Kindred Oaks

Our wedding day couldn't have been more perfect at Kindred Oaks. From our first meeting Elaine was extremely helpful and provided so much input into making our day extra special. Elaine and Steven have worked so hard to make the venue unique, and even in the year up to our wedding have made so many wonderful changes to the venue to really set it apart from other places in the area. On the day of our wedding, everything went so smoothly that I kept wondering when the first hiccup would come (as everyone expects one issue on their wedding day) and it never came. The staff worked so hard that day that everything went perfect and it honestly was the best day of my life. After the wedding, I received so many compliments on how beautiful the venue was and how unique it was.

I couldn't dream of a better venue to get married at. The venue was so beautiful there is natural greenery and flowers where not much decorations was needed. Eliane and her staff were so helpful in planning and when we had questions they were very easy to get in touch with. On our wedding day they assisted with those finishing touches so that the wedding went off without a hitch. I would recomend Kindred Oaks to anyone. Demetria

I loved Kindred Oaks! We had such a beautiful wedding, and everyone who worked there was really nice! The only issues I ever had were with Eudora's the primary culinary vendor they work with, but as we were able to bring another company, it worked out great! I love the amount of time they give you, it really makes for a calmer wedding, and adds to the environment. It was also really nice getting to stay the night there and not have to worry about honeymoon details for at least a little while! I loved it and would definitely recommend it!

I loved Kindred Oaks! We had such a beautiful wedding, and everyone who worked there was really nice! The only issues I ever had were with Eudora's the primary culinary vendor they work with, but as we were able to bring another company, it worked out great! I love the amount of time they give you, it really makes for a calmer wedding, and adds to the environment. It was also really nice getting to stay the night there and not have to worry about honeymoon details for at least a little while! I loved it and would definitely recommend it!

I loved Kindred Oaks! We had such a beautiful wedding, and everyone who worked there was really nice! The only issues I ever had were with Eudora's the primary culinary vendor they work with, but as we were able to bring another company, it worked out great! I love the amount of time they give you, it really makes for a calmer wedding, and adds to the environment. It was also really nice getting to stay the night there and not have to worry about honeymoon details for at least a little while! I loved it and would definitely recommend it!

This was one of the best experiences of my life! They made it so easy and stress free. The Texas package was awesome! Everything they promised and more was taken care of and everybody had the best time!

Kindred Oaks made my wedding day, the best day of my life!!! The owners, Elaine and Steve could not have been more helpful-throughout the planning process and on the day/evening of. I can not express how smooth my entire day went, from 12pm-11:30pm-there was not one hiccup, mistake, or problem!\r\n\r\nI would recommend this venue for anyone looking for a FUN, relaxed, beautiful TEXAS hill country wedding!

I'm Elaine's daughter, so some might think that I have a biased opinion about my experience, but everyone who works at Kindred Oaks does their best to treat every one of their brides like family, so I'm not too far from any other bride who has gotten married here :) The only thing about having my wedding at a family run business is that pretty much everyone who works there was invited as a guest, so there weren't many people to work the wedding! The fact that my wedding still went off without a problem tells you how well things are run at KO. My mom made it clear at the beginning of my wedding planning that I didn't have to get married at Kindred Oaks but for me it wasn't much of a question. Even removing any family ties from the situation, the beautiful atmosphere still made it the perfect place for my wedding. In the end I'm still technically biased, but read all of the other glowing reviews on here and know that I'm not alone in my assessment! :)

Wow! Kindred Oaks is a wonderful place for a wedding and we highly recommend this venue in all ways. What a lovely setting in the trees. Everything was just beautiful. Owners Elaine and Steve are easy and fun to work with and they really work hard to make the place look great and function great; they made our special day very special! We wound up with great weather but their pre-designed and built-in “rain plan” took the worry out of the weather. The on-site honeymoon suite was a very “sweet” topper to the evening. It was beautifully set up (candles, flowers, music, champagne, Jacuzzi) and being able to kick back immediately after the big event without any travel time was a superb treat for the bride and groom, as well as having access to the kitchen for a late night snack and being served breakfast the next morning. The floral folks at ZuZu’s Petals provided beautiful high quality service and flowers. Their bartender team (Amy at Hill Country Events) was fun and “spot on” with their suggestions (great Sangria). Thanks to Elaine and Steve and Kindred Oaks for an incredible wedding and many outstanding memories!!!

Elaine and the team at Kindred Oaks truly does treat you like family. They take care of every detail and walk you through every step of planning. On the actual day of the wedding, everything went off without a hitch and it was absolutely gorgeous, and everyone had an amazing time.

We worked with Heather from ZuZu's Petals and she did an incredible job - everything was beautiful and just what we hoped for.

I wouldn't have changed a minute of my wedding day or the planning leading up to the day, and it's all because of the amazing, dedicated staff at Kindred Oaks.

