Wildwood Acres Resort

We had our daughters wedding here this Memorial weekend. The owners Lien and Dan went out of there way to make it a magical night! The food was all delicious! We had an open bar and buffet. The lines went quick at both. They did a coffee bar and late night snack that just hit the spot. The venue is so beautiful. The terraces look awesome at night with all the lights. Their resident DJ Mark made sure everything went off without a hitch. We couldn’t have imagined a better night for our daughter and her beloved!

Gorgeous venue. Wonderful service and presentation. Mark Welch the resident DJ was a consummate professional. Thanks to the Wildwood Acres team for a magical evening that we will remember for the rest of our lives.

I went to Wildwood Acres Resort as a guest of a wedding.
The venue is beautiful. The staff were really accommodating and nice.
HOWEVER…the owner and policies were awful. The owner (who I confirmed with the staff) was literally yelling and barking orders at the staff in front of the guests. She had a very unfriendly, unapproachable, scowl personality. She actually made me feel uncomfortable.
The wedding was «formal» attire. The owner wore a casual stripped t-​shirt, sweat pants (or somekind of workout pants) and tennis shoes. It’s not as if she were in the back, she was definitely a part of the ambiance.
I also heard that she yelled at the bride and groom the day of the event; although I do not want to get into those details.

Got married here on October 11^th. Everything was beautiful, went smoothly and it was well organized. It turned out to be the happiest time in our lives. Mark Welsh of
did a fantastic job of keeping everything on track. I received many compliments on the DJ, venue, bartender, food (especially the tomato soup and grilled cheese before the guests departed). Guests also loved our Officiant Roger Steffens and Photographer
. The only issue we had was the set up time. We only had about 20 minutes to set up which is not a lot of time. I would definitely recommend this beautiful venue, DJ and Photographer to anyone wanting an outside garden setting for their special event.

I had my wedding at Wildwood Acres on August 7, 2015. I absolutely love the venue, it’s gorgeous outside with beautiful greenery and at night with all of the lights. The venue is gorgeous as it is, you don’t have to add much, if anything at all.
I had about 100 guests attend which worked great with this venue. Dan and Lien, the owners, were very helpful and caring throughout the time we signed our contract up to the day of the wedding. Their open houses are great, I highly suggest checking them out so you can sample the food (which my guests loved, you’re basically getting a good home cooked meal that doesn’t taste like bland, typical wedding food) as well as other preferred vendors. They are also very up-​front with their costs, restrictions, and reasons as to why they run the place as they do and I appreciated their honesty– they are a hard working family and they care about their clients.
Some things may be hard to deal with, such as only getting a 1-​hour set-​up time before the wedding, unless you pay more for additional time, but knowing this all way in advance, we were able to make sure it all worked out by having family/​groomsmen set things up quickly since we had it all planned out already. You can take all day to set up a site, or you can take 30 minutes if you know where everything needs to go, it’s really not a big deal.
I also highly recommend their master of ceremonies/​DJ Mark Welch. I originally planned on going with a DJ I knew, but seeing as Mark knew the site so well and also coordinated the day of the wedding, I went with him to save myself the stress. I am so glad I did, he was entertaining, beyond kind, and kept the night going on schedule – I didn’t even notice the time all night because it ran so smoothly.
Overall, I feel that I could not have picked a better site for my wedding. Dan and Lien are great people and thanks to them, I had one of the best days of my life at Wildwood Acres.

Filing with BBB and all other complaint avenues against these crooks. Took our deposit for a date almost a year in advance ($ 1,300) then when we gave them 10 months notice that we changed our plans, they didn’t refund. Claim that they are booking out for 2016 and 2017 which is ridiculous. They enjoyed stealing our money for nothing. This didn’t cost them a dime of business or opportunity. Do not do business with these dishonest people.

I would give this place 2.5 stars. Just had my wedding here and although it looked very pretty at night I would never recommend this place to anyone mostly based off management.
I could not tell if they are so unorganized, not transparent, or if they are actually attempting to scam their clients. If you are going to sign MAKE SURE TO ASK HOW MUCH EVERYTHING IS AND GET IT IN WRITING.
The food is mediocre at best and they charge you a lot! Way more than if you chose an outside catering company and they blame it on the rental fees for tables/​/​chairs/​linens/​serveware. I understand they are a business running off profits, but if you want water on the table, they’ll charge you $ 20/​table for ‘glassware’ and for their staff to come around and fill up pitchers or you can have your guest get up to go to the buffet table every time they want water.
We debated on using a wedding planner, The owner (Lien) said she could setup for $ 300 flat rate, then 2 wks before the wedding she added ‘depending on how much stuff you have we will charge more’. Thank goodness my fiancé negotiates contracts all day and basically told her that would not be happening. You also only have 1 hr to setup beforehand so that gets tricky unless you hire someone or hire her.
This is a customer service industry and the owners have not quite perfected their skill set. They offer a cookie-​cutter wedding that is orchestrated by their really wonderful DJ/​masters of ceremony (Mark Welch) and get really weird/​difficult when you want to venture outside their timeline/​ideas or vendor list. I had to ask Lien some things three times until she would give in. Lien always seems stressed out and in a rush to talk to you, which as a bride already slightly stressed out, is a turn off. P. S. their recommended officiant Steve Siglin is a joke and the type of guy that tries to blow sunshine up your you-​know-​what.
Rehearsal run-​through? HA!!! When you sign a contract they neglect to tell you that your rehearsal dinner WILL BE ON A THURSDAY as they always have weddings on Friday and Saturday. So if you have out of town bridal party think about that. We had to do ours elsewhere.
Overall the feel of this place is low-​budget friendly (WHICH IS TOTALLY FINE if you anticipated actually only paying for that, which we did), but you end up paying an arm and a leg for a blah wedding venue with difficult management. Go with the more expensive wedding venue, the ability to chose your own catering company and you will be a much happier wedding-​planning couple.

