Weddingbee Blog

Part 1

Our search for a venue continues…

Next we went to Spencer’s Restaurant. We had high hopes coming in–always dangerous, I know. But after reading the review in “Here Comes The Guide,” it sounded perfect for us. Rich in history as a hangout for old Hollywood (in Palm Springs Tennis District) and known for its delicious food, it seemed like it could be perfect.

The first red flag was when we walked up. The place was decked out with poinsettias and Christmas trees (we later asked and they would not remove these if we booked our wedding there). Now, ordinarily this wouldn’t be a bad thing. I LOVE Christmas and the whole holiday season. But Mr. Peppermint and I had been clear on the fact that despite our wedding being during December, we didn’t want it to be holiday-themed.

As we met with the coordinator here she took us through the facility. The building was retro, but not in a cool way. Instead, more in the they-haven’t-updated-this-building-since-the-’80’s sort of way. To be fair, on the day we came, there had been some mysterious leak from their indoor waterfall that forced them to clear the room and work on drying the carpet. The space, I’m sure, could be decked out to look really gorgeous. However, that day was not its best day.

She then took us to the grassy area where the ceremony would take place. I liked that it was versatile (you could set up the ceremony in a variety of directions and shapes). However, the one downside to the ceremony area is that it overlooks tennis courts from the Tennis Club next door (you can definitely hear the ball bouncing back and forth)–and they can’t guarantee that people won’t be playing a game on them. All in all, as you can tell, Spencer’s just had too many variables for us. I can see it being an amazing venue, but it was too big of a risk.

Here’s some of the pictures from the Spencer’s website & Here Comes The Guide: