dw with local reception

It's fine to limit the number of guests at the DW as long as it's immediate family only. It's when you start picking and choosing certain friends and extended family members and excluding others that you run into drama. You should also host some sort of reception for the guests traveling to the ceremony.

Hi Ashley--you may want to check out how Nestldown is treating couples affected by COVID before booking. Nestldown's owners had a previous forum discussion about the venue removed, but you can read what others are saying on Yelp: https://www.yelp.com/biz/nestldown-los-gatos-2?sort_by=rating_asc

I was married there and have come to know the family that owns it over the years. I also have a friend that has been going through the planning, and rescheduling their 25th anniversary vow renewal during covid-19, with the venue. They are very understanding of the options given to them. I hope you let their long standing reputation stand taller than these few negative reviews from people during this awful time the world is experiencing. I would encourage going to a tour and make the decision for yourself, just walking on to the property brings such a calm over me. Which is much needed these days, with the pandemic and everything else. Best wishes to you.

Why must the review be by just clients? Everyone has different experiences and many guests in the past have left reviews for not just Nestldown but other venues. I have done business with them for my wedding, been to events as a guest, and will be planning my vow renewal at this venue in a couple of years. You have one experience with them, if you really are a client. (Because I am seeing families and friends leave reviews based on their friend's experience not their own first hand. )My reviews are first hand. For the record this venue did not ask for my review! My daughter told me about the reviews and I needed to speak up to my experiences with them. I am old school and prefer personal word of mouth reviews, not a big social media person like most these days, but a passionate person for what I feel strongly about. This venue is a special place for me. The way the owners have maintained it and bettered it speak volumes for me. They take pride in their business. With years of fabulous reviews, as I am seeing now that I am on yelp, others have loved it too. And it is so sad that this pandemic has created such spiteful people that because they are not happy with the options given that they want to destroy a small business. I am sorry you are filled with such anger and hate. I do hope you can find peace with yourself. Best wishes to you and your significant other.

Because if there is a negative review and it's not a "client" they will remove it from the site. They have pressured WeddingWire already to remove discussion threads (not even REVIEWS) because they don't like what is being discussed. So why is it fair that they can have their friends write glowing reviews of them, when other people who have been negatively affected by the venue has their voices suppressed?

They have maintained the property well and will continue to do so using the money they have stolen from us. Keeping our money and provided NO Service.

One of their excuses is that they are using the money to invest in the property for their kids. Why should that make us feel any better? So their gets get more wealthy off of our hard earned money? Please....