Ivy Hall — Attraction in San Antonio

Upon reflection of our wedding night and going through our photos, booking Ivy Hall was undoubtedly the best decision we made. First - the service and communication with Ashley, our venue coordinator, was stellar from the beginning. She responded warmly and timely to texts and e-mails. She was always willing to be present if we needed to come by the venue. Our experience with Ashley helped us towards having truly wonderful wedding.

Second – the venue grounds. During the pandemic, my husband and I started gardening more and developed a true appreciation for Texas flowering plants – they are vibrant yet grow a bit untamed – quite like the state they are native to. To our absolute joy, Ivy Hall was sprawling with Turks Cap, Pride of Barbados, Gomphrena, and many more. We once visited the grounds prior to the wedding and witnessed the largest concentration of hummingbirds we had ever come across. The flowers paired with palm trees and bamboo creates a vibrant yet naturally ethereal atmosphere. The backdrop of the landscaping in our wedding photos seriously made for stunning photography. Added plus - full view of the Tower of Americas for your guests.

Third – Tim the Girl catering and staff. When I first looked through photos of Tim the Girl catering, the plethora of colors and textures in the food really stood out. It was right in line with our vision for the wedding. The menu that Ashley and Tim the Girl came up with was delicious in both presentation and flavors! The best part is that Ashley and Tim the Girl customize the menu to your liking. They were very flexible with changing things on the menu and using seasonal foods. Ashley was like a dictionary of food dishes – we would note an ingredient we like and she would start spewing out dishes faster than we could comprehend :D They are indeed foodies. Our guests loved the Manchego cheese and chorizo appetizers, as well as the roasted butternut squash with goat cheese. The bread station was gorgeous! I wish I could have taken it home – whole grain breads paired with different butters and salts and spices. The chicken was juicy and tender and the potatoes perfectly cooked. Our guests loved the food! The staff were all so individually sweet. I didn’t have a chance to talk to all my guests that night but found myself chatting away with many of the staff members – they were kind, attentive, and reassuring.

We are still fawning over how wonderful our wedding was and are so thankful for the efforts of Ivy Hall and Tim the Girl. We can’t recommend...

My partner and I hosted 160 people at Ivy Hall for our wedding on April 22, 2023. The team at Ivy Hall absolutely knocked it out of the park! At each step along the way – from planning more than a year out up to the day of the wedding – the staff was responsive, easy to get along with, and genuinely helpful. They went above and beyond to deliver an amazing and unforgettable day.

From a planning perspective, we appreciated that Ivy Hall has the space to host all parts of the wedding - from the ceremony to the reception, dinner, and dancing. The gardens are immaculately manicured, but also provide distinct zones for different parts of the day. They have clearly put thought into creating this as an event space, because each area was well equipped with the technical components needed for audio, which was helpful for our live band and DJ. We also appreciated the elegant lighting that brought an atmospheric feel to the evening, from the uplighting along the garden walls, downlighting around the pathways, and string lighting overhead. It is a truly beautiful space, with excellent views of the Tower of Americas that give the venue a sense of place: distinctly San Antonio.

Another stand-out for us was the food and beverage service. The chef clearly knows her way around the kitchen and how to prepare for a crowd! They were flexible in helping us design the menu and were able to accommodate the different dietary needs of our guests. The chef and her team exuded creativity and thoughtfulness in the presentation and preparation of the menu items. From a logistical standpoint, they were also able to filter guests through the food and bar lines efficiently, ensuring that no one had to wait too long.

Some other highlights: • Plentiful parking for guests as Ace Mart parking lot is available across the street • Located in the thriving Southtown neighborhood, centrally located to downtown San Antonio • Private space for the couple and family in the furnished storage container at the back of the lot

If you are considering Ivy Hall as a venue choice, I can’t recommend them highly enough! Aside from being great people to work with, the venue is beautiful, well-equipped for events, and offers excellent food and drink service. 10/10 would...

Just Wow. Please read the other one star review and take it very seriously. It seems that it is likely highly credible given our experience. Much of what was featured in that review was exactly what we experienced at their ticketed event tonight. I have been to many ticketed dinners and I cannot recall a single one that was as unprofessional as this one. I have also never been to a venue where staff openly or appeared to openly not care about patron experience. I felt like I was in the twilight zone, watching the staff of the event dismiss concerns by patrons that the event wasn't as billed (for tickets that cost as much as $250 per person) and watching the staff walking around drinking with their friends, appearing to be customers themselves instead of working the event. There is also essentially no parking and as an event venue that was kind of shocking. Further, when we asked where to park, we were all but told, "good luck" and to figure it out on our own. You are holding a ticketed dinner and have no plan for parking at all? We also almost walked in to the baby shower that was being held right next to the ticketed event (it was in the same space, there was no clear delineation), because that was the only place there was shade. This is much more desert than garden oasis. I can't imagine how the customers at the baby shower felt. They had people walking up and realizing that it was a baby shower and wasn't actually part of the ticketed event. The loud live band playing right next to them also had to be disruptive since when the music stopped it was clear that the baby shower was trying to play their own music. And then to overhear staff effectively admit that many of the patrons were their friends and seemingly didn't pay for tickets to the event? If the money wasn't billed as going to charity, I would be demanding a refund. As it stands, I would never go back and never advise anyone to use this venue for anything they cared about, if from the pure standpoint that I have never left an event and felt so much like I was used to make a buck and that the venue didn't really care about how their event turned out at all. If that's how they put together their own events, I can't imagine they really care...