The Chateau at White Oak

Event staff will be at the facility to assist you and your guests starting at 10am until your guests leave the building by the end of your facility rental. A wedding planner will be on site for the ceremony through dinner service, cake cutting and first dances.

Unfortunately, clients and/or their vendors are not allowed into the facility to start decorating any earlier than your facility rental time. Our staff utilizes all time leading up to the event rental time to properly set up and prep the facility to meet the high expectations to which we hold The Chateau.

All decor and belongings are expected to be removed from the premises by the contracted time on the night of the facility rental. We kindly ask that you inform all vendors of your contracted times prior to the day of your event.

We want all clients to feel that they have plenty of room for creativity when it comes to designing their decor. We welcome real candles, accompanied by a tray or vase to catch any melting wax. We also ask that you not nail, tape, or tack anything to the walls. Fog machines are not permitted, nor are balloons as centerpieces in our main banquet room.

For brides and grooms having their ceremony at The Chateau, their accompanying wedding parties will have access to the bridal suite and groom’s room from the start of your contracted time until the start of the ceremony, at which time access to both rooms will be locked off.

The Chateau does not require any outside security and wedding insurance is not required because The Chateau carries their own event insurance policy.

The Chateau does all of our own catering, in-house! In an effort to keep consistency in the representation of our venue we request that you use our staff and place settings for your wedding. Our staff is happy to fill all water glasses throughout the event, bus all tables, do all dishes, and help with clean-up at the end of the event.

The first payment due by clients is the deposit, which covers half of the facility rental and is required at the time of booking. The remainder of the facility rental is due six months prior to the event date, or at the time of booking if it is within six months. All food, beverage, and miscellaneous decor expenses are due two weeks prior to the event date. The Chateau will send invoices reflecting these amounts prior to the due date. Payment plans are also an option for any client at The Chateau - just ask us about your options and we are happy to work with you!

At The Chateau, we do not have a preferred vendors list and we are happy to work with anyone that walks through our doors. Our wedding planners/event directors are happy to share their recommendations for vendors that fit your style and budget, but you are more than welcome to hire anyone you desire.

Our rehearsals are always on Thursday afternoons. If your wedding is on a Friday, your ceremony rehearsal will be at 3:00 pm on the Thursday the week of your event. If your wedding is on a Saturday, your ceremony rehearsal will be at 4:00 pm on the Thursday the week of your event. If your wedding is on a Sunday, your ceremony rehearsal will be at 5:00 pm on the Thursday the week of your event. Otherwise, clients may choose to do a walkthrough on the day of their event. Clients are more than welcome to have an off site rehearsal, although a coordinator from The Chateau will not be present.