could be used for some great photo opps that day. Come to find out when showing up to the reception the other wedding party had a large photo booth being set up right in front. This was extremely tacky and wish I had at least been notified beforehand so I was at least prepared for that. The place is elegant but the staff and service lacks. My night was rushed and not at all what I had hoped after all the planning.

his place 4 stars only because it is a convenient place with their own florist, caterer and baker. But the price is pretty pricey and I was expecting more then I got out of them for what I paid for.

which I have to add that the creme brulee filling is to die for!, and to create a delicious and fun menu. I definitely recommend Mediteranean Villa and The Classic Gourmet to anyone!

and floral/décor for our wedding. Joche Westmoreland the Creative Director did such an amazing job on all the décor and floral. Also, our wedding coordinator Michael Drovdlic made sure nothing went wrong and our day was perfect. The food and cake were excellent. Our guests are still talking about how great the food was and how classy and elegant the wedding was. We will always be grateful for all they did to make our day special. ~Melissa & David Smith III

e so happy and pleased with everything EXCEPT for our wedding cake. We had a very out of the box wedding cake and quite frankly were very embarassed with how it turned out. during the planning process of the cake it looked much better on paper and was described to us much better than it actually turned out but it was delicious! The grooms cake was very nice though. Dont get me wrong though, their TRADITIONAL display cakes were beautiful but if you want something out of the box I'd suggest trying a different vendor. Overall they made our day amazing, easy and fun.Oh and the prices are great :)