Zenith Vineyard

Tim was generally quick to respond to any questinos that came up. Kari would not get back to you very quickly and when she did, her responses were very catty and rude. She was always pleasant at the venue. Tim was intimidating at the wine tasting and there were two major miscommunications throughout the entire process. Their contract is not very detailed and we did need to ask for some clarifications, which after receving the response, did make sense afterall. The venue is BEAUTIFUL, the bridal suite is GORGOUS. But the owners could use some lessons in tack dealing with "Us Oregonians." I have been told multiple times they are from the East Coast and they "do business differently over there." I was even warned not to deal with this vendor at all, but the venue speaks for itself. Hire your planner to deal with them directly, or be ready for strong personalities.

Zenith Vineyards was the perfect venue for our wedding. The staff were extremely helpful and went out of their way to ensure our wedding went smoothly. Money well spent for a memorable and fun wedding!

Zenith Vineyards is absolutely beautiful! It was an amazing setting for our wedding. They do have quite a few rules to use the space but they are fairly easy to work within. Overall a fabulous place for our ceremony and reception!

I feel so lucky to have found (and chosen) this venue!!! What a WONDERFUL place! Not only is it BEAUTIFUL, Kari and Tim are incredible nice and helpful. Oh, and their wine is delicious! They are the best people to work with, so kind! I WILL recommend this place 110% and we will be going back for some wine and to visit Kari and Tim. We love them. ♥

We were very pleased with our experience having our daughter's wedding at Zenith Vineyard. Tim and Kari, the owners, were very organized and helpful. We enjoyed our wine tasting which included a plate of tasty appetizers. Their exclusive caterer, Vibrant Table, was great to work with, always adding any changes we desired.Zenith has a gorgeous setting and our guests raved about the green landscaping and the vineyards. The building is elegant, spacious, and air conditioned. It looks like a Tuscan villa, with a high ceiling, warm colors, fancy chandeliers, mirrors, 2 balconies, and a fireplace. Our daughter threw her bouquet from one of the balconies. One of my favorite pictures shows them standing inside the doorway that has black scroll grill work.My daughter and her bridesmaids liked using the pretty bridal salon upstairs. It has a large mirror, long granite counter top, and a shower. The groomsmen enjoyed playing poker in their room.There is a large covered veranda right outside the ballroom. From there we parents and the wedding party walked down the steps to enter the wedding area on the grass. That made a dramatic entry view for our guests to see.At the end of our reception we had 2 cases of unused wine. Tim sent us a refund check for that and our security deposit the very next day. We were happy about that! A good time was had by all.

Zenith Vineyard was the perfect wedding venue! They had everything you needed which made planning and the actual day of the wedding go really smoothly. The place is stunning so decorations were simple. The required caterer was AMAZING and they worked hand in hand with the venue the whole time. I am so glad they had an exclusive caterer because the caterer was so familiar with the space, they even have their own coordinator that works exclusively at Zenith so he knows the ins and outs of the building. Planning with the caterer and Zenith was so easy and thorough because of this relationship. Tim and Kari, the owners of Zenith, were very prompt in their email responses and were very flexible and accommodating for our numerous visits, walk throughs, wine tasting, and rehearsal. The venue is a little pricey but it was so worth it. The brides suite was perfect for getting ready on site and had plenty of room for my bridal party, mothers, hair and make-up consultants, and wedding planners. The tinted window and very comfy bench seat was really great, we had so much fun spying on guests arriving! The boys had a great time relaxing in the grooms suite; watching movies, playing poker and pinball, and looking out over the balcony at the beautiful setting. The scenery for our July wedding was amazing, the vines were nice and full and very green. The whole property had lots of great places for us to take unique and beautiful photos. Our guests stated numerous times how beautiful the venue was and it truly is the most beautiful wedding venue out there. Thank you Zenith for being so amazing, we had a wonderful wedding!

My daughter was married at Zenith Vineyard July 8, 2011. From our first meeting with Tim and Kari in January of 2011, everything was amazing. They returned my emails and calls the same day. They were both very easy to work with. I am very detailed oriented and I like organization. They were very clear about what they offered and their contract was very detailed and clear as well. The wine tasting with Tim was a lot of fun. It was the bride and groom and both sets of parents, so very intimate. Tim was very helpful with answering our questions and I didn't feel any pressure on what to buy. The evening of the rehearsal Kari came and made sure we were all doing well and asked if we had any last concerns. The day of the wedding was AMAZING! Zenith and the caterer they contract with, Vibrant Table, made the day so smooth. Anything and everything we wanted or needed was taken care of immediately. The Vibrant Table staff, the dinner, and their service exceeded my expectations! Everything was taken care of. Their attentiveness and attention to detail wasbeyond anything I hoped for. We had so many guests comment on what an amazing property it was and how good the food and service was! I would recommend Zenith Vineyard and Vibrant Table to anyone!!! I was so happy with our choice, it was worth every penny and I would do it all over again.

