Went to a wedding at Leonard's on Saturday (long) Added PICS
I went to a wedding at Leonard’s on Saturday night. Here are my thoughts; you can FM me for more details if you’d like.
We arrived at 7 pm for a 7:30 ceremony. After dropping off the car with the valet, we were asked outside the door which event we were there for. FH and I were then directed to the second floor (actually the main level, I think). It took us a long time to get up there because there’s only one elevator and lots of people waiting for it. Also, there were a bride and groom taking pictures of the staircase, so we couldn’t walk up.
The ceremony room was lovely. Can you believe that not 1, not 2, but 3(!!!) cell phones went off during the ceremony?? I could not believe it. In fact, one person actually took the call and WALKED OUT during the ceremony!! I would be so upset!![]()
The ceremony was in the room just left of the clear piano (sorry, I don’t remember names). The only sort of negative thing that I noticed was that a Leonard’s staff member rolled out the aisle runner even though it was obvious that guest were still milling outside the room. A bunch of people walked all over the runner getting to their seats, and there were a couple of wet spots (it was raining that night). But at this point, I’m probably being super-picky. Also, a few people came in late to the ceremony room, and every time the door opened, you could hear what was happening outside.
After the ceremony, we were directed to the cocktail hour room. I felt a little bad, because there was another bride and groom taking pictures, and they had to stop while 130 people walked between them and their photographer. Anyway, the cocktail hour was SO yummy. The bride and groom got the sushi station and it was a huge hit (lots of Korean people at the wedding, so lots of sushi fans). There was just SO much food there. Some people were actually surprised that there was a sitdown dinner coming! They used the room to the right of the clear piano; it was nice, but there didn’t seem to be enough chairs for people. Once, my FH and I went up to the bar, and when we got back, our chairs we gone! The bar was fine and there was never a line, but all the sodas and juices were generic brands.
We were then directed into the main room. It was the left-most room on the second floor. The floor was very nice, all marble with no carpet. Their centerpieces were beautiful; I’ll post a picture of them later. They had high centerpieces, and it looked great in the room. The chairs were covered in white with a bow, which looked great with the white marble floor.
There were a couple of things I did notice. The bar was initially set up outside the room, which would have been fine, but then it was moved inside the reception room. Only the bar was rolled in while the bride and groom were having their first dance. Definitely noticeable. Also, I asked our server for a drink (in between courses, so she wasn’t serving anything), but she wouldn’t take my drink order, and instead told me that I had to go up to the bar. It was a little weird, because the bar was on the other side the dance floor, and at this point, the bride was dancing with her dad. The food was good, but I was stuffed from the cocktail hour so I didn’t eat too much of it. The cake was only okay, but the plate of pastries they put on every table was a nice touch. The sweetheart table was set up beautifully on a little platform with the cake table in front. Looked great in the pictures.
Oh, and the bathrooms were nice and clean. They have a whole bunch of stuff like hairspray, a brush, perfume, etc. already on the counter, but most of it looked a little dusty. But all in all, it was a wonderful wedding!
ETA pictures:
We arrived at 7 pm for a 7:30 ceremony. After dropping off the car with the valet, we were asked outside the door which event we were there for. FH and I were then directed to the second floor (actually the main level, I think). It took us a long time to get up there because there’s only one elevator and lots of people waiting for it. Also, there were a bride and groom taking pictures of the staircase, so we couldn’t walk up.
The ceremony room was lovely. Can you believe that not 1, not 2, but 3(!!!) cell phones went off during the ceremony?? I could not believe it. In fact, one person actually took the call and WALKED OUT during the ceremony!! I would be so upset!
The ceremony was in the room just left of the clear piano (sorry, I don’t remember names). The only sort of negative thing that I noticed was that a Leonard’s staff member rolled out the aisle runner even though it was obvious that guest were still milling outside the room. A bunch of people walked all over the runner getting to their seats, and there were a couple of wet spots (it was raining that night). But at this point, I’m probably being super-picky. Also, a few people came in late to the ceremony room, and every time the door opened, you could hear what was happening outside.
After the ceremony, we were directed to the cocktail hour room. I felt a little bad, because there was another bride and groom taking pictures, and they had to stop while 130 people walked between them and their photographer. Anyway, the cocktail hour was SO yummy. The bride and groom got the sushi station and it was a huge hit (lots of Korean people at the wedding, so lots of sushi fans). There was just SO much food there. Some people were actually surprised that there was a sitdown dinner coming! They used the room to the right of the clear piano; it was nice, but there didn’t seem to be enough chairs for people. Once, my FH and I went up to the bar, and when we got back, our chairs we gone! The bar was fine and there was never a line, but all the sodas and juices were generic brands.
We were then directed into the main room. It was the left-most room on the second floor. The floor was very nice, all marble with no carpet. Their centerpieces were beautiful; I’ll post a picture of them later. They had high centerpieces, and it looked great in the room. The chairs were covered in white with a bow, which looked great with the white marble floor.
There were a couple of things I did notice. The bar was initially set up outside the room, which would have been fine, but then it was moved inside the reception room. Only the bar was rolled in while the bride and groom were having their first dance. Definitely noticeable. Also, I asked our server for a drink (in between courses, so she wasn’t serving anything), but she wouldn’t take my drink order, and instead told me that I had to go up to the bar. It was a little weird, because the bar was on the other side the dance floor, and at this point, the bride was dancing with her dad. The food was good, but I was stuffed from the cocktail hour so I didn’t eat too much of it. The cake was only okay, but the plate of pastries they put on every table was a nice touch. The sweetheart table was set up beautifully on a little platform with the cake table in front. Looked great in the pictures.
Oh, and the bathrooms were nice and clean. They have a whole bunch of stuff like hairspray, a brush, perfume, etc. already on the counter, but most of it looked a little dusty. But all in all, it was a wonderful wedding!
ETA pictures:
