Saratoga Springs Reviews
Reviews
4.9 out of 5 rating
4.9 out of 5 rating
60 Reviews
99% recommend it
Awards
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Joy I. Sent on 08/26/2023
Beautiful venue!
We are extremely happy that we chose to have our wedding at Saratoga Springs. Our initial tour of the venue with Jennifer left a great impression on us, and Sam and Olivia were super helpful with helping us coordinate everything after we booked the venue. They were very accommodating and understanding whenever we had specific questions and requests for them, which we appreciated very much. Cathedral Grove was a beautiful space, and our guests were all raving about it! Every time we talk to people who attended our wedding, they would always mention how beautiful the space was. (It was a huge plus that we chose a space with a lot of trees that provided shade, since the temperature on our wedding day hit 96°F!) Lauren was a huge help on the day of the wedding, and we appreciated her looking out for us and for our guests! The appetizers and lunch that was served was all delicious - one of our younger guests remarked that it was the best wedding food she's ever had. :) We loved Saratoga Springs, and the guests loved Saratoga Springs, and we couldn't have asked for a better venue to have our wedding! -
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Yi Huang Sent on 07/14/2023Exceptional Experience at Saratoga Springs
I recently had my wedding at Saratoga Springs. The team at Saratoga Springs surpassed all expectations, providing outstanding service. From the moment we started planning, their professionalism and attentiveness shone through, ensuring every detail was flawless. I cannot recommend Saratoga Springs enough for their commitment to excellence and creating a truly memorable experience. -
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Tiffany C. Sent on 08/27/2022Dream wedding at Saratoga Springs!
We absolutely loved our wedding at Saratoga Springs in August 2022! Our guests had so many compliments about how beautiful the venue looked and the delicious food. It was honestly our dream venue.
When we were first researching wedding venues in the Bay Area, we knew we wanted an outdoors venue surrounded by redwood trees. We looked into a few similar venues around the area, but when we took our first onsite tour to Cathedral Grove in Saratoga Springs, we knew it was the one – the venue was beautiful, intimate, and ethereal.
From our first onsite tour to our wedding day, Sam and Olivia (SS wedding planners), were so kind and patient with us as we planned our wedding. They always answered our questions promptly and put us at ease.
What I loved about Saratoga Springs was how much was included – SS had onsite food and beverage catering, rentals provided, and its own day-of coordinator. This made things easy as we didn’t have to go out of our way to book these items ourselves. We also found it much more affordable than similar-looking venues in the Bay.
Our wedding day was incredibly smooth and stress-free due to our Saratoga Springs coordinator, Lauren. She kept us on track to our schedule and was involved in a number of tasks throughout our day (like coordinating all of our 130 guests to participate in a sparklers photo). We couldn’t have done it without her.
Thank you Saratoga Springs for our dream wedding, and shoutout to Lauren, Sam, and Olivia for all of your help in making it happen! -
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Theresa T. Sent on 06/20/2022Beautiful Spacious Outdoor Venue
We just got married this past weekend but were engaged close to 2 years. With our planning, we wanted someplace outdoors in case COVID was still an issue. Saratoga Springs checked off most of our checklist: spacious, outdoors, BYOB option, bring your own caterer option, prompt with communication, flexible, and much much more. We got all our questions answered in a timely manner, they were very accommodating with letting us see the venue as much as we wanted, great options of DJs (shout to DJ Linh Ngo for bangers!), and the venue itself is beyond gorgeous. We wee lucky enough to get the Longbridge location, where there is a beautiful bridge in the background, huge turf area for dancing, and just so so gorgeous in general. We would absolutely recommend the venue if you are looking for a spacious beautiful outdoor location! -
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Amy C. Sent on 06/15/2022Beautiful venue!
Words can’t even describe how happy I was with Saratoga Springs. I probably sent well over 100+ emails throughout my planning process. They returned every email so professionalism and kindness. They know what they are doing and are beyond helpful. They made my dream wedding come true. -
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Ehrik A. Sent on 09/06/2021Absolutely enchanting!
