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March 2025 by Marsh Peterson
great venue
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January 2025 by Anthony Jones
Great views, friendly staff and location that still has that "new car smell". Everything is brand new and was a great location for the toy show we attended.
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December 2024 by Marla Voss
1st year for the craft show was great! Very nice facilities.
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November 2024 by Abigail Taets
We used the Bend for our wedding venue and it was BEAUTIFUL! The room itself is so pretty, staff was so helpful and kind, everything came together so perfectly because of them!
Having the hotel near was a game changer for us, and the partnership with the Bend made it so easy for us and our guests to navigate between the two buildings with the help of the shuttle. Big thanks again for having us on our big day!
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November 2024 by Haydee Avalos
Beautiful Venue but TERRIBLE service. If you book this venue do NOT let Angela ruin your special day! She was horrible at communication. She ruined the day for my Son and Daughter-in-law. Their special day that they will never get back.
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August 2024 by Jennifer Waelti
I got married at the bend on 6/22/24. The venue was absolutely beautiful and the food was wonderful. While we had a great time, I was very disappointed by their coordinator, Angela. It would take up to a week sometimes to get a response, and I would often have to follow up with her before I would get a response. To my understanding she was not only running the Bend Event Center, she is also running The Rust Belt. I understand people are busy and I am not your only bride/customer, but time is so important when planning a wedding because so many other vendors depend on knowing some of this information as well.
First, it was going to be 90°+ on our wedding day, so a week before we moved it inside. Angela forgot that we moved it inside and called my wedding planner the day of our wedding rehearsal and said she forgot we moved it inside and she didn’t have staff after 5:30pm. She said she had another appointment she had to be at so we ultimately had to rush through my rehearsal because there was no staff that could work it.
Then comes wedding day. I rented out the Combine Room as well as paid the drink minimum which was $1,500 for my guests to have an open bar during this time. My guests were being charged! Luckily someone told me and I had my wedding planner fix the situation.
I had requested two vegetarian plates. I will admit I ordered them only about a week before because it totally slipped my mind, but she told me it was do-able. The day of my wedding, there was no portabella mushrooms. She did have the kitchen staff make two right away, but what made me the most frustrated is when she told me “there was no email”… when she RESPONDED TO IT. After years of working in customer service, I would never speak to a customer like that. “I’m sorry, there must have been a mistake- I will have two made right away” is how anyone in customer service should have responded. Accusing me of lying when she made a mistake was truly just the icing on the cake.
We were also told we needed to order Sauvignon Blanc if we wanted it, which it is my mom’s favorite wine so I happily ordered 6 bottles of Joel Gott. My mom ordered one glass which finished the bottle they currently had. When she asked about more, he went into the other bar and brought in more Sauvignon Blanc of a different brand. Why did I have to pay extra for this wine if they are able to bring it in from the other room?
Overall, I am extremely disappointed. When we booked with Mykenzie, everything was in place and then we had to start from square one with Angela and truthfully, she was incredibly rude and condescending the entire time. She doesn’t care about the bride, she cares about the business.
**Update on 8/2/2024**
The Senior Business Manager, Harold, reached out to me to discuss my review and to sincerely apologize. We had a nice conversation and I appreciate the follow up.
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July 2024 by Grace Mottet
We got married at the bend on June 15. Everyone we worked with was amazing and helped make our wedding run smoothly! They met with us multiple times to go over any and all questions that we had. Because there were no events the day before our wedding, we were able to get in and decorate the day before our wedding which helped take away any stress. The food was amazing, and the bar staff were incredible as well! Overall, we loved The Bend and would recommend them to anyone!
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May 2024 by B M
Very nice place. Friend had a wedding here. No problems with service or cleanliness
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March 2024 by Kristin Kovar
Great service. Good food. Friendly staff.
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March 2024 by Patrick Zielinski
Great venue and food
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March 2024 by Jay Hughes
Great place for the Navy Ball!!
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March 2024 by Margaret Vargo
We had our wedding here and it was an absolute dream. Jacy was so easy to work with and made our whole wedding so carefree and perfect! 10 out of 10 recommend The Bend for your wedding day!!
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March 2024 by Avery Owens
From weddings to corporate - you can’t go wrong with booking The Bend Event Center! Jacy, Ross and Chef Julie are a class act team. The planning/execution is great and food is even better! You are more than a client here and their actions to always go above and beyond are noticed!!
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March 2024 by Konjit Franklin
Attended a wedding everything was beautiful, the workers were on time for everything. Highly recommended.
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March 2024 by Cheyenne Hebner
I emailed the event center to tour the venue in interest for a reception, however the day of the tour, the building was locked and no one arrived. It's a shame a nice place did not show proper professionalism.
