Have you ever thought that you would meet the love of your life while bowling… well Sidnee and Maria did!! How cool is that! They started dating and soon after and knew this was “it.” Sidnee had an elaborate scheme to ask Maria to be her wife. She took Maria to a nice dinner at Picasso in the Bellagio. She then faked an illness, so they had to leave early. Maria had to go to the bathroom, but Sidnee wouldn’t listen and went up to some random woman that was “supposedly” guarding the outside of a wedding happening on a balcony overlooking the Bellagio fountains. Sidnee pretended she just wanted to look outside and the lady was nice enough to let us through. She had a heart of rose petals and Champagne out there for them. Maria thought this was for someone else until Sidnee dropped down to one knee and the Bellagio fountains went off with Elton John’s song “your song” playing. Maria was completely surprised! That is so romantic!! They picked Twin Oaks because it is just so beautiful! They actually found a picture of Twin Oaks online and ABM shot it!! What a match made in Heaven!!

Venue: Twin Oaks Garden Estate

DJ: SD Party Time Djs

Catering: Twin Oaks & Mama Kat’s

Photography: ABM Photography

Florist: Flowers by Erin

Make-Up & Hair: Stilettos and Suitcase

Kent/Mantzel

We loved working at Twin Oaks Garden Estate!! Here is what someone else thinks!!

“My husband and I got married here on July 1, 2017 and we are so happy we did! We can’t get enough compliments about this place and how our guests felt and were treated on our wedding day! We don’t have any regrets at all!

First off, it was a colleague of mine who had recommended this place because it was where she got married last year and because it used to be a schoolhouse. She couldn’t stop raving about it and how much she loved it. My then fiance and I were intrigued so we drove 1.5 hours just go to there and see what it was all about. Throughout the tour, we were breathless and loved every inch of the venue. We couldn’t stop talking about how amazing it was. When we sat down, we also found out that it’s an all inclusive venue that already had food catering and a wedding coordinator included. We basically booked when we sat down after the tour, without any hesitations, even though we had planned to go to other venues after that. (The schoolhouse was a big check off for me, being a teacher and all. 🙂 )

Wedding planning: We met Serena, our wedding coordinator, three times throughout the year and I had inquired many times throughout the year we were planning for all kinds of questions that were always answered with a smile. She even spent about an hour going over the colors of napkins with our parents, smiling and laughing at our color coordination and disagreements.  She was totally respectful to our parents and even they loved Serena! Even though there was a hiccup in the beginning, the Twin Oaks staff did their best to clear things up and make sure that I left a happy bride.

Pre-wedding: day before, my husband and I loved Serena and her expertise with everything. She was obviously experienced with weddings and gave us a lot of advice on the simplest things like how to hold hands, or face, etc. Serena was just on top of it. Serena was just organized and I loved that she was there to help with anything. We also dropped off everything decor wise that day and Serena made sure to write where I wanted everything to be.

Wedding day: We got ready at the hotel and when I arrived to the venue with my bridal party, the venue was absolutely gorgeous. I couldn’t have asked for a better day. It was beautiful how everything was coming together. Even though there was a mixup with favors and somehow I didn’t have as many favors as I thought I brought, Serena and I had worked it out so that it wouldn’t become an issue and she made sure to not freak me out. She had everything handled for it quickly with a smile and I just loved her friendly, bubbly attitude. It really helped to calm me down. When the ceremony was about to start, I found out that I also had a bridal assistant who helped with any of my personal needs (water, food, etc.) She was amazing too! I had asked for a small piece of bread before the ceremony began and later in the evening, she came out with a whole loaf of bread!! Her thoughtfulness was spot on and I was just touched by that. In addition, having Serena there really just helped me be a relaxed and calm bride throughout our wedding. I had a lot of comments of “you don’t look tired! You’re not tired?” or “You look so calm! You’re not bridezilla at all!” and I can honestly attribute my calm and happy attitude to Serena. She is just such an amazing coordinator and I can’t say enough good things about her.

If you get a chance to have Serena as your wedding coordinator at Twin Oaks, she will make you the happiest bride! Thank you so much Serena for all your help with EVERYTHING. July 1st was magical for Eddie and I, and we can’t thank you enough for just making it perfect. Thank you!

( I was too excited to write a review… professional photos to come!)”