Braemar Country Club

Our event was booked with Rebecca Lazaro in Dec 2012. Over 4 months, she gave commendable service. But in Feb 2013, Rebecca abruptly told us she'd be leaving on vacation 2 weeks prior to our wedding and that our event would be coordinated by Joanne Rita.

We initiated a meeting with Joanne a week before the event. Joanne had little knowledge about any details. She had not read our timeline. She also appeared shocked we hadn't hired a coordinator, which Rebecca assured us wouldn't be necessary.

On the day of the event, the banquet captain and staff were utterly uninformed of our instructions. They didn't know which guests would receive which meal. They didn't know dessert would not be served at each table. Instead, the banquet captain repeatedly approached the bride & groom to ask about matters clearly addressed in the timeline.

One table did not receive salads/entrees until others were offered coffee service; in other words, one table was forgotten. Also, guests often had to locate pitchers of water to serve their own table out of a lack of attention from the servers.

The cake-cutting was neglected entirely. Upon discovering it was an hour past due, the bride went into the kitchen to locate the absent banquet captain, who replied “everything is running late and we didn’t know when to do it.”

Lastly, another wedding was being held in the adjacent room. Throughout our event, doors and partitions were left open by the staff. Because of their DJ music, many of our guests were unable to hear our toasts. Both the best man and the matron-of-honor speeches were overwhelmed by obnoxious rap music. Guests repeatedly had to get up to close the partitions/doors.

Had Rebecca or Joanne been more forthcoming, we would've hired a coordinator rather than be forced to handle these matters ourselves. Given the issues, inferior service, and the failure in communication between Joanne and Rebecca, we did not receive the product we'd believed we were purchasing.

Our event was booked with Rebecca Lazaro in Dec 2012. Over 4 months, she gave commendable service. But in Feb 2013, Rebecca abruptly told us she'd be leaving on vacation 2 weeks prior to our wedding and that our event would be coordinated by Joanne Rita.

We initiated a meeting with Joanne a week before the event. Joanne had little knowledge about any details. She had not read our timeline. She also appeared shocked we hadn't hired a coordinator, which Rebecca assured us wouldn't be necessary.

On the day of the event, the banquet captain and staff were utterly uninformed of our instructions. They didn't know which guests would receive which meal. They didn't know dessert would not be served at each table. Instead, the banquet captain repeatedly approached the bride & groom to ask about matters clearly addressed in the timeline.

One table did not receive salads/entrees until others were offered coffee service; in other words, one table was forgotten. Also, guests often had to locate pitchers of water to serve their own table out of a lack of attention from the servers.

The cake-cutting was neglected entirely. Upon discovering it was an hour past due, the bride went into the kitchen to locate the absent banquet captain, who replied “everything is running late and we didn’t know when to do it.”

Lastly, another wedding was being held in the adjacent room. Throughout our event, doors and partitions were left open by the staff. Because of their DJ music, many of our guests were unable to hear our toasts. Both the best man and the matron-of-honor speeches were overwhelmed by obnoxious rap music. Guests repeatedly had to get up to close the partitions/doors.

Had Rebecca or Joanne been more forthcoming, we would've hired a coordinator rather than be forced to handle these matters ourselves. Given the issues, inferior service, and the failure in communication between Joanne and Rebecca, we did not receive the product we'd believed we were purchasing.

I am a wedding planner and work with many different venues and catering managers. Rebecca and Joanne at Braemar CC along with their staff members are very professional and accommodated the clients needs to make sure they were happy. Very easy to communicate with and they responded quickly to any questions or requests i had.
It was a truly pleasure working with you
Vanessa Domenech
Wedding Planner at "Best Dream Weddings"

My wedding was perfect. The event manager Rebecca was awesome! Great staff and excellent service. Reasonable prices and beautiful view. I would highly recommend Braemar Country Club for any special event.

