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Michael Lam
Apr 26, 2022
Mary Quimson
Apr 12, 2022
My experience with this venue started out great up until the pandemic happened. This is where things got very ugly and continued to get uglier. I booked this venue in fall 2019 for an October 2020 wedding. Our payment was split into 4 and we had already paid our first + second installment by the time the pandemic happened. At the beginning of the pandemic (March 2020), we had an estimated 200 guest list, so we were worried that it would be greatly affected.
We reached out to ask if we would be able to postpone our wedding to October 2021 due to fear that the government would not allow a gathering that size to happen. The venue refused saying that things were expected to resume normality by August 2020 and if we really wanted to postpone our date, we would have to pay our 3rd installment (which is about 50% of the total).
I refused to pay that amount so early on, especially if we were in a situation where we didn't know what was going to happen. We emailed back and forth for a month, trying to get them to compromise on a fair agreement. They finally offered to move out date if we paid a non-refundable $2,000 fee that wouldn't apply towards the cost of the wedding. At that point, I was ready to take them to small claims court to fight for all of my money that I have already given them and take my business elsewhere.
I understand that the pandemic affected businesses everywhere, but for them to be so money-hungry even when people were out of jobs, shutting down, and businesses going out of business were absolutely selfish and greedy. After threatening them with small claims court, they agreed to postpone our wedding date to October 2021 without any fees or third installment having to be paid a year in advance.
During the 6 months leading up to the wedding, they have been unresponsive and unhelpful. I understand that emails aren't answered from Thursday-Sunday due to weddings, but my emails would get ignored for 2 weeks at a time before I got a response AFTER I send a follow up email. After I finalized my guest and table count, they approved it. but then went back 4 days later and said that I was short one table so I would have to pay out of pocket to cover it.
I refused because I do not want to give this establishment anymore of our money. We had already put the rest of the money into the bar tab to hit the minimum for this venue. They decided to just give it to us by taking the table cost out of the bar tab. All in all, they were NOT helpful, unreasonable, unresponsive and a terrible experience to work with. They took so much magic out of our wedding.
We reached out to ask if we would be able to postpone our wedding to October 2021 due to fear that the government would not allow a gathering that size to happen. The venue refused saying that things were expected to resume normality by August 2020 and if we really wanted to postpone our date, we would have to pay our 3rd installment (which is about 50% of the total).
I refused to pay that amount so early on, especially if we were in a situation where we didn't know what was going to happen. We emailed back and forth for a month, trying to get them to compromise on a fair agreement. They finally offered to move out date if we paid a non-refundable $2,000 fee that wouldn't apply towards the cost of the wedding. At that point, I was ready to take them to small claims court to fight for all of my money that I have already given them and take my business elsewhere.
I understand that the pandemic affected businesses everywhere, but for them to be so money-hungry even when people were out of jobs, shutting down, and businesses going out of business were absolutely selfish and greedy. After threatening them with small claims court, they agreed to postpone our wedding date to October 2021 without any fees or third installment having to be paid a year in advance.
During the 6 months leading up to the wedding, they have been unresponsive and unhelpful. I understand that emails aren't answered from Thursday-Sunday due to weddings, but my emails would get ignored for 2 weeks at a time before I got a response AFTER I send a follow up email. After I finalized my guest and table count, they approved it. but then went back 4 days later and said that I was short one table so I would have to pay out of pocket to cover it.
I refused because I do not want to give this establishment anymore of our money. We had already put the rest of the money into the bar tab to hit the minimum for this venue. They decided to just give it to us by taking the table cost out of the bar tab. All in all, they were NOT helpful, unreasonable, unresponsive and a terrible experience to work with. They took so much magic out of our wedding.
Ray C.
Dec 15, 2021
We just got married here and We can't recommend it enough. Great location, beautiful inside area, outside garden area and beautiful architecture. Best part about this venue was they had a private parking lot with assigned security. It was nice that we got to pick from a variety of food menu. The venue coordinator, Alyssa was amazing and helpful the entire way through.
