Victorian Crow's Nest

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Wonderful, very helpful owners and staff!!! Beautiful location and atmosphere! My wedding here was everything I had dreamed of! Shirley and Cofield are incredible professionals that will walk you through everything you need/want out of your special day! So blessed to have found the Victorian Crow's Nest and it's family!!

BIG MISTAKE!!!



My fiancé and I were going to have our wedding at the Victorian Crow’s Nest next Spring. When we first met with Shirley, the proprietor of the venue, she made many promises to convince us to book with her. She said she would help plan and coordinate the wedding for a $500 fee, that is non-negotiable and included on the contract. After finding out that she required a $3,000 deposit to book the venue, we hesitated because we didn’t have the money at the time and we’re both paying for the wedding ourselves. She said it was fine to pay in increments until we meet the $3,000 and would only ask for $1,000 now to book the date. We were comfortable with that amount so we decided to sign the contract. When I met with her to submit my deposit, she ended up double-booking my appointment and made me wait in her kitchen for an hour to look at wedding invitations that I do not need a year in advance.



A couple months after we booked the venue, my mom asked that we get married in a church because she is very traditional and didn’t feel comfortable having the ceremony at the venue. After finding out that our church was booked for that date, I called Shirley immediately after to change the date so we can have our ceremony in church and still have our reception at her venue. I called repeatedly and left multiple voicemails and I didn’t hear back. When she finally picked up a week after, she said she was on vacation. I thought it was very unprofessional to go on vacation and not notify her clients or check her voicemails while she was away. At this point, I didn’t want to deal with Shirley anymore. She was unresponsive and very rude when we talked on the phone. I told her I am going to have our wedding at a church in FL where we both grew up and asked nicely if we could have our deposit back, given that we gave her over 10 months’ notice. She replied rudely “NOT A CHANCE” and proceeded to say that she “had a feeling” that we were going to cancel so she should have collected the full deposit. A wedding coordinator is supposed to help you plan and be excited for your wedding, not someone that will doubt your marriage and wants to collect $3,000 to do nothing.



Shirley also claimed that she is booking through 2016 so why would it be so hard to fill our date with over 10 months’ notice? Also, if that many people are having their wedding at her venue, why is there only 3 reviews on the internet and the last one was posted in July 2013? Either her venue is not as popular as she claims it is or the brides were not happy enough with her services to write a review.



Not having my wedding at Victorian Crow’s Nest was the BEST decision my fiancé and I have made throughout this entire planning process. Put it this way, we’re paying less to have our wedding at a 4 acre private beach house with 2 nights, 3 days accommodations for our guests. This includes fresh catered food, beverages, tables & linens, decorations, DJ, photographer, officiate, etc. With the same amount, that would’ve only covered the food at Shirley’s venue. Not to mention her food was stale and very salty when we went for our tasting. The ingredients were very poor and left a horrible aftertaste.



Planning your wedding is very stressful and financially draining. Don’t make the same mistake I made and look somewhere else! You could pay a fraction of the price for bigger and better things at other venues.