I had a small wedding of approximately 75 guests and the service they provided was top notch. Rebecca, our wedding coordinator, was professional, courteous, accommodating and knowledgable. She has been a part of many weddings so she knew how to make the event flow nicely. I had looked at so many venues for my wedding and they had a great value with a package deal that worked for us. I would not hesitate to recommend this venue and you would be lucky to work with someone like Rebecca and her team.

We just recently got married at Braemar Country Club and Joanne Rita took care of us. Every time we went in to meet with her she found different ways to improve our event without extra cost. She had great ideas and saved us a lot of money by proposing alternatives to the things we wanted to do. I would highly recommend this place, its not only beautiful but its an amazing value for the money. The food is fantastic and our package included open bar for 4 hours (which was a major bonus)

My husband and i had the time of our lives and i have not heard anything but amazing things from all of our guests.

Beautiful locations! And, an experienced staff, that will hellp to make your special day run as smoothly as possible!

When I first started doing research for wedding venues, I found that a lot of places were trying to take advantage of people planning a wedding by overcharging them for little things most people don't even think of at the beginning and also being very inflexible. That is why, when I met Joanne at Braemar and she showed me their all inclusive packages (which includes tax & service charge...amazing!), I had a great feeling about Braemar. She also had a wonderful personality and made me feel like I'd be taken care of there, and that they would be willing to work with me since it was MY day and they weren't just in it for the money. And the next thing that really did it was that my family and I fell in love with the place itself. The location is breathtakingly beautiful and so serene. You feel like you've traveled quite a ways to get there, not just 5 minutes from Ventura Blvd. So that was why we chose Braemar.

During the 5 months of planning that followed, Joanne was easy to get a hold of, answered all my questions, organized a delicious tasting for us, and everything went as planned. I appreciated how flexible they were with us when setting up the reception room - they allowed me to bring in my own rentals, they let us have a band & DJ without any noise restrictions, they allowed dry ice during our first dance which had a beautiful effect... I mean, it was everything I wanted.

We got a ton of compliments from our family about how delicious the food was and what a beautiful location it was. I would definitely recommend Braemar to everyone.

My wife and I got married on July 27, 2012 at Braemar Country Club in Tarzana, CA. It was flat-out the best decision we could've made. The Venue is amazing...from the view at the ceremony site to awesome and spacious reception room. We worked with Rebecca and she made the process so easy on us...was easy to schedule pre-wedding appointments, she was prompt in answering every e-mail and got us a great rate. It was the best night of our lives and we definitely recommend having your wedding (or any reception) at Braemar!

The only sad part was the night went by too fast!

Joanne Rita made my daughters wedding the best day of her life. She went above and beyond expectations. Joanne and the Staff were simply amazing. Every little detail and anything we needed was taken care of with no questions asked. The entire wedding and the service was unbelievable. I would highly recommend Joanne, the entire Staff and Braemar Country Club as a wedding venue.

-Lisa Jacobsen

Joanne Rita @ Braemar Country Club was amazingly helpful and went out of her way for our wedding planning and day! The service provided by Braemar Country Club was above and beyond expectations. This is a wonderful venue with amazing views and picture perfect settings! We would recommend checking Braemar out for your wedding or event! Joanne is awesome and she will take care of you!

The venue is a beautiful place to get married.

Vendor shows, Event staff was amazing. Rebecca was a delight to work with very flexible with dates and up to the last few hours prior to wedding when we changed our guest count.

Rebecca was very lovely to work with! She always made everything work! For example, I wanted the grand piano for a performance to my husband and she made it happen even when it seemed impossible to fit with 200 guests! Everyone loved the amazing view and delicious food! Our friends are actually looking to have their daughter's one year old party there! We would recommend this venue for any event, and ask for Rebecca! She's wonderful!!!

Rebecca was fantastic! She really helped to ensure that we were completely satisfied with our service.

