Working with Leslie at The Oaks was a phenomenal experience, to say the absolute least. From the moment we met with her for our first tour, we knew she was the one. The Oaks is breathtaking, from the views over the golf course from the ceremony space to the neutral color palette and elegant decor. When we first met Leslie she was preparing for an event that evening, and it was refreshing and reassuring to see her in her element, taking care of the smallest details for that day. We immediately felt a connection with her and knew that she was going to guide us to our dream wedding. Throughout our wedding planning process, which was over 2 years, Leslie was there to answer our questions promptly, reassure us, guide us, and ensure that she understood our vision for our wedding day. When COVID happened, Leslie was on top of the state guidelines and regulations, and once again was a source of calm and guidance for us. We were able to have our wedding and it was beyond perfect. Leslie is a ph... Read moreenomenal event planner, and the vendor package that we went through with The Oaks ensured that all of our vendors worked together seamlessly to make it a perfect and extremely fun day. Just under a month later our family and friends are still raving about the food, the location, and the entire day start to finish. We wish we could plan another wedding with Leslie! And we will certainly be looking to The Oaks for any future events that we have! SERIOUSLY, GET MARRIED HERE!

Leslie is amazing! We planned our big beautiful wedding for June 2020, unfortunately COVID happened. Leslie worked with us to postpone our big beautiful wedding to June 2021, but let us have a small intimate family ceremony on site with dinner at the restaurant afterwards. You could not find a better place or wedding coordinator!

This is the perfect place for a Wedding and Leslie by far is a perfect Wedding planner! She will give you your dream Wedding, like she did for us. 195 guest all said it was the best wedding they ever attended. The appetizers and meal was all perfect and delicious. Her platinum vendor package is the way to go.

Leslie was nothing short of amazing. She made the whole experience stress free. She was so informative and answered all our questions timely. The day of the wedding went so smoothly. She was there every step of the way making sure we were in the right spot at the right time and that the timeline was adhered to. Not only is Leslie amazing but so is the venue. The location makes for a beautiful background for picture. And if you’re debating the fireworks... DO IT! They are well worth the money. The guests loved it and the pictures were awesome. The only thing I would suggest is to make sure you have steak knives. For some reason they didn’t provide them at the tables and it made it hard to cut the steak.

I can't thank Leslie enough for all she did to make this the most magical day of my life. She let me put all of my trust in her so that I didn't have to worry about a thing the entire day. I was able to enjoy every moment and it wouldn't have been possible without her. She is so kind, creative and knowledgeable. In addition, the venue itself was gorgeous. From the patio area groomed with brightly colored flowers looking over the beautiful green course to the ballroom sprinkled with tealight candles making it feel so romantic and special. Leslie made the ballroom look AMAZING and I'm so excited to see professional photos. I want to re-marry my best friend and relive that day at The Oaks over and over. Thank you to The Oaks and Leslie for making our dreams come true!

Wonderful, spectacular and fun are just a few of the words to describe our daughter's wedding - all made possible by Leslie and her crew at The Oaks. Our daughter wanted a beach themed wedding and living on the seacoast there are plenty of waterfront venues available, but once we stepped into the ballroom at The Oaks, we were sold. The room is beautiful, the indoor/outdoor bar is perfect for a July wedding and you can't beat the view. Logistically there is plenty of parking and we didn't have to worry about beach traffic on a Saturday afternoon. We opted for the platinum package and I'm glad we did. All of the vendors were excellent and professional! Leslie guided us through the whole process - listening, offering ideas and solutions, and making dreams a reality. Easy - peasy! The food for both the rehearsal dinner and wedding was delicious - everyone loved the beef teriyaki skewers. We surprised our guests with fireworks - WOW! I could go on and on but simply said, if I had ano... Read morether wedding to plan, I would look no further than The Oaks. Thank you Leslie and crew! Great Job!

Ben and I got married on June 29th of this year at The Oaks - and are so thankful that we chose this venue!!! Leslie and her team, and every person we encountered there were AMAZING. The food options were wonderful and everyone complimented their meal. Leslie was there for us every step of the way and made sure every detail was perfect on our special day. We chose to go with the Platinum package- and to this day still say how it made our wedding planning fun and not a headache!! We also chose to add the fireworks at the end of the night- our friends and family are still talking about how awesome it was!! A HUGE thank you to The Oaks!!!

