Wedgewood at the Sequoia Mansion

Amazing! They created the perfect wedding for us. Keri and Emily were wonderful. I highly recommend the Sequoia Mansion, the venue is beautiful, the food is great, and service is top notch! Thank you guys again for everything!

We were married Feb 2014. We used the Sequoia Mansion for our reception only. They had excellent food, the staff was extremely courteous (especially when some of our guests were rather intoxicated). My champagne glass was never empty. The DJ they provided was great– he listened and provided exactly what we wanted. The place was beautiful and clean! It’s definitely pricy but if you can afford it– it’s the way to go! I have zero regrets!

I got married here two days ago (11−7−15) and we had an AMAZING experience. Our coordinator Diana was fantastic, the food & drinks were wonderful, the music was good, the cake was so moist and delicious, the staging was lovely… all of the vendors did a wonderful job, they seemed to work well together, and everything just ran so smoothly. Guests kept telling us what a beautiful and fun wedding we had, so that made us happy as well.
Even before the actual day, the planning process wasn’t stressful while working with Diana and the Sequoia team. They always were quick to respond to emails, answered all of our questions, and I was so thankful for their guidance through the process. Additionally, the vendors they use are awesome, so I had faith that they’d do a great job (as you can see we weren’t disappointed!)
Thank you Sequoia team!

I was in a wedding here over the weekend and had a great experience. The coordinator was so great and helpful. The room to get ready in was awesome as well. The banquet room and bar were beautiful and the food was FANTASTIC. I have been in one and attended another wedding here and both times had awesome experiences. The only drawback was the DJ this time. The first wedding I went too here, the DJ played great music during the dancing time, but this time the DJ left much to be desired. Many of the songs he played during the dancing time were low key and not fun to dance too. My only advice would be to pay attention to the guests on the dance floor. Every time he played a good song the dance floor was full of people and then there would be periods where he would play a few songs and the floor would be completely empty. It was very obvious people wanted to dance, but the music selection wasn’t well picked. Overall though, this is a great venue for a wedding and I do highly recommend it.

Just a nice gift in the mail from Keri, the head director person at this place. Perfect timing as it was our wedding anniversary just last week! Thanks a bunch!

In 2013 I was looking for a venue to hold a small wedding. I was having a «destination» wedding for friends and family coming mainly from Los Angeles. The staff and chef at the wedgewood were so nice, professional and accommodating. The price was great and the house was beautiful. The Victorian home, huge trees outside, sun room, brides chambers and fireplace/​bar area is just a short list of reasons why I loved it. My husband is Mexican and I am Vietnamese so we wanted food to represent both our cultures. The chef actually specialized in pan-​Asian cuisine. He offered to make us a full course menu to sample for the wedding before we make our final decision. The food was delicious and the experience was spectacular. I loved the personalization and how intimate the entire place felt. We were also welcomed into the wine cellar downstairs where the owner was hanging out. He chatted with us and made us feel so comfortable like we were a bunch of old friends. He even took us back to one of his barns to check out as a possible venue. The entire visit was just amazing. Sadly, my husband had to make the executive decision to go with something more accessible to out of town visitors (95% of our guests). If it weren’t for the location I would’ve totally went with this place. Thank you wedgewood for giving us such a pleasant experience while we were venue shopping! A time when all feels like chaos and hell. Sorry the review took so long!

We just got married this past weekend, on April 18. We had booked with Wedgewood 16 months before, so many changes and questions came up along the way!
The sales team ladies were always very nice and quick to respond to questions. Email seems to be the best way to get a hold of them, calling was always a game of phone-​tag.
We had about 200 guests, and for the services that Wedgewood provides, the price seemed to be reasonable. The staff were awesome on the day-​of, setting up everything perfectly. We did not use their cake vendor, photographer, or invitations. But catering, flowers and DJ were AMAZING!!!
Catering– Probably the best wedding food I’ve ever had. We had the duet plate: chicken madiera and steak with potatoes and veggies. Appetizers were awesome as well! The banquet captain Vanessa was super nice and made sure everyone had what they needed, especially the bridal party.
Florist– I cannot say enough about Dottie and Mattie at Camino Flower Shop. I pretty much gave Dottie a handful of photos and she made magic happen. My flowers were BEAUTIFUL!!! Absolutely no complaints. I also hired her daughter, Mattie to stage and set up props for the reception. She rocked it and everything looked great and fit our theme. Absolutely a MUST if you don’t want the stress of buying things and setting them up yourself!!!
DJ– Steve was great. Played music we asked for and took requests all night long. I was bummed when the lights went on and we had to stop dancing!
Overall, if you are looking for a venue that is all-​inclusive and easy with great service all around, this is your place. I wish we could do it all over again, A++++ to Sequoia!

