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Gainesville Country Club is a country club wedding venue set in Gainesville, Florida. This country club offers many amenities to entertain guests, such as an 18-hole golf course, Olympic-size swimming pool, tennis courts and fine dining. Gainesville Country Club strives to create a unique experience for each couple whether they want a large, elegant gathering or an intimate wedding with their closest friends and family.

Facilities and Capacity
Gainesville Country Club boasts a pristine park and an elegant ballroom as their main event spaces to host you and your guests. Your wedding will get the undivided attention of the event staff at this country club because they only host one event at a time. Outdoor ceremonies are held at the Paynes Prairie State Park with fresh lawns and scenic views. The ballroom features new carpeting, chandeliers, tables and chairs with room for up to 275 of your closest friends and family.

Services Offered
Gainesville Country Club specializes in offering private services that make sure your wedding day is stress free. These services include:

  • On-site catering
  • Event planning
  • Open bar
  • Setup
  • Linens
  • Bridal suite
  • Wedding tastings
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • Cleanup
  • Glassware
  • Flatware
  • Cake cutting
  • Servers
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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$500

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Cake Cutting
Server(s)

Reviews of Gainesville Country Club

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Cassie Sent on 05/22/2014
5 out of 5 rating
The country club staff is amazingly accommodating! Every little detail I wanted they provided and their food and drink selection is awesome and very delicious. I highly suggest using this as your venue they have amazing service and the inside and outside of the club are very pretty and it feels fancy
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Amanda Sent on 04/09/2013
5 out of 5 rating
Gainesville Country Club was absolutely amazing to work with on planning and hosting my wedding. We cannot speak more highly of Aaron and the Country Club. They were flexible in working on planning the wedding of our dreams. The staff was incredible and very professional. The food was delicious! Since we were planning our wedding on our own Aaron was able to walk us through each of the details and helped us coordinate with other vendors. When our wedding ceremony had to be moved indoors, Aaron and his staff helped make the transition flawless. Our Guest are still telling us what a great time they had at our reception. The Country Club was a tremendous part of making that happen and I can not imagine having my wedding at any other location in Gainesville.
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User2116901 Sent on 05/02/2015
4.6 out of 5 rating
Overall, this was a great value. We had the reception here. The country club is very pretty and it is nestled up against a nature preserve so the entire place doesn't just feel like a golf course (which I liked since I like a lot of natural beauty). The staff was extremely flexible and accommodating. They were well-experienced and gave helpful suggestions and advice. They were also one of the best rates in town. I would recommend using them .
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Darlynn Sent on 10/21/2013
4.6 out of 5 rating
The venue is large and accommodates a lot of guests. The food is delicious but costly.
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Marie Sent on 04/28/2015
4.3 out of 5 rating
Our wedding reception at the Gainesville Country Club was beautiful, and although it may have taken some effort to get everything just the way we wanted, it all worked out wonderfully in the end. Aaron, the food and beverage director, sealed the deal for us. Some previous reviewers mentioned working with Courtney, and although she was helpful at times, communication was spotty for the most part. She has since left the club, anyway. Aaron, on the other hand, was super accommodating and walked through the entire club with us to go over every detail. He was patient and made sure every base was covered for us.

The club itself is elegant, and though it isn’t necessarily massive, it is one of the larger venues in Gainesville in terms of capacity, which is what we needed. Their bar selection was extensive (a plus!), and the food was mostly delicious (particularly the salmon and chicken florentine). Aaron and the staff were very flexible and helpful in taking care of details for us, including helping other vendors set up, arranging the table layout to ensure space and flow, and arranging golf carts for us to take photos on their course. Ultimately, it is a lovely space with friendly staff, and we would recommend it as a great place to hold an event.
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Ben Sent on 09/23/2008
3.8 out of 5 rating
This one gets the lowest marks I would give any of the services we used, but really only for the initial service we received. The food was great, the venue was awesome (a little cramped), but the people we dealt with at first (whom I believe are no longer with the club) quoted us one price for food and then said we would run out with as many guests as we were planning to have. They gave my wife a headache for a while, but finally made it right. All the servers and representatives of the club were nice and efficient, and the night was a huge success. Everyone seemed to have fun, which was what really mattered.
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Jenny Sent on 07/21/2014
2.7 out of 5 rating
I felt that Courtney over delivered/promised what would happen at the reception venue. All the staff seemed to hide in the kitchen during the entire evening. We (Bride & Groom) were promised to be served our plates during dinner. However, we sat down and no servers were to be found! My mother served us our food! The food was also disappointing! The green beans were undercooked and the chicken was rubbery, the salad was just iceberg lettuce! Another thing that happened was when we cut the cake Courtney was supposed to cut the rest of the cake, but she was apparently hiding in the kitchen or not even there because I never saw her! The servers were supposed to bring out the cupcakes after we cut the cake and again my photographer had to go into the kitchen to tell the servers to deliver the cupcakes! Steak'n Shake has better service and most of their waiters are in highschool!
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Gainesville Country Club frequently asked questions

Gainesville Country Club includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Gainesville Country Club includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
Gainesville Country Club is recommended by 86% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.3 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.7 in flexibility, 4.4 in professionalism, 4.4 in value, 3.9 in quality of service and 3.9 in average response time.
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