Renaissance Wine Garden — Restaurant in Missouri

Wow. Just wow. I don’t even know where to begin. I love this venue and it was soo beautiful! But sadly my experience here with Simeen was nothing but a disappointment. I got married here on Aug. 26, 2023. My 3 month, 6 month, and 9 month payments were all wrong. In the beginning, she gave me the 25% down payment amount and so that’s what I should be paying for 6 month and 9 month, right? But in the middle of my 9 month payment she sent me a message saying the payments are wrong and had to pay even more than what she told me in the beginning when I booked the venue. She never gave me invoices. I didn’t know she sent out invoices until she mentioned something about it so I told her to send me invoices for when I paid. John was the one that came out and gave me a tour. She was supposed to but never showed up. So he told me great things about the place and he was nothing but nice to me and showed that he actually cared that I’m getting married and using his space and it was wonderful! He was telling me about the shuttle taking guests to the nearest hotels and dropping them off after the reception and then talking about the bar and what they have available. But when I talked to Simeen, the shuttle doesn’t go anywhere but there and they only have 3 beer choices and 3 wine choices to choose from. So, please don’t tell a guest one thing and then say something else completely different. And by the way, we had more beer choices and wine choices to choose from on our wedding day. When I met Simeen, we met about 3-4 times and she didn’t acknowledge me that I was there. You would think it’s your special day and you paid soo much money for this venue, that for her to not have your full attention and not respect you is just bizarre to me. She also called me Sonya and said my wedding date wrong, so that’s when you know she doesn’t have a clue what’s going on or just doesn’t pay attention. The best for last. The pictures you see, that’s what they did for the ceremony. It was raining that morning and I was freaking out about everything. I was stressed and Simeen just didn’t want to help at all. Now, in the contract it states that there is a $300 covered canopy fee for the ceremony area, but it never said anything about giving a 48hr notice. So I guess they rent out that big canopy from another vendor and they need that 48hr window to tell them and let them know. Well, I wasn’t informed about this until on the day of my wedding where I’ve been nothing but stressed already. So, they came up with little tents like these. I didn’t hate them, but it was just not what I envisioned. My photographer had to think differently now as to where to do the family photos and the bridal photos. But we eventually figured it out in the end. I’m glad we got a hold of John and he helped set those up. Simeen did nothing to solve this issue. I only saw her once at my wedding and that’s the only time I want to see her again. I don’t recommend anyone going through Simeen. I would definitely go through John since he is the owner and is actually communicative with you, responsive, and...

We just had our wedding here last weekend, and it was absolutely amazing! Simeen and her husband, on several occasions, went the extra mile for us. I live in CO and got married in MO, so Simeen gave us a venue tour via FaceTime and sent over additional pictures of decor, etc., as we could not see the site in person. When we finally were able to see the site and do a planning walkthrough a few months later, every single question we asked was answered clearly and we left the walkthrough feeling so assured and calm about our choice (it's scary to lock in a venue you've never seen in person!). In the months leading up to the wedding, the owners were super responsive to all my emails and phone calls, and coordinated with several of our other vendors to ensure there were no questions amongst them, either. The day of, the weather could not choose if it would rain, blow everyone away, or cooperate - when we made the call to have several outdoor heaters in case our guests were cold a couple days before, we though we were in the clear. The day of, it was 15F colder than we had anticipated, and John had extra heaters spread throughout the reception area without us having to ask and with no extra notice. They really do look at events through a guests eyes, and what they execute is above and beyond. On top of that, the scenery at the ceremony site is BEAUTIFUL, and the lights at the ceremony/reception site give off fairytale vibes. I cannot stop thinking of how gorgeous it was, and I would recommend this venue in a heartbeat. The staff are just the...

My wife and I held our wedding here this past October. Her and I decided to reduce our guest list due to Covid. Simeen and John were a joy to work with. They worked with us even thought we reduced our guest list just over a month away from the wedding and were accommodating to everything that we requested. Communication was always prompt. They both made sure our wedding went off without a hitch.

The venue itself was beautiful. We held our ceremony and reception at the Wedding in the Woods site and it was clean and ready for our decorations the moment we arrived. The food and cinnamon peach sangria were amazing as well!

There are too many good things to say about this place and every employee we talked to was so kind and helpful. We loved all of them! I could go on for hours about our experience at Renaissance Wine Garden. If you are considering holding an event or wedding or even just visiting here, know that it will be everything you can imagine and the staff there will do anything and everything they can to ensure your time there is special. Do...