We hosted our wedding ceremony and reception at Saratoga Springs, primarily working with Sam and Olivia as our coordinators. The venue is absolutely gorgeous and perfectly fit the elegant and natural vibe we were going for.
Our event was at the Longbridge location, which didn’t feel too big for our ~110 guests. There was another wedding taking place at the Cathedral location at the same time, but there were no issues with parking availability, sound, etc. The venue is also wheelchair accessible and great for kids!
The food was awesome and got rave reviews from all of our guests. The kitchen was able to accommodate our requests for vegan options (using margarine instead of butter for garlic bread, etc.), and our guests enjoyed being able to see (and smell) the food being prepared on the open grills throughout the ceremony.
Sam and Olivia were also very responsive and helped provide clear direction on the day of the ceremony to make sure everyone knew where they needed to be and that all of the ceremony cues happened on time.
Knowing what we know, we wouldn’t hesitate to book at Saratoga Springs if we were to do this all over again. Highly recommend! -
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Kristina W. Sent on 10/12/2020Simply amazing
Two and a half weeks before my wedding the park I was supposed to get married in shut down due to fires. This was one of top places to get married, and they were originally booked. We emailed them and they were available! Jennifer, Olivia and Sam were so incredibly responsive. I sent like multiple emails a day for two weeks and they always got back to me super quick, like faster than I expected. They did such a good job managing us. (Something you need so incredibly badly on your wedding day.) The venue is beautiful and well taken care of. I cannot tell you enough about all of them to do it justice. -
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Keyanna W. Sent on 10/03/2020Wonderful experience
The venue is gorgeous and the owners and staff are very attentive, and helpful. They also had all the decorations to decorate the place without me spending extra Money. Tammy was absolutely perfect and sooooo helpful. Chelsea was a doll as well for the day of planning definitely hire her for planning the day of events, it’s was so perfect she made sure everything was beautiful even help me with my dress! -
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Kristen W. Sent on 08/02/2020
Amazing experience, everything went smoothly
tl;dr We had an amazing experience at Saratoga Springs. Despite happening in the middle of a pandemic, our wedding went perfectly! All of our guests were very impressed at how smoothly everything went and the large, outdoor venue made social distancing easy!
We were married in Cathedral Grove on July 19, 2020. We scheduled a tour with Jennifer in the summer of 2019 and she gave us a wonderful tour of the venue. Cathedral grove absolutely took our breath away. The venue is nestled in a magnificent redwood forest with beautiful lights strung throughout the trees. Jennifer then took us behind the ceremony site where there was a small bridge that crossed a winding stream. We immediately felt like we had been transported to a hiking trail in Big Basin State Park. Because of our love of outdoor adventures, this venue immediately felt like the perfect fit for us and the ideal place to start our married life together. We also wanted our dog by our side at the wedding, so it was a huge added bonus that Saratoga Springs is dog friendly!
As the wedding approached, we met with Samantha to start planning the details of the wedding. We both felt quite clueless about planning a wedding, so Samantha’s guidance was invaluable. She helped us think about what decorations would be needed (and how to keep the decorations minimal and low-effort), how to decide on food, and what types of activities to plan to ensure all guests remained happy and entertained throughout the event.
Unfortunately, soon after this meeting, our wedding, like so many others was turned on its head. Just before the SS showcase, Santa Clara instituted stay at home orders. Olivia and Samantha immediately reached out indicating that they would need to cancel the showcase and would keep us updated if they could reschedule. Of course, they were never able to reschedule, but throughout the uncertainty of the shutdown, they stayed in touch to ensure we were up to date on what was allowed. They also were very flexible and offered to roll our entire deposit to a future date.
As our wedding date approached, we decided to still get married, but in a much smaller ceremony. We reached out to Olivia and Samantha and they immediately responded that they would start looking into how to make the event still happen. In the month before the wedding, we were in constant contact with Olivia and Samantha, watching the state and local regulations and planning how to have a safe celebration. A few weeks before the wedding, Olivia called to go over the precautions taken by the venue to have a safe celebration. She worked with us and found a way to still safely serve appetizers when guests could not serve themselves.
