Morgan Park Academy

in the dining hall. Everything was fabulous. The team worked with my coordinator and my wedding was spectacular

heart was set on an outdoor wedding but the prices downtown were outrageous. I am lucky I found this gem!

my wedding planning time, the school experienced a transition with positions. I felt that I was patient and kind throughout this time, I understood that weddings are not their priority because they are a school. But my experience with them deteriorated throughout the time despite their promises that their communication would improve. From the beginning of the transition, my main contact would take several weeks to respond to my emails. The gap in communication is only the tip of my concerns. MPA breached the contract that I signed with them. I signed a contract stating that my wedding was to end at midnight, in addition we had one hour, specifically until 1AM to clean the venue. The website also stated that the music was expected to end by midnight. At 11:15PM, my vendors (DJ and bartenders) were informed to stop playing the music and to stop serving by 11:30pm. This was not agreed upon prior to the wedding, in fact my contract stated midnight as closing time. I was then approached by a venue employee and was informed that my guests and vendors were expected to be off the premises before midnight. This employee directly approached my guests and asked them to leave immediately. This experience was rude, disrespectful, and unprofessional. 2nd concern: We were informed that the venue space was able to accommodate our 220 guests. The space is a beautiful historic school with original wood. We specifically paid to use the dining hall space, which included the original wood tables and chairs. The night before the wedding, I noticed that there were a significant amount of wooden chairs missing (approximately 50 chairs), and when I inquired about them, I was informed that the chairs were removed for repair and any chairs missing would be replaced with white folding chairs. This was quite upsetting considering we were not informed about this until the night before the wedding when I asked about them. 3rd concern: We paid a $500 deposit, which states in our contract, that the $500 would be returned as long as there were no damages. Neither myself or my husband were informed about any damages or issues, yet we received a check for only $400. This check was also only received after we reached out a few times to inquire about it. We did not receive the check until mid-January 2020. I addressed my concerns by email to MPA, including I inquired about the missing $100 (I understand that it is a minimal amount; however, the principle of the issue is quite concerning), and they have been unresponsive. I also sent a certified letter to the Head of the School, as well as the Assistant Head of the School, expressing my concerns. To-date, I have not received a response. Though this is a beautiful venue, I highly encourage to support a different venue, especially after we work to move pass the Covid-19 pandemic. There are many venues that will need business and will likely welcome you and be kind to you throughout your wedding journey. MPA is not one of them.

The space was transformed into our dream space and we had so much room to be creative.