Spring Lake Country Club

Attended a wedding there this summer. Everything was fantastic! So much so, that my daughter is planning her wedding there next July .
The ball room is wonderful. Very classy and the food and service exceptional

My niece was married there in May and the SLCC was awesome. Everything was perfect. We could not have asked for a more perfect venue. Staff, food, service was amazing. They worked very well with the other vendors.
My daughter has now booked her wedding there for next year.
Thank you SLCC, Rachael and entire staff.

We had the Grand Haven High School class of 1965’s pre 50^th reunion party at the Spring Lake Country Club last night and it was a GREAT event. I did most of the planning for our group and had the pleasure of working with Rachel Green, the Country Club’s event planner. She knows her stuff and did an excellent job. She listened to what we wanted and executed it perfectly. The cocktail reception had to be moved inside because of last minute weather issues. Did this without a hitch. There were more than enough servers so guests did not have to wait for drinks or hor d’oeuvres. This was followed by an elegant buffet dinner. The Country Club prepared our menu to perfection. Again, plenty of wait staff. When it was time for the band to play I noticed that the lights were a bit bright in the dining area (adjacent to the dance floor) so I asked one of the servers to see if she could find Ms. Green to have her dim the lights. Poof. .. she was there in an instant and lowered the lights. Little things like this can make a big difference in terms of the experience the guests have.
All in all a great experience planning this event and attending the event. Thank you Spring Lake Country Club !!

I can only review this club as a guest of a wedding that took place here a few weeks ago. There are some GREAT things about this club as a venue, but the downsides were substantial enough to overtake those.
The Good:
–the food. Seriously, some of the best wedding food from a country club that I’ve ever had. The plated dinner was good, but the passed appetizers were PHENOMENAL. I don’t think I’ve ever fallen in love with a mini-​reuben. Totally did, though.
–the staff/​servers were very attentive and brought drinks continuously during the cocktail hour. Super friendly as well.
–Very spacious ballroom – huge dance floor, can accompany large weddings.
The Bad:
–ant infestation? Ok, they probably can’t control that, but the wedding was outside and the chairs were CRAWLING with ants. The bride had been told that they would spray prior to the wedding. Apparently, they didn’t.
–Perhaps this is par for the course, but we were required to take down all the decorations and place settings prior to the end of the reception (apparently there was a wedding there the next day early on). I’d never heard of having to break down the decorations PRIOR to the end of the reception. We tried to hide this from the bride as much as possible.
The Ugly:
–The bar closes during dinner. Just CLOSES. No warning, nothing. They will give you coffee and water, but nothing else. I thought that this was perhaps my friend’s choice, but I came to learn that it’s a venue policy. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not an alcoholic that HAS to drink continuously during weddings, but a little advanced warning would be nice. If there are cocktails before, it seems strange that they would stop drink service DURING dinner (but then resume it after). Odd.

i attended a wedding here in may. i felt so bad for my friend (the bride) as i know she spent a ton of money on the reception.
1.) first time i ever left a wedding hungry
2.) although i understand they closed the bar during dinner service, they refused to bring water, coffee or soft drinks during the meal and made no attempt to inform guests to obtain beverages prior to sitting down to dinner.
3.) the staff was very unprofessional. they insisted on putting me to work (as a guest) in setting up place cards etc. just because i was the first to arrive.
4.) they made the bride’s elderly family stand and wait in the hallway until the bridal party got there. refused to permit people to sit in the reception hall.
5.) the staff’s poor time management prohibited the bride from getting a chance to take photos on the grounds.
6.) they had the bride good and stressed out for weeks by not returning calls, not answering questions, etc
i lived down the street from this place for years, thinking it was a great place to have a reception. now that i have actually experienced it, i’m glad i will never have to go there again.

I have attended many events at Spring Lake Country Club over the last 2 years and they have all been wonderfully executed. I have never been the sole person in charge of the planning but the people who have been the planners have had great things to say about Megan, the new event planner, and the entire staff.
All of these events were in the Ballroom — a very flexible space that can accommodate many different looks well. The formal evening Christmas Party featured white table clothes, fancy chair covers, and candlelight. A casual community event called the Food and Wine Showcase had high top bar tables set up that were great for mingling and sampling food and wine throughout the night. And finally, the beach themed party was also very casual with a live band and great dance floor.
Their foyer outside the ballroom is also a great space for mingling and drinks before a formal event starts.
Great job Spring Lake Country Club!

So I had my wedding here a few weeks ago. The wedding day was great. However, the planning sucked! I would have given it 4 stars but the fact that planning was a HUGE headache. It was the only thing that stressed the hell out of the bride and groom! I will say if you see the place, it is beautiful! It accommodates over 300+ for wedding banquets. The dance floor is huge! It has two fireplaces flanked on both sides of the dance floor, a view of the lake, plus we had a lakeside wedding ceremony which was beautiful. I couldn’t have asked for more. On the down side, I had to deal with the most ridiculous lady director of food and beverage and I was ready to cry in the middle of the planning stages. First of all we signed the contract the year before which we thought it meant we get the prices for the year we signed the contract. Also, she did not respond to emails in a prompt manner. Two weeks prior to our wedding we had to actually go there and settle all the questions we had for her before the event took place. And it took an ‘upsetting’ email for her to understand how we were feeling to apologize up front on not getting back to us.
In the end, she kissed ass and gave me my price for last year’s prices and did accommodate our event by doing buffet style which made things WAY easier as far as not dealing with seating arrangements and people could eat as much as they wanted. And it didn’t hurt that it’s a beautiful place.
In response to my sister’s take on it, I know she had mentioned during rehearsal that they were yelled at for eating and drinking the club’s items, but as the bride and groom we were responsible to let them know beforehand that nobody is allowed drinks and food because it is a club. And for those who are club members, they would like to see their members being taken care of first, which is understandable. We are not part of the club, we are just renting their space for our event, therefore I see the club’s side of it.
All in all, it’s a beautiful event space, multiple spots for an outdoor wedding or indoor. The food is excellent! Prices are hiking up there, but you may be better off going buffet style, you might get more than the normal one platter thing. This place charges you for EVERYTHING! So, if you want an outdoor wedding, it’s extra, as well as linens, rental items to accessorize your event… they will push for you to rent their items, but you need to put your foot down when you want to rent outside their items. Hopefully it goes well for prospective wedding renters! Good luck with them!

The review is actually for the location for my sister’s wedding reception. It’s a shame that the place is so beautiful, and the event planner was so inflexible. She seemed very disgenuous. First of all my sister got upcharged for on her contract for the current year’s prices when she signed the contract last year when there was nothing on the contract that stated that. She made a stink at the dress rehearsal when we waited in the member’s only area and ate some of the snacks nor could we buy beverages from the bar. It’s not like we didn’t throw down money for the reception there, and neither is it cheap. So, what if we have some nuts, pretzels, and popcorn?! How much did that really cost you to purchase? Seriously, that’s still revenue that’s generated if I purchase drinks at the bar. It was tough also not to think it was a racial issue, because I feel that we may have been treated differently if we were white. I was honesty worried how the actual ceremony and reception was going to go. The ladies locker room was very nice and spacious. You can find everything in there that a woman could possibly need. The room could probably accomodate 300 – 400 people. The food was excellent here! The buffet is probably the best I’ve had at a wedding. The beef was tender and juicy. The chicken also very flavorful. The green beans were cooked right on par, not soft and soggy nor was it raw. I want to not recommend the place because of the person and she’s the only point person you can deal with, but the place was great.