Having our wedding at The Vintage Rose was terrific!
We started looking for a venue in early 2023 for 150+ people in the same year. After looking at other venues, we booked to tour... The Vintage Rose. Matt showed us the overall vibe of The Vintage Rose (very cozy and vintage). The Grooms and the Bridal Suite were versatile for taking wedding photos, and while the chapel looked small online when we saw it in person, Matt assured us that more than 180 people could fit comfortably. What sold us was the overall aesthetic of the cocktail lounge and the reception hall. We wanted a lot of comfy seats and easy access to all parts of the wedding for our guests. The Vintage Rose had all this: no steps to any of the rooms and easy access for wheelchairs and walkers. The hosted bar and DJ are included, which gave us less stress to think about.
The Vintage Rose website also lists recommended photographers and cake vendors. Since Larry, the house DJ, was not available for our wedding day, he referred to Nick from “Day and Night DJs.” Since he was referred, Nick was still covered by the venue contract (again, less stress).
A month before the wedding, The Vintage reached out about the food tastings for the menu, which gave us a better idea of how the in-house food tasted. We also met other couples, and being able to speak to others about wedding planning was also helpful. That same day, we met our assigned day-of-coordinator, Lily Messina. Lily was a great help to us in planning for our wedding. As first-timers (only-timers), Lily’s support was AMAZING. During our meeting, Lily helped fill in holes we did not know were there while we were planning. She let us know what items we were missing and specific details that we needed to fill in before the wedding. After the meeting, she sent us the table layout and timeline we would follow on our day. The timeline accurately illustrated how our whole wedding day went.
A few days before, we had our rehearsal during the first rain storm in a long time. Some of our wedding party was stuck in traffic, and we worried they would not arrive in time. Lily was accommodating and let us begin the rehearsal a little later than the scheduled time, but we still finished on time. She explained to us the steps and order we would be following during the ceremony, and then we walked through it a few times to ensure we were confident on the day. Anything we needed during the ceremony, she made a note and assured us that it would be ready for the wedding day, which it ended up being.
Day of the wedding, we were running late because our photographers wanted to get the best shot at the first look location, and our best man was stuck in traffic. Luckily, my MOH texted the family, who were already at the venue, that we were running late. Lily understood and kept our whole party on time, despite the traffic on a Friday at 6 pm. Once our wedding started, everything went smoothly. Lily kept the entire timeline running. During our table photos with guests, we were worried that we were going over time. Once we were done, Lily said we were 10 minutes ahead of schedule… which shocked us.
The donut wall and taco bar provided by the venue as an add-on are highly recommended. It was a massive hit with our guests, and we are still getting compliments on both today.