Chris and I got married at The Oaks Grandview Ballroom on June 22, 2019 and had the most amazing time! From the initial meeting to after our wedding was over, Leslie was there to help us every step of the way. She was very responsive to any questions we had and made sure every detail was considered and covered. The food options were wonderful, and everything was exactly what we talked about and what we envisioned when we arrived at the venue on our wedding day. Leslie made the day run smoothly, and thought of every last detail such that we are our guests had an amazing experience. Several people let us know that our wedding was the best they had been to! Not only was the interior beautiful, but the landscaping was perfection. If you are looking to have a beautiful wedding venue with an experienced wedding planner who will alleviate much of your wedding stress, The Oaks is the venue to choose.

I would absolutely recommend this venue to Couples planning to get married. The scenery is stunning, the place was beautiful and our coordinator Leslie was just simply the best. She worked with us at every turn and made sure that the wedding went off without a hitch. That day will be forever cherished!!!

Everything about the Oaks was wonderful; The venue was beautifully landscaped with seasonal flowers, Leslie was amazing to work with, always prompt in replying to emails and phone messages. The food was fantastic and the fireworks were awesome! It was the BEST DAY EVER.

The Oaks is a gorgeous venue with amazing staff. Leslie is extremely knowledgeable and helpful. She will do anything and everything she can to make your day flawless and perfect. Having your wedding at the Oaks gives you a stress free day! Their fireworks show is worth every penny definitely a great surprise for our guests. I highly recommend the Oaks to all engaged couples that I know it was by far the best choice.

I would recommend this venue to anyone planning a wedding in this area. It is such a gorgeous venue and the staff is wonderful. Kerry was so helpful and attentive to every little detail to ensure the day will be perfect.

Leslie who is the sales manager and wedding coordinator for The Oaks is such an amazing woman. She makes sure things get done and if they aren't don't correctly she makes sure that what ever the mistake may be that it's fIxed. My fiancé and myself fell in love with The Oaks and Leslie showed us how amazing our May wedding would be even though it was white and gloomy outside. I would highly recommend The Oaks to anyone. It may be a little pricey but it truly is worth ever cent!!

