Lake Mary Events Center

I would give this place 0 starts if I could. If you want to have any type of party at this venue, don’t bother playing any music. If you want to have any type of party with music, they will call the cops on you. My friend just had her wedding here with 20 people and the cops were called because of a couple people laughing outside the venue. Then an hour later, the cops came because the staff said it was too noisy since there is a censor that goes red when someone yells or screams indoors. If you are having a wedding outside, don’t even think about having music or a cocktail hour. You can’t. The cops will be called and it is against the ordinance to have any sort of music outside unless it’s from an instrument. They are super hypocritical because I went to the venue during a meeting once and a band from the city was playing very loudly and no one stopped them. I would avoid this place all together. It is pretty but not worth it if you want music played.

We got there early for pictures — nothing set up yet… staff not friendly to anyone as you walked in — Does anyone not know the word Hello how are you there? — I have to say I have attended many weddings — when you go to look at this venue it is very nice… the glass room is beautiful and so is the setting… be very careful — do not be fooled by that !!! dj that was on the venue list that was there for the evening only played 1 hour total ! I am the mother of the groom and went out in the hall to ask him if he minded getting started because a few tables were sitting there bored. He was so so rude telling me there are the last few tables being serviced… what about the people that ate already sitting there bored !!! and I would never recommend him. (charged $ 1,000 for one hour of music) He started to play at 9:30 AND Ended at 10:30 And Weddings Inc staff rude at that point too !. Bridal room and groom room very small. Liquor was served out of Plastic for $ 18.00 per person and Weddng Cake on a paper plate ! No coffee was announced that was available in the back of the room. You must ask what your cake is being served on — ! What your liquor is being served out of a glass or plastic at $ 18.00 per person… get the point !!! Get it all in writing — how many hours the d.j. will actually be playing etc. Also this is a wedding… photographer and dj should be dressed appropriately — we are not going to the beach !!!
SO VERY DISSAPOINTED SINCE I DID PAY FOR THE DJ AND THE LIQUOR !!! I AM THE GROOMS MOTHER — THE CUSTOMER REMEMBER THAT !
I would think you would want future business and or reccomendations… Not from me or any of the people that I know and attended my sons wedding… People buy people before they buy product (first impressions are important in your line of business) — You have to sell your services and stick to how you sell it to the customer paying.
YOU CERTAINLY DID NOT DO THAT IN MY BOOK

Simply Beautiful! Was here for a wedding reception last night and I thoroughly enjoyed my time! The center looks and feels very new. There is a scenic view of a lake directly behind the building. The bathroom and ballroom were all clean and spacious. The staff were courteous and professional. A great experience overall!

I photographed a wedding here recently and found the building to be very clean and modern. The room overlooking the lake is a bright, beautiful space which is often used for cocktail hours. All of the areas inside have high ceilings which I loved.
They do seem to have a lot of rules when planning your wedding, but I would say it’s for a good reason. This events center is definitely taken care of very well.
I also thought the «porch» and white rocking chairs outside were a nice touch.
There is one thing I didn’t like though. The bride and groom rooms are way too small. There is usually less action in the groom’s room, so it works out in a way. But as for the bride’s room — it will fill up fast and no one can move around each other easily. When you first walk into LMEC you feel like it’s a grandiose place, but the getting ready rooms were a disappointment from a photographer’s standpoint for sure.

My husband and I got married here last year and loved every minute of it. Everyone was helpful and friendly when speaking with them on the phone to hammer out the details. They work really well with the wedding planners in the area since most are familiar with their stipulations and room setup. My planners love the venue and do many weddings there.
We had a small wedding, around 35 people, but we ended up renting the whole center for the day which was a bargain compared to other places we looked at. The trick is to snag it on a weekday morning or afternoon. We had the building from 8am to 4pm, so there were no other meetings or weddings going on at the same time and our guests had full run of the place. The prices jump up dramatically for a Fri — Sun wedding, so keep your choice of day/​time options open if you need to save money.
If you are looking for somewhere beautiful by a lake and want the whole venue, at least take a moment to research LMEC to see what they have to offer. The venue is a blank slate and can be transformed to fit your vision and budget. We got many compliments from guests on how beautiful the venue was.
Unfortunately, you do have to choose from one of the approved caterers, but the research I did, one of them ended up saving me more money than others for what we wanted. The food was delicious (brunch buffet with mimosas) and the guests loved it.
They have all their photos and prices on their website if you want to check it out.