Kindred Oaks is an absolutely beautiful venue and it was everything we wanted and more. Elaine is wonderful and gets to know you on such a personal level and makes you feel welcome at all times.

Oh my gosh...I can't say enough how much I am in love with Kindred Oaks. Fairy tale venue, with Elaine as a fairy godmother. T
he price may be high for some tight budgets, but it is worth every penny...and truth be told, it is not bad at all for what you get. Not only do you get this amazing venue for both ceremony and reception, you get your tables, chairs, help cleaning up AND your honeymoon suite for your first night married is on location...plus the most decadent breakfast ever = AMAZING.
I love this place and am so glad we picked it for the wedding...we want to come back just to do the bed and breakfast.
Totally, yes, you should get married or host your event here.

The owners and staff at this venue are nothing short of amazing. They made us feel right at home and were always available. They made our day as special as it deserved to be. I don't think that we could of accomplished that with out them.

We couldn't of asked for a better wedding day! Everything from the staff, service and venue was phenomenal. And Zuzu's Pedals did an extraordinary job on our flowers. The best part was that they are onsite at Kindred Oaks! Even though it did rain at our wedding, it was a blessing in disguise! It is a memory we will always cherish and remember and are so glad we chose Kindred Oaks as our venue! We would HIGHLY recommend this venue to anyone!

Elaine and the team at Kindred Oaks really made our day special. It started from the first time we met. Elaine remembered my name and date every time I called, all the way to day of, they remembered sooo many small details that I forgot. The venue was beautiful and awe inspiring. All of my guests raved about how beautiful the place was.

I truly believe that could not have gotten better service from anyone or place in Texas. Thank you Kindred Oaks.

-The Claytons

Elaine and Steve are absolutely fabulous! She was wonderfully patient with our families bombardment of questions. She made us feel like old friends of theirs with the attention she gave us as a couple. Even when disaster struck, she and Steve went above and beyond to give us a magnificent day. I can not say enough wonderful things about Kindred Oaks ... in fact, I would love to do it all over again!

This is the first place that my husband and I fell in love with instantly! Then, we met the staff and it was a done deal. Elaine and Steve are wonderful to work with! We didn't have to worry about a thing on the day of our wedding and everything was perfect. Great communication, great service, great people, and a great venue. I would highly recommend Kindred Oaks!!

If you are looking for a beautiful outdoor venue in the Texas Hill Country, then definitely give this place a look. I loved this venue from the minute I set foot on the property.
The wooden plank dance floor and the twinkle lights are lovely for dancing, and the stone walkway to the ceremony site is gorgeous.
While other venues in the area have similar concepts, this one is best because they upkeep the property regularly, always making improvements over the years. Elaine, her husband and her team are WONDERFUL to work with and help out with WAY more than they need to. They went above and beyond for us to make everything go smoothly.
Brides--the bridal chamber where you change with your girls is AWESOME. There is a massive full-length mirror that everyone agreed makes you look thinner and mirrors throughout for your bridesmaids to use to put on makeup, as well as a big ol' wall-length closet to hang dresses, and a bathroom and a shower. Plus, you have a full view of the ceremony site and you can watch from the window as your guests show up!
I loved it!

Beautiful, dream venue, but expensive. I would recommend. Owners and staff are wonderful to work with.

All I can say is Elaine and Steve have it all ready for you on your wedding day. As the mother of the bride, I was so stressed out, but Elaine helps get it all together. We arrived in the morning of our daughter's Sunday evening wedding to get all our tables decorated, bows on the chairs, appetizers set up, and then to get us all ready and not pulling out everyone's little bit of hair left.
The facility is so beautiful for an outdoor wedding and reception, and it is even more spectacular after dark. She had a small wedding party and wedding and everything was so gorgeous that, I could not have wished it to be any more beautiful on her day!
Preparing for their wedding, we went to open house to see everything and also took the guys down for a visit about 6 months before. Elaine is full of ideas and suggestions that are so very helpful, you can't ever imagine! She is there helping with whatever you need and assigns one of her assistants to you with your plans and on the BIG day. Even my husband, dad, was impressed.
If you want a spectacular outdoor wedding in the country at a beautiful country house, this is the place to go!!!!!!

Before my husband and I even got engaged I began looking at venues and found Kindred Oaks online. I instantly fell in love with it. After we decided to get married, we looked at a lot of places but none of them had the beauty of Kindred Oaks (or overall convenience). Because we were planning on getting married in August I knew Kindred Oaks was out of the question because they do not do weddings during that month. But, when we decided to get married in June (so we had time to travel during the summer before I returned to grad school in August), they happened to have a cancellation and we were lucky enough to get the date! Everything at Kindred Oaks was perfect: the scenery, the space, the beauty, and especially the staff -- Elaine, Heather, and Steve were so wonderful and they made sure everything went smoothly. It was so stress free! The fact that we had our ceremony, reception, and honeymoon suite in one location was awesome! My husband and I had our dream wedding and I would recommend Kindred Oaks to any couple wanting a beautiful wedding!