I just got married here two days ago (4.3.15) and I can’t stop smiling over the whole experience. The flowers, the staging (Canino Flower Shop, Ben and Matti), the staff, the food – I have absolutely no complaints and couldn’t have imagined a better day.

We had our wedding on September 14, 2014 and it was super hot! It also was the day the King fire started. Luckily the smoke from the fire did not really show up until Monday morning, but seeing the large clouds billowing just a few miles up was a bit unnerving for our family and guests. The weather at 105 was not easy to bear but all of my vendors did an amazing job pulling off the most beautiful wedding I could ever dream of.
We used the brand new venue for Sequoia Mansion at the nearby gardens of a beautiful country farm house a mile away with a gorgeous walnut tree that we selected as our ceremony location. Ours was to be the very first wedding in this location so many of the details around parking, chair set up, shuttles, refreshments, bathrooms etc. needed to be worked out asap! Kerri did a fantastic job listening to my concerns and creatively coming up with solutions with her partner Mike. She managed all of the guests and wedding timelines perfectly. The ceremony was magical and everything went off without a hitch.
We then shuttled everyone over to the Sequoia Mansion for the reception. This worked out really well and Kerri arranged for refreshments while those waited their turn and champagne on arrival to the mansion while we took pictures with our wedding party and family.
Appetizers and Food were great. Everything looked and tasted delicious. Only sad thing was I spent $ 150 on carmellows that I dropped off for the dessert table and they never made it to table.boo. Emily was a great captain and kept everything moving. Even when I arrived and we finished our first dance only to find out we couldn’t get to our tables!!! They were arranged so close together that there was no walking space. I don’t know if this was due to the rental company or who, but this was concerning. The dishes for the different food stations were not spread out to each station like I asked but she immediately fixed this and all was great from then on!
Dottie and the whole team from Camino Flower Shop went over and above to make our day magical. Dottie extended her own decorations and design ideas to both the ceremony location and the reception and Ben and Maddie were great hanging chandeliers from the trees and making the farm tables magical. The flowers looks gorgeous and the wooded theme really stood out. They all get 5 stars!!!
Our photographer was Jaimie from Pyxie studios and she was the best! 5 stars for her as well.
Sugar Lillie did the dessert table — 5 stars
Chad was our DJ and he did great. They got a little mixed up on the toasts but pulled through with some quick crowd management that was awesome! 5 stars
Everafterfilms did our video, we don’t have it yet so I cant say how that is. Hopefully we will see it soon!!!
Overall we could not have been happier. Everyone said it was the most beautiful wedding they had ever been too and they really mean it!!!
Thank you everyone for making our day so magical.

Like I knew it would, A-​MAZING!!! the decoration, the setup, the food. everyone was so pleasant to work with and helped out every step of the way. this place is one of the most beautiful and convenient places to get married. the ladies that work there are wonderful. they take care of everything and I didn’t worry about anything. all I could ask for!!! if I could change anything, would be the time we spent there… I would make it longer so I could stay and enjoy it more. I’m so happy with everything.

WHAT HAPPENED TO THE RESTURANT!!!
The food was 5 star and one of the best in Placerville, we would always bring our quest to this Resturant, now they are just doing weddings and company banquet. Such a waste of a beautiful place.

My wedding was perfect! All thanks to Meaghan and Emily! They are super awesome and very helpful! I was so happy with how much we were spending with a guest count of 80. I also loved how they basically do everything for you! You just sit back and say yes or no. Not a sweat of stress!
My wedding was on 8÷24÷14 and I thought I was having the worst luck! I was running super late, I was supposed to be there at 3:00 pm and the ceremony was to start at 5:00 pm. I didn’t get there until 4:50 pm. But Meghan reassured me everything was fine! As soon as I arrived Emily, Meaghan, and my AWESOME DJ Steven worked fast without any kind of stress, with me while I was trying to get ready. They didn’t give off any kind of rush, just patience and reassurance that everything will be perfect!
Ceremony started at 5:30 pm but everyone reassured me that I was still running on good time. My chaplin, Timothy, was alright. He was the only one who gave off the feeling of having to rush through the ceremony. He had called me earlier in the week and went over what he was going to say and what was going to happen during the ceremony, and it sounded good. Ceremony happened and what he said he was going to do didn’t. Tim was supposed to tell my dad to hand me off to my husband and have him be seated, he didn’t. Instead, my dad stood right in front of us the entire time. Not that satisfied with my officiant.
Reception came around and it went really smooth! Steven and Emily would check in with us, reminding us of what would come next or whenever we were ready to proceed to let them know. No rush at all! The food was amazing! Although I only got to take one bite of my chicken cordon bleu. It was very good! My guests loved the food, so even though my husband and I’s food was taken away way too quick, it’s okay. I would have liked if they could’ve asked if I was done eating though.
The venue is amazing, the people you will be working with are super amazing! Please disregard the cemetary across the street! The venue and people make up a whole lot! I totally forgot about the cemetary during my wedding! You can’t see the cemetary in pictures!
My husband and I loved the experience with this place that we are already planning to have an anniversary dinner party here! LOL (Meaghan get ready to hear from us again!!)
Thank you Meghan, Emily and Steven for being super awesome!

