Studio D2D

Now that the date of our original wedding has passed and it has been confirmed after the fact that we aren’t getting our $1500 deposit back, please do not book Studio D2D Event Center for your wedding if you aren’t anticipating a catastrophic event, like your parent being given a terminal illness diagnoses that makes their life expectancy end before your wedding date you have booked at this specific venue. That was just the cherry on top of our horrible experience with them. Our first red flag should have been when we toured and got told one thing, came in to sign our contract with the next person and was told the same things plus some enticing information to get us to sign our contract, all while the head manager was on vacation that entire time to come back and tell you some of that very important information wasn’t accurate and she was “sorry that they’ve had staff turnover and not everyone was on the same page.” 0/10 do not recommend. If you were considering them and need screenshots just let me know. Feel free to share this to save anyone else from experiencing their selfishness 🤷🏻‍♀️

Studio D2D was nothing but supportive, understanding, easy going and WONDERFUL! Such a unique venue, our guests gave nothing but compliments about it and we fell in love with it right when we toured. Absolutely amazing, they help plan everything out with you the whole process and are so supportive. We had such a wonderful event and are so thankful for this reception venue- we highly recommend!

My husband and I chose Studio D2D as our wedding venue since it has an industrial look and we loved it. But the communication was awful for most of the time before the wedding. (I apologize for the long review but Studio D2D supplied our venue, floral, DJ and photography.) Deanna (who I don’t think works there anymore) wasn’t great at communicating. She told us that we get the bridal suite on our contract but that the grooms suite would be extra. Then when we asked about the bridal suite again the day of the wedding, we were told we would’ve had to pay extra for it. We went with Distinctive Catering for our food and when we reached out to them to get our contract, we told them our venue was Studio D2D and that we most likely would want the Full Level of Service for the buffet. Later, we wanted to save some money and go down to the Deluxe Level. Distinctive Catering then told us the Full Level was required at Studio D2D. This was a shock to us because no one had told us until now. So we checked our contracts with both companies, the catering menus and their websites, and found nothing that said it was required. We called Studio D2D and Deanna said it’s up to the catering company to tell us. Then we emailed the catering company and they said it’s up to the venue to tell us. So at this point, we were frustrated. We weren’t mad at having to pay more, just that we had no idea about it and no idea how we would’ve figured it out. This is just a heads up for anyone working with both companies. There were other small things during the process, but our day-of coordinator (Amy) was awesome and honestly made up for most of our troubles! We had a large wedding party and 9 kids in the wedding, and she worked with us at rehearsal to make sure everything looked good and she even helped with the kids. On the wedding day, she helped set up our DIY centerpieces, picked up our personal ceremony items afterward, waited on the wedding party to get us drinks and helped with cutting our sheet canned. Seriously so great! Emily and Cassie on the floral/decor team were great to work with and very responsive. Although they don’t have the flowers at the venue to look at. I couldn’t find a picture of exactly what I wanted for bouquets, so I just had to guess what the final piece was going to look like. Nick was our DJ, which we didn’t hear from him until the week of the wedding and I thought that was a little late. Otherwise, he was just an average DJ. Nothing that really stood out bad or good. We had two photographers the day of the wedding, which I thought would be great, but I received all our photos back and were missing ones they should’ve gotten. My husband cried when I walked down the aisle and I don’t have a picture of it (other than him covering his face). Before the ceremony we each took photos with our side of the wedding party, or we were supposed to anyways. I only have individual pictures of me with each bridesmaids, and he doesn’t have any individual photos with him and each groomsmen. I had a maid of honor and matron of honor, and I only received images of one of them doing the speech holding the microphone. And for my getting ready photos, there are several with the other photographer’s feet in the background. The actual photos we got back look good, but not really impressed overall.

Studio D2D hosted our wedding and it was a huge disappointment. I don't want to appear unfair, so I will start by saying there were a lot of positives: We had our ceremony and reception in The City View and our guests were well-fed, liquored up and dancing all night. The venue is gorgeous with ample parking. The catering and event staff did an excellent job setting up the tables, floral and decorations. The groomsmen LOVED that we were able to take care of tux rental & return completely onsite. Some parts of their tuxedos needed to be switched out, which D2D did by the next day. Deanna did an excellent job walking us through the ceremony rehearsal and ceremony itself. However, it was after the ceremony that things started to fall apart, which by no coincidence was the time that Deanna decided to leave for the entire evening. We were on a very tight schedule and were completely responsible for keeping the evening moving. The timing of dinner, cake cutting, first dances, etc. was all decided by us in real time while we were stuck running around making sure everything was ready for the next part of the night to take place. We couldn't do a garter toss because it was in a suitcase locked in her office. Late Night Pizza arrived- we ordered 10 and only saw 5. We saw several guests approach the table for pizza and walk away because the boxes were all empty. We had no idea where the others went until Deanna showed up at 11:30pm, who explained that they only put 5 out to keep the others warm. Completely understandable, except nobody took the responsibility to bring out the rest when the first 5 were gone. The bottom line is that we needed help. We felt like we were the event coordinators, when they reassured us that we wouldn't have to lift a finger when the day comes. We needed a point-person that day of to help take care of business so the bride and groom weren't stuck running around all night. Deanna only showed up (30 minutes prior to the end of the event) after we complained to her staff. When she arrived, several guests commented on her attire and unprofessionalism. Like a few other reviews have stated, she was dressed very casually. The only point of contact we had was an intern, Andrea (she was wonderful). The DJ, Chris, was also unprofessional and contentious. He appeared flustered when I was reviewing some details with him that we'd already discussed. We didn't touch base until a mere 4 days before the event, though he swears he left several voicemails to my wife. We've been using phones our entire lives, and mysteriously were not getting these calls, and I have the logs to prove it. When we did finally touch base, he apologized for not trying to contact me after not being able to reach my wife. He kept generally poor contact with us right up the day of our wedding, and was watching a hockey game during the event. To top it all off, we had several guests report Studio D2D event staff consuming alcohol from our bar (as mentioned in previous reviews), AND apparently witnessed Deanna making out with one of the 2 gentlemen that she brought back to the venue when she decided to return. The evening was fun for everyone else, but I really wish we could get married all over again somewhere else. Deanna appears tired and overwhelmed, and I seriously think she needs to re-evaluate the role she has in one of the most important days of someone's life before hosting another event.