I've attended a few events at this venue and its a great place to have a party! Taylor's Mill can…read morebe a little odd first driving in but they're working on signage to make it feel more alive. The floor space is great for pop ups, weddings, and fundraiser parties. Its a long rectangle shape which allows for creating sections for food, drinks, dancing, etc. The white painted textures creates a wonderfully bright and rustic feel. Sound seems to travel well through the space and it looks clean from my perspective of the venue. The parking situation is being improved over the last couple years, they've created a few parking lots but they are gravel so heels aren't always easy.

Beautiful venue. We had the most amazing day at Southern Bleachery thanks to their amazing staff…read more This unique venue provides ample space, on-site catering packages, parking, wedding coordinating, etc. They provide vendor list and really work to meet the needs of the bride and groom. We had a smooth easy wedding day & year of planning thanks to Morgan.

I came here for a baby shower. It's a little hidden but I kind of like that. I didn't have issues…read morewith parking but the baby shower wasn't a huge crowd. The whole place is updated inside and out. Bathrooms were very clean. The inside is nice and spacious and the owner was the sweetest.

Excellent venue! Not only is it perfect for a wedding but also any of your other events. We have…read morehosted a few parties here now and it's just perfect!

We hosted a graduation party for some Wofford students last weekend. The Light Building was the…read moreperfect venue. It is clean, comfortable and offers something for everyone. The grandparents had plenty of seating and the kids loved the pool table and hoops! Stephanie was great to work with and made our evening easy to plan! Thank you!!

The ladies were decorating for Christmas but they said we could look around. One was kind enough to…read moregive us a quick tour to give us some history. Very cool

Great Tour!! and beautiful house and garden. Super friendly volunteers…read more If you love old homes, worth a stop.

I had been looking for a wedding venue that would fit my needs on a budget. I had no clue what I…read morewas ACTUALLY looking for, until I went to view this venue. I immediately fell in love. The couple who runs the venue are absolutely amazing. They are very sweet and extremely easy to work with. The building and the yard surrounding it are gorgeous. It's obvious they take pride in their work in keeping the property at it's finest. They were so informative during the tour that I only had about 3 additional questions. I now have my venue booked for my wedding in October. I couldn't be happier.

Nice water feature back ground for wedding or pictures. Very inexpensive compared to other places…read more I should have known I would regret going with a less expensive location. Owners/managers can be long winded. No refund if you change your mind and, trust me, you will. Owners/managers will agree to allowing you to do or set up a certain way but then change their mind day of your event. They claim to be able to handle 150-200 people but the space isn't big enough for comfort. In the planning phase, we were told we could use their table linens but needed to purchase table covers to place on top. There was no other instruction or requirements for type of table cover until the morning of my wedding day. I was informed the table covers had to be a certain thickness and they would have to check the table covers to make sure they passed their inspection. Luckily the table covers I bought were approved but their offer for suggestion was for me to get plastic table covers. Also in one of the planning meetings, I informed them I would have guests throw lavender buds at the end which they agreed would be fine. On the day of my wedding, they told me I couldn't use the lavender. Take my advice do not use this venue unless you are willing to be disappointed and frustrated.

We held our wedding ceremony and reception at Essentia in April and had around 150 guests. We were…read morelooking for an affordable venue with amenities, but couldn't find any we liked until we found Essentia. With the price, we also got dance lessons which were a BIG help for our 1st dance! Starlina was so helpful and professional before and during the wedding! She made the whole wedding planning process so much easier. Choosing this venue for my big day was the best decision I made. Essentia was absolutely perfect and I would recommend Essentia to ANYONE for ANY occasion. The staff is amazing, the atmosphere is wonderful, and the decor is breath-taking.

I did not even want to give 1 star and this is why!:…read more The only things that this vendor provided were the two dance lessons included with the wedding contract and the initial consultation! When trying to pay for this venue, we hit some snags financially since I was in between jobs. I would call at least a week in advance to let her know if a payment would be delayed. (This only occurred twice) Even with the notice Starlina was very rude and not flexible at all. We tried to let that go, and we did. We did notice that she only seemed concerned after we paid. She was not friendly at all until she was paid in full. Then we wanted more dance lessons to show off. We forked out for those lessons too! When we realized our budget was getting out of hand we tried to reason with her. Now full disclosure here, yes in the venue contract it says no refunds. But here is our problem with that. We just let her know yesterday about our change in plans because of budget. Our wedding was not even going to be until October 2016 and we booked her in August of 2015. Well over a year in advance and we cancelled well in advance as well. She did not even want to do a refund even on the dance lessons, which no contract was ever signed saying we could not get our money back. (We only did 3 out of 10 lessons) What seemed so outrageous is that anytime we tried to schedule lessons, she was ALWAYS BOOKED!!! I would get off work at 5pm but we had our dances at 7:30pm. Then every time we talked to her or other customers it seemed she always had some kind of event going on almost all week! So we knew she had plenty of time to fill the day with another event and fill our unused lesson days with other people. The thing about all of this is that we were not even asking for all of it back, at the very least we only wanted half back. Plus, the 2 times I met her mother she would be rude to her in front of me. Be family and do what you do, but be professional in front of customers, no speaking down to your mother! Now she is mad about the review on Wedding wire and disputed it. Good luck because I will just do this every where else! Oh and before she tries to say she offered to help us with the dance lesson money back, she only did so after I told her I would post a review and let people know our experience! (I have the email to prove it!)

