The Howey Mansion

ily involved in our planning and she was our favorite part of the whole thing, but there were things that forced this review to become a negative one, the main one being the property management, Melissa, you guys think Fran is the issue, but so is Melissa. If you are having kids at your wedding DO NOT book howey. She walked around our wedding frowning and yelling at our vendors about the kids at the wedding and anything she could think of. They are CHILDREN, yes they are going to be playing and having fun, it’s a wedding, not a funeral. We had such an amazing day and it was quickly ruined at the end. Our planner was unorganized and it caused some chaos at the end where things were not packed up on time, which I understand but we were FIFTH-TEEN minutes behind, and we were being treated like pests, my bridal party were being yelled at and demeaned, Melissa was saying cruel and mean things to the planner, which I get it she messed up but she is a human being and should not be talked to like she is less than you. My main problem is even myself the bride was being treated nastily like it was somehow my fault, we booked and paid these planners, do you think we somehow wanted things to go off schedule on such a big day for us that we spent thousands of dollars on? Even before anything went wrong she was walking around glaring at guests to the point they noticed!!! While howey is beautiful it is not worth being treated the way we were. When I say I wish we had listened to reviews I truly mean it, please listen to the reviews, find another venue.

say that this venue and the staff specifically Fran went above and beyond. They were beyond great to work with and just really helped me feel comfortable with knowing that the day would run smoothly with them. Leading up to our wedding we had full communication with Fran and Lori which was so helpful. The day of we unfortunately had a medical issue in which Fran went above and beyond to make sure that we were ok. I truly cannot say enough about how wonderful of a person Fran is. We were so truly lucky to have gotten the opportunity to work with her for our wedding. The venue is undoubtedly beautiful and will be the most memorable photos but the staff will also be extremely just as memorable with their kindness and helpfulness. Also wedding food is always subpar and I am an extreme foodie and I can say that this was the biggest hit at our wedding! I am hoping someone I know also has a wedding here just so I can eat the food again seriously 10 out of 10 venue, staff, food really everything!

and how beautiful the building was. Fran, Kathleen, any my coordinator Morgan were fantastic and made our wedding perfect! You won't regret booking this venue for your wedding I promise!

ted. There is even a historic tour available from time to time. The mansion is approaching its centennial birthday! (2025) The bride and groom opted to rent the mansion for the overnight. The entire wedding party stayed there. They all had a very good time. Most importantly, our son and daughter-in-law described the wedding and reception as "perfect". That is all that really matters in the end. I enthusiastically recommend that you consider the Howey Mansion for your special event. We would do it all over again without any hesitation whatsoever. Thank you Fran! As an aside, because of the historic significance of the Howey Mansion, there are, of course, some rules by which all guests must abide. They are in place to protect and preserve the mansion and its historic charm so that it can be shared and enjoyed by others for decades to come. The rules are all clearly spelled out in the contract that you are asked to sign. None of the rules should come as a surprise if the contract is read in its entirety prior to signing it. This usually happens a year or two before the event, so there is more than ample time to familiarize oneself with all of the terms.

agical atmosphere that all of our guests loved. The staff was attentive and helped make our day run smoothly, adding to the sense of elegance and ease. One note for future guests: while the mansion is a breathtaking venue with unique features, it may not be the most accessible for those with mobility needs due to its historic layout. We worked around this, but it’s something to keep in mind for anyone with specific requirements. Fran, the property manager went out of her way to pour concrete for our guests and included a ramp to enter the ballroom. Don't forget to ask Fran about the History of the estate and get a tour of the speakeasy. You won't be sorry. Overall, The Howey Mansion offered an enchanting and memorable setting for our wedding, and we couldn’t have asked for a more beautiful day!”

RAN. The thing about the Mansion is that is is primarily a MUSEUM. As Fran will tell you, it is a museum first, an event venue second. It is because of this that the Mansion should be respected as a museum FIRST. Any vendor or couple wanting to work with this historic building should go into it with this in mind (and take the historic tour before working/booking there!). Its history is what makes it so magical - after all, it's 100 years old this year! Fran makes sure that every detail of your event is taken care of with the consideration of the "museum first" perspective while being a warm and welcoming ambassador to all. The required vendor agreement is there to protect the mansion and all of its glorious attributes that make it what it is. I highly recommend any vendor to read it thoroughly! Honorable mention goes to PAT for keeping up with all vendor relations prior to wedding day. FRAN and PAT are a dynamic duo and are what make your experience at the Howey Mansion unique, caring and welcoming. I recommend them and the Howey Mansion to all of my couples and fellow vendors!

e Howey Mansion is second to none. No surprise how tremendous the service will be once you meet the Estate Manager Fran. First person you should go and see put her work into action. She helps bring your Tours, Events, and Wedding Days to life with her care for the Mansion and the people who come to visit. Not sure this great place could function without Fran!

nned multiple weddings here and each day has always been perfect. Thank you, Fran and the entire Howey Mansion team!

uestions. We hosted a wedding there for over 100 people, and it was perfect. Highly recommend having an event here, and spending the night.

