Seasons At Magnolia Manor

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• November 2023 by Danielle Sikorski
  I cant say enough good things about this venue. From day 1 they have done everything they could to make sure I had a perfect wedding, which I did. We signed the contract and Jennifer made sure to stay in touch to make sure we picked out everything. Her husband Jeff, agreed to make my familys recipe for perogies...and nailed it! Days leading up to the wedding Jennifer was in constant contact with us to make sure I didnt have questions and to help keep my stress down. On the rehearsal day Jennifer was there early to do a final walk through with us and answer any questions we had. She was there again bright and early on the wedding day. The staff was amazing, always checking on me to see if I needed anything and even helped wrap my cats collar around my bouquet. They made sure all the decorations I brought were where I wanted them to be. They truly went above and beyond. During the wedding and reception they constantly made sure my husband and I were ok, made sure we go to all the traditions on time, and even got our food/desserts for us. The staff, Jennifer and Jeff stayed until we were done packing to see if we needed anything and to reflect on the most perfect wedding and do a last toast. I seriously could go on and on. From the clean rooms to the tiny details of the wedding it was all perfect. Jennifer, Jeff and the staff gave us everything we dreamed of and more. They truly are strangers that turned into family. I am and always will be forever grateful I met them and had my wedding at Seasons at Magnolia Manor. I am so sad that they will be getting out of the business, but of course I can understand why. I hope they read this review and know just how thankful I am for them and all the work they did to make my wedding perfect. All of the hard work they all did, did not go unnoticed.
• November 2023 by Leslie Leiva
  PLEASE PLEASE READ EVERYTHING I know it's long but it will save you time, money and heartache. This venue is a lie, they will rob you. They are disorganized and have no regard for people’s hard earned money & time. We booked our wedding with them in May of 2022 to get married in October of 2023, leaving more than a year of planning.I did everything on my part to ensure everything was done on time and I expected the same from Jenifer and her “staff”. Through the year she would take days to answer any questions and that only changed a month or two before the wedding. Jennifer and her employees failed miserably and ruined our wedding. She sold another wedding on that same day without ever discussing with us or telling us. She had little to no employees to cover both weddings & kept lying to me throughout the morning when I found out saying that I wouldn’t even notice the other wedding party and they’d be gone by the time it was time for my ceremony knowing the entire time, she had booked their ceremony and reception on the same grounds. The other party never left.She lied to me and my husband numerous times & specifically told us we’d have the entire venue to ourselves and I know for a fact that she sold the other wedding after I had already paid for mine. None of the decoration was set on time, she started decorating at 12pm on the actual wedding date. They were still decorating when my guests began arriving. Had she only booked my wedding as she promised, the 4 people inside would’ve had more time to decorate for my wedding. Instead they had to decorate for the other wedding first & still had some of their decor up when my guests began to arrive.A lot of the events in our carefully planned itinerary never happened. There was no tossing of the bouquet, no toast, there were no staff to greet my guests. Not only was there no one when my guest arrived, they started my wedding a whole hour late because of the other wedding. They left my guest out in the cold with no directions. They never served any of the appetizers, or drinks for cocktail hour. They changed my DJ at the last minute and gave me a man with no experience, who clearly didn’t know how to read a room when the dance floor was empty, and who had no idea of our schedule. The DJ I had booked was at the other wedding and decided to show up at mine when everyone was almost gone. We didn't have our first dance like we planned.One of the worst & most embarrassing things is that more than half of my guests left because it was 7pm and no one had eaten or had a sip of water. We had to actually take a moment and apologize to our guests that remained for the chaos and confused they had endured. We finally took it upon ourselves to serve the cake and by that time most of my guests were gone and her employees ended up eating the rest of our cake.I wish I had canceled my wedding when I asked her about the previous reviews (read them). The other negative reviews are NOT LYING. If you ask Jennifer about them and mine she will blame me and my husband and anyone but herself but the truth is that she is not responsible, she does not have nearly enough employees to hold the large weddings she books and no work ethic. She is hard to reach and always has personal problems going on. She will give you any excuse, just so you can stay.I am telling you, cancel your wedding and find another place. It looks like they choose who they want to provide a nice wedding for and who they want to discriminate and toss to the side. While the other bride was having everything one pays for on their wedding day, me and my husband were left with 2 employees and a kid. Jennifer was no where to be found. I have no words to describe the immense pain these people have caused us. They ruined a once in a life time memory. An event that I can never get back. These are people’s lives that they're messing with and then they just ignore you when you ask for explanation or your money back. I can help at least one couple not make a huge mistake by booking this awful place.