Because we were the first wedding during the pandemic, we expected some parts of the day to be a little rocky, but were pleasantly surprised when everything went perfectly! Olivia and Samantha immediately met us at the venue and made sure we had everything we needed. Because we didn’t invite anyone who wasn’t in the wedding, we had opted to skip a rehearsal, but Olivia encouraged us to do a walk through immediately before the ceremony. I’m definitely glad we did! The ceremony was beautiful and did not feel awkward being so small.
Following the ceremony, we were immediately served wine and the appetizer table opened. Our guests went to the table as family units and the staff put together plates consisting of all the appetizers. This approach to serving the appetizers made it feel very safe and still let everyone enjoy a cocktail hour. During the cocktail hour, the staff often checked on us to make sure we had enough food.
Dinner was also excellent! We had more than enough food and all of it was amazing. There were multiple salads, garlic bread, pasta, chicken and steak. Again, they made the food feel very safe. They transformed the buffet into a serving line where you could ask for anything you wanted from all of the amazing servers. They had dedicated many members of their staff to making sure the food was served safely. They also made sure we could still have the fun traditions (like the cake cutting) without breaking any of the COVID precautions.
Throughout the day and evening Olivia and Samantha continuously checked in to make sure we were doing okay, had enough food, and were aware of what was happening next. We didn’t need to have our own schedule because Olivia and Samantha were on top of it! We were very impressed with how smoothly everything went and how kind and professional everyone on the Saratoga Springs staff was. There was never a time that we couldn’t find Olivia or Samantha if we had a question and there was never a time that people at the wedding started feeling bored or wonder what would happen. Overall, we were incredibly impressed with the entire process. We were able to have the wedding of our dreams despite all the current uncertainty. Thank you Olivia, Samantha, Jennifer, and all the Saratoga Springs Staff! -
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Michelle Sent on 08/14/2019Amazing Venue!
The staff was absolutely amazing and accommodating! All the setup was perfect and beautiful.
Sam was amazing! She was great at giving advice during the planning process. There were a few things that we ended up changing due to her recommendations and it ended up working out even better! She also was great during the wedding with a great personal touch of offering us something to drink when we sat down to eat. The attention to detail was really appreciated!
We loved Max (the DJ)! He was absolutely great at reading the crowd and keeping the party going! He even let me DJ a little haha
We had a blast and the weather was perfect! We got only amazing compliments on how beautiful the venue was! -
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Carissa Sent on 10/06/2019Best day of my life!
If you're looking for a beautiful outdoor venue with amazing staff, look no further than Saratoga Springs! Our wedding was perfect, from first point of contact with Jennifer, to constant email communication with Olivia, and finally with the amazing service from Sam G and Kristen as my day of coordinators. Jennifer was great at explaining everything included in the price and any additionals we could choose to add. Olivia was great at answered any nagging questions I had about little details, especially leading up to the day. Kristen and Sam G were amazing day-of coordinators. They really knew what they were doing! I didn't worry about anything at all on the day because of how coordinated they were with absolutely every detail. You will not be disappointed with their service! Finally, all the amazing staff that served appetizers, dinner, and drinks were all so nice and helpful!
The venue itself is so beautiful. We got married in Cathedral Grove and I was speechless walking into the venue with the amazing decor and setup. It's definitely very versatile and can fit anything from a casual to more elegant setting. I highly recommend this venue! -
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Aimee K. Sent on 10/03/2019
Jen and her team are awesome!
Saratoga Springs was one of the best decisions we made when wedding planning. Jen (and her cute dog) took us on a tour of Cathedral Grove and we fell in love with the intimate and magical feel of the space. Jen and her team were so organized and made our wedding planning process so easy. Sam and Olivia are amazing to work with and were very responsive to all of our questions and addressed all of our concerns. They do a ton of events throughout the year and are pros at their jobs. My husband and I trusted them to execute the details of our wedding and everything turned out perfectly on our wedding day. All of our guests raved about the venue and loved the little details that we added - minimal florals (we didn't need much because Cathedral Grove is nestled between trees and a creek), a photobooth bus, and the fire pit with smores. Thank you Jen and team for making wedding planning such a breeze :) -
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Jing Sent on 11/22/2019
Married between tall redwoods!
