Chene Rouge

I absolutely would highly, highly recommend having your wedding here... The customer service was the very best, what true southern charm should be all about. I am from Chiago, and they made every step along the way easy and relaxing. We corresponded via email up until 2 months before my wedding and at first I was nervous about all of the details being taken care of and any details that I was not aware of, but my personal consultant guided me along the way; always ensuring that we had everything taken care of. There were a lot of details to tend to, and there were a few bumps along the way, but we all worked through them nicely. Every issue that Michael and I had about pricing and ""the extras"" were taken care of in an understanding manner with mutual respect. Michael and I would highly recommend this venue for anyone who is looking for that top-notch customer service, if customer loyalty could be used again and again, I would do it all over again at Che'ne Rouge. :) more

""Our wedding at Chene Rouge was beautiful and completely reflected the vision I had in mind when I started planning. Throughout the whole planning process we were treated like family and the facility was decorated beautifully for our special day. The gorgeous pecan tree located at the ceremony site provided the prefect outdoor wedding shade for our guests and set the perfect scene for the outdoor wedding we'd always dreamed about. The facility was decorated beautifully from the inside out and the bridal suite alone made me feel like the princess I wanted to be that day. We can't thank Chene Rouge enough for all they did to make our wedding day so incredibly special. You must put Che'ne on your list of MUST SEE'S! Other garden wedding venues did not have shade for the guests. My mother wore a pants suit in the middle of June, and she was not even sweating! The pecan tree provided our guests with shade and prevented them from being miserable during the ceremony! Perfect location for a Garden Wedding!"" more

When I found Che'ne Rouge, I fell in love with the beauty of the place. I liked the idea of everything being packaged together (i.e. all vendors and services). What we soon realized was that although we purchased the largest package available at the time, the Grande Fare, it was far from all inclusive. We ended up spending thousands over the package price on flowers, food, centerpieces, and for the coordinator. You would think that with the Grande Fare you would get more than one dinner selection, but you don't. We paid extra to have fish and beef. We paid extra because we had more than 3 attendants for flowers. We had to provide our own centerpieces. We had to pay $200 for the wedding coordinator to be there to help us the day of get everyone down the isle. I asked the coordinator to please set up my guest book, candles, favors, ect. She said it would be an additional charge. So I had a family member come early to set things up. They charge you extra to come earlier than 1 hour before your ceremony starts. I felt so rushed to throw my dress on and hurry to start pictures, which we only ended up having about 30 minutes to do before the ceremony. I felt so so so rushed and frustrated at the beginning of the wedding. Not till after dinner did I finally feel like I could relax and enjoy my wedding. Then at the end of the night, unbeknownst to me or my parents, on top of paying hundreds of dollars on top of our bar tab to have bartenders and a security guard, they added themselves a $250 tip at the end of the night. I was livid when I saw the bill. I was not prepared for the extra money. I feel that the people at Che'ne Rouge nickled and dimed me to death. It is a beautiful venue and my wedding was lovely, but I really felt deceived and taken advantage of. If you book here don't be fooled by the sticker price. You will come out of pocked MUCH more than what they first tell you when you sit down to sign on. Beware. more