We hired Darren from Stoic Events as our wedding officiant for our June 10th wedding. It was so…read moremuch fun to get to know Darren and work with him on our ceremony script. We were looking for someone who could do a non-religious ceremony with some aspects of our Latino traditions. He was great at researching the Lasso ceremony and finding a way to incorporate it with our own spin. His initial outreach was fun and informal. It really helped us talk about our relationship in a way that was genuine and brought out the important parts to add to the ceremony script. He was willing to meet us wherever worked best for us and he was willing to change the script multiple times to get it right. On the day of, we had a few mic problems, but Darren was able to work through it and even the guests in the back of our ceremony seating said they could hear him perfectly clear without the mic. We had many of our guests say that our ceremony was the perfect representation of our relationship and personalities. We truly have Darren to thank for that! Stoic Events will truly take time to understand you as a couple. I highly recommend working with them!

Vanessa and Noahs wedding was beautiful. The venue is very nice and Jill is great to work with. I…read morerecommend this place and we will use them again.

Beautiful location and owners were super friendly and helpful for our sons wedding! We had the best…read moreday/night.

I don't even know where to start with how amazing this venue was to work with. The venue owners are…read moresome of the most wonderful people I have ever worked with. You can feel their warmth and kindness within seconds of meeting them. They went above and beyond anything I could have ever asked for. They allowed me to come the night before my wedding and take over the entire bar area to get as much set up as possible. They helped with the entire set up process, and even allowed me to borrow one of their tents to block access to a certain area...they even set it up for us and added lights to make it look beautiful. The day of the wedding, they helped some of the wedding party to get everything into the correct areas and looking beautiful. Deena saved the day by making sure the alter looked amazing when the groom and groomsmen ran out of time. Overall, they provided a wonderful, relaxed wedding experience and attempted to make the day as calm as possible. I would 100% recommend having your wedding or your next event there. You will absolutely not regret it, and bonus...you get to meet and spend time with the amazing owners! I will add some photos of their beautiful space as soon as I get them from the photographer. From the bottom of my heart, thanks again for everything.

Rented tables, chairs, linens and umbrellas for bridal shower. Great to work with, very…read moreprofessional and timely. Also great prices!

Protege Events helped make our 30-year Reunion the BEST ever!! They responded quickly to a…read morelast-minute request, and were extremely helpful and accommodating when our original provider wasn't able to make our needs. Protege supplied tables, chairs, linens, and propane heaters. Their prices were great, the service was exceptional, and we really felt like Mario and the Protege team had our back! Highly recommend.

She is the absolute BEST!! she customized her photobooth backdrop to my party! She defiantly goes…read moreabove and beyond!! totally recommend her for party planning and don't forget the photobooth!!

I was there for a wedding on 06/10/2017. This is an excellent venue. The parking lot is a huge…read moregrass area. People direct you to a parking spot so parking is organized. The venue has an old Victorian type style to it. Plenty of shade for those hot summer events. The area for the wedding is a short walk from the reception area. They have a bar and very nice bathroom area. It is hard to find a problem with this venue. You do have to drive over a narrow bridge that might stress some drivers. I've driven over it in a full size pickup with no problem. The food was excellent and plenty of it. I would suggest this place for your event.

I had my wedding here. Silvia was great to work with and was so helpful in the planning process…read more The venue is so beautiful and did not require a lot of extra decoration. They include so much including the furniture and lighting, and we got a good deal on the dance floor. We chose this venue because it encompasses what we love about Visalia, with the greenery and the oak trees. Many of my guests have commented on how beautiful it was and thought it was very unique. The only concerns were regarding the bridge getting to the venue, but we did not have problems with it, and with getting our rentals out the night of the wedding, but it was easy to coordinate. The food was amazing, as we expected from Fugazzis. From the time of our tasting, we knew the food was going to be good. We had ample choices for our appetizers, the entree options were delicious and plentiful, the desserts were really good, and the late night tacos were a huge hit for our guests. Silvia was so helpful in planning the day. From coordinating with my vendors, to answering all of our questions, she helped the day go smoothly. She is very knowledgable and had good suggestions for our other vendors as we were doing our research. Overall, it was a great day, and I am so happy that we chose to have it at Victorian Garden.

I rented this place for a celebration of life for my mother. When I met with the staffer, I told…read moreher I didn't have all the details yet because I was working on securing a location. We filled out the paper work and she told me I had use of the place for the entire day, so my event time didn't really matter. I put down my event time was until 4. They sent me a letter refusing to return any of the $300 deposit I paid because I went over the time of 4pm. (And because they say I didn't sweep and mop, I did sweep). If my event ended at 4, how would I break down and clean and be out by 4. But that didn't matter because she told me I had all day. I feel like this is a scam to keep the deposit. Additionally when I paid for the use, she did not tell me that they charge a credit card fee for using my credit card. If I had known they were going to charge an extra $24, I would have paid in cash. I didn't know until after she already charged my card. The place itself was just ok, old looking, could use some updating and fresh coat of paint. Not worth the price, and I was told it included the use of tv displays but no one could show me how to use it the day of my event, so it really wasn't included.

The lodge has a great staff for all your event needs. I really like how professional the bartender…read moreis. When it come to preparing food, their kitchen really makes it easy when we serve our own food and caterers find it useful as well. I was really impressed with how many people we could seat and still have room for people to dance. Our DJ liked the area on the stage for him to set up. You can't go wrong with the price and the great service makes this a hell of a bargain.

