La Galleria

There will never be enough words to explain how amazing La Galleria is and how grateful we are to the Event Director – Cherie, and the entire La Galleria team! Planning (and replanning) a wedding during covid wasn’t easy! But we still feel that even with having to plan and replan so many times, our experience with La Galleria throughout May 2019 – April 2022 was so much easier than any planning experience we could have had with any other venue, even in non-covid times.

La Galleria communicates via both phone and emails. We found some of our vendors ONLY communicated via phone and this made things very difficult when you just have a quick question. Due to covid, our planning took place over three long years, and Cherie just seemed to always telepathically know all the right times to check in. She was never, EVER overbearing (as we found some vendors to be), and she was so incredibly responsive.

Regarding set-up, take down and even adding decorations – La Galleria had it covered! They had various centerpiece options available (including lanterns and table numbers). After planning and un-planning so many times, I couldn’t be bothered to keep looking for centerpieces. We used La Galleria’s options and LOVED how it turned out. The venue itself is so beautiful and has so much character that the lanterns and table numbers alone were perfect without overpowering the beauty of the venue. We brought place cards and a few extra touches to be placed directly on the table, along with other items (cardbox, seating chart, etc.). I just dropped everything off the day before and the staff arranged ALL of it! They even distributed all the place cards according to an order list that we just dropped off. It took so much stress out of the day. They also packed everything up for us after the wedding. They did it so quickly, I didn’t even notice it happened! I literally didn’t lift a finger. We looked at a few venues where we would have been responsible to pack everything up (and set up) ourselves and I am so grateful that was not the case at La Galleria!!

As for the food - my Maid of Honour, after having been to 5 more weddings since ours took place in early spring, has voted our wedding at La Galleria to have had the best food of the wedding season. She also volunteered that information; I didn’t even ask her anything about the wedding to prompt that!

The “strawberries stuffed with goat cheese” were one of the best things I’ve ever had in my life. When adding them to the menu, it seemed like such a simple app, but it was so much more complex in flavor than I could have ever expected! DO NOT SKIP THESE!

When we first started planning, I wasn’t sold on the idea of dual plated entrees, but I am SO GLAD we went with this option! I normally would always choose beef over chicken, as would most of my friends, but the “chicken breast stuffed with brie and cranberries” was amazing and I loved that our friends and family who normally opt for beef got the chance to experience that chicken! I DEFINITELY recommend this option (and make sure to do the sour cream/cheddar mashed potatoes)!

Everything about La Galleria was amazing, but the best part was that from the start of planning until the end, every interaction with anyone at La Galleria felt like chatting/hanging out with friends and family. And the care and effort that the entire staff put into our day was so evident and so above and beyond anything we could ever have expected.

Thank you, La Galleria Team, for everything