Chanhassen Dinner Theatres Reviews
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Brianna L. Sent on 09/06/2023Perfection
My wife and I can not recommend this place enough. Super queer friendly and incredibly accommodating to all of our needs. We are not decision making people but that was solved by Chanhassen as they help make all of the hard choices for you. We heard nothing but amazing things from all of our guests about the food, waitstaff, and venue. I have and will continue to sing the highest of praises for our experience here@ -
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Andrew S. Sent on 08/23/2023Exceeded expectations
The staff including the wedding coordinator were absolutely awesome, and the event went off with no problems in any area. The feedback from our guests as well as my new spouse and I - was everything exceeded our expectations a thousand fold. -
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Katie H. Sent on 07/29/2023July 2023 Wedding Ceremony & Reception
My husband and I had our wedding ceremony and reception at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres in July 2023, and we had the absolute best experience! Not only is this venue gorgeous and really fun, but the entire process with their team, from early planning through post-wedding, was seamless and well managed. Jackie, Marta, Madysen, and the entire staff at Chanhassen Dinner Theatres were phenomenal to work with and really went the extra mile the make sure our wedding was a success. The wedding day ran smoothly, communication was great, the ceremony and reception spaces were spectacular, food was delicious, and service was excellent. We received several compliments from our guests about the venue and staff. Our wedding was magical, and we’re so appreciative of the work this venue did to make that happen.
When we were selecting our venue, we loved everything about Chanhassen Dinner Theatres’ wedding reception package. It is so comprehensive, fairly priced, and made the planning process quite a bit easier for us. Jackie, the Wedding & Events Manager, is amazing and is one of the many reasons we selected Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. She was so helpful throughout this entire process. We were also incredibly pleased with the team and vendors that came with the package, such as Corey our DJ, Tim from Minnesota Wedding Party, Buttercream Bakery, and the banquet staff. The ability to play music videos during the dancing portion of the evening was awesome. We added on the Mirror Photo Booth through Minnesota Wedding Party, and it was a huge hit! The photo booth was staffed by Mel, who was so fun and great with our guests. It was a really cool addition that we would highly recommend to others. -
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Tess H. Sent on 12/09/2022Perfect Wedding Venue!
We are so incredibly happy that we had our wedding at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres! We are avid theatregoers and have had many great experiences at the Chanhassen for their musicals, so it was a perfect fit for us! We could easily write an entire essay about how perfect the Chanhassen was for our wedding, but we’ll try our best to keep it brief!
To start it off, the Chanhassen offers a wedding package that is high quality at an affordable price. Beginning with the venue itself, we had our ceremony and dancing in the Club Theatre, cocktail hour in the Garden Room, and dinner in the Banquet Room. The Club Theatre offers a beautiful and unique space for the ceremony, which then later becomes the perfect space for dancing. The Garden Room and the Banquet Room are cozy and intimate spaces for cocktails and dinner. Speaking of dinner, we did the plated entrée option – you can choose that or a buffet style dinner. There were numerous options for entrées and they did a great job of customizing the meals to be exactly what we wanted (including accommodating our gluten-free guests). The dinners were fantastic, we loved our meals and all of our guests did too! We also added on appetizers and late-night bites through the Chanhassen, all of which were great. The package includes a good amount of alcohol too, which is appreciated – you of course can always add on more if you’d like. The Chanhassen has a partnership with Buttercream Cakes & Desserts, who provided a cutting cake (for us) and a cupcake tower (for our guests). The cutting cake was absolutely delicious, so moist and just the right amount of sweetness, and all of our guests loved the cupcakes! There are so many unique flavors of cupcakes available and all of them were so good – and they had a variety of gluten-free options available too!
Throughout every step of the process, we worked with the Chanhassen’s wedding coordinator, Jackie Lovsness. It was an absolute pleasure working with Jackie and we are so happy that she was our wedding coordinator! Jackie is so friendly, so sweet, and truly cared for us as a couple. There was so much detailed planning, so many emails, so many little details to keep on top of - and she made sure it was all done perfectly! On our wedding day, she was super attentive, made sure everything went smoothly, and just overall did anything and everything she could to make the day as perfect as possible. Our DJ was also part of the Chanhassen’s wedding package. We worked with both DJ Tim, prior to the wedding, and DJ Corey, on our actual wedding day. Both of them were an absolute pleasure to work with! We first met with DJ Tim to begin the process of planning everything related to the ceremony music, reception music, speeches, etc. DJ Tim is a fountain of knowledge and just a super fun and funny guy! Also, even though we worked with DJ Corey on the day of, DJ Tim always made himself available to us by text/phone/email. Even though our wedding was literally the same day as a family wedding he was attending, he told us to not hesitate to reach out to him for anything we needed. On the day of our wedding, we worked with DJ Corey. He is incredibly nice, very fun, and great at what he does. He acts not only as a DJ but also as a second coordinator which was so valuable on our wedding day! He ensured we were staying on schedule and helped coordinate the flow of events throughout the evening. His song selections were great, a wide mix of music that had us all entertained throughout the whole night! He made sure to play our own song requests as well as various song requests from our guests alongside his own selections. Also notable – he does a very cool thing where various videos (music videos, concert videos, etc.) play alongside the music on a large screen during open dance. It’s super unique and all of our guests loved it! We also added on a mirror photo booth through DJ Tim and DJ Corey, which was super cool and very unique compared to the standard photo booths you usually see!