We stumbled across Zenith while trying to find a venue that had an indoor / outdoor option (Oregon in the Spring) while accommodating a group our size. We originally thought we would invite 300, but ended up inviting about 250, with 200 in attendance. Tim and Kari, the owners, were personable, and professional right from the start. The venue itself is gorgeous and was really designed with the bride and groom in mind. The full sized kitchen is optimal for Vibrant Table Catering (with whom they have a contract), so that the food can be prepared fresh on site. Food and catering service were amazing by the way! The large bridal suite upstairs held my six bridesmaids, two moms, photographer and three stylists! The grooms room is also ideal for the men to relax, play poker and watch movies in while the ladies get ready. We had room for 22, 8-10 person round tables, a 33 person Kings table, two buffet tables, a dessert table, dance floor, dj, two bars, and a photo booth on site. We ended up doing the reception and ceremony inside in front of the large fire place, which was beautiful back drop for our photos. Moved guests to the 120 foot veranda for the transition between ceremony and reception. Ample parking...we even had a 55 person bus! Tim and Kari also provided an amazing experience for us, and several friends, when it came to choosing our wine for the wedding reception. They offer not only Zenith label wines, but numerous other local wines from the Willamette Valley. We had a nice selection to choose from at multiple price points. The entire experience from beginning to end was amazing. I would recommend them hands down for a wedding venue! All my vendors loved it too!

Zenith Vineyards provided us with such beautiful setting to have our daughters wedding. We were happy with every minute of the wedding. The venue is stunning, everyone is extremely professional, and everything just went flawlessly. It was so nice not to have to worry about the weather either, we had the wedding and reception indoors and we had almost 300 guests, and everyone and everything fit just perfectly!Zenith was very accommodating to our needs, and we felt very well taken care of and pampered. We had a very large wedding party (9 bridesmaids!) and having the day and space to get ready in the beautiful bridal room was perfect!Everything was wonderful, we feel very blessed that everything turned out so beautiful and perfect for such a special day!Thank you :)

Our event was on 11-6-2010, and our comments mirror so much the August 15, 2010 review, that they need to be repeated: ""Zenith is beautiful inside and out. The exclusive caterer is excellent. As the bride, this review however, has low ratings because of one of the owners of Zenith, who you will do business with, is rude, pushes you to buy more wine than needed, and is inflexible, unprofessional, and verbally abusive when it comes time to refund any monies due you as stipulated in the signed contract. There are many other beautiful venues to choose and you could use the same caterer."" EXACTLY, except that I can be a little more specific: the Wine Snob is Tim. And we too had 24 bottles to return at the end of the event - because, we were bullied into buying too much. Look at the other review above, 8-20-2010, and they say the same thing. We were 'encouraged' to spend $2,350 that day, (in front of both families) with more than half the order at $40/bottle of wine. Worse, after the wine tasting, when questioned on the types of wines (they offer no sweet wines, but only dry ones), I (dad of Bride) had an email exchange with Tim, where he reminded me that; Quote: "You are clearly interested in very sweet wines, which candidly are either super-high quality dessert wines like the wines you tasted in the Mosel region or really low quality (this is mostly the case). It is a little like telling the caterer that you didn’t like any of the food, it all needed to be much more salty. Our wine list is carefully selected to complement the food that we serve. Please see below for special requests." The special request is that I could bring a single bottle, and pay a $15.00 corkage charge. No more 'outside wine' than that. So, yes the venue is beautiful, and the caterer is great, with outstanding food. The wedding was a hit and all the guests had a great time. We all cleaned up and left the hall as we found it by 10:30 pm. Nonetheless, be on notice: (1) the host is as rude as the other reviews indicate, (2) we have not received our deposit money back yet either, and its been longer than the contract allows, (3) although somewhat an industry practice; no winery should refuse to serve other types of wines. They are in the wine business and can obtain anything they want, to round out their selection. To not have anything but dry to dry neutral wines is stupid. Instead, they sold LESS wine, because there was less selection, made less corkage fees and resulted in a $841 refund. (4) They served their most expensive wines first, at $40/bottle, and thus still sold just over $1,500 of wine. And lastly, (5) Tim told our tasting group ..."as the palate matures, we'd favor the drier wines too." Apparently our tastes are not experienced enough! So, yes, I think the expression Wine Snob fits this review perfectly.

Working with Kari was great! She get's back to you immediately and was very easy to work with. The venue is amazing in every way! The only thing that could have been improved upon was my contact at Vibrant Table. Because they are contracted with VT only, it got a bit frustrating at times. If I wasn't organized I'm not sure how it would have all come together working with my contact at VT. That's my only complaint. Zenith Vineyard is one of a kind!

Zenith is a fantastic venue, designed perfectly for weddings, with great people and exceptional resources. Everything was perfect - we wouldn't have changed a thing!

