Jill at Danada house was unbelievable! She bent over backwards for me and accommodated me since I was an out of town bride (Seattle) She stayed later than business hours for meetings with us. I had some elaborate tree arch for my wedding ceremony and we weren’t sure how to get them there and set up the day of the wedding, but Danada rose to the occasion and let us bring it in a few days early and pick it up late too. My wedding was the same weekend as Prom. The staff was excellent about keeping the H.S. kids and parents off the property and away from the wedding. I would have never knew they were there except I saw them standing in the parking lot pouting.
The price seems high, but The staff was so amazing and flexible that it made it worth every last penny. If only I had pennies left!
If you are lucky enough to get into the venue, you're in great hands. It books up 15 months in advance. So don’t wait!

Sweet staff, answered all questions. House and grounds beautiful and clean. Nice bathrooms! Cozy feel, but spread out so guests can mingle. Great if you want to use an outside caterer! Very quick with return of deposit, too! Wish I had another huge event to plan because I would definitely go back. The area is a beautiful place to take pictures, barn and stables nearby. Beautiful bridal suite to get ready and suite for the groomsmen. Plenty of space for hair and makeup artists to spread out.

I had a destination wedding and was looking for a venue to host a reception for our family and friends upon our return. Once I saw the Danada House I knew this was the place! It is such a unique and beautiful venue. We had the cocktail hour in the house and then moved into the georgeous atrium for the brunch reception. I had a fall themed reception and the beautful atrium with the 3 walls of windows really allowed the fall colors to shine! Jill and Lori were very helpful in planning and answering any questions that came up. Highly recommend!!

The Danada House was the perfect place for us to have our wedding and reception. Everything was housed in the same location and it is SO beautiful! The staff was friendly and accommodating. When the weather was uncooperative, they moved our ceremony inside and it was just as beautiful and fantastic! Thank you for making our special day so special!

I got married at The Danada House and our day could not have been more perfect. We had great weather, great company and a great venue. We received many rave reviews from our guests about Danada House as well as the atrium where the reception was. While the price of the venue is a bit high, it's definitely worth the money.

The Danada House was wedding venue of our dreams. We were married in the west lawn and because the dense garden and landscaping is so beautiful we did not have to purchase ceremony flower. The staff was very attentive to our needs and they worked with the caterer to make sure everything went smoothly.But they are not the type of people that re going to wine and dine you. They are a not-for-profit organization
To fund the DuPage County forest reserve. They are not rude, they are very friendly. But the property sells itself so don't go in there expected to be catered to because it just wont happen. Its a refreshingly relaxed and comfortable experience working with Jill and Lori. The house is beautiful, but not stuffy and the grounds are perfectly manicured. The bride and groom rooms are upstairs on separete ends of the hallway are perfect for preceremony wedding party pictures as the decor is just fabulous and there is enough seating. When we looked at them in March of 2011 all the Saturdays until November of 2012 were already booked so we chose a
Friday. Our guests kept going on with complements . The atrium looked amazing! Tour wedding ceremony, cocktail hour and reception was perfect! Thank you Danada House!

Awesome location! The garden was a perfect venue for a wedding and the house, coupled with the atrium were great rooms for apps and the reception. The staff is kind, flexible, and responsed quick to questions you might have. There are plenty of places for pictures and the grounds are kept well.

My husband and I got married at Danada House recently. The evening was perfect. Everything was set up exactly as we had requested before we arrived. The day-of staff member was lovely and offered to help with anything we needed. Our guests raved about the beauty of the facility and grounds.

The two staffers we were in contact with in the months before the event, however, were not very pleasant.

When we scheduled an initial meeting to discuss renting the facility, they didn't tell us that we weren't the only ones meeting with them. It was more of an open house than a real meeting. We rolled with it and did eventually get some one-on-one time with a staffer. She kept harping on the fact that all Saturdays were booked until 2013. Good to know, of course, but we told her a Sunday would be fine with us after she said it the first time. Again and again, she told us how busy they were and how hard it was to get a reservation. I almost thought she was trying to get rid of us. But we stuck it out and booked our date. After all, it is an incredibly beautiful place, and the price is decent.

As we planned for our event, we had another staff contact. She was pretty crotchety. I think she prefers very traditional weddings and just didn't quite grasp our concept. We also veered off course and picked a caterer that isn't on their preferred list. We agreed to the extra $500 fee (even with that fee, the caterer we chose was cheaper than any of those on Danada's approved list). But this staffer kept harping on the fee to the point that I thought she was going to tell us we weren't allowed to use another caterer after all. She was also very ineffective at email communication, which I consider crucial when contracts and money and important life events are being discussed.

