Bella Oaks Reviews

Bella oaks was an amazing venue! Beautiful lit up trees made it the perfect spot to say I Do to my husband!. The bridal suite was perfect to get ready with lots of room to lounge, sip on champagne and get all done up in hair and make up. And the reception hall was just the right size with all glass windows and beautiful lights. I truly felt like a Princess..

Bella Oaks was the perfect venue for our wedding! We loved the different spaces that they offer, while still maintaining a cohesive feel. We had our ceremony underneath the big oaks at sunset and it was absolutely gorgeous. We used the space behind the groom’s suite for the cocktail areas and it was wonderful. Our guests loved the yard games, string lights and pretty white chapel for photos. The bride and groom’s suites are perfect for getting ready and hanging out before the ceremony. There is space in the bottom floor of the bride’s suite for the catering staging area and there is also room for a band green room in either the bride’s suite or the groom’s suite. The reception pavilion was the perfect size for our ~175 person wedding! If the weather is nice, there is the option to slide open the glass walls to have an outdoor feel. The venue spaces (including the restrooms) were very clean and our guests had a fantastic time!

Venue was absolutely beautiful. Plenty of space for all of our guests to spread out. No issues before, during, or after.

Antebellum Oaks is an incredible venue - beautiful outside spaces and wonderful indoor banquet hall. We used the upper courtyard for a chapel-style wedding and spread lawn games and the bar in the area surrounding the oaks for cocktail hour. Multiple guests throughout the evening complimented the venue to me - Not something you usually hear as the bride!

Additionally, my husband's father was unwell from cancer complications at the wedding, and the venue made special effort to accommodate him - opening up the groom's cabin for he and a few guests to lay down for a quieter celebration. They also helped accommodate a few guests who needed wheelchairs. These were all things we did not even realize during the event, but found out later from the guests who were helped. I highly recommend this venue and to book it alongside Austin Occasions, who as a great relationship with the venue.

I worked with Rebecca initially when signing with Antebellum Oaks, she was extremely responsive and kind. She even brought us a bottle of champagne when we signed our contract! The venue is stunning from every angle. There are two areas to get married, under the lit oak trees, or under string lights that come together at a small chapel. You can also get married inside the spacious venue should the weather not permit an outdoor wedding. They were very clear on contracts and rules about the venue, we never felt confused. We had a meeting closer to the date with Diana, the owner, who is also extremely nice and helpful. She helped compile a layout for the day of and review all final details. The day of the rehearsal and wedding day went off without a hitch and everyone raved at how beautiful the venue was. One feature we fell in love with was that the glass windows on the main area and stack back an open to the beautiful surrounding landscape...that was the selling point for us. :)

Rebecca was really great to work with, the venue was beautiful, the guests loved it and the team was great to work with on the day of. That being said the couple of months before the wedding were much more hectic than needed and mainly because we used Antebellum Oaks as our wedding venue. I was instructed that many things would go wrong because I did not have a wedding planner and separately needed to get insurance from all my other vendors. As I have not been part of a wedding before, I did not really realize what this meant when I signed the contract. It meant that I had to ask every single vendor to provide proof of insurance (even hair and makeup!) specifically for the event and this was a serious stressor for me to deal with right before the wedding. Most of my vendors have never had to provide this before and did not know exactly what to provide. My florist had provided this once for a $10MILLION event they worked at, significantly above the scale of our wedding, making this more frustrating especially when I already had event insurance as the venue requested. That combined with being told no to all of my ideas a few weeks before the wedding and being told that many things would go wrong since I had not hired a coordinator, significantly impacted my experience and really made me not enjoy wedding planning. At the end of the day, the wedding went perfect (even without a coordinator!), Diana was amazing on the day of and helped get things prepared and ended up saying yes to my initial ideas with helpful feedback. It turned out great, but for all the stress and headache leading up to it, we would have gone somewhere else.

Great site, even on a hot summer night. Had the wedding at 5 p.m. and the reception after was inside the A/C. Everyone loved it. The Bride's suite could use a TV to occupy her mind in the final waiting hour, but the rest was great.