It has taken me an entire year to be able to think about writting a review for Greg Mancini & wife…read more Its taken so long because any time I would think about it I'd get livid & was only be able 2 see the negative aspects. It's been long enough now that we can try to laugh at all the f*%# up's Debbie was resonsible for. Although it still hurts my heart a bit how much she completely ruined what I'd enevisioned and planned for the ceremony. I'll start with the good. Greg is awesome. He is very organized& even though we only spent 2 hours together total in person he was the utmost professional via email & phone calls & he helped me plan out an awesomely entertaining day for both my hubbs & i & our guests. He worked on every detail, spelling, song suggestiosn,how to pronounce everyone's names perfectly. Our day (on paper) started like this.. DJ arrive to ceremony location 1 hour before event & set up Audrey (bride) is peacefully finishing make up& taking pictures Fun pop, r&b, oldies & rock love songs start pre-ceremony A dear friend plays guitar along to dixie chicks 'lullaby' as Audrey walks down the isle (que the tears - amazingly beautiful lyrics). Ceremony takes place-Now pronouce you man and wife - Audrey and Miguel kiss - que beattles "All you need is Love" and everyone clasps whistles etc. B& G take pics as DJ then sets up for the party! Each wedding attendent's announced w/ a special welcome and song chosen by the couple for them to dance to - gives it some personality. All other wedding songs are customzied as well. The father daughter, mother son and bride groom dances - ALL special music custom done by Greg. So let me tell what you really happend. 15 min before the ceremony my (amazing) wedding location planner calmly asks if I'd heard from the Mancini's. No, but i didnt' have my phone on me i reply carelessly. Then it dawns on me - WTH, you mean they're not here?! So the phone calls, texts, email and EVEN IM chats start go to crazy trying to get in touch with either of them. No calls or texts or anything are returned. The time is ticking. My beautifuled planned out thoughtful, funny, exciting day the music was about to take us on was dissolving and there was nothing I could do about it. I had a boy outside w/ an electric guitar and no amp (the DJ was bringing it). NO music to play. NO cd's. NO speakers. NOTHING to make sound! Then my mind wandered and i thought about all the dances. All the hours of practice and editing. and I lost it. It was 2 minutes to 5 (go time) and we had no DJ and no word. they'd come with the highest of recommendations from multiple sources so we were convinced they'd had deadly accident of some sort. Finally the wedding gal found an old CD player (they require the families hire outside DJ's because they don't have sound systems etc - it's not their job the DJ's do it). Next up, a CD? Anyone have a CD in their car we can walk to or something? Guess what we walked down the isle to... Queen? Anyone guess Queen? If so, you're right. We walked down the isle to 'We Are the Champions' by Queen. Now hilarious - but at the time I was furious. NOt to mention all of my pre-wedding photos are crap because i was so busy calling, texting,emailing trying to find out when/if they were ever going to show up between my tears and trying to fix my makeup there was no time to get a good beautiful pre-wedding glow shot. UGH. So our guests and wedding party had a little laugh and shock when they heard the music playing. Most of the guest's couldn't hear our minister saying his so so touching talk (it was my god father, so very sentimental) nor could they hear my husband and I's vows we'd written to eachother nor could they hear our mother's talk during the sand ceremony because there was no microphone. So we end the ceremony go out to take pictures and I am holding back a panic attack because I'm so pissed at what this party is going to turn into with NO dancing!? Our friends are making phone calls trying to line up a DJ or get equipment or make runs to friends houses to just borrow a really big sound system. But this is a wedding of 300 people, a simple CD player won't do for a crowd that size on an outdoor ranch venue. Livid. The pictures continue and I'm strained and irritated through most of them. All of the sudden a van comes down the dirt road (we're on a ranch remember) 100 miles an hour. Hum..this better be them. Thank goodness it is and they start setting up at record speed. The woman has the nerve to come up to me with a hug. Apologized she was late. Hum, you just ruined my wedding ceremony, I'm thinking as i grin through it and tell her to hurry up and just do her thing. The rest of the nite went according to plan for the most part except she pronouned my name as "AuBrey" (not Audrey) most of the night. Never said Miguel's name right. Butchered both of our families names, rushed us through the cake, bouquet toss, dances everything so she could hurry up

Greg Mancini and his wife did a wonderful job at our July wedding at the White Horse Inn. He made…read morethe process of preparing the program as easy and straightforward as possible. I could not recommend his services highly enough. Thank you so much for all your good work, Greg.

Trying to rent the Veterans Memorial building was unorganized & unsuccessful. I first spoke with a…read moreyoung lady on 12/12 named Julia- who stated the date I needed for my mom's memorial was available. Julia was not sure of herself & was unable to answer most of my questions. I gave her grace as everyone needs to learn. She was being coached by the directer Charles, who I could hear in the background. Nonetheless, I confirmed the date & tried to contact them for two days straight to inquire who I make the check out to. There was two full days of unanswered calls. On 12/17 Charles finally returned my call to inform me the date Julia told me was available was actually not available. After sending out the tentative date to the family who are flying in from out of state. The Veterans Memorial needs to 1)Put someone responsible in charge of providing information & date look up 2) Have a valid system in place to include a basic email when they cannot answer the phone 3) Offer payments over the phone for people out of state would not recommend dealing with this non profit.

Had my mom's 80th birthday party at this venue. It was spotless. The dining area, kitchen and…read morerestrooms were so clean. The staff are very accommodating and pleasant to talk to.