The Addison Grove

y expectation we had. The pictures don't do it justice, it is absolutely stunning in person, our guests couldn't stop talking about how beautiful and amazing our venue was! We chose to get married outside in the Grove and have our reception in the barn, it was everything we could have asked for and more. The staff is also incredibly helpful and responsive to all of our needs and questions along the way and on wedding day. We felt so taken care of through the whole process. They also provided a list of amazing vendors we either had to choose from (planner and caterer) or that they recommended and everyone they recommended was also incredible. The groom and bridal quite are beautiful, especially the bridal suite. It is such an incredible and HUGE place for all of us girls to get ready in. The location is also great for close access to Austin or Dripping Springs, no matter where our guests stayed. We absolutely loved getting married at this venue and we can't wait to visit for our anniversary (access to the grounds is welcome on your anniversary)!!

g with Matt, Deandra, and the rest of the AG staff. They were responsive and thoughtful in providing guidance on structuring our day, and have a thorough list of curated, experienced vendors that ensure your day goes off without a hitch. Don't forget to feed the Longhorns or have s'mores by the firepit!

he kindest heart and genuinely wanted everything to be perfect for us. She was so quick to reply to questions I had and when meeting for our planning session about a month before the wedding I left knowing I was in great hands. The venue was spotless and looked exactly how we wanted it to. We have to rave on Addison Grove's bar staff... We had so many guests say they were the friendliest and most engaging at any wedding they'd been to. They did great with our signature cocktails and my preggo friends said they made great mocktails as well. Addison grove provided us with a great alcohol selection, including many of our favorite craft beers. The allowed our beer donkeys, fireworks, cigar roller, etc. The bridal suite has recently been renovated and it was SO spacious and not crammed at all for hair and makeup. Plenty of room for all of us to get ready comfortably and such great style. My husband's one request on a venue was a grooms suite that wasn't squished like the other venues we visited. He and his men loved their space and the activities provided to keep them occupied. Such a great group running the show here and genuinely happy to help give you the best day ever.

re paved - A huge plus if you are looking for an ADA-friendly venue for elderly family members! The venue has ample indoor and outdoor space, making it perfect for temperamental Texas weather. We loved being able to open the garage-style windows during our reception once the temp had cooled a bit after sunset. Our guests loved this as well as they could sit outside and catch up without feeling disconnected from the dance floor! The venue is already beautiful, but my favorite thing about Addison Grove is that it transforms. Not into the rustic, barn thing? Same - Neither was I! But we worked with our planner and we had some colorful draping put up and the space felt exactly what I have always envisioned for my wedding - Whimsical and fun! This venue has such amazing structure and a neutral style that you can transform into the most modern, chic or colorful vibe you could ever want... OR you can lean into the barn thing - I can promise that your guests will get a thrill out of snapping pics over by the resident longhorns either way :) There are so many beautiful groves of trees lining the ceremony locations. You really feel like you are tucked away in a super special corner of Hill Country, even though you are just a 2 minute drive from 290! (The AG is one of the closest venues to a major road in Dripping Springs..... your guests will thank you for this at the end of the night. ) 2. Bridal Suite I have a big, Indian family and y'all..... this bridal suite is EVERYTHING. It is literally the size of a house, absolutely gorgeous and made getting a group of 25 gals ready and putting on saris feel like a breeze. Plenty of outlets, 4+ hair/make up stations and complimentary bubbly and beer for the wedding party as they get ready. What more could ya want??? The bridal suite has a bunch of natural light and is a great backdrop for pictures, breakfast on the patio, or just stepping outside on the porch for a breath of fresh air during all of the getting ready craziness. We toured 10+ venues and Addison Grove had the nicest/biggest bridal suite out of them all. 3. Staff, add-ons, and recommended vendors The staff is SO nice and easy to get in touch with. There was never a wait for the bar, as their bartenders are quick, polite and professional. The venue has a variety of in-house add ons (lounge set, photobooth, etc) which are really nice for those last minute decisions where you don't necessarily want to loop in another vendor or moving part to keep track of. The Addison Grove staff will take care of the set up and tear down for all of their add ons! The photobooth add on was so easy, and such a hit with the guests. Finally - Wedding planning and choosing the best vendors is all about NETWORK! There is a reason Addison Grove requests you use their recommended vendors and planners. They are all awesome, top quality and will ensure your event goes off without a single hiccup. Addison Grove is very much seen as one of the premiere venues in Hill Country - The best vendors love working with this venue and there is a good reason why! Every vendor we worked with has collabed with Addison Grove atleast 10+ times. The venue and it's staff has a well-earned reputation of being the best. All in all - DO IT.

