Vellano Estate by Wedgewood Weddings

lusive wedding package made the planning process effortless, as we didn't have to vet vendors ourselves. The package we selected was customizable and fit within our budget, which was vital since we recently opened a business. All the vendors, especially the LMP team, were an absolute dream to work with and were very familiar with our venue. Trent, our Vellano coordinator, was incredibly attentive and lovely. He ensured everything was perfect. Highly Recommend.

f got many compliments of the flavor and quality of the food, the bartender got compliments of being fast and giving a great service, the waiters and captain did a great job serving and taking care of us by making sure we got food and cake. The flower arrangements were very beautiful and got compliments as well. I was very pleased with how the ceremony and the reception area were set up, just the way I wanted and as requested on our meeting. The sales team was very responsive to all our questions in a very timely manner as well. The venue looked amazing, and everyone loved it. Thank you so much for making our special day unforgettable not only for us but for our guests. We cannot thank you enough, well done Vellano team!!!

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nonbinary friends and that was an easy "yes" from the venue. Our day was pretty stress-free, and it was nice to have a coordinator to take care of everything on the day of the event. The price may seem a bit high, but since it includes almost everything you need you likely save a bit of money in the end. It was SO NICE during the planning process to not have to coordinate with a million vendors. Would highly recommend them to anyone considering getting married in the area. Also, the venue itself is so pretty that you really don't have to spend any money decorating it at all. It's perfect just how it is.

nd detailed feedback made our ceremony planning process as stress-free as possible. They really worked with us to customize and tailor our package. The coordination and communication between Vellano and the vendors was incredibly helpful and helped us keep track of and stay on top of everything going on. The property was amazing and all of our guests had photo opportunities both inside and outside, which we loved. The food was incredible and we were beyond pleased with how everything turned out. Our DJ Tom was incredible and kept the vibes and energy immaculate the whole night, incorporating the few songs we had requested seamlessly! Our day of coordinator and banquet captain were so helpful in helping us feel taken care of, and for moving things along smoothly. We are so happy to have had our ceremony here and would 10/10 recommend Wedgewood Vellano.

any and all our expectations. The process is laid out and scheduled to a T with constant check-ins and reminders/hints of when to do what or meet with who. We mainly worked with Sarah, but everyone here is as professional and positive as they come. We were lucky to have Sarah and Mia for the day of coordinators and they made it so the only thing that I had to worry about was walking down the aisle without tripping. They both made sure everything was on time and kept checking to make sure we were doing alright and had everything we needed. Sarah gave a pep talk to the flower girls and ring bearers - which by some miracle got them calm enough to walk down haha. Mia was with my dad and I, keeping us both calm and ready to walk. Ale, the banquet captain, was awesome too! She kept the party moving and making sure the food was flowing. I can say without question that having Sarah, Mia, and Ale let us focus on just having a fun positive experience. The venue is beautiful! The grounds are well kept and the garden area was large enough for our guests, but had a fun intimate feel. TL;DR The place is beautiful, plenty of paved parking spots, great accessibility if you have guests needing it, and the Team here is second to none. Would definitely recommend to anyone looking!

ion is perfect, food is delicious. We even got many compliments about the bar which is great!