Got married at wildwood on 08÷01÷15. Dan and Lien did an excellent job working with us throughout the process and when the big day came, everything went off seamlessly. The venue looked phenomenal, the food and drink were excellent and plentiful. The staff were warm and polite to all of our guests. We received so much positive feedback from our guests about the location.
This venue is completely gorgeous! Very lush, natural outdoor setting. Located within a canyon with lots of tree cover so the temps don’t get too hot.
I would definitely recommend this venue to anyone looking for an outdoor wedding venue in the Bay Area.
A great value and a great experience all around.

I went to Wildwood Acres’ open house, and also scheduled a private tour with one of their guides.
First off, there’s no denying that the outdoor portion looks amazing. The fire pits and bistro lighting give off warmth, as do the many trees in the area. However, once you go inside, the place is rec-​roomish. In addition, the mandatory in-​house catering (which we sampled) was pretty lacking, with the mac n’ cheese all watery and the meat being subpar. Not something I’d pay $ 70 a plate for.
I’d imagine that Wildwood could be a good place to have a wedding, but you should know full well what you’re getting into before tying the knot.

Writing my review based on attending a wedding at this venue… I thought it was beautiful and from a guest perspective, enchanting, intimate and functional.
However, my friend who was married told me the owner pulled some shady shit & wouldn’t let the wedding coordinator’s assistant eat, and was trying to charge her $ 50 for a plate of mediocre buffet food. Pretty fucked. I can see that all the terrible reviews for the owners have merit.

DO NOT get married here! These people will rip you off! You can find more genuine wedding planners and venues! Keep looking. These people basically pressured my fiancée and I to sign an agreement for a date 10 months away and refuse to give us our deposit back after we wrote and called to say the wedding was off a few weeks after we signed. Now eloping since they stole our money and left us with such a bad experience. Buyer beware!

First all I want to say this place is beautiful. However, it is run by very very ugly management and owner. I was a guest of a wedding reception here recently. My friends and I were completely disrespected and harassed by the owner/​manager. We were GUESTs and were HARASSED by the OWNER!!!
I am pregnant and was KICKED out by the OWNER because I walked out to the car to get a Tylenol and he thought I was walking out to the car to DRINK alcohol!!! I blatantly told him he was being a jerk and he told me me I could not go back inside to the wedding reception AND if I did he was going to call the COPS!!! I have never been so disrespected by management or owners of an establishment before!!!
Please please whatever you do do NOT have a wedding or reception here unless you or your guests want to be very disrespected!!!

Our special day was perfect! Even though 2014 is a drought year the grounds were still alive and beautiful! Lien was so easy to work with and provided so much help for the big event. If you want a rustic type wedding, Lien will deliver big time! Truth be told, my guests came up to me towards the end of the reception to say how wonderful and beautiful this place is and how this wedding is best they have ever been to. Someone even said I don’t think I’ll go to a wedding that will top this! Please do yourself a favor and visit this place in person. Please disregard the older negative reviews before passing this place up!

Amazing venue for a wedding or other special event! I loved working with Dan & Lien (owners of Wildwood) — our wedding went perfectly! Lien has amazing attention to detail, she’s a great chef and will make sure your special day is amazing! Dan knows how the event should flow and makes you feel comfortable — they are truly great people to work with! Please contact Wildwood Acres and see for yourself! I highly recommend their family owned and operated venue for your next special event — they will take great care of you! :)

Thank you so much to the Wildwood Acres team! Our wedding felt exactly how we hoped… a big family reunion. Paul from Mark Welch entertainment was great and all of the staff/​servers were professional, nice to our guests and helped keep things fun. Our whole day could not have gone more smoothly. We are a pretty relaxed couple so if you want somewhere reasonably priced where they will take the reins, this is a great choice. It is naturally beautiful, so not a lot of additional decoration is needed… overall the best choice for a lovely and low maintenance event. We would love to find a reason to have a party here again. Note: Lien is great if you texted her, but harder to get a hold of through email.