I was very happy with the wedding I had here last month. My wife and I looked at a lot of places before we chose this one. We got the platinum package, we changed a few things here and there, and ultimately felt like we got a very high quality wedding for a very reasonable cost. I’m kind’ve a Unilocal junkie and one of the things that almost kept me from considering the place was the lack of Unilocal reviews (and now I see that the reviews are just kind of average). So let me add my input, and feel free to message me if you’d like to know more.
What stood out for me:
+ I just like the grounds. It’s a very nice old mansion with a lot of different spaces to use, without passing over into complete kitsch the way other wedding mansions we considered could get.
+ The catered food was amazing. We got chicken, steak, and fish (yes, all three on one plate), and loved them all. In particular, it was one of the best-​cooked steaks I’ve ever had, and a lot of the guests complimented it. We had a few vegetarians, they were all happy with the veggie dish. Appetizers weren’t quite as good, I did appreciate that they set some aside for the bridal party (we were busy taking pictures). Serving staff was very professional.
+Open bar! Bar staff was very friendly. Mixed drinks were good, they had a bunch of top-​shelf alcohols like Patron. They added a couple of requested beers to the beer menu, Guinness and Blue Moon (in addition to a couple other premium beers, and a few Bud Light type beers). The wine served was Cupcake (which was fine, although a local wine might have been fun).
+ We were happy with the florist, although the amount that came with the package was a little low and we paid some more with her to get more flowers.
+ Staff was very friendly and helpful and accommodating. It was almost like having a wedding planner. That said, they did sometimes take a little while to get back, and didn’t seem knowledgeable about the city itself — they couldn’t really answer questions about the best B&Bs in the area, wineries in the area, etc. And there were a few small gaps like that. So don’t full on expect a wedding planner, but they were extremely helpful to the whole experience.
+Placerville is a fun city (we’re from the Bay Area). We made a weekend of it, we went to some small wineries 5 minutes away that we really enjoyed, there was a car show downtown on the day of the wedding, most of the bridal party stayed at a cute 19^th century hotel that did have some issues but worked well with the vintage theme, the downtown is old-​timey and pretty fun, and some people made the hour-​long drive to Tahoe.
+ Well organized, flowed well. I’ve been to plenty wedding where there’s some small hiccup where guests have to stand around waiting too long, or the mic breaks, or what have you. Nothing like that happened with us, the wedding was surprisingly free of any errors or problems.
Things we were a little iffy about:
— The base level cake was just OK. Not bad, just normal. What we saw/​ate at the tasting didn’t convince us to pay more for something fancier. If you want a grand wedding cake, maybe it’s worth arranging to use an outside cake supplier.
— The DJ was professional, and there were no mistakes, and we were allowed our own input that was mostly followed (we asked for instrumental jazz following the ceremony, and got Mariah Carey type music). He played the MP3s we sent him with no problems. But sometimes I didn’t think the choice of song fit the mood as well as it could have, and he tended to do big chunks of a single genre rather than mixing it up. My wife was also very postive about the Wedgewood experience, but put the DJ as her sole negative — playing music nobody knew, and not able to fulfill requests for recent hits.
— Groomsmen changing room (yes I know, who really cares) was just an extra dining room with portable tables still set up. Bride & bridesmaids got a much fancier room, with catering.
— BBQ dinner after rehearsal. They were very flexible with us changing the date and adding guests last minute. However ultimately the BBQ food was good but not nearly as good as at the wedding, and I wish I had done that differently. Also dessert never came up in the planning discussion, and I forgot to order some beforehand, and that felt a little awkward after the dinner. Actually we wanted to get the rehearsal dinner at a nearby restaurant, just for a change of scenery, but there’s only two or three places in Placerville that can accommodate more than a dozen people, and they were all booked out far in advance. If you’re making an excursion of Placerville, there are limited but pretty good) restaurants and hotels, it’s just something that needs to be kept in mind.
Things we didn’t like:
Nothing. Ultimately we were very happy with the wedding as a whole, and while several things could have been a little better done, nothing really stood out as a negative.

