Oak Hill Gardens LLC

My husband and I got married here in September and we have not stopped talking about our day since. Oak Hill Gardens is the most beautiful venue. What really stood out to us was how secluded the venue felt, giving it the most intimate feel. The bridal chalet and groomsmen lounge were also beautiful, comfortable, and spacious making me feel at ease the whole day. My husband loved that the groomsmen lounge had a bench and barbell as well as a PlayStation with video games at hand. The biggest sell for us was the owner, Josh. Josh truly made our dreams come to life. We gave Josh a few ideas of what we envisioned for our wedding and he made it come to life. Josh does it all from the flowers, coordinating, planning, etc (he even cut my veil for me and pinned up my rehearsal dinner dress when I realized it didn’t fit). Josh is top notch when it comes to anything wedding and will go above and beyond for any event.

I am so glad we chose Oak Hill Gardens for our special day. Josh and his team are fabulous to work with. There wasn’t a detail overlooked.

Oak Hill Gardens was very helpful leading up to the wedding. If I had a question, Josh was very quick to answer it. I like that he had resources for us and was able to supply what we needed. It was a beautiful venue and we got so many compliments on it. However, my complaints are from the wedding weekend, the weekend that I should not have been stressed. Our rehearsal was at 5 on Friday. However, another wedding rehearsal was scheduled right after ours and they encroached on our time and started setting up. It made me feel like this was not my special day. They should’ve been scheduled for earlier in the day or at least 2 hours after mine. I felt like I was not the priority. This venue is expensive and it’s not right that I had to share an important part of my wedding weekend with someone else. On the wedding day, I barely saw Josh and then when asked (because no one was around to tell us when to do our grand entrance), we were told someone else was in charge. I also did not see that person very much either. I felt like things were not coordinated even though that is a big selling point of this venue. Unfortunately, we had to have a guest step in as coordinator and run things and to keep events moving. Another guest who had no idea what was going on even complimented her on her wedding planning skills. Another problem was things were not put out and left on the guest tables. I went to talk to some guests and noticed that the crayons and colorings sheets for kids were still at the table in the package. There was just a Kroger bag with the crayons sitting on the guest table. When looking at pictures, I noticed that the box for my cake flowers and the bag for our cutter was sitting at another guest table. Someone should have walked through and made sure everything was put away. They also forgot to put out the grooms cake so someone had to go ask about it and they started setting it up during dinner. The assistants also kept coming in while I was getting ready to ask questions. These were all questions that I have already answered and that Josh should’ve known the answer to. When we first booked, I was told that the men get ready on sight, I did not find out until the night before that they get ready somewhere else. I don’t have pictures of my husband getting ready because of this. I was also not informed when my husband was actually on site for our first look. My bridesmaids had to leave and go ask. Another thing is that after the confetti was thrown, they started cleaning it up. Guests were still there but now the walkway was wet with some puddles and my dress got wet. We were told that they would help pack things up from where we got ready but they did not and on a smaller note, he told us the night before that he would have champagne for us to drink while we got ready and we did not receive any. We also had a problem closing out the bar tab and had to come back the next morning. The card needs to be swiped twice but no one told my husband that and let him go without doing it. It’s a beautiful venue and leading up to the wedding, I had a lot of help. However, I was left disappointed with how things were ran the day of and I should not have been stressed when coordination is this venues selling point.

Oak Hill Gardens is a tropical paradise hidden in downtown London. Josh and his entire team made our day nothing short of perfect and tackled any little problem that came up effortlessly and with a smile on their faces. I sincerely wish I could get married once a year just to revisit this place more often. Josh provided the bartender, and she was fabulous, as well as decorating all the tables for us and also added little bits of decoration and additional florals where he saw fit. He has amazing taste and unbeatable hospitality. You're a fool if you don't want to get married here!