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Rolling Acres

Rolling Acres

Bowmanville, Ontario
4.5 out of 5 rating, 24 reviews
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24 reviews
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  • Nicole
    Nicole S. Sent on 01/02/2024
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    Perfect Wedding Day

    We worked with Siva for our big day and she was amazing. She coordinated everything and was so organized with everything. She made sure we stuck to a timeline to make sure everything went smoothly for our guests. Her staff was wonderful and I can’t say enough about the venue. It was a beautiful location for our wedding. Highly recommend!!!
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    Greg C. Sent on 17/10/2023
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    Wedding May 13, 2023

    We had such an amazing experience Rolling Acers is defiantly a 10/10 spot to get Married.

    After 3 long years of planning and 3 date changes do to COVID our day had finally come, Rolling Acers had changed hands from when we had fist booked with them back in Aug of 2019 we were very nervous of meeting the new owner. We finally got the chance to meet Siva in person and right away she made us feel at home, she was so easy to talk to she explained everything to us in detail and also honored everything that the old owners had already arranged with us even though it was 3 years later. We met with Siva 3 times from January to May and each time she explained to us in full detail everything that was going to happen the day of the wedding timing and what to expect, it was like having a wedding planner! She was always so calm even leading up to the last few days when we called her and had to change the seating arrangements, she was right on it and had things figured out for us with in a 5 min phone call.

    The day of the weeding Siva greeted the groomsmen as we arrived she made sure that we had everything we needed, she already had met with the DJ and had him set up and had gone over all of the timing for songs with him. Siva was back and forth between myself and my fiancé to make sure that everyone had everything they need. Her staff were very prefinal and polite they served dinner and cleared the tables very quickly we didn't even know they were there!

    The property is beautiful our guest all said the had an amazing time, If your looking for wedding Venue we would highly recommend reaching out to Siva and her team they will make you day perfect and leave you with nothing to worry abut!

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  • Paula
    Paula G. Sent on 30/09/2023
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    Such a wonderful day through and through!

    Siva and Kate were AMAZING! Our wedding day couldn’t have been better! Thank you so much for everything!! 💕
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    Meesha Sent on 13/09/2023
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    Best time getting married at The Rolling Acres

    I had the best time getting married at The Rolling Acres. The venue looks amazing and has a great outdoor component.

    We have an outdoor Ismaili Nikkah followed by vows by the gazebo. It was the most beautiful September wedding. Siva is amazing to work with. She managed the entire event super well!

    So happy we picked them!

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    Jonathan V. Sent on 04/09/2023
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    Great wedding venue

    Nice location, food was good and they were able to accommodate our dessert request that was not part of their standard offering.
    They also helped with other side requests and helped manage our wedding so that everything went smoothly.

    Rolling Acres's reply:

    Thank you Jonathan! You and Corrine were a delight to work with as well :) Good luck with everything. - From the Rolling Acres Team
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    Amanda S. Sent on 13/08/2023
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    Simply amazing

    Staff, venue and owner are all amazing 10/10 experience and would totally recommend to anyone looking to get hitched!
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    Andrea L. Sent on 25/06/2023
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    Perfect Venue

    The Rolling Acres exceeded all of our expectations and made my dream wedding come true. They were able to bring my rustic themed wedding come to life and provided access to their decor to make that dream come to life. The outdoor ceremony is picture perfect and gave me the dream wedding of my dreams.

    Rolling Acres's reply:

    Thank you so much for the feedback, Andrea. It was a pleasure to work with you and Austin as well :) - From Siva and the Rolling Acres team.
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    Jamie M. Sent on 01/06/2023
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    Everything went perfectly!

    My husband and I got married at The Rolling Acres during the May long weekend and it was a wonderful day!
    The day of, everything ran very smoothly! In fact, many guests commented on how each aspect of the day transitioned nicely into the next (ceremony, cocktails, reception). The food came out in a timely manner and everyone seemed to enjoy their meals. We did an open bar and that went very well too.
    The inside of the venue looked amazing and was the perfect simple meets rustic look we were going for and was a great size for our 90 person wedding.
    The outside of the venue was amazing for photos. We have only received our teasers back so far but there are so many stunning backdrops (gazebo, water, stairs, waterfall, wagon, etc).
    Leading up to the big day, Siva was great. She is very easy to talk to and responded quickly to all of our questions over email/text message.
    Our breakdown of our invoice was very clear and there were no surprises or hidden fees.
    The only thing I wish had been different was the rehearsal. It wasn't clear if we were meant to run that on our own or if someone from the venue would be there to walk us through things.
    Helpful hints for future brides:
    1. As the sun starts to set, there were a lot of mosquitos down by the water during the rehearsal and on the deck during our reception. Maybe consider bringing bugspray..
    2. While Siva made everything run incredibly smoothly from a venue standpoint, we had our own day-of coordinator (a friend who was helping out) to help decorate and ensure things ran smoothly which I found was a big help.
    Overall, I highly recommend this venue based on our amazing experience. On our special day, everything went perfectly. Thank you Siva!
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    Stephanie Sent on 04/01/2023
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    Sweet beginning, more bitter ending

