Chardonnay Golf Club

wow, talk about a beautiful venue!! we got married under the beautiful oak tree, and we had our reception in the tent area. the scenery was gorgeous, the tent was awesome, the weather was great (we got married in september), and the best part was our venue coordinator, diane fennikoh.

if it weren't for her, a lot of things couldn't have come together. she helped us with everything from choosing our linen colors, to recommending great vendors, to gathering corks for us to use, to assuring us on a daily basis that everything would go perfectly well (because i was always nervous about something going wrong). she was responsive to our emails even though she was busy, she always had an answer for everything because of her past experiences, she was never afraid to give her two cents if she thought we were going down the wrong road, and she worked with us on our budget.

venues can be great, but if the person behind it is not, it's not worth it. even though she was sick, she made sure to be there at our wedding to make sure everything went by smoothly during the ceremony. what an amazing person to work with, we were truly lucky!!!

It was so nice to know that we didn't have to worry about anything on our wedding day at Chardonnay. While halfway through our planning process they got a new coordinator, Diane, she didn't miss a beat and made such an effort to get to know us! The facilities are beautiful and well taken care of, a bargain for such a beautiful location! Day of things were flawless, the staff were friendly but unobtrusive, the bartenders were fun, and I honestly didn't worry about a single thing. I felt like our experience there was tailored to fit our needs, wants, and budget, and our guests couldn't stop raving about the awesome view of the sunset over the vineyards.

We did not plan for rain on our wedding day. The crew at Chardonnay Golf Club made the extra effort to move the restrooms closer to the big tent, they provided a canopy near the restrooms for those waiting, they organized for last minute heaters to ensure comfort to the guests, they met the bride and groom with appetizers and bottled water, they escorted us under an umbrella to a covered area for pictures, they laid down white linens to keep the bride's dress from getting dirty in the rain, they drove us to scenic spots on the golf course once the rain stopped and made sure we had dry seats and linens to pose on. They went above and beyond our expectations for all the reasons listed above.

It was a pleasure working with Crystal. She was very personable, honest, and flexible. She made sure to look out for our best interest when money was concerned, and she gave input on ways to save. She was responsive to all email and phone inquiries. Although she was juggling other weddings, we felt like she was completely available to us. She was flexible with meeting times and dates, which made planning so much easier. I am glad our original venue did not work out, because Crystal and Chardonnay Golf Club were worth every penny.

The venue itself was spacious, but it still had a cozy feel in the rain. We brought in extra lighting, but on a sunny day this would not have been needed. All 270 guests were able to dance, mingle, and sit comfortably.

The food was terrific. My expectations were low, based on other buffet style wedding receptions, but Chardonnay Golf Club did it right! I heard from all the guests that the food was good and that they wanted more. While going through the taste tests with Crystal, she helped narrow down our food options and gave great input on what would pair well with other items on the menu. If the food at Chardonnay was the standard for weddings, then we wouldn't be able to complain about wedding food.

The staff was extremely nice and professional. The tent is perfect for any wedding! I loved it!

Our wedding was an absolute dream come true and we absolutely loved the site and working with Crystal (Chardonnay wedding site coordinator). If anyone wants to have a very easy time and just not have a worry in the world-Crystal at Chardonnay will work everything out with you. I had went in to the vineyard and got my shoes dirty and she actually came in with a bleach stick and hairdryer and cleaned them back to white! I was back on the dance floor before I knew it! I cannot write enough things about our wedding! It was my personal fairytale come true!

Let me begin with the positives. The Moonlight Grove is Gorgeous! I've always had my heart set on an outdoor tent wedding and this place met my expectations, especially because the tent is already draped with white linen and chandeliers. They also allowed outside caterers for a fee, but its worth it because thier food is medeocre at best.

Now the negatives. Thier coordinator, Crystal Mayer, is the most fake, unprofessional untruthful person in the industry. She made promises she didnt keep, gave my bridal party and wedding coordinator a hard time with tons of dirty looks and attitude, and even left the event a couple hours after it started. She told us we can have access to certain things and when we took her up on the offer, she denied dong so. She was so rude to my guests that they felt the need to address it to me during the reception. It was very embarrassing to hear such things.
The bathrooms are actually fancy porto-potties. But the entire night, no one came to clean the bathrooms. there were piles of toilet tissue climbing on the walls because no one came to empty the garbages. Also, when we addressed this issue, the chardonnay team said that we were lying about the condition of the bathrooms. But honestly, how would they know if they ended up leaving the event early? Customer service is non exhistent at this venue, but is that worth a beautiful view and landscape? Hhhhhmmmm.....

We had a great experience at Chardonnay Golf Club. I would definitely recommend the venue to future brides.