• November 2023 by Brenda A
  !!!Please listen to the negative reviews about this venue!!!!I was a maid of honor for a wedding at this venue in October 2023 and it was a disaster from the moment we arrived. We got there Friday night under the impression we’d have the mansion to ourselves all weekend since that’s what the bride was told. We get there and are told we can't start decorating because there’s another wedding happening before ours the next day Saturday.Why would you tell a client they can have a venue to themselves and tell them at the literal last minute they are going to have to share the venue with strangers? The couple paid for the entire house and land not a shared space. Then, when the bride understandably expresses her concerns, Jennifer replies with “what do you want me to do?” Your job?? We woke up the next morning and couldn't find our dresses and belongings inciting panic because some time in the middle of the night, her staff came in and locked our stuff in a room and told no one until the bride called Jennifer in the morning. We awoke to our locked belongings and the other bride’s family sharing rooms in the house.That was a huge red flag and it all went downhill from there. We were at a standstill until the other bride finally went through with her wedding 3 hours late. Our ceremony started an hour late because of the other wedding. Our guests started arriving with no where to sit because Jennifer has less than 10 employees so they were busy getting everything ready for the other wedding and then taking everything down from her wedding to start the decor from our wedding.Throughout the entire time, it was extremely difficult to find Jennifer or the coordinator assigned to our wedding. At one point, I finally found Jennifer sitting at the other wedding while our wedding was in chaos. The sweetheart table was put in the wrong place, there were not enough chairs for the guests, there were no drinks during cocktail hour and it was freezing with no heaters. The guests couldn't find their names on the seating charts or tables because no one was guiding them and the employees were still setting up decor and tables after the ceremony was finished. Jennifer said they tried to guide people to their seats but they didn't speak English…99% of our guests spoke English, and this was just an excuse for her poor planning.The majority of the guests ended up leaving before the “cocktail hour” was even over. By the end of the reception, there was no “parking attendant” as promised and our guests had to cross the street and walk up a hill to where they parked their vehicles, in the cold, some in heels, some elderly.It was completely unprofessional and appalling. I’ve been to many weddings and have never seen a venue run their business this way. They know how to sell lies and get you to sign the contract. Any concern you have, Jennifer always has an answer yet when everything went wrong at the wedding SHE LEFT without so much as an apology to the bride and groom. Now that the couple is trying to get their hard-earned money back she is still not the one replying to them, it’s her husband.This isn't even half of what went wrong due to this venues' lack of organization and greed. They ruined a once in a lifetime event for the couple and all our hard work through the year was for nothing because they did not execute it as they said they would. They are not equipped to handle one wedding let alone two. I would not recommend this place to anyone even if you have an outside coordinator. The coordinator will just end up doing the venue’s job.It is not surprising they're selling the place.
• November 2023 by Brenda A.
