Madison Greenhouse Event Venue

THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BEFORE BOOKING A WEDDING HERE:

I had my wedding at the Madison greenhouse last December and although I don't regret it looking back, there are a lot of things I wish I knew before booking. The venue was worth it for me because I really wanted a unique venue and was mostly happy with how the day went, but it was a bit of a nightmare getting here.

PROS:
- This venue is just as beautiful as the photos and the vibe is very romantic and aesthetic during both the ceremony and reception
- I truly did have a lot of compliments from my guests saying that this was one of the most unique wedding venues they've been to
- The lighting during my daytime photos was really beautiful and I'm super happy with how those turned out
- The staff was pretty friendly

CONS:
- This venue is EXPENSIVE. I figured that all-inclusive venues would be more costly since you are paying for the convenience of not needing to find your own vendors; however sourcing your own vendors at Madison's actually ended up being more expensive on top of being way more work. To put it in perspective, my friends with a similar guest count (180 people) had their weddings for around $35-50k at other venues in the GTA. Our wedding ended up being $65k and this was already with me cutting costs by skipping a wedding planner, editing my own wedding video, and purchasing our own alcohol/mixers. Just something to consider if you are planning on sticking to a tighter budget.

- Catering was a nightmare to find. I did research on Madison's recommended caterers, but most of the reviews were mediocre. Providing quality food was the one thing I really cared about and all of the popular caterers in the GTA were charging a lot more to come all the way out to Newmarket, in addition to them simply not being able to work with the very limited kitchen resources Madison's has. With that being said, I eventually discovered "Cibo Special Event Catering" and was so so happy that I did. They happen to be based in Aurora, offered the best price for premium food options, and they were just an overall pleasure to work with. I would absolutely recommend them for anyone who is struggling to find a good caterer at Madison's. I seriously got so many compliments on how good the food was, so I'm really happy about that.

- Most wedding venues allow you to have a rehearsal the night before, but Madison's would not allow us to book our rehearsal until 30 days before our wedding and by then, their schedule was all booked out during the days leading up to our wedding, so we had to have our rehearsal 5 days before. Since most of our bridal party wasn't able to make it all the way to Newmarket late at night on a Monday, we were literally forced to do our rehearsal on the day of, 1hr before the actual ceremony.

- Adding onto this previous point, most venues will allow a decor team to set up early on the day of the wedding, but Madison's is only able to guarantee 2hrs of setup before your wedding, which is frankly quite absurd and disappointing considering we paid $12k just to rent the venue.

- Madison's owners are extremely cheap and refused to turn on the heating at the venue until the exact moment that our wedding ceremony started. Considering our wedding was in December, our decor team and guests were all wearing their jackets during the ceremony since it was freezing for the first few hours. Even their own staff was wearing winter jackets in their office..

- There is no in-house media or anyone to help set it up, so you're on your own if you want to have a slideshow or any videos playing during the wedding (we had to bring our own soundboard, projector, and projector screen, as well as all our mics)

- The venue gets very dark in the night, which was nice for the vibe, but terrible for our photographer. As mentioned before, the greenhouse has amazing lighting for daytime photos, but all of the nighttime photos will require flash which kind of ruined all of the reception photos.

Anyways good luck to all your brides out there! Hope this helps with your decision process :)

Had my wedding last weekend and we can’t stop thinking about how wonderful it was. The venue really is magical. The staff was amazing they accommodated us to bring in our alcohol the day before and let us store all our decor. The recent renovations to the bathrooms and bridal room were a great surprise. I will recommend Madison’s to any future bride!

The venue is gorgeous! Minimal decorations needed due to the gorgeous floral and flowers all over the ceremony and reception room! Guest loved being able to get pictures by the waterfall. The staff were attentive and we had an amazing night!

Honestly, this review could be 30 pages in length and I still wouldn't be able to describe how beautiful this venue was. We had 100ish guests, and I think every single one commented on the greenery, the lights, the tables, the ceremony space...everything that made our wedding day special. The coordinators (Shawn (sorry if I spelled this wrong) and Kate) were so incredible, and were accommodating requests/changes up until the last minute of our day! We originally booked our date for August 2020, but then COVID hit...regardless, the venue honoured our contract until the very end! Can't say enough nice things, and would definitely recommend.

"A Truly Unique Wedding Venue in Newmarket Ontario If you are dreaming of a fairy tale garden wedding, The Madison Greenhouse Venue is the ideal location to make your dreams come true. Our unique event venue is a greenhouse, home to many live plants, and therefore captures a tropical feel all four seasons of the year. As the sun sets and the night appears, the venue illuminates with twinkling lights creating stars to fill the sky. Accompanied by cascading greenery that surrounds you, we will have you falling in love all over again. This romantic venue will be a memorable moment for you and your love to celebrate and share with your family and friends."

