Cheval Manor Ranch

Setting? GORGEOUS!! Price? AFFORDABLE! Staff? AMAZING AND SWEET! This is a hidden gem...book before word gets out, y'all!

From the start, Tracey was so friendly and so easy to work with. During the six months, no question was too minor for her to respond to and always with reassurance for an obsessive Mother of the Bride. We especially liked the venue price including so many "extras." Cheval Manor has several wedding packages; we went with "Run For The Roses." As an extra plug for Tracey, when thunderstorms were forecast for our wedding day, she told us she endeavors to have every ceremony outside, and while she went over what we would do it if rained, she was so optimistic we couldn't help but be, too. In fact, it rained all around us!! Whatever anti-rain dance Tracey performs, she needs to patent it. The venue sells itself; it is stunning, especially the meadow with overhanging willows in front of the pond. Tracey worked with us to design and decorate an arch (included in the venue price), and definitely go for the shepherds' hooks with fresh flowers for the center aisle. If your wedding party is small, the grapevine-covered pathway leading to a rotunda makes a gorgeous setting. The Cabana House was a little tight for 8 bridesmaids trying to get ready, but we made it work. The Hobbit House is absolutely adorable, but again, if you have a large contingent of groomsmen, they will not all be able to get ready in there. The Secret Garden has a fire pit which Tracey will tend, and she also has a S'mores station for rent. The pavilion was plenty large for our wedding party of 90. Even if the ceremony must be moved indoors, it is set up for that eventuality and is quite pretty. Plenty of farm-based accessories abound. Laura provides, for an additional fee, linens, gorgeous mismatched china, and rustic centerpieces. I was an out of town Mother of the Bride, so paying Laura $15/table was quite reasonable as I didn't want to scour thrift stores or other stores for vases, lanterns, and the like. Her husband is an excellent keyboardist; we used him for the ceremony and for the cocktail hour. Tracey stayed visible for the entire day (8am-10pm); the fee included her day-of planning services. She continually checked in with me to see if we needed anything. She orchestrated when we needed to do what, but she never assumed; she always asked us if "x" or "y" was ok. If it's not clear by now, I cannot recommend Cheval Manor more highly. We wish her continued success.