Stillwaters Retreat Reviews

My husband and I just got married here on 9/4/23 and we had the BEST experience! All of our guests could not get over how beautiful it all was!

I planned our wedding in 4.5 months so the fact it was even open on Labor Day was amazing! We found out it was their fourth or fifth wedding that weekend but they still found little ways to go above and beyond for us. They decorated our backdrop behind our ceremony space, put ferns and lanterns down the aisle, set the ceremony benches up, and prepped the whole reception space including the sweetheart table and head tables (helped us source artificial floral centerpieces and white linens). We ended up having 250 guests (including kids) and had enough room for a dance floor.

Because we couldn’t rehearse at the venue due to another wedding happening the night before, they let us rehearse at their other newer venue (the barn) and Kate met us there to make sure everything was good.

They had coffee going at 6:45am when we arrived on-site and even though they had so many weddings that weekend, they made us feel like a priority. Daniel was very helpful all day long!! He even put flowers out where I was meeting my bridesmaids that morning. They do not have a ton of workers, but the ones they do have as of September 2023 are high quality! Kate (event manager) is AMAZING!! I gave her a list of all the things we’re were bringing in and all the things that I believed they were providing so communication could be clear (and helpful as they do have many weddings at this beautiful location).

My bridal party used the new spa to get ready in which had plenty of outlets and mirrors for everyone to do their own hair and makeup. We did our first look by the lake and it was a top 10 moment of my life. Then we transitioned to using the bridal suite to stage and get ready to walk down the aisle. We did bring in our own AV as they didn’t have a sound system that would have worked for what we needed in the ceremony space. Reception space was beautiful with greenery in the chandeliers and a huge fan for the hot day. The music system had an aux cord to plug into Spotify. We didn’t hire a DJ but they would have a space for a DJ to get set up there. The lodge was the perfect place to stage our food and the airstream is where we set up our coffee bar/drink bar.

We stayed in one of their properties (called the treehouse- a beautiful home surrounded by trees and has a hot tub) after our wedding and it allowed my new husband and I to relax and debrief the most perfect day. The water in the treehouse shower was a little temperamental (sometimes piping hot and sometimes freezing but that wasn’t too bad). The TV had access to watch shows and the beds were really comfortable!

Overall, my recommendations if choosing this beautiful venue is to…
1. Visit 1-3 times if possible (I went twice to get a good idea of space and how I wanted my tables set up given the space)
2. Take tons of notes and make sure both you and the venue have a copy of the most recent note so expectations are clear from both sides.
3. Have a day of coordinator (friend or professional) to work with the venue event manager to make sure everything is set up the way you want it.
4. Sit back and ENJOY THE BEST DAY OF YOUR LIFE!🥰

This event center is amazing and is good for all types of events or outings.

Stillwater retreat LLC and there manager Kate is beyond AMAZING! 100% absolutely without a doubt perfect! If your looking for the perfect venue for your special day or upcoming event than look no further than Kate at stillwaters retreat LLC ! My husband and I renewed our vows in June 2024 and I'll be honest the experience was without a doubt perfect in every way ! IT truly was an absolutely magical experience! The venue is breath taking not to mention unique! Kate is a true sweetheart on top of being a top teir professional, talented and in my opinion one of the very best in the field, Kate went over and beyond our expectations she is not only talented but a VERY hard worker, the owner of stillwater retreat is VERY lucky to have her! I have been to many weddings and seen lots of venues and met with MANY managers in my life and NONE of them can hold a candle to Kate herself nor the stillwater retreat LLC venue. If I could leave a 10 out of 10 star review I would! I recommend stillwater retreat LLC to anyone and everyone ! My husband  and I would like to thank Kate and the owner of stillwater retreat from the bottom of our hearts for giving us the most amazing experience! My husband and I look forward to supporting your business in the future and making more beautiful memories at stillwater retreat LLC
❤ Mr&Mrs Palin

My son had his wedding ceremony here. The venue was beautiful and offered perfect amenities for photographs, bridal and groomsmen gathering rooms and a small cocktail reception that we had after the ceremony. The staff was very helpful, flexible and friendly during every encounter that we had with them.

