Oak Meadows "Lake of Dreams"

My husband and I were married at Oak Meadows on May 30, 2009. We booked the venue about a year in advance, and I bombarded them with emails and questions for the entire year! They were always prompt with their responses, and so helpful. On the day of our wedding, everything went just as it should. They were extremely accomadating to our guests and to us. The venue was gorgeous, the staff was amazing, and our wedding was perfect. We wouldn't have changed a thing!

When we went to visit this location for our December wedding, my husband and I thought we found the perfect wedding location. We were told they would work with us on budget and extras. We were allowed to bring in our own dj but had to use their catering company which we had no problem with. We signed the contract and from there on out they did not care about you. I have no complaints about their catering company whatsoever. They were wonderful and we had lots of compliments about the food and desserts they provided. On the day of the ceremony I was less than thrilled. The site looked beautiful but we were treated less than wonderful. The ceremony went ok but at the reception that all changed. We paid for space heaters outside for the dj (who had to set up outside the tent) which did not work. They would not refund us on the cost of those. Then after the main dances they removed their speakers from tent so the guests had no background music. The music that was still playing outside had to be kept so low you could not even dance to it. The owners kept coming over saying the music was too loud (but you couldn't even hear it in the test that was 10ft away). They came back started unhooking our djs equipment. When our dj asked them to not touch his computer and equipment the owners started cursing and dropping the "f" word to our dj (infront of the little kids who were trying to dance to the
music). We were told we had to pack up and leave even though we still has almost 2 hrs of reception time left. They said they could not risk getting a fine for the music being too loud. We did not get an apology or refund for the lost time. I would not let the beauty of lake oak meadows fool you. All I can say is you have been warned. Good luck.

This site is beautiful, well maintained, and constantly improving. The caterer they use is amazing, got a lot of positive feedback on the food. The owners aren't super flexible with negotiating or bending when certain requests are made and they have a noise restriction that requires the music to be kept pretty low. If you are looking for loud club music, this isn't the place, but it is what i was looking for.

I was a guest at a wedding at this venue. While the location is beautiful. The staff were very apparent in their rudeness and disorganization. The allow a DJ, but do not allow the DJ to play the music loudly. What in the world? The staff attacked the DJ and started grabbing the Dj's equipment and when the DJ politely asked them to stop touching the equipment the staff, who I believe was the owners, cursed at the DJ - in front of guests and children.

I would never pick this place for a wedding event.

Lovely Temecula venue amongst all the vineyard but nestled away from the traffic.