Wedding Hall

Host location of OFSAALacrosse Festival. Cool facilities great fields

Over the past year, I have found Mr Brophy and his staff to be cordial, caring, professional and very efficient. He has great facilities in a beautiful location. They also give away free copies of an informative ebook on how to successfully plan your wedding. If you are looking for a venue for your wedding or other function, I highly recommend this firm without hesitation.

We had Ed Dj our wedding this summer and he did an amazing job! He was so easy to work with, professional and made sure the dance floor was packed all evening. He did an awesome job of playing a good variety of music that flowed well and kept all generations happily. dancing the night away.

My wedding is why you hire a planner. Minutes before I was to walk down the aisle, my father had a seizure, (he has epilepsy and is ok). Brittany and her team took charge, kept me calm, got my father the medical help he needed, and handled our guests. Without their professionalism and quick thinking the whole day would have been a loss. Instead, my father is fine, my mother walked me down the aisle and the wedding went on to be a beautiful day despite the sad beginning. Truly amazing group of ladies who have proven they can handle ANYTHING :) Not to mention Brittany did the florals and they were stunning. Really completed the look I wanted.

I've worked with The Design Co team for years, and fully recommend them. They're some of the most experienced and sought-after professionals in the Ottawa wedding scene. Definitely check them out!

Julie Normandeau Review Julie was very helpful in the beginning stages of our planning. She help book the ceremony location, signed the contract, paid the deposit on our behalf and handled all the details with the ceremony location and booking. Julie helped ease the brides mind when it came to stressful situations regarding the bridal party and any time the bride need someone to discuss wedding situations or hiccups with. Julie was prompt with communicating through Facebook during the planning process. Julie made confident suggestions and helped offer her ideas when the bride and groom couldn’t agree on certain things such as adding decorations or wanting to do things a head of time. Julie was very patient throughout the entire wedding planning process. Throughout the planning process Julie offered numerous ways of communication such as email, phone calls, Facebook messenger and FaceTime. Julie made 4 home visits and 1 FaceTime chat. She booked and came to the wedding rehearsal without hesitations. She did well at trying to keep everyone on time and on task. On the day of the wedding, the groom and groomsmen showed up at the ceremony location around 12 pm to help with set up. Julie was waiting in her vehicle and advised the men the didn’t need to help with set up as it was already being done by the Estate staff. Once the ceremony began, Julie advised the bride and groom she would head over to the Reception to set up decorations and the bride and groom would be in the hand of her assistant. During the ceremony, Julie helped cue time and music and get the bridesmaids and brides ready and on task. Julie assisted with the brides dress and umbrellas. At the end of the ceremony, Julie was still present at the Estate. The bride and groom then headed to get pictures done at the Museum of Nature. When finishing up pictures the Bride and groom received a call from on of the bridesmaids over a concern about the seating chart, place cards and Julie’s tone and demeanour with family, restaurant staff and guests. The bridesmaid was very upset and distressed. Julie was then given the phone and told that the bride and groom were on their way to the venue to discuss the matter. The bride walked into the restaurant first to see Julie sitting at the bar with her assistant. When Julie saw the bride she walked over right away. The bride approached to hear Julie telling her assistant “Oh well it’s not my problem it’s not my job” unsure of what she meant the bride approached her to which Julie spoke first discussing the seating chart matter, invoking that the bride didn’t care just the groom. At which point the bride corrected Julie and stated “I care because my husband cares and he’s pissed”. To which Julie replied “ok I’ll talk to him”. Upon Julie speaking to the groom, the groom exclaimed that it wasn’t difficult to set up and directed staff to start moving tables. It was 5:00pm, reception started at 6pm guest were showing up and no decorations were set up. The bride and groom asked the bridesmaid to help with the seating chart and to do what they can. The bride and groom were not suppose to be at the reception until 6:30 pm. Bride and groom left in hopes that décor and setup would be done. Below is a list of things that were not set up or done by Julie Reserved for loved ones sign not set up even when asked by bridesmaid No photo booth No seating chart display No place cards Cake topper not on Reserved signs missing Lights with flowers not displayed Chair sashes missing Didn't refill any popcorn, chip bowls or cupcakes.- Didn't assistant with set up at reception. Showed up 2 hours late to decorate venue. Wanted bride to go to kitchen to get cupcakes. Didn't help guests with questions Didn't greet or introduce herself to anyone Was sitting down drinking by the bar when guest were showing up. 'Message in a bottle' not displayed