Our day-of coordinator would constantly interrupt us throughout the day to confirm details that were somehow incorrect on her end, and was overall quite rude to us. We tried to be as organized as we could in outlining and describing all of the details we wanted for our wedding, which had been communicated with the Vellano staff multiple times throughout the planning process (spreadsheets, descriptions, pictures, etc.). Yet our day-of coordinator would interrupt our photos or moments with our family and bridal party and ask about certain details that she somehow had incorrect. For example, we had communicated with the DJ and Vellano about the music for our ceremony but she somehow had those details wrong on her clipboard and we had to run one of our bridal party over to the DJ to correct it 5 minutes before the ceremony. Right before the reception, the coordinator wanted to confirm with me the order of the speeches, which I had told her that the DJ knows since he confirmed it with me and it was written in our timeline that we had shared with Vellano months prior. But she cut me off before I could say anything more saying that she was confirming it for the DJ. It just felt like we wasted so much time trying to be organized and make things easy for the venue to execute, only for them to get them wrong and interrupt us constantly throughout the day. During the rehearsal on the day before, it also felt like the coordinator was trying to get rid of us as soon as possible even though we wanted to rehearse the processional and grand entrance. We ended up rehearsing those on our own without the coordinator. Part of the issue could have been the communication with the venue prior to the wedding day was almost always with a different person. Whenever we would e-mail Vellano or meet with them in-person, a different person would be corresponding with us. It felt like a lot of details or miscommunications happened because our wedding kept getting passed to different people. It would have been great to have just one person take care of us throughout the whole process so they could get to know us and remember all of our details. Our day-of coordinator was also only “assigned” to our wedding a week prior. It would have been great to have met her much earlier in the process so that we could discuss and confirm to minimize mishaps and stress on the wedding day. Another weird aspect of the planning process is the Vellano would sometimes offer 10% discounts on enhancements for the wedding. We understand that they are a business and need to sell their services but we were not able to apply this discount on any prior enhancements we had purchased. We also got an e-mail about a 10% discount on any enhancements we would like to add just 2 days prior to the wedding. The timing and messaging of this was just very strange. One part that made us quite upset was that our cake topper was destroyed at some point during the night. We spent a lot of money on the cake topper and it had a lot of sentimental value for us, so we were upset that it got destroyed. When we asked Vellano about it, they immediately blamed one of our guests. Even if one our guests knocked it over, we were expecting Vellano to take better care of the topper by putting it away after the cake cutting. There was also a terrible smell in the groom’s suite throughout the entire wedding day. It smelled like rotten sewage in there which made it difficult to use the bathroom or the changing room. We were not warned about the smell at all from the Vellano staff and I had to ask them to do something about it before the rest of my groomsmen and family arrived. They ended up putting a couple candles in there, which did not really help much with the smell. Some of our guests also mentioned that the placement of their seating was strange. We had made placecards for our guests and wanted to have them arranged in a certain order so that couples would sit next to each other. But some of our guests were saying that they were separated from their partners at the table and had to switch seats. We arranged the placecards in a stack with the correct order and instructed Vellano to maintain that order when placing the placecards around the table. We also provided a spreadsheet of all the names of the guests at each table in the correct order as well. A lot of the venue itself looked like it had not been cleaned in a while. We have a lot of pictures where dirt and dust on ledges and other areas is visible. We had also asked our coordinator to place our items for our guests to hold during the grand exit, but not all of our items were put out. We wanted our guests to hold these lanterns for the grand exit and placed all of the lanterns in their storage room for the coordinator to take out before the grand exit. But only some of the lanterns were put out and our bridal party had to find the rest of them to make sure all of our guests had a lantern. The venue also has very poor cell phone reception and the wifi does not work great when there are a lot of guests. A lot of guests mentioned they had a really tough time contacting people or sending messages even when connected to the venue’s wifi. We also had a bad experience with the florist for Vellano, Events by Floral Sensations. Events by FS mainly were responsible for making our centerpieces and ceremony floral as outlined in our package. They had promised us mockups of how the centerpieces were going to look like a couple months before the wedding, but they did not get us mockups until 3 weeks after they originally promised us. We asked for follow ups multiple times and each time they would tell us that the mockups were coming in a couple days, only for it to come 3 weeks later. We were disappointed with how the mockup looked and ended up purchasing upgraded centerpiece florals. When we put down our initial deposit, Vellano sent us a binder to help us plan the wedding. But the binder was sent to the wrong address since we used one of our parent’s addresses as the billing address. When we asked if they could send us another binder to our home address, they told us to have our parents mail us the initial binder. We were a bit upset at this because we had just paid Vellano almost $13,000 and they were not willing to print and send us another binder.

