Watermark Country Club

ul. We had a different coordinator assigned to our event initially and she was great to coordinate with through our meal tastings and when we had to move our date for Covid. Due to Covid layoffs we ended up working with Rylin for our event and she was absolutely incredible. She answered all of my emails/calls promptly and if she didn't know the answer to a question she found it as soon as she could. She really helped me navigate Covid restrictions and overall helped me feel comfortable having our event at Watermark. The property itself is beautiful inside and out. We had our ceremony on the patio and reception outdoors in a tent (that Watermark had rented for all their outdoor brides once Covid hit). The food was incredible, tasting better than I had remembered it at the tasting! All of our guests complimented the quality and portion size. The waiters and bartenders were also extremely friendly and did their job well. Overall we had a wonderful event and I would definitely recommend having your wedding at Watermark!

od was cold and not good, so I told her and she set up a private tasting and the food was fabulous so we were confident with our choices. Leading up to the wedding it was really really rough and irritating cause we could never get ahold of Vanessa cause she said she was so busy running all the properties, it was so stressful, it took either days to hear back from her. Finally I told her and complained about it that she said it would be best to make appointment with her if I needed to talk to her. REALLY!! Well the day came and after a lot of stressful time with them and me literally kissing but and thanking her a lot just in hopes of the wedding going good, the day came and they ended up putting three sides on the tent which she had refused she could do the whole time of planning and I was so grateful for that cause it was in the fifty’s and very cold, so that helped out a lot, and they also help us out by letting us have cocktail hour on the restaurant patio side were there was more heat for the guest which she told me she wasn’t sure if she could also do that, so I was stressing a lot about. But anyways the 3 stars I gave was cause of the coordination and difficulty I had with her and the cocktail hour I had changed the food and it never got changed and at the reception I had plated meal and one of the choices they literally forgot the sauce on it and it was so dry my guest could not eat it and that was told to us by the staff! I did complain after and they did give me half off of those meals and last hour of the reception they ran out of bud light which I had open bar and they should have not ran out for only a hundred people. But I have to say the WORKERS, THE WAITERS were awesome and super nice they were fantastic the day of! Everyone kept saying how nice and good the waiters were. JUST AWESOME! But the stress leading up to the day was to overwhelming for me and I will probably not have another party there. Or a good idea would be to hire more help so you can at least work with a person that isn’t so busy and if you need to rent anything ask who they work with cause I had to rent chairs and I went through a company and they had to get there chairs out that night which lead me to paying a late fee pick up but if I would have went with the rental company They work with they would have let me leave the chairs there and that would have saved me money.

asn’t able to find another venue with both. Plenty of amazing spots for pictures. The food was also great! All of our guests are still raving about it. We went to the food tasting event with our parents, which I highly recommend doing so you can try whatever is on the menu to choose from. Since I’m giving my full honest review for future brides & grooms, I will say there were a couple of hiccups. Organization and communication on everyone’s part is key for a successful event. Unfortunately we had to switch event coordinators due to her leaving the company, which led to a few unorganized mishaps you never hope for, but nothing that took away from our big day. Overall, I would definitely recommend Watermark for a venue!

wowed by how beautiful the scenery was looking out onto the golf course. It was an absolutely perfect venue for our big day.

food was excellent, the staff was friendly and our guests had a blast. We do not have one complaint in regards to our reception.

night. Our bridal party was able to get photos by the water fountain, etc on the golf course. the events manager answers to emails and phone calls almost immediately, she is SO organized!

nator! Everything about the process of planning a winter reception there was easy, flexible, and high-end. The food was excellent, the bar and selections were great, and the staff were caring, very responsive, and professional. We feel we made the best choice in Grand Rapids!

and would recommend it to all future brides!

nt with everything. The food was amazing and we had after hours pizza that everyone loved. Not only was the food great but the venue was beautiful with patio seating and we had lawn games that guests could play. They worked hard to truly make it a night to remember!

he leftover beer (because I paid for it), but they told me after the wedding that their license doesn't allow them to give me the beer that wasn't drunk. That was very frustrating because it was a big waste of money. Other than that, though, the service was excellent, the facilities very nice, and the friendliness of the staff was great.

plenty big. We had one contact to work with for the whole process she was easy to connect with and was even there for the reception. The whole process was easy and stress free and I heard nothing but great things from the guests. The staff was attentive without getting in the way and did a great job.

y tip I would give brides is to make sure that your costs are right. Check your bills! Be sure that you're being given the prices you were quoted. I know that staff is busy, so it's easy to miss little things. Best to just check it over yourself.

causing last-minute setups and our first coordinator was not helpful/professional (she is no longer there). I would definitely choose them again!

e the cake topper. Overall food was good but service was not.

Mores for dessert! Formal sit down Reception dinner with three different entree options was prompt and cooked to perfection. I was impressed by the friendliness, professionalism and integrity of all the staff at Watermark!

nformed and happy about decisions. She worked with our budget as much as possible. The food is TO DIE FOR! The hall was beautiful! We got to use the golf course for pictures! I could go on and on about how thankful I am that I found Watermark!

bout us, and the room looked beautiful, but a lot of that can be credited to our florist/linens. The one complaint we had about Watermark was their 'event coordinator', Faith. She claimed to be very caring and know what quality service was all about from the beginning, so we felt confident in our decision. Had we not been such over-planners and super-organized, things would have been a complete nightmare the day of. She was only there for 2 hours on the actual day, took our rehearsal as a joke, and things didn't go the way she had promised logistically with our guests. I do have to say that Emily, her assistant/banquet manager was to die for. She was literally running around all day for us and was there from 9am-11pm. She rocked our socks off. I would request her above anyone else.

orgeous facility. The staff and event planners were very personable, professional, and knowledgeable. After every meeting leading up to our event, we felt comfortable and at ease knowing that our reception would run smoothly. We were very impressed.