Antebellum Oaks Venue

Antebellum Oaks is an incredible venue for any event, and we fell in love with it for our wedding. When we started the process, Frank was the manager, and he was awesome! Unfortunately Frank left long before our event and our contact became Diana. Diana is very nice, but I had a lot of difficulty when it came to communication. I became so frustrated with her that I had to appoint a representative to speak to her for me so that I wouldn’t lose my temper. Basically, she did not respond in a timely manner, and was once quite rude to my husband. Ultimately though, Diana did everything she promised, and our wedding couldn’t have been more perfect.

I was just in a wedding there this past Sunday. We (the bridal party) had plenty of space to get ready (and ladies, you know how much space we need to get all beautiful for such a big day), the groomsmen had a great area to relax and get ready in, plus we had so many wonderful places to take photos. There’s a little building we kept calling the Chapel (I don’t know if that’s what it really was, but it was adorable. Then there was a house with a pool and great greenery all around. The weeding took place outside under a gorgeous tree wrapped in lights, so romantic. The landscaping is great and the building the reception was held was beautifully lit and absolutely perfect for the size of wedding we had and everything planned for the evening. Just a great venue and our pictures are going to be fantastic!

We came here to view the space on a Saturday. We spoke with Diana who showed us the lovely grounds. This place would be perfect for fall or spring. I’d be worried about having it in the winter of summer because of the set up but what really forces us to go another direction is there is a lot of restrictions with vendors.
You are presented with a list of vendors you must use. The asterisks indicate which vendors are not up for discussion. The ones that are not with an asterisk are still required but if you stray from that list she must personally interview that vendor and each person must have a million dollar insurance policy.
As a person who has no family in town and planning everything by ourselves we just didn’t have the time to devote to some of those rules. We didn’t really get to talk about much else as we spent so long talking about the rules and importance of the liability insurance that there wasn’t time to talk about much else.
The space was pretty, It was set us an open air venue that can be closed off with glass. Basically a blank canvas because it would be all glass.
Off ot the side there is a big tree with a wooden dance floor that had christmas twinkly lights wrapped around the tree. Seemed it would be lovely. Especially for a couple that plans to wed and have reception there… equipped with rooms for the groomsmen (a ground floor location near the pool with tv and videogames and bridesmaids (which was upstairs. dangerous for heels but very cute modern space)
For our needs, just needing a reception space it was just not for us.
Also, I mentioned that I knew a previous bride that wed there. and as she recalled her she said, «oh the plus size bride»… OMG I would die if anyone only remembered me as the PLUS SIZE BRIDE. I just wanted to be remembered as a beautiful bride. size need not be noted… thank you.
For other brides out there. it is a very beautiful space. prices are reasonable based on your total number of guests! dont rule it out till you see it. Just because it wasn’t for me. doesn’t meant it wont be for you!

We had our rehearsal dinner at La Paloma the Friday night before our wedding. We initially had spotty communication when we first signed our contract because La Paloma was transitioning through new management, but Diana began communicating with us at the beginning of March and she was incredibly friendly and flexible. The rental included tables, linens, chiavari chairs (how rare is that!), set up, and break down at the end of the night, which makes it so easy and hassle free. Another one of the main reasons we chose La Paloma was the ability to choose outside catering — we were able to bring in food from two different restaurants. We kept it simple that night and didn’t do any decorations, which worked out just fine because La Paloma is so beautiful already — the pavilion is beautifully lit, there’s great landscaping with a small creek and huge trees. We got tons of comments throughout the night about how beautiful the venue was.
La Paloma is a beautiful venue at a great value. There’s a house, pool, and poolhouse on the property that you can rent if you have your wedding there. The venue is definitely a hidden gem!