Too bad I can’t review the actual venue! I’m sure it would have been beautiful! But PLEASE BE AWARE!!! Lien at Wildwood is VERY unresponsive! I left her 4 voicemails and 2 emails throughout one week! When I finally got a hold of her, she was very quick on the phone (as if I was taking up her time). I told her I tried to contact them several times and she didn’t say anything! Remember, If you come across someone who is unresponsive during your venue inquiries, imagine the actual planning and event with that person!

My new hubby and I couldn’t be happier with Wildwood Acres! Our wedding this past weekend, October 4^th, 2013, was a huge success! Lien and Dan were simply amazing. All the guests kept asking us how we found this gorgeous venue and were blown away with the excellent menu! We are happy to recommend this place for any special occasion. Thank you so much Lien & Dan! We are forever grateful!
–The Boso’s

Five years later, I’m still glad we didn’t get married here! For a couple with a moderate budget, it hurt to lose our $ 1000 deposit, but it was well worth it. We signed the contract 15 months before our wedding and cancelled 31 days later. They told us we lost our window of cancelling (which is true, but they still had 14 months to re-​schedule.)
This probably is a great venue for couples with a large budget, but we cancelled because we were worried about too many unexpected additional charges.
After we signed the contract we learned that there is an extra charge to have water on the tables, if there are favors left on the tables after the reception, if we want to connect our officiant to a microphone, if any guests happen to step off the paths, if a florist needs to borrow a pair of scissors, and who knows what else. The coordinator, Charles’ nonchalance throughout the entire introduction to their property should have fore-​warned me. He seemed entirely disinterested in answering any of my questions. I’m sure he is tired of answering the same questions over and over again, but it was my first time planning a wedding.
It is a beautiful venue– but it isn’t reason enough to choose this place. I think it’s important to trust in the person coordinating your event. We found another venue that made us feel wanted, and the coordinator handled everything calmly and happily for us.

My husband and I had our wedding here in October 2012 and couldn’t be more pleased with the venue. I was a little hesitant when I read some negative reviews on Unilocal,but the place was too gorgeous to walk away from.
Lien, owner & chef, made the best recommendations for the food. Our guests thought the food was delicious, we are still hearing about how yummy the stuffed mushrooms were and how great the tri-​tip & turkey were. We had no problems with people going for second plates etc., everyone had plenty to eat. Some of our older guests wanted coffee sooner than «cake & coffee» time, the staff had no problem accommodating them, I thought that was really nice. The servers were sweet & respectable teens.
The venue is gorgeous on its own, but once our wedding day came it looked even better with all the lights turned on and tables set etc. Our guests thought everything was beautiful and in awe of venue itself. The venue allowed us to leave our decorations overnight at the rehearsal, very helpful. We received our deposit 2 weeks after, without having to do an «actual» walk through. The owners were reachable via cellphone & text, which was really helpful.
My only concern was the last mile getting there, the road is a bit dark and curvy & worried about guests leaving at night. But people left in groups and probably followed each other out, so it wasn’t an issue and I heard no complaints from our guests.
Also, I wish the «setup» time wasn’t included in the rental time. It would have been nice if at least 1 hr wasn’t charged. That definitely added some stress to my day. Unfortunately we were still setting up decorations while guests arrived, but oh well.

This venue is exactly what I wanted to celebrate my special day. There isn’t a single thing I would change, and this is how a bride should feel :)
Lien and Dan are the owners of this venue and really know how to make a bride happy. They catered to our needs, met with us frequently to make sure all visions were aligned, and they even set aside time to talk to our coordinators to ensure a smooth day. These two are seriously hard workers! They understand that this is a once in a lifetime event, and try to make it the best day possible. Some of the reviews say differently, but don’t listen to them. Lien is a very honest woman, and I’m sure there are some bridezilla’s that can’t handle truth ;)
The venue itself is exactly like an enchanted garden. The ceremony site has a canopy of trees, and it takes your breath away. The garden is beautiful for pictures, and the reception area is amazing! It has tiered seating, and I instantly fell in love with the area.
On top of all this, the food is derricious! Seriously, the food is damn good. Lien’s brisket and turkey are mouth-​watering. I only wish we had more food during the reception. I think the food is TOO good so our guests actually didn’t have enough. Her melted cheese sandwiches are fantastic, and our guests would not stop talking about these little treats. My stomach seriously just growled while writing this… We also had a coffee bar, and the line was never-​ending. It gets a little chilly at night, so the coffee bar topped off the night!
We got married in June, so the weather was perfect. Every one of our wedding guests have told us how much they enjoyed the venue!
BTW: Check the place out for yourself! Wildwood has open house nights on the first Tuesday of every month. Meet Lien/​Dan, taste her heavenly food, and take a stroll in the enchanted garden. Pretty sure you’ll be booking the place!