The venue is G-O-R-G-E-O-U-S. We had a garden wedding planned in the middle of August and it rained, so the big wrap-around porch came in handy. We rented it the day of and the day before the wedding, and it cost less for BOTH days than other venues we looked at for ONE night (Botanical Garden, BAM, the Depot). The rental cost also included chairs. Tables were extra to rent, but if you rent from them, they'll set everything up (you still have to do clean-up and break-down). So venue and value for the money, it was excellent.

On with the bad: The contact person is IMPOSSIBLE to get a hold of. When we first got engaged in December, I called WEEKLY until she returned my calls in MARCH. You can't get a more hyper poulation than brides, and I think many people just plain give up. When we wanted to add the day before the wedding, I made those arrangements in Spetember, and didn't get a contract until January. To be fair, there was some reshuffling of staff during that time, but someone should have picked up the ball. The contact there now has a cell phone, so maybe she'll be more attentive. When it came time for our walk-through and the weeks leading up to our wedding, she did return calls in a timely fashion. My advice is to start early. Also, they do maintenence on Wednesdays, so try calling/dropping by then. If you have your heart set on the Bishop's House, be persistent, and expect delays.

Great Venue! Beautiful and affordable. Debbie was hard to get a hold of, but well worth it.

The location is worth the money. Its really nice there.

The place is beautiful but the people running it are terrible. They take forever to get ahold of and never remember anything. The Bishops House it totally worth it though.