Due to some covid complications, we had to find a new wedding in less than 2 weeks. Janet and Pravin made it a seamless experience. They were kind, polite, and very professional. They went above and beyond to make our special day one for the books. They took care of everything and we did not have to feel any of the stress. The venue itself is beautiful and does not need much in terms of decor. I would working with Janet and Pravin for any of your future event needs. Best experience ever!!!

We had the perfect wedding day at Madison Greenhouse Event Venue. Everyone complimented how beautiful the venue is, and the vendors that they work with are amazing. O'Malley's Catering and Bob Hawkins Professional Disc Jockey Service are both fantastic companies. O'Malley's provides delicious food, with great portions and they were very quick and responsive with all of my questions leading up to the day of the wedding. Bob Hawkins was also great to work with, we had a number of phone calls/emails and they were also very responsive and DJ'd the night perfectly.

The reason that I did not give Madison Greenhouse 5 stars all around, is because we did have a few struggles working with them. During our engagement, the venue switched ownership, and as a result there were a number of miscommunications and mix ups. I did have to sign multiple contracts with a lot of back and forth, and there was a team member that got my name incorrect several times on the contract that we were signing. There was also some confusion about the services that were supposed to be included in our contract, such as DJ and bartender services, which I had to correct and contact the venue about to ensure that we had those services the day of our wedding. HOWEVER, despite all of this we had an amazing wedding day and it is an absolutely beautiful venue.

We had our wedding here on February 28 on one of the worst winter storm of early 2020. However, even with the storm, it still felt like we were in tropical part of the world. You definitely do not need to do that much with this venue as it is beautiful enough. Very minimal decorations required. The owner we dealt with were adorable and very helpful!
However, the DJ that was provided with the venue did not meet my expectations. I was disappointed as the music was not constantly playing. I had my cousin assigned as the host and we clearly had the conversation with the DJ, but instead, the DJ just kept on taking over. I felt like I could have just hired one myself. Other than that, the venue is beautifully kept! I would definitely recommend!

We absolutely loved our wedding at Madsen's! The venue is beautiful, and many guests commented on how it was the most beautiful/unique wedding venue that they had ever seen. Our ceremony was in one part of the facility and the reception in another, so we did not have to travel or wait around for set-up after our service, making the transition to the reception seamless. There were plenty of spots that were great for photos, and since it was a cold winter day (-20 C), we were glad we didn't need to go off-site for photos. The staff at Madsen's were very friendly and helpful. They let us set-up our decor the day before the wedding. They responded to emails within hours (except for Mondays and Tuesdays as those are their days off - but they reply as soon as they return to work). I would highly recommend Madsen's to other people!

I won’t lie this venue is beautiful, it’s what caught and held our attention in the first place. It was a bit expensive but we thought it would be worth it. We were mistaken. When we signed our contract it was $9000 and we were supposed to get an open bar with bar tenders. We also had a list of preferred vendors to go with. Over the year of our engagement the venue tried to change the contents of our contract 3 times. They would no longer provide an open bar and stated we needed to get our own alcohol our own permits and pay additionally for them to hire bartenders. They also believed they were entitled to $11000 instead of $9000. They removed services, decor that was promised they even tried to tell us that the catering company we went with from the original approval list was no longer allowed because they once again changed their minds. We had had enough at that point and demanded they at least allow our preferred caterers without additional charge. They weren’t happy but agreed and tried to get us to sign a new contract with them… not gonna happen. Throughout our dealings with them they continued to change things they shouldn’t have and always seemed confused about policies, what they provided and what they didn’t and were generally rude and unpleasant to deal with. They were absolutely useless and didn’t even clean the venue for us until the very night before our wedding. The day before our wedding we were setting up our decor while they gave tours and allowed random people to sit at our set up tables and messed up some of our decor we found old half eaten cake in the DJ box, beer cans in the garden and general mess. The day after our wedding when we were cleaning up our left over decor they told my husband he had to move a planter and that they wouldn’t do it. When my husband finally asked them “what do you guys even do around here?” They shrugged and walked away from him. They also tried to keep our empty alcohol bottles from the night before saying they didn’t know where they were. My husband left and I called them and they miraculously found them in the back. We only got back half the beer cans with them saying our guests threw them in the garbage and did we expect them to go digging in the garbage for them? Even though we knew our guests did not throw them out (there were no garbage cans at the venue except for small ones in the bathroom) We were beyond done with them. I truly hope no other couple will have to deal with their nonsense the way we were forced to. Another thing to watch out for is that they prefer cash or etransfer and will charge you extra to pay with credit…. Seems a bit like a tax evasion to me but that’s just my own speculation. Just be carful of their scams. If you want to avoid a constant headache choose a different venue.