  !!!Please listen to the negative reviews about this venue!!!!I was a maid of honor for a wedding at this venue in October 2023 and it was a disaster from the moment we arrived. We got there Friday night under the impression we'd have the mansion to ourselves all weekend since that's what the bride was told. We get there and are told we can't start decorating because there's another wedding happening before ours the next day Saturday.Why would you tell a client they can have a venue to themselves and tell them at the literal last minute they are going to have to share the venue with strangers? The couple paid for the entire house and land not a shared space. Then, when the bride understandably expresses her concerns, Jennifer replies with "what do you want me to do?" Your job?? We woke up the next morning and couldn't find our dresses and belongings inciting panic because some time in the middle of the night, her staff came in and locked our stuff in a room and told no one until the bride called Jennifer in the morning. We awoke to our locked belongings and the other bride's family sharing rooms in the house.That was a huge red flag and it all went downhill from there. We were at a standstill until the other bride finally went through with her wedding 3 hours late. Our ceremony started an hour late because of the other wedding. Our guests started arriving with no where to sit because Jennifer has less than 10 employees so they were busy getting everything ready for the other wedding and then taking everything down from her wedding to start the decor from our wedding.Throughout the entire time, it was extremely difficult to find Jennifer or the coordinator assigned to our wedding. At one point, I finally found Jennifer sitting at the other wedding while our wedding was in chaos. The sweetheart table was put in the wrong place, there were not enough chairs for the guests, there were no drinks during cocktail hour and it was freezing with no heaters. The guests couldn't find their names on the seating charts or tables because no one was guiding them and the employees were still setting up decor and tables after the ceremony was finished. Jennifer said they tried to guide people to their seats but they didn't speak English...99% of our guests spoke English, and this was just an excuse for her poor planning.The majority of the guests ended up leaving before the "cocktail hour" was even over. By the end of the reception, there was no "parking attendant" as promised and our guests had to cross the street and walk up a hill to where they parked their vehicles, in the cold, some in heels, some elderly.It was completely unprofessional and appalling. I've been to many weddings and have never seen a venue run their business this way. They know how to sell lies and get you to sign the contract. Any concern you have, Jennifer always has an answer yet when everything went wrong at the wedding SHE LEFT without so much as an apology to the bride and groom. Now that the couple is trying to get their hard-earned money back she is still not the one replying to them, it's her husband.This isn't even half of what went wrong due to this venues' lack of organization and greed. They ruined a once in a lifetime event for the couple and all our hard work through the year was for nothing because they did not execute it as they said they would. They are not equipped to handle one wedding let alone two. I would not recommend this place to anyone even if you have an outside coordinator. The coordinator will just end up doing the venue's job.It is not surprising they're selling the place.
• October 2023 by Victoria Brayman
  It was everything we could have asked for and more! Even though it rained on our wedding day (10/14), there were no tears other than happy ones. Everyone had a wonderful evening and the staff quickly accommodated our needs for tents outside for extra space. The evening was delightful and the manor was beautiful. I just want to give a special thank you to the staff and owners of Seasons at Magnolia Manor, our wedding day was a dream come true.
• October 2023 by Nancy Coleman
  My partner and I got married at the Seasons at Magnolia Manor last June. Hands down, our wedding was the best day of my life, due hugely to the extremely capable and caring team at the Manor. My guests were taken care of and entertained, and I felt like the most special bride in the world. My partner says the most touching and personal act of kindness came from the owner, Jennifer, who combed and braided their heavily-hairsprayed hair at the end of the night so we could quickly get moving for our night on the town. Of the ceremony and reception, my mother-in-law says it was the "most weddingist wedding" she had ever been to, like something from a storybook - but that is not to say we did not make it our own. Our theming was based on the Japanese Studio Ghibli films like My Neighbor Totoro and Howl's Moving Castle. Jennifer and her team were more than happy to accommodate and brought our vision to life by pulling just the right pieces from their decor barn and decorating with light kodama figurines we brought along. If I could experience my wedding over again, I wouldn't hesitate to work with the Seasons at Magnolia Manor.
• October 2023 by Ryan Allinson
  !!!!!! LOOK AT REVIEWS BEFORE DOING ANY BUSINESS HERE , I WISH I WOULD HAVE !!!The people leaving the reviews have nothing to sell you.None of this is all inclusive!! So if that is the pitch you get as we did , double check!We had to cancel our wedding and gave the venue 7 months of notice , that we would be cancelling . I sent an email and was told the owner would review for a refund. Of course I was not expecting to have the non refundable deposit back initially. Only the addl. money I had paid sense then.They will not respond to emails or phone calls, none of this is all inclusive all false advertising. False promises in return emails and return phone calls.Started this process Nov of last year and always got a shrugged off response. But once the date came and went , no response no emails! nothing.Its a shame its a gorgeous place but these reviews you read on google, man I wish I had done just a little more research on just how badly some people can be scam artists and have no sense of professionalism. Nov to July I have sent 3 emails, not one has been responded to , and no answers to phone calls I have made.Amazing this place is still in business and haven't learned from any of there mistakes.