After I got engaged, I immediately started searching for the perfect wedding venue. I dreamed about getting married in an outdoor venue where both the ceremony and reception would be held between tall forest trees. The Cathedral Grove area at Saratoga Springs was the perfect venue for my summer wedding in July 2019.
What you need to know is that while the site fee was on the lower side, everything was essentially a la carte. The only things that the site fee covered were the twinkling lights, tables, and coordinators for the day of. However, the cost overall spent on the venue (i.e. table setting, additional wine barrel tables, chairs, etc.) was good for a Bay Area wedding. The DJ and photobooth had to be booked through the venue, but everything else you could choose outside vendors. My husband and I chose Saratoga Springs to cater the food and drinks… We had the chicken & tri-tip package with all you can drink wine & beer. It was perfect for the venue and we received compliments from guests on the food.
My favorite parts of the venue were the babbling creak, the area behind Cathedral Grove, the long picnic tables, and twinkling lights. Shout out to Samantha, Olivia, and Jennifer who made the special day possible. I adored the venue and the customer service provided by the staff was excellent! Thank you, Saratoga Springs! -
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Jarah M. Sent on 04/15/2020Best Venue in the Bay Area!
Thinking back on my wedding there are two decisions I made that I am 100% positive were the best choices. The first is marrying my husband and the second is choosing Saratoga Springs as our venue. I mean this so sincerely, Saratoga Springs is the best venue in the Bay Area. It is beautiful, our guests are still talking about how incredible the area was, and the people who would there are top notch. Every single employee is kind, helpful, welcoming and talented. My husband and I are so happy with our choice to have our wedding there, and if you are currently choosing a venue, do yourself a favor and pick Saratoga Springs. I promise you will not be disappointed in any aspect of your wedding, it will be everything you dreamed of, and more! -
Hallie K. Sent on 11/25/2019
Our guests were in awe and the staff was invaluable
I was an indecisive bride, but both my husband and I knew without a doubt that we wanted to have our wedding at Saratoga Springs from the minute Jen started our tour. It's a breathtaking venue, of course: it provided the exact setting in the redwoods that I was hoping to find. But it also came with an invaluable team of staff members that supported us as we planned our big day.
Sam, Olivia and the rest of the planning team have hosted hundreds of weddings and are happy to patiently walk you through the process of putting your wedding together. They were very communicative, answered every one of our questions promptly, and were honest when we got decision fatigue and simply asked for their opinion! They were also extremely accommodating. We explained early on that my father-in-law has limited vision, and expressed some concern that he'd have trouble getting around the venue, so the staff allowed him access to one of their golf carts at no extra charge. It turns out he didn't end up needing it, but that simple gesture meant a lot and put our minds at ease.
We took advantage of Saratoga Springs' catering, and Sam and Olivia also handled the rentals for our glassware, linens, and arch - which meant we were responsible for very little set up. Our day of coordinator and waitstaff made everything run smoothly during the wedding itself, and even when there was a minor mistake (one of the beers we had chosen to serve wasn't available), they voluntarily, and quickly, processed a refund for us.
Perhaps most memorably, our guests were in awe of the venue and still talk about what a gorgeous setting it was. I'm so glad we chose to bring our families together in such a special place. -
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Amy V. Sent on 11/12/2019Perfection!
The process of planning our wedding in 6 weeks was a lot to take on - especially from another state. We picked Saratoga Springs for a variety of reasons and honestly at first we were a little frustrated with the per item prices BUT the staff was very helpful in giving us quotes and being flexible with our requests. They were quick to respond and very eager to help.
The rehearsal was so easy and the staff managed it all! The day of was a breeze! I was really impressed with how smoothly everything ran and how well everyone worked to make the day happen. Thank you to the entire staff - it was a spectacular day and the only reason we were truly able to pull this off with only 6 weeks was because of all of you.
I highly recommend Saratoga Springs for a wedding - they made our day perfect! -
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