Strawberry Farms Golf Club

We wanted a barn venue for our fall wedding in California and when we found Strawberry Farms, we knew we had found it! While the venue was perfect and gorgeous, the service was not so much. We had trouble getting responses to emails, it would take sometimes weeks to get an answer to our questions. Since we had a Sunday wedding and a small guest count, it fit our budget perfectly, but I feel like because we weren't spending as much money as probably most of their other clients do, our wedding was put on the back burner. However, I do have to say on the day of, the coordinators really stepped it up and were great. Overall, we loved the venue itself and the food was great, we just think that the service could have been a little more responsive leading up to the big day.

We were married September 2011 at Strawberry Farms Golf Club and could not have been happier with their services. We book our date a year in advance, and during that year had visited numerous times to look around. Every time we were there we were welcomed and allowed to look around where ever we wanted as long as we didn't interrupt an event. It was great to be able to see how other weddings were being decorated. The red barn has a wonderful atmosphere and can be decorated in a variety of way from casual to elegant. It was hard to believe we were still in Southern California! The venue is unlike anything we had looked at. The food at Strawberry Farms was incredible!! Service was also great. I would highly recommend using Strawberry Farms event coordinators. We worked with Stacy and Rochelle for our wedding. They made the day of so relaxing for us. We knew they had everything under control and there was nothing to worry about. If you are looking for a beautiful venue with amazing customer service this is the place!!

Loved our wedding at Strawberry Farms! It was the perfect combination of rustic chic and elegance! I couldn't have asked for more out of a venue!

We were married in early April of 2011 at Strawberry farms. Stacy and Heather their on site coordinators were fantastic throughout the whole planning process and were very attentive the day of the wedding even though I opted out of their "day of" coordination. The site was prepared exactly as promised, on time and beautifully. The food was spot on and all of the guest were impressed. Our wedding was only for 50 guests so we had our reception on the terrace instead of in the barn, which was perfect. The day was beautiful and the site even provided three heaters for our guests since April weather is unpredictable. I can't say enough about Strawberry farms, the location made our special day even better than expected. The charm of the venue and the classiness of the staff was wonderful. Added bonus: there is no minimum on Sunday's. The minimum was way above our budget for a Saturday, but Sunday was no minimum and the vibe was mire relaxed which fit the overall theme of our wedding day.

I cannot recommend Strawberry Farms enough! Well worth the price... The entire team was very professional and replied to all of my emails and questions promptly and with kindness. I gave the staff and my "day-of coordinator" lots of respnsibility and freedom and they exceeded my expectations ten-fold! 5 stars all the way!

We had our January 2011 wedding at Strawberry Farms. The location is beautiful, even in January and you can´t beat the rustic charm! The location and venue was exactly what we were looking for. Stacey, the coordinator is very efficent and helpful in showing us around and answering all our questions. On the day of the wedding, she kept things on track and helped to direct the vendors. We didn´t sign up for the $600 coordinator services, and things still went very smooth. The food is not fantastic. It´s your basic wedding salad and dinner. If you are looking for high end food, this is not the place for you. We were a little disappointed in the food, decent but not delightful. (Also, a tip, you can bring 4 people to your tasting, if you reserve for your wedding. We found out upon arrival to our tasting, that we could have brought along two others). Overall, we were very satisified with Strawberry Farms.

My (now) husband and I had never heard of Strawberry Farms before until we found their website online. The pictures on the website looked amazing and so we went to check out the grounds in person. The golf course is beautiful and the big red barn was so unique and wonderful that we knew we had to have our wedding there. Our coordinator, Stacy, was amazing and super helpful. She knew exactly what to do, when we had no clue. Our wedding was amazing, beautiful, and the food was so good - all of our guests told us how much they loved our wedding. Highly recommend this location and highly recommend day of coordination.

I wasn't the bride on this occasion, but everyone in the wedding party was affected by several issues with the wedding coordinator at Strawberry Farms, so I feel driven to write this cautionary review.

Don't get me wrong - the venue is BEAUTIFUL and very convenient for our friends and family, as we live in Irvine.

As this site is a resource for brides/grooms planning their unforgettable day, I want to bring up the issues with the wedding coordinator, Stacy, so that you are aware before you sign the agreement!

Stacy appears appropriately energetic and young, but ultimately is unprepared and unprofessional - she showed up late, almost causing a thousand-dollar order of Sprinkles to melt in the July sun - with no apology!

