Evergreen Inn

Attended a wedding there. It is a lovely and very rustic place if that's the vibe you're going for. Some caveats:* If the majority of your guests are coming from LA and are pretty much city dwellers, it's going to be an adventure getting here. It's literally in the middle of nowhere and at the wedding we attended, THREE cars ended up in a ditch (pre-wedding, so not as a result of drunkenness)... There are no paved roads leading to the venue. I'm from Kentucky originally so I've seen this before and was OK driving on these sorts of "roads"... but a lot of people aren't.* Bathrooms for guests are porta-potties. * Nearest hotel options are about a 20-minute drive away. * It's entirely outdoors. The indoor space is only for the bridal party to get ready and for the catering (which I believe you have to arrange yourself). Again, if that's what you're looking for - this can be very pretty. My friends had a fantastic wedding and the staff at the venue was remarkably friendly and did a great job. There was a small dance floor, an elevated area for dinner seating and an area for the bar. Coming from LA for the event, it is a commitment and a bit of a driving challenge, so know that going in.

I'm obsessed with this place! I had my wedding here two weeks ago and it was amazing! We arrived to the venue on Friday afternoon & set up all the tables, chairs and some decor! When we arrived, we were told we wouldn't be able to use the fire pit, kinda bummed since we paid so much money on s'mores & wood before we arrived... But better safe than sorry! The house is huge & slept my entire bridal party! (10)All of my guests loved the venue! It was so peaceful & the weather was amazing. I highly recommend this venue. It was everything we imagined & more. We will definitely be coming back for a vacation.

When we first found this little "hidden gem" we were so sure it would be the one, sure enough the first time we went to go visit the place and get a feel of the property for our wedding, it fit our wants all around. When looking at the venue, it's beautiful, I'm 100% sure our photographers got amazing shots for our wedding but the way it's held up and for it to be specified as a Venue/Event Space is a lie. It's Airbnb level, yes but to cater to over 100 guests in my opinion is too much for them to handle. Let's start with the "bridal suite". Well it's a total law suit waiting to happen. Exposed wires, disgusting toilet, no insulation at all so the AC wasn't doing a thing on a 80 degree day making that little suite into a scorching hot sweat box. It was impossible to get ready in there so don't expect to. My wedding party and myself ended up getting ready in the master bedroom, which was originally for the groomsmen so they were forced to get ready elsewhere. They offer "servers" and clean-up but what the owner failed to mention was that the servers/staff were her daughter and herself. Nothing wrong with that, if they did their job right since I paid extra for them to clean up and to handle the food and serve it but again failed to do so. Dinner was a nightmare. They failed to keep the food warm with burners like she mentioned is included in the "servers" add on, and when my mother-in-law- and other guests from my wedding party tried to put it in the oven to reheat, they were told to turn it off because of the foul odor that was coming from it from lack of cleaning on their part. By the time dinner time came around, the food was cold, and to top it off they said there was no more food yet they served themselves a hefty plate. I had so many guests tell me they were giving the smallest portions and we had about 10 guests who didn't get to eat at all and drove hours to get to the wedding. I had multiple guests tell me they had to physically pick up plates themselves and put them aside because they were sitting out so long and just in the way. She also put away the flutes for the toast before the toast even happened! When confronted about the lack of work on their part, she blatantly lied to me and my father-in-law in our faces and said "We cleaned up every single plate, I don't know what you're talking about" deny deny deny. They stuck their ground and basically called us and my whole family liars. A little accountability would've been nice. A lot of my family members who should have been enjoying themselves couldn't because the "servers/staff" I hired to do their job, didn't. So if you are looking at this pretty little place, do yourself a favor and have a less stressful wedding day and bring your own EVERYTHING, literally. (This is the bride by the way, for me to hear these comments from my guests the night of or next day was truly heartbreaking so thank you Jennifer)

This home is spectacular. I am from Valencia and found this place for my now husband and myself randomly on a Google search and I'm so glad I did. It's only about 45 minutes from us. When we got there I knew it was the place I was going to marry my husband. This business treats you like family they care about your day and your time. They help with every aspect and coordinate with your wedding planner if you have one. They have rentals and I had my very own bridal suite I could not be happier with this experience. The owners are so kind and we like to stay at the home from time to time. It was hands down the best experience!

We looked everywhere for a place to get married in LA that was affordable. That's not possible! I widened my search and asked everyone I knew if they had any places they'd refer me to. My friend had a friend from high school that's family owned a gorgeous house that they used for a venue. That's literally how I found this gem!!! My husband and I married here and loved it! We had our own rentals brought in but they offer that as well. We loved every little bit from beginning to end on our special day!

I was looking for a getaway and stumbled upon this place. It was just me and my dog, Gracie. It was such a relaxing place to stay that we didn't want to leave and extended our stay a little. The house is really cool, a one of a kind with lots of different levels and interesting architecture. There's games and a pool table to keep people entertained.I made arrangements with Jennifer, and she was great to deal with. It's on a big lot for a wedding venue, so it's ultra roomy if you're a guest and not a big party.It's very close to great hiking, not far from Fraser Park. Lots of things to do.I will definitely go back.

