mrsray09's Chocolate wedding

Rental Cost: $1,500.00
Contact Info: Darin can be reached at info@kingsravenwine.com

We've gone back and forth between three locations and then stumbled across this one and it blew everything else out of the water. Found their contact information in a book that was handed out to me at the bridal show in January. Their website isn't impressive by any standard, but they are a dream come true.

Darin and his wife were the first couple married there in 2004. They've done all the ground work themselves on the property and they're so very sweet. It's a family thing for them. Darin's Grandmother lives on the property and his Dad lives right down the street. They're extremely quick to return emails and very detailed in answering any questions you might have. Literally, the only things they don't allow on the property; Smoking, open flame, and caterers/bartenders without proper licensing.

Here's what they ARE allowing us to do, and the reasons it was THE venue for us:

*They only book one wedding per week.

*You get the venue two days prior to your date for setup, the day of, AND the day after for cleanup.

*You can bring in any caterer you wish as long as they have all the proper paperwork.

*Not only do they allow alcohol, but you are able to buy it from the store and hire your own OLCC Certified Bartender to serve guests.

*Provides some banquet tables and a tent for the DJ.

*You are not required to serve their wine.

*No specified time that music has to be turned down/off.

You basically have full run of the place for four days. Plus, if you pay the rental amount in full, you get two full cases of wine.