my main contact, and she was always available to answer any questions and to help with planning. All the staff the day of the wedding, including Fran, were so friendly and very attentive. They were constantly at work to clean up after others and help keep the flow of the wedding. I can’t thank them enough for helping create such a beautiful night.

and many, this will be the first and only time we may get to be the customer. I have paid over 3/4 of my full payments and have yet to feel anything less than a bother. I am rejected with any questions. I have offered to pay more even. The venue does not setup ceremony and tables with linens till 2 hours before your event! Why so late in the day? IDK. I did not know this till after the fact. That is very stressful when you have an entire reception idea planned, purchased décor and even hired an additional setup person. Two hours to setup the reception and complete tables, decorate for ceremony, seems all so little time. I am already very stressed about that and not being able to finish in time. I have worked very hard to make these payments and I am more than willing to pay for one hr even to have the tables setup earlier. But that was a no. My makeup team and other vendors have made comments to me in regard to dealing with the staff of the venue and strict rules. I was even told that I wont want to handle Lori and to get a full blown planner. I haven't felt there to be any wiggle room on anything and to feel like a bride/customer paying for a wedding. I feel like I'm trying to apply for a job and tiptoeing around my own wishes. Fingers crossed I am wrong and pray it all turns out. I wish I knew the times they only work on before I signed anything and paid anything. I think a really good venue would be more flexible on time and where you can walk when it comes to the fact that you rented the venue for that day. From my emails, it almost sounds like there is even a event going on, on my wedding day there in the morning.......

e had promptly and thoroughly. She took the time to get to know us in order to offer us personalized recommendations to make our day unique. Fran, the grounds manager was super helpful and made sure we were taken care of and stayed the entire wedding to be sure everything ran smoothly. The bride and groom suites were clean and air conditioned. Our guests told us the food was the best they had ever had at a wedding and were so surprised by how gorgeous the venue was! The bar staff was excellent, as were all of the servers and there was never a shortage of food. Everything ran smoothly even with a rain back up plan hours before. We'd recommend the Howey Mansion to anyone looking for a gorgeous and unique wedding venue!

. They had just put in new grass in the courtyard which was beautiful. Fran, the "lady of the house" was super helpful and made sure we were taken care of. The bride and groom suites were clean and air conditioned. They partner with Arthurs Catering for food and drinks. Our guests told us the food was the best they had ever had at a wedding. The food was phenomenal. The bar staff was phenomenal, as were all of the servers. The passed appetizers and cocktails were a hit as well. We were so happy with everything for our wedding. We had 134 people.

me this was the best wedding they had ever been to, and the Mansion was a huge part of that. The Mansion is beautiful. It was the exact aesthetic I was going for. The windows on the side of the property made for the perfect ceremony location. The back terrace was beautiful for an evening dinner. The catering from Arthur's was stellar. And the Prohibition Room was such a fun surprise for our guests. We were able to throw a proper party with no issues. And I loved the ability to add some flair with our own item hanging above the fireplace (we chose to have a photo of our dog). I'm seeing some reviews say that Fran was a nightmare to work with but that was not our experience. You have to understand, this is a historic venue and she does what she needs to in order to ensure the property is protected. As someone who loves historical sites and antiques, I completely understand. Because of this, there are a few hoops you have to jump through with vendor paperwork which was a little annoying but nothing unmanageable. On our wedding night, Fran was an absolute joy. She even told our wedding party some ghost stories, which they loved. And she walked us back to the Gardener's Cottage (where my husband and I stayed that night) and told us more stories about the property. Seriously, she was great. Speaking of the Gardener's Cottage, I highly recommend staying there for couples on your wedding night. It is so cozy and quaint, you won't need to pay for a getaway car, plus our photographer was able to follow us there after our grand exit and get some adorable photos of my husband carrying me over the threshold. If you're considering Howey, I could not recommend enough. Our wedding was a dream. Everything was perfect. And we can't stop talking about the venue.

e you see your pictures. The historical mansion is not only beautiful on its own but has many different options to choose from for both the ceremony area as well as reception indoor or outdoor. Lori was amazing throughout the whole process, always keeping open communication with us whenever we had questions or concerns. And helping us with special requests. Fran was also amazing during the day off, helping make sure everything ran smoothly as well as saving some appetizers for us to try after our pictures. I highly recommend this beautiful venue.