It was chilly outside but Igor was so sweet and he toughed it out with us. He captured our friendship and love for each other perfectly. He was also great with my puppy. He is very talented and made us extremely comfortable. Thank you Igor.

We were very pleased with how our cake turned out! We had provided an inspiration photo and the end result turned out even better. ☺ We will definitely order again.

Nicole is the best! She made us feel at ease the whole time and was both professional and fun. We got all our pictures less than a week later and they are amazing quality, could not ask for a better experience!

We just contracted ILUPH for a large event we were putting on for a social organization. Our organization believes in giving back and Kim from ILUPH actually donated some tables and chairs to our society, on top of working for free.. We would recommend anytime.

Great venue for various types of events

We purchased flowers for the wedding party from Terri due to its proximity to Bella Brooke Vineyards and the good reviews Happily Ever After received from others. When I walked in, the day of the wedding, and saw the expression on the bride-to-be's face and turned to see the flowers, I wanted to cry. The bride's bouquet looked the size of what a bridesmaid would carry, and the bouquets to be carried by the bridesmaids consisted of a few flowers. The flowers you can purchase in any grocery store are more attractive and a lot less than $700. I should have gone with my "gut" and purchased the flowers from Emily's in Gouverneur, who always does a spectacular job, but thought the vineyard might be a bit out of her delivery range.

Thank you for providing our daughter and son-in-law with a gorgeous, memorable wedding. Your staff was extremely knowledgeable and accommodating with food allergies. It was like being welcomed to the family home of an extremely loving, caring, warm family. Your attention to detail was top notch. Your staff were fun and courteous. Joe, your food was outstanding, your daughter was an excellent hostess. We would highly recommend your location for any formal event. Well done!

We had our wedding ceremony and reception at the Royal Venetian Mansion on June 2nd, 2018. The team did a fantastic job in executing our wedding. Over 1 month later, and family and friends are still raving about the day. The most consistent comment we have heard is how amazing the food was, how it was the best food people have had at a wedding. I would highly recommend considering the RVM for your wedding or event! Just a little background: Back in the summer of 2016, my then fiance and I booked our wedding at the previously-named DiNardo's Mansion. 7 months later, we learned that the venue had become bankrupt and it was purchased by Joseph Mete (owner of the Venetian banquet hall in Vaughan). Our wedding was scheduled for Sept 2017, and our wedding date was at risk - it was a very stressful and upsetting time. Joe was very good at regularly keeping us in the loop during this process, and also accommodated us by honoring the contract we signed under the previous ownership. He also absorbed the deposit we paid, which was now gone under the bankruptcy. Thank you Joe for being so accommodating. Our wedding date had to be postponed by 8 months due to renovations/structural fixes that the venue had to undergo under Joe's ownership. However, looking back, we now see that this was a blessing in disguise - the new and updated venue is absolutely stunning, the management team and staff are on-point, and the head chef (who we had the pleasure of meeting) is outstanding. We are so lucky to have landed in the situation we did, and we want to extend a huge thank you to EVERYONE standing behind the Royal Venetian Mansion for giving us the wedding of our dreams.

Friendly people , good bands and the food is good...all around awesome place...

Fantastic facility. I would want my wedding in that beautiful Chappell..

The management were very pushy and rude, and hard to work with, the hall is falling apart and the late night food sucks. Kitchen staff were very nice and helpful however therefore the extra star.