The location was chosen a year and a half in advance. The site and the building are beautiful, like from a fairy tale, but the treatment received from the owners was deplorable. They were very rude as well as very aggressive in their billing policies. They demanded payments very far in advance. Several thousand dollars were paid at the time of signing the initial contract. While no agreement had been made about how much wine would be purchased, 9 months before the wedding Zenith sent an invoice for almost $2,500 for wine, 3 times as much as the minimum purchase requirement. Zenith sent numerous invoices requesting this payment, again with no agreement. Then in January (9 months before the date of the wedding) the vineyard sent an invoice for the rest of the cost of the wedding and said it was due in May. They again sent numerous invoices with notes demanding payment although it was not yet due.But that was nothing compared to the treatment the mother of the bride received on the day of the wedding. She had arrived early with her friends and the family of the groom to work on preparations for the event. Approximately two hours before the wedding, the owner of the vineyard approached her angrily demanding over $500, including money concerning insurance. When she told him she knew that she needed to pay for about $300 for audio equipment and 10 extra chairs and that she didn't know about any other amount due, he got even angrier and put some statement on a screen in front of the approximately 40 people who were there helping her or otherwise working on the event. She felt totally humiliated. She paid the full amount without understanding why she had to pay so much. She had paid for everything she was asked for on time months in advance and it was unconscionable to approach her in that public a way. Zenith Vineyards says on their website that they “will make your special event truly exceptional.” Sadly, what the owner did that was most exceptional was treat his customer exceptionally poorly and care exceptionally little about how uncomfortable he made all of the guests who were there by behaving so obnoxiously. Talking to vendors, we learned that this is not the first time that he has lost his temper with customers or vendors. And, it’s impossible to believe that this will be the last time he does so.

Zenith was the perfect setting for my August wedding. The bridal suite is so beautiful and helped me to stay calm on my wedding day because there is so much space and light up there. All my guests commented on how beautiful Zenith is. My one complaint is that I felt pushed to order more than the minimum wine at the tasting in October. Good thing I'm stubborn and not pressured easy, because we ordered the right amount of wine for our guests over the suggestions given to us. A recommendation would be to include directions to Zenith if your guests are traveling from Portland. Many of our guests told us they took a ferry across the river, which is the "shortest" way GPS will automatically route. The ferry is way longer and costs money. Take Marion bridge.

Zenith is beautiful inside and out. The exclusive caterer is excellent. As the bride, this review however, has low ratings becuase of one of the owners of Zenith, who you will do business with, is rude, pushes you to buy more wine than needed, and is inflexible, unprofessional, and verbally abusive when it comes time to refund any monies due you as stipulated in the signed contract. There are many other beautiful venues to choose and you could use the same caterer.

Tim and Kari who the owners of Zenith are wonderful to work with and make what can be a stressful event run very smooth. The venue is gorgeous and all of my guests were in awe of the space and the views. Our guests are still talking about the wine, the food and the gorgeous venue. We had an amazing day and we could not have been happier with our experience at Zenith.

This place is beautiful! When I first saw it, I thought it was way out of my price range...this is a place where fairy tale weddings take place. You have to go see this place to understand how amazing it is. The bride's room to get ready made me feel like a princess. It is huge, has a bathroom and is gorgeous! It even has 2 Juliet balconies that overlook the main ballroom. I needed almost no decorations (just centerpieces) because they have it looking so elegant. The ceilings are like 20 or 30 feet high with gorgeous beams. There is even a separate room for a buffet. It is owned by the family that owns the vineyard...Kari runs the wedding part of their business while her husband runs the vineyard/brewery (by the way the buffet room has one whole wall that is glass and looks down into the brewery). Also, I had my ceremony outdoors and was worried about it, but was comforted in knowing they have enough space that if it rained on my wedding day, they had a few backup plans for us to choose from in moving the ceremony indoors (even if it started raining an hour before the ceremony). It didn't end up raining but I didn't have to stress about the weather that day because they are so prepared. They were great to work with and accommodated every request we had. Book early because this place fills up fast!

We loved having our wedding at Zenith Vineyard. Kari and Tim were very easy to work with. They would return your call/email within 30 minutes usually and had excellent customer service (something that we realized was hard to come by at other venues). The grounds/venue are impeccable. You can tell they really have high standards for their service. Many items, such as tables and chairs, were included with the venue, so that significantly reduced the amount of work we put into finding rentals. The bridal party also loved the bridal suit and groomsmen room. I marked them down half a star only because they partner with only one caterer, so your options are limited. We would have preferred having a choice of two caterers, as our catering event manager was sometimes hard to work with and seemed to be pushing for more expensive options. However, Kari and Tim do an amazing job for their clients. Our family and friends are still commenting on how beautiful the setting was. Working with Zenith was a very enjoyable experience, and I would recommend them to a friend!

Zenith Vineyards was a stunning backdrop for our fall wedding. The ceremony was held indoors due to inclement weather, and because the space is so large switching for the reception was not a problem! We said our vows in front of a roaring fireplace:) Our guests enjoyed cocktail our on there enormous covered outdoor deck. Unbelievably beautiful, Zenith Vineyards is the next hot wedding venue on the west coast.

gorgeous venue, great owners. must book far in advance, and kinda pricey. but they have great wine and a great location!