After all was said and done, our wedding turned out to be perfect. I just wish we could have been more confident of that BEFORE the day-of. Knowing what I know now, I would book again.

We just had our wedding here, and absolutely loved the venue. It is one of a kind, and we received so many compliments on it. One guest even said it was like the house in the movie Father of the Bride! It was simple, yet very elegant, and beautiful. Everyone there is so great and helpful. Jill was so easy to work with to pick a date and set everything up. I would highly recommend this venue!

I have always loved Danada House and the surounding area so having my wedding there was a easy decision. My wedding was in December so the house was decorated with a Christmas tree and other Christmas decorations. WIth all the decorations put up at Danada House I did not need to add more. The staff were helpful and the venue was gorgeous.

The Danada House is an absolutely stunning venue for your wedding! We loved it from the first time we visited. All of our guests were blown away at how beautiful the atrium was! We loved that we were able to have the ceremony and the reception all at the same location. The grounds are so beautiful even in November that we did all of our photos there. Jill was so great to work with.

After an unfortunate turn of events with our original venue, we were re-planning with 2 months to go until our date. With a 2 month time period, availability for a Saturday was impossible, so we had to get comfortable with a Sunday wedding. Even though we thought it unlikely for Danada House to have any openings left in 2011, I called Danada House and spoke with Jill - explained our turn of events, and she positively suggested 9/11. That date bothered us at first, but we decided that 9/11 will now have positive connection for us and we went with it! Jill, Kathy and Laurie were all so responsive, not just to emails, but they actually answered the phone! Danada House knows how to do what they do best, aesthetics, layout, idea generation, while allowing the other wedding vendors to do what they do best (Yes, you do actually get to use your own vendors! More about that in my other reviews). The house, the grounds, the stables, horses, atmosphere were absolutely perfect. The incompetence and disregard at our previous venue was further evidenced by the professionalism, excitement and constant concern shown by those at Danada House. Everything happens for a reason......we are so thankful that a horrible wedding experience was wiped out by our perfect day at Danada House. Beautiful grounds, beautiful house, wonderful staff and very reasonable price. They have my full recommendation!!

To me, Danada House was the ideal wedding venue. It's a wonderful, romantic setting. I particularly liked having cocktail hour in the house and gardens, then moving into the atrium for dinner.

The venue rental fee was a bit high, but I feel it was definitely worth it!

A+!!!

I had my ceremony here and it was an absolutely beautiful location! The grounds are very well kept. There are many great locations for pictures.

I haven't experienced a wedding or their service here firsthand, my review is based solely on visiting the place for a potential wedding venue.

We had an appointment to tour Danada House and learn about weddings there. This was the sixth venue that we looked at, so we were expecting a personal tour with the venue manager and a sit-down time to ask questions. That did not happen.

We show up at 1:00 p.m., right on time. The manager told us that she was very busy and the place was packed, so we were welcome to walk through the venue ourselves, before she spoke to us. So we awkwardly walk through the house and reception space, not really sure what's what. It's a gorgeous place, but the house itself feels like a museum. As a wedding guest, I would be afraid that I would break something or spill wine on something.

After our self-guided quasi tour, the manager stands in the hallway with us, asks if we have any questions. She does not take us in her office or explain the policies. One of the first things she said was "almost all of our Saturdays in 2011 are booked, just so you know." Our visit was early March 2010. Way to show us that you're interested in our business! Not to mention that we did not want a Saturday wedding anyways.

While we "talked" to her, many other people touring the place asked her questions. It was more of an open house than an appointment to see a wedding venue.

In addition to the disinterested and unfriendly welcome, the wedding day policies there are inflexible, and the place is quite expensive. Most of all, we want to do business with people that want to do business with us, NOT those that feel they're doing us a favor by doing business with us. I received a call a few days later to follow up with us, and I described exactly how our "tour" went, and that we were NOT interested in booking our wedding with Danada House.

Bottom Line: Danada House is a beautiful site. If finances and flexibility are not concerns, this is a wonderful choice. For the masses, I do not recommend Danada House.

The Danada House is absolutely beautiful and I am so glad that I got married there. I feel like the cost was a bit high for what was being provided. You are not paying for any type of service. You are just paying for the space and chairs. I think that if there isn't going to be any kind of assistance with decorations or set-up, the cost should be lower. Despite the extra work I had to put in to make sure everything was set up perfectly, I am extremely happy on how it turned out. My pictures of the ceremony are beautiful.