Rialto Theatre

l suite. Also, Hope was great to work with and was timely in responding to all my emails. Only downside is that I thought the AC could have been cranked more considering it is a Florida venue. We survived but it was uncomfortably hot. Overall, it was the most gorgeous place and did not regret getting hitched here!

see how passionate she is about the space by all the work her and her husband have put into the theatre. Our wedding day was perfect and we are so unbelievably happy we chose to get married at the Rialto.

ightmare. As a venue owner, Hope has few people skills and makes no attempt to support her customers. As we went for our tour, she explained how it’s a blank canvas and you can do whatever you want. We were looking for something where we could also have a brewery-like feel and she specifically showed us the side alley way and explained how we could open this area up and have cocktail tables, lighting and games for our guests. However, it turned out that Hope was renting out space that was not hers to rent! My day-of-event planner informed me that her other bride was told that she could not use the alleyway because there were some legal problems. We had not been made aware of this and had received no notifications from Hope and the wedding was less than 2 weeks away. Come to find Hope is not only not legally allowed to use this space anymore, but figured she would tell us when she saw us at the rehearsal and it would be no big deal… WHAT?! Hope showed no empathy, concern, or responsibility for this situation. We were required to make many last-minute changes to our plans for setup, cocktail hour, and reception causing disappointment! I was determined to use the games that we had worked hard on, so incorporated them into cocktail hour inside, which was not ideal at all and only allowed for 30 minutes of use, and I didn’t even get to see or use them!! There is no storage at the venue for décor to drop items off beforehand, and set-up is not allowed to begin until noon. Those requirements made for an extremely tight schedule for all our vendors for a 4:30 wedding. Hope does not budge on these contractual requirements. Although, the venue is beautiful, the air conditioning at the Rialto was lacking. Guests were drenched in sweat throughout the party. Two weeks after the wedding, we had to again pursue some remediation for the alleyway from Hope. Her only offer was $250 explaining that that was the amount she “would” have rented the alley space for (if it were hers to rent). We told her this amount was unacceptable. Hope then tried to hold part of our security deposit! Hope was not at the venue at the end of the evening; her husband, George, was the representative on-site. My mom specifically asked if he was satisfied that all was completed in accordance with the contract to get a full refund of our security deposit and we received the “all clear” from George. Yet, during the emails negotiating refund for the breach of contract for the alley space, Hope then states that there were issues that would require us to receive only a partial refund of the security deposit. This only came up because of the disagreement over the refund for the alley space. After numerous emails and requests, Hope would not work with us to conclude this matter satisfactorily and we received a check for our security deposit and a the minimum refund While I still believe it is a beautiful space, it is a shame I must warn to be very wary of utilizing this event venue!

caught off guard when I received a curt and inconsiderate response from the owner, Hope Donnelly. My fiance and I would have considered changing the dates based on the venue, but because of the unprofessional and rude response, we immediately removed The Rialto from our list. We are fortunate to live in a city with many historical landmarks and buildings for weddings and other events, such as The Orlo, Armature Works and The Floridan, just to name a few. I have found the owners and personnel from each of these venues to genuinely be excited to work with us on hosting such a special day in our lives.