t, however, later on I decided to add some things to the venue such as the white dancing floor and draping ( wasn’t included, which I thought was dumb because they show you the venue with those pretty features without telling you there is an extra fee for that) Anyways, I added it over the phone and they gave me the final price (ok great) however, two months before the wedding I came to find out that they changed my guest count to 92 guest. So the whole time what I thought was the “final price” Wasn’t the actual final price because I was 8 guest short without knowing. Then I tried to tell them to fix their error and they wouldn’t. I was soooo stressed out because they tried to charge us so much more money just to make it to 100 guest. I was mad because I never asked them to remove guest. It was such a pain trying to get a hold of them at this point. Furthermore, I didn’t want to pay more money so I told them to cancel all my add ons and to leave my contract how I originally signed it, but they said they couldn’t. They never gave me a valid answer but I was so sad and stressed that I had to pay the extra money because all my 100 guest had rsvp. I cried like 5 times because I couldn’t afford doing other things I wanted. I wish I would’ve done more research about weddings and done everything myself instead. Even though they said “stress free” wedding venue, don’t believe it lol. I felt scammed and so disappointed but the wedding day was nice at least..

e. We were looking for a venue and service that includes everything and this was it. Our banquet captain Taylor was awesome! Everytime we had an empty glass she was there to fill it. Our bartender Bel was ready for our family of heavy party people. We had a completely open bar with 4 signature drinks and had no guest waiting in line for more than 5 minutes (if that). I cannot thank the team and the Vellano enough for making our wedding dreams come true. Our guests cannot stop raving about how the food was some of the best they have had at a wedding Chef George and Angel were talking to our guests and made sure our buffet line was never empty and full of food the whole time. If you are looking for a venue and team that A. knows what they are doing B. is all inclusive C. cater to you the day of your wedding i truly cannot refer this place enough. Thank you and we are celebrating 1 month married today!

s throughout the 10 months of actual wedding planning. All the event planner and wedding/banquet coordinators really took care of our needs/requests/concerns to the best of their abilities in order to make our special day all the more memorable! It was stunning just getting to the venue and all the more at the actual venue! We definitely recommend Vellano Estate to anyone looking for their dream wedding destination!

ur asking if I could come an hour later than the originally agreed upon time. Luckily, we were able to accommodate the change, but I thought it was unprofessional to change the timing on such short notice. Once we were at the venue, we walked in and no one was there. There was a sign saying to call the extension and that someone would be with us shortly. That's not too big of a deal, but the main issue is that the tour itself was very short (maybe 10 minutes total), and the staff didn't even take us to see the actual ceremony sites. She just pointed them to us from afar and said that's what it looks like. Once the tour was completed, they brought us to a room to discuss pricing and quotes. I asked if they allow outside catering and one of the staffmembers said no and the other said yes. Clearly one of them was in training and did not know the answers to these basic questions. Then, when I asked what the outside catering fee was, they did not have a clear answer and said they would have to double check. Again, I would expect them to have the answer to this pretty basic question. After we waited 10 minutes for them to put together the quote, they went over it briefly and then rushed us out the door. I don't know if they could tell that we were unenthused about our experience or something else, but it felt extremely unprofessional and rushed. We left with a bad taste in our mouths and won't be considering Vellano Estate or other Wedgewood properties for our wedding.

right choice before the big day. I didn't really feel like we had to worry about anything. Our big day was September 17, and everything went amazing. We used all recommended vendors from the Vellano and they were amazing from the officiant, to the DJ, the photography team, and the desserts, they exceeded our expectation. The food was amazing! We'd like to give a huge shout out to our coordinator Sarah, and banquet captain Curtis. Sarah seriously made us feel like a king and queen that day anything we needed she was already a few steps ahead, she really made our day. Curtis made sure we always had what ever we wanted and made us feel super special. I would definitely recommend Wedgewood Vellano for anyone looking for a non stressful beautiful wedding. The team is awesome and the location is beautiful.

