Lucke in Love
Wedding: 09/26/2009
Reviews:
5
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We had a beautiful wedding at Willamette Valley Vineyards, but what I would point out is that a WVV wedding is organized and run by Willaby's Catering and not the vineyard. The best thing I did was to hire Sue Hamilton of SHE Designs, who works closely with WVV, but also does events at other venues. While others have said that their Willaby's event manager was no where to be found, Sue Hamilton was at the venue at 10am for my 5pm wedding. She was there to oversee all vedors, decor and anything else that needed to be done. I didn't have to make a decision all night!
I don't think things would have gone as smoothly if I had left it all up to Willaby's. The Willaby's food was great and the prices were reasonable. My advice: Let the caterers focus on the food, and bring in a professional to do the day of coordination. It pays off!
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Reviewed On:
11/23/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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lagcje
Wedding: 11/15/2008
Reviews:
1
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Willaby's food turned out great. They accommodated everything I wanted and were flexible with the menu. The table decorations looked beautiful and it was convenient that they worked so closely with SHE designs.
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Catering, Flowers & Decor, Event Rentals
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Kathy
Wedding: 10/18/2008
Reviews:
1
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Willamette Valley Vineyards was a beautiful location, and the staff were extremely helpful in meeting our needs for the reception.
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Catering, Flowers & Decor, Event Rentals
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Garett
Wedding: 09/12/2008
Reviews:
5
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Willamette Valley Vineyards along with Willaby's Catering was the perfect combination of the most scenic setting coupled with excellent food and service. The staff was very attentive and efficient. I would highly recommend them to anyone looking to plan their wedding in the Willamette wine country!
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Catering
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Diane
Wedding: 09/06/2008
Reviews:
1
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Wilaby's Catering and She Designs (flowers/decorations) provided excellent service. They were extremely attentive. They had great suggestions. Their food and designs were fabulous. The wait staff was outstanding. Our guests still rave about the food and service. Willamette Valley Vineyards is a wonderful venue for a wedding. Strongly recommend it!
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Reviewed On:
03/26/2009
Services Used:
Catering
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Oregon09
Wedding: 09/05/2008
Reviews:
1
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Great venue, beautiful location.
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue
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Bubblelush
Wedding: 08/24/2008
Reviews:
5
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The venue was beautiful. The food was delicious. However there were major issues.
Even though I was assured there would be a representative at my rehearsal, no one was there.
The day of the wedding:
1) There was trash all over the yard where the ceremony was held from the previous wedding.
2) There were not enough tables set up in the hall and there were no extra tables available in the building.
There was no staff at the vineyard that would help us find tables and finally my wedding planner just took one from another room.
3)Our reception manager, whose name I was never given beforehand, did not arrive until minutes before the ceremony started and her contact information was not available at the site so there wasn't any way to call to address these issues before the wedding started and thus they had to be taken care of during the cocktail hour.
4) The food was great. The staff was acceptable. Some had facial piercings even though I was assured there would be none on the staff.
5) Even though we paid hourly wages for a manager and a bartender (among other waitstaff) the manager WAS the bartender and thus we overpaid by close to $200.
6) No one responded after the wedding to the issues we had on that day even after I complained.
I love the vineyard, the wine and the food, but Willaby's Catering was dreadful to deal with.
ALSO - make sure that you request the 10% case discount. They have a minumum wine purchase but are not forthcoming with the case discount that they offer to the general public.
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Catering
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stargazer
Wedding: 08/16/2008
Reviews:
1
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Throughout the wedding planning process, I went through 3 different event coordinators. I booked our date with one and a month later when I called another person had taken over. I was not notified of the change and had to update the new person on everything I had planned with the previous coordinator. This happen two more times. By the time it came down to the final weeks before the wedding I met with the coordinator to make sure everything was in place. I was told in the beginning that the coordinator would be there for the rehersal and the wedding, this however proved to be untrue. The new coordinator told me that she another event and would not be there for the rehersal but would be there for the wedding. This was also untrue. On my wedding day there was no coordinator there and I had to tell caterer how the ceremony was to go and she had to do it blind. The furniture I rented was not set up correctly and I had to direct people on how to fix hours before the ceremony. The food at the ceremony looked nice and was delicious. However the caterer did not have enough food to feed everyone and my mother--the mother of the bride did not get to eat. The minimum amount of people was 120 for catering, we did not have that many people there and they still didn't have enough food. I did not feel that the money we spent was worth it. Our experience with Wilabys catering was a diaster. They did not meet our expectations and it was a continual lie throughout the entire process. I would not recommend their services to anyone.
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Reviewed On:
03/25/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Catering, Event Rentals
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Ashley
Wedding: 08/14/2008
Reviews:
6
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A very nice place to get married! It is such beautiful venue and everyone there was so helpful. I feel that we got alot for our money. Everywhere was very over priced and you still had to pay for seating and tables and a reception venue. At the vineyards we got it all, the catering was a bit expensive, but everything else was wonderful!
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Reviewed On:
04/14/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Unique Services (Other)
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monkey
Wedding: 08/09/2008
Reviews:
1
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easy to work with.
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Reviewed On:
03/29/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Catering, Event Rentals
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Lisa716
Wedding: 07/26/2008
Reviews:
1
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Things were rather disorganized when I arrived. Staff was not very helpful in set up, seemed like someone needed to be in charge. Was disapointed with this because I had taken a day off to go over everything in detail from start to finish- dont know where this info went because the staff at the wedding sure didnt seem to know about it. The person in charge seemed to be more focused on another- larger wedding that was taking place. Staff was approaching the groom for details and questions- which is not acceptable on the wedding day. The food was great- working with Jean was great- just need to step it up a little on prepping the staff before the event and would definately recommend better set up.
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Reviewed On:
03/26/2009
Services Used:
Catering
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Happy Bride
Wedding: 06/29/2008
Reviews:
1
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The entire day was a dream come true! We met with the caterer and decorater two or three times to design our menu and figure out the layout of the venue. It could not have been more perfect!
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Reviewed On:
03/24/2009
Services Used:
Ceremony & Reception Venue, Catering
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3.9/5.0
