Orchard Valley Acres

We had our wedding on 9/7/2019 and were completely blown away by Orchard Valley Acres. Let me start by saying that when we booked the venue and started to see poor reviews, I was nervous. HOWEVER, after seeing how Felicia and her team perfectly executed our day, I can’t even imagine where those negative reviews came from. We had our rehearsal dinner at the venue and it was catered by Felicia/OVA. The tables were decorated beautifully and the food was incredible. We had vegan and gluten free members in our wedding party and Felicia went above and beyond to accommodate them. Their team was efficient, friendly, and made sure our night was everything we hoped. Everyone raved about the food long after we left and nobody could wait to eat the wedding food! On to the wedding date...it was better than anything we could have imagined!!!!! Orchard Valley Acres nailed it down to the very last detail! The venue looked incredible. Flowers were everywhere, the grass was green, the ceremony set up was flawless. Then THE FOOD. 2 days later and I still have guests telling me it was the best food they’ve ever had-wedding or not. Felicia went above our expectations for the appetizer spread during cocktail hour. A huge variety of different bites to eat and our guests loved it. For dinner, We had the organic hog, bourbon glazed turkey, spinach & mushroom pasta, whipped Yukon golds, and root beer baked beans. Everyone said it was the best mashed potatoes they’ve ever had. Felicia gave a wonderful introduction speech during dinner and congratulated us on our big day. Her daughter Ariel checked in with me often to see how things were going. Communication during the wedding was well done. Our night ended with huge hugs from Felicia and her husband! I know everyone has their own opinions and expectations of a wedding venue... I encourage you to see Orchard Valley Acres for yourself! The price, the location, the passion of the owners/staff, and the tasty food made it an easy decision for us and we are so happy with our choice!

Felicia and the staff at Orchard Valley were absolutely amazing! Everything from the custom baseball themed appetizers, to the delicious personalized station dinner, to the late night taco truck, to the beautiful venue made our day just perfect! We got so many compliments from our guests on our wedding and many of them said it was the best wedding they’d ever been to. Everyone loved the farm to table produce and how fresh all of the food was! If you’re looking for a unique, personalized, beautiful, outdoor venue for your wedding look no further!

My wife was looking for a rustic barn venue and Orchard Valley Acres delivered. Working with Felicia and all of the staff involved with our reception was extremely easy. Everyone was prompt in their responses to my questions, thorough in the contract process and professional in the walk-throughs of the property. Felicia is an executive chef by trade and catered all of the food on-site making it extremely easy for her to fit the menu exactly to our tastes and budget. Dinner, a s'mores bar in the corn cribs, and late-night appetizers prepared on a rustic fire engine by Felicia herself made the reception a true experience all guests thoroughly enjoyed. The venue is already decorated with lights and natural rustic decor that had our guests in awe all night. It truly was a perfect night and OVA went well above and beyond our expectations. A+ would highly recommend!

Not even sure where to begin. The complete lack of respect and rudeness from the staff was just the beginning of why NO ONE EVER should trust this place to have their event in. If I could give a negative rating I would in a heartbeat. From the snarky remarks made by the staff to themselves when they thought no one was listening to the beyond rude way they asked us to leave at the end of the night to changing the pickup time the day after three days before the wedding. I could go on and on. Please be very careful if you chose this place for your wedding or event. I know others had a great experience but apparently they just didn't like the people this past weekend and wanted to make it very well known. I will give two examples of the negative experience I had with the staff but know there were plenty more. We were there for the rehearsal and I had my kids with me. My daughter had spiked a fever that afternoon and was not in the best shape. I was simply trying to go back to the car to get her some medication and my son a sweatshirt. We walked around the back part of the barn to get to the car. THERE WAS NO SIGN OR BARRICADE stating that we were not supposed to go that way. I was less than 5 feet from the path back to the parking lot when a younger woman started yelling at me and my kids that we had to stop and go back the other way. Apparently that was a service drive and the "catering space" and we were not allowed there. I apologized and asked if I could please just go to my car as my daughter was sick. She looked at me and said no. I said please I have my kids with me and she said not even with your kids. Go back and walk around the correct way and don't come back here again. I respected what she said as I did not want to create any more difficulties for the Bride and Groom. Both of my kids were startled by her yelling and asked why the lady was being so mean. Her complete lack of compassion or caring for us was so necessary. We did not get the memo that we were not supposed to go that way because we arrived slightly late to the rehearsal. She could have very easily let us know what the rule was and let us go on our way. We would have complied the rest of the weekend of course. They also could have had proper signage up to let us know. They did finally the day of the wedding but not the rehearsal day. I found out later that this person was the daughter of the owner so please beware. You will have to deal with her. Both the mother and the daughter were apparently so nice in the beginning and by the week before completely changed how they acted. Lastly at the end of the night the owner started yelling at all of the remaining guests to get out now! Mind you it was 12:05 am and we the wedding party were just trying to get things cleaned up a bit. She did not care and started forcibly moving people out of the barn while yelling the whole time. Never in my life had I experienced people so rude at a venue. The bride and groom paid good money to be there and you would have never known it with how they acted. Please be aware before booking with the venue!

As a bride, I admit I was super stressed about planning the perfect wedding down to every last detail. Felicia and the staff at Orchard Valley Acres helped to make my day memorable and flawless. My guests gave compliments from everything ranging from the romantic lighting and decorations, to the mouth-watering pig roast and woodfire pizzas. We were repeatedly told that this was one of the best weddings they had ever been to. The staff was accommodating towards the needs of all guests, and ensured that the schedule of the evenings events flowed with ease. I was relieved to see that many details I thought I needed to do myself were already taken care of. Everything was perfect down to every last detail. It was truly a dream wedding come true. We highly recommend Orchard Valley Acres for your wedding!