Lovely wedding venue…read more Nice bed and breakfast on site, as well

From the owner: This 100 year old Wedding Chapel and ballroom is located at The Monastery at Forest Lake Resort in…read moreNortheast Oklahoma City. The former Mansion Home of Oil Baron and Oklahoma Governor Robert S. Kerr, (1935-1949), the Wooded Estate was also an Orthodox Monastery in the 70s and 80s. Spectacular indoor and outdoor ceremonies and banquets are held here on the very edge of Beautiful Forest Lake. And The Monastery Resort offers 5-star overnight accommodations for the bridal party and guests, which are included with many of the wedding packages.

This is a beautiful wedding venue to have your ceremony and reception... the chapel is the most…read morebeautiful part for me. My niece had her wedding at this venue on 10.9.2020 and it was wonderful. I even had a chance to chat with the owner about love stories .... I love this place and definitely recommend it to all love birds who want to have a positive experience:)

I'm not a huge fan of weddings; I see them pretty much in the same light as I do funerals and other…read moreobligatory ceremonies. (My attitude? Go to the justice of the peace and save the moolah, kiddies. Half of all marriages here end in the same year they occur in this state, for Pete's sake. Save that hard earned dough for a down payment on a house, else pay off debts. Oy gevalt. I'm a crusty old curmudgeon down to my very core.) That said, the nuptials we attended here were well attended and comparably enjoyable, and the venue was clean and well lighted. Ample parking, too. Everything went well from start to finish, and the reception was, clearly, well organized and nicely staffed by a good crew that knew what it was doing. (Judy was particularly helpful.) Five stars for the type of place I usually avoid. (That's a mouthful for me to say.) Nice.

I'd reserved a spot for a quick, impromptu wedding here. We have a wedding planned in October, but…read morewanted to do our vows prior to our wedding date. No where online did the site inform us of "no refunds." My (now) husband's grandfather is a minister, but wasn't sure if he'd be in town to perform the ceremony for us, so I booked this location as fall back, just in case, never think I'd be out money as I knew I'd have ample time to cancel. Grandfather said he'd be able to do it for us, so I cancelled the booking in writing, with 48 hour notice. Was informed that despite not posting online "no refunds" they would not issue a refund back to my card. It didn't matter that I cancelled and notified them instead of not showing up, it didn't matter that the cancellation was in writing. They just said, "no." Save your money if you want something quick and just go to a JP. I don't recommend using ANY company that isn't forthright in their information on their website.

Got married last Thursday and the guy doing the officiating is clearly an anti-mask covid-hoax type…read moreof person, When myself and my partner arrived to get married he was not wearing a mask and when we asked him to he refused even though he was elderly and said because we were wearing them we were protected. He was a total asshole about it. He was coughing and sneezing and rubbing his nose and shit. Don't use this guys business. He sucked. We tried to get the marriage license back from him to file it immediately which is our right and he refused saying it was only his responsibility. Now I'm fucking sick at home in bed. Save yourself the trouble and find someone else to marry you.

Beautiful venue…read more Attentive staff. Ample parking. Easy to find location right smack dab on Western Avenue. Highly recommended.

