I've always been told to not judge a book by it's cover. This is a beautiful space and was hoping my dream wedding would have taken place here. However, this venue has been nothing short of a nightmare, from the beginning. And with this nightmare came 19 North taking our money with no services rendered, nor a dream wedding to even occur. From lack of communication to overall unprofessional and unethical decisions made by the owners, I would highly encourage you to find another venue. read more

We had my daughter's high school graduation party at 19 N Elm yesterday. First of all the place was beautiful! The food was great. Everyone especially raved over the desserts. The staff was exceptional and made sure that everyone had a wonderful time! I am so glad that all we had to do was show up and enjoy our time with family and friends celebrating my daughter's special day. From setup to cleanup, they took care of everything! I would highly recommend this venue for any special occasion! read more

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This place is a beautiful waste. We spent a hellacious year dealing with three different event coordinators, one of which kept zero record of our dealings with Froehlich's (yes, you read that right -- zero record of contracts, promises made, deposits made, etc.) so everything we were promised we had to fight for, tooth and nail. When we finally had enough of emails and phone calls, we drove the 2.5 hours to Froehlich's from Illinois to lay everything out on the table (literally) and get everything sorted out. We brought the requested documents, proof of deposits, promises made by the aforementioned Event Coordinator who kept no records, etc. Instead of greeting this preparedness with open arms, they (owners of Froehlich's) treated us as though we weren't being understanding of all THEY had been through, as if they were shocked we were treating this like the business transaction it always had been. I don't know about anyone else, but when you've got thousands of dollars on the line, you tend to come prepared. Here are a few other highlights from our dealings with Froehlich's: -As my father, mother & I were waiting to walk down the aisle in the kitchen (why in the kitchen you ask? Because the architectural layout of the venue only allowed myself (the bride) to exit the Bridal Suite either through the venue where I would be seen by all our guests, or through the kitchen where the owner was beginning prep for our dinner) Froehlich's owner made this snide remark at us, "wow, love the timing of everything right now." -As previously mentioned, the only way to get out of the bridal suite unseen was through the kitchen. I had to quickly walk through again in order to walk outside & around the venue, to go up the stairs of the emergency exit to make a surprise appearance for my guests as I sang a song to my now husband. As I walked through the kitchen, Froehlich's owner barked at myself & my wedding planner, saying "What? Why? WHY are you in here again?" My planner calmly explained she'd cleared this with the owner's venue coordinator and he said it would be OK. The owner then dismissively waived her hand and said, "fine, just get out." Real nice as I'm about to perform for my wedding guests. -Wrongfully accused our florist of property damage, despite the fact that she notified the Venue Coordinator of the pre-existing damage weeks prior & again the day of the wedding. -Told our guests during the wedding there would be no coffee & tea service provided. When we showed them the contract that did in fact state we paid for & were contractually entitled to a $200 coffee & tea service, the Venue Coordinator brought up 1 coffee carafe, 20 bags of tea, & a pot of hot water. There's SO much more I could go into detail about, but honestly it's emotionally exhausting to recount the awful moments spent planning our wedding with Froehlich's. Honestly, the only reason everything went off without a hitch was because of our incredible wedding planner (1928 Planning Co. ). The reason I chose to publish this review is to caution anyone else lured into Froehlich's event space by the seemingly sweet, small-town front they display. If this review could prevent another couple from going through what we did, that would be enough. Newlyweds beware: there are so many other spaces you can wisely trust with your time, money, and happiness. I suggest The Journeyman Distillery. I hear they do a wonderful job. read more