A lot of reviews here will describe their experience with the The Oaks as incredible for their wedding. We probably would have had a similar experience had it not been for the COVID-19 pandemic, however it did unfortunately bring to light that the customer's experience of the emotional aspect of the wedding process aren't really of any value of them and that it's just another business. Our wedding was scheduled for mid-May 2020 and we had already deposited half of the estimated total balance due back in the prior November. In March 2020, the COVID-19 situation in NH was becoming increasingly serious and so the wedding coordinator at The Oaks reached out to suggest the possibility of us rescheduling early and offered to work with us on potential new dates. We responded asking for those possible dates, but also wanted clarification on if we would be required to reschedule or if we could still have the date kept so long as we kept our guest count below the given gathering size limit. W... Read moree explicitly let her know that we were working through various guest lists of counts at under 50, 40, 25, 10, etc. Her response included a list of possible reschedule dates, but it also included her stating that any events with a group size of more than 50 people needed to be cancelled for the next 8 weeks (which barely put us before the wedding date). This response didn't answer the question about whether rescheduling would be required and it also completely ignored the fact that we had already informed her about our efforts to shrink our guest list as needed--even to as low as 10. We responded by letting her know that we were unable to move our wedding date given the options and we re-asked the unanswered question. She then responded saying that if our gathering meets all the considerations outlined by federal and state edicts by the mid-May date, then we could still have it at The Oaks--which is what we had been asking the whole time. In our response, we let her know of our intention to keep our date, but also clarified the reason for the inability to postpone as partly due to the fact that the grandmother of the groom was terminally-ill and that when she passes, it would have an impact on the mother of the groom's ability to be emotionally (and maybe even physically) present for the day along with other relatives that were planned guests. We additionally re-informed her that we would actively reach out to guests and family letting them know that we were still going forward with the wedding at The Oaks under any new mandates and guidelines required, including the potential for a reduced headcount. And then we inquired about the possibility of a partial or full refund of our deposits in the worst-case scenario that The Oaks could no longer host our wedding regardless of the guest size--given that this was an "unprecedented and unforeseen" circumstance. In her response, there was yet again another unanswered question--this time regarding the refund. So of course, we re-asked the question in our response. And this point, we got back what seemed to be an automated or copy-paste/generic response from her because it once again mentioned discussing a reschedule date (which we already said we couldn't do), announced that rescheduling will come at no additional charge, and then announced that all April and May weddings would likely be affected--as if she was talking to a general population. And of course, there was still no response to the refund question. So in our response, we kindly asked if her latest email to us was sent to us as an error or was automated. We kindly reminded her of our inability of reschedule and the reasons behind it as well as re-asked the refund question. And that ended up being the last communication between us and her directly. The response we got back from The Oaks at this point was from the manager. At this point, the NH stay-at-home order had recently just taken effect and wasn't set to expire until early May. He informed us that he was made aware of our inability to reschedule and that we were now the only wedding on the books for May. He said that they would explore options to still be able to make our wedding happen, but needed time and that he would be in touch. There was still no response about the worst-case refund scenario. And then 30 days later, and at this point less than 3 weeks from the wedding date, we still hadn't heard anything from him. We reached out to get an update on things from their end, in which he seemingly-frustatedly responded in one single sentence stating that like everyone else they were waiting on the state governor's update set to come on that Friday with regards to lifting or amending the stay-at-home order. The governor that Friday extended the stay-at-home order until the end of May and then The Oaks manager reached out the following Monday to let us know that we no longer could have our wedding on that day. And of course there was STILL no answer regarding the refund. So we responded with the exact wording from the contract about a refund being due back to us if there is an unforeseen circumstance preventing the event from happening (the pandemic) and that if a reschedule date cannot be agreed upon by both parties. He responded back saying he understands the frustration, but that we'll only be credited towards a future reschedule date. So basically they treated our inability to reschedule as stubbornness and a burden to them, even though they were made clear of the personal, emotional reasons tied to not being able to do so. And during the entire 4 weeks that the manager was keeping us in a holding pattern with no response, we spent several hours each day brainstorming contingencies, informing the confirmed guests of the situation, giving them the chance to adjust their RSVPs, and reaching out to our other vendors about their own contractual agreements with us. Our music and photography vendors were very empathetic towards our venue uncertainty situation and were willing to work with us to make something happen regardless, while also letting us know that they would fully refund us if we would no longer be able to use their services in any capacity. The hair and makeup stylist however had limitations on services that she could provide given the pandemic, but the real shock was that she had apparently been in contact with The Oaks about us because when she got to discussing any form of refunding she unprofessionally said something along the lines of "you were asked several times to reschedule and chose not to". We found that incredibly unprofessional and rude for both businesses considering they are two unrelated services. With all that, we were happily still able to put together a small wedding ceremony elsewhere with our parents, siblings, and a even couple of groomsmen present all while staying under the group size limit. We decorated the place nicely and still utilized the services of all our other wonderful vendors. We have a beautiful ceremony video to look back on with great music and several wonderful outdoor photos taken at a park overlooking the water. We would have hoped The Oaks would have worked with us and used creativity to create a similar experience, even if it meant having no formal reception. But instead of working with us to scale the event down with a modified contract or at least discussing specifically what the limitations would be, they cared more about trying to get the most money they possibly could out of us by pressuring us to reschedule. And then when we weren't going that route, they hung us out to dry for several weeks with no responses and no answers to any outstanding questions. For anyone that made it this far in the review, The Oaks will probably do the best they can for your event if they have nothing encouraging them to cancel it. And to be honest, the food that we tried during the tasting back in late 2019 was very good and the coordinator clearly put together a lot of structured information and worksheets for us during that time. So their staff are obviously talented and competent in what they do. But unfortunately for our experience, the pandemic exposed that they are a business first and that respecting the emotional component of your event will always come secondary to lining their own pockets.