The Z Mansion is an absolutely beautiful site for your wedding! I am very happy with the wedding that we had here and so were all of our guests. The price is right and the locale is stunning with all the white lights.
Em & Jim (owners) - very kind people who open up a beautiful home for weddings. The site is fantastic, however, I would recommend finding your own vendors for the wedding because that seemed to be the biggest issue with our wedding were the vendors that are at the Z Mansion site (with the exception of Shelia!).
Bartending 101 - Sheila - incredible! Easy to work with and very responsive. Use her!!
Jim - DJ - non-responsive to phonecalls and email several times, but came through on the day of our wedding with a rockin' night.
We got our catering and florist off site and they were phenomenal.
All Party Solutions (linens on-site) - the women are kind and very fun to meet with, however, if it weren't for our friends that stopped by to add some decorations the day of our wedding then things would have been terrible! We created a sample table with All Party Solutions, we took photos, they drew maps, we drew maps and we had a final meeting where we dropped off all decor three days before the wedding. They STILL didn't get it right. They even set-up for the wrong wedding!!! They had the entire reception as the following day's wedding. Our friends that went to set a few things up did ALL of the work and politely informed them that they had set-up for the wrong wedding. These ladies are also non-responsive to email and phone. They also lost some of our decorations in the process. AVOID USING ALL PARTY SOLUTIONS SERVICES (linens or flowers)!

My wedding was prefect. Z Mansion was amazing. Being a busy grad student, it was nice to have choosen a venue that sets up everything for you-all I had to do was meet with them a few times and tell them exactly how I want things. Also, they set up a payment plan for me that made it easy for us to pay off the wedding on our own terms. The ceremony and reception was so beautiful! The lights on the trees, the gazabo, the fountain, the winding staircase-ahh so beautiful! It was a prefect setting for my vintage wedding. The train only passed a few times, and it actually added a more rustic feel. It was really cool. The vendors are also so sweet-food was amazing. Our guests said it was the best wedding they have ever been to. I am so blessed to have been married at the Z.

We really feel like we picked a winner in Z Mansion. Not only was it an impressive historical site, but we wanted to break away from the boxy banquet hall type of venue. The Z Mansion suited our vintage-Americana themed wedding as well as our budget. The Z Mansion was one of the few venues we found that offered a variety of food, photography and other wedding-related vendors on site. They host a weekly bridal fair where you can meet, ask questions of and get more information from vendors available for your wedding, according to the package picked. It is an outdoor venue and they do offer large air conditioners to use as part of certain packages. As part of the packages, they desginate a day for your wedding rehearsal. We had a lot of out-of-town wedding party members and had to arrange for a different day, which was an extra $100.

The only other incident we ran into was the fact that the very first surprise monsoon of the year occured on our wedding day. I received a call from the Z Mansion and they were willing to change the set up of the wedding and ceremony to protect from the rain. I decided to have them set up for rain because the weather was so unpredictable and I feel like the set up took away from some of the ambience. There were not enough chairs to sit in during the wedding ceremony because they had already set them at tables on the balcony. Many guests were forced to stand. During the reception, tables were divided between the balcony and the carriage house area, making it difficult to visit with guests or motivate people to use the dance floor. It was our call to set up the wedding that way (for the rain) and I was told that it was a permanent decision beforehand. However, I did not realize how much it would impact the flow of the wedding.

I really, truly, honestly loved working with the Z Mansion. They made planning and organizing very easy for a busy bride and guests were blown away by the beauty of the house. It really is a hidden gem. I would just avoid the rain set up, if possible.

Our experience with booking our daughter's wedding at the Z Mansion was exceptional. The vendors we chose were very helpful, accommodating and professional. They really made us feel the our wedding was the most important wedding they were working on and that is how the experience turned out to be. My daughter and I knew what we wanted and all the vendors we chose made sure our specifics were taken care of. The florist, All Party Solutions, Amelia and Sharon, created flower arrangements,linens, and decorations just as we asked for. All the extras the we provided were placed just as we asked. Working with our caterer, Rincon Market and Kelly, was like working with a friend. She knew just what we wanted and made it happen. We received several comments from our guests about how superb the food was, all the way from the appetizers to dinner and through the cake and dessert table. Unfortunately for future bookings and for the owners of The Z, Rincon Market is no longer a catering choice. The vendors, including Sheila with Bartending 101 and Jim with Bednarek's Music Works,act as wedding planners by organizing the rehearsal and ceremony, guiding us all the way. Wilson and Henry Photographer was also very professional taking many nice shots and spending many hours with us. We have given the Z Mansion a 5 rating all due to the exceptional services provided by the vendors. The owners were always quick to reply to our questions, but not always understanding of issues on the wedding day, but if you remember to deal directly with your vendors, you will be very pleased.

We loved having our wedding at Z Mansion. The location was both beautiful and cost effective. The vendors really do take care of everything for you!! Was awesome to have the wedding at this location, and to work with Sheila from Bartending 101, Kelly with Rincon Market, Jim the DJ, Amelia our "linen's lady" with allpartysolutions, and the Hill Family who so graciously let people treat their house like its their own.

