The Surrey House and Gardens

f town, with a total of 70 guests. The day was beautiful and we were able to marry outside in the wonderful gazebo and guests had fun on the back deck with festive twinkly lights:) The entire home was just repainted and original wood floors newly refurbished for our event. The inside of the home was a perfect venue for dinner and dancing - we had many guests and all commented on what a wonderful venue, as well as how delicious all of the food was, and especially the fabulous cake! Carol and Cheryl were dreams to work with and made the entire process efficient and flawless. I would absolutely suggest and hope that others choose to have the most important event in their lives at the Surrey House!

retty on the trays. They communicated everything pretty well to us and met all expectations. For a smaller more intimate ceremony/reception this is the perfect place!

delicious! I can't tell you enough good things about this venue!! I would do it here again a million times. The ceremony was in the evening and it was magical! The lights in the back, the gazebo, and everything else about it was truly magical!! I had 130 guests and was really worried about space but these ladies made it all work out PERFECTLY!! Thank you both for such a perfect wedding!! I will never look back with any regrets!! It will be such an amazing memory!!!

his venue that set it apart and really made our wedding special. They also had several table decor items such as vases and mirrors to choose from and that helped us save on our cost. The only disappointment I had was with the thermostat. This is an old, historic house and the unit needs to be upgraded. We got married in the summer and our entire reception was inside. No one left to go in or out, but with only 30 people in the building, it got overwhelmingly hot and uncomfortable for me and my guests.

urrey House answered each wish and more. We were on the cusp of signing a contract with another venue when our son told us he "hated" what we had chosen. Gasp! So, of course!, Momma was on the search for something else! The reception was being held at The Grand Hotel in McKinney, TX and with many of the out-of-town guests staying at the hotel, we wanted someplace close to the hotel so the out-of-towners wouldn't have to go far (uncharted territory!). I ran across The Surrey House after Googling "rehearsal dinner venues - McKinney, TX. I loved everything I read online and immediately made an appointment to visit. Carol Barratt, one of the managers of The Surrey House, was lovely to work with. She was accommodating and generous while taking care of business. My "Surrey House Girls" (very good friends) accompanied me for my first viewing. We all fell in love with all this beautiful historic house offered. Ms. Barratt met us and gave us the tour; showing us all the amenities of a full kitchen, ample rooms, the lovely grounds/gazebo, and more (tables/chairs provided and set up according to the number of guests attending). [A little history about the bride and groom - they met at OU, so the Surrey idea was a hit. Both were born in Texas - plus the house is just gorgeous!] We needed a venue to accommodate about 75 guests and we told her our other wishes (private venue, etc., as listed above). As I talked with Carol, I told her "every time you open your mouth, something even better comes out!" We had the option to have Surrey House provide dinner or we could have it catered. (We opted to have BBQ catered.) We could provide our own beer and wine (The Surrey House provides vendors for a variety of needs. We found our FABULOUS bartender, Heather Nichol of H&H liquid catering.) We were able to decorate the house the day of the event, using items provided by the House as well as bringing in our personal pieces, making it our own. We attached our son's phone to their sound system to provide music for the evening. The House became ours for the evening and a grand time was had by all! We had guests from the East and West Coast, Canada and many places in-between, for many this being their first visit to Texas. They LOVED the house. We engaged The McKinney Trolley to pick our guests up at The Grand Hotel and bring shuttle them to and from The Surrey House. (Evidently you must do that well in advance!) What a great treat for our guests!! We would HIGHLY RECOMMEND this venue (and all others mentioned) for your event. I think with the additional house out in back (bridal dressing rooms and another kitchen), the beautiful yard and gorgeous gazebo, we could have easily held the wedding ceremony that night!! I sincerely hope you will check it out and love it as much as we did!

ked okay I came across The Surrey House. It is an old house bought by their catering company. One nice thing is you can have them cater and use the venue, or just use their venue. You can also hold your ceremony on site. Their prices are amazing, the service is amazing, and the food and cake was great. They were helpful every step of the way. Adding things on here and there just being as helpful as possible. Carole and Cheryl went above and beyond to help with everything we needed, and let me keep asking all my annoying questions all the way through. They catered the food as well as both of our cakes. I've never seen only 2 pieces of the brides cake be leftover. Everyone is still telling me how yummy the cake was! We were 12 under in our food count, but people were going back so much, because it was so good that I don't think there was a lot of wasted food either. Our wedding was a Saturday, and since there was no even on Friday we were able to go set up what we wanted the day before, which was very reassuring to me being able to see it how I wanted it. I could go on and on, but overall I think the most amazing thing was they caused no hiccups along the way. Which really when you are as stressed as you usually are when planning a wedding is just so amazingly helpful and valuable. I would recommend them to everyone!

service was wonderful. only thing is I had less people show up and by the time I ate there was not much food left. But the food was great from what I had