Below is a new Q& A with Jenn Wenman, Catering & Conference Services Manager at Willows Lodge in Woodinville.
Q: What makes your venue unique?
A: We have award-winning herb gardens where we host our ceremonies and gourmet menus that break out of the “banquet food” restrictions.
Q: How would you describe your venue?
A: Rustic, comfortable, natural, luxuriously relaxing
Q: What services do you offer to help brides prepare for their wedding?
A: Day-of coordination and then help with finalizing all details provided by Willows Lodge.
Q: Do you offer suggestions as to what vendors to use?
A: Yes, we provide a preferred vendor list.
Q: Do you offer day-of wedding coordination?
A: Yes, we are on-site the day of the wedding to help coordinate vendor needs, facilitate the ceremony and make sure the event goes flawless.
Q: Do you offer suggestions about planning the day?
A: If needed we are happy to make suggestions to any of our clients regarding their wedding plans.
Q: What suggestions do you have for a bride that is choosing a venue?
A: I always tell my brides to select a few things that are the most important to them (venue, food, flowers, photography, etc.) and then focus the most time and money on those things. Everything else they should put at the end of their list and consider cutting corners. I also tell them to find a venue that they feel comfortable and relaxed at otherwise they will only be increasing the amount of stress they will feel on their wedding day.
Q: What do you charge?
A: $500 Gazebo rental fee; $1,500 Sammamish Ballroom rental fee; food & beverage minimums vary depending on date.
Photographs by Cory Parris
