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July 2023 by Eric Bender
Smashingly well designed venue, celebrating our heritage with a modern touch. People asked if it was an old building. Brand new. Well thought out. Excellent vignettes. Impressive. Delights at every turn.
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January 2023 by Tina Savage
Our friends were Married there on December 10th and it was absolutely gorgeous !
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September 2022 by Calandra Sims
The staff is so sweet and friendly! We enjoyed bringing our food trailer out, customers gave us good tips as well!
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August 2022 by Jillian Chapman
The Laurels have earned 3 stars from me.Positives: The venue is truly beautiful and unique, has a fine amount of parking for guests, nice bathrooms that work well with the overall decor, and a lovely area for the bride to get ready. There was plenty of room for all of the guests we invited, plus a dancing area. The bartender that the Laurels provided for our event was very kind and eager to serve guests. A huge plus was that the Laurels moved our event without charging us an extra fee (we had to postpone because of Covid) and with relatively little hassle. One of the venue’s employees, Mary Clare, was very kind and professional with us during a moment of confusion and disorganization (more info below). I’m mentioning her by name to clarify that I don’t think the following negative feedback has to do with her; it’s likely a mistake of her superiors.Negatives: Our communication with the venue management was unnecessarily cumbersome, and the they seemed more disorganized than is acceptable. In the months leading up to our event, we would frequently receive sudden texts from the Laurels with a list of questions that we did not immediately have the answers to. On the night of our event, mere hours before the event began, we were suddenly told that we needed to go and buy napkins and cups for the bartender to use. The worst instance of poor communication happened when we were notified with only about an hour’s notice that we needed to leave the building completely at 10:30, instead of the 11:30 time that had been affirmed to us verbally, several times, previously. This meant: DJ packed up, bride and groom packed up, all 50 guests gone, with only an hour’s notice. The communication was so poorly planned and haphazard that by the end of our event, we felt that it would be impossible to smoothly plan an event with the Laurels without a party planner. However, this should not be a necessary expense to spend on any venue. If given the chance to work with the Laurels again, we would not, unless the management’s communication methods were significantly improved. Despite the venue’s beauty and the positives listed above, the issues I’ve stated left us anxious and exhausted at the end of a night that should have been nothing but celebratory and fun. The venue would have earned 5 stars from us if the communication and organization was handled better.Suggestions for improvement:1. If working directly with a client, the Laurels should schedule periodic meetings to go over questions they have, providing the questions to the client ahead of time so that the client will be prepared to answer the questions when the meeting begins. This would solve the above-mentioned problem of sudden texts with out-of-the-blue questions, and also help streamline communication in general, saving the Laurels time and probably a few wild goose-chases, and helping the client have peace of mind in planning their event.2. The Laurels should confirm in writing (not only verbally), outside of the initial contract signed by the client, the finalized beginning and end times of a client’s event. (This was one big reason why the miscommunication about leave time happened)3. The Laurels should continue working to streamline their communication and organization methods in general. If this improvement doesn’t happen, negative situations like ours could begin occurring more and more frequently, creating a snowball effect.If you are thinking about hiring the Laurels, I would not recommend working with them unless you have an event planner who can communicate with them. If you do have an event planner, the communication and organization with the Laurels will probably go more smoothly than our experience. Otherwise, I don’t think the beautiful venue is worth the tiring effort of communicating with the management.
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June 2022 by Madison Moran
We absolutely LOVED our experience at the Laurels for my wedding day! Lauren and Kathy and their whole team really went above and beyond our expectations! Any issue we ever had, even with vendors, they were quick to handle it. They truly made my wedding day completely stress free!! I really couldn’t have asked for a better venue and wedding coordination team. I HIGHLY recommend the Laurels for your wedding or any event!!!Credit:The Laurels - Venue/Florals/Decorations/Full CoordinationPhotography- Jewel Cole Photography
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June 2022 by Tara Audilet
The Laurels and all of their staff are amazing!!! They always are on top every detail. I have hosted numerous parties and events here…looking forward to our next party!! Lauren and Ms. Kathy are the BEST at making sure each party is absolutely perfect!!! I highly recommend them for ANY occasion you are hosting….birthday, wedding, anniversary, reunion or fundraiser!
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June 2022 by Shane Martin
Such a beautiful venue with excellent staff. If you want that special day or event to be perfect, look no further than The Laurels. The building is absolutely beautiful and spacious. The courtyard is to die for and the beautiful tree makes an exceptional backdrop for those old world feel pictures. Get with Lauren and Kathy to have your event and or wedding made special.
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May 2022 by Santos Hernandez (Jr.)
Great and unique space! Very accommodating and the outside courtyard is charming.