Overall, I can’t recommend enough that you have your wedding through the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres! Every part of the package was wonderful. The value is great, the space was perfect, the food was excellent, the dessert was delicious, Jackie is an amazing wedding coordinator, and DJ Tim and DJ Corey are wonderful. Every other person that worked our wedding was great as well! Everyone was absolutely top-notch across the board. We have received so many compliments from family and friends on how amazing the Chanhassen was as a venue for our wedding and how everything was simply fantastic! Thank you again to everyone at the Chanhassen who played a part in hosting a perfect wedding for us! We wish we could relive it! -
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Stacy G. Sent on 10/10/2022Unique and fun all-inclusive!
We picked Chanhassen because we wanted all-inclusive and me being a theatre kid was an added bonus! It's easier to tell you what wasn't provided, and that was florist, photographer, and videographer. They had everything else! We skipped a florist and made our own centerpieces, but Chanhassen offered extra votives as well. They also allowed us to set up the day before, which was much appreciated.
We were very happy that they provided a bundle with a local golf course (Bluff Creek) and we had our ceremony there. It was an added fee, but well worth it to get some outdoor pictures and see those fall colors. They set up and tore down everything but the centerpieces we provided, which was fantastic. They also, when we forgot a few pieces of decor, messaged us and let us pick them up a few days later. A note on the outdoor space, make sure to scope it out beforehand! We ended up hiding at the bottom of a hill because I never asked where a good place to hide would be. But it worked out great regardless. Our venue coordinator showed up and her and the DJ helped the ceremony along flawlessly.
Speaking of the venue coordinator, Jackie was great! We originally booked with a different coordinator, but she quit soon after booking us. And the next coordinator also quit before our day. That part was a bit stressful, but Jackie looked over all of their notes and was willing to have a few virtual meetings with us before our final in-person meeting to make sure we were on track! She was quick to respond to messages too.
The cocktail hour area was a bit small for 150 guests. We'd only seen the space fully opened, so we were surprised to see it closed up for that space of time. Luckily, we were a close knit group, so it wasn't the end of the world, and the appetizers (antipasto platters and BBQ pulled pork sliders) were fantastic to make up for it!
Once those walls opened up, we all sat down and had an amazing dinner! Chicken Chanhassen was the meal of choice, but I loved the haddock and our vegetarian guests raved about the lasagna! We had our tasting with 6 full dishes, which was amazing, but unfortunately had not tried the lasagna, so we were very happy that it was a hit! We were also told the kids meals were happily devoured and they had enough high chairs and booster seats for all of the toddlers.
The bakery, Buttercream Bakery, was absolutely great to work with. A tasting with them was included and the cake was delicious! They do offer gluten-free options (we were able to get 1 gluten-free cupcake along with our 4 tier cake), but little else. Chanhassen, thankfully, worked with us and allowed us to pay extra for dessert from their own menu so we could give a treat to our guests with dairy and nut allergies, which was very important to me. Also, I do not know if this has changed, but our package included 2 kegs. After that it was cash bar unless you hosted, but it was a great thing to have! We underestimated our wine drinkers and overestimated our beer drinkers, so we ran out of hosted wine before we got through one keg, but still worth it!
Next was dancing. I LOVED that we got to do the first dance and parent dances on stage! I also loved that they played music videos while the songs played. The DJ started with older hits to get everyone on the floor and it really worked. Then he got into our more obscure song requests (including some Japanese songs), but the vibe was still there! It was a bit loud, but that's on us for not asking him to lower the volume. We kept meaning to but would get distracted by other things. The late night snack, a popcorn bar in our case, was also a hit and I got to bring some to go boxes home.