ite. It is absolutely stunning in person with so many options for ceremony locations! We chose to get married outside in the Grove, in January, and it was soooo dreamy and beautiful. The staff is INCREDIBLE. We felt so taken care of through the whole process. They also recommend amazing vendors to help your day come together perfectly. This was actually a destination/out of town wedding for us, but even with that obstacle, the wedding planning process was so easy. The bridal suite is incredible and it's truly the perfect distance to be out of the city but close enough to still be in Austin. We absolutely loved getting married at this venue and I would do it all over again in a heartbeat!!!

immediately booked, throughout our year long engagement the staff at the Addison Grove kept great communication via email with us. They were a few times throughout the year I asked if I can come to the property and they gladly let me. My parents were able to see the property before the wedding which I really appreciated!The bridal suite is amazing! It was nice not having to scramble around town getting ready for a wedding like I have in the past as a bridesmaid, we literally got to relax all morning in the bridal suite as hair and makeup came to us. Everything about the property is lovely especially the longhorns. I had the best day of my life at the Addison Grove, and their staff is so friendly and helped make my day go beautifully! If my husband and I ever decide to have a renewal of our vows years down the road we just might do it at the Addison Grove again!

booking the photobooth through them as well, which was seamless! The bar staff were awesome and kept the drinks flowing and the party going! The entire property is so beautiful! You have multiple options for ceremony locations, and seemingly unlimited options for great photo locations. The longhorns were a hit for our out-of-state guests as well! Since you never know what Texas weather would bring, we specifically looked for a venue with great indoor options. Luckily, weather was beautiful and we had our ceremony outside as planned; but, our “plan B” would have been equally as beautiful. The onsite bridal suite is incredible – my bridesmaids can’t stop raving about it. It’s beautiful, there’s so much space, and they are so accommodating to make sure we had everything we needed throughout the day. We love you AG!

t to see after visiting the Ivory Oak. The staff was absolutely amazing. Answered any and all questions very promptly - whether it was by phone or email. They coordinated so well with our other vendors, and an added detail that I absolutely loved was that they gave us a list with all their recommended vendors that they have personally worked with, so it made that search so easy. Even if we found someone that was not on the list they had heard of the Ivory Oak from colleagues and said it was awesome to work at. Our wedding day ran so smooth and we received so many compliments. It wouldn't have happened without the IO team. Thank y'all SO MUCH.

uch a joy to work with from beginning to end. Would recommend this venue to everyone!!

ent team were amazing in helping our event become a true success and were very accommodating with our requests. From start to finish, they were always available and very responsive with our questions in a timely manner! I highly recommend this place!!!!!

perfect and run as smoothly as possible.

lly able to celebrate at The Addison Grove. It was a wonderful day with great vendors. We had almost all of our guests come from out of state so they were so happy seeing a true rustic and romantic wedding celebration. The Longhorns were also a hit!!

ding planning process, provided excellent vendor recommendations, and made sure everything venue & bar wise went smoothly! The venue itself was stunning and truly magical- with the elegant Rustic barn, to the gorgeous bridal suite, to the beautiful ceremony site, with a touch of Texas with the Longhorns on the property, you can’t beat it! An excellent experience to say the least!

and the grooms suite is such a cool bonus that most venues don’t offer. We planned a destination wedding here in 3 months and the staff was incredibly accommodating. They have an amazing list of vendors which makes it super easy if you don’t want the stress. Diandra and Kellye were so good to us and so pleasant to work with. The entire day of the wedding there were event coordinators on site that made sure we had everything we needed. We got so many compliments on the venue and are so glad we chose this space!!

to change dates. The property is absolutely stunning and the bridal suite provided so much space for me and my girls to enjoy all morning. The day of our wedding was stress free knowing The Addison Grove team was there to troubleshoot anything that came up. Thank you for all of your love and dedication to our wedding!

suite -- it is so gorgeous and really contributes to making sure all of your girls are comfortable during what can be a really long day! A lot of venues I considered did not have a dedicated bridal suite, and I am so glad I chose one that did. I also love how the barn is so neutral and can really be decorated to make your vision come to life. Diandra went above and beyond to make our wedding perfect, and I highly recommend them!

