Magnolia Plantation Weddings — Attraction in Hanahan

I've had a hard time on whether or not I should post this, but I felt like I needed to share my experience. I have always wanted to get married at Magnolia plantation! Ever since seeing the notebook, It was a dream of mine. I was disappointed with how the process went a few weeks before the big day. The good: This place is magical. It's absolutely stunning in the spring. Flowers everywhere and views of the river that are unreal. It's a fairytale. The carriage house is where we were married, and after the ceremony, we were taken by golf carts all around the property to take pictures. The carriage house is the original stables. Historic! The bad: To rent the venue was $8,500 with a deposit. It came with nothing but renting the space, the firepit/lanterns lit, and a golf ride. Essentially, we rented an empty stable and grass. We had to bring in our own vendors, including catering and rentals. When I initially booked the spot, the women I worked with explained that their hours for the plantation closed to the public at 4 pm instead of 5 pm. This way, we would have the grounds to take photos before the ceremony so we wouldn't have to be in one area with cars as the background & can enjoy the reception. The park was open until 5 pm to the public, and we were limited on where we could take bridal portraits before the wedding. Not too much of a big deal, but still annoying. Two weeks before the wedding, we were told we needed to pay for a $1 MILLION insurance policy for the wedding. It's mandatory. Why wasn't this addressed to us from the very beginning? They put it in the contract but don't disclose it upfront. DAYS before the wedding, we get an email explaining the carriage house is under renovation, and there will be no restrooms in the venue. They were bringing LUXURY Portapotties. They explained that they would try to make them look "as nice as possible"; however, it was an eyesore, and it limited us to where we could take pictures on the already limited space ceremony site. I was furious, and the coordinator couldn't even call me back until days later. On the rehearsal day, we drive in to see the main house covered in tarp for renovations. My jaw dropped. IT wasn't just the carriage house; it was the property. Jobs like this take anywhere from weeks to months to plan.. They didn't feel it necessary to inform us until a few days before the wedding/not at all. To us, that was beyond unprofessional. A wedding we had been planning for 3 years had a magnitude of drama just days prior, and I think that is so unfair-- especially with how much we paid to rent the space. After a fight, they gave me my deposit back, and the wedding was beautiful because my vendors worked so hard to make it so, If I had the opportunity to pick another wedding venue, I would have due to the headache this was at the last second. Maggie was an angel at Magnolia. She did her best to help us, and I don't think I would have been as calm if it wasn't for her. Overall-- how stunning this property is can make up for the unprofessionalism; however, if you want to get married here-- make sure you ask for transparency at the...

REWRITING BECAUSE MAGNOLIA DELETED MY ORIGINAL.

**Edit, after seeing that they deleted my original review and after new information has come to light I am giving 2 stars. After talking with my day of coordinator, I found out some extremely upsetting things. When my rentals arrived the day of my wedding, one of their workers told my coordinator how disgusting the bathrooms were. When my coordinator went to find someone to clean them, an employee of Magnolia directed my coordinator (WHO IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH MAGNOLIA) to where they keep their cleaning supplies so they could clean it themselves. That is absolutely disgusting hospitality.

Also, I wasn’t going to mention this but since they deleted my original review, I no longer feel bad nitpicking. The grass in the live oaks pavillion area was completely over grown and filled with weeds. Trying to “walk down the aisle” was actually difficult because of how tall the grass was.

Magnolia Plantation is absolutely beautiful. We had an intimate 24 person wedding at their live oaks pavilion area and it truly was beautiful. The grounds are just stunning and the wedding being at the end of April meant all of the florals were in full bloom. Unfortunately, the events team is lacking. 1. We had communicated with multiple emails confirming a golf cart rental for one hour to be able to take photos throughout the grounds. The golf cart never showed up. We called and called all of the contacts that we had, and nobody got back to us. Luckily, our AMAZING wedding coordinators drove us around as far as they could in their own vehicle, but we were definitely not able to take a lot of the photos that we were hoping for. 2. When the rental team got there to set up and needed to fill the barrels with water, we could not find the hose connection. We called and called and were unable to get any response. After searching, we were able to find the connection on our own. 3. When I called to discuss this with the team at Magnolia, the venue contact who takes care of their weddings told me she was on vacation for the weekend and was sorry and turns out never actually booked us our golf cart. She did not offer anything other than an apology and did not seem to care much at all. Was extremely disappointed with their service & communication but the venue itself is stunning that I will...

I had my wedding at Magnolia Plantation in April specifically at the Veranda with the stunning white bridge! I’m writing this review because I feel like brides need to know this before booking the venue.

When we toured the venue, I fell in love with ceremony site and how it over looked the water and white bridge! The hedges were trimmed tidy and low during the tour. However, during our rehearsal the day before our weddding, I noticed that the hedges at the ceremony site were overgrown and completely blocking the view of water and bridge which is why I chose the venue to begin with! They would not trim the bushes for us… during our ceremony, guests were just staring at tall hedges behind us and in all our pictures it’s be same. I see other weddings where the hedges are trimmed and It’s utterly disappointing to pay so much and not get what you imagined or was sold. I understand plants grow and letting nature be, but it would’ve been nice to know that the view isn’t guaranteed. I did ground sprays instead of an actual alter so I wouldn’t block the view! Had I known I would’ve done an...