. On top of being stress free, the venue is beautiful! This venue comes with everything; food, florist, DJ, bakery, officiant and wedding coordinator. We met with their team three times and they went over every detail from start to finish to make our dream wedding come true. We were able to contact their vendors and go over details with them as well. The venue sets up everything. On our big day we did not have to worry about ANYTHING, everything was taken care of for us. We just showed up and had the time of our life. We are so happy we decided to get married here. Everything came out perfect, there is nothing we would change about our big day.

atering, photography, videoagrapher, bakery, photo booth, planner and coordinators. They made this 3 month planning such a breeze. They truly cater to you and your partner. They want every detail you invision to come to life. Every single one of our guest loved the service and food from with wonderful staff. Truly the best experience.

The coordinators, especially Marissa, simply WONDERFUL. Every single detail I have requested she noted down and executed perfectly (and better). They were very easy to talk to, very flexible with all the changes. On the day of, I was being taken care of from head to toe so everything went smoother than we imagined. A lot of details and plannings that were easily forgotten were taken care perfectly. And the food was so delicious and portion was generous! We get a lot of compliments from our guests for the food. We enjoyed our day here so much and left a lot of great memories. Thank you Vellano!

lous team!). Due to COVID, we were ultimately unable to have our wedding there, so we were given the option of transferring to another Wedgewood venue. We were completely blown away by the gorgeous Vellano Estate venue! From the spacious and elegant bridal suite to the intimate garden-like setting for the ceremony, everything was picturesque. Marissa and Angelica made the transition from our previous venue to Vellano seamless. The meetings leading up to the event helped us plan out every detail. Arlene was our day of coordinator. Despite me showing up a little later than planned due to my wedding makeup taking longer than expected, Arlene got us right back on track and made sure we accomplished everything on the timeline. Our ceremony was flawless, the guests knew exactly where to go to find the reception, the food was delicious, the DJ played great music, and the guests all had fun. Arlene and Alejandro made sure my husband and I had a chance to eat and kept our drinks full for the entire event. Overall, our event was elegant, fun, and perfect! The whole Vellano team is amazing and I cannot thank them enough for making my husband and my wedding day so special. I would recommend Vellano Estates to anyone looking for a beautiful venue and a supportive and communicative team to make the day go smoothly.

gorgeous but nothing to offer those who need to meet a budget or want a small wedding. We couldn’t even do the tour because they weren’t willing to work with our budget. It’s not “affordable.”

my wedding I had their undivided attention and were right there next to me before I walked down the aisle to make sure everything was perfect. I have always been a tomboy and thinking about these types of things was not only never on my mind but I was quite disinterested in things such as weddings and parties. Well I think they managed to change my view and I was able to see and appreciate the beauty of it all. Not only would I recommend this place to everyone but if I had to do it all over again I would choose this place every single time. I hope that if my husband and I ever decide to renew our vows this place will still be available for us because I would want to re-live this super special day forever and ever.

r business before continuing to drive to get to the venue. Although they allow outside catering, it would have to be buffet style only, which was something we did not want. So we ultimately went with another venue. The good part about this venue (as with most venues) is that they are willing to give discounts - such as waiving the fee for the ceremony site.

to. I didn't even have to hire a wedding planner. Olivia made the process so so simple and she made us feel so comfortable, we love her! They have dates for everything we need to get done. They follow up and they respond whenever I have questions. It was awesome! You know how they say "something always goes wrong?" Well that never happened. The actual wedding day was so freaking smooth. I couldn't believe it myself. Brooklyn and Elizabeth are life savers. They talked me through the whole day, they were always there whenever I needed something. They took care of everything, I mean what more could I ask for? The food was amazing, the service was amazing, the wedding was absolutely perfect. Honestly better than I could have ever dreamed. I would recommend this place to anyone.

