Taravella Mannor

ne, no one attended to them. The passing hors d'oeuvre was infrequent and scarce. Unfortunately there is no redo. The food is actually delicious. You just won’t get an opportunity to eat much of it. One of my bridesmaids, left to get takeout.

had the audacity to say it covers the use of the venue’s electricity and the cost to set up. First of all, the cost of renting the facility should include the use of electricity. I told Darius my contract with Taravella Manor does not state we have to pay $125 fee. Darius explained that the fee is a separate charge, and it has to be PAID IN CASH because it’s not included in the contract. I told Darius my fiancé and I are not paying this fee because we are not contractually obligated. So Darius leaves to discussed the matter with Kyle in their office while I sat at a table in the venue waiting. Darius returns and tells me that they have decided to “waive” the $125 fee because it’s not stated in your contract, but going forward we will include the $125 fee in the contract. Whatever Man! Oh did I forgot to mention, Darius told me if I wanted to bring in my own DJ, it would have cost us an additional $125 just to set up! The next headache was the fact I wanted to bring in my rental chairs, piping draping to create a backdrop for my wedding cake, and a gas lamp self-service photo booth. First, Darius said Taravella Manor’s chairs could not be removed from the facility because of wear and tear. When I spoke to Kyle, he said he paid $6,000 for his chairs, and he does not have the storage space to stow them. As for the piping draping, Kyle and Darius did not allow the piping draping because they were afraid it will scratch the floors. Please keep in mind that 1) our event planner and her crew have the padding to place at the bottom of the post to protect the floor, and 2) the flooring at Taravella Manor is concrete! Lastly, Darius and Kyle had concerns with the gas lamp photo booth because it was too tall. At this point, my lawyer sent out a demand letter to Taravella Manor because my contract and the decoration policy does not prohibit me from doing so. My lawyer and Kyle’s lawyer reached an agreement to only allow piping draping. I had to contact my photo booth vendor to choose a different photo booth option. The timeline for the reception was a total disaster. Our wedding planner and her crew had one hour to decorate the entire venue. I’m not sure why Darius instructed a policeman to follow her around the reception hall during the set up time, but he did! Throughout the night, our wedding planner had a very difficult time coordinating the reception because Darius constantly overstepped his bounds. Because of his “I run the show” attitude, several mishaps occurred. First, our bridal party was never introduced. Secondly, Darius and his crew had disassembled our wedding cake before we had to opportunity to cut it. Luckily, my husband found Darius and told him to bring our wedding cake back out in order for us to cut our first slice. Thirdly, our wedding cake and the groom’s cake were never served to our guests despite the fact the servers had plenty time to slice and serve our guests both cakes! Guess who had to leave with 3 tiers of wedding cake and the entire groom’s cake????? At the end of the night, I was beyond upset and disappointed with my experience with Taravella Manor. Darius’ behavior was totally unprofessional and downright disgusting! To anyone out there needing a venue, please do not rent this hall to host any event.

my personal coordinator always had a drink in my hand.