Cheryl and the RJC staff will always hold a very dear place in my heart. I remember when my mom first told me about the venue, all I could think about is that it was so close to my high school and I swore it was a grocery store back then. She eventually convinced me to go see the venue, and from the moment I stepped inside, I knew it was right. First of all, the ballrooms are great. You can use the large ballroom with

Cheryl immediately made me feel welcome and has become one of my favorite people through this process. She helped me define my vision, brought me to vendors who could help finalize that vision, and was there for me every step of the way.

The garden was magnificently gorgeous this April, no doubt due to all of the staff's work at nuturing the florals after the brutal summer last year. The staff even went so far as to replace trees that had been killed over the summer with freshly blooming ones. The gazebo is perfectly lit to cast a pretty glow and doesn't need much decor. My favorite part of the venue was that all the chiavari chairs and tables were included in our cost (woohoo!)

For the reception, we utilized the full ballroom even though we only had 125 guests, and it worked beautifully. Not too sparse, not too cramped. The food was delicious, the bartender was generous, and at the end of the night, I knew Cheryl and her team had executed everythign I asked of them down to the smallest detail. I would recommend RJC to any bride, regardless of budget or style. It can transform into just about anything you want!

Cheryl Allgood and the staff at the Ruthe Jackson were great from the planning of my wedding until the last guest left the venue on the night of my wedding. We loved the location of the venue, the options for decorations, the dressing spaces as well as the food served at the reception. I was very pleased with my experience and would recommend them to family and friends.

This vendor exceeded our expectations. They took care of every little detail and I didn't have to worry about anything. The venue was absolutely beautiful. We were extremely pleased with both the setting and the service.

Ruth Jackson center provided me the opportunity to have the wedding of my dreams. The staff was very professional and caring. They made may day very special. The center is very clean and pretty. Everyone had good time at my wedding and reception.

Additionally, the pricing was very affordable and met my needs. If I ever have an special event, I would do it at the Ruth Jackson center!!

Mrs Flowers

If you want a beautiful flawless wedding reception the Ruthie Jackson center is the place to go everything in the place is classy and elegant even the restrooms. The personnel were fabulous and treated us as if our event was the most important one ever. Cheryl was our planner/coordinator and I do not know what we would have done without her. We went to the first meeting with her with all this prearranged ideas of how we were going to save money and cut cost. Cheryl was honest and straightforward on what we could expect and where to and not to trim the budget. We had a friend that was going to do the DJ for us and Cheryl told us that it wasn’t a good idea it took several meeting with her to convince the holder of the purse strings that if you want a professional wedding the DJ is number one importance to the reception and you want a professional. I cannot express enough of how right she was. Between her and the DJ we had announcements, speeches everything went on like clockwork no one was scurrying around trying to get people here and there. We got to relax and enjoy the reception Cheryl and the DJ had warlike talkies and coordinated everything down to the bride and grooms exit. Cheryl even helped at the church when the bride had a last minute hissy about her flowers. I would not ever dream of having a wedding without Cheryl she gave us choices recommendation and did the coordinating with the different vendors found specialty items for us. It was a beautiful reception and I would not have changed a thing. My parting advice is if she recommends something listen she knows what she is talking about especially about needing a professional DJ.

The Ruthe Jackson Center is the place to have you wedding event. The facility is beautiful. Cheryl was excellent in providing information of how to coordinate every
aspect of your ceremony and reception. We could not have made it thought the night
without her. Cheryl and her staff were very helpful and professional . If you want the
most wonderful event of your life to be glamorous, elegant and sophisticated choose
Cheryl and the Ruther Jackson Center !!!!!

The Ruthe Jackson Center is a fantastic facility to have a wedding. The event coordinators and staff of the Ruthe Jackson Center were professional and carring to work with planning this wedding ceremony and reception. Cheryl the planninf coordinatore helped us through just about every step. All of the guests raved at the place and called the reception an orchestrated event everything was just perfect. Thanks Cheryl for all your coordinating.