part in making sure our day was stress free and perfect. We were definitely surprised at how everything exceeded our expectations! They catered to us and all of our guests! They definitely went above and beyond to make sure we were all happy and having fun! My guests were all so impressed at how friendly and accommodating your staff was. And everyone had commented on how good the food was! We feel like the tone of the wedding is carried by how good the MC/DJ is and Mike did a wonderful job in keeping the party fun! Darsey took care of every single detail and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. I can’t say it enough, I’m so impressed with your staff! I never once had to stress about a single thing because you all took care of everything. Thank you for making our wedding more than we could of ever hoped for! You guys are amazing!

y we were in love! Marissa (who is absolutely amazing and super helpful and professional) is our coordinator and we couldn't be happier! Everything about this venue is amazing! From the views, to the well maintained landscaping, to the décor of the building is absolutely beautiful and very private and exclusive! They make planning a wedding (that is usually a very stressful task) super easy and fun! Even their preferred vendors are great! If you're looking for a beautiful venue, incredible staff, yummy food, and stress-free all while staying on a good budget - this is your place! You will not be disappointed!

they’re excited to party with us! We’ve spoken to multiple crew members there and they’re amazing and Really care about your big day! We love the layout, indoors and out doors. We got the buffet option so can’t wait to try it soon, the decorations are easy to choose from and Elizabeth (coordinator) is Awesome at explaining everything in detail! This place looks fancy, and they treat you fancy! :D

el like a little piece of home. I wanted it to speak to me and make me feel like it was meant to be. Living out of state I was worried that looking at venues online would be misleading/not what was shown in photos. The day that I came across Wedgewood Vellano I knew that it was “my spot”. I immediately booked an appointment, flew to California, and took a tour with my fiancé and close friends. I cannot express enough how the much venue speaks for itself.. From beautiful architecture to the peacefulness of the whole environment, it feels like it’s built for a king and queen. My fiancé and I are getting married at Vellano October 2020 and waking up every day dreaming about how special that day will be has so much to do with this venue alone. I cannot suggest Wedgewood Vellano enough for the bride and groom who want to feel like they have it all. As much as a i adore this venue and call it “my spot”, I hope that this is “your spot” one day too.

the all-inclusive aspect of it and we definitely recommend it to other couples.

w this was going to be our venue. Marissa has been helpful with us throughout the whole process and ordeal. They are pretty responsive via text as well. We love that it was pretty much an all inclusive venue which made the planning a lot easier. They even provided us with a binder and timeline of what we needed to complete as we get closer to our big day. Take a peak at the venue and see if this is the place for you!

to get married. The staff is so attentive and answered all of my questions. It is also so easy to get in contact with them! Whenever a question pops into my head all I have to do is send them a text and within a couple of hours I will have my response. If you aren't sure about Vellano take a tour and meet Marissa she will put any worries you have at ease and will work with you on creating an inclusive plan that meets your needs!

to our needs, and trying their very best to make it all happen. It has been one of the least stressful things I’ve had to juggle in the past few months, and it’s definitely thanks to their dedication, professionalism, enthusiasm, and support. Every time my mom and I go visit we still gush at how pretty it all is. Thank you Vellano staff for all that you do!

ous packages and almost everything you can think of is included. It avoids the hassle of having to search for different vendors. As working professionals, we have little time during the week and not having to research for vendors is a plus! We chose this venue because we fell in love with the rotunda.. everything is so classy and elegant! So far our interaction with the staff has been great. No complaints! Overall, this venue is beautiful and I can’t wait for our special day!!

her venues to Vellano. We ultimately chose them for our venue and they have been working with us throughout the entire engagement! They are quick to return calls and emails and they work hard to give us the wedding we have dreamed of! Can’t wait to finally get married here!

lt to find a wedding venue that was truly going to be a one stop shop as we both (as many people do) work endlessly and hardly have any time to breathe, but Kevin and his team at Wedgewood Vellano absolutely made it happen, they were so patient with us throughout our decision making process as we did what everyone told us not to and went to nearly 10/15 venues although in the end we just could not find a more elegant location. Now that we made our choice Wedgewood's amazing team helped us come up with a budget friendly package that ticked off all of our boxes, not only that! but they made our experience so enjoyable, not once did they make us feel like they were trying to up-sell us; they also made sure we felt comfortable with all of our choices and helped guide us throughout the process with many tips and tricks to help maximize our value. Our wedding is 5 months away and we have no doubt that it will be everything we could ask for.

