Emerson Park Pavilion / H&J Hospitality

I loved having my wedding at Emerson... I will keep this review short and sweet!
They are renovating everything at the Ballroom/Pavillion building there so everything will be different for the year 2012! I am just soooo thankful we got our wedding in this year so we could have free rein of the building and everything! it was the absolute perfect day!

I got married in Emerson Park in July 2011. It was a beautiful, sunny and 95 degree day! The building stayed pretty cool as there are fans and the windows open but I would suggest fans if you are choosing a HOT day! The lady I spoke to whenever I called was very well informed and able to answer all of my questions, at times she was hard to get a hold of though, very limited office hours. Not much decorating is required for the building as it is so beautiful already! I heard nothing but good things about our wedding afterwards and a few of my friends said that when they get married, they want their wedding there as well!!!

I feel my rating isn't entirely accurate - the place is fantastic and wonderful. The office staff is miserable.

We looked high and low for a wedding venue we liked and could afford. At $600 for the entire day, this place fit the bill. It's a beautiful park and a beautiful building if you don't mind a little chipping paint. It's certainly not high luxury, but it's very charming.

We used only the dining room side. We had 78 guests and it was nice and roomy. That side is nicer looking in my opinion - the ballroom side has concrete floors and a weird lattice ceiling. We had our ceremony on the steps by the fountain, which was lovely.

It was very nice that they had plenty of tables and chairs - one less thing to worry about.

With everyone dancing the place did get a bit warm, but we opened the windows and it was fine.

Now, the staff. The staff we met there while we were setting up were great! The man originally showed us the place was also great. The first person I was corresponding with in the office was at least passable - answered my questions and was nice enough. The new woman - Charlene - is just awful. She's not kind or knowledgeable, she doesn't return calls, she doesn't respond fully to emails. I was very sick of trying to deal with her!

It's a beautiful site, but it is pricey and you need to know at least 2 years in advance if you want to have a summer wedding. They provide tables and chairs, but you might want chair covers. The kitchen is huge. We really enjoyed having our wedding there.