The Dorral Farm Ltd.

Be very cautious if considering this venue. My son and his fiancé contracted to have their wedding and reception here. A $750 deposit was required at the time of booking. Pretty standard. However, cancellation must be done very shortly after entering into the contract or $0 of your deposit will be refunded. In their case they would have needed to cancel by August 2015 for a date of May 2016 - a full 9 months before their reserved date. The contract calls for an additional $800 to hold your ceremony there but does not even provide for chairs to be set up and torn down. You must pay the caterer a fee for the chairs and an hourly rate for servers to do set up and tear down if you are holding the ceremony outside. My son and his fiancé originally booked It's About Thyme Catering because at the time of booking were told the venue was having trouble with their other preferred caterer. Please see my review on that business also. Being unsatisfied with It's About Thyme Catering, the bride emailed Dorral Farms to inquire about the other caterer (which is provided for in the contract and Dorral Farm's website states they have two to choose from). She received an email back that It's About Thyme is their house caterer and is the only caterer for the venue. Only after sending back a response that if they do not have another caterer to choose from as is provided by the contract she would have no choice but to cancel her date and ask for her deposit to be returned, did the owner of Dorral Farm come up with a second caterer. A quick check of that second caterer's Facebook page showed they have been a preferred caterer at Dorral Farms since August 2015 but in February 2016 the bride was told (in writing) there was not a second caterer. I made a quick call to that second caterer and they verified they are still a preferred caterer there. Not sure why my future daughter in law was lied to about it. My son and his fiancé decided to cut their losses and go ahead and cancel even though it meant losing their deposit (yes, even though they lied about the second caterer they are not refunding the deposit and didn't so much as offer even an apology for getting caught in their lie). Again just a word of experienced advice. Be very very cautious if you are considering this venue.

We were married at Dorral Farm 10/05/2013. The venue appealed to us due to its barn like structure, the beautiful grounds for our ceremony, and its affordability. Cindy is a wonderful woman to work with, who seemed genuinely excited about our wedding. The building has been painted since the photos on the website were taken, the entire inside is now white, and beautiful! We were able to bring our own bar, but you have to choose one of two preferred caterers. We used Catering By Design and were highly satisfied with them, Kathy was wonderful to work with, and even allowed us to provide our own appetizers (we had a popcorn bar). Catering By Design also provided the chairs for our outdoor ceremony in the woods at an affordable price. The other caterer can provide draping for the ceiling which we used, and our guests were very impressed with how it all came together. I am so thrilled we found this hidden gem and couldn't be happier with how our wedding turned out!

Dorral Farm is a wedding/reception venue located in Marysville, OH. We had an out of state wedding so we opted to only have the reception there. The facility is GORGEOUS and very reasonably priced. They allow you to bring your own alcohol and you don't have to go with their preferred caterers. Although it does cost a little more to rent the facility if a non-preferred caterer is selected, we actually ended up saving money because of the lower prices charged by the caterer we did selcet. The staff is very nice and responsive. Overall, an excellent experience.