c, elegant, and regal; yet all we seemed to come across were rustic barns, bland ballrooms, or smaller homes. Not only did they not fit our whimsical romantic theme, but they were also outside of our budget and would require additional table/chair/cutlery rentals. It seemed hopeless until we came across a listing for the Howey Mansion. We were taken aback by how gorgeous the estate was and its history. The next weekend we completed a tour and knew we had found our dream wedding venue. For our wedding day, we purchased the Mrs. Mary Howey Package which included 2 hours of time in the bride/groom suites prior to the ceremony, 6 hours of actual event time, mahogany chiavari chairs, round banquet tables, cocktail tables and smaller tables if needed for unity candle lighting/sand ceremony, floor length linens, water station, onsite parking attendant, cake cutting, and so much more. We had access to the entire mansion and were able to rent the cottage on-site for the night before and night of the wedding as our honeymoon suite. Even our wedding planner was shocked at how much was included for such a low fee. The Howey Mansion works exclusively with Arthur’s Catering to cater their events and I can honestly say that was a match made in heaven. The food was superb and all of the necessary dinner items were included with our Arthur’s package as well such as plates, glassware, cutlery, etc. Our contact from the Mansion, Lori, was the same as our contact from Arthur’s so she was aware of all of the necessary details for our special day venue and catering-wise. The day of our wedding came and everything went according to schedule. The venue was able to coordinate well with my wedding planner and other vendors during the set-up portion of the day. While we were supposed to have an outdoor wedding, we were blessed with rain, so the venue was very accommodating on moving the ceremony inside. When my guests arrived, they were stunned at the beauty and regal nature of the Mansion. Very little decor, other than florals and candles, were necessary since the Mansion itself is so rich in design. Having our wedding at the Howey Mansion brought our fairytale wedding to life and we couldn’t be more thankful to the staff and owners!

onal, very accommodating. I highly recommend this venue.

he mansion staff went above and beyond for my husband and me. They were incredibly accommodating of our cultural needs and were flexible with us. The shining moment for us is when our reception venue abruptly shut down two weeks before our wedding (Noah's Event Venue, a mess). Tasha saw my Facebook post and immediately started trying to help me before I even contacted her. She offered me use of the mansion for both days, for an extremely reduced fee, let me keep every single vendor I had already booked, and worked with me to reorganize my wedding reception. She absolutely didn't have to do that and the fact that she did just proves the level of commitment they have to their clients. On the day of the wedding, several things went wrong with vendors and I wasn't even aware because they worked so hard with my coordinator to ensure that my husband and I had the perfect wedding. The mansion is absolutely stunning, and I couldn't imagine getting married anywhere else. Everything from the venue itself, to the staff, to the service... incredible.

turned out beautiful!! Our guests were blown away with the elegance yet historic vibe of this venue! Tasha and the whole Howey staff were great, so professional!! They were helpful through the whole process. The suggested vendors, worked great together to make this night one to remember!!! THANK YOU so much MR & MRS Quinteros <3

meant for us. I fell in love with it the first visit. Let’s not forget how beautiful of a ready room we both had, great for pictures! Honestly, so glad the Howey Mansion opened for weddings when we started looking. Our wedding photos look amazing and that’s thanks to my man vendors but also to this beautiful venue. We were lucky.

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Howey as it was absolutley stunning! Breathtaking pictures were the result. All of our family and friends were in awe of how gorgeous it was. We didn't even use a lot of decorating, the mansion really spoke for itself. The only thing I advise is if you plan on having a wedding card box 1) make sure you have a lock for it and 2)make sure someone is watching over it. Unfortunately, we had someone steal cards out of ours when it was alone for maybe 20 minutes but even that was enough time. Our wedding was the Saturday of Memorial weekend and they didn't open until Tuesday. We went to the mansion to see if something could be done but apparently their security cameras only hold 48 hour footage and it was deleted. Which seemed very odd and shady considering that most business if not all with security cameras hold footage for at least 30 days. Even our cameras bought from Bjs hold footage for 30 days. It's upsetting that this happened at such a place and we could do nothing about it.

ul our venue, ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner & reception were! I was ready to make a decision on a different venue when my fiance (now husband) found The Howey Mansion at the last minute. From the very beginning, Tasha was welcoming, responsive, flexible and had great ideas for me as I imagined my wedding during our tour. I immediately fell in love with the intimate feel of the venue, and we booked right away. Our guests LOVED the location, and said it was an easy drive that made them feel like they were on a romantic get away. They all came early and stayed ALL NIGHT to celebrate with us. We also spent our wedding night in the Mansion Cottage, and enjoyed wedding cake for breakfast, while laughing and reminiscing on our perfect day. Thank you so much, it truly was the Best Day of Our Lives!

ception. The staff was very accommodating and answered all questions quickly, as well as made vendor recommendations. It is a historic venue so you do have to work with the current layout but the team had wonderful suggestions on how to make our wedding of 170 guests run smoothly. We, along with our guests, were blown away by how well everything was executed and by the mansion’s stunning beauty! Highly recommend!!!

and professional, the setting is like no other! Thank you Howie Mansion

d us through last minute pouring rain :) It has really been a pleasure working with Alexis and Tasha.

staff has changed since I signed my contract and attemped to take away or charge me for things previously promised to me. Get 100% of what they say in writing! They are very shady! You've been warned!

work out and Howey did a great job of accommodating our last minute needs. I will certainly be reaching out to them to discuss a few small things that need not be mentioned in a review but, all in all, this place is amazing for a wedding under 100 guests! The lighting, the indoor/outdoor options and the staff is incredibly thoughtful! Thank you!!