Emerald Valley Event Center

I was a guest at a recent wedding held at the Emerald Valley Event Center in Creswell. I have event planning experience and that always makes for an interesting perspective versus that of a typical party guest.
The exterior of the EVEC main building and interior lobby are a bit outdated in terms of décor. In contrast, the event hall itself is quite lovely and spacious; large sweeping view of the golf course, high ceilings with lots of wooden beams and pretty hanging light fixtures, a moderate sized wooden dance floor; fireplace with stone mantle that serves as a nice backdrop for a ceremony.
The event staff was managed well; the servers were attentive and dressed professionally, and handled the changing/​re-​arranging of the space from ceremony to reception smoothly.
The food, I’m sorry to say, was consistent with the general consensus that food at weddings is typically not memorable. As is to be expected with similar venues; to use the EVEC location and space, one most likely needs to use their caterer.
While plentiful, the selections and their presentation was unimaginative and the flavor/​quality was less than mediocre. The two most effective examples of this gripe would be the GINORMOUS cheese platter and a ridiculously small selection of dark brown or light brown, barely-​stale slices of pullman loaf bread, and the crab cakes reeked of fish sauce.
So, yes, your guests will enjoy a lovely view, competent staff, and a venue thats good for an indoor party with a nice space, pretty décor, booze and music. Their catering needs work. If I were to rate the food by my Unilocal standards, it would be considerably lower than the 3, but who goes to a wedding to review (solely) the food?