Whisper-N-Oaks

Is there 10 Stars!!! If so, Whisper-​N-​Oaks deserves it for sure! I married my husband at this lovely venue 7 years ago and I have the wonderful opportunity to visit it quite often when my friends choose it as their site to get married at. Each year, Donna adds so many more decorations and features that are available to Couples and others that choose her location for events. She has ample parking for 500 guests, a full-​time staff, owns all of her own chairs, tables, large beverage containers, chafing dishes, large coffee urns, hundreds of different decorations (high end) and so much more that is all inclusive when you rent the site! The best part is, you get a wedding coordinator included in the price of your package, as Donna helps coordinate and bring to life your dream wedding by being available for many telephone calls, visits, rehearsals and day of ceremony coordination until after you have safely walked down the aisle! She looks at every wedding as if it were her own daughter’s wedding. Simply put, she is just as amazing as the venue!
The location itself has separate air conditioned bride and groom’s rooms big enough for even a wedding party of 11 Women! The gorgeous grounds are meticulously maintained with flowers everywhere, trees and a stream that takes you over to the ceremony site that offers quite an entrance while walking «down the aisle». For the reception, they have a separate bar area, a food prep area with sink and dishwasher, a covered dance floor (about 1000 square feet I think) that also is a serving area for food, a smaller dance floor and a huge area for tables that once again accommodates 500 people easily. Donna and Bob have twinkling lights throughout the grounds and at night they light up like little stars and is just such a romantic touch. I try to think about what it is that «makes» the site so special and it really is a combination of everything… The stream, the covered bridge, the huge grassy area, flowers, Donna… All bundled up, it’s the perfect package.
I priced out many, many locations and the tables, chairs and tent alone cost more then what this entire package costs. Donna does this for the love of her Couples. No one in town offers what she does, so it’s no wonder she is booked as far out as she is! She has on average 2 weddings a weekend there and mows in between each wedding to be sure it is as pristine as can be for each event. She has worked with the best caterers, photographers, DJ’s, florists,& bartenders in town, so if you are in need of a quickly planned wedding, she won’t steer you wrong!
***FYI, a GREAT place to see her venue is on Facebook! She updates it regularly, and you will see her most recent weddings constantly added! It gives me GREAT ideas for my 10 year vow renewal! :-) ***

We booked Whisper-​N-​Oaks for our wedding ceremony and reception a couple of months ago and were really happy with our choice. It is such a beautiful location, and they are able to provide a lot of extras that made having our wedding there so easy for us. Donna, the owner, is very personable, easy to work with, and was really fun to get to know. She was willing to take as much time as needed to talk about my vision for the day, and made sure to go over all the important details I hadn’t thought of.
One of the neat features of this venue is that there are candles, vases, and linens included in the site rental fee. She has many colors, styles, sizes to choose from and a whole warehouse of supplies she allowed us to look through. This saved the hassle of renting our tables, chairs, linens, etc. Donna also had enough tables ready for everything (gift table, guest book table, bar area, food tables, dj table, etc.), so I felt like I could enjoy the day without having to worry about anything. They also provided beautiful bride/​groom rooms for getting ready, with a nice bathroom, big mirrors, couches, etc. There is ample free parking, beautiful landscaping, and if are married before the wheat harvest, this would make for some amazing pictures.
Another unexpected perk for us was the on-​site play structure/​playground. We had many kids at the wedding and they loved having somewhere fun to go.
Whisper-​N-​Oaks worked out great with our caterer choice, Cornucopia, and has established great relationships with other local wedding professionals (photographers, etc).
The only downside is the possibility of bad weather… but this is case with any outdoor venue in Eugene. The «back-​up» plan for rain is basically to rent a tent or have guests squeeze into the small shelter space, so we were thankful we had a beautiful sunny evening.
My husband & I both felt the location was just perfect, it was a great value considering everything that’s included, and we had a wonderful experience here. I would highly recommend this venue.