ery step of the way. Thanks to their all inclusive package many of my original worries/concerns were handled early on in the planning process. It has been a STRESS FREE planning process. :-) I have mainly worked with Marissa during the planning process but all of the Vellano ladies/staff have been been wonderful. Any time I send a frantic email (mainly due to guests‘ needs or change in guest count) someone immediately replies to my email or calls to reassure me that the day is going to be perfect! I couldn’t imagine us going with any other venue. The attention to detail and personal attention is what makes Vellano standout. I feel like our special day matters to everyone at Vellano. I can’t stress it enough.... I can’t wait to marry the man of my dreams at Vellano.

o go with them. The venue is absolutely stunning. The staff is always available and makes sure no details are left out during the planning process. The day of was as smooth as ever. It honestly was the best day ever that our friends family and of course my husband and I will remember forever!

ell people is how helpful the all inclusive packages are when it comes to planning a wedding. The Vellano is GORGEOUS. The staff is so friendly and helpful. It's just amazing! You'll never go more than a few hours without hearing back from them if you have a question...you can't beat that! Our wedding planning was seamless, mostly stress free, fun, etc in large part because of the staff. We can't express our gratitude enough! Darsey was the best coordinator, my fiance and I are sad we won't see her anymore! And Marissa was such a huge help leading up to the day! You will be incredibly happy and supported if you book this venue! We wish we could give it more than 5 stars!

(!) and I planned our wedding from afar (graduate students in Iowa) so it was important to us that we had sort of an “all inclusive” venue. From start to finish Wedgewood Vellano made our planning super easy! We were able to pick and choose what we wanted in our package with ease and without additional costs or fees. Kevin (the general manager) was simply amazing! Everyone said the food was amazing and the appetizers...omg! I actually got to enjoy 10min of our cocktail hour, and let me tell you, I scarfed down everything I could and it was all so yummy! (Get the crab cakes..trust me!). The only reason I didn’t give 5 stars (I’d give 4.5 if I could) is because of the process of knowing your day of coordinator. My package came with a DOC but I didn’t get to know who she was until the day before the wedding (rehearsal), which may be standard but I just didn’t like that. I wish I would’ve been able to talk to her at least a week before the wedding just to actually verbalize how I wanted my big day to go instead of having to type it out on a spreadsheet. Because of that, I never actually got to explain things to her (we had a cultural wedding that needed explaining lol). Everything ended up running smoothly, with a few bumps here and there, but nothin major. I guess the whole not knowing thing just robbed my peace of mind but I’m type A lol. Also, just an FYI, the venue can be pretty hard to find via gps. Several of my guests got lost and missed the ceremony. I think through apple maps it takes you to the back lot of the venue and it pretty confusing. BUT I found it just fine, so who knows, maybe they typed it in wrong? All in all, I would choose this venue again. The location is beautiful and they are very accommodating. Thank you Vellano!!

of our dreams were polite, professional, and helpful. All of our questions were always answered right away and they never tried to push anything on us that we didn’t want. The venue is gorgeous and all of our guests agreed. Darcy and her team were there for us the day of and did a fantastic job taking care of us. It was so nice to not have to worry about anything. They all get 5 stars. The food also got rave reviews with our guests! If you are looking for a beautiful Southern California wedding and a stress free process then I highly recommend Wedgewood Vellano!

the staff and Candance.

trying to do it on my own but they jumped right in to help. I loved my wedding and couldn’t be happier with the venue I chose.

d to do was meet with the vendors and let them know what I wanted and the color theme of the wedding. I can’t wait to get married in April of 2019!! Few more months to go. It’s going by so fast and what a breeze it is. I highly recommend wedgewood for your wedding venue! Go check it out. They are AMAZING!! And so worth every penny.