The venue was the first and only site we looked at for both our Ceremony and Reception. The entire family of Z Mansion vendors provided a very warm and professional environment. Our package included great music from the DJ, delicious food from the caterer, drinks, flowers and linens, and excellent photography. The key to success with the Z mansion family is communicating any and all of your concerns and questions. As a Bride and Groom, if you plan with them they will help make your wedding day wonderful. The biggest selling point was the flexibility in creating the package that works with the Bride and Grooms individual needs and preferences.

I had the most amazing wedding thanks to all the vendors. The owners are nice. Tom is very social and easy to talk to. Em isn't as approachable and is kind of to herself. The vendors however are great! They ensure everything works perfectly and smoothly. The vendors took care of every detail, anything that was needed was taken care of. The bartenders, caterers, florist/decorator, the makeup artist, reverend, and photographer made sure that it was the most memorable day of my life. I have zero regrets or complaints. It was absolutely the most beautiful day of my life.

its nice to have everything bundled up.. on their website it says that they treat you like family and that you feel like youre at home.. i wouldnt go and say all of that.. they were pretty flexible when it came to payments.. as for customer service i felt like they knew we needed them so when we would go over to do wedding related things they really could care less that we were there. they did get the job done. the vendors there were pretty great though. also for all the money that you can only assume they get from weddings almost everyday of the week. you'd think they'd do some updating on their lighting for the outside. little lights on trees are cute but flood lights .. i could have done with out

This was one of the first places my husband and I checked out. We were immediately impressed with the packages/affordability and flexibility of picking what we wanted from the packages. We only had our reception here. You have the option of selecting one of their vendors or selecting outside vendors. However, I did feel as if they make it a little bit more difficult if you choose to go with an outside vendor because of all the required paperwork (license and insurance policies. I had to go to my cake vendor and request that they send their insurance information to the mansion. They were very confused about that and I felt like I was put in the middle). Look into getting event insurance if you plan on booking here and plan on using outside vendors, they don't require it but it sure feels like it. The owners can give you a website where you can purchase it. Keep in mind that it is their home that they rent out for these events and I'm sure that their home owners insurance requires this of them. I'll have to say that the owners were very friendly and nice at first. Once we booked, it was a little difficult to get a hold of them by phone. I found that I was most successful at communicating with them through email. Their payment process was great and very flexible. I did find it was easier to book any additional add-ons (linens, catering) through the vendors themselves instead of going through the owners and pay them separately. Rincon market was our caterer and they were AMAZING! Kelly was so accomodating especially since we maxed out their guest limit. The food was sooo good, we got a lot of compliments from our guests. Sheila the bartender was also very accomodating, we dealt with her the most since the owners take a lot of trips out of town. Kelly and Sheila both made sure that the evening went smoothly. The linen and flower ladies were also very helpful. I did have a lot of my own ideas and I was very specific about what I wanted so that helped as well. We went over things quite a few times and they were also very accomodating. Wilson and Henry photography were spectacular! I was really impressed with their photography package and the amount of hours they worked my wedding. (From 10 am to 1 am).
I was a very organized bride and I was on top of everything and I really think that helped. If you book this place, don't expect every little detail to be done for you, remember that this is your wedding and these vendors deal a ton of weddings weekly.
Here are my complaints: we booked a projector through the owners and when I was trying to find out who was in charge of setting it up, I couldn't get a straight answer. The owners told me the DJ would set it up, the DJ told me the owners should set it up. That was extremely disappointing especially since the projector did not end up working and we didn't get to show a slideshow that our friend made for us even though we paid for it. The DJ (AJ DJ services) never contacted me once I booked him. I had to call him several times before we met. I already had everything laid out for him (which music to play for what, the names of people in my wedding party, etc.) and he still got it wrong. He even mispronounced names and blamed it on not having his glasses on (why didn't you bring your glasses if you knew you'd be reading???). Even though I had a band playing, I still had to pay the dj for extra hours and he gave me one price when I first booked him, then gave me another when it was time to pay. This is the only reason why I'm giving them a 3.5 out of 5 on quality of service.

The venue is nice, but just nice. Nothing more. It's convenient, but only if you want an out-of-the-box cookie-cutter wedding. Add any flare or personality to it, and they get too confused. The vendors work well together. That is the only plus side to it. The Hills are accommodating, but only to a certain extent. I was actually very glad that they weren't present for our wedding, as it felt like they were wardens watching over our every move. Not only that, but they are inept. All they have to do is take your money and hand it out to the appropriate vendors in the correct amounts, but they can't even seem to do that correctly. We had to call and write to have the correct amounts delivered to the correct vendors. They over paid one, while short-changing another. Just awful. At night, the venue looks nice, but the spotlights are just atrocious. You'd think they could afford something a bit more classy...

