We were married at Westwood on 12/19/2019. While I normally fancy myself one with words, it is truly hard to put into a review how amazing our wedding at Westwood Country Club and how fantastic the entire experience was. Our wedding planning was a bit unorthodox, as we reserved the date over two years in advanced before we were engaged. However, we knew Westwood would be the perfect location and we wanted to secure the date far in advanced. Once we got to less than a year out, we worked very closely with Janie Mathieson to plan our dream wedding.
Janie was always available to talk, meet, or email, and she did a fantastic job laying out everything we would need to make the wedding work and a timeline for us to follow. This was so helpful, as I had no idea really where to start on certain things. She helped recommend florists, chair vendors, and anything else we needed for the big day.
Getting closer to the event, we worked very close with her for certain things we wanted to make sure we had. For instance, my husband and I are very into craft beer, and Janie was able to take our list of our favorite beers (from all over the world) and secure a great selection for the day of. Another example of how hard Janie and everyone at Westwood worked was certain requests I had related to décor. Since we were getting married around Christmas time, and Westwood hosts many Christmas parties and events, I asked Janie if we could move some of the décor in order to not clash with our wedding and because it was a Jewish wedding. Janie and I talked about this many times before the week of. Even the day before the wedding, Janie took me around the ballroom and showed me everything they were going to do to make sure things were out of the way and still worked for our wedding. Since the weather was also not looking good, Janie took me around the venue to show where we could take indoor or covered photos if it came to that. I felt really lucky that she was willing to do this and felt incredibly confident that everything would go well.
On the day of, Janie and her staff did an amazing job. Janie was great at keeping everyone on track, both for photos, timing, and the flow of the event. The sun came out just in time for outdoor photos and the golf course and beautiful stone that Westwood has was the perfect backdrop. The staff at Westwood did a fantastic job setting everything up for both the ceremony and the dinner.
Part of me thinks it goes without saying, but the food was absolutely to die for. Nothing beats Westwood food and it was even better than what you would get in the dinning room, which is already pretty amazing. All of our guests were talking about it and I was so happy. We also have about 10 guests that were Vegan, so it was super easy to come up with alternatives for them to eat.
Overall, the night would not have been the same if it weren’t at Westwood. It was such a perfect evening and I really want to thank Janie and the staff at Westwood for making it so special.