We had a really good experience with everyone associated with Chardonnay Golf Club. Crystal was very attentive to our needs. The food was great too. I recommend Chardonnay all the time to couples looking for somewhere to hold their reception.

We LOVED working with Crystal & Chardonnay. They were completely willing to work within our budget since we were willing to have our wedding on a Friday. The food was great, Crystal is amazingly organized, and everything was affordable because they were so flexible and willing to work with us. Our photographer loved working with Chardonnay, and our friends and family all had a wonderful time. The layout of the club house was perfect because we wanted a quieter place for the older generations to be able to hear each other and talk, and have that area still be near all of the activity. This place needed very little in the way of decorations (both inside and out), and the staff were all very helpful and accommodating. We would have our wedding here again in a heartbeat!

Crystal was incredible to work with and the plans we made were carried out completely. She always responded to my questions and phone calls in a very timely and professional manner. She was essential to the great outcome of the wedding. I felt the service was excellent during the wedding and reception. Just a few suggests: to make an announcement about what time the buffet line was closing and to leave one buffet line open longer as self serve, some folks including the wedding party did not have time to get food. Also the cake for the bride and groom was served to the guests instead of being reserved for them (it was decorated different and was small/round of strawberry and cream white cake, all the other larger cakes for guests were white with chocolate).

Crystal made everything perfect! You have the perfect person in coordinating everything.
How do you even find the words to express the settiing, the large tree where the ceremony is held. is so special and rommantic.
Thank you Crystal for making our special day a day we will always remember.
Not only did Crystal coordinate everything but she became like a sister.
THANK YOU FOR EVERYTHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Grabenauer/Hockett

A few things we requested for the wedding was not provided by the vendor. One was the tulle fabric hanging between the rafters, limo cart for photo session after the wedding, and the wedding coordinator spent more time at the other wedding held on the premises then ours. I would suggest either checking out the banquet room or having someone else do that to make sure it was set up properly beforehand, having someone in the wedding party aware of services that need to be provided (like limo golf cart) because your mind will be on other things at that time and requesting the wedding coordinator to check with you/or designated person periodically throughout the whole event. The setting was spectacular (wedding pictures turned out fabulously) and the food was great-no complaints on service either from us or our wedding guests!

CATERING:The chef was an absolute nightmare!!! Our food was over 45 min late and then the chafing dishes were always empty, they could not keep the food filled and hot. The staff was very friendly but the chef's poor attitude and stingy proportions left us in TEARS for the first half of the reception. Upon demand, the chef still did not respond with more food or appetizers. This was ALL PRE-PAID for too!

Great area, good for out door weddings!

We are so pleased that we chose this venue. It was absolutely amazing. We could not have had our perfect day anywhere else. The banquet captain was my right hand gal! She made sure I knew what was going on every moment without taking away from what I was doing. It was perfect.

I LOVED this venue! Gorgeous golf club surrounded by vineyards is the essence of Napa Valley.

My only negative is that the coordinator whom I worked with to plan was not the coordinator on the wedding day. The man I worked with was out of the loop on my wants and needs and brought stress to my day. If you book with Chardonnay Golf Club make sure that you are pushy with who coordinates your day - because it does make a difference :)

Other than that I LOVED Chardonnay gold club!!!

Thank you Jennifer! Jennifer, the on-site coordinator, was amazing. They aren’t messing around when they say that you get a day-of coordinator with the site fee. She was on-point ALL day. I couldn’t have done it without her (and she was a big help leading up to the wedding!). We did the oak tree/club house set up and the site is really really beautiful. I still can’t get over the ceremony pictures with the oak tree—AMAZING. We started a bit late because our ceremony musicians got lost, but it actually made for the best possible light during the ceremony. The reception area is great and they just got new beautiful chivari chairs (YAY!). They were very flexible with food, layout and pretty much everything. This is the way to go if you want a wine country wedding without all of the restrictions of a winery! There are a few things that could be improved, but not enough to really take away from the property. But just so you know here’s what they are: the bathrooms and bride’s suite need remodeling (this is planned for sometime soon) and the timing/serving of dinner wasn’t quite right (it took forever to get the salads out and then a long time to get the whole room served dinner). In any event this big, there will be small snags, so these things don’t affect my rating. Jennifer was able to keep the party moving even though dinner went way over time. I don’t have professional photos yet, but check out the pics in my profile to see how amazing the site is!

I have done many weddings at Chardonnay Gulf Club over the past two years. They have an excellent team for events. The food is wonderful and Crystal is such a fabulous coordinator to work with. She really makes you feel that you're the only one getting married at Chardonnay Golf Club. She is very attentive, fun, and well organized. I truly love working with everyone there.