We had the pleasure of hosting our daughter’s wedding at Northwest Ohio’s newest premier wedding venue. Stillwaters Retreat, outside of McComb, has turned a hidden wooded area into an amazing bridal experience. The Cottage is a rustic, intimate retreat for the bride and her attendants, to spend the hours before the big event in a bridal suite that provides plenty of natural light for hair and makeup. The ceremony area boasts a canopy of trees that provides a perfect mix of shade and rays of sun for guests’ comfort even in the middle of July. The Chapel structure gives the outdoor wedding a feeling of being in a small country church. Behind and around the Chapel is a picturesque pond whose fountain and two resident swans create magical picture backdrops. Locations around the Lodge (air-stream bar, fireplace patio) allow mingling during cocktail hour and the entire evening. Our 240 guests enjoyed dinner and dancing in the open-air Pavilion. The trails, bridge and multiple hanging-light areas, give Stillwaters Retreat a fairytale feel. But the venue’s greatest asset are the event staff, who make sure every aspect leading up to and more importantly day of, is handled seamlessly. We cannot thank Ken, Molly Fae and Tyler enough for their part in making our daughter’s wedding day everything she dreamed of.

Since our booking Stillwaters changed venue coordinators. Both coordinators ended up being amazing. They helped us plan a beautiful care free day. I couldn’t have asked for a better venue to hold our special day.

The venue is absolutely gorgeous, everything is so pretty it barely even needs to be decorated for a wedding! Everyone was so helpful and so willing to help with everything, the maintenance guy is awesome and I appreciated him staying around to help tend to the fires and get the games out. The only stressful part of it was going through 3 venue managers in the span of 9 months and a lot of… we’ll say miscommunication with the first couple managers. Id definitely get everything you talk about in writing and double check it all. Everything is gorgeous there and all of our guests thought the venue was surreal.

Stillwaters Retreat was the perfect setting for our Wedding day. Molly and entire staff went above and beyond our expectations.
The grounds are simply gorgeous and everyone had a great time.
When I visited the retreat I knew it was "The Place" immediately.
The pictures were amazing.
Our wedding was Sept 26 so the fall setting was just starting.
I would 100% recommend this place near Findlay Ohio.

I am very disappointed in this venue. I got married at their new "homestead" location right next to the original. This place was not wedding or event ready what so ever but they booked weddings and event either way. From the start we were promise by Jessica (old management) that we would have multiple things that turned out to not be true this included the bartender, a day of coordinator, ice, set up and tear down, the farmhouse rental (to stay on property all weekend), and much more. After new management came we got a talk about what was really included.

Here are a list of things that went wrong due to the venue for my wedding weekend:
- In the farmhouse there was a mouse and lots of stink bugs on the curtains. I am not being dramatic when i say we opened the curtain and there was at least 10.
- The water in the farmhouse was straight up egg smell, we ended up going to a family's hotel room to shower it was BAD
- The venue building structure leaked water all over our tables and decor when it rained
- When we got there for rehearsal dinner there was not enough tables or chairs for the guests dinner. I gave the total around 30 and there were only 25 seats. We had to take linens/tables from the reception to give our guests more room to eat at rehearsal.
-The heaters were not on and 1 did not work. The heaters were not on for the rehearsal or the wedding day. Only 1 worked and our guests were left freezing.
-No cigars were supplied for the groomsman or groom. (This was promised by everyone I spoke to so it was clearly just forgotten)
-The bathroom lights kept going out because of the generator. If someone came to check up on us that could have been something they checked when stopping by but no one came to check on us at all.
- I was told I would get a card acrylic box and that never came, there was no table for that so guest came in with cards and gifts and we had to stuff them somewhere else with no sign.
- We were told cocktail tables would be set up at 8am. No one showed up till 9:00-9:30am and the cocktail tables were thrown into the reception and not set up at all.
THE WORST FOR LAST:
We were told by Kate she would be there Friday for rehearsal but Rosie said no one coordinate its with us. Either way was fine because I gave Kate a complete wedding timeline with our ceremony songs and who was walking down to what. Because Kate did not read that and did not show up to the rehearsal she ruined our ceremony. When everyone was walking down it was time for the ring bearer, she told him no and tried to shut the door on him when he was supposed to walk, this made him storm off into the reception room and cry. He never went down and Kate looked clueless while she ruined our ceremony. Our DJ ended up taking the rings down while our nephew sat crying and saying how he ruined our wedding because of her. This is the worst thing that happened that day. Kate had a booklet that showed who was to talk down to what and she should have NEVER told our nephew it was not his turn and try to shut the doors on him. This broke my heart the most and the venue could care less when I called and complained.

When I called the manager just said "we will try to do better for our next events"