Stone Creek Lodge — Attraction in Crawfordsville

First of all, I am not one to write reviews. This places is the exception! I planned a party for my brother here, it was fantastic. Everything about it, from the venue to the owners is extraordinary. The venue, the actual building and the property is beautiful. Every single person that attended ( +200) mentioned how beautiful and amazing it looked. For that reason we kept decorations to a minimum, it looked fantastic on its own. We could have gotten away with just table cloths. It is located in Crawfordsville, IN, if anything that could be considered a "downside". From my home it was about 45 mins. For us it was not a downside, our friends traveled from all over the state and even Illinois. We are party people and if your guest are anything like us, the location/distance will not be an issue. I loved the fact it has a balcony so we had our Dj there, not only did that look great but it also helped maximize the space on the first level for seating. It has a bar area but they do not provide the alcohol, they do offer recommendations for caterers.

Parking - even though it's not close the building it's a lovely walk. They do have a drop off area and they also provided parking assistance in case there is an overflow.

The owner Julie is fantastic. She is very flexible and helped make this not only a great party but a fantastic experience. During our setup she gave us suggestions regarding table arrangements. Julie was there the entire time answering our questions and even helping decorate. During our event she was always there if there were any problems, which there wasn't.

I can honestly say there is nothing negative from my experience. I would recommend anyone interested in booking this location to do it and to talk to Julie. I would definitely book this venue for future events, it will probably be used for our annual parties. This is a new venue build just this year, I will not surprised if with in the next few years this will become difficult to book due to it's popularity. I can almost...

Stone Creek Lodge was the most perfect place to have our June wedding! My husband and I have nothing but good things to say about this venue. All outdoor areas are gorgeous with beautifully manicured lawns and flowers. Stunning patios and ceremony areas surround the venue. The inside of the venue is just as beautiful. The many windows and open floor plan provided a beautiful backdrop for our reception. The Bride's suite and Groom's suite were amazing and accomadated our wedding party and belongings. We were thankful for the nursery next to the bridal suite as a couple in our wedding had their baby with us all day! The accomadations are amazing. A huge decoration room with many different items allowed us to only purchase a few small items for decorations. Ceremony chairs, reception hall tables and chairs, cake tables, gift tables, and the head table were set up for us when we arrived. Trash is taken care of by the staff. Tableclothes and napkins were included. But the selling point for my husband and I was the staff. Angel was simply wonderful. From our first tour to saying goodbye to her at the end of our wedding, she was professional, knowledgable, kind, encouraging, and helpful. She was so helpful in the planning process and was always open to answering questions quickly. Planning our wedding without a planner was difficult, but Angel made it so much easier and eliminated much stress. She made it so easy to plan our wedding and enabled us to be confident in our planning process. The rest of the staff was also wonderful. They were all so kind and encouraging. Stone Creek Ldoge was the perfect place for our wedding. I had my dream wedding with my dream man!...

I attended a family wedding here. If you are planning a wedding during the hot summer months in Indiana, I would think twice about booking this place. The air conditioners basically either stopped working or could just not keep up. We had about 250 people. I went to ask them to do something about the sweltering heat in the venue, open doors get the air conditioner to work, get more ice water ASAP, and was told there was nothing they could do and they weren't expecting so many people. How?? We gave a final headcount, we knew how many were coming. Also, the caterers ran out of food before all the guests we served. We had to order Buffalo Wild Wings to finish feeding people! The caterers were kind enough to go and get it for us, so we wouldn't miss any of the festivities, but to run out of food for our guests was really unacceptable. The bar waitstaff were VERY unfriendly and inattentive. I stood there w no line for about two minutes while a young lady was scrolling away on her phone. Finally, a gentlemen came behind the bar to serve me, and the girl barely looked up from her phone to acknowledge someone else was doing her job. I would only recommend this place for small events and definitely not a summer venue. The bride and groom were kept out of all the things going wrong, so thankfully their night was not ruined, but just about everyone else knew what was going on. We had several people leave early do to no food and the sweltering heat inside the venue. The two managers I dealt with were kind and apologetic, and I appreciate that, but it doesn't change the fact that a once in a lifetime evening was less...