SoireEstate Weddings & Events Venue

e wedding from out of state, so Mayra was literally a life-saver with the little details and coordinating all our vendors and visits. I can't say enough good things about this place - it was truly a dream come true to marry my best friend here!

ugh 3 wedding coordinators, the first one quit and I believe it’s because of the treatment from the owner. He said she could still help with my wedding and then changed his mind. They hired another one that I met once and she was gone. The last one was a friend of the owner’s wife who I believe came on 3 weeks before my wedding and kept disappearing throughout The whole wedding/ceremony that my sister and sister in law were running around trying to find her. I wanted to have the ceremony under the oak trees, we went and picked the perfect limb to hang our drapery with the first wedding planner and the next time we talked she said the owner had it cut down. The bridal suite was completely under construction the day BEFORE my wedding and the day of, they had just painted the vanity tables and still required 2 hours of drying after we were set to arrive. We had 150 guests that they said would fit comfortably in the stable house, however we were all packed in like sardines. They did rent 6 round tables for the center aisle and the first wedding planner confirmed linens would be provided but after she left the business he said we needed to provide it at the last minute. We argued it and he ended up covering it. He said we could come back in the morning to get our stuff but when we were making our grand exit he said there were showings the next morning and we needed to get our stuff out that night. In my contract they said they would send our safety deposit 8 days after the wedding which they did not abide by. Then I see that they deducted some because my husband was sitting in an unstable chivari chair that was incredibly old and it broke. They also deducted because of a stain that appeared after our wedding but never informed us of the deductions until I inquired about it with the FOURTH wedding planner. We were respectful of their property and never spilled anything. Make sure you have someone reliable that could do a walk through after the reception and possibly take pictures of the condition it was left with so you have evidence. Otherwise, it’s a he said/she said scenario and you even as the customer will be wrong.

at was clearly none of his business . On top of that every 5 minutes he kept asking do we think we want to book here? It will be $500 down . We told him we will think about it! He then said he will step out side and closed the door so we can talk about whether we wanted to book right then and there needless to say we would’ve loved to book there however he killed the whole mood and Experience.

re promised things at the beginning, which then disappeared later. Luckily we had the paperwork to back us up and were willing to fight every step of the way, because he tried change his story and take the cheap way out. He described all the changes being made to the property, handing out a paper of the number of farm tables, benches, and all the accommodations for a specific number of people. A wedding planner was to be available from beginning to end with the all-inclusive pkg, which they had. The grounds were going to be beautiful and the staff would work with us every step of the way to make sure we were happy. We wouldn’t have to do anything. What a joke. In the 1st month, the only point of contact at the venue quit. The replacement quit 1 week later. Once the papers are signed and they’ve assured you how great everything will be, it stops there. The owner appeared to know little about the wedding business and didn’t seem open to suggestions. It appears he opened before the venue was ready for business, and he wasn’t willing to put the money into upgrades when needed. My daughter realized that the venue didn’t have enough farm tables & benches to accommodate the number of guests as noted in their contract and that he’d also advertised. Only when shown the paperwork that he’d signed, did he agree to build more. They were supposed to have a coordinator who was to assist in planning from beginning to end but weren’t assigned one until December (the contract was signed in June). The bathrooms (two single stalls 1 down and 1 upstairs) have old plumbing. We were concerned that if something happened to one, we’d be left without enough restroom facilities. He refused to consider renting a nice portable restroom until 2 different weddings had plumbing issues with each bathroom. Finally, he gave in and rented the portable. During the planning process the venue acquired a golf cart to transport guests from the parking lot to the venue. That sounded helpful, especially for the elderly and handicapped. I was still busy trying to resolve problems caused by the venue, I didn’t notice that the cart wasn’t being used. Someone asked if a car could be brought closer for my 92 year old uncle so he wouldn’t have & I asked where the cart was. There wasn’t one, it turns out the owner is the only person who can drive it (that makes no sense). Since the bridal couple had asked him to stay out of sight that day, he might have decided to be uncooperative again and not drive the cart for the guests. Why did they ask him to stay out of sight? Because he’d caused so much anxiety and frustration during the entire planning process, none of us could stand to think of seeing him on the wedding day! As a final dig, we had already gotten permission to pick up all of our decor the next morning. As we were getting ready to leave at the end of the reception, the owner sent word that we had to pack it all up and get it out that night. 100% absolutely, DO NOT recommend booking your wedding here.