We just loved AOV and especially Diana who runs it. This was the first venue we looked at and we fell in love right away. Gorgeous grounds with trees, a small river, green grass and beautiful pavilion. The getting ready areas were also spacious and comfortable- more so than at most venues we've seen. Diana was ready to answer any questions and help us with any issues over the year of our engagement and the wedding went perfectly. The ceremony site outside was close to the pavilion so it wasn't too far of a walk for guests. The brides and grooms quarters were not too far from those either, but easily felt private with various bushes and trees around so I (the bride) could stay hidden even when on the move. Our guests couldn't stop talking about how much they loved the whole place and how it felt so peaceful and joyful there. I honestly couldn't imagine getting married anywhere else in the world!

This venue is spectacular. The outside site for the ceremony and the reception hall are wonderful for an outdoor wedding. If this wasn't enough, the staff at AO went above and beyond! They only work with the best of the best, so the vendors they recommend are all great options. If you are considering booking at this venue, do it now. This place books up fast!

Diana and Antebellum Oaks were fabulous!

As a bride who loves being outdoors, Antebellum Oaks was a dream come true. I had never imagined what my wedding would be like prior to getting engaged, but I always knew that I had to get married outside. Diana at AOV was a delight--wedding planning can be very stressful, but she made everything so easy and was willing to meet with us whenever it was convenient for us (we planned most of our wedding from 3 hours away) and always made sure to answer all of our questions. Initially my only complaint was with the flexibility with their preferred vendors. I totally understand why Diana had implemented a preferred vendors list, but there wasn't a wide variety of choices or a wide range of prices initially. Most of the caterers were around $40+ per person and you were required to go through DNA Events for bartending and some catering. If you've read some of the other reviews of AOV, you probably saw that DNA Events is a nightmare and my husband and I can fully attest to that. That's a (long) story for another day however, and thankfully about six months before our wedding Diana announced an expanded vendor list, which included more dining and bartending options. You CAN go through a vendor of your choice not on the list (which we did for our photographer and coordinator), you just have to make sure they submit all of their insurance information to Diana. We're going through an insane El Nino season in central Texas so it's been raining for weeks and I was terrified that our outdoor ceremony would get rained out (thankfully, it was sunny ALL day), but because of the various options AOV offered, we knew that we could easily move our ceremony inside if the weather was nasty; Diana was honestly prepared for anything. It seemed as if all of our 100 guests raved over the beauty of the grounds as well as the buildings. Overall, I would recommend Antebellum Oaks without hesitation.

Antebellum Oaks is absolutely beautiful!! The grounds and facility are beautifully maintained and the staff is responsive, courteous, prompt and accommodating. Everything was perfect for our special day. Huge thanks to Diana who was there to check on me and give me a big hug just as I was getting ready to walk down the aisle. I highly recommend this lovely venue to everyone.

The venue is beautiful, and we had a wonderful wedding day.

We were told there was a wedding the day prior to our wedding so we made special arrangements to have our rehearsal at noon. We were unpleasantly surprised that there was no wedding that day and would have liked to have been told ahead of time so we could do our rehearsal at the time of our wedding.

Additionally, the lawn was extremely overgrown when we arrived the day before and called the staff who had no idea. Had we not called, the lawn likely would not have been cut for our day.

Diana took no notes during our walk through and I had to remind her of my setup needs the week of the wedding which was stressful. We did not have a pleasant conversation with her only days before the wedding about something she insisted we needed to do. Turns out she was wrong and caused us some stress during our week prior.

The wedding venue is beautiful and we wouldn't change it, but be prepared to make sure the staff does their job. You'll have to remind them of a lot of things. The price is cheap compared to other venues, at least for the time of year and day we booked. You get what you pay for.

What a deal! Antebellum Oaks is a beautiful venue in a convenient location, and you can't beat the value. Diana has been extremely helpful with making sure everything is set and ready for the big day. We love the setup of the venue and how convenient it is for the vendors and guests. The outside ceremony site with the lights in the trees is just breathtaking and the openness of the reception area with the glass sliding doors will be beautiful for our March wedding. We are beyond excited to have our wedding at Antebellum Oaks!

Antebellum Oaks is a gorgeous venue! The ballroom, oak trees, and various other scenic areas are perfect for a fairy tale wedding. Everyone was super nice from beginning to end. My only complaint would be that they had only 1 employee there setting up for our event. Our setup time was 1:00 and nothing in the ballroom had been done by then so it put us behind schedule. Other than that, everything was great.

This venue is exquisite. Now, I chose this venue for the amazing landscaping and gorgeous oak trees. And on my wedding day it didn't just rain, it stormed like crazy! But, they moved it to the inside part of their venue, and it was truly so breathtaking. Even with weather not being perfect, our day was! The staff made it feel as if that's exactly what we had planned! PERFECT!!