When I got engaged I knew that I did not want to put in the work that it takes to plan a wedding…read more I wanted a nice wedding but I didn't want to have to worry about scheduling caterers and bakers and DJs, etc. - I decided that the best thing for me to do was to book at an all-in-one venue. I toured several but decided that Creekside had the best value. If I could go back in time, I would have paid more money and booked with a different venue. The customer service at Creekside is TERRIBLE! I booked my wedding well in advance, paid my downpayment, and then went about my business. I never heard from them. About 90 days before my wedding I called them. The coordinator booked a time for us to come in and at our appointment told me that it was my responsibility to contact all of the vendors. My responsibility? What am I paying you for if I have to make all of the arrangements? The coordinator said that it was my fault for not contacting them sooner and that I would need to get in touch with the vendors as soon as possible. So, I call the florist. My package included a few centerpieces so I just expected to tell him my colors and list some flowers that I like. He insisted that I come in for a consultation. I had to take time out of my work day to meet with him because he wanted to try to up-sell me bouquets & corsages - for a very hefty price. I declined and he was booked to only do centerpieces. The centerpieces were awful! I had seen this florist's ads in several magazines and he can do beautiful work. My centerpieces looked thrown together and unprofessional. Our package also included 5 dance lessons. We went to our first lesson only to have the woman try to up-sell us additional lessons. She was also very rude when we couldn't get stuff right. We decided not to go to anymore lessons. The food was probably the only redeeming thing. The caterer had lots of options to choose from and they were all delicious. Problem was - she ran out of food at the reception. I booked a weeding for a certain number of guests, I had that many people in attendance, and yet she ran out of food. The caterer also bakes the cakes. She told me to submit pictures of what I wanted and that she could decorate it however I wanted. I gave her pictures and she assured me that she could make it look just like my picture. While the cakes tasted delicious, my bridal cake looked like a four-year-old had done the decorating. It looked nothing like my picture - not even close. I didn't think that I had picked anything difficult and would have gladly chosen something else if she didn't think she could handle it. All I wanted was a white cake with a simple design piped onto each layer and she couldn't handle that. Our DJ asked me to e-mail him to give him an idea of what we wanted for music. I told him what our special dances would be and he asked me to make him a CD with those song on them. I did that and told him a few specifics - no Top 40, no country music, these are the bands & singers that we like. I heard more Top 40 and country at my reception than I did bands that I like. And, since the DJ was positioned upstairs and was inaccessible, I couldn't just walk up to him and tell him. It was disappointing. The venue is nice but I almost didn't choose it because it has a giant cross on the side of the building and in the chapel. Neither my husband nor I are Christians so this was something that we just decided to overlook because the price was so good. If I had wanted a giant cross hanging over my head, I would have gotten married in a church. They really should consider removing the religious elements as there are many people who may not be willing to overlook them like we were. Finally, I want to say a few words about their coordinator. If you want to do something in your wedding that isn't usually done then he will try to shut it down. Don't even think about trying to make your wedding unique. I wanted to do something other than a unity candle but at my rehearsal he tried to tell me that a unity candle would be better than what I had planned. I wanted to do something different to introduce my wedding party at the reception and he said, "We just don't do that here." I ended up getting to do the things that I wanted to do but I was fought every step of the way. I've had a few months to settle down before writing this review and I'm still very upset about what happened behind the scenes. All of my guests had a great time and said that it was a lovely wedding. At the end of the day I was married so that was all that mattered. However, if I could go back in time and do it over again, I would have either booked at a different venue or I would have not been so laid back and trusting. Maybe if I had been more of a bridezilla things would have gone my way.

the chapel and reception center was pretty. But, we bought $ 800.00 in food and we got to bring…read morenone of it home! the coridinator was fantastic. we had to buy a case of champagne not a half as we had asked. we payed 355 for the case the security gaurd and bartender...we brought none of what was left- 6 bottles. no one was able to carry any food out with them. my cake was not what i thought it would be and was nothing like the one i had picked out. so I hope that you will consider this as you pay over 3500 on your wedding, and reception. we did get to bring what was left of the cake home... i would very much reconsider this venue

When we booked, the owner required us to sign a form saying we could not leave a negative review. I…read morelater learned those kinds of agreements aren't enforceable under consumer protection laws, and I feel it was an unfair attempt to silence honest feedback. Long story short: the owner was extremely rude throughout the process. She even told one of our guests that if the venue wasn't spotless, we would lose our deposit. We did clean thoroughly and left the place spotless, yet we still had to argue with her--only to get part of our deposit back. Her excuse? Our DJ arrived a little early to set up. Save yourself the headache and book a different venue. Honestly, we would have had a smoother wedding at McDonald's."

The Manor was the ideal spot for our family celebration! Everything was made easy and customized by…read moreTammie and all came together in the gorgeous, peaceful setting of The Manor. Every request was addressed to make the day just right. Every decoration and set up imaginable was available and tweaked to fit our theme, colors, and personalities. The usual concerns of hosting a group and having enough room for food, food prep, seating, visiting, etc. were gone leading to a festive day that far exceeded our expectations; this incredible experience made us realize The Manor would be THE perfect setting for ALL kinds of events. We cannot thank Tammie and The Manor crew enough for their care and attention!