Kindred Oaks facilities and staff were awesome. We saw on their website they had a cancellation, so we called and got the date with only 2 months before the wedding. The bride had fallen in love with them because of the beautiful grounds and facilities, so being able to actually go to Kindred Oaks was a dream come true. Elaine, Steve, and Heather were all wonderful to work with and a great source of ideas and options. They never made me feel like I was asking too many questions (and I had a lot of questions in a very short period of time). They were flexible with the ideas we had and everything was so beautiful. Because I knew that the Kindred Oaks people knew exactly what I wanted and when I wanted it, I felt no stress during the event and had so much fun (as did everyone else). I would highly recommend Kindred Oaks to anyone!

The venue is AMAZING and beautiful. The staff was sooo helpful, I could not have asked for more! It was perfect! : )

Kindred Oaks is by far one of the best venues in the Austin, Round Rock, Georgetown and surrounding areas. I worked for a catering company for 5 years and I have catered at many venues all over Central Texas, and when I became engaged I knew without a doubt Kindred Oaks is where I wanted to get married. Steve and Elaine and the entire Kindred Oaks family treats you just like you were their family. It was really nice to have the ceremony, reception and beautiful honeymoon suite all in one. They really cater to your every need never missing a beat, including an amazing breakfast from their caterer the morning after the wedding. Our wedding day was perfect and we wouldn't change one thing. I can't even begin to say enough about Kindred Oaks. We were sad to leave the next morning. We hope in ten years we can visit Kindred Oaks again to renew our vows!!

So I am the bride who caused all the issues with one of the reviews, in that my stubborn (yet extremely caring & wonderful, always-looking-out-for-me) husband decided to post a review on a whim, when he was angry, he realized after the fact that he was not reviewing Kindred Oaks but rather vendors that worked with them. So I must say that we did have a wonderful wedding, it rained and i was a complete mess b/c my dream was to have it outside and Elaine and Steve worked so hard to make that dream come true. I do believe that Kindred Oaks was the perfect venue for my dream wedding...it is truly a beautiful set up and they do have everything you could possible need, all-in-one, should you choose! We did have issues with the alcohol vendor they use and we are big drinkers so when guests were told that we were out of all alcohol, we were not too happy, only to bring home half a keg and cases of wine...so some confusion there still! My coordinator was fantastic and we hit it off from the beginning, giving her the benefit of the doubt, i think that due to the chaos of the day, with the weather and changing of the bride's mind (oops), she may have become a bit frazzled but ultimately she created and stood behind me w/ all my crazy ideas and decisions, just wasnt at the top of her game that day, but everyone has off days. Both Stephen and I believe KO to be stunning and (Elaine & Steve) did everything they could to make our day special and it was...different, fun, crazy and caotic...just like my husband and i are! :)

I was amazed to see the high reviews on here. The place itself is beautiful and set up just for weddings. However, the service the day of the wedding was terrible. The coordinator, Donna, had her head in the clouds. She was disorganized, and mostly just got in the way. The bartenders lied to us and told us we were out of alcohol. Then, they gave us a keg and dozens of bottles of wine to take with us to the after-party. They are so worried about liability that they can't perform their job and they lie to cover it up.

Between the coordinator and the bartenders cutting off the booze early our wedding reception was cut really short. Go somewhere else. I know it's beautiful, but the "supporting vendors" and the rules that are "made up on the spot" will ruin a good time. If you aren't drinkers it may be ok, but I don't do business with anyone who will lie and be dishonest.

My husband and I still get great compliments on how beautiful our reception was all thank you to this great place, Kindred Oaks! Everything was perfect and the employees worked extra hard that day so that everything went as planned, and it did! Our wedding was more beautiful than I could have ever imagined! You really get more than you pay fore at Kindred Oaks! Thats why im happy to give it such great ratings!

The first that comes to my mind when evaluating the last 13 months of planning and having our wedding at Kindred Oaks, is WOW!!! I fell in love the first time I walked through the site observing the huge trees, great flowers, lighting, pavalion that was so impressive I knew this was the perfect place to have our wedding. To make this even better working with Elaine, Steve and Donna (coordinator) made the entire 13 months of planning flawless and stress-free!!! You have to check out this venue before making your final decision on your venue. The common feedback from our family and friends after the wedding was: they were impressed the Kindred Oaks, it was perfect and the setting made for the perfect atmosphere. LOVED everything about this place

Elaine and Steve are awesome. The day I saw Kindred Oaks I knew it was the place I would get married at. Overall the day of when ok, we had a few hicups due to Elaine and Steve not being there.