If I could give it more than 5 stars I would. They did an amazing job! What a beautiful wedding. Top notch event. It was organized and flowed well.
The sit down dinner was proobably the best plated meal

We got married here 3÷15÷2014 and loved every moment. We were very lucky to find this beautiful location with reasonable pricing. I had looked for years to find the right location in northern cali and came upon this.
The staff here were great, they treated us like royalty. All my guests loved the interior (Victorian style) and exterior. The Mansion is charming by itself, you get a warm home feeling once your there. Because the environment was so welcoming everyone felt really special.
We both (bride & groom) received complimentary drinks throughout the entire event, which was awesome.
We used 2 of their perferred vendors (dj & flowers) they were awesome. Friendly and professional the whole way.
I highly recommend this place :)

I absolutely love the Sequoia House here in Placerville. Beautiful mansion for any event, especially weddings. I have been to the Bridal fair in Spring and Fall that they put on and loved it! They bring in local vendors from the Placerville area to help brides with all their needs. The bridal room upstairs is exquisite, ample room to get ready full length mirrors, chandeliers, French furniture. Perfect for your wedding photos! A place not forgotten.
Kari Goldman the general manager is wonderful. Very informative, prompt to meet your all your needs. I recommend that if your are considering this place for your next special event, don’t hesitate!

I gave this place 2 stars for the following reasons:
–It’s like pulling teeth trying to get in contact with competent people, in this day and age it should NOT be that hard to contact people when you’re trying to give them money.
–On their website, they state there are no hidden fees. Well, I don’t know what that means to them, but an extra $ 1000 just to have a Saturday ceremony seems like a hidden fee when you don’t realize it until you inquire about weekday rates.
–We booked our date ONE YEAR in advance, signing over about $ 2,000 to secure our spot. We had to cancel our wedding 6 months later, and even though we had wasted no more of their time than any other prospective clients, we lost our whole deposit because we signed their stupid contract (and OF COURSE nobody expects to have to cancel their wedding when signing things like that) I would understand Wedgewood withholding a portion of our deposit for their troubles, but they got $ 2000 for basically typing our names into their MS outlook calendar (we never even got as far as booking any of the additional vendors provided through the venue or discussing details with an event coordinator there). ***Luckily, we had only put down a deposit, but you will lose EVERYTHING you pay them if you cancel or postpone (they will not transfer your event to another date either)
OVERALL: I believe this place to be very unprofessional in their handling of prospective clients and even though I was warned about the evils of the wedding industry and it’s vendors, I guess I thought Wedgewood might be a lesser evil in the grand scheme of things. I was wrong

I got married 5÷11÷2013 at Nello Olivo Vineyard and it was amazing. It was everything my husband and I wanted. It had a casual BBQ feel. We wanted things simple and our wedding coordinator Jacquie made sure everything ran smoothly.
The day of, our banquet captain Emily was great. The appetizers were ready once our short ceremony was over, and everyone ate up the grilled shrimp pretty fast. By the time we got there it was all gone, but luckily they had saved us a plate, which was great. She did a great job communicating with us as to when we wanted the cake to be cut and for our buffet, we got served first and they plated it for us too.
We still get compliments about our wedding, everyone loved the feel of it, and I know it has much do to with the venue and the staff at Wedgewood having everything run smoothly.
Nello’s had everything I wanted, it was outdoors with a big lawn (had lawn games) and trees. Had a fire pit (we had s’mores), an awesome barn where we had the reception right in front of, and the restrooms and photo booth were inside.
Jacquie was great at making sure we got what we wanted and was very accommodating. We wanted our dog in the wedding which was a non issue. I used almost all their preferred vendors except the photographer because my uncle who does wedding photography did it.
FLORIST:
Dottie at Camino Flower Shop was great! I loved my flowers and she even let us borrow furniture from her store at no cost, we just had to pick it up bring it back. So many things from her store look like they are straight from pinterest.
DJ:
The dj’s were great. I was pretty simple on what I wanted played and said I didn’t want many announcements, but the day of, we decided o have more things announced, we just asked them and they made it happen, it was so easy.
CAKE:
First we went to Sugar & Spice and loved the almond cake at the tasting but weren’t fond of the vanilla frosting. When my fiancé asked about the flavor and texture, she made it clear that she wasn’t going to change her recipe to please us, which my fiancé didn’t like. When I called a few days later to see what we could do, as we still wanted to use her, I left a VM and never received a call back.
We then had a tasting with D’Agostinis Delights and Nikki was awesome. She specifically made almond cake that tasted even better and we went with her. Our cake looked better than I’d imagined it and the flowers we had on it Dottie provided and looked amazing.
PRICING:
I was lucky enough to have my parents take care of all wedding costs so I’m not sure what everything costs. I do know that in order to have your wedding at Nello’s though, there is a minimum. We had the gold package and were able to take some things out and add others. Such as: used our own photographer, but added 3 hours of the photo booth. We didn’t get the personalized napkins and some small stuff but had s’mores. Jacquie was great at making the process easy.
OVERALL:
I had a great experience with Wedgewood and loved Nello’s venue. There is even a guesthouse there that we rented the night before so I could stay there with my bridesmaids and wake up there. Loved it and you should check them out.