Dianna and her staff were absolutely the best! We would not have had the beautiful wedding we had without her professionalism, creativity, and thoughtfulness. It was truly magical!

Simply amazing! I can not say enough wonderful things about this venue and Diana the owner. My Mom had come in from out of town to visit and wanted to see the venue before the big day. Diana not only brought us through the entire process but was so kind to my Mom that it warmed my heart. Anyone that is kind to my Mom is an angel in my book. I had some trouble with my wedding planners and Diana was so comforting and supportive. I can't thank Antebellum Oaks enough! the place looking amazing on the day of and the decorations were beautiful.

Thank you again Antebellum Oaks, We love you!
The Bride who cares:)

Beautiful setting. Grounds are well kept - they even did some extra tree trimming as we are a tall couple. So many great photo ops around the venue. Attentive to emails and phone calls about outside vendors. You can go and look around as much as you need.

This is a great venue for the couple who really wants that outside wedding but also wants the guarantee that the ever-changing Austin weather will not cause any issues. The grounds are gorgeous requiring very little exterior decoration and the bride and groom suites are luxurious and large compared to others we visited. The only issues I had were with the owner "coordinator/planner" Diana who seems to be constantly all over the place and very disorganized (she lost all our information after our meeting) but she's quick to offer her day of coordinating services for an additional fee! Thankfully she was not there on my wedding day and the woman who was the on-site manager (sadly I cannot remember her name....megan maybe?) was extremely nice and on the ball and took care of our every need while keeping the evening running smoothly. If they put her in charge of all the day of planning/schedules this venue would be perfect!

We just had our wedding at Antebellum Oaks and absolutely loved it! The venue is beautiful and in a very peaceful setting, with a little creek running around the outside and roses blooming everywhere. We got so many compliments on the venue from our guests.

The only drawback is their lack of flexibility. They have contracts with other vendors and make you use them. I really didn't like working with DNA Events (who they make you use to provide service if you get food catered from a local restaurant), but I had no choice. They also only give you one lighting company to use and 3 DJs. But - most of them were good.

Overall, I would DEFINITELY recommend them!

This venue is beautiful! They also provide tables, chairs and linens that many venues charge extra for. The guests have continually commented on how stunning of a locations this is. They provide not only a lovely Bridal suite, but also a Groomsmen pool house. The grounds are breathtaking.

My daughter was married at Antebellum Oaks this past Saturday and all I can say is What a Gorgeous venue and Wonderful wedding. The staff was so professional and accommodating to us and our guests. The setting is absolutely beautiful. The Bride and her Bridesmaids had a lovely "Bridal Suite" to use during the day and the Groom and his Groomsmen had an awesome "Groom's Quarters" which included a pool and hottub. So many of our guests complimented me on the breathtaking views and beautiful venue. Diana and Frank were a joy to work with and on the day of the wedding, their extended staff were there to help with all of our needs. I HIGHLY recommend Antebellum Oaks.

This was the absolutely perfect venue for us. It had the trees and outside setting we were looking for, with a reception hall at hand and an open lawn for lawn games.

Diana and Frank did a great job of responding to our questions and helping everything flow smoothly on the day of the wedding. They were thorough, flexible, and really cared about making our event the best it could be. They even let me rearrange their office so I could use it for a first look!

It's a fantastic venue, run by amazing people.

Diana of Antebellum Oaks is simply awesome. She was always genuinely happy for us and you can see that she really cares and enjoys hosting weddings at Antebellum Oaks. We loved that the grounds are so lovingly cared for and the landscaping is beautiful. We didn't need a lot of outdoor decor because of the natural plants and flowers. When you turn down Murfin Road on your way to Antebellum Oaks- you enjoy a beautiful drive. The experience begins before you arrive. With a lot of beautiful venues in and around Austin, you drive through "interesting" areas on your way to the actual venue. At Antebellum Oaks you feel like you completely out in the hill country or even on a preserve (AO is actually nestled in the middle of a preserve) but you are not super far from Austin and Lakeway- plenty of nearby places for out of town guests to stay. We loved that everything seems to be thought of for a wedding or event. Parking, bathrooms, getting ready areas for the bride and groom and a great catering kitchen. AO is flexible for ceremony and gathering areas. You just need to drive to AO to fully get the feeling of love and beauty.