I don't think it would have been possible for me to have been more pleased with the service and the venue at the Ruthe Jackson Center. I just LOVE Cheryl and her staff! I asked tons of questions, and they answered them all and gave me insights and directions on how to handle every aspect of my event. The facility is simply gorgous- the huge copper tumbling fountain in the entry area is simply fabulous. The gardens are unbelievable, and it's impossible to say without pictures what an incredible look we achieved in the ballroom with linens! The caterers were great, everything went so smoothly, and the few little "hinkeys" we had were handled immediately. LOVE LOVE LOVE this place and the staff. Thanks for making my day incredible!

If you want a beautiful flawless wedding reception the Ruthie Jackson center is the place to go everything in the place is classy and elegant even the restrooms. The personnel were fabulous and treated us as if our event was the most important one ever. Cheryl was our planner/coordinator and I do not know what we would have done without her. We went to the first meeting with her with all this prearranged ideas of how we were going to save money and cut cost. Cheryl was honest and straightforward on what we could expect and where to and not to trim the budget. We had a friend that was going to do the DJ for us and Cheryl told us that it wasn’t a good idea it took several meeting with her to convince the holder of the purse strings that if you want a professional wedding the DJ is number one importance to the reception and you want a professional. I cannot express enough of how right she was. Between her and the DJ we had announcements, speeches everything went on like clockwork no one was scurrying around trying to get people here and there. We got to relax and enjoy the reception Cheryl and the DJ had warlike talkies and coordinated everything down to the bride and grooms exit. Cheryl even helped at the church when the bride had a last minute hissy about her flowers. I would not ever dream of having a wedding without Cheryl she gave us choices recommendation and did the coordinating with the different vendors found specialty items for us. It was a beautiful reception and I would not have changed a thing. My parting advice is if she recommends something listen she knows what she is talking about especially about needing a professional DJ.

The Ruthe Jackson Center is a fantastic facility to have a wedding. The staff was very easy-going and a pleasure to work with. They helped us through just about every step. It helped relieve a lot of the stress of wedding planning. The catering was also wonderful!! I highly recommend it!! Thanks RJC!! You ROCK!!!

The event coordinators and staff of the Ruthe Jackson Center were absolutley fabulous to work with planning this wedding ceremony and reception. The site itself is beautiful, the food was over the top and the staff who worked during the reception were so professional. My guests were in awe of the entire event. Thank you for making my wedding day perfect!

Cheryl Allgood helped me through my plans after our venue cancelled last minute. She did everything inner power to make my day spectacular. Truly someone that loves what they do and is very good at it.

If you are pursuing elegance and sophistication, this is a great venue to book a wedding &/or reception. Our guests were very impressed on how nice the event was. Lots of free parking, spacious, a relatively new facility, very well maintained. This is a city-owned facility so anticipate reasonable limitations when booking. Be prepared to select from their list of catering vendors. The meal plan we selected from was very good and plentiful. We contracted with the venue's linen vendor, which worked well. Ruthe Jackson Center staff is responsive and worked very well with our group.

The coordinator from the RJC wasn't the greatest when it came to communication, but all in all, our reception was still a big hit and we did have everything we wanted. Still don't understand why the prices are so high for this stuff though...this was the most expensive part of the wedding!

I only had my ceremony here in the garden and it was beautiful! I took my portraits here as well, all the flowers were in bloom, and it is simply breathtaking! My ceremony was beautiful and my guests were impressed. However, I planned my wedding alone and paid extra to have a coordinator here expecting my day of coordinator (Cheryl) to get everything taken care of for me but it wasn't. perhaps because another wedding was going on and held their reception there as well (i.e. they paid more money), theirs were more important than mine, but I was the one telling people where to setup things and my maid of honor and a wedding guest who showed up early made sure boutonnieres and corsages were given to the appropriate people and my guestbook table was set up. Nevertheless, I'm married and my wedding party knew where to stand so my experience wasn’t horrible. But if you're looking for help, don’t look to Cheryl or her staff, hire a planner or plan to do it yourself!

I really enjoyed this venue! I am glad I picked it. However I will always look back at my wedding and realize that I should have hired an actual wedding planner. I was under the impression that the even coordinator, Cheryl, was the go to person and took care of everything for you. We'll they don't! I asked a million questions through the year of planning and e-mailed Cheryl a ton of times....I got responses like, Don't worry about it, we do this all of the time, etc. So if you are not an expert at events, don't try to start on your wedding, and don't expect this place to help, other than mapping out where people should stand during the ceremony. HIRE a wedding planner!