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| - I had my wedding ceremony and reception here this past weekend and it worked out beautifully. There were a few negatives but let me start off on a good note (I don't know what the reasoning behind the order of that is because leaving a review on a bad note would lead you to believe that overall, it was shit but maybe read the beginning again to make yourself feel better if you're thinking of booking this place. it'll be like watching a feel-good movie in reverse).
The location of Fantasy Farm is really convenient, although riding a bike down pottery road can be challenging and terrifying. The grounds itself is beautiful. There are many good photo opportunities there (unless it's pissing down).
If you're having a large wedding (125+), I would go with the "Make Believe Ballroom". quel fromage! we thought so at first and I have to admit, it was always difficult to say "we're getting married at Fantasy Farm" without snickering because it sounds like "Medieval Times" but everyone was pleasantly surprised when they saw the place on the day of the wedding.
If you're having a large wedding ceremony outside, it's held at the front. They set up chairs and you have the choice of walking down stairs or entering from the parking lot. Naturally, I chose the stairs. The noise from the DVP wasn't too distracting.
The bridal suite is what really sold us. It's magnificent. Red carpet, white stucco walls, a black hot tub in the floor, a bar that looks like it's out of an 80's porn, A-Ha looking portraits and a giant portrait of a persian cat on the wall. Wonderful!
The "Make Believe Ballroom" was transformed into a really classy place! We had chair covers and yellow napkins to match the yellow flowers arrangements on the tables. Even though there's a moat and two armored knights, the place looked really elegant. My very-hard-to-please-mother even almost had tears brought to her dried up tear ducts because she was so happy with the look of the room.
The food was plentiful. Everyone had way too much in fact. The wedding cake didn't even get touched. We ordered the combination plate (chicken/steak) and I think it was too much for the older folk. With the meal, you get salad, pasta, bruschetta, roasted potatoes, grilled vegetables, spanish rice and chicken/steak (or in the case of vegetarians, a stuffed pepper). Everyone really enjoyed the meal. I found it much better than some of the other meals I've had at weddings (usually, as a vegetarian, you get stuck with the leftover overcooked vegetables from the meat plates). The dishes were all brought out in a timely manner. The staff seemed pretty attentive (at least to the head table they were).
As for the negatives now, we ordered hors d'oeuvres to have with cocktails and they forgot. They gave me a refund but friends have told me, it should've been much more. A few people told me the women's washrooms weren't maintained. There was no paper towels, no kleenex, one stall was out of order (for such a large wedding, that's a real nuisance) and the garbage was overflowing on to the floor. Some of the organizers are really rude. One lady harshly spoke to my mom on the phone . My mom told the lady who she was in relation to me. and she said "how do I know who you say you are". Yes, my mother's a russian spy who will sell all her knowledge about Fantasy Farm to the KGB. They were really rude to my photographer too who wanted to just see the grounds so he could get an idea of what kind of shots he could get.
I didn't mean for this to go on this long but I know when I was looking for wedding halls, I wanted as much info as possible so hopefully this helps someone out! I would highly recommend this place overall!
edited: I took out a couple lines. I actually just received a response just minutes after posting this and they've offered to compensate us by giving us gift certificates for a very expensive meal! He also said he would look into the bathroom situation as well. Good customer service from him but I know not all of them are that friendly!
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