We really liked the option of having everything go through the venue, for example the florist. This really helped saved us a lot of time and stress. Alyssa had a lot of great vendors that she was able recommend to us.
We really liked the option of having everything go through the venue, for example the florist. This really helped saved us a lot of time and stress. Alyssa had a lot of great vendors that she was able recommend to us.
Mimi V.
Nov 13, 2021
We've been told our wedding was one of the best and most beautiful weddings our guests have been to and we owe part of that to Alyssa! We booked the Villa right before COVID and right when the country seemed to be shutting down and there wasn't an end in sight, she helped reassure us throughout the early planning process that things will be okay. Alyssa always had our best interest in mind.
She worked with our budget, never pushed up for unnecessary details, and gave suggestions based on what we had envisioned. Even when our guest count increased and our layout had to change, she took time to plan a new layout and I completely trusted her. The wedding decor and florals turned out more BEAUTIFUL than I imagined. She had no problems when we had a change of heart on certain details, needed help with the alcohol package, and last minute floral delivery.
She is the sweetest and most professional person to work with and had great communication even though she got married just weeks before me! I She even came up to us in the middle of your reception to get us our signature drink. I can't recommend her enough. Any bride that is caught up details like I am should trust that you're in good hands with Alyssa! Will update with photos when I receive them :
She worked with our budget, never pushed up for unnecessary details, and gave suggestions based on what we had envisioned. Even when our guest count increased and our layout had to change, she took time to plan a new layout and I completely trusted her. The wedding decor and florals turned out more BEAUTIFUL than I imagined. She had no problems when we had a change of heart on certain details, needed help with the alcohol package, and last minute floral delivery.
She is the sweetest and most professional person to work with and had great communication even though she got married just weeks before me! I She even came up to us in the middle of your reception to get us our signature drink. I can't recommend her enough. Any bride that is caught up details like I am should trust that you're in good hands with Alyssa! Will update with photos when I receive them :
Tri M.
Sep 21, 2021
Beautiful venue with a rustic look but just many logistical things/restrictions adding up. Read below. Pros: Beautiful venue. There's a large space for welcome pictures and it also opens up to a large area to socialize for cocktail hour. Also a bridal suite upstairs to leave your stuff with own restroom. Per guests, food was delicious (guests liked the hor d'oeuvres, the Peking duck, fish and lobster).
Wedding was amazing but would probably go somewhere else due to lack of flexibility and fees. Cons: upon rescheduling in 8/2020, Villa made us pay extra 2,000 to reschedule after May 2021 (we knew that there was still a high chance of covid restrictions being active up until March 2021 and did not want to risk rescheduling again so we had to pay $2000 to have our wedding in August 2021), they don't allow "outside food" - all food except cake has to come from them or pay vendor fee, we wanted to do our own charcuterie table as a dessert table but that was not allowed because it was outside food and said it would cost us $1400 if we wanted Villa to make one for us, we wanted in n out food truck and boba but that would've cost us minimum of $500 extra per vendor fee, we had to buy food from Villa to feed our vendors ($35 per person) because we couldn't bring in outside food, cannot stock bar with outside purchased alcohol, they said it was an extra $150 fee if the bridal party wanted to come before 5pm (tried to say it was due to covid but then why pay.), cognac only for bottles at table (aka no tequila, whiskey, etc), weren't allowed to have beers already set at the tables - guests had to go up to the bar for beer, could not buy and stock our own beers, made us pick up boutonnieres and flowers day before wedding instead of dropping it off day of wedding.
There is also a 20% service charge that goes to booking the venue, which is a large additional price tag considering there is a minimum $20k needed to book the venue itself. Nikki does not respond to emails in a timely manner or respond at all sometimes. We were fortunate to have an amazing wedding coordinator (OH MISSY EVENTS) that was the communicator between me and Nikki. Overall, if we did it over, we would've had our wedding at a different venue with less restrictions. Been to weddings where there are no vendor fees, "outside food"restrictions or alcohol limitations. Our other vendors were great and helped make the night amazing.
