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| - I just got married here 10/10/17 after finalizing my choice back in January 17' between RG & other all inclusive venues including The Grove & Lakeside Weddings. I ultimately chose RG based on location & price point.
Pros: 4 hour ceremony/reception, hors d'oeuvres, deluxe buffet, open bar, minister, cake, DJ, photographer & wedding coordinator. I ended up paying for extra services that included upgrade linen, charger plates, champagne toast, etc., in which they offer a nice selection. You can also add several other upgrades, too (candy bar, chocolate fountain, etc). RG was generous in letting us bring outside items such as assorted Italian cookies & set up additional tables with no issues. Minister Mike was MARVELOUS. You can choose religious or traditional ceremony (we chose religious) & it flowed so beautifully & did not sound scripted whatsoever.
The outside waterfall garden gazebo was a gorgeous setting for the ceremony. I chose this over their infamous indoor garden room which is too muggy for my preference. The sound system was on point & our guests in the far back could hear our vows perfectly. It made an awesome photo backdrop too. The food was fantastic. We offered a cheese & shrimp platter, bruschetta, & southwestern crab cakes as hors d'oeuvres followed by a deluxe buffet that included chicken Angelo, prime rib, mashed potatoes, & cheesy broccoli. It went over well with us & our guests! The cake.. WOW! The lady RG outsources is a master of her craft. I sent her an image of a cake I wanted replicated with differing colors & she delivered. I chose 3 different flavors for each tier (marble, red velvet, lemon). They offer a wide variety of fillings too. I did bring in outside fondant flowers I ordered on Etsy since the upgraded quote I got for that was outrageous, but the decorator waterfalled them beautifully for no additional cost. The bartender was lovely. She always made sure I had a drink & my guests were satisfied. My day-of wedding coordinator, Kelly Ann was very sweet & attentive. She brought my girls complimentary champagne while getting ready & let us use both bridal suites. She corset me & all the girls up too since we are illiterate in that department!!! Our little picky eaters had a hard time with our food selections and Kelly Ann ordered a pizza from the pub next door.. amazing! She helped me set up the photo booth & made sure everything was organized. Our rehearsal with her was a breeze too, very fun & relaxed!
Cons: Location. It isn't glamorous at all. Middle of the ghetto basically. You'd be surprised this place even existed had you not researched! Formal room. It's old, not remotely updated, stained carpeting, bizarre roman pictures on the walls, ancient cabinetry. I however, saw potential and with my DIY interior decorating skills, I transformed the entire room into a million bucks. If you don't plan to decorate the life out of this room, I'd pass all together. It's large, beautiful head table background, but that's to the extent of it. The bathrooms. Don't get me started, it's like I blasted back into my grandma's 1991 powder room - needs work. The photographer that's included in the package (but really isn't because they only give you a $500 credit, his packages start at $1100) is, mediocre at best. His website will make you chuckle, so we ditched him & outsourced. These photos last forever, right? Our DJ, Patrick. Straight up perv. While chatting about speeches, first dance, etc in my bridal suite, he was staring at my breasts like it had 2 eyes. Sorry I had a deep sweetheart neckline, but get a grip. He kept complimenting that I looked "so Greek" which was inappropriate mostly because I'm about to be married but mainly because I'm ITALIAN! Totally not professional. My cake. It was beautiful, remember? That's about it because I didn't even get served a piece! Neither did the groom, wow! No idea what it tasted like because it was literally "cut the cake" & it disappeared. 75% of my guests didn't even get a piece. Shame.
RG Staff: I first sat down with Marta, one of the head honchos over there. Sweet, informative, shuffled my wedding coordination off to Kim who I worked intensively with for months on end. I was in loveeee with her, she'd answer my bazaar questions & inquiries via personal text. She's hilarious! Literally 3 weeks before my event, I was told Kelly Ann would be my day of coordinator. Ummm, what? I lucked out with her being so great but come on, Kim & I had bonded, I was promised I'd have her the day of. That was a total mind blow. Manager (possibly owner) Kelly (man) - we had a small hiccup with hors d'oeuvre pricing & balance due 7 days before event (Bridzilla mode at that point) but he quickly made right for it, 5 star guy in my book!
Overall, I think we capped off pretty inexpensively for the 50 guests we hosted, not shabby at all. But the day was so beautiful, I'd pay triple that in a heart beat!! I got to marry the love of my life at RG! Thank you!
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