We just held our wedding at the Japanese Friendship Garden this past Saturday. The price was right, the grounds were beautiful and we lucked out on a cloudless day. I would have given this venue 5 stars, except for a few qualms. First, I was told the week I signed the contract that they were going to be booking a concert the same evening as my wedding -- I was essentially told I had to be okay with this or choose another venue. It turned out fine, the set-up for the concert not invading my ceremony site, but I was put off by the way this was handled. Secondly, the coordinator I was assigned the day of didn't seem to know much about handling a wedding; several guests were put off by her demeanor and my brother was forced to pick flower petals off the ground in his suit because she was so adamant about nothing being left behind. This would not have been as much of a problem if she had been a little nicer about it -- it was all in her attitude and the way she addressed my guests.
All told, the wedding went through without much of a hitch and we were able to get some lovely pictures.