Ocoee Lakeshore Center is a great venue for weddings and events. I attended a fundraiser for…read moreMatthew's Hope and was very impressed with the grounds and facility. The venue is located next to Starke Lake so the view is lovely. They recently completed a four million dollar renovation and it looks beautiful. There is built in audio visual and a huge lobby area where several bars can be set up for a reception area. The staff is friendly and the food was delicious.

This place is gorgeous They offer great wedding packages…read more I highly recommend this for your wedding or special event

If you're visiting Orlando, I highly recommend this as one of your stops. A historical landmark of…read morethe city. I found out the Leu family donated their family land hoping to share its beauty. Unique gardens with plenty of shade. Great for all ages, including toddlers. It is fenced in with lots of areas to picnic, if that's your thing! There's a small cafe for coffee, ice cream and a few snacks. On certain days they have infant and toddler reading time (20minutes long). The first Monday of each month is free entry however there are no guided tours. Check their website for more info!

This garden is huge with wide paths through all the gardens with optional dirt paths. Most paths…read moreare naturally shaded by the tall mature live oak, cypress, crepe myrtle and banyan trees. If you love nature, you are in for a special treat as this garden has hundreds of plants and flowers all very clearly labeled. Sprinkled throughout the paths are funky bird houses and information on the birds there which sing non-stop in the background which is mesmerizing to sit on a bench by the brook and listen to birds and water, like I said, a special treat. I located a new bird to me, the gila woodpecker! The house museum tour is full of local Florida history and the house is beautiful with many interesting details like the children's back stairs and the bathrooms have original tiles and fixtures! The bathrooms are accessible, clean and well stocked with supplies. The map gives a clear idea of where you want to wander to and where you might want to stop to take in nature. One of my favorite places with sculpture added to the gardens along with specialized gardens for cocktail ingredients, salsa garden, chutney garden and tea garden! Fun! Many fruits and herbs as well. A must see if you love the outdoors, birds, plants, flowers, gardening or the peace that nature brings. A must see!!!!

I love historic buildings. When I was planning my fall 2015 wedding I was on the hunt for a…read morebeautiful yet affordable venue for our ceremony in Winter Park. I found all of those qualities here at the Woman's Club. The staff was also very friendly throughout the entire process. According to the club's website, "founded in 1915, the Woman's Club of Winter Park is one of the oldest not-for-profit community organizations in Winter Park, Florida." In addition to the meetings held here, the building is available for rent for events including weddings. The have spaces available for all parts of your wedding. You can have one part of the event or all at the club. They have ceremony space, reception space, and cocktail hour space if you are willing to host part of the event outdoors. We used the club just for our ceremony and it was so perfect. We had about 80 guests seated which took up about 2/3 of the room. I think they can do up to around 150 seated. There are beautiful mantels on either end of the main room which we used for our event. It was so beautiful and intimate. We loved the historic touches which had also been recently renovated before our event. At the end of our wedding, our guests were directed to the lawn. We then exited down the sidewalk aisle into our getaway car. A wonderful photo opp! Easy to work with, they have a very fair price. Ceremony alone here cost us less than $1,000! Try finding that anywhere else in the heart of Winter Park. Or anywhere. I am so happy to have found this location. Thank you to the club, and to our planner Kyle, for making our ceremony here so wonderful!

Nice town worth swinging out of the way to visit. Lots of non chain coffee shops, and gift…read moreboutiques. Very nice hanging plants and path down the center of the main street. The highlight of the place was the Central Railroad Museum for me. I bought two book on Central Florida railroads, neither of which I had seen on Amazon. I just moved fairly near a former citrus line so the topic fascinates me. The Welcome center type place by the caboose was oddly not open at 3 in the afternoon, I was hoping to get books or reproduction postcards of the citrus industry.

It's a little crowed since Covid most of the main town has cut parking and added extra table for…read moreopen seating. Seems to make driving much more difficult. There already parking issues and now it's not better at all. So many things to do just lots of parking issue. NOTE: was informed there is a parking garage. I've only parked by the establishments.

