The Renaissance

s. From the start, Tommy and Jon were absolutely incredible. They were so responsive, kind, and truly felt like partners throughout the entire planning process. I always felt like they were just as invested in our day as we were. Their support meant the world, and having them in our corner made everything feel less overwhelming. Their passion and experience in the wedding industry is so clearly apparent, and made us feel like we were in good hands throughout the entire process. The venue itself is breathtaking — full of vintage charm, character, and elegance. Every room, especially the ballroom, is so grand it really felt like a fairytale. It has such a special energy, and on the day of our wedding, it felt magical. Our guests kept telling us all night how beautiful everything was. The food was amazing — genuinely the best we have ever had at a wedding. People told us the same throughout the night and days and weeks after. And every single staff member we encountered was so friendly and professional. You could feel how much they cared, which made the whole day feel even more special. Looking back, there’s not a single thing we would change. The Renaissance gave us the wedding day of our dreams and we can't thank them enough! We’re so grateful for the care, heart, and love that went into every detail. If you want a venue that feels both grand and personal, with a team that treats your day like it’s their own, this is the place.

RED for what the day-of experience may be like. If you book here, triple-check everything, insist on multiple buffet lines, and don’t rely heavily on their day-of coordinator. Planning with The Renaissance was a great experience. Tommy and John were extremely responsive, which is why we ended up choosing them as our venue. They worked really well with me when it came to what I wanted for plate style, table design, and other details. The venue is beautiful, food is AMAZING. Got tons of compliments on the food (well those that got food) But the day of? You can tell where they cut corners. Our day-of coordinator was not very good at her, she messed up the timeline because of poor execution of the buffet line and overall timeline. A bride who got married a few months before me warned me of a few things and I really appreciated it, so another reason why I wanted to share this. Our DOC definitely tried, I am not saying she didn't. I think she just lacked capability. WE RAN OUT OF FOOD—aka a bride's worst nightmare. We had **210 guests** and asked **five months before the wedding** if we could have two buffet lines. They assured us that wouldn't be necessary. My husband thought that was weird, and well—he was right. We ran out of food. Ran. Out. Of. Food. Three tables—30 people—didn’t get anything and had to be served *chicken fingers and fries* last-minute. To make matters worse, the day-of coordinator refused to handle calling tables for dinner after I had asked her to 1 month before wedding and made our DJ do it, even though he wasn’t comfortable since, he’s a DJ, not a wedding planner. He did his best, but since he didn’t work for the venue, he wasn’t familiar with the best way to organize it. Because of this, **three tables were forgotten** and had to awkwardly come up to me asking if they could get their food. They also came up to the MOB and MOG asking if they could go get food. Embarrassing. We told them multiple times that our crowd **drinks a ton of Miller Lite** and to make sure they stocked extra. They promised they would but they ran out an hour in. After the wedding, they agreed to refund us for the missing food. That was in August. We didn’t get the refund until December after emailing them every single week because they either didn’t respond or said there was a “delay.” It really sucks because I genuinely enjoyed working with them in the beginning, but they just couldn’t deliver on the day of, which is crazy considering they’ve been around for so long. They claim they can accommodate 210 people, yet we ran out of food, had only one buffet line, and the entire dinner service was a mess. I wish they had been more transparent with us about their capability to handle large weddings because throughout the process they acted like they could handle it. I am not sure how a venue that has been around so long can screw up something as simple as feeding people a buffet. It really hurts me but I again I want other brides to be prepared. With all that said, my husband and I *would still recommend* The Renaissance because of the all-inclusive nature, the location, and how great Tommy and John were during the planning process. But future brides with a large wedding - please be prepared for what your day-of experience may be like.

ail and questions we had. I liked the Renaissance because of their all inclusive pricing. We got the Venue, the drinks, the food and a Day of person all included in the price. I just have a few gripes with the overall service. First, we had upgraded our alcohol package to the open bar package. We stated several times after this that we wanted 3 specialty drinks and we named exactly which cocktails they would be. It was not until we started finalizing details for the big day that we were told we could not have multi-liquor beverages (long islands are my favorite) or shots. I understand they don't want people getting too drunk, but I'm upset we were not notified of this detail sooner, as if you pay for an open bar, you expect a FULL open bar ( no limitations). Second, (and this may be a review more for the Day of coordinating company but, the coordinator was assigned to us from the venue) Our Day of Coordinator was very kind and extremely helpful through out the planning. She was there for us as well with any questions or advice, and we greatly appreciated this. However, when it came to the performance on our wedding day, it was a little lack luster unfortunately. It was honestly a little embarrassing because even my family felt like she was slipping up SEVERAL times. I remember having to ask for things to be done multiple times, and although she would say "absolutely" or "I'll get right on that" with a smile, it felt as though she was very forgetful and as the night went on it was harder and harder to put my trust in her. My biggest gripe with the Day of person is ENDING MY WEDDING EARLY! My wedding was scheduled to end at 10:00 and it was about 9:20ish when she had asked if I was ready to do the exit, since some people looked like they were heading out to have a smoke/ not many people were dancing. I said "NO, I'd like to wait a few more minutes". After that, I went into the Ballroom and the DJ was announcing that it was our final song. I was LIVID because it seemed like she told our DJ to shut it down before even consulting me. Once he started playing the song, he came over and said "your DOC said you wanted to end things early is that correct?" I said "NO, but it's fine" because he was already playing the song anyway so, I just let it be. I was highly upset with her after this. My third complaint would be my Flowers, I really wanted to save some of them, my Bouquet was destroyed during the toss, but there were SO many other flowers left at the end of the night. I had already did my exit but my bridesmaids told me that our DOC was very adamant about keeping the flowers. They were also not returned to us when we picked up our decor just 2 days later. I'm thinking they just tossed them?! I'm not sure if that's the venue policy but I wish I was asked first. My 4th complaint is about my personal items. When I came to get the decor, I knew for a fact they did not clean out the bridal suite bathroom ( there were other people's things in it on my wedding day). They would not let me take a look and insisted that all my stuff was there. Turns out I had to make a 2nd trip because all my stuff was found in the bathroom as suspected I wanted to give 3 stars but I can't say that the staff did not do their very best for us. Their overall kindness & service helped a lot!