Colonel Francis Beatty Park Reviews
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Melissa Sent on 10/08/2019
Beautiful venue
We chose this venue for our recent wedding and I cannot say enough about how beautiful and charming this park is. Hidden away, you would never know it's even at the park. Would definitely recommend for anyone. -
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Jenny Sent on 05/20/2018We had an amazing venue and experience with Mecklenburg Parks. We used the beautiful arbor behind Lake Pointe Hall for our ceremony and the hall for our reception. It was very spacious and they set-up the tables and chairs for us inside. We rented chairs from a third party to use outside. We booked 2 days, so we could set-up the day before. The rangers were friendly and helpful. You can't find a better venue in the Charlotte area for the price! We highly recommend! Contact us if you have questions... robandjenny2018@gmail.com -
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Jackie Sent on 09/30/2011Very beautiful location.had a small issue with getting the building open but besides that it was a great price and beautiful setting. -
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Krystal Sent on 01/11/2019Great phone interview
The representative that answered the phone was excellent with answering questions and giving me all available information! So far the experience is going great! -
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Shelby Sent on 07/01/2018I had my ceremony and reception at Lake Pointe Hall. This venue is beautiful, especially in the spring/summer when everything is blooming around the archway. We had about 100 people, our ceremony was outside by the lake and reception was inside of the hall. It was a bit cramped in the building with that many people so I wouldn't recommend it for a group over 100. The building has gorgeous exposed beams and the floor is new (as of 2018) and looks great. It's reasonably priced too, as long as you are a resident in the county. However you have to rent the park through the Mecklenburg County Parks and Rec department, and they were not the easiest to work with. It was really hard to get ahold of anyone in the department at times and they were often short with me on the phone. Helping brides is either not a priority or just not something they're trained very well on. There was also a pretty strict alcohol limit based on the number of people, and you are not allowed to bring any of the chairs or tables that belong to the venue outside onto the archway area. Also they do not have any sort of clean up crew and they don't mark off the area very well to keep park visitors out. If you're willing to work around those inconveniences, the venue is pretty enough to make up for it! -
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Rebecca Sent on 05/10/2025DIY weddings for cheapish
The venue itself is beautiful and cost efficient. Everything is 100% DIY. From set up to break down. there are a lot of rules and some things we were not made aware of until a month prior to our event. The alcohol was very limited and when my now husband went to pick up the liquor license he was made to feel like a horrible person when he questioned things. So we went to a second location where the woman was much nicer and understanding. There is little to no communication between park rangers and office staff. We were told that we could or couldn’t do something but an office person and then the park ranger would say or even suggest the opposite. There is no clock in the building so losing track of time is very easy to do. Park rangers are very nice.
Keep in mind it is a public park and the public can be rude. Our wedding was in April we rented chair and had them set up at the arch by the lake in the middle of our ceremony there was prom goers taking photos along the lake not in view which is totally ok. But once we went into the hall we had people moving the chairs so they could take photos with our stuff. So that’s just something to be aware of. Even though there are signs up everywhere that it’s a private event people will disregard the sign.
Overall I’d do it again. But I do feel they should hire someone with a background in weddings if this is something they are going to continue to host. It would be beneficial for everyone involved. And all staff should be on the same page about everything. -
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