Everything you need for a California wedding
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I’d like to weigh in on this Fabula story.
Our wedding was last year, and everything we agreed upon was honored to a tee—from having the cake delivered at 10:00 PM on a Friday (which isn't exactly prime time for anyone sane) down to the tiny details regarding how to shave a few bucks off the total cost.
The manager is certainly an unconventional type, but his organization is top-tier; he keeps a million details in his head. He treated us as if we were his only clients, even though he probably handles a wedding every single Saturday. He greeted us quite casually, but they have beautifully dressed servers who are, above all else, polite and briefed on every single detail.
The chefs even prepared cooked fish for two of us at 1:00 AM without any prior notice. We have nothing but praise for the food and the service.
When it comes to the food, you order 15 slices of prosciutto, but they bring two platters to the table and the servers keep bringing more as long as you're eating. The coffee is individual espressos brewed specifically for each person, unlike most venues where you get drip coffee served all at once. You can order whenever you want and it arrives promptly, and they refill your drinks before you even finish the bottle. They even chilled our white wine until it was practically freezing just because we asked.
Because the weather was acting strange, the AC struggled a bit for the other guests, but those are minor things—though some people mentioned it felt too cold in their sections, even though it was September.
One more thing: they reserved and saved parking spaces for us, despite there being a concert happening at the nearby arena.
And honestly, two other couples from our wedding have already booked the same hall for this year; they say they are thrilled with the attention to detail and the organization provided by that "casual manager."
In any case, I haven't seen this level of organizational support in many halls around the US.
Our wedding was last year, and everything we agreed upon was honored to a tee—from having the cake delivered at 10:00 PM on a Friday (which isn't exactly prime time for anyone sane) down to the tiny details regarding how to shave a few bucks off the total cost.
The manager is certainly an unconventional type, but his organization is top-tier; he keeps a million details in his head. He treated us as if we were his only clients, even though he probably handles a wedding every single Saturday. He greeted us quite casually, but they have beautifully dressed servers who are, above all else, polite and briefed on every single detail.
The chefs even prepared cooked fish for two of us at 1:00 AM without any prior notice. We have nothing but praise for the food and the service.
When it comes to the food, you order 15 slices of prosciutto, but they bring two platters to the table and the servers keep bringing more as long as you're eating. The coffee is individual espressos brewed specifically for each person, unlike most venues where you get drip coffee served all at once. You can order whenever you want and it arrives promptly, and they refill your drinks before you even finish the bottle. They even chilled our white wine until it was practically freezing just because we asked.
Because the weather was acting strange, the AC struggled a bit for the other guests, but those are minor things—though some people mentioned it felt too cold in their sections, even though it was September.
One more thing: they reserved and saved parking spaces for us, despite there being a concert happening at the nearby arena.
And honestly, two other couples from our wedding have already booked the same hall for this year; they say they are thrilled with the attention to detail and the organization provided by that "casual manager."
In any case, I haven't seen this level of organizational support in many halls around the US.
Anthony Bennett6 said:Man, I really wish I had snapped a photo of the appetizer platters at the start.....
The spread: 14 slices of prosciutto
8 slices of cheese
8 olives
And the French dressing was so sour it was basically inedible....
And that was just two platters for 10 people!
The food was coming out in tiny drips..... and after midnight, we were waiting 20 minutes just for drinks....
We even waited nearly an hour just to get coffee....
As for the host, he was something else—he greeted guests in a polo shirt instead of a suit, holding a cigar in his hand.....
The only bright spot? The AC was great.......
All in all, the party was a total circus......