For the amount of money that any couple and their family is budgeting, the wedding coordinator is paid a substantial amount - to work, that is. Just like we spend 40+ a week to make sure our clients are attended to, wedding coordinators have to bend over backwards to assist their brides. This is the rule, not the exception.

There should be a system, like a collection of seating charts and a standard, detailed roll-out to make the experience as painless as it can possibly be.

Stacy may just be green, or in over her head. Not helpful! I felt so bad for the bride and we felt embarrassed and exhausted, as the wedding party.

Thanks, Emily

I used to passed by this place everyday driving to University High School, but I only got a glimpse of the outside. When I started searching for wedding locations, I could not believe what a gem this place was. You wouldn't have guessed how dreamy and beautiful it was from the outside. Once you meander through the secluded road, the place opens up to the perfect garden scene framed by roses. I am so glad we made the choice to have both the ceremony and reception here. We combined the string-lights (comes with the place) with rented chandeliers for the reception; the result was breathtaking! Since I love to dance, the big dance floor in the middle of the reception barn was a must. I can't rave enough about how much I LOVE this place!!! And by the way, it also served as a stunning backdrop for photographs!

We also added a wedding coordinator into the overall package. Stacy Emmett, the event coordinator at Strawberry Farms, helped me find the right vendors and coordinated with them for me. At my rehearsal and my wedding, I didn't have a worry because she was running the show for me! If you're getting married there, I'd definitely recommend adding the wedding coordinator.

They were great when planning out wedding! Not only were they reasonably priced, but they were very helpful! Stacy was our coordinator and she was outstanding! She drove us around to take photos around the property and she was there from start to finish! This location is beautiful and the Red Barn is stunning! Plus their food is fantastic! We had guests tell us it was the best wedding food they have ever had! It all literally melts in your mouth! I couldn't have dreamed of a better place with such great service! Definitely recommend!

My husband and I had both our ceremony and reception at Strawberry Farms and really loved the atmosphere and service that they provided. The surroundings are really beautiful and our contact, Stacy, was so helpful and pleasant to work with. The food was delicious and all of our guests had a great time at the wedding.

What a beautiful venue. Everything about this place is classy. The food was incredible and the service was outstanding. My wife and I visited dozens of sites and fell in love with SFGC immediately. Heather Howery was absolutely incredible. She was charming, incredibly friendly and totally accommodating to everyone of our needs. I was shocked to read peanut 88's comments. I don't think she could have it more wrong. Heather made that day extremely enjoyable and was incredibly attentive. I would highly suggest you check out this hidden gem!!!

We had our reception here. The place was perfect and Heather, the onsite wedding coordinator, was nice and easy to work with. The staff did a great job at the reception itself as well. We had a small problem about the bill afterwards, but we worked it out in the end. The staff is very professional and the food at SF is the best!! Our guests raved about the red barn, scenic golf course, and yummy food!! I would definitely recommend couples to check this place out!!

I just had my wedding at Strawberry Farms a couple of months ago and my husband and I could not be more pleased with the way it all turned out...it seriously exceeded all our expectations (and they were pretty high to begin with)!

Even though i grew up in orange county i first saw this place while flipping through the "cermony" magazine when looking for a venue. i fell in love with the barn and immediately knew that this was one of the front runners for the wedding venue. i still continued to shop around but Strawberry Farms was by far the prettiest venue (i knew the pictures would come out beautifully), they were very reasonable, and the wedding coordinator that i met with (and she ended up helping me tremendously), Heather Howery, was very professional, organized, and attentive to our ideas, desires, and concerns.

during the plannin process heather was such help - her experience and knowledge, not only of the wedding industry but of Strawberry Farms, was so evident and she helped me so much along the way - reminding me of literally every little detail that i may need (down to the pens for the sign-in-book). she had lists upon lists that she checked off and refreshed after each of our meetings, always sending me a copy.

on the day of the wedding there was absolutely nothing for me to worry about - heather and her assistant, stacy, had taken care of everything!

this venue was perfect for us - our guests enjoyed themselves and my groom and i had a wonderful wedding day which we will cherish in our minds - and beautiful pictures - forever!

we definitely recommend Strawberry Farms and Heather Howery to all couples!

