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    Melynda C. Sent on 10/08/2023
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    Beautiful venue!!!!

    We had the best experience at Swallows Eve!! Summer was so easy to work with and helped make the entire experience easy!!! The food was amazing and the venue itself made for the most magical day!!! If I had to do it all over again, I wouldn’t change one thing!!!!

    Swallows Eve's reply:

    “Hello Melynda, thank you so much for reaching out to let us know about your positive experience with Summer executing Cate's wedding day. On behalf of our hospitality team, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to serve you and exceed your expectations. We hope you share the happy memories you have of our inclusive venue at Swallows Eve for years to come.”
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    Tracy Sent on 04/28/2023
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    Excellent Venue and Staff

    My Son got married in April 2023 at Swallows Eve and it was a fantastic venue. The wedding was perfect. The food was beyond our expectations. The guest raved about how good it was and how much they loved it. The staff were professional , kind and helpful. A special thank you to Catherine our wedding planner. We didn't have to worry about a thing with her always being there with every detail and to answer all of our question. Everything was done perfectly and on time. It is a beautiful venue and I would highly recommend Swallows Eve for a wedding or event.

    Swallows Eve's reply:

    Hello Tracy, thank you so much for reaching out to let us know about your positive experience with our events team executing your son's wedding day. On behalf of our hospitality team, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to serve you and exceed your expectations. We hope you share the happy memories you have of our inclusive venue at Swallows Eve for years to come.
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    Imogene T. Sent on 05/06/2023
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    Dream venue with amazing staff!

    Swallows Eve made our wedding dreams a reality thanks to the amazing staff and support we received. Our wedding guests enjoyed the beautifully curated meals and the attention to detail throughout the night. The team went above and beyond to make us and our family and friends feel special.

    Swallows Eve's reply:

    On behalf of our events team here at Swallows Eve, thank you for your feedback of our all-inclusive Fredericksburg venue. We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to serve you and exceed your expectations and look forward to being a part of your wedding day memories for years to come.
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    Kristen R. Sent on 02/14/2023
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    Swallows Eve Wedding Venue & Team

    Swallows Eve was a wonderful wedding venue and this group created a magical wedding weekend for us! Our wedding party all stayed at the Winchester Lodge, family members stayed at Evers House, & then we had guests stay at the Herb Garden. All of these lodging facilities were amazing and worked well with us to coordinate all of our guests. It was wonderful to have our wedding party all staying together and able to spend more time together at the Winchester. We hosted a bridal spa morning at the Spa at the Herb Garden and this was absolutely amazing. The staff there were wonderful to work with. We then had a bridal luncheon at the Herb Garden which also allowed for quality time with my bridesmaids and our families. Our rehearsal dinner was at the Herb Garden and this was a wonderful evening. We had the restaurant to ourselves and everyone had a lovely time. Summer who helped coordinate everything at the Herb Garden & spa was lovely to work with and helped create a wonderful day for us and our close friends and family. Our wedding ceremony & reception at Swallows Eve was equally magical. The staff there have bee a delight to work with. Catherine is truly the glue that holds everything together and helps create a magical and truly one of a kind day for you. I can't say enough good things about Catherine and all of the wonderful staff at Swallows Eve. Their ability to provide so many things for your wedding makes it incredibly easy to plan an out of town wedding. I highly recommend using them to make your wedding weekend one of a kind. I had so many friends/family compliment our wedding saying it was the best wedding they have been to and one that was even better than their own. They loved every aspect about the weekend we planned and I know Swallows Eve and their team played an instrumental role in this!

    Swallows Eve's reply:

    Hello Kristen, thank you so much for reaching out to let us know about your positive experience at Swallows Eve. On behalf of our hospitality team, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to serve you and exceed your expectations. We hope you share the happy memories you have of our team and suite of venues for years to come.
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    Kara B. Sent on 09/22/2021
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    Swallows Eve is the most beautiful venue!!

    We could not have picked a better venue than Swallows Eve! Everything is absolutely gorgeous and required little additional decoration. It is also very close to downtown Fredericksburg and was so easy to get to and have guests get ubers after the wedding. The getting ready suite was perfect and the fireplace was the perfect ceremony spot!! Any questions I had were answered very quickly and there were no surprise charges.
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    Amy D. Sent on 05/22/2019
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    Wonderful place!