My wife and I were wandering through the Oviedo mall during the annual art festival and were…read moregreeted by one of the owners at the Wedding Place while we were passing by. The lady was very friendly, informative and even took the time to give us a tour of the venue. There are plenty of photo op areas, a dining area, changing rooms, a dance floor with event lighting, a small kitchen and prep area, restrooms, and a few other themed rooms that are great for parties, Weddings, Graduations, Celebrations, and more. Everything is very clean, and organized. Pricing varies, it's best to call for an appointment to see all the venue has to offer and work with the owners on the details of the event to confirm a firm quote. My wife and I like that it is a one stop shop where you can get married and hold the reception at the same venue, minimizing travel and additional costs to all parties involved. The Bride and Groom also have dressing rooms available where they can prepare and be away from the main party while they prepare for their big moment. We also liked that the small kitchen in the back provides another avenue to save by having the food catered via a third party of your choice versus being required to order food from or through the Wedding Place. We haven't held an event here yet, but Nancy has mentioned the Wedding Place a few times since our visit here. We would definitely keep them in mind for our next big party or get together. If you are in the area and looking for an all-in-one venue where you can hold your next party, themed event, or Wedding than the Wedding Place might be just what you're looking for.

This venue is exceptional! Kim was able to accommodate our event last minute since our original…read morevenue cancelling on short notice due to plumbing issues. She and Aris had everything looking party ready and took great care of our guests. I really can't say enough about her kindness and enthusiasm for our event. She is a pro! Don't hesitate to book it. It's a very good venue. Dance floor is fun!

Popped into Eola View for an art exhibit, and I was quietly impressed. It has a really good view of…read moreLake Eola. The space is large, airy, and filled with numerous seating areas for congregating with peers. It is conveniently located near various other spots downtown, in particular City Arts, which hosts an opening art exhibit on the 3rd Thursday of every month at their galleries. So, you can usually continue your art walk at Eola View (which is how I initially found out about the events they host). I've also learned it is a great co-working space, making it great for networking and small corporate events. So, that's always a good thing to keep in mind for us corporate girlies/fellas. They do have a full-service bar as well, public restrooms, service stairs, and one service elevator (which is a little slow, but in all honesty, what elevator in DTO is NOT SLOW). All in all, the space is LOVELY. I overly love their "Champagne Bar" area (because I OVERLY LOVE The Champagne Bar in Tampa at the Oxford Exchange). It is great for pictures and wedding receptions (as well as various other gatherings). So, I am a BIG FAN of Eola View, and I look forward to attending more events in the future.

I visited Eola View for an art exhibit and was impressed with how beautiful the location is. It is…read moreconvenient, spacious and well appointed. The only possible con is I can see the wait for the elevator for access being an issue if the venue hosts a large event. I'm looking forward to attending future events here!

James Seymour Capen built the Capen Home in 1885. It is the third oldest home in Winter park. At…read morethe time there were only a few pioneers in Winter park, Fl. Capen was known for his dedication to the development of Winter Park and he donated funds to bring Rollins College to Winter Park. The Capen family lived in the home until 1898 when it was then sold to human-rights advocate Amelia Weed Hopkins. The Snow family purchased the home in 1904 and in 1910 it was sold to J.F. Johnson. In 1923, Howard and Anna Durbin Sands Showalter purchased the house transforming it from a Folk Victorian Farmhouse into a Tudor Revival home. In 1945 Dr. Wilbur and Edith Jennings purchased the house. They loved it so much that they stayed in it for the next 46 years. In 1995 it was sold to to J. Taylor and Susan Stanley but by 2013 the historic home was facing demolition by the current owners. The Albin Polasek Museum & Sculp­ture Gar­dens, Win­ter Park His­tory Museum, the Friends of Casa Feliz, and hun­dreds of com­mu­nity members in Winter park formed the group preservation Capen and were able to raise $450,000 in four months to save the house but it had to be moved from its original location across Lake Osceola. Roads in Winter Park were to narrow for the house so to bring it to the Albin Polasek Museum the 200 ton house was cut in half and floated across the lake by barge. The two pieces of the house were nicknamed Fred and Ginger. From there it was a two year restoration project to return the house to its splendor. The two halves of the house were attached, the 1885 pine wood floors were refinished, and disability access restrooms were added. Today the house resides in the museum's sculpture gardens with a gorgeous lakefront view. It contains museum offices, his­tory exhibits, art, and col­lec­tions from the Polasek Museum. The house can be rented for corporate events and weddings. Through the hard work and dedication of historic minded individuals a lovely piece of Winter Park history was saved to be enjoyed by a new generation of Winter Park residents.