• August 2023 by Kiranjyot Sawhney
  Sells big dreams but execution falls short.TL;DR: money oriented, poor communication, breaches contract, doesn't follow-throughWhen my family and I sat with Jennifer and told her what we wanted and how big the event was, she said everything was possible, for a small price more. That seemed reasonable, so we continued with the venue. As we planned more, and more fees and costs kept coming up. Most of which popped up within a month or 2 of the wedding, which was too late to find a new venue. So we paid, with high hopes of our dreams being executed...Obviously they were not executed to plan. But we also got nothing back.Had Jennifer communicated more early on or assigned some staff to help me fulfill my dreams, there may have been less surprise charges and let downs at the wedding. When attempting to communicate with Jennifer before the wedding, she would not respond until it was closer to the wedding. Even then her communication was sparse up until three weeks before the wedding when she became a reasonable responder. Her reasoning was that she has excellent staff to handle things and that she has 3 jobs to manage so please be patient.I've emailed Jennifer the list of ways in which the service was lacking to which she responded with personal attacks on me (the bride) and my family. She did also offer some compensation and an admission to maybe 2 of the 15 complaints listed...we still have not received said compensation.Maybe they could have executed it right if it was a more American wedding? But I definitely would not recommend this place for anything different or unique. This venue cannot hold large events, even with the use of her large tent. We has 100 less than the capacity in the tent and it was very crowded.To be honest, I wanted to forget all this and put it behind me but she has yet to compensate us for the disasterous execution with what she had promised us and it has been over 6 months. Since there was a breach of contract, I may have to take this matter to someone else to get it dealt with.Given her replies to other negative reviews on here, I am sure she will tell you all the list of ways in which we fell short to hide all that I have said. Regardless of her reply, had she communicated better and known how much she could handle and been honest about it, this could have been avoided. She/ her company only works to get your money and cares little about how it will work out. In the end. There are consequences to your actions.Also the rooms in the Manor are subpar at best.
• July 2023 by Maggie C.
  It was pouring rain when we got to the venue but about 2 hours later it stopped. We thought we were going to have to move everything inside but Jennifer kept the panic button away from me and we waited it out as she suggested. Sure enough it stopped and the staff started setting up just as promised. My biggest worry was i had made paper flowers and had a lot of hand made things that if got wet would be ruined. The efforts made to avoid tis were above and beyond and at the end of the night, all my paper flowers were neatly places out for us to package them up and take them home. I could not even believe it. Our Photographer was awesome. Mike was really so patient with all the crying we were doing. Everything was just so perfect and beautiful. The ceremony was perfect. The reception was perfect. The food was amazing. It was just everything I had built up in my head for over a year. I would do it all all over again even with the rain. Thank you Seasons and everyone on the team. You guys are really more than we could ever have wished for.
• June 2023 by Emily Younkin
  If you choose this venue prepare to be gaslighted, lied to, deceived, and scammed. The owner is very good at luring people in during the tour- making it sound like they will help you with the whole wedding planning process and do anything you need the day of your wedding. In reality, the entire planning process with this venue is a nightmare. Please listen to all of the negative reviews. If you have already chosen this one please make sure you get a very good day of coordinator and as many outside vendors as possible.My sister got married here and in order to get in contact with anyone from the venue her and my mother would have to call, or text multiple times before they got a response.So many things that were promised when the contract was signed were not given to us. So many things went wrong or would have went wrong if it weren’t for our outside coordinator. I could list many more things that won’t fit in the review but here are a few:-Champagne toast (which cost extra) was poured by our outside wedding coordinator, per request of the staff members since they were too busy-coffee/tea service (which cost extra) was not given to us-we were promised waters and sodas while getting ready, there was nothing in the mansion the entire time we were there (we got there at 9 am). The father of the groom had to get waters from a local gas station for the wedding and our coordinator had to scramble all day to find water to keep us hydrated-the only staff members during the reception were the chef, bartender, and 3 teenagers serving food which was not nearly enough people-people with allergies/food preferences were promised their own separate meal and appetizers which they did not receive. After asking multiple times, we finally got some dinner for the vegan guest, long after everyone else had finished eating-our coordinator and my Aunt had to cut the wedding cake because no staff members were available-we weren’t given any utensils for the cake or dessert bar, and weren’t given enough plates. Our outside vendor had to go to the kitchen to ask for forks-1 trash can in entire reception, located at the bar-had to ask staff members multiple times to clear our tables. Once they did, they forgot the sweetheart table. I had to bus it myself in order for my sister and her husband to have a place to eat dessertThese are just a few OF MANY things that went wrong. There were so many lies during the planning process. So many broken promises. If it weren’t for our outside coordinator the wedding would have been a complete disaster.