n early 2019 and were looking forward to it for over a year, until Covid hit. In May 2020, after our final payment to AG had been paid, we realized that holding a wedding in August 2020 was not going to be possible. While my fiancé and I live in Austin, all of our family (including elderly and high-risk parents) live thousands of miles away in different states, and it wouldn’t be possible for them to travel during the pandemic. Not to mention that holding an event with dozens of people during the pandemic is highly irresponsible, and since the weather would be over 100 degrees in August, we would have needed to make use of the indoor space. We reached out to AG to reschedule for August 2021 and were told that they would not reschedule our event since the governor had recently reopened wedding venues. We offered to pay an additional amount to reschedule to August 2021, but were told if we wanted to reschedule for then, we would have to repay the full amount, including the deposit. After an extremely stressful and unforgiving exchange with Alisha and then Matt, we were offered a few dates in Jan/Feb 2021 that they were trying to get rid of to reschedule. I was reluctant, as experts predicted the fall/winter surge, but figured rescheduling was better than outright cancelling, which was our only viable alternative. The entire situation was so upsetting and really made me wish I could cancel with them entirely and find a new venue. However, we were already locked into using their in-house wedding planner (Elaine & Lee, who also required full payment back in June) and florist (Native Bloom Floral), which would have made it difficult to find a new venue. It has become abundantly clear that holding our wedding in early February will not be possible, so we’ve been forced to cancel, since AG left us no other choices and we will not repay them another full booking fee. All said, we’ve lost thousands of dollars to their companies and won’t even be holding an event. I realize that I signed a contract that obligated me to these terms, but one would have imagined a bit more sympathy and understanding, especially from the wedding industry. The cherry on top is that almost immediately after we cancelled, I saw on their instagram that they are currently offering venue discounts up to 50% off for dates in August 2021. We would have considered taking advantage of this, but were never offered the option. So disappointing. I understand the need to stay afloat during this time, but if money was so important they might have considered offer to pay an additional fee for August 2021 in the first place. I'll also note that all of our other vendors were wonderful and understanding and rescheduled and then cancelled our wedding with sympathy and grace.

and The Addison Grove was being really good with rescheduling. By late summer it was clear the wedding needed to be postponed. There was a state mandate on gathering size that was constantly changing. I am active duty military with orders to avoid crowds indefinitely, and my wife works in the hospital so needs to avoid seeing the elderly and large crowds as she is high risk to spread covid. Additionally my dad had just passed from covid. There was no way to let the wedding happen Nov. 2020. We asked to reschedule for late 2021. AG told us we could but would have to pay in full for the new date and forfeit our entire full payment already made. Basically schedule as a new couple who had paid nothing. No remorse for the covid situation. No care that the military ordered me to not travel and avoid all crowds. Not even a sympathetic email explaining the situation and asking for double the payment. Just told us we would need to pay again. After stress and debating with them, they allowed us to reschedule for late 2021 but on a Sunday with the Saturday price. A loss of thousands of dollars. We feel taken advantage of and helpless. To put it in perspective, every other vendor we had allowed there schedule with reasonable, if any, rescheduling fees. Absolutely regret the decision to use the AG. It is undoubtedly beautiful, but to take advantage of people during this time is just unacceptable.

also did a wonderful job! Diandra Green, our venue coordinator, was very responsive and addressed all of our questions and concerns. On the day of the wedding, the facilities were immaculate and the bar staff was wonderful. Everything was the perfect setting for our wedding pictures. We couldn’t have asked for a better venue to work with!

The staff was very responsive to any and all questions we had. When we needed to move our wedding because of COVID, they were there to help every step of the way. Our guests could not stop talking about how much fun they had!

dding until 2021 due to COVID, and they were so helpful in moving things around to make it happen. Thank you Addison Grove!!

are STILL talking about how beautiful the venue was. Looking back I would not have changed a single day - it was so perfect!

hearing about how beautiful it was from our guests. We chose to do our ceremony on "The Grove" since that's what I initially fell in love with. This is the area where you have a stone/ cement landing and large oaks that create an intertwined backdrop. This looks stunning with the light peaking through the branches during the golden hour. Along with stunning grounds the venue also has a FANTASTIC team. We worked with Kristin from day one and she is just amazing. Not only is she an extremely talented professional, but she is just genuinely awesome. She wants your day to be perfect and is going to help you achieve that however she can. Oh yeah, and LONGHORNS, there are actual longhorns onsite. So that was something my UT (now) husband got super excited about. If it's in your budget, go for it. The Addison Grove is a venue you'll never forget.