Wedding was amazing but would probably go somewhere else due to lack of flexibility and fees. Cons: upon rescheduling in 8/2020, Villa made us pay extra 2,000 to reschedule after May 2021 (we knew that there was still a high chance of covid restrictions being active up until March 2021 and did not want to risk rescheduling again so we had to pay $2000 to have our wedding in August 2021), they don't allow "outside food" - all food except cake has to come from them or pay vendor fee, we wanted to do our own charcuterie table as a dessert table but that was not allowed because it was outside food and said it would cost us $1400 if we wanted Villa to make one for us, we wanted in n out food truck and boba but that would've cost us minimum of $500 extra per vendor fee, we had to buy food from Villa to feed our vendors ($35 per person) because we couldn't bring in outside food, cannot stock bar with outside purchased alcohol, they said it was an extra $150 fee if the bridal party wanted to come before 5pm (tried to say it was due to covid but then why pay.), cognac only for bottles at table (aka no tequila, whiskey, etc), weren't allowed to have beers already set at the tables - guests had to go up to the bar for beer, could not buy and stock our own beers, made us pick up boutonnieres and flowers day before wedding instead of dropping it off day of wedding.
There is also a 20% service charge that goes to booking the venue, which is a large additional price tag considering there is a minimum $20k needed to book the venue itself. Nikki does not respond to emails in a timely manner or respond at all sometimes. We were fortunate to have an amazing wedding coordinator (OH MISSY EVENTS) that was the communicator between me and Nikki. Overall, if we did it over, we would've had our wedding at a different venue with less restrictions. Been to weddings where there are no vendor fees, "outside food"restrictions or alcohol limitations. Our other vendors were great and helped make the night amazing.
Jasmine L.
Jun 04, 2021
Beautiful venue/space/florals/decorations but we were let down with the food on our wedding day! Such a huge disappointment after all the money we spent to have our dream wedding here! We chose this venue for furiwa catering but we were not at all happy with the food we received. After postponing our wedding we decided to stick to this venue because we loved the space so much.
We went to their tasting back in 2019, it was great! Although the menu changed and their prices increased, we still paid extra to have lobster and steak for our guests but that was the biggest disappointment. Our steak was dry, hard and salty. Our guests said they couldn't eat it. They were still hungry after their dinner. Honestly, i dont know how anyone can pay so much for food and not be happy with what they received. I wish they cared about their customers. Bad experience for our wedding day! I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.
We went to their tasting back in 2019, it was great! Although the menu changed and their prices increased, we still paid extra to have lobster and steak for our guests but that was the biggest disappointment. Our steak was dry, hard and salty. Our guests said they couldn't eat it. They were still hungry after their dinner. Honestly, i dont know how anyone can pay so much for food and not be happy with what they received. I wish they cared about their customers. Bad experience for our wedding day! I hope this doesn't happen to anyone else.
Hana T.
Jan 19, 2020
Trisha L.
Jan 05, 2020
Kimberly was nice to help us throughout the process. I gave her an idea of what I wanted and she was able to put that into a rough drawing. She also gave me $100 discount ($1000 to $900). However, the decor on the wedding day did not come out nearly similar to the drawing that she gave me. I emailed her afterwards and she said the $100 discount limited all the flowers. You guys can look at the pictures and decide if that's true. Honestly, the whole thing was not worth even 1/3 of the money I paid for. That is all I can say.
Cathy T.
Oct 14, 2019
We had our wedding in September 2019 and we were blown away with how beautiful and seamless everything turned out! From the food, to the decor, to the florals, to the lighting, to the attentive staff, to the bar, to just everything.wowww x10! Our wedding turned out to be a dream come true and I have to owe it to Alyssa who made it all happen for us!
She worked with us over the course of the year documenting all the details of everything we wanted and needed to happen on our wedding day. As you know, there's always tons of details involved in every wedding and I am impressed with her attention to detail and professionalism. I've probably sent her over 100 emails over the course over the year and she responds to every single one of them making sure that my concerns/questions are addressed.
