This review is a bit overdue. I got married at the Event Center in November, and it was incredible. We set the date one year in advance, in November, 2016, because Saturdays were filling up fast for 2017. Throughout the next year we worked w...ith Tricia to plan our day. Tricia helped us pick out the menu, the room upgrades (linens, lighting, draping), and all the logistics (processional, timing). At the rehearsal we met with Stephanie and Kayla, the Day of Coordinators. They were both very sweet and professional, going over all the details with us to make sure it was perfect. When we arrived on our wedding day, everything was taken care of us for us.
Here are the highlights of the day:
- Our ceremony was supposed to be on the Terrace Lawn, but it rained and was super cold that day, so Tricia made special arrangements for us to be moved inside their barrel room. It turned out so romantic and intimate.
- The food was incredible. We did the plated dinner with salmon and pork chop options. I didn't have the pork chop but many guests said it was the best they had ever had.
- Our cake was provided by Wente and it was so beautiful. We paid the upgrade for it to look like birch bark with cascading leaves down it, but it was so worth it. The pastry team outdid themselves. Stephanie sent me home with a slice from each layer after the wedding and it was so good!
- The organization and timing was impeccable. Everything we laid out was right on track. As a very prompt person, I appreciated this. From when our dinner was served, to when we did our first dance, we kept right on schedule.
- The service was spot on. Before the ceremony, Stephanie kept checking in with me on updates on how many guests had arrived, and the service kept going from there. Stephanie and Kayla made sure I always had a glass of my drink of choice on hand, waiting on me while I was busy with guests. My groom and I had appetizers at our table (from what we missed at our cocktail hour). At the end of the night, they packaged up all our items and gave us slices of cake and a bottle of bubbles.
Really, Wente outdid themselves. Our guests loved our wedding and so did we. Great job!