Miners Foundry Cultural Center Reviews
Reviews
4.4 out of 5 rating
4.4 out of 5 rating
14 Reviews
89% recommend it
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Stacey Sent on 10/03/2017LOVE this venue. Always responsive and had communication along the way during our entire planning. The venue itself is so beautiful. We are extremely pleased with this venue and would recommend every newly engaged couple to check out this site. -
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Janel Sent on 01/15/2018What an incredible venue! The staff at Miners Foundry are lovely to work with, and
the space itself is beautiful and unique on its own. In the stone hall, our guests felt as
if they were transported to a castle. We were overwhelmed with the simple beauty
of our wedding, and the addition of the crackling fire we had in the old stone
fireplace truly made for a perfect ceremony. This is a very special venue, and we
hope more individuals find it for their special day! -
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Rachel Sent on 02/02/2022Best day of our lives at beautiful venue
After a nearly two-year engagement and one date postponement, we finally got to host our dream wedding at the Miners Foundry!
The venue doesn't need much in terms of decoration, as the stone walls, antique/industrial decor, and touches of modern elegance by way of the way chandeliers and newly-renovated bar area make it beautiful as-is.
Speaking of the bar: booking with the Foundry means you have to go through their bar service, which was convenient, easy, and a great experience. We had an extensive list of wines and beers to choose from, and the hosted cocktails we offered were SO DANG GOOD, we got compliments all night (Frisky Whiskey Lemonade and Champagne Dreams, btw). We did a combination bar meaning we put down a set amount not to be exceeded by the offered beer, wine, and cocktails. We were shocked to have come way under our amount by the end of the night, despite our group having a great time all night.
The venue is also in a great location downtown, only two blocks away from the National Exchange Hotel (where most of our bridal party and family stayed for the weekend), as well as bars and restaurants for the after party. There are also a number of great photo ops from the ivy-covered back wall, to nearby tin backdrops, to the perfectly-lit downtown area.
Only two *minor* hiccups: After having to postpone once, we were eager to get a firm 'OK this is for sure happening' from the venue which we weren't able to get because of the ever-changing State guidance. About a month and a half or two before the big day, the Foundry put out notice that proof of vaccination/negative tests and masks would be mandatory at public events. I was very upset to have read this over social media but after sending emails to our coordinator as well as the venue, we learned that our wedding was a private event so these regulations did not apply. While we would have appreciated clarification directly before this message went out, we understand that the pandemic has made things difficult for everyone.
Overall, we had the best time of our lives after attending many weddings here, and highly recommend it to others.
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Melissa M. Sent on 06/29/2019So unprofessional!
Bride & grooms beware! While this is an absolutely beautiful venue, the staff and management are completely incompetent and unprofessional.
I signed our contract and paid our deposit. Due to a misunderstanding my groom to be, told them we will not being using the venue. The misunderstanding was that we were no longer using the alcohol vendors we had chosen as the foundry kept changing their alcohol policy (after contract had been signed mind you!) and we now had to pick from their list. Their list is a joke. When putting on an upscale event in the winter a few of our choices were margaritas (bc that's winter appropriate!) and PBR. Miners Foundry... do you provide the paper bags for our guests or do we? Complete joke of a selection.
What's the most important point is what if my groom to be and I were cancelling our wedding? What if he was jilted? You do other events there besides weddings and CONSIDERING THE CONTRACT WAS SIGNED BY ME AND ME ALONE, do you normally cancel contracts based off the word of someone not on the contract? So Joe Schmo off the street called in to say my event was cancelled, you'll just cancel it? No verbal confirmation from who the contract is actually signed with? No calls? Nothing?
After the misunderstanding was clarified, I was told they were sorry and had rebooked our date. They also told me I had to communicate ONLY through their cute little app. This in itself is very unprofessional considering you have clients spending 50-100k plus to host an event there.
The icing on the cake is while this was their mistake, the contract was breached in multiple ways, no offer of refunding my deposit. They call themselves a non-profit, but they are clearly for profit.
Please reconsider this venue, at least until they can get some new management in place.
If you feel Miner's Foundry was deceitful to you. Please reach out to me. I am taking legal action as a matter of principle so this place can be held accountable for their horrible management and constantly changing policies!
Also.... Bad karma surrounding November 9th, 2019! Just sayin...Miners Foundry Cultural Center's reply:
Dear Melissa,
The Miners Foundry Cultural Center strongly disagrees with your characterization of the events surrounding your reservation and subsequent cancellation of Saturday, November 9, 2019. Should your attorney wish to contact us, correspondence should be directed to:
Miners Foundry Cultural Center
P.O. Box 1991
Nevada City, CA 95959
Attn: Gretchen Bond, Executive Director
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