I have worked as a professional photographer at the Strawberry Farms Golf Club on 5 separate events over the last few years. The on-site coordinator has been Heather each time, always with an additional 2nd coordinator working alongside. Heather has been extremely helpful, professional and accomodating on each occasion. She understands the importance of bride comfortability, timing and efficiency on the wedding day. The site itself offers MANY MANY backdrops for photos - winding road, long white fences, well manicured rose and flower gardens, lots of trees, sprawling lawns, and of course a beautiful red barn! After the sun sets, the barn is filled with LOTS of warm glowing light from twinkle lights and uplights galore. SUCH great warm photos.

I absolutely love this place. I am an Orange County Wedding Photographer and when I shot a wedding here I liked it so much that I thought I have to get married here. And I am :) We are getting married on November 21st, 2009. We have been working with Stacy Emmett who is the sweetest girl ever and will help you out in any way.

When I shot the wedding there I really liked the event flow of it. Its nice that you can go straight from the ceremony over to the barn. Lots of great photo ops as well.

Troy Grover Photography
www.troygrover.com

Just wanted to say that I considered this venue for my wedding. I love the uniqueness of the barn and all the backdrops for photos is awesome. There is a long winding road going into the club that is extremely well manicured with flowers and white fence line, lots of trees, open grass and of course the big red barn. Heather and Stacy (the on-site coordinators) are super helpful and uber-friendly. If you are getting married in Orange County but want a rustic feel, with barn etc., then check out this place.

I loved strawberry farms. Heather was he best coordinator and the location is beautiful. I loved that we were the only wedding going on that night. Our guests loved the location and that we had the reception in a barn. Highly recommend strawberry farms

I adore the setting. If you've never been, it's stunning and unique for Southern California. We hosted cocktail hour on the veranda and dinner and dancing in the barn. Everyone, including us, had a fabulous time and we are still receiving notes and compliments. My husband and I put 12 months of very detailed planning into making the veranda, the barn and the pathway between exactly what we wanted. We hired a day of coordinator to set everything up. Our preparation paid-off big-time and made the celebration one that was not only stunning, but memorable for everyone. Day-of the wedding, the food we choose to serve was delicious-- both during cocktail hour and dinner. If you want specifics on food, email me. SFGC provided some exceptional backgrounds for photography (their landscaping) and were accommodating to our desire to utilize their space (gave us golf carts to get to the 10th hole lake, let us take photos on the greens, etc). Sometime in late summer, SFGC hired a second coordinator, Summer. She was incredible to work with and ended up working our wedding day because we had a more elaborate set-up than typical, bringing in cocktail tables and such. Summer was awesome and very helpful. SFGC was great with providing any rentals we needed-- linens, glasses, place settings, etc were included in the contract, however we wanted additional stand heaters for the veranda, cocktail tables and cocktail linens, spot lighting, a cake stand, etc. They coordinated all this, which was super helpful. The barn comes with a pre-decorated ceiling- the twinkle lights you see in the photos. They are even more stunning in person. In terms of decorations, SFGC was very open to anything, as long as nothing damaged the property. We had rose petals everywhere, more candles than one can count, bathrooms full of candles and rose petals, lanterns everywhere, etc.

A Few Cons

In comparison to other events I've hosted and coordinated, SFGC significantly under staffs their weddings (basically 1 server per 45-50 people, plus 1 bartender per 100 people). It showed significantly in their service at the reception. It took about 20-25 minutes to get water glasses refilled. The SFGC staff took 50 minutes to have the first piece of cake at a guest's seat once we cut the cake. SFGC disappointed on their tray passed appetizer selection. At our tasting, we were served Costco and Trader Joes frozen appetizers that were marked up to $2-$7 per piece- spinach quiche, bbq beef kabobs, meat balls, egg quiche, Mexican egg rolls, etc.

Although I would agree with some of the comments posted on SFGC, we had a beautiful reception in the big red barn and the staff were great. This is a unique venue and I don't think it's for everyone. SFGC is nothing like a typical banquet hall in most of the major hotels, it has a rustic feel with all the exposed wooden beams, it is a barn after all. The golf course makes for great photos and we were able to use golf carts to get around during our photo shoot.
Oct 21, 2007 was the day that many of the Southern Ca. fires started not to mention it was extremely windy so we had to keep all of the barn doors closed during our reception, that was the only downfall of the day.
www.strawberryfarmsgolf.com

What a great facility! Mark and I were looking for a location that was unique and fun. Strawberry Farms was the perfect fit. The planning process was great, Heather Howery the wedding coordinator there made so many great suggestions and we found her services to be priceless.
The wedding day was beautiful, we were a little concerened that it might rain but the day was georgous. Everything from the staff to the food to the coffee (yummy!) was perfection. I would highly reccommend this venue to anyone.

