The Fred Heutte Center was the perfect venue for our Friday night welcome dinner for our wedding. Bill was very helpful in coordinating the reservation. At our walk-through, he was very thorough in making sure we knew where everything was and how everything worked. The building was the perfect space for our casual welcome dinner of pizza and drinks. Although it is small, there are two floors and everyone was able to spread out nicely. The surrounding garden is so pretty, and in such a beautiful neighborhood. Also, the rental was incredibly affordable. I would definitely recommend booking the Fred Heutte Center for any small to medium event.

Lessee Amber seems to be rather discontent with Mr. Bill. Could it be that she thought he should ignore her failure to comply with rules about usage of the facility? Apparently she didn't understand the lease agreement clearly specified that she could not enter the facility at rental times not specified in said agreement. As she did not lease the building the evening prior to her event, she should not have brought people inside to use the facility's utilities at the time of her intended outdoor-only use of the grounds for her rehearsal. The building was closed at the time. Apparently she didn't think anybody was there... guess she was rather embarrassing when reminded of this. And that's the rest and truth of the story...

The Fred Heutte Center is a beautiful garden tucked in Norfolk's Historic Ghent. The minimal cost of the venue is a huge plus; however, the venue only has only employee (Bill) and is often difficult to get the answers to questions needed for planning. The grass at the Gardens was not cut until the day prior to our wedding, causing us a bit of stress, and the Gardens itself were not trimmed as we had hoped. We were unable to get married at the archway outside as planned because of this. However, the Gardens are beautiful and we were able to find an alternate location.