We were so happy and grateful with how well she managed to execute the details of our wedding day! We also got so many compliments from our guests with how beautiful everything was and how much fun they had. HUGE THANK YOU to Alyssa and Lifetime staff.we couldn't ask for a better venue to hold our special day at. We'll forever remember how beautiful that day turned out :
She worked with us over the course of the year documenting all the details of everything we wanted and needed to happen on our wedding day. As you know, there's always tons of details involved in every wedding and I am impressed with her attention to detail and professionalism. I've probably sent her over 100 emails over the course over the year and she responds to every single one of them making sure that my concerns/questions are addressed.
We were so happy and grateful with how well she managed to execute the details of our wedding day! We also got so many compliments from our guests with how beautiful everything was and how much fun they had. HUGE THANK YOU to Alyssa and Lifetime staff.we couldn't ask for a better venue to hold our special day at. We'll forever remember how beautiful that day turned out :
Jeein K.
Dec 09, 2018
My husband and I had two separate weddings where one of them was just for our traditional ceremonies. We chose Villa because of word of mouth recommendations. They certainly did not disappoint us. If anything, they completely exceeded our expectations. I am so thankful towards Nikki and her team! *Food: We chose the 8 course meal which our guests LOVED!
Everybody went home so full and even had left overs. *Decor/Florals: Nikki and her team blew me away with how beautiful everything turned out. I had requested a LOT of greenery and gold, while not trying to break the bank. Everything came out so beautiful! My guests said they had never seen a floral setup like that before. *Space/Venue: The venue is quite spacious!
We loved that there was a lot of room outside of the main event area that was good for our guests to mingle before the main event. As the bride, I also really appreciated that there was room upstairs for me to get ready. Also, the high windows in the main ballroom provide AWESOME lighting. This worked great for us since we had our event during the day and so our pictures came out wonderful. *Service: Given that we had two different traditional ceremonies that day ( Chinese tea ceremony and the Korean "paebaek"), needless to say, there was a lot of planning and logistics involved. Nikki was so accommodating with all of our requests and helped me through a lot of the planning as well.
On the day of, she guided me through each part and everything went so smoothly. All in all, I highly recommend Lifetime Events and the Villa. So many thanks to Nikki and her wonderful team!
Everybody went home so full and even had left overs. *Decor/Florals: Nikki and her team blew me away with how beautiful everything turned out. I had requested a LOT of greenery and gold, while not trying to break the bank. Everything came out so beautiful! My guests said they had never seen a floral setup like that before. *Space/Venue: The venue is quite spacious!
We loved that there was a lot of room outside of the main event area that was good for our guests to mingle before the main event. As the bride, I also really appreciated that there was room upstairs for me to get ready. Also, the high windows in the main ballroom provide AWESOME lighting. This worked great for us since we had our event during the day and so our pictures came out wonderful. *Service: Given that we had two different traditional ceremonies that day ( Chinese tea ceremony and the Korean "paebaek"), needless to say, there was a lot of planning and logistics involved. Nikki was so accommodating with all of our requests and helped me through a lot of the planning as well.
On the day of, she guided me through each part and everything went so smoothly. All in all, I highly recommend Lifetime Events and the Villa. So many thanks to Nikki and her wonderful team!
Ericsson T.
Sep 23, 2018
We had the pleasaure of having the Villa / Lifetime host our ceremony, cocktail hour, and reception. We primarily worked with Nikki and additionally Melissa, Crisselle and Ellisa (sp?). Overall communication was very good. Some days would be busier than others (especially if e-mailing on the weekend during the busy summer wedding season) but nonetheless every message/concern was well addressed, including last minute hiccups/requests.
We actually did not hire a wedding planner for the day, although Crisselle/Nikki and staff pretty much served as our wedding coordinator for the evening and took care of everything. Coming from a tradiational chinese family, our parents were hesitant for a modern style wedding, but thankfully The Villa delivered an amazing evening. Our family and friends enjoyed the beautiful venue, food, and service. Price-wise would be moderate in terms of wedding relativity (get what you pay for kinda-deal) and we were required to use their florals/centerpieces/lighting/on-site decorations.
