Venues & Event Spaces in Ponchatoula, LA

“I’ll start by saying the venue and staff were a pleasure to work with during the entire process. I wanted a place that was pretty inclusive but also let me put my own spin on things. I chose right. The oaks is a beautiful venue and I’m very glad I chose this location.

What I didn’t like was the wedding day was a bit chaotic for me. I was initially told no one would enter the venue before the wedding but that they would enter the court yard 30 min prior to start. I got there and tried to have a first look and make sure things were set up like I wanted and guests were indeed inside the building. Every time I came to the oaks for a meeting or even rehearsal we had to knock on the door because it was locked so the fact that guests were inside was confusing. I was told for some reason the door was just open that day. Hmph.

I went over all my details before rehearsal and went over them again at rehearsal including all the items I was bringing in. For some reason my audio guestbook phone was never shown to my guests. Few of them used it because they told me they never knew where it was. It was outside where the guests were supposed to be told to use it while they waited that 30 min prior but of course some were in the bldg. I assumed my coordinator would announce as guests were coming in at least that’s what we were told.

The Photo Booth was beautiful everyone loved it. My husband does have a distinct and beautiful name. It’s on our paperwork and it was not spelled correctly on our booth photos. So we have memories with not even my husband’s name. That was disappointing. His name is Demarlon not Demarion. Human error yes but still disappointing. Guests noticed before we did. We paid for the services we just wish they were executed a bit better for a once in a lifetime event.

Overall we loved the experience, I just hope things go better for the next person who would like to add their own touches without having to go to the venue and do it themselves. Our coordinator told my husband to trust her and I’m sorry I cannot remember her name. He was trying to put things where I wanted as well. I will take responsibility for not getting there sooner but of course things don’t always go to time on wedding day.

The food was great the dj was amazing and the signature drinks we picked came out well. Everyone was pleased. Would I choose the oaks for an event in the future, yes. Just wanted you to know how everything went and didn’t.”

“My husband and I had the most amazing experience with Strawberry Manor! Holly was our coordinator and she went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect! Brittany has such an amazing eye for decorating (we used their decor package — the best decision!) and they had so many amazing preferred vendors who nailed everything to a T! We have no complaints whatsoever and we still hear compliments on how beautiful the venue was and not to mention the amazing food (shoutout to Buddies Catering!). We also stayed in the honeymoon suite, and it was so nice not having to worry about packing up and leaving that night after a day full of events! If we could do everything over again, there is not a single thing we would change. Thank you so much to the entire staff for going above and beyond!”

“We had an amazing experience at the Chesterton. And there are honestly to many good things to list about them. They went far beyond what we expected of them for our wedding. They met with us whenever we felt we needed to. They were extremely communicative during the process. When the wedding nerves kicked in Tammy was there for the rescue and reassuring us as many times as we needed even double checking things whenever we needed. They put in many hours leading up to the wedding to make sure it was perfect. The price if the best in the area and you will get everything you could want for that price.”

“Can't wait for this place to reopen this month. I am looking forward to catering weddings and beautiful events here again! By far this has always been Ponchatoula's #1 Event Center!!!”