The wedding coordinator was less than pleasant to work with, but we were willing to overlook that because we loved the venue. Without our knowledge, the manager in charge of our menu was fired and we were shuffled over to someone else who we never had a chance to meet with. The day of the wedding I (the bride) was supposed to have a special plate which was obviously not communicated to the new food person... overall our wedding was lovely, but for a place that does so many events, I was surprised at the level of service.

Tim and I LOVED our wonderful wedding at Strawberry Farms Golf Club. My husband is an avid golfer and always said that when we got married he wanted it at a golf course. I always said NO!!! When I went hunting around for a reception site I absolutely fell in love with this site and did not mind at all that it was at a golf course. I fell in love with it so much that we had our ceremony there too. Heather Howery was fantastic with us and took wonderful care of us on our wedding night. She made sure that when our wine glasses were empty she had another one waiting in the wings for us. Everything ran so smoothly. I have heard rave reviews about the food and the bartender. Apparently he was serving VERY stiff drinks which our 200 guests greatly appreciated. My only complaint was that anytime a guest got up to go the bathroom when they returned their drinks or and food had been taken away. So be careful of that and maybe mention that to your coordinator if you use their coordination, which I highly reccomend! Good luck with your wedding planning and feel free to email me if you would like to see additional pictures of the site or have any other questions.

this place was such the perfect place too have a wedding!!! Great staff and beautiful set up!!!!

Little known venue in the heart of Orange County. Looks like you are in the midwest on a farm! Beautiful scenery and the reception in the big red barn is great. The staff was very helpful throughout. See my pics to get a good idea of what this venue looks like. I think you'll love it!

We had our reception here. The best thing about this place was the food. Hands down, it was delicious and all of our guests raved about it. We chose the filet mignon and the salmon, and it was worth every penny. The only thing i didnt love at first was the reception had to be over by 10pm, but i was ready to be done at that time anyway!
The barn is different, and i loved the dance floor with the lights above it. Just what i was looking for.

Amazing food, gorgeous setting, a big barn that nicely held our 200 guests with room to spare – so why the B-plus? Tim and I were not totally pleased with the service. We paid $2 extra per person to have wine service at the tables, assuming servers would be constantly circling the guests. However, they only went around once (so if, like my MIL, you were in the restroom, you didn’t get wine during dinner) and when people got up to dance afterward, they returned to their tables to find that their wine glasses had disappeared. Also, they only had one bar instead of the two we had been promised, meaning there were huge lines for drinks during the cocktail hour.

I was also very unhappy with the service we received from their events manager, Deborah Lew (not the manager we had originally signed the contract with in 2005, who is currently out on pregnancy leave). We paid an extra $250 for her to be our site coordinator, but that seemed to get us very little beyond what we’d expect for paying over $100/person. I had to go to her during the night to ask her to bring me wine so I wouldn’t have to stand in line at the bar, she didn’t allow my day-of coordinators to start setting up until two hours later than she had promised (so my bridesmaids were forced to go around lighting votives as my DOCs vacuumed cherry blossoms around them), and she locked my day-of coordinators (and my reception dress) out of the conference room they were lending me for the evening.

That said, we got so many raves for the food, and I loved this site more than any other we considered. Feel free to e-mail me if you’re considering this site and I can provide more details…

extremely beautiful site with unique reception area in the barn. many beautiful spots to take pictures too. food was delicious especially the steak. it melted & we received many compliments from our guests. the area is so beautiful that it doesn't need a lot of decorations.

I loved our venue! Heather, the event manager there, was awesome on the day-of! She kept us informed and kept things rolling but was never intrusive or in my face. We had several people complement her professionalism. My only complaint would be that leading up to the wedding she was not as responsive as I would have liked, but I found out pretty late in the game that my emails were recognized by her computer as spam and sent straight to her junk mail… so I am sure that that was a big part of the problem! All in all, she was very professional and I was extremely happy with her on the rehearsal and wedding days.We also had tons of people tell us that the food at Strawberry Farms was the best food they had ever had at a wedding! It was great.

Heather and Stacy are both extremely professional and meticulous in what they do. You'd be lucky to have them as your coordinators if you're having your wedding at Strawberry Farms. Beautiful location, great staff, and one-of-a-kind venue. You can't go wrong.