We looked at several wedding venues, but when we walked into Oakhurst, my wife’s face completely lit up, and I knew within 30 seconds of being there, that it was going to be the place we got married at. The level of professionalism, knowledge ...and excitement from Lisa (who is sadly no longer there) was astounding. It’s hard to say that we compared venues “apples to apples” b/c of how well Lisa sold the place (which she barely had to speak and b/c we were already sold). When we officially decided that Oakhurst was it, we called Lisa and she had genuine excitement in her voice, and we knew that we had made the right choice. On a quick note, book Oakhurst WELL IN ADVANCE, as they book up far out, very early. We booked our wedding almost 2.5 years out, and they already had stuff scheduled for that month!
When we learned that Lisa was no longer with Oakhurst, my wife actually cried b/c of how amazing she was. We were naturally very nervous about her successor, but after sending a few emails to Erin, we learned that she has experience, was professional and was very prompt in returning our calls and emails. We decided to go visit Oakhurst again, mainly b/c we wanted to meet Erin and explain our vision of our wedding, and we were immediately put at ease when talking with Erin, as she wasn’t much different from Lisa. After our meeting with her, Erin walked us around the venue offering us her opinions on how we should set up the rooms, where to put people, how to utilize our decorations and gave us several decoration ideas that we ended up using.
As we got closer to our tasting, we grew more and more anxious to try the food we had heard so much about. When we arrived, we met Regina, the Event Coordinator. Words CANNOT express how amazing she is. Right from the beginning, it felt like we had known Regina for years, but she had a mother-like protection over us, doing all she could to make sure the wedding and reception were everything we had envisioned, but more on her later. As we sat there waiting for our food, we had the opportunity to meet the Head Chef. He came out and described how their kitchen operates (it’s a learning kitchen for young chefs…everything is supervised by him though!) The food was INCREDIBLE, and I don’t mean good, but INCREDIBLE! If I received that food in a restaurant, I would ask the server to send my compliments to the chef. It was unbelievably good!
For the weeks leading up to the wedding, we seemed to send countless emails to Regina, which were met with prompt responses, making sure to answer ALL of our questions. At the rehearsal, Regina was her amazing self, giving all of us pointers on what to do, how thing should be set up, etc, even offering up some very useful tips to our officiant. Regina arrived early the day of to finish setting up the decorations and to make sure everything was perfect. You simply cannot ask for a more amazing coordinator than her, period.
Oakhurst is gorgeous enough to impress all of your guests, but when they walk inside and are met by a friendly and attentive staff, it makes the night that much more enjoyable. We received endless compliments on the venue itself, the beauty of it, the home-like feel, the friendly staff and overall ambiance of the place. As the night progressed, Regina went home after her terribly long day and things continued to run incredibly smoothly. We don’t have one negative thing to say about Oakhurst. It is ABSOLUTELY worth the money!