    So happy we had our wedding here! Everything turned out beautifully, and being able to bring in alcohol & food is a major plus!! Definitely recommend!
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    Austin N. Sent on 12/04/2018
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    Excellent experience

    The Barn at Swallows Eve is an exceptional venue with outstanding amenities and service. The venue is so spacious with high ceilings. The gathering area outside with the fireplace is an excellent place for guests to visit. There is plenty of room to serve guests inside while others dance outside. I would definitely recommend The Barn at Swallows Eve.

    Swallows Eve's reply:

    Thank you Austin for your gracious words! We are so happy to have been part of your rehearsal dinner night. Congrats to you and Sierra!
    ~The Barn at Swallows Eve
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    Mollie A. Sent on 07/15/2021
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    My Dream Wedding

    Beautiful venue inside and out. Very friendly owners. They kept my deposit to use when I rescheduled my wedding due to COVID. I had to provide the glassware but I would still hold another event there.
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    Gabrielle Sent on 01/01/2020
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    Magical venue

    Everything was beautiful and the new management was very responsive. The owner makes herself available via phone and email which is so nice and shows the people at The Barn at Swallows Eve truly care about their couples.
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    Jessica G. Sent on 09/26/2019
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    Martinez Wedding

    No communication before everyone, made it frustrating to work with them. Their added on kitchen was terrible... looks more like a man camp trailer. Paid way to much to have that ugly trailer there. Photographer did a great job of cutting it out off photos. Sound system doesn’t work outside, and no one was around to fix it. The catering vender was difficult to work with, then she ended up booking a different event on the same day (so disappointing). Out of all the people that run the venue Erin is by far the best!

    If it wasn’t for being three weeks before my wedding, finding out about the trailer (which was through a friend) we would of found a different venue.
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    Jamie Sent on 06/01/2019
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    Beautiful venue, terrible customer service

    I'll start off by saying that this venue is absolutely gorgeous. The barn is open and airy, and the outdoor patio is just beautiful for a hill country wedding. It was everything we wanted for our wedding, which is why we chose to book here in the first place. Another big plus was that they were allowing customers to bring in outside planners, vendors, and alcohol, which was great for our budget. Although our wedding turned out perfectly (thanks to our many other vendors), the planning process was made stressful and frustrating by the owner of this facility (Danielle). I will say, however, that their property manager (Erin) is fantastic and helped us navigate many issues we ran into along the way.

    We booked with this venue in Spring 2018, before it had even formally opened. At the time, we were able to snag a great deal on the rental fee and were promised multiple other amenities by the time they opened - which was over a year before our wedding was supposed to take place. We were told by Danielle, the owner, that there would be additional decor tables, a mobile bar, glassware, an ice machine, and possibly even a full kitchen by the time our wedding took place. When we spoke with her in person, we were guaranteed the use of these items as part of our rental fee. Fast forward one year, and none of these promises had been fulfilled. They finally agreed to allow us use of the glassware that we were promised, but only at the expense of washing them ourselves (thank you to our wedding planner!) since they had not yet installed their dishwasher. I will say, that the mobile bar was completed *the week of* of our wedding, so at least we got to use that.

    We had another very frustrating situation about 6 months prior to the wedding, when the venue sent out an email stating that they had hired a catering and bartending company that all clients would be REQUIRED to use, even if they had already booked with another company. I was floored. We had already paid our deposit, done a tasting, and picked out our menu! On top of that, their new catering company did not fit within our budget. After many, many emails and phone calls with Danielle, Erin, and the new catering/bartending company, they finally withdrew this ridiculous imposition and allowed us to go back to our original caterer. Again, it all worked out in the end, but only after much headache and wasted time.

    All in all, I think this venue has the potential to be truly wonderful but I would not recommend them at this point in time. Everything about their business has been rushed, disorganized, and simply not well thought out prior to taking action. Their empty promises and failure to work with clients, rather than against them, made the wedding planning process much more difficult than it needed to be. I could go on and on, but hopefully this provided enough examples. We would have pulled out of our contract and forgone our deposit long ago had it not been for Erin, the property manager, constantly communicating with us and advocating to help make our wedding a success.

    I truly hope that they take these reviews into consideration when working with future clients.