This wedding venue and its staff have been the worst experience in our wedding planning endeavors yet. My fiancé and I got engaged in June of 2019 and immediately started looking at venues for 2021. My fiancé reached out to 19 North's Co-Owner and "Catering Director" Bruce McKamey on July 8th 2019 and received a rental quote of $5900 for the space. Fitting our budget, we arranged to meet with Bruce at the space, on a Sunday, in Three Oaks MI. We brought another couple with us and made the hour and a half drive to Three Oaks on July 28th. Unfortunately, we got stood up. Bruce wasn't there and wasn't reachable to show us the space or to discuss packages and pricing. An unfortunate waste of our time, gas, and our friend's times as well. What transpired afterwards was an almost unbelievable series of events that would baffle anyone considering spending $25,000 to $35,000 on a venue in a small town in Michigan. July 8th 2019 we received a quote from Bruce for $5900 for the venue. July 28th we drove an hour and a half to the venue and got stood up by Bruce, the co-owner and event planner. July 29th Bruce emails updated pricing that explains that wedding planning was too stressful for them and that they now include a wedding planning service provided by White Dahlia and that their new venue fee is $10,700 but "all you have to worry about is what to wear." October 20th 2019 we went back to the venue to meet Bruce and see the space. Bruce didn't recognize who we were or that he had previously communicated with us, let alone stood us up. He discussed all of the features of the space and the included features of White Dahlia including shuttle services to hotels and wedding venue accessories, like the Archway. On October 20th, we also discussed that the music stops at 10:45 and the want the venue emptied by 11pm. We discussed that Froehlichs has a venue called "The Social Club" across the street and that if we rented 19 North as our wedding space we could have our rehearsal dinner there and an after party as the 19 North venue closes early. Bruce verbally quoted us on the space that is "Normally rents for $1400 for 4 hours" but that if we did the rehearsal dinner there and the after party, in addition to renting the 19 north space for $10,700... he would include The Social Club "for $350 or $400" for the after party and would "check the numbers" on the rehearsal dinner. October 22nd, The week after our visit we contacted White Dahlia to verify all of what was included, according to Bruce. Turns out, none of the equipment, decorations, shuttle, etc were included. October 29th Bruce gave pricing of $10,700 for 19 north and $1500 for 4 hours of The Social Club, per night, and still would not verbalize what was or was not, explicitly, included in the rental fees. The following Sunday, November 2nd 2019 I called Bruce to get an explanation for why someone intending to spend $25,000 in their space couldn't get answers to emails or what we would get for our money. A man named Alfred picked up the phone and introduced himself as the assistant event planner "working with Bruce." I explained our situation to Alfred, who apologized profusely for the venue's shortcomings to date and said he would get back to me the same night or next day with the information I needed. Phew! Unfortunately, when Alfred did reach back out, his title had already changed from assistant to "Director of Catering and Events." Impressive job Alfred! And with Alfred's new title came new pricing! The venue was $10,700 and The Social Club was $1,500 per event, with the rehearsal dinner and after party being counted as 2 events. By the way, the after party was only 11pm to 1am. 2 hours and paying full price for the venue which is normally a 4 hour rental. Twice! Still no specific inclusions or exclusions either. Summary: From July to October the wedding venue fee changed 3 times. The venue's owners have no idea what they offer and can't articulate their offering or costs. Their verbal agreements hold no weight and are not honored. They have no planning capacity and don't respect people's time or money. They're hiring people and promoting them to director positions in 24 hours. There's no guarantee, in my mind, that this venue will even be in business in 2021 let alone have a consistent or reliable staff to support your wedding.... Steer clear of this catastrophe of a venue, owner, and staff. read more

We had a 230 person wedding on March 14, 2020. We booked in April 2019 and in the 11 months of planning our wedding dealt with 3 different "coordinators," none of which handled the details of our wedding with professionalism. There was so much miscommunication and repetitiveness on details with both our ceremony and reception. I would be here typing for days if I listed everything that went wrong over the 11 month planning period. There was no tasting offered to us, and the food served to guests was subpar. Some plates were missing vegetables, and they ran out of beer before the cocktail hour was over. After explaining on several occasions that we had a party crowd, we were assured that more alcohol would be on hand, if needed to purchase in the restaurant's Beverage Boutique. This was not the case and our wedding planner and some members of our wedding party went to the nearest gas station to purchase more. It really is a shame because the space is beautiful. Our pictures are gorgeous and our band (Blue Water Kings) made up for all the shit that happened that night. We don't want any other couples to experience what we did. We're happy to provide more specific details to those who would like to know more. read more

We had a 230 person wedding on March 14, 2020. We booked in April 2019 and in the 11 months of planning our wedding dealt with 3 different "coordinators," none of which handled the details of our wedding with professionalism. There was so much miscommunication and repetitiveness on details with both our ceremony and reception. I would be here typing for days if I listed everything that went wrong over the 11 month planning period. There was no tasting offered to us, and the food served to guests was subpar. Some plates were missing vegetables, and they ran out of beer before the cocktail hour was over. After explaining on several occasions that we had a party crowd, we were assured that more alcohol would be on hand, if needed to purchase in the restaurant's Beverage Boutique. This was not the case and our wedding planner and some members of our wedding party went to the nearest gas station to purchase more. It really is a shame because the space is beautiful. Our pictures are gorgeous and our band (Blue Water Kings) made up for all the shit that happened that night. We don't want any other couples to experience what we did. We're happy to provide more specific details to those who would like to know more. read more