Nonetheless the venue is very well kept, extravagant, and modern/rustic. There is some leeway to add customizations as we had our own dessert table and donut wall. Overall we were very happy with the Villa/Lifetime and would highly recommend to our friends/family if within their wedding budget.
We actually did not hire a wedding planner for the day, although Crisselle/Nikki and staff pretty much served as our wedding coordinator for the evening and took care of everything. Coming from a tradiational chinese family, our parents were hesitant for a modern style wedding, but thankfully The Villa delivered an amazing evening. Our family and friends enjoyed the beautiful venue, food, and service. Price-wise would be moderate in terms of wedding relativity (get what you pay for kinda-deal) and we were required to use their florals/centerpieces/lighting/on-site decorations.
Nonetheless the venue is very well kept, extravagant, and modern/rustic. There is some leeway to add customizations as we had our own dessert table and donut wall. Overall we were very happy with the Villa/Lifetime and would highly recommend to our friends/family if within their wedding budget.
Katie L.
Feb 01, 2018
My wedding was 10/7/17. Crazy day in the industry when talking to all my vendors. I worked with Nikki for flowers and decor for my venue in Irvine. She listened to my ideas, made suggestions, and of course talked about the budget of it all. Knowing my 500 guest wedding would not be easy she made sure everything would go smoothly. We exchanged some emails, revised my invoices when the numbers went up or down and after a year of planning my wedding day finally came.
I had some bridesmaid pick up flowers the day before once I found out I could not make it and they were ready to go. Day of I had flowers and decor delivered to the church, another indoor ceremony, as well as the reception site. Walking into the reception I really was in awe of it all. Thanks so much Nikki and team!
I had some bridesmaid pick up flowers the day before once I found out I could not make it and they were ready to go. Day of I had flowers and decor delivered to the church, another indoor ceremony, as well as the reception site. Walking into the reception I really was in awe of it all. Thanks so much Nikki and team!
Ky B.
Oct 09, 2017
Lifetime (Nikki) was absolutely amazing in everything from communication, service, and delivery. We trusted her completely with our wedding decor and flowers. Our wedding was so perfect we wouldn't have changed a thing. My wife and I continue to get compliments to this day. Everything was beautiful and fitting to our style. We would highly suggest anyone to use Lifetime for their wedding!
Kristie G.
Feb 24, 2017
I had my wedding here on 2/18/2017. I'll give you all a summary of goods and bads so you can make your own decision. Positives: - The place itself is gorgeous. I loved the chandeliers, lighting, curtains, stairs, and layout. - The guests seemed to like the food (mostly Asians). They cater from Furiwa. - The coordinator, Emily, is very understanding and helpful. - It's a one stop shop for venue, food, decor, flowers. Negatives - They are pricey for what you get. - They charge you fees up the wazoo.
For example, $5 for outside beer. Extra fees for veggie meals on top of the regular meal cost, etc. - The florist quit A WEEK BEFORE our wedding and did not bother to inform us ahead of time. I was hoping they would make up for it but there was miscommunication between the old and new florist. There were some things I was charged for that I did not ask for. Overall, if you want a pretty nice wedding and have money to spend (25k+ on a venue) and not a lot of time to shop around or plan, this is one option. Edit: After I brought up the the issue with the florists miscommunication problem, Emily worked to resolve the issue with Lifetime.
For example, $5 for outside beer. Extra fees for veggie meals on top of the regular meal cost, etc. - The florist quit A WEEK BEFORE our wedding and did not bother to inform us ahead of time. I was hoping they would make up for it but there was miscommunication between the old and new florist. There were some things I was charged for that I did not ask for. Overall, if you want a pretty nice wedding and have money to spend (25k+ on a venue) and not a lot of time to shop around or plan, this is one option. Edit: After I brought up the the issue with the florists miscommunication problem, Emily worked to resolve the issue with Lifetime.
Lisa M.