    The change in owner of the venue wasn’t an issue for me. I was the first to be booked with Siva, the new owner and had a relatively good experience. She seemed responsive and reasonable at the beginning. So I stuck it out. It wasn’t until the months and the lead up close to the wedding where I found challenges.


    Pros:

    Natural beauty…
    The venue is beautiful and the reception area was wonderful. This made it easier to decorate as the space spoke for itself. Siva also planted hydrangeas which made the gardens around the outdoor more pretty. There are in house decorations you can use to add to the space too.


    Sign out front..
    There is a sign out front where your name and your partner’s name can be put up for guests and passers by.


    Parking…
    There is a lot of parking and the venue was relatively accessible for all guests. They have a golf cart to accommodate guests who may find the walk to the outdoor ceremony site more challenging.


    Day of the wedding…
    Siva made sure guests had water at ceremony site on the hot summer day. She added chairs to the side of the ceremony area where guests with young children could sit out of sun. Siva used her golf cart to help my dad retrieve the wedding bands that where forgotten (totally my fault and a funny anecdote for the future). She also did attempt to get more high chairs and booster seats for our younger guests.


    Extra decor for the gazebo…
    It was a decently priced charge to have the gazebo with the draping and the silk florals set up and taken down by Rolling Acres staff but it did add a nice decor to the outdoors.


    Cons:

    Had to set up our decor…
    We were told the owner and staff would set up the venue decorations we brought by Siva at our 90 and 30 day meeting. My family even made a spreadsheet of an itemized list of all the decorations we brought, the quantity, the location of where it should go etc. each organized in separate bins. When I shared this with Siva she said her staff would not bother to look at it. We need to set it up ourselves, especially any breakables — the night before the wedding. We went through the trouble of being organized and respectful and got nothing in return in that aspect. So my wedding party, parents, my FH and myself had to set up most of our wedding decorations ourselves at the drop of a hat. We didn’t bother to make a fuss at the time because it was the next day.


    Red solo cups…
    Cutlery, glasses and more were included in the venue cost. What I didn’t expect was any guest who got a non-alcoholic drink were given the university party red solo cups. I now have those lovely cups in most of my reception wedding photos. Disappointing to say the least.


    90 day and 30 day meetings…
    I came prepared with a book of information about vendors, a timeline, prepared questions I wanted to ask etc. and was generally shut down by Siva. When I made a comment of what I may have wanted to do for the wedding Siva responded in a more curt and rude manner. For example, I wanted all rectangular tables for the guest tables to be cohesive but she pressed me to use two circular tables. I still got emails after the meetings trying to change my mind. I would mention when we would arrive at the venue on the wedding day and scoffed at my idea. She didn’t have to be supportive of all ideas I had but could have acted in a more professional manner.


    Day of the wedding…
    Siva pressured my husband, myself and photographer about being on time way before the time to come in for dinner to begin. This interrupted a rather special time for my husband and I together getting couple photos after the ceremony. Siva was on us most of the day about being on time when in fact we were on time or maybe 5 minutes behind due to transitions of people making announcements or something. The consumption bar closed way earlier than it should have — closed at 10:30 instead of the expected 12:00 am to 12:30 time. We didn’t have to be out until 1:00am. We felt short changed. The price of the pulled pork late snack was outrageous compared to the portion served to guests. We wished we spent $40 making our own than $300 for the portion we got. When it came to the cleaning up or packing up — we got little to no help from staff. It was my guests, ourselves and wedding party who collected decorations to pack up (only the ones we brought). The staff only took the dishes and glasses from the tables. Mind you, I was told at the 90 and 30 day meetings the staff would help place decorations at the side to be put away or put it in boxes themselves.



    In general the food was ‘good’ and the guests had a good time more from what we brought to the venue — our cake that we cut and we personally served to the guests, the children’s prize bags to keep them busy at the reception, the DJ (Darryl Sutton), the disposable cameras guests could keep for their own mementos, the extra bench for seating on the back deck and decorations for the table to make the decor more current.
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