Wedgewood did a wonderful job making our wedding possible within a very reasonable budget. It was the only place I have seen that provides everything for you and lets you build and create the wedding you imagine. They have various packages you can choose between and they allow you to add or take out features to the package to make it your own and help you stay within budget.
Everything from the dj, centerpieces, floral arch, linens, cake, food, and liquor were all included. If there was something you didn’t want in your package you could trade it for something else. For example we left out chocolate strawberries, invitations, wine on tables, a hotel room and added a photo booth. That may not have been a perfect swap price wise, however the money we saved from what we took out we were able to put towards the photo booth. They worked with us throughout the process to stay on budget and still love what we were getting. You can not be scared to ask or negotiate.
They allowed us to customize the food, as we wanted an ethnic meal. It was the only wedgewood location that had a chef and were willing to do something besides the standard meal choices. There was a ton of food, 6 appetizers, numerous salads and sides, and at least three main dishes. There was so much I can’t even remember.
We were not crazy about their outdoor space and we were set on having an outdoor wedding, so when we toured they suggested we take a look at their vineyard, Nello Olivio. It was an additional cost but it was beautiful and still reasonable compared to any winery. It felt like a dream wedding and as if we spent much more than we did.
You get so much space as well. We used the vineyard, lawn, and barn for ceremony and cocktail hour. You get use of the entire mansion, separate bar, and multiple rooms. So unique and can create different environments and feels. If people aren’t dancers they could explore other areas.
The florist was amazing, generous and patient. The dj was great as well. We had some communication issues with the bakery but our cake still turned out beautiful and delicious.
The only negatives were the communication with the bakery and our wedding coordinator changed mid way through the planning process. That caused some stress, as it felt like we were starting over and it seemed like the new person was less experienced and I’m sure will just take some adjustment time. Even still our wedding went off without a hitch. It was better and smoother than I could have imagined. The wait staff and bar staff were extremely friendly and helpful.
Oh, and we planned everything from out of state. Wedgewood made this so much easier. We didn’t have to search for vendors and go at it blind, we had their help. They provided great vendors and took a lot of the stress out of it. We have friends planning weddings in other states and wish they could find similar companies and deals to make the process easier and reasonable for them.

I would NEVER get married here or recommend anyone getting married here!
I made an appointment to talk about pricing because I had grown up driving past this beautiful building and really wanting to have my wedding there.
Well, we spent three hours there touring the place and talking about our budget and what we would like and what would fit our budget. Well, after letting her know we did not want to spend more that 6,000 on our venue and food she made is seem really plausible. So after a good 2 — 2.5 hours, she handed us a paper with their proposal. So for basic foods, no decorations, no linens, no music, NOTHING — just one chicken dinner and the venue — TEN THOUSAND dollars. here we were getting all excited that we would be able to have our wedding there, under budget, and she handed us that! the reasoning was VERY silly. For the amount of people we wanted, 150, you had to spend at least 6000 (which is what we wanted) BUT that was 6000 BEFORE their tips, taxes, and fees. She said its not possible to spend less than 6000 because thats their standard starting rate. I WAS SO MAD!
AND! thats not even the worst part. We were touring the grouds DURING someones wedding!!! they were taking photos and we were walking by them. and then when they were intruducing the bride and groom we were STANDING IN THE ROOM watching!!! if they did that to someone elses wedding, they would do that to mine!
it was so unprofessional and I was so appalled.
Then, for the fun of it, i went back not that long ago for a bridal fair and they were tasting the foods that they serve and it was AWFUL! i am so glad I am getting married at the smith flat house (see that review) and not the Sequoia because its beautiful, affordable, and delicious!
It has changed hands too many times and has gone completely downhill. I would not waste your time because its overpriced, you barely get anything, the food is awful, and there will be people crashing your wedding.