Our wedding day was great! The price was reasonable and there are lots of different options and packages to choose from. We had to get our own music, flowers and photographer but everything else was included in the price...including the cake! Everyone LOVED the food (we got salmon and short ribs).
On the day, all the staff were really helpful and very friendly.
The only negative (and it ends up being a little one now that the wedding is all done) is that it took a little while to get responses when I'd email a few months before the wedding. But then I'd call and it was fine.
Also a few people left things behind after the wedding and I never got a call from them telling us they were holding things for us. They don't have to do that, but it would have been really nice.

Braemar Country Club is the best country club we ever been to. We attended several weddings else where but nothing can compare to the professionalism and dedication of this venue. The event coordinator (Rebecca Lazaro) went above and beyond to meet our needs and expectations. She worked very well with me specially to make sure I have everything I might and will need, answers all my questions and made us feel very welcome. The staff are very friendly, they attend to our guest very efficiently. The food were great. all my guest commended the Salmon top with shrimp and miso sauce and the Chicken dish. One last thing, It was great that they allow us drop off our boxes of goodies for favors, Jars for candy stations, etc days before the wedding so we don't have to carry stuff and assemble anything on that day so we had enough time to make sure we have everything we need. I highly recommended Braemar Country Club for any venue

Braemar is the perfect place to have a wedding. Our ceremony took place right as the sun was setting, and it was absolutely stunning. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect place. The staff is wonderful and very helpful and warm. The food is delicious. I had the best time, better than I could have ever imagined. Thank you so much to the Braemar team for making my wedding easy and simply wonderful.

I absolutely LOVE Braemar. Rebecca was fabulous. She was informative and helpful. A wedding is a very costly event and she was very respectful of my budget and did not try to "up sell" us on anything. She helped us find exactly what we wanted within our budget. She was very responsive when I called or emailed, I never had to chase her down to get a response. I think Braemar was one of the best values of the entire wedding. They have an absolutely beautiful location, the reception space is very neutral in color, and was large, clean and well maintained. No crazy decor that we had to decorate around. The wedding party was able to prepare in spacious locker rooms with ample seating area with tables and couches. And when we had an emergency with the groom who had a severe allergic reaction immediately following the ceremony, Braemar handled the situation calmly, quietly and professionally so that no guests were alarmed when the paramedics arrived. Paramedics were ushered through the back so that most of the guests never knew until the announcement was made later that the groom had to be taken to the emergency room! I have one more daughter to go (hopefullly not for at least 10 more years as she is still a teenager) and I will absolutely call on Braemar again.

My wedding day was absolutely perfect! Rebecca at Braemar always responded to questions I had immediately, which made planning with other vendors and putting everything together that much easier. The grounds and scenery are absolutely gorgeous; the photos turned out amazing and everyone had a great time! I wish I could do this all over again just so this perfect day would last longer!

Joanne Rita at Braemar Country Club was very helpful and made everything very easy for us. She even arranged for the chef to make special appetizers for us, during one of our tastings, that my chef husband loved! The reception was beautiful and the clubhouse provided a wonderful venue. Our guests were also really impressed with the beautiful view overlooking the golf course.

Braemar was our dream venue! It was a beautiful July day, the view was breath taking not mention the elegant and classy enrty way with the marble floors!!

Before our wedding we met with Joanne several and her staff and they were always available to answer any question big or small. They always made sure to get back to us promptly!

They helped us with our menu and the food was deletable. Our guest were raving!

From inside the reception you could see the beautiful out door setting and in the evening as well... it is spectacular to say the least!

On our special day everything ran so very smoothly and went off without a hitch! Joanne and the staff at Braemar are exceptional!

My Husband and I highly recommend Braemar!! They are professional in every way!!!

Victoria and Mike

Overall, we were very pleased with Braemar Country Club. Our wedding reception went off very smoothly and Joanne and her staff were very accommodating to our specific needs and requests. Our only complaint was that it was often difficult to get any response back to e-mails and messages we left in the months leading up to our wedding day.

Braemar Country Club was perfect!!! They went above and beyond and were very flexible with any last minute changes!! The views were fabulous! I would highly recommend this place for any bride!

I have had the privilege of DJing hundreds of weddings at Breamar Country Club. A fantastic venue!