This venue is by far the best venue we have found in the Fort Worth area. And we visited several…read morevenues in the area and not one was as beautiful as this one is. Once you visit you will completely understand why my fiance and I choose this venue to get married at. Brandi is wonderful and she has helped us with ideas and ideas on vendors. She has been a huge help, and she has gone out of her way to help my fiance and I with this whole process. This is a venue you should definitely visit and you won't regret that you did. Just make sure you book sooner than later, because when people see this venue they book this venue.

We LOVE the Bowden! They have an amazing wedding planning team! I couldn't have picked a better…read moreplace to have my wedding!

Eat before you come here. The three times we've been here, the chicken was dry, the food was bland,…read morethe tea was watered down and there is no salt or condiments to help with flavor. The 3rd time, there was bread on the menu, but none was served.

Very nice venue - came for a non profit luncheon…read more Meal was DELISH. Staff was friendly and place was clean The view out back is beautiful

Perfect space for our friend's Quinceanera. Plenty of room, lots of owning, great ambiance!read more

I have read multiple reviews about this place and I recently had my wedding at this venue. It was…read morean all around perfect experience. A lot of the reviews are people mad but if you would have asked more questions about when you are suppose to show up to the venue (like at a certain time) or if you read your contract and it spefically says not to do something, DONT DO IT! At the wedding rehearsal our coordinator specifically told us that we were not allowed on premise until a certain time, we still got there early BUT WAITED IN OUR CARS!!!!!!!!!!!! Maybe your experiences with this place and anywhere else would be better if you follow directions! Dietra Williamson my wedding coordinator for my big day was Awesome. They respond quickly back to email and phone calls and were kind and helpful throughout the whole process. Easy paying system via their website and lots of options. Open vendor policy is great and it is part of a foster/adoptive system for kids and families! Love love love!!

Just completed the PERFECT wedding with this venue.Staff was excellent! Dietra was on hand for…read moreevery mishap (boutonierre pinning, cake cutting,anything we had difficulties with);she fixed for us! Our guest list swelled from 80 to 130...they accommodated. Final count of about 110. I can see that if you have many more...it would be tight! But....for us, small and intimate was a plus. We used all parts of the venue.Chapel for service and nuptials. Reception hall was used for food stuff...buffet, cake, candy bar. The garden area accommodated dancing after dusk!...The perfect mix of all worlds. The chapel has beautiful stained glass that mirrored again inside the reception hall. The beautiful arched ceilings are echoed in outside covered walk. The experience was perfect for the couple's wishes

Beautiful interior, polite staff and professional…read more I attended our company's annual Christmas party at The Laurel this week & it was such a splendid experience! The parking lot was clean, well lit and not terribly far from the venue. Upon entering I stopped by the bathroom for a quick mirror check. Gorgeous decor, new fixtures and flooring, clean. After the bathroom, I headed to the main banquet room where the formal dining was to take place as well as the happy hour portion. There were only 2-3 bartenders but it wasn't an issue. No wait longer than 90 seconds and the staff was extremely helpful. The outside foyer was gorgeous and heated for those who wanted to partake in the outer bar. Food was delicious. Overall, I'm giving it 5 stars - well deserved!

Went to a wedding here last night - it was pretty, the food was okay, but the reception room…read moreacoustics were so bad you could barely talk to the person next to you, never mind the people across the table. We all came home with sore throats from yelling to speak all night. It was a fun wedding though!

Since I am employed at a business along Magnolia, I had a front-row seat to the busyness of Arts…read moreGoggle. There were people and vendors everywhere! Unfortunately, I wasn't able to walk the entire length of the festival; however, I did see a good variety of businesses selling their wares. Seems like everything was set up and torn down with ease leaving no trace they were ever here. Way to go! Events like these are always so much fun. Now I need to wait another year before I can visit Arts Goggle again.

Arts Goggle - A near southside experience…read more My 5th time coming and will definitely go back! This is probably one of the best experiences you can enjoy in FTW. I know some people plan it out for an all day event but you can come just for a few hours like I do and still enjoy so much. * hundreds of art Vendors, majority are local. * stage with live bands * restaurants with live bands * sponsors giving out free swag * restaurants with condensed menus, all what they do well. With specialty cocktails to cool off with. * food trucks and much more * you can bring your 4 legged babies or even you kids lol. * side shows like glass blowing, piano, people showing their craft. Here are some tips that I have learned: If you don't like walking around a bunch of people show up around 11:30 get good parking and walk around most of the vendors are set up by 11:15 anyways. With that being said if you show up at 12 o'clock parking is gonna be very hard to find and there's already gonna be a ton of people there. Everyone takes cash or credit so don't worry about what kind of money you need to bring. Expect the unexpected. You never know what you're gonna run into every year I go I always run into these fun little side shows where people are showing their craft and it's so fun just to stop and watch and see what they do best. Be extra nice to the restaurant staff during this time as there are thousands of people that come to this event, from all over the United States. When I say it's crowded it gets crowded but it's still a fun event. Take your time to enjoy the restaurant food. Most of the management that I have talked to only have condensed menu for their restaurants during arts goggle to show off what they do well. Including cocktails. Plan to bring something home. I truly believe that there's something for everyone at this event. So when you are buying something and you just got there, ask the vendor if you could just store the item with them and come back around and pick up when you're about to leave. That way you're not having to carry it around. But remember, they have thousands of people coming so if it's small, just take it with you. 10/10 would recommend.

Gorgeous venue! The owner is super sweet and helpful! Highly recommend this venue for weddings or…read moreany event!

Okay! So, we got married here in August 2019!…read more The ceremony space is incredible. Really cool benches, great lighting, good acoustics (we had worship in the middle and he didn't need a mic), and really cool picture opportunity post ceremony for my wife and I to get some shots just the two of us! The reception space is SO cool. Long tables are awesome, people who run the place (Kristen?) are great, and the space is absolutely awesome! Great sized dance floor. Other things to note: only uses outside vendors, parking is not amazing, they have lots of good contacts (helped us with bartenders), and there's a lot of cool places around off Magnolia for people to get drinks after the rehearsal and stuff like that! HIGHLY recommend. Use Specs for alcohol because that have a great policy where you can return stuff that wasn't out on ice. That way you only pay for what you use! Best bridal suite! My wife LOVED it. Also really artsy outdoor locations for pictures. Main con: WiFi that you use for bridal suite and for the music during the ceremony is iffy. We had to use a Bluetooth speaker for the ceremony.

We had our annual Christmas party at this venue…read more The place is clean, well laid out and offers a nice variety or entertainment beyond whatever event you are having . The food was very good & the bar has a variety of adult beverages to choose from. The staff were polite and efficient.

We hosted clients at Austin Ranch and Christina and her team did a fabulous job. They were on top…read moreof everything. I also appreciated how seamless it was to hire outside vendors for games and music. Christina had a list of vendors already with pricing. The food was delicious and our clients enjoyed how the buffet was large enough to not bottleneck. We'll be back if in the area.