Victorian Belle

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Sal Hakim

Queen Anne Victorian Mansion was the perfect place for our wedding – we wish we could do it all over again! The moment we saw Queen Anne, we knew it was the venue we wanted to get married at. It was absolutely perfect with classy antique furniture inside and handsomely kept gardens. For those who haven’t visited the mansion and seen it in person, it has three stories. The first level is has a nice entrance with a small living room, a kitchen and another entrance to the gardens. The second story has three rooms that have historical artifacts dating back as far that the late 1800’s. The top story reminded me of a gentlemen’s club with a pool table (something my groomsmen and I enjoyed very much the day of the wedding) listening to Frank Sinatra and having a little Johnny Black to calm the nerves. I can’t say enough about how everyone fell in love with the vintage furniture and décor throughout the mansion. Outside is well kept (something that was very important to us because we wanted to have an outdoor wedding). Being from Washington, we know sunny days are sometimes hard to come by in the Northwest, but the mansion has a large gazebo that gave us the feeling of an outdoor wedding without the worry of the weather. The venue itself is reasonably priced but where they get you is in the cost of food and drinks and since you have to use their catering it gets pricy quickly. The food was amazing though and we still have people telling us how good the food was. We decided to go with Mediterranean since I am half Lebanese. One thing we decided to do is hire a wedding coordinator. At our initial consultation we were told that the venue does provide a day of coordinator, but that it only covered standard things for the day of the wedding. A few coordinators were provided by Queen Anne, but decided to go with a family friend who came highly recommended. There were definitely stressful times throughout this entire wedding planning process, but all in all, our wedding coordinator and the staff at Queen Anne made the day of perfect. We had our coordinator deal with Queen Anne throughout the planning and day of process and everything went smoothly. My wife and I didn’t have to worry about a thing and we can honestly say that we wish we could re-live the day again and again. The staff was very attentive and responsive to all emails and other communications and made the whole process seem easy and enjoyable. They answered all my questions and did a great job at offering accommodations and changes to make everything perfect. Overall I could not recommend a better place to get married at... it is truly a was the perfect place to get married and you’ll be thankful you did when you see the photos that capture settings you won ‘t find anywhere else. This venue has everything a wedding needs: elegance, indoor/outdoor space, beautiful grounds, tons of parking, and great service. I’d highly recommend them for any wedding or special event.

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Shana morena

As a self-identified "offbeat bride", I was looking for a true fit for our wedding venue. We needed an affordable price, charm, but most importantly- the “us” factor. We were searching for a place that felt like home. All it took was a step through the Queen Anne Mansion’s gate and we knew we had found it. My husband and I are still in awe with the experience that we had at the Queen Anne Victorian Mansion. From day one, Deborah was a perfect host. During the planning stages, we communicated honestly about our budget, but also discussed our needs and dreams for our wedding day. Deborah consistently worked hard to make sure we were having a good experience, from leaving the Portland wedding show early to give us a tour of the venue, to hosting us multiple times while planning the event, to the big day. We both felt that Deborah had listened to us and supported our needs all along the way. The food was fantastic. The most common feedback that I received from my wedding guests was how they wanted Deborah’s recipes for our wedding menu choices. We carefully selected just the right menu to compliment taste preferences, seasonal availability, and diet restrictions. We ended up combining some menu package options to personalize the perfect menu for us. Our guest enjoyed beverages and appetizers including chicken sausage-stuffed mushrooms and non-dairy stuffed vegetable boats during the social hour. Our dinner menu starred xOven-roasted chicken with spiced apple chutney, mushroom raviolis, seasonal rice pilaf (with butternut squash, pine nuts, onion, and parsley), green beans with bacon, and a lovely spring green salad with heirloom baby spinach, dried cranberries, gorgonzola cheese, and vinaigrette dressing. We opted out of a hosted bar and instead placed bottles of red and white wine at each table. Everyone seemed to LOVE the meal, and Deborah even made sure to pack us a picnic meal to go that we savored later that night. One of the benefits of choosing the Queen Anne is that they have a day of coordinator available to help for planning the wedding day. Our coordinator’s name was Laura, and she and Deborah worked with us on our projected timeline, practiced timing at our rehearsal, and overall made sure that there were no hiccups on our day. Laura was polite, respectful to our whole wedding party, and she kept things moving along without coming to myself or my husband with issues, per our request. She was there to allow us to really feel our wedding day, and we were so thankful for that. Our wedding day was over four months ago. Since that time we have framed pictures, shared comments and stories with our families, and we even went back to the Queen Anne for their holiday open house. Honestly, we wanted an venue that understood us and would always remind us of our excitement and love that we shared on our wedding day. The Queen Anne Mansion will always be that magical place to us.

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A Private User

I got married Aug 2011...The mansion was beautiful but the owner was innapropriate and rude to me (the bride) on my wedding day. While I was waiting for my dad to come get me to walk down the isle (minutes before I was to be married) Deb the owner chose this time to approach me about hard alcohol in my dressing room. So instead of me walking down the isle excited to see my soon to be husband I was telling my dad about what happened,super stressed. She took my moment away from me and I will never get it back...I think about it daily. I have never in my life wrote a review but I just cant get over this. Now I will say maybe she did previously tell me no alcohol was allowed BUT my Bridesmaids did bring it in AND it was the last thing on my mind!! Deb should not have approached me before walking down the isle...she could have found a better time or just talked to my wedding party NOT the bride. I also had the worst coordinator assigned, I cant remember her name because I really never spoke with her. (Purple hair is all I remember) Can not for the life of me figure out what it is she does?? But returning calls/texts was not part of her job since she has a day job and made it clear I was not a priority! Thank god for an awesome DJ that did her job for her!! He made sure everything was taking care of including making sure we (bride/Groom) ate and kept asking if I needed anything. BTW..Frank from Bust a Move is the BEST DJ ever and made my wedding!!! We met with Deb a week before our wedding to discuss what we wanted and I am not sure why since she didnt listen to a thing we said. We wanted the over flow seating in the yard so when people came late it wouldnt interupt the wedding but when I walked down the isle she had out the seats in the ISLE ouside the gazebo (looked way TACKY)! She didnt have the beers at the bar we requested INCLUDING the GROOMS favorite beer (that he had been drinking in his room getting ready). Also the bar RAN out of beer at our wedding...so no one could order beer the last 1 1/2 hr of the wedding. A few other things: We were suppose to have unlimited lemonaid but we never saw that. The glass was not suppose to be in the Gazebo but it was. No one was suppose to be allowed up into my room and Deb said she would make sure of that...and Sooo many guests made there way up and saw me in my dress before walking down the isle a couple even saw me in my bra while getting ready. Grrrr...I could go on but I am just getting upset thinking about it. Good Luck to you Brides if you get married here. Watch out for Deb and Purple...

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