It was a beautiful place to get married and my special day was the way I wanted it. I did not like the online planning form or all of the staff turnover. I would recommend them but I would advise people to be cautious and good consumers. The family says that when you book you become a Z family member. My family members never asked me to fill out an online planning sheet because they didn't have time to ask me questions like who X vendor is. My family would also not change their package nor would they be unwilling to change out services. The people who made a real difference were Sharon (the flower vendor), Kelly (the caterer for Rincon Market), and Sheila (Bartending 101). Without them, I don't even want to think about how my wedding would have turned out. Wedding planning services are included but probably not in the way you think. You need to ask for every meeting, every service, and every piece of advice. No one will come to you until they need their checklist done. I chose the venue for its beauty and because I thought that I would be getting something that would be more personal.

The bottom line is that you should choose what is best for you. The Z Mansion won't disappoint you in terms of a great day. The planning should be more personable.

I was married on May 22, 2011 at the Z mansion, and could not have been happier. Fom the very first day that I visited Z mansion I knew that this was going to be the place that I was getting married at.Tom, Em and the rest of the staff and vendors made me and my fiance welcomed and part of the family. I know that I will truly remember this as the easiest, happiest and most perfect day of my whole life.

My wife and I had the complete misfortune to attend what we may only describe as the worst wedding we've ever attended here last Saturday (4/9/11). What was intended to be an outdoor wedding was interrupted by a cold and rainy day. We realize that weather cannot be controlled, unfortunately the actions and response to the weather certainly may be. First of the approximately 200 wedding guests attending less than 100 were protected from the rain by a canopy for the ceremony. Next, they split the tables of 10 in 3 separate places. 6 tables were on a second floor veranda another 6 tables were placed on a covered patio area and the remainder were literally crammed into the "carriage house". Admittedly they attempted to make everyone warm by placing small table top butane heaters on most (note not all of them) tables in an effort to keep the guests warm. That failed miserably because of the breezes. Not to mention we had to round up staff to request replacement of the butane bottles when they ran out. The tables placed on the 2nd floor veranda were so far away as to leave the guests feeling they were not a part of the wedding festivities whatsoever. To add insult to injury if it wasn't for the photographer finally coming up to the 2nd floor to tell us the food was being served we never would've been told. The staff were no where to be found. The public address system could not be heard on the 2nd floor veranda leaving us feeling completely isolated from any of the festivities. The food service line and the 2nd floor veranda seating was so far away from each other that after traversing through the wind and rain our food was thoroughly chilled by the time we got re-seated. Now for the bar service, we had to crowd under another tiny awning to wait in line in the rain for the very slow bar service, one would think they would have more than one bartender for this large of a group. Not to mention that their staff failed to even address the pooling 2 inches of water that guests had to wade through to get to the bar. The final insult was in an effort to attempt to get some respite from the cold and the rain the outside guests discovered the staff had locked the doors to the main building. So those unfortunate individuals were subjected to rain, very cold wind, wading in water, cold food and nothing could make it better and certainly the staff made no attempt to mitigate the circumstances. When they had finally called everyone over to the "carriage house" for the bridal toast and cake cutting it was immediately apparent no additional guests were going to get inside since it was already packed with the tables and the 100 guests already in the "carriage house" we could only shake our heads in complete amazement at their complete ineptitude. Again, we recognize the weather is uncontrollable, unfortunately the staff were completely inept at mitigating the circumstances. So our advice ignore the 250 guest metric and if you use this facility plan on no more than 80 - 100 guests who may fit in the "carriage house". But then why would you risk one of the most important days in anyone's life with their staff inability to respond to the weather??

I have nothing bad to say about anyone at Z Mansion. Tom and Em were always amazing, and welcome couples, not only into their home, but into their family. At Z Mansion, the answer is always yes, and its no wonder they are booked every weekend! Its an all in one package that can be changed and altered in innumerable ways to suit any couples needs. Its definitely one of the most cost effective places in town, and it is beautiful. My only complaint is that it can sometimes be difficult to get in touch with the Hills, but its understandable with the number of weddings they do each year, and they always try to respond in a timely manner.

Very beautiful place to get married, vendors great, excellent price! The vendors I dealt with are sooooo nice and great!! The only hard thing at times was getting a hold of Em and Tom to get answers. The night of my wedding went absolutely perfect!! The only weird thing is that you have to keep in mind it is their house so you can hear the kids in their room with a connected bathroom in the bride's room but you know what it really didn't interfere as long as you know that coming into it. There is no tac and service fee which I could not find anywhere else! It was gorgeous and my wedding went perfect, I even had plenty of guests compliment us on how smooth it all went but really the vendors at the Z are the ones who made it go as smooth as it did. Great place and i recommend it 100%!!!! :D

Horrible! Stay away!! Overpriced and not very nice! The owners set up the wrong colors for our wedding tables and were very rude to us the day of the wedding. I trusted the vendors they recommended, but none of them were very good either. All I could hear during the ceremony was the nearby train going by. I didn't even think abut parking for my guests, but it was a nightmare!