Robinswood House - Seattle Bride

• Cassie Trom★★★★★11 months ago

  Our wedding at Robinswood House this June was absolutely wonderful, and a huge part of that was due to the fantastic venue itself and the incredible support from Mike and Joanna. The gorgeous trees and flowers created such a beautiful and natural setting for our special day. From our very first contact, Mike and Joanna were simply excellent. Their communication was consistently clear and helpful, always making us feel well-informed and at ease. They met with us as many times as we needed, helping us organize every detail with great care and attention. On the wedding day, Mike and Joanna managed everything seamlessly. We never had to worry about a thing, which allowed us to fully relax and enjoy every moment with our loved ones. They are genuinely kind and incredibly professional, making them a true pleasure to work with. We highly recommend Robinswood House to any couple looking for a beautiful and well-managed wedding venue. Mike and Joanna truly made our wedding day a joyful and stress-free experience!

• Vanessa Ortiz★★★★★a year ago

  (Photos by ShotsbyAshley) We selected Robinswood House as our venue for our Summer 2024 wedding. Beginning with our very first visit to the venue, we knew this was where we wanted to celebrate the beginning of our journey together. We found that the venue was competitive in price with many of the venues in the Seattle-Bellevue area and offered everything that we wanted. We had a garden party style reception (ceremony off-site) and the venue fit perfectly with what we envisioned. The size was ideal for us, with ~120 guests invited and 85 attending. Joanna was always prompt and quick to respond throughout the planning process, and helped us make a truly special day. The venue itself provides a great deal of space, with a turf area (usually used for the ceremony), a large concrete dance floor area, an expansive outdoor dining area, as well as plenty of space inside the house for guests to cool off during the summer (our wedding day had a high of 85 degrees, so this was much needed). The location inside Robinswood park is an added bonus, with lots of areas around the park to take pictures and for guests to take kids if they want a play break. Our favorite part about the venue was the minimal additional decorating we had to do simply because the venue itself is so beautiful. We purchased the bar service through the venue, and were pleased with the cost and service provided. Note that hard liquor is not allowed according to City of Bellevue regulations, but this was not an issue for us. There is a noise ordinance through the City of Bellevue for music to cease at 10pm, but for our 2pm ceremony time and 4:30pm cocktail hour time, this left plenty of time for dancing and we did not feel constrained by this. Overall, it was such a wonderful experience having our wedding reception at Robinswood house and we would absolutely recommend this venue to any couples looking for a beautiful outdoor venue.

• David Do★★★★★3 years ago

  We are so happy we picked Robinswood for our June wedding! We were already working on a contract with another venue but it was taking so long we thought we’d tour Robinswood, and after the tour, we both knew we had to have our wedding there! It was much less expensive, both charming and humble, and it was clear Joanna was super organized and would help with all the planning (and we were right – she and Mike did a great job asking the right questions and keeping us on track!). The only thing about the venue that I’d known earlier was that only a certain number of people fit under the tents, if your wedding is during a time of year that might rain. We invited 170 guests and I wish we’d done more like 120 because it was very stressful trying to plan to squeeze everyone under that tent for dinner since unfortunately this spring lasted so long. It did work out and it was fabulous! Another thing that is good to know is you won’t know your guaranteed rehearsal date until 30 days before. We made a few plans for anticipating possible times, since we couldn’t wait until a month before for family and wedding party to book flights. Since the venue is public during non-event hours, it is possible to rehearse on your own time as well, which is very convenient! It is also good to be aware they have a list of caterers to pick from. We picked Twelve Baskets and they were amazing! Other things we liked about the venue is they provide tables, linen, arch, beer/wine and sound system, some décor, as well as a super hands on approach to planning, layouts and recommendations. Robinswood park is a beautiful place for photos, especially the forested areas. Some more unique things we did were have live musician instead of DJ, set out lawn games and board games and played the Shoe Game instead of dancing, and have a popcorn bar and dessert time! Joanna helped coordinate for all of these, such as moving the ceremony setup out of the way for games. We didn’t feel like we had any big surprises on the day of because everything had been anticipated and planned for. And as you can see from the photos, everything looked magical!

• Christina Nicolasin★★★★★2 years ago

  Robinwood House was the perfect venue for my Lord of the Rings wedding! I had just under 40 people and there was plenty of space. Nice rooms for getting ready with private restrooms, guest bathrooms (some make you rent portables) inside and outside areas, intimate lawn for ceremony...everything was great. I honestly didn't even notice everything happening because it was so easy and smooth. I will say the one huge thing that stood out to me was how caring Mike and Joanna are. I went to multiple venues with my partner and they couldn't care less about my wedding! They focused on other couples that had larger guest counts and didn't seem at all interested in learning about us or our theme. I could have picked a more expensive, enchanted forest or winery, this and that, but ultimately I chose Robinswood because I felt like Mike and Joanna actually cared that I was having a wedding! That was more important to me than any other cool wedding venue location or feature. We did also spend significantly less than we would have elsewhere, since most venues start with a high rental cost that comes with nothing. It was so helpful to know we had restrooms, chairs, tables, and that we could get alcohol included. The sound system was excellent too and easy to use! I highly recommend! Thank you again Mike & Joanna!

• Melissa Peters★★★★★9 months ago

  Robinswood House was a wonderful venue for our wedding ceremony and reception in early August. We had around 125 guests fit comfortably in the English garden (ceremony space), dining patio, and dance floor/bar patio. Joanna and Mike were extremely easy to work with and were very organized. We used their bar service and believe the pricing was very fair and the bartending of good quality. The venue is naturally beautiful and doesn’t need extensive floral additions. The getting ready rooms upstairs were super nice to have too. We would highly recommend this venue to anyone with a sub-150 count guest list.

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