Sparks Ranch Resort

One star because the venue truly is beautiful. Would be perfect if you’re planning a party that you’re ok paying an undetermined amount for and are willing to hand over all control to the crazy homeowner. Not recommended for weddings. At all. Many local caterers, wedding planners and other vendors refuse to work the venue because of it. Go visit, check it out and trust your gut. I learned the hard way.

Very sad bride and really mad groom!!!
because of privacy acts… we can only say how we feel.
*read all reviews by other reviewers.
There is also hidden reviews here on Unilocal… hit the button that shows hidden reviews… so sad wish we saw them… They are (bad) reviews!
They are also in so many other places around the internet and say about the same thing…
I wish we saw them… but thank God we found a new venue just in time to finish out our planning.
UPDATE…
YAY WE WENT SOMEWHERE ELSE… OUR WEDDING WAS FLAWLESS AND BETTER THAN WE COULD HAVE EVER DREAMED OF
We did lose our deposit of $ 2000 because it was nonrefundable.
So be VERY CAREFUL but it was worth the loss
Sparks Ranch is pretty but ran very poorly.
We signed a contract with Valerie back in Nov 2013 in March on a site visit she ripped up the contract and said we owe her more money and said she never signed the contract but CASHED OUR CHECK ALONG WITH OUR SIGNED CONTRACT BACK IN NOV 2013.
We were shocked but at the time felt we would not be able to find another venue. So we signed the new one.
ONLY… Because it was non refundable, we lost our money.
No money in the world could have made us get married at Sparks Ranch.
She was VERY VERY rude to a bride and groom. As you can see in ALL of her responses to bad reviews… She is very defensive.
As a past bride… Brides want so badly to get married in a pretty place… but at the end of the day… You want it to be FUN AND HAPPY!
We had the most amazingly beautiful wedding somewhere else.
Something we and our friends and family will remember for a lifetime :-)

This venue is awesome! Grounds are beautiful with lots of mature plans and trees. The owner is so helpful and kind. There are lots of special touches that make this place so sweet! Go grateful for the blessing of this place and it’s owner!

THIS PLACE DESERVES ZERO stars! NEVER book your wedding here if you want to have a smoothly run, beautiful wedding. It is a very EXPENSIVE venue for the little value you get. There are many other places! I agree with other reviewers about the woman that runs this resort!
While this place looks nice, that is where it ends. The couple was told there would be a professional wedding coordinator to assist in the planning of the wedding and on the day of the event. The so-​called coordinator was not involved at all during the rehearsal and it got even worse the day of the wedding. None of the prearranged tables were set up or ready to be decorated. About 2 hours before the wedding, the couple’s family had to scramble to set up the tables and get everything ready. There was no one to direct guests when they arrived, coordinate the gifts or perform any other «professional» duties. Also, she required ALL the money upfront a month before the wedding, so there is no recourse to negotiate if the services are not performed to the liking of the wedding couple. The walkway to the chairs was precarious, polished unstable stones that the bride and several guests slipped on when she was walking to the ceremony. The cars were parked where they were in the background of every picture. She came out when the champagne was being served in a pair of leggings and a tank top, not even a nice pair of pants for a formal wedding. AVOID IT AT ALL COSTS!!!

This is for travelling nurses, I stayed at this place in December 2010 in the execitive suite and this woman refused to give me back my deposit after i moved out she stated that i had used alot of heating (propane) while she had her thermostat preset and cannot be changed above 72. She was rude and nasty to me after i moved out. I was freezing in that little place and my friend confirmed it. And another thing is she pops in all the time to show her house and interrupts you while sleeping, as i worked at night and i sleep during the day. If you are a private person as i am then this is not the place for you. This place is overpriced for no reason and it’s not compact like all corporate housing should be because she does not have a stove in this place but a burner, no pots and pans and you have to go out to do laundry. I have rented from other people and never got treated like this. she stated on her email and i quote, «I hope this does not happen to your next landlord» the heating situation that is. I consider that very rude. Mind you another traveller who had left befor me had forgotten her slow cooker and she had called and was going to pick it up, that slow cooker was left outside for her to pick up… eeh things we see. Travellers be advised she is nosy and will ask you how much you get paid… that is too personal and none of her business. I consider it bad business when someone claims that your deposit was spent in cleaning when that a normal that the place has to be cleaned out after someone leaves. hotel don’t put charges for cleaning sheet and all after we check out as that is precalculated with your total charges and what is soo dirty to clean while i had cleaned the place to my bestnand even did a walk through with her and the place was as i found it. the three weeks that i had stayed there.