Soundwave Entertainment provides DJ and Lighting at MANY weddings each year at Lake Mary Events. The location is gorgeous, the staff very helpful, and from a vendor standpoint is one of the most convenient places we work.

I was a groomsman at a wedding that was held here in July 2011. The site itself is beautiful and seems like a decent place to have a wedding. Unfortunately the staff that I had to interact with were extremely unhelpful, especially a guy named Tommy who seemed to gain great joy from derailing our plans for a slideshow of the happy couple.
If you have massive amounts of money and dont mind dealing with rude people then by all means book your wedding here, if not I would look somewhere else.

I recently attended a wedding here and was impressed with the beautiful venue — perfect for a small to medium sized wedding!
There was an abundant amount of outdoor seating and the event room was so picturesque. There are panoramic windows that allow a full view of the lake and greenery. Such a perfect backdrop for your special day!

I booked the Lake Mary Events Center for my wedding, but since canceled the contract due to a few issues I ran into during my planning process.
Pros:
* The venue is newer, well maintained, and very beautiful.
* They have a full service kitchen on premises for catering companies to use.
* The venue provides chairs and tables which eliminates your need to rent them from another vendor.
Cons:
* They will not allow you to bring in your own food or choose your own caterer. They have a list of preferred caterers who you must choose from.
* The venue is not flexible on many things. Just a *few* of the rules included things such as: You cannot have any real or silk flower petals. You cannot have birdseed or rice. You cannot have unity candles. Candles have to be lowered into something so that the flames are not 1″ from the top of the piece. You cannot hang, staple, tape, or attach anything to the walls.
* The staff can be rude and unhelpful. They require you to submit floor plans of your event but do not provide you with examples of past events. The nicest they were was the day I paid my deposit.
Why I canceled:
Before I booked the venue I took the list of caterers and started doing research online about each company and to get an estimated price per person. I quickly narrowed down the preferred caterer list to just four vendors based on the reviews I read online. The prices online seemed okay so I went ahead and booked the venue.
What I found out… The preferred caterers who were rated highly online are very expensive — unless you want to serve your guests what I consider the equivalent of a Swanson TV Dinner. We ended up immediately having to cut our guest list back from 100 people to 60 people to afford the catering — this would only include our immediate family, Maid of Honor, and Best Man.
Because we had to cut out all of our friends and a lot of our family just to afford the catering we decided to cancel our contract with the venue. The venue only gives you 50% of your deposit if you cancel 12 – 6 months before your event date. I appealed to them to return 100% of our deposit stating that the reason I was canceling was because of the high catering costs, but they didn’t budge.
One of the girls argued that they offer a 7 day courtesy hold of the event date (before you have to pay your deposit)…however, what they should offer is a 14 day cancellation policy without penalty because then you could have the time to get all of the proposals in from the caterers to see what you are really dealing with!
All in all I feel like I was treated rudely and unfairly. I will certainly never do business with them again and will be telling all of my friends who are «brides-​to-​be» to look elsewhere! Their lack of flexibility not only cost them my business, but the business of my friends, as well as the business of the company I work for (who hosts large receptions twice a year).
See all of the lovely rules for yourself here:

What a beautiful space! This was one of the fanciest spaces where I’ve ever attended a wedding. The staff was awesome and helpful and attentive, and the food was great. I can’t imagine this place was exactly a bargain, but hell I had a good time!
Check out the photos — they do more than my words could: