We got married at SkyView, and we had a beautiful day! For us it was the perfect blend of elegance with some outdoor elements. The ballroom with the draped fixtures are stunning, and the renovations on site are gorgeous and really perfect- we e...specially loved the new cocktail hour space, archway, and the hardwood floors in the reception ballroom. Being able to open the windows to the view of the trees and mountains during cocktail hour was pure perfection. Guests raved about the quality and quantity of the food. We had a spectacular wedding day onsite, and the day of went off without an issue at SkyView.
I know a lot of reviews rave about Michelle, and I was really disappointed in my experience with her – and I’ve spoken to some other brides who shared similar experiences even if the reviews do not reflect that. Michelle was our go-to-contact for all our wedding planning needs. She was incredibly prompt with email and always got back to us. If you want someone who will cater to you and bend over backwards to make your wedding dreams come true, hire a separate wedding planner –DO NOT expect warm and fuzzy’s from Michelle. Throughout the process, I felt like Michelle treated us like a number or like any other wedding, rather than having any sort of personal care or attention to our vision or who we are as people/a couple. This is straight business for her. Compared to my friends who got married at other venues in the area; Rock Island and Perona Farms – their Maître D’s and venue coordinators catered to the couple completely and go above and beyond to make sure they deliver on their wishes. For example, we told Michelle we wanted to make sure on the wedding day that we got out to the “SkyView” photo spot – we were told that that could not be guaranteed bc there may be golfers on the course and it is a safety issue. I asked if we could stagger tee times for a short window – we didn’t need long for a picture there. I was told no, that’s not what they do. The golfers tee times take priority, and it’s a safety issue for us to be out there, and its really “inconvenient” that couples want to take photos there and their insurance company hates that photo spot and that Michelle and SkyView regret putting it on their new materials. We were blown away, here we are planning a wedding that will bring SkyView over a lot of money in profit – and the golfers tee-times took priority over the same area that SkyView advertises in all of their materials.
-SkyView is very punctual- our invitation time said 5:30 and I walked down at 5:31 –some people assume weddings will run behind schedule – not at SkyView!
-If you do a receiving line after the ceremony – we did because it would help break up the lines for the bar and ensured we got to see everyone – we wished we had added extra time for the cocktail hour. The people at the end of the line did not have a lot of time at cocktail hour to enjoy things – and neither did we! The cocktail hour food is really good so make sure to enjoy it. We also requested a platter of cocktail food to be available to us in the bridal suite, so we left cocktail hour 10 minutes early before introductions so that we could guarantee that we got to eat, and it gave us a few minutes of calm and quiet to enjoy together. I highly highly recommend that!
-If you get married under the birch arch way (GORGEOUS!) talk to your DJ in advance about a plan for your sound quality. There are no plugs or any power source for them to utilize.