What a nightmare. We first spotted the location months ago. Seemed cute and full of character. We coordinated with the owner via text message and everything seemed on track. When we arrived the owner was not on the property. She was out of town and could only be contacted via text. We made sure that we clarified what responsibility would be theirs and what would be ours. On the day of our event she was nowhere to be found. We had a few issues with the venue. Started with missing chairs and tables. The linens were supposed to be black. We received 6 hand made round tables that were wobbling. Those tables only had white linen so they marks and dirt showed through the linen.The air conditioner in the bridal suite was insufficient for the space. No insulation so it was a sweat lodge. The bride was not able to get ready in the suite.The toilet was absolutely disgusting. It was broken and had residual waste.We did not have enough napkins and silverware for the guests. We were short quite a bit. We also added servers and clean up for the dinner. Next major issue was when the owner and her daughter appeared, (who were acting as the servers) we asked them to start heating the food so it would be warm for the guest. I placed the three trays of chicken in the oven to keep it warm. The oven was filthy and it started to release an odor of fish. They turned it off and tried to wipe it with an oven mitt. Never mentioned to us the oven was no longer on. The food was still not heated by the end of the ceremony. The fact I had to do all this myself when it was supposed to be handled by the servers was unacceptable. We paid for this service so we wouldn't have to worry about this and actually enjoy the wedding. The staff wandered off and where no where to be found. We pulled the trays and started moving trays ourselves. The napkins were folded by our guests. The tables were cleared by our guests. When the it came time for the toast the owner let us know that she put the glasses away already delaying the toast.When they were brought out they only had 60 glasses. We had about 100 guests. The whole night was a series of unfortunate incidents. I missed most of the dinner and evening events because I had to step in and do what they dropped the ball on. We already paid for this service.We called her the next morning to let her know our concerns and she came over an hour later and denied every incident and said they did everything asked of them and said we were blatantly lying. They were smirking and not taking our concerns seriously.The house was not sufficiently stocked with toilet paper. So for your viewing pleasure I have attached photos of the venue itself and you can decide if you want to take a chance on allowing your event to be ruined by the lack of accountability and professionalism we received. In response to the owner. Not surprised that you are not accepting any accountability. You can not flush a broken toilet that contains no water. The amount of filth in the oven does not happen within a 24-48 hour window. The same for the microwave. We did not even have 20 people in the house.A simple apology would have been appreciated. I can post more pictures of the text with detail. I will leave the pictures to do all the talking. There were only 60 glasses. I am the one you spoke with. Remember when you jokingly said you put the glasses away already, You must have been working too quickly. Usually glasses are put away after a toast. You were responsible for bussing the tables. Staff was no where to be found. I'm assuming the positive Reviews didn't include the use the kitchen during the events.We tried to look for you several times. Especially when the food was supposed to be heated. I hope you have better hospitality and customer service with future business. Good luck! And this is not the first negative review. Maybe you need to double check. I would start with air bnb. I think it's time you hire a professional company to do a deep cleaning in the house. I would start with the oven. You are so out of touch with your clients that you wished me a happy marriage. I am not the bride. I have been married for over 18 years. It's unfortunate I missed so much of my sons special day because you dropped the ball several times. It didn't have to get to this point. We gave you an opportunity to resolve this issue and you decided to shift blame and lie saying you did all these things. The pictures are in response to you saying you cleared the plates and did everything you were supposed to do during dinner service. They were still left out the next morning. We cleared our own tables that night. ps it's roll not roles you might want to look up the word. So you can understand you failed in your role as owner.

This was hands down the most gorgeous wedding venue ever and a perfect fit for our out of town wedding on June 5th, 2021. My (now) husband and I are both from Bakersfield but we currently live and work in San Diego. We love the outdoors so we really wanted an outdoor wedding, but everything in San Diego was way too expensive and not really the vibe we wanted either. We also couldn't really find anything in Bakersfield that we liked, plus we wanted to do it in the late spring and the heat in Bakersfield is so unpredictable. To add to the stress we started planning in the fall of 2020 (i.e. the height of covid) so everything seemed so unpredictable. After months of searching for a venue we were literally about to just give up, but I decided to start looking into Airbnb's that allowed events and I happened to come across this place. The price was more than reasonable for everything that was included and it was GORGEOUS! A wedding in the forest was my dream but in SoCal there's not really that many forests to pick from lol. What really sealed the deal was the fact that the venue included the house for 2 nights for up to 12 people. Most of our bridal party was coming from San Diego so that meant that they had somewhere to stay for the weekend. We ended up having most of our bridal party stay with us at the house for the weekend, and we all had a blast playing games and bonding. We worked with Jennifer who was amazing, she responded to all of our texts, emails, and calls right away. There were some places in Bakersfield that we would have been willing to book with but not all of them were very good with communication. Jennifer was awesome and so nice and accommodating. Everything went perfectly and all of our friends and family couldn't stop talking about how gorgeous everything was. Our friends already want to go back at some point for a reunion haha. This place is really hidden gem, literally can't recommend it enough!

I got married here on a Wednesday in April. BEST DECISION I EVER MADE!!! I love Jakelle, Jennifer and Jillian. They were all so sweet and PATIENT! Thank God because It was a lot of other things that were stressful but not the venue. I'm planning on visiting here again. The venue is so beautiful the only regret I have is we did not stay a week. It's a place to bring your family and relax. The area is so beautiful and has a quiet feel at night. They went above and beyond daily every time I asked questions which was annoyingly daily lol. They are super understanding and have been doing this for years I just referred them to a well known wedding planner because this venue is a gold mine. It's not allowing me to post pictures but hopefully I will be able to post it later.

My wife and I got married here. Our wedding was perfect, you really cant beat a forest view wedding with a house to stay at for the weekend. The house is amazing to stay at with plenty of room for guests.