• May 2023 by Elena Kilpatrick
  My sister had her wedding here and the place and service was not the best. The customer service was nonexistent along with the cleanliness. Below are the pictures to support. The owner may benefit from business education and customer service expectations for all members of the staff. I would not recommend this location for your biggest life celebration.
• February 2023 by Kaity Koslosky
  We knew of Seasons after they hosted a family wedding for us 3 years ago. What we didn't know was that we were now part of the Seasons family. Jennifer and her team came to the rescue after our original retirement party venue fell through at the last minute. Jennifer stayed up late with me the night I contacted her with an SOS to plan and finalize our event before she left on a 4am flight. Ashleigh took over from there as our event coordinator and I have only positive things to say!! The pizza, charcuterie board and dessert table were delicious and went over so well with all our guests. Ashleigh checked in with me multiple times throughout the event and took care of everything that came up. We definitely will be using Seasons for future events!!
• January 2023 by Ravinder Sawhney
  I read lot of reviews about this venue and people who have given them 1 star, I agree with them all. Jennifer is a crook. First of all, she promises things to get the business but never deliver the services that were promised. My daughter got married in December of last year when Omicron was on rise, none of their staff had masks on. The arrangement was very poor, no staff was there to serve food, attendants did not have name tag or uniform on so they could be identified by the guests if they had questions. It was literally a joke on their part. And please SHE IS A FRAUD.........BEWARE OF NOT HAVING ANY CREDIT WITH HER...................she never returns any money. My niece booked the venue for her birthday but after she attended my daughters wedding, she was disappointed with a lot of things and requested her deposit back to which Jennifer responded back by saying that her check will be mailed to her but never did to this day after so many reminders. I hope people will not be fooled by her 4 star rating and actually read bad reviews she got to see why they gave her one star. SHE DOES NOT DESERVE ANY BUSINESS.
• January 2023 by Lucy Brooks
  If you’re a go with the flow kind of bride, then this is the place for you. I fell in love with the venue as soon as I saw it and knew that I wanted to get married there. The initial experience was wonderful. But it started to slide of the rails a few months away from our date. The communication (or lack thereof) made me very nervous. The packages are mostly all-inclusive so that was big selling point for me as it was less for me to worry about. However, I sacrificed a lot of control because of it. There’s very little communication between the vendors and us, two of which (DJ and photographer) they changed at the last minute with little to no notice. The day itself went well but only because I refused to concentrate on the details that were wrong and chose to enjoy my day regardless. The wedding party never got any appetizers, we only had one photographer instead of two, they had all my guests standing in a high visibility area instead of seating them as they arrived, so a lot of people saw me ahead of the ceremony. These all seemed minor to me in the moment, so I just went with it and had a great day. The staff themselves are all super pleasant and did a great job. The food was also great. We had to pivot because of the weather and that went well too. It’s just the back-end business practices that leave a little to be desired. We are now three months post-wedding and are still waiting for our photographer to be paid so we can get our pictures even though that money was included in what we paid already. If you’re not looking to have a “perfect” day, can deal with on-the-spot changes, looking for more of a casual vibe, have the ability and strength to stand up for yourself and make sure you’re getting your money’s worth then I would recommend. I hope that they can fix their odd business practices (lack of communication, no business phone, trying to cancel appointments last minute, double booking themselves, disorganization, shoddy follow through with paying vendors, etc.) and stay in business since the venue itself is so beautiful and it would be a shame to lose it as an option for couples.
• January 2023 by Karisa Kissinger
  Do not recommend. I was the maid of honor in a wedding at Seasons in September of 2022. While wedding planning is always stressful, this process was made significantly more distressing by this venue and its coordinator, Jennifer. My friends wedding day was double booked and this was only addressed about a month before the wedding. This double booking was noticed by the florist who just so happened to be booked by both weddings on the same day, NOT the venue. Following this issue, they found out about two weeks out that their photographer was no longer even with the venue, again, through the photographer and not by Jennifer. While the photographer was very nice, he showed up alone when the girls were promised two on their day, being another let down. Jennifer failed to communicate throughout the entire process with the girls and deliberately ignored their calls, messages, and other attempts to address grievances. These girls were also supposed to be compensated for the DJ, per their contract agreement, and for other wedding costs, and have not been, whatsoever. With that being said, I highly recommend you look elsewhere and save yourselves a HUGE headache and lots of money.