What a magical night for my nephew & his new wife. This venue was awesome from parking to RR to choices to beauty to ease to staff. Absolutely first class!! read more

My husband and I found Red Barn online in November/December of 2019. We were aiming for an outdoor Fall wedding, and the property for Red Barn was absolutely beautiful from the accommodations, the scenery of the surrounding forest, to the water, the gardens, and of course, the barn itself. We reached out and scheduled a visit with the coordinator. The day of the visit we arrived, the coordinator had forgotten, but said we could walk around the site. It was no big deal, the day was kind of gray, but we could get a sense of what the property was, so we decided to go forward. We did have another meeting, and signed the contract for September 13th. A couple months later, Covid hit, and we were in limbo about the wedding and evolving government regulations. However, we kept informed of the changes and adapted as needed, they were flexible and we were comfortable moving forward together. So far, pretty good experience, you might be wondering why the low rating, but the turn happened a month leading up to the date. All of our vendors were booked and deposits all made. We had paid Red Barn ~$4500. The first issue was that the in-house catering was no longer available, but we weren't made aware of the fact. We frantically searched for another catering, and were fortunate enough to find Cheryl's on 12th. So, again, no big deal really, just momentary panic. Mon Sept 7th, however, issues started escalating. The huge Riverside fire was choking half the state, and with an outside venue, we were getting extremely concerned that this was becoming an impossibility. Thur Sept 10th, the venue was in level 3 evacuation, our house was in level 2. Family was in the process of arriving from out of state, or traveling from around Oregon. We reach out and they say that maybe we can reschedule, or just see how things turn out. Our vendors started calling. The catering would not travel to Oregon City, nor would the bartender, the florist, the baker, or the DJ. None of the vendors were willing to put their employees' health at risk to fulfill the business, and neither were we. So we changed venues to SE Portland. One indoors with heavy ventilation. We made it work, our vendors could still do business in a nice area, and our guests didn't spend a lot of money and time making it out to our wedding for nothing. We had heard nothing from Red Barn after the text mentioned above. Here's where things soured greatly: My husband reached out to Red Barn a few days after the wedding asking for a refund, and offered to pay ~$540 for their time of the meetings. There was a lot of back and forth. After months of negotiation, they said they would give back 50%, but with small payments over a period of time. That negotiation fell through, and Red Barn said they would only give back the deposit ($500). My husband is a realtor and at the time had a client in Tillamook. He spent over 40 hours working with the client, found them a house, got it under contract, and in the end, the clients backed out. He was entitled to his commission (around $5500), but he didn't want to put his clients in a bad position, understood that it is part of business, and moved on. He relayed this to Red Barn, and they stated they were much like realtors in that they do all this work in preparation for a wedding, so they are entitled to the money. Their communication was often condescending, talking about how lenient they were being with us, how generous they had been with their offers in the negotiation (i.e. "we don't generally offer this, but...") What they were particularly insistent upon, was that the wedding could've been held at their venue. That there was no reason for us to even cancel in the first place (but, as they stated numerous times, "it was your right to make a different decision"), despite the repeated response that literally no vendors were going to be there. We weren't going to put our guests, our vendors, or their employees in that situation. The air quality was at the most hazardous level, and still in evacuation. Over a year later, they responded with, "we even purchased a powerful air filter, the air in the barn was better than our own house." Knowledge we were never offered at any point. However, this is a barn. With wedding traffic, of guests, vendors, employees, no insulation, slim walls, it would be impossible. Our vendors would not be in attendance, and everyone would be subjected to some of the highest levels of air pollutants with its proximity to the fires. In difficult times, we are presented with people's true character. The venue is lovely, the coordinator was nice enough, and we never actually met the owners. The odds of another pandemic and wildfires happening to sabotage your wedding day are indeed nearly zero, but going through it ourselves, we discovered that the owners of Red Barn have one priority above all else, where our vendors' owners did not: Profit over people. And apathy for an incredibly challenging situation. read more

Fantastic venue. These folks pay attention to details. Everything is neat and tidy. Really picturesque! I'd recommend for a wedding or milestone birthday party/retirement. read more

What a great experience photographing a wedding at Red Barn Villa. The venue is SO beautiful, there wasn't a bad place to take photos. I felt so inspired and my couple had a great time and a lovely wedding. I would highly recommend this place for your event! read more

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Got married here September 2017. We had a wonderful experience all of the staff was kind and caring and really listened to our vision. Thank you for helping make our day memorable! read more

Red Barn Villa - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Oregon City, Oregon

First of all the venue is beautiful. However, I cannot find 1 nice thing to say about coordinator Angie. During the horrible Covid time we had to reschedule the wedding (no fault of the staff), however their lack of communication and response time to emails was unacceptable. Angie was unpleasant, rude and not helpful. I absolutely would not recommend this place unless they replaced the staff. read more

Had a fantastic birthday party at the barn. This place is beautiful. The landscaping is like a dream and the service was great. Perfect place for a wedding or a shower. read more

Red Barn Villa - Venues & Event Spaces Near Me - Oregon City, Oregon

If this rating would be just on the venue itself it would be a 5 star review, but every bride knows that a venue is more then the place but how you get treated. I was treated unprofessionally and honestly pretty rudely. The wedding coordinator was very challenging to work with; her demeanor and short responses was an obstacle for everyone involved with the wedding. Things were added and taken away from our contract after we signed. Napkins were forgotten on the wedding day. And we were not told about the prices up front. There were a lot of additional costs we didn't know about. Like adding the arch would cost us extra (though she told us it would be included verbally) then on the day I was paying she mentioned that we needed to bring an extra $500 for a refundable deposit. Wedding seasons are stressful and I would recommend a venue that is accommodating and kind. The owner sounded like a nice guy but sadly we didn't get to work with him much. read more

Gorgeous venue, fabulous location to celebrate love. The ***venue*** coordinator Angie on the other hand, was awful. She was wearing sweatpants the day of the ceremony as guests arrived, cut family in buffet line to help herself to our food, interrupted the bride and groom repeatedly (6+ times!) during wedding reception to ask for more money and to change guest departure time that was confirmed earlier that morning. Our guests bussed their own tables, while she sat and watched. If someone asked for a clean plate or fork, she said no- even to th photographer. Ridiculous! Unprofessional, tacky and absolutely unacceptable. read more

Getting a tour of the red barn I was amazed!! You won't see this venue anywhere in Portland! Beautiful fountains, a forest backdrop, and twinkling lights like something out of a movie. Super friendly staff! Recommended to anyone and everyone. read more

Beautiful setting for a wedding....but it's not all about the venue, as for the wedding coordinator Angie, you get the feeling she dislikes her job. The original wedding date was planned for May, so there were a lot of challenges when Covid hit that affected everyone, you would think the venue would have been more accommodating and willing to make adjustments as this was a disappointing time for us as well to have to reschedule (to September). It takes a lot of effort to plan a wedding and the lack of communication and response time to our questions was very unprofessional and unacceptable. I do realize Angie is not the owner of the property but she is the responsible party to communicate with, but she was very unprofessional and unfriendly. When we showed up for the rehearsal the grounds were unkept and we assumed someone would be there to welcome us, took us awhile to find her and she acted like we were bothering her. You would think you would have staff that was personable and friendly running your venue after all it's a wedding! Despite the staff, the wedding was a magical and memorable event! read more

Amazing beautiful venue!!!! Super friendly staff that is ready to answer any and all of my questions !! The scenery is something out of a story book! My favorite would have to bet the fountains that add the perfect touch and the lights that set the scene. The food catering was absolutely delicious. Recommend to all!! read more