Before we got married, my boyfriend (now my husband) went to a wedding reception here. The atmosphere was perfect, we both decided:
1. This was the best wedding reception we had attended thus far, and
2. If we ended up getting married, we ...both wanted to have a wedding reception like this one.
As fate would have it, he proposed, and we started looking at wedding venues. It just so happened that this venue had a date available, so we chose it. In retrospect, we could have definitely saved a lot of money somewhere else, but to us, the money was worth it. Just for the reception, it was more expensive than we thought, but that also included catering through their venue (required), a 4 hour premium bar, a champagne toast, services fees included for the bartenders/waiters, etc., and included access of the bridal/groom suites for getting ready during the day, and included access of the wedding ceremony area outside.
It does not include:
tablecloths and chairs for outside (you can rent them through their vendors), cake (must order yourself), DJ, hair/make-up, photo/video, or set up for outside ceremony (unless it's chair setup).
However, with Spindletop, you also get a personalized day-of-coordinator, and it is also well-worth the cost because of this. We worked with Heather, and because of her, the wedding rehearsal and the day of went smoother than I could have ever imagined. It was a perfect day, ceremony, reception, and everyone complimented us on the atmosphere, and that it was the best wedding they had been to. If I could repeat what we had done, I don't think I would have changed a thing. Well worth it :)