Ron's Pond

I have to give Ron's Pond one star but the place is very very beautiful. We recently had our wedding their in August and it wasn't the best experience. I will give credit to Audrey (owner) who was very nice to us but her Husband Ron (owner) was not so welcoming. As the Bride I didn't have to deal with all of the situations that happened the day of our wedding but my wedding coordinator and friends did. First off, there is no actual contract that the venue gives out. They gave us just a one piece of paper that had import information about what is provided and that we needed to have insurance if we are serving alcohol. There are NO details about what we are allowed to do on the premises or not. Respectfully this is a couples home and I am not saying we didn't respect their property but things were said to us from Ron that we weren't made aware of until the day of our wedding. We meet up with Ron and Audrey a week, week and half before our wedding to make final payment and discuss any last minute things. "Rules" were not discussed with us. The day of the wedding I had my brothers and nephews on my side of in the bridal area getting ready. Ron made it a point to come over and tell me that guys were not allowed in the bridal area. My brothers weren't getting ready but instead just visiting with me and discussing things since they were walking me down the isle. I am come from a very LARGE family and a lot of them were visiting out of town and it was the first time seeing them. Second, the venue does not have a stove but there was one in the bridal area. We were never told that we couldn't use it. We toured the bridal area/venue three times before our wedding and not once where we told that we couldn't use the stove. We needed to keep the food warm and we only had the oven on for a couple of hours on low, literally the lowest setting. Ron kept blaming our DJ that she had broken his surround system because it kept making a noise. At one point he yelled at her saying "what did you mess up now" when she wasn't even within 20 feet of it and didn't move/touch anything in the 10 minutes when Ron was trying to fix the on going issue. The issue was never fixed and the entire time during the reception the speakers would make a very loud noise. It didn't last more than a few seconds but it was constant. Ron ensured us that he had all the connections and we didn't need to worry about anything. I understand it is their property but they had a puppy that they let freely roam around the area during our reception. At one point the puppy was found under the table where the food lids were sleeping inside of a lid. Of course we have nothing against puppies! Ron made it a point throughout our ceremony/reception to present himself to our wedding coordinator that we were "breaking all the rules" when we had no rules in the first place laid out on the contract we were given. It was very upsetting to hear and experiences these things as a Bride. Especially since my wedding coordinator is already doing so much to make our day perfect but had to deal withe the constant interruption. For anyone who uses Ron's Pond please make sure you ask plenty of questions of what is allowed to happen and what isn't. I would make sure to have your contract on hand the day of the event so you can refer to it if need be.

We couldn't have picked a more beautiful perfect place for our wedding! Ron & Audrey were so helpful during the whole process!

I had my wedding there on July 21 and it was absolutely gorgeous. The owners are very friendly and accommodating there are tons of colorful outdoor flowers. There are small canoes to take out in the pond. We used their gazebo for our Ceremony. Very quiet and secluded located 15 minutes outside Monmouth Oregon. I loved the bride house they had available for getting ready in the morning. They supplied tables and chairs for 125 people and have plenty of room and some equipment to cook your own food. I am Very happy with the venue.