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January 2022 by Nicole Salas
“We can offer you [this], and we can offer you [that]. The whole wedding will be free from stress”..We should have known better…These ladies upon meet are the sweetest ladies you would come across to, but give them the deposit and signature and they will switch right up. The venue I will admit is beautiful . However, if I could do it all again, I would’ve NOT booked this venue. They make promises that are easily broken and they take back their word on things that were discussed. Their organization with papers is terrible. She had persistently tried charging me twice because she did not have a receipt to a guest count fee I had paid. Thank God I had a receipt to prove to her that I had already paid or else I would have honestly been screwed. They promised me so many things and it seemed that at the day of the wedding, it was Kathy’s (the owner of The Laurel’s) goal to stress me out. Instead of calling my wedding coordinator (whom is impressively responsive towards calls and texts) she would call me to bug me over a contract misunderstanding regarding the food the day of the wedding. She also charged us a “Chair flip “ fee because our wedding ceremony was outside in the courtyard and the reception was inside in the venue. She told me that the only reason for that charge was because her STAFF was suppose to bring the chairs inside and set the chairs for the reception. Well, the night of the wedding her staff did not touch a single chair and my dad and uncles ending up setting up the entire reception as her staff just stood there. She also tried kicking us out an hour early to what we paid for. Kathy’s daughter was persistently on my mother’s back saying we needed to pack up everything at nine while the guests were still on the dance floor. Although I was not aware of this issue at the time.. My mom unfortunately had a terrible memory of our wedding night because of the amount of stress both the owner and daughter caused. You guys.. I would seriously just look some place else when it comes to looking at venues. Every idea that I had for my wedding was immediately shut down by Kathy. You can’t have candles (not even if they are covered) , flower petals (whether they are real or fake) , no floral ceiling decor, etc. The beautiful venue is not worth working with the staff. I will admit that the venue is reasonably priced,however EVERYTHING else is a rental fee and you end up paying the exact same or more being at a fancier venue. I would give this place a -10 if I could. Please hear me when I say .. Do NOT book this place!!!
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January 2022 by Jillian Wenner
The Laurels have earned 3 stars from me.Positives: The venue is truly beautiful and unique, has a fine amount of parking for guests, nice bathrooms that work well with the overall decor, and a lovely area for the bride to get ready. There was plenty of room for all of the guests we invited, plus a dancing area. The bartender that the Laurels provided for our event was very kind and eager to serve guests. A huge plus was that the Laurels moved our event without charging us an extra fee (we had to postpone because of Covid) and with relatively little hassle. One of the venue’s employees, Mary Clare, was very kind and professional with us during a moment of confusion and disorganization (more info below). I’m mentioning her by name to clarify that I don’t think the following negative feedback has to do with her; it’s likely a mistake of her superiors.Negatives: Our communication with the venue management was unnecessarily cumbersome, and the they seemed more disorganized than is acceptable. In the months leading up to our event, we would frequently receive sudden texts from the Laurels with a list of questions that we did not immediately have the answers to. On the night of our event, mere hours before the event began, we were suddenly told that we needed to go and buy napkins and cups for the bartender to use. The worst instance of poor communication happened when we were notified with only about an hour’s notice that we needed to leave the building completely at 10:30, instead of the 11:30 time that had been affirmed to us verbally, several times, previously. This meant: DJ packed up, bride and groom packed up, all 50 guests gone, with only an hour’s notice. The communication was so poorly planned and haphazard that by the end of our event, we felt that it would be impossible to smoothly plan an event with the Laurels without a party planner. However, this should not be a necessary expense to spend on any venue. If given the chance to work with the Laurels again, we would not, unless the management’s communication methods were significantly improved. Despite the venue’s beauty and the positives listed above, the issues I’ve stated left us anxious and exhausted at the end of a night that should have been nothing but celebratory and fun. The venue would have earned 5 stars from us if the communication and organization was handled better.Suggestions for improvement:1. If working directly with a client, the Laurels should schedule periodic meetings to go over questions they have, providing the questions to the client ahead of time so that the client will be prepared to answer the questions when the meeting begins. This would solve the above-mentioned problem of sudden texts with out-of-the-blue questions, and also help streamline communication in general, saving the Laurels time and probably a few wild goose-chases, and helping the client have peace of mind in planning their event.2. The Laurels should confirm in writing (not only verbally), outside of the initial contract signed by the client, the finalized beginning and end times of a client’s event. (This was one big reason why the miscommunication about leave time happened)3. The Laurels should continue working to streamline their communication and organization methods in general. If this improvement doesn’t happen, negative situations like ours could begin occurring more and more frequently, creating a snowball effect.If you are thinking about hiring the Laurels, I would not recommend working with them unless you have an event planner who can communicate with them. If you do have an event planner, the communication and organization with the Laurels will probably go more smoothly than our experience. Otherwise, I don’t think the beautiful venue is worth the tiring effort of communicating with the management.
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June 2021 by Michael Haskett
I used the colder wash and dry at 1340 Calder Street in Beaumont Texas is very clean the washers are very good the dryers are good and the facility is very well taken care of by the man that owns the store that's in that small establishment I encourage anybody and everybody to go there because it's a good place to wash your clothes and your clothes do get clean.
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June 2021 by Allen Wagner
One of the most beautiful and well managed venues in Southeast Texas. Family owned and operated by legends in special event celebrations. K&K designs!!
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August 2020 by regina paskell
Great venue!
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March 2020 by Allen Wagner
Beautiful venue. The perfect setting for any type of event and wonderful people to deal with.
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February 2020 by Ty McFly
Beautiful venue real spacious
