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.
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