Old Peace Chapel — Local services in Lake Saint Louis

I do not recommend this place to have a wedding. The chapel is BEAUTIFUL, the employees here however are awful.

We had a 3 to 5pm slot for our wedding. Multiple times I told Nancy, who I communicate to through email and phone that we were coming around 1:15 to get our first look and photos on the grounds. Never once did they ever mention that this was an issue. This is a public park and we were never told we couldn’t come early. Come the wedding day we came there Early for photos. All I did was use the bathroom to change into my wedding dress and then we walked to the grounds to get photos and do our first look. It was a very small group less than 9 people of the wedding party and the photographer. From the start of us getting there the employees had an attitude. They told us we had to get out of the open pavilion area That’s right next to the bathrooms because they had a community event… we were just standing there cause I was about to change Into my dress. Fast forward throughout the day I was told a few times that the employees gave my bridal party and mom attitude. Never once did anybody approached me at any point during the day. We had our wedding there and really enjoyed the grounds and the chapel because they are just so beautiful.

Fast forward three weeks I come home from my honeymoon to get a letter, stating that we were disruptive, and we came too early and that our guest came too early. Again, not once did anybody say that we couldn’t come to the public park to get wedding photos on the grounds when I told them this multiple times that was the plan. Not once did anybody approached me all wedding day and tell me that we were being disruptive or that we were doing anything wrong or communicated in anyway. But then they want to send me a letter and blindside me pretty much and say we ruined their community event… I’m not sure what kind of community event as I only saw three or four people in the whole park the whole entire day that was there.

We had the chapel reserved for the wedding from 3 to 5. They did bring in a small cross at 2:40, 20 mins early, so I did apologize for that cause that was our mistake. However, apparently an employee came and yelled at my mother and was super rude and unprofessional inside of the chapel when this happened. Again, not once did anybody come to me- the bride and communicate any kind of issues they had during the wedding day.

So they decided to take away $250 of our security deposit over us bringing the cross in 20 minutes warly AND us coming early and guest coming early to a wedding?! When we told them so many times we were coming early for pictures outside in a public area?! for them to say that the whole wedding was a disturbance to the grounds and their community event that pretty much no one showed up for is just crazy to me. We were all very quiet just getting photos on the grounds that day… Not sure how that’s disruptive to anything .

Getting in contact after receiving this letter with anybody was extremely difficult… I had to email them with no reply and then call multiple times for anybody to answer me back. I finally talked to the assistant of man who sent me this letter… he was apologetic but told me that the story that I’m telling him was very different from what the employee told him and apparently he was told that the employee talked to me- the bride personally multiple times that day. That is not the truth and it’s extremely frustrating to hear that people are just flat out lying. I’m not sure what the issue is with the employees there, but had they came and communicated with me the day We could’ve figured it out… I felt like we were very respectful of the grounds and the chapel and the people there. We had to sign in and out and have them walk off everything after the wedding and we have the paper stating everything was in great condition when we left, so I’m really not sure why there was no communication throughout the day. It seems like they don’t even wanna have weddings here so I’m not sure why they do. Do not book your...

My cousin got married here this weekend, and I was her maid of honor, so I had a played a huge role in the flow of the day. The wedding coordinator for the day, Lynn, was treacherous from the moment we arrived. Friday evening she appeared to be flexible and helpful, and even agreed to the timeline we mentioned to her for the following day. Saturday was a completely different story. We arrived at our agreed time, and she refused to let us in. She went as far as dangling the keys in front of the bride’s father’s face and taunting him with them while mocking us. The “security guard” for the day was equally as awful to be around. Due to their unwillingness to work with us even after the plan was discussed with them, we had no choice but to have the guests wait for over an hour and a half and start the wedding even later. At the end of the evening my family did not receive their deposit back, but the coordinator would not tell them why and even became hateful with the bride’s parents. For a site that hosts weddings, the old peace chapel/Daniel Boone home property was completely rude and not flexible at all. I would not recommend this vendor to anyone for their wedding day. They created an already stressed bride to stress even more over the flow of the day. If you have ever planned a wedding, you know that it is quite difficult to keep things rolling and to coordinate 100+ people, and these people made it even more difficult. As a wedding vendor, I understand there are rules that have to be followed, and we did so, but as a vendor you also have to be flexible and accommodating to the people using your service. The bride and groom are not any less married due to this experience of course, but they will remember this day for the rest of their lives, and it’s disappointing to know that two people I love very much will have this awful memory of the happiest day of...

The venue is absolutely beautiful and made for gorgeous photos but sadly, the staff made the entire experience feel stressful and unpleasant from start to finish.

From the very first emails and phone calls, every interaction felt cold, difficult, and unwelcoming. No one on staff ever looked us in the eye and said “congratulations”, just constant complaints, corrections, and negative comments. It often felt like they were simply being rude for the sake of it.

We asked about doing a rehearsal and were told it wasn’t an option, only to be scolded for not scheduling one when we did a quick walkthrough with just the wedding party during public hours and were told we need to leave (again, this is a PUBLIC place). The bridal suite wasn’t unlocked on time, and several guests commented on how rude the staff were.

I understand rules are part of any venue, and we did our best to follow them but there should also be some sense of kindness, flexibility, or at the very least, professionalism. Instead, it truly felt like they didn’t want us to get married there, and were doing the bare minimum to make it happen.

As beautiful as the property is, the staff’s attitude made the experience feel more stressful than it should have been. It’s a beautiful place to have a wedding but be prepared, because the staff may make it...