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| - This review is regarding a private party held at Campania. I planned a family member's wedding reception held in the private dining room at Campania. The setting was beautiful. Nancy took time to meet with us and go over all of the details to make sure everything went exactly the way we envisioned it. She worked with us on the things that didn't exactly fit Campania's pre-set packages and offered suggestions of things others had done that worked well. On the day of, the staff and Nancy went out of their way to attend to anything and everything that needed attention. The food was delicious, everything was served exactly on schedule, and the staff were some of the most pleasant individuals I have encountered. I can not say enough wonderful things about our evening at Campania!
The only reason for the four star review was the set up of the sound system. The volume and quality of the sound system were great. However, the speakers are not wireless. We used an Ipod for music and had specific songs for the first dance, etc. To use Campania's speakers, the Ipod had to be connected in a generally inaccessible room, preventing us from changing songs throughout the reception. I attempted to use Apple's "Airport Express" to remotely control the music. On a trial run at Campania, it worked perfectly. If I had not forgotten the last step to make it work on the day of (obviously my own fault - argh), I think it would've worked perfectly then too. Still, purchasing and using the Airport Express was an extra cost and hassle. Nancy VERY graciously worked with me to improvise when I couldn't get the music to play and we got enough of the important songs in that evening. To sum up, if you're using an Ipod and just playing one playlist the whole time, it's no problem, but if you want to change songs during your event, make sure you speak with Nancy about this.
Overall, I still can't believe how helpful everyone was from start to finish and would highly recommend Campania as a venue for a private event. (Based on this experience, I'm sure it would be lovely to dine at Campania any other time as well, though I can't personally speak to that.)
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