Jan 20, 2017
We had the pleasure working with Emily and Kimberly to plan our reception. They were very accommodating to our requests and giving suggestions on what is necessary and what's not. Although they may be expensive, our overall experience was wonderful. Our guests absolutely loved the venue, the flowers, decor, the ambience and everyone loved the food. That's what made our day, seeing our family and friends enjoying the moment with us. Thank you again Emily and Kimberly for making our dreams come true. :-
Nancy H.
Sep 05, 2016
We went through Nikki from Lifetime Wedding & events for flowers and ceremony area for our wedding the last weekend. The flower arrangements for each table were gorgeous. The drapery she created for the ceremony area was beautiful. The bridal bouquets for bridal party were perfect; they stayed fresh until the end of the night. Everything exceeded our expectations! Nikki was very attentive and professional.
She knows just what to do the moment I told her the look I wanted for the wedding; simple and yet elegant. Thank you Nikki for making our wedding day much more memorable with those beautiful flowers and decorations. I highly recommend Lifetime Wedding & Event as the florist vendor for your wedding. We are extremely happy that we did! Now we have beautiful photos to enjoy! Thanks again Nikki!
She knows just what to do the moment I told her the look I wanted for the wedding; simple and yet elegant. Thank you Nikki for making our wedding day much more memorable with those beautiful flowers and decorations. I highly recommend Lifetime Wedding & Event as the florist vendor for your wedding. We are extremely happy that we did! Now we have beautiful photos to enjoy! Thanks again Nikki!
Janice L.
May 10, 2016
Lifetime. They create a lifetime of memories for you from start to finish. I worked with Nikki as my main contact and as we are from out of town and were having a "destination" wedding, she made sure to provide me with the list of a wonderful dream team. All of Nikki's vendors recommendations including photography (Huy Khiem Photography), Videography (WHSY entertainment), photo booth (Pixel Photo Booth), DJ/Emcee (Hilo Productions), Lifetime's OWN floral arrangements.
Ah the list can go on and on and I can (and will rave about each and every one of them in their own review). I couldn't have asked for a better ceremony and reception location at The Villa. All of our guests have not stopped complimenting us on the different wedding scenery and the amazing food. All the girls (Nikki, Kimberly and Emily) are fantastic! Do not hesitate to consider Lifetime Wedding and Events for your special event!
Ah the list can go on and on and I can (and will rave about each and every one of them in their own review). I couldn't have asked for a better ceremony and reception location at The Villa. All of our guests have not stopped complimenting us on the different wedding scenery and the amazing food. All the girls (Nikki, Kimberly and Emily) are fantastic! Do not hesitate to consider Lifetime Wedding and Events for your special event!
Alyssa L.
Jan 29, 2015
Liz was awesome! From the day I met her I knew I wanted to work with her because she wanted my day to be just that! My day! The MOST important part of planning my wedding was staying within my budget but still having the best wedding and Liz allowed that to happen. She was quick to reply to emails and I literally could ask her anything and she would answer no question was a dumb question.
The decor of the wedding was exactly what I wanted it to be when my husband and I got there. I had the best wedding thank you Liz and all the crew! I'll be shooting all my friends your way when they get engaged!
The decor of the wedding was exactly what I wanted it to be when my husband and I got there. I had the best wedding thank you Liz and all the crew! I'll be shooting all my friends your way when they get engaged!
Brad K.
Jun 30, 2013
Absolutely loved lifetime weddings as my florist! They went above and beyond! I ordered simple center pieces and when they arrived they exceeded my expectations! The florist took my request to an entirely different level and they were flawless! Also I forgo I added a bridesmaid at the last minute and forgot to order an extra bouquet! Liz had a bouquet made for me an hour before my ceremony!
And delivered to the church As if that wasnt enough. The flowers i chose for the boutonnieres was rather delicate so they sent me 10 spare boutonnieres just in case I had a problem!
And delivered to the church As if that wasnt enough. The flowers i chose for the boutonnieres was rather delicate so they sent me 10 spare boutonnieres just in case I had a problem!