Despite a few hiccups (like the coordinator turnover, my partner finding chairs tipped over at the ceremony space [we think it was an errant sprinkler, easily fixed, I didn't even know until later!], not ordering enough wine, and the music ending a bit early), I would recommend the venue 100 times over! It was a unique experience and space and I enjoyed every minute of our wedding day! -
Chelsea M. Sent on 11/14/2021
All Inclusive wedding experience
I would highly suggest the Chanhassen dinner theater for anyone’s wedding venue. It was affordable and their all inclusive wedding package made it easy to plan and stay organized. I loved that the venue was already beautiful so we didn’t have to add many decorations to make it ready for the day. Our guest loved the food, atmosphere and the music videos during the dance. We also chose to add an outdoor ceremony with them which was at a beautiful golf course near by. -
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Lauren W. Sent on 11/14/2021Perfect September Wedding
We cannot say enough about Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. They made sure our wedding experience was an absolute dream. They made planning so easy and Robyn was a fountain of knowledge for planning. Everything was perfect and it was all because of CDT. -
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Megan R. Sent on 03/19/2020Best event team EVER!
I cannot say enough about how perfect our day was. We did our ceremony and reception on Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. We had never been there before checking them out as a potential venue. When we initially met with Genevieve her energy and excitement was infectious. The package was unbeatable and we never felt pressured into anything. We choose them immediately and we could not have been more impressed. From the tasting to the wedding, it was the best experience. Robyn and Genevieve were attentive and fun and were there to make sure it was all perfect. Not to mention the food...YUM, was also fantastic. Our guests raved about the venue and the service and the food! We are so grateful! -
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Freya M. Sent on 01/13/2020Extraordinary Wedding Venue
Wow, I cannot say enough great things about the Chanhassen Dinner Theater. My husband and I had the most amazing wedding day, and the experience was made even better with the help of Robyn and Genevieve. The day was completely stress-free, and my husband and I were able to enjoy ourselves the whole day. Having an all-inclusive package was immensely helpful in the planning and execution process. We never felt like we had to worry about details. Robyn made us feel very secure throughout the planning process and her and the workers at the chanhassen were tremendously supportive, friendly, and helpful. We really felt like we were taken care of, pampered, and respected. From the amazing venue, to the extremely delicious food, to the awesome desserts and DJ service, every service was outstanding and of the highest quality. Our day could not have been more perfect, and that is a large thank you to Chanhassen Dinner Theaters wedding team! I highly recommend choosing this venue, and I promise they will stop at no ends to make sure your wedding day is the most special day. -
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Ryan J. Sent on 03/04/2020
My wedding was perfect
We just got married on feb 15th at Chanhassen Dinner Theater. It was perfect. All of my guest keep commenting that it was the best wedding they have ever been to. I highly recommend having your wedding there. Everything was done so well and food was served to everyone without waiting. The staff was great to us and all of our guest. The DJ kept the dance floor full all night. The sound quality was perfect for speeches and dancing. Our pictures are really nice. And, the wedding coordinator Robyn is amazing. So much so that my wife now wants to be her friend. Hahaha but she really does care about the job she does and she does it very very well. -
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Kelly C. Sent on 12/02/2019Carter/Dugger Wedding - Chanhassen Dinner Theatre
The day a parent can’t wait to hear “Mom & Dad we are getting married!” Woo Hoo!! I get to help my daughter with her wedding. Realizing that planning a wedding can be very overwhelming, stressful and expensive. So many decisions to be made – when, where, how many guests, cake, reception, entertainment, decorations, invitations, catering...$$$$. We decided to start with the wedding fair and looked at all the options out there not having any idea as to what she wanted to do. We walked past a few places and started to get overwhelmed. As we walked down an aisle we noticed out of the corner of our eyes Chanhassen Dinner Theatre. Huh??? I never knew they did weddings?? We went over and inquired and met a very friendly representative named Robyn Anderson (little did we know that she would end up being part of our family by the end of everything)
We called and set up appointment and did a walk through at the venue. We were greeted by Robyn Anderson :) We had a welcome feeling instantly, we couldn’t believe how beautiful of a venue, the romantic lighting, and intimate surroundings. We sat down and went through everything with her. She didn’t make us feel rushed, she explained all the details and left nothing unanswered. We couldn’t believe what ease and ideas we had when we left. The package options – Things we hadn’t even about: indoor or outdoor wedding, catering, they collaborate with Buttercream Cake; they also have a photo booth for entertainment and DJ and you can even host the Grooms dinner. Everything all wrapped up and all-inclusive for reasonable rates.
Our daughter decided without any hesitation to have her entire wedding celebration at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre on October 12th 2019. We give it 5 stars.