Prior to booking, the owner, Ren, was very accommodating to my smaller wedding plans and charged me…read morea per hour rate to include (and I have in writing) 10 farm tables, 100 guest chairs, cake, gift, and sign-in tables, bridal suite and groom's quarters. I booked online but the invoice was for $50 more than I was quoted. I questioned it and never got an answer from the owner but I didn't argue it for all that I was getting. I scheduled two walkthroughs before the wedding and the above inclusion was also verbal from the owner at my first walkthrough. At the second walkthrough, I was met by Breanna who was so very nice. She was very helpful and said that she would be around the day of my wedding to help with any needs I may have. I let her know that we would need one tall cocktail table for the DJ equipment. Sarah, the Administrative Assistant, followed up with me in an email about my need and I just confirmed that I would need this one table. The week of the wedding came and they realized they didn't have me sign the contract for the wedding. I reviewed the contract and signed it. A smoking section was mentioned and I asked where it was located - Sarah responded in email that the smoking area was the gazebo. All was set for the wedding day. On the wedding day, I arrived at 2:30. My allotted time was 3-8 but I had verbal permission from the owner to arrive at 2:30 to begin setting up. We were not greeted by or have any staff present to help with a need we may have had as Breanna had told me at my second walkthrough. At 2:51, I arrived at the bridal suite where I heard others upstairs. Understanding I had the facility at 3:00, I announced my arrival and the hairstylist upstairs said she was doing bridal hair for a bridal portrait and asked me to give them 30 minutes. I proceeded to take our stuff upstairs with their permission. There was no urgency on their part and I never gained access to the bridal makeup counter or area until after 3:30 and my wedding was at 4:00. My mom had to change in the bathroom as did others. We used the small rectangle table to the right of the stairs. Our photos were not clean because of all the clutter with limited space sharing with another bride. We rushed to get ready in 15 minutes ... to include dressing myself, my mom and a jr. bridesmaid (hair included.) Unknowingly to me, my husband and his father entered the groom's quarters and found a huge mess in the facility. My husband had to spend time gathering all the trash in the room from the wedding the night before and pile it up against the wall before photos could be taken with his dad. As mentioned above, the DJ needed one tall table that was requested more than a week prior to the wedding. I emailed Sarah at 3:14 the day of the wedding requesting this table. It showed up minutes before the wedding started and the DJ had already found something upstairs to accommodate the immediate need. After the wedding, the family proceeded to the gazebo to have photos taken where we had to clean up cigars and beer cans sitting on the bench. At 6:30, a guy came to empty trash cans. I mentioned the gazebo to him because I didn't want to be charged for someone else's trash, and he informed me there was a large wedding the night before. This guy was not aware we had the venue till 8:00; however, we cleaned up our mess and were gone by 7:30. On Monday, November 8, I emailed Sarah and Ren regarding the above concerns. To summarize Sarah's email response, it was all a miscommunication and I only had access to the barn, 10 tables and 100 chairs. She says the bridal suite, groom's quarters and gazebo were not included in the hourly rental - but I have the emails that prove differently from the owner. When I asked Sarah about the smoking section at the time of signing the bridal contract, she provided the gazebo location to me and said nothing of it not being available for my hourly rental. In closing, I sent emails that supported my rental and what it included, a copy of the invoice that was $50 more than I was quoted and also the picture of the trash that had to be cleaned up by my husband. I asked Sarah and Ren for a refund of the extra $50 I paid without argument and have received no response back. I signed a full bridal contract that had nothing to do with my hourly rental. Thanks to friends and family, I had a very beautiful wedding. As I told Ren and Sarah I would do, I recommend this barn for a wedding but proceed with caution that whether verbal or written correspondence from them, the miscommunication is among them and they did not, in my situation, stand by their word in all areas.

Both my girls were married at this venue,Megan was married at the barn and Katie was married at the…read morestables. Ren and her staff are top notch. The flowers were also done by the florist on site and they were absolutely stunning. I would give them more than 5 stars if that was possible.

We booked this event space for my Mom's retirement celebration. From the initial meeting to the day…read moreof the event, Diana and her team were very detailed and professional. You are able to customize the decor to suit your specific party need. I highly recommend booking Maxton for your next event.