The Carey Gardens

You could do better

Bride and Grooms beware, if you are looking for a kid friendly venue, this is NOT the place. Two, if you want someone to trash talk your wedding all day, then this is the place for you because Penny does a great job of that! The venue was beautiful, which is why I gave it 2 stars, but due to Penny (the owner) being awful and rude the whole day, she really ruined this venue. What a way to start one of the happiest days for a Bride by the bridal party being yelled at for being there two minutes before 10 am. Then, the bride was nervous to even hang her dress anywhere because Penny may come in and yell at her. Next a ladder Penny gave the dad of the bride to hang decorations gave out and he got seriously injured, instead of asking if he was ok she was huffing and puffing around the venue rolling her eyes and saying things like "oh great". Doug was walking in from the parking lot and goes, "Uh oh, what happened?" and just kept walking like he didn't actually care. Doug was also walking in and out of the bridal suite since it is in the basement of their private home, and there was no "is everyone decent" before he made an entrance, so there no privacy. There was 1 bathroom and one tiny room to get dressed for 9 people, which was super crowded, but was too worried to get dressed in the open just in case Doug walked in unannounced. When asked for hot water for a baby bottle, she doesn't help, she will treat you like you are the biggest inconvenience because she could not be bothered as she was just sitting at a table talking to people. When the brides wedding coordinator asked if she had a zip lock bag to put a stinky diaper so it didnt stink up the place her response was "let me stop everything I'm doing to go get you a zip lock" in a very rude and sarcastic way. When cutting the cake, Penny was complaining about the cake and making rude comments loudly enough that guests could hear. Doug was the DJ and did not get everyone excited to get on the dance floor. There was no "hey everyone this is the last song let's get on the dance floor", he just got on the mic at 10pm and said "sorry I have to turn it off" and walked away and that was that! When cleaning up for the night, there was left over food the mother of the bride had boxed up to be taken home in the fridge and told the bridal party to take (separate from the bride and groom to go boxes) Penny comes rushing over to hover to see what was going on like we were taking her food. Again, super unprofessional and rude, I don't suggest working with Penny she truly brought the day down with her awful manners and attitude on a day that is supposed to be happy and fun! For the price they charge you can do better.