On the day of the wedding we were greeted by Robyn & Genevieve Myran another organizer. These two ladies did an outstanding job. They helped to make my daughters day extra special. We had so much fun and got to enjoy the event. They made our guests feel welcome and facilitated everything professionally. I would recommend having your special day at Chanhassen Dinner Theatre and know that you will be in good hands with a memory you will never forget.
Thank you Robyn & Genevieve
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Samantha N. Sent on 10/26/2019The Most Amazing and Romantic Experience!!
We got married at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters a week ago and it could not have been a more perfect day or experience! From the very first steps in planning to the last minute details the day of, everything was thought of and cared for by Robyn, Genevieve and their team! The venue was beautiful; romantic, chic and classic! The food was wonderful, and the space was incredible! It was a package that made our wedding feel special, one of a kind and exactly what we were looking for! We had someone there every step of the way and the communication from them was outstanding!! The DJ though Chanhassen was also fantastic; he was a wonderful host through the entire night for my husband and I as well as our guests! He was so accommodating and kept our guests dancing all night long! I could rave about Chanhassen Dinner Theaters forever; from the wedding coordinator, to the serving staff, to the preparation to the communication, the food and the dancing they are wonderful! It is a package that made wedding planning a dream; I highly recommend them to any couple thinking of getting married! You will not regret it!! Congrats!! -
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Hayley D. Sent on 11/12/2019Best experience you could get
I can't thank Robyn and Genevieve enough for the absolutely amazing wedding we had! Through the whole process they both made sure we knew what was going on and communicated before, during, and after the wedding. They made every detail special for each of my guests including special dinner orders prepared for certain guests. I couldn't have asked for a better day and I can say these girls will genuinely care to make sure you have the most magical event you could ever ask for. I would trust them both with absolutely anything. They exceeded expectations from the moment we had met them! If you need a venue that will make your day special and as stress free as possible this is the place and Robyn and Genevieve are your girls. Because of these girls, we will have the best memories to look back on forever! -
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Sarah Z. Sent on 10/02/2019The absolute best in the business...you won't regret trusting them with every detail.
Would I recommend them to a friend? In a heartbeat, in fact I can't stop sharing their name to any and all that will listen. My wedding happened 4 days ago and my phone is still buzzing from phone calls and text messages telling us what a great weekend it was. To say we are pleased with our choice to have Robyn and the Chanhassen Dinner Theatre host our wedding would be an understatement. One could simply list out the positives and negatives during these reviews but I think our story is a very common occurrence for many who have had their wedding and reception at CDT...our negative is we won’t be able to have another wedding here the following weekend (this was asked by multiple pleased guests who described CDT as a magical place).
The vendors CDT work with absolutely nailed it (Buttercream for desserts & Minnesota Wedding Party as the DJ). The recommended florist (Chanhassen Floral) outdid herself. But the true heroes we have to thank are Robyn, Genevieve, and the rest of the CDT staff. Robyn assumes all roles to ensure the wedding party is enjoying themselves but it doesn’t stop there. By the end of the night, family and friends were complimenting us on all wedding aspects but what you don’t expect them to also say is, “Your wedding planner is incredible.”
If you read no other part of this review understand that our wedding was thee best night of our lives. The food, venue, and dance were unbelievable but it was the details that we are still talking about. The ones that put it over the top making us question if it all happened or question if it was just a dream. The details where our ring bearer was given encouragement and support he needed leading up to his important role. The excitement and knowledge shared during the set up process of the ceremony and reception. The reassurance and patience shown during the 1,001 questions asked by a bride, groom, and mother-in-law. Those details I’m describing that we will never forget are all covered by Robyn and the rest of the CDT staff. There is no way we could ever thank her enough for all she accomplished that weekend. I challenge anyone to find a better all-around experience for your wedding weekend. They are the best! -
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Chloe M. Sent on 10/10/2019Couldn't Recommend Enough
The Chanhassen Dinner Theatres is the perfect place to get married. I loved getting married at an all-inclusive venue, I was relaxed all day and their day-of coordinators Robyn and Genevieve handled everything for me. They treated us, the bridal party, and our families like VIPs. The DJ they provided was AMAZING and we closed down the venue dancing. All we had to do was find a photographer, outfits, and florals. So easy! Our photos are glamorous and beautiful. While it's an all-inclusive venue, they also have extra options to customize your night that are super affordable - like appetizers, a photo booth, late night snacks, and an outdoor ceremony location. We knew exactly what we'd pay going in, and they included tips and gratuity in the total, which many venues don't so you get stuck with an extra charge at the end of the night. They aren't pushy about selling you the location at all - so if you're considering it, please do a tour! The food is amazing, and see a show while you're there. -
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