Beautiful venue even in the winter. They let us set up our reception in a way most people don't, so it was nice that they were open to our ideas.

The work that Zu Zu's does is truely amazing. I could not pin point exactly what I was looking for in my flowers, just had kind of an un-thought of idea, somehow Donna was able to unwrap my mind and design the most beautiful wedding flowers I have ever seen. They were exactly what I couldn't describe, but knew I wanted. We had many compliments on the flowers, and I will always remember my feeling of happiness when I saw them for the first time.

We knew this was the place as soon as we saw it. Beautiful outdoor setting with great indoor facilities as well. Staff is very helpful land kind.

One of the most beautiful places in Austin. They allowed us to bring in our own caterers, and were really great to work with. The reception area was amazing. This place is just plain GREAT. You can have you entire wedding day there and be in heaven.

I cannot imagine my wedding taking place any other place! Kindred Oaks' staff was truly amazing. The owners, Steve and Elaine, did everything they could in order to ensure that my wedding went by flawlessly. They gave us the flexibility to select our own vendors so we didn't feel stuck with anything we may not have wanted. Their in house flower shop, ZuZu's petals made my bouquet, and it was absolutely beautiful.The facility itself is a rare gem. In the rolling hills of Georgetown. Just beautiful.

If youre looking for an elegant country setting wedding, this is the perfect place. We really only decorated the tables because the Texas Hill Country Scenery is so pretty! We got married overlooking the lake under the stars and a simple gazebo. The reception was in the back of the house and was gorgeous! We were also Kindred Oaks "Zuzu's Petals" first floral customers ever!!! Overall it was my dream wedding, I loved this place and the people were extremely nice to work with!

Steve and Elaine were just so amazing! they did everything for us! The day of, I didn't have to do ANYTHING! It was so great!

Kindred Oaks is one of our favorite venues. We have been on their preferred DJ list for about 5 years and we just love working with them. We also offer a discount to any Kindred Oaks client.

This is such a fun place for a wedding! Tons of places to shoot at and a great sized dance floor with trees all around you. I am always happy when I see I get to go shoot at Kindred Oaks!

Kindred Oaks is an extension of the wonderful personality of it's owner, Elaine Lincoln. Shooting weddings at her venue is such a relaxing and beautiful retreat for any bride and her groom. Their staff is helpful and their grounds are gorgeous. We always look forward to capturing weddings at Kindred Oaks.

This venue is wonderful. I have loved working at it every time. I am able to find new and unique things with every visit. If you're looking for a great place with a great staff.....this is it.

Kindred Oaks is such a great place for a wedding, I love to shoot here!! I have known Steve and Elaine Lincoln for well over ten years, and their " down to earth" style makes them so easy to work with, not to mention they have one of the best wedding facilities around! Check them out, you won't be disappointed.

I've known Steve and Elaine Lincoln with Kindred Oaks for several years - before they actually open the Kindred Oaks Wedding Venue. They are a true delight to work with and will do whatever they can to lend a helping hand. They are truly creative - out of the box thinkers!!! I'm always impressed with with they come up with.

Kindred Oaks is by far the best venue I have the pleasure of being associated with. The staff is professional and really have their services honed to perfection. The facility is beautifully appointed with rustic yet elegant decor and the landscaping is absolutely immaculate. Kindred Oaks is in the business of making Fairy Tale weddings come true and they do it well! Donna Aleman 512.699.2681

From a professional’s perspective, this is one of the best venues in Austin to have a wedding. You just know owner/manager Elaine Lincoln will make sure everything will run smoothly and all details are in place. Of all the weddings I’ve shot there, I’ve heard nothing but compliments from my brides about how their wedding day played out. As a photographer it’s my job to catch people smiling… and that’s always easy at Kindred Oaks.

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What a great place! Friendly staff and along with a real hill country view nothing could be better. Use this vendor and get $100 dollars off our complete package! We will provide fun for all your guest along with memories for a lifetime!

I got a good vibe from Kindred Oaks from the 1st day that I arrived. It's a beautiful place in the hill country for a wedding or event and it's run by a team of friendly professionals that make you feel at home. Stop by and see for yourself at one of their open house forums and you'll love it too!

Very little I can add, in comment, to this wonderful venue that hasn't already been said. What I will say is these are the most kind and generous people you will ever meet. The first people to help the industry, brides or any one else who needs help.

Kindred Oaks is simply beautiful and gives every wedding the special attention it deserves. I loved photographing at this venue and the couple involved was truly happy with the outcome of their event.

Kindred Oaks is an terrific location for a wedding. Elaine and Steve are easy going, professional and attentive to their clients needs. From a photographic standpoint, it is a beautiful location to shoot. The ceremony site is situated perfectly to pick up late afternoon light allowing for rich, warm colors. I highly recommend it.