River Ridge and all of the people that we worked with there were great. Elissa and Catherine were fantastic. They were easy to get in touch with when we had questions and they ensured that everything went smoothly during our rehearsal and on o...ur wedding day. The venue space was great for our size of wedding- we had about 90 guests and they fit perfectly under the roof of the open pavilion, but you could definitely fit more. We opted to get the tent in addition to the pavilion, and we are glad we did because it provided the perfect dance floor/bar area. The pavilion looks plain when you first see it, but you can really make it look however you want; it is a blank canvas, but it really looks fabulous once you have all your tables, decorations, center pieces, and food/drink areas set up. Everything fits under the space perfectly, believe them when they tell you that! The weather held out for us, thankfully, and we were able to do the ceremony on the green at the bottom of the back stairs as planned. We had cocktail hour outside as well under the back stairs facing the golf course, which also worked great.
RR provides beer and wine of your choosing, we got a selection of beers from some of the local breweries, which was great. If you want liquor, you have to get your own license for it, buy it on your own and bring it in to the venue. But this is really not a big deal, the license is easy to get and this way you can choose exactly what you want. The RR staff will serve all alcohol and keep whatever beer and wine you don't use, you don't pay extra for that.
We were totally happy with our experience at River Ridge. I would recommend it to any one who is looking for a laid back, but super professional and beautiful place. They will take care of you!