Great! They have a completion program that is wonderful! We went to the Macy's in Chicago to register so we could see and feel more things. It was great wandering around the huge old Marshal Field's. The staff there was very helpful and very nice.
My parents are part of the half case of wine a month club so we didn’t shop around when it came time to pick from Rose Street’s list of approved vendors. Saad the owner is very knowledgeable but can be a little unresponsive. He also planned on sending us more than double the alcohol we needed for the reception until Rose Street noticed the mistake. They do take “returns” on any unopened bottles leftover at the end of the night. I say “returns” because they don’t actually charge you until the day of the wedding after they know how much has been consumed.
Our cake was beautiful and the groom’s cake (a Mastercraft speed boat) came out great. Everything was delicious and the planning process was easy. I did a tasting and ordered that day.
I wasn’t really sure where to start with my DJ hunt so I picked Powermix purely based on Rose Street’s recommendation. They almost exclusively use Justin Katz and I have nothing but good things to say about him. We had an older crowd so the dance floor was pretty empty most of the night but he got the few young people dancing, even me and I hate to dance. He came to talk to me several points during the evening to make sure I was happy with everything going on. He also acted as our emcee and did a wonderful job. Powermix itself is under new ownership and there are some kinks to work out there but overall things went smoothly.
This is the church we attend so when it came time to pick a venue for the ceremony, it was either here or someplace outside. Since I’m a control freak, I decided I couldn’t handle the added stress of bad weather (good decision on my part since it happened to rain on our wedding day). They have a wedding coordinator that helps walk you through everything. Her name is Sharon and she’s super helpful and super responsive to questions. The church itself is stunning so that’s a big bonus. I did very little decorating and I received tons of compliments on how amazing it was.
Here was the only issue we had. They had an interim pastor when we put our deposit down. They found a new permanent pastor 4 months out from the wedding. The new pastor said he wouldn’t marry us without meeting us or giving us any reason other than he didn’t think 4 months was enough time to do the counseling he wanted to do. Mind you we’re 30 and 38 years old, not 18. The previous pastor had told us only 3 meetings were required with him, no counseling. It ended up working out since they asked one of the retired pastors to marry us and we really enjoyed him. I don’ think we’ll be going back to church here because of the way the new pastor handled our situation however.
The food and service were both wonderful. Linda, the co-owner is the person you deal with throughout the entire process. They do so many weddings here that they have it down to a science. They help you plan everything out to make sure you get exactly what you want. My only complaint is that Linda gets so busy she isn’t super punctual in returning emails right away but she always gets to it eventually. They also don’t have a liquor license so you have to purchase your own through one of their verified vendors. This was a plus for us since we were then charged on consumption, not per head. The hall comes decorated and it’s very pretty without anything additional. Everything went so smoothly the day of the wedding, I couldn’t have asked for anything better. I had tons of guests tell me it was the best wedding food they'd ever had.
See Rose Street Market under "Reception Sites" for my review of both the hall and the catering