Hidden Pines Chapel | Highland Village — Attraction in Highland Village

If you are considering Hidden Pines for your wedding venue, I highly encourage you to read this summary of events from our wedding before you do so-

I was incredibly disappointed in Hidden Pines Chapel and their staff.

-The family requested that 8 chairs be at each table. HP called and said that 10 chairs would be used because they didn't have storage space for the extras. A brand new wedding venue with no storage space?

-They don't own a piano. Fine, but they wouldn't even let us leave the piano there overnight, so the father of the groom had to bring one for the rehearsal dinner, take it back home, then do it over again the next day. Was there really no place it could stay overnight?

-There is no space at all for the groomsmen to leave their belongings or hang out in. The groom found an empty room (future office room) to escape to, but the HP girls tried to kick the groom and the best man out of that room, that they used to pray and talk in, 10 minutes before the ceremony. I absolutely could not believe this.

-Tanya wasn't around to give instructions to guests when they arrived. Guests roamed around the building and hung out in the reception hall. Someone had to go get people multiple times.

-Tanya was clueless when the ceremony was supposed to start. She gathered the bridal party at the back door, only to stand there. The ceremony started 25 minutes late!!! She didn't even tell the live musician, who had already been playing for over 30 min.

-Tanya wasn't even in the room when the ceremony ended to direct the groomsmen and bridesmaids off the stage... There were a lot of confused faces about what to do. She came out from her office when the last couple exited...

-When the bridal party was supposed to be introduced before dinner, we realized that she hadn't given the list of names to the DJ, so she left the party in the hall while she went and talked to the DJ. The bridal party stood in the hallway for over ten minutes..

-None of the HP employees were there to make sure that the guests didn't go through the buffet line while pictures were taking place, so everyone had finished their food before the party was even introduced...

Our planner was basically useless. The venue was beautiful, but they had no storage, there was construction everywhere and dirt all over the sidewalks. The night ended with both families standing on the steps of the venue, complaining... I sincerely wish that the families had looked elsewhere for their...

I loved the venue it was beautiful but unfortunately that's as far as my positive review goes. I used milestone catering/Oliver's fine dining for my caterer as the venue was going to charge more to use a different caterer. I paid to have their bartender and had to pay extra because their package had the bartender leaving an hour before the wedding was over. I wanted to have the plates and glasses set on the table (did not need to have food or glasses filled as my guests could walk through the buffet themselves to be less trouble on the caterer) but milestone wanted to charge me $495 and would not budge, they would also not allow us to set the table. I even offered to pay $200 to let us do it ourselves. I paid for 160 people and I only had 130 people show up and did not get to take any of the extra food home (that's $900 extra I paid for the 30 people, I should have been able to take that home or they should have at least not taken the food away as soon as everyone was seated so people could get seconds since there was plenty of food left). when we tasted the food I thought the salad was dry and asked for a little more dressing, they wanted to charge me $80 for a little more ranch to be mixed in. The time at the venue was super rushed. I booked this venue in December 2015 and was told that my vendors would be able to get to the venue before us but we couldn't get there until 4:30, which I was fine with. A month before the wedding I was told that no one including my vendors could get there until 4:30 which gave us 2 hours to decorate the venue and take pictures. You have no time to get all the pictures in you want and be able to relax beforehand. You have minimal options for your grand exit, no sparklers or confetti. No food or beverages allowed in the bridal or groom suites. My wedding was at 6 and everything had to be out by 11. One positive thing was the venue allowed us to get there at 4 instead of 4:30 since my wedding was at 6 instead of 6:30 like they have on their contact. With this I did have to pay an extra $480 for the catering staff to get there half an hour early. I would encourage you to read everything and ask questions before signing a contract with them. This is a business and its ran solely to make money so beware this is a cookie cutter venue that doesn't allow much room for enjoyment.

Also, I paid $20.95 per person for food and they gave 6 pieces of Mac and cheese...

We got married last year during all the hubbub when everyone who was scheduled to be married in 2020 was trying to reschedule. We had a July wedding, and we scheduled as far out as December of the previous year, setting things up with Emma (very quick and detailed responses!). It’s a gorgeous chapel, and it’s an easy layout to figure out. Perfect size for a wedding of maybe 200 people (ours had around 150), but quite roomy and yet cozy for 150.

We loved working with Adam, the venue manager, and he always had or was able to get the answers we needed, and he even did day-of wedding coordination for us. We went with their catering for the wedding - can confirm the shrimp and the bruschetta appetizers are perfection and the salmon is delicious! With the beer and wine included with a Saturday evening catered wedding in Dallas during the wedding boom, it wasn’t cheap (not sure you can get that in Dallas, anyway), but the memories we have are dear, and we wouldn’t give them up them for the world!

The pictures online show a lot of light coming in to the chapel - it really is that bright, but the sun doesn’t blind you (at least it didn’t at our wedding). They’ve revitalized the whole place, and the only thing I’d say they have left to improve would be the restrooms, since the stall doors are a little older looking. The bridal suite is best suited for bride and 5 bridesmaids or fewer, but you might could fit a couple more people in there; we’d just camped out from 11 to 4, so we had a bit of stuff going on. We still had room for people to come and greet the bride pre-ceremony, no worries.

This is pretty much an indoor-only type of venue, though you can walk outside around the building, but it’s perfect for the sweltering summer months. A lovely place, lovely people working there, lovely memories being made.

This place is definitely worth an in person look at when you’re making your...