Kemah Gardens

Was able to celebrate my wedding here 10 years ago. Absolutely fell in love with the place and staff was so amazingly helpful. Such a beautiful outdoor space for ceremonies and the venue itself is perfect to continue the celebration on the dance floor. We recently went back to take Anniversary pictures, and it's still gorgeous like back then. Very well kept up with and easy to get around. Would 100% recommend to any future couples looking for a special place to get married or just anyone looking for a hidden gem to celebrate life.

We attended a mixer there, the facility is really nice, has a rustic feel to the inside and the grounds were lovely

Reviews Beautiful venue, but….. If I could redo my wedding, I would stay away from this place. I got married at Kemah Gardens on October 2022. Much time has passed since then, so I’m pretty much over it, but I do feel it’s my responsibility to warn others of several things that happened before and on the wedding day and be truthful. I strongly recommend that you request their contract before you sign anything. I believe this was my mistake, I requested the contract and was told they would give it to me. They never did, and at this point. I signed the contract before meeting with Cirria which was a huge mistake. Cirria is a whole different person compared to Lisa. Had I met Cirria beforehand I do not believe I would’ve signed a contract for my wedding. After I have put my deposit I realized my error but knew I wouldn’t get any of the money refunded so my fiance and I just decided to go along with it anyway. I requested to Cirria if it would be possible for my in-laws to decorate the venue the day before the wedding. Cirria replied “well usually have an event then the night before, we would have to check if that day is reserved”. She never gave a clear no until two days before the wedding, I asked her if it was booked that Friday night she said no. I then said well then can my in-laws decorate that Friday night? She began to state no, and gave a completely different reason than what was told to me before. We were allowed on the venue grounds at 12:00pm. This gave very little time for my in-laws to decorate, which caused my mother-in-law to be late to my own wedding. The contract states that only family and those standing in the wedding were allowed inside. My fiancé/now husband was feeling very stressed that day and wanted to see his sister, whom is very close to, to give him a pep talk. Cirria and Lisa did not allow her inside saying it was only family, my sister-in-law stated she was related directly to the groom. They still did not allow her inside, and my husband was very upset when he found out later what occurred. Yet somehow one of our aunt’s ended up inside the house with no questions asked Cirria acknowledged her by laughing and saying how much she reminded her of her own sister. Meanwhile, my sister-in-law was not allowed in the house so she decided to sit in the front row chairs for the ceremony. Lisa then comes up to her and says that she has to sit in the back. Mind you in many meetings I told Cirria and Lisa what the names were of each person sitting in the front rows. My sister-in-law told them she was the family of the groom and was going to be presenting the Bible during the ceremony. It was as if Lisa did not hear a single word and kept telling her and her husband to sit a few rows back. Our guests saw this interaction and started laughing at my sister-in-law saying “oh you are not family ha ha ha”, they were laughing at how ridiculous this was. I had several of my guests complain about their treatment and how they saw Lisa/Cirria treat their “staff” (teenagers who had volunteered). One of my guests said he had a gift ripped away from his hands with no comment, the person that did so was Cirria. When planning the wedding I was assured that Cirria and Lisa would make sure my photographer would be fed around the time my husband and I would be eating. As I was eating my food, I asked if the photographer had been fed and they were not. My husband had to get up and make sure that this was being handled. At the end around 10 PM, A guest asked if they could have a second serving since everyone had been served and they said no that everything had been finished…. The venue kept all the food. I had paid a different vendor to bring “aguas frescas”, logically I would be taking the remaining, but a guest told me that they saw Lisa filling up a pitcher full of the agua frescas and taking it to the back…. I could continue stating more occurrences and details but at this point, it would be a novel. (There’s a character limit, so my last statement is in the image attached.)

I had my wedding at Kemah Gardens on 6/10/23 and it was everything I could have imagined that day to be :) The venue is absolutely gorgeous, ideal for those who want an outdoor wedding! I got so many compliments from friends and family about the venue. Lisa and Ciria were the true MVPs with making sure everything turned out the way we wanted. They were incredibly helpful throughout the planning process, and on the day of the wedding, they made sure that everything ran smoothly and seamlessly. Ciria even helped turn my wedding cake into a masterpiece last minute after some confusion with the cake vendor.

Absolutely loved this venue! Ciria and her staff were amazing! They dealt with all my bride zilla moments like a pro and even helped us get through all the stress with great advice. Couldn’t have been more perfect.