All Standard Wedding Packages are quoted on a "per guest basis" and will be adjusted as you finalize your guest list.

STANDARD WEDDING PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• Use of Southern Exposure’s BRIDAL SUITE and Groom's suite for for up to four hours prior to the wedding ceremony.

• Complimentary alcoholic/non-alcoholic beverage service for Bride and Groom on their wedding day.

• Three complimentary wedding consultations with Southern Exposure’s wedding coordinator.

• Wedding consultation withChef Elsie.

• Use of our English gardens and buildings for private wedding functions.

• Set up for specialty items including wedding gazebo, bird cage for cards, antique trunks for gifts, podium for guest signing of your register, sound system, as well as any other additional items.

• The use of our two wedding gardens. An additional charge of $250 will be added in the event that a ceremonial arbor needs to be erected at a location other than the two wedding gardens.

• Reception table and white wedding chairs, as well as linens and napkins.

•Wedding rehearsal conducted by Southern Exposure staff.

• Parking attendants and greeters to assist your guests as they arrive.

• White wedding chairs at the ceremony location.

•Use of our Peavey Sound System to play selected music during your ceremony, reception, and first dance.

• Peavey Sound System microphone for use during wedding ceremony, cake cutting, and toasting.

• Use of our 1953 CHEVY to make a "grand entrance" at your wedding reception.

• Southern Exposure Staff will serve as your Master of Ceremonies or assist your own Master of Ceremonies with making announcements.

• Use of our glass champagne flutes for your non-alcoholic spumante toasting.

• Southern Exposure staff assistance with wedding cake cutting ceremony as well as cake service for your guests.

• Complimentary coffee station during the cake cutting service.

• Southern Exposure servers attired in black and white during the reception.

• Clean up of all buildings, bar areas, grounds, parking area, and wedding ceremony location after your guests have departed.

WEDDING POLICIES:

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

Southern Exposure recognizes the need for music at your celebration and will assist you in any way that we can. As a small community-based business, we carefully work with your DJ to monitor the volume of all outdoor music. We ask that all music end at 11 p.m. We thank you for your courtesy.

CATERING

Southern Exposure offers the talents of our own renowned Chef, Elsie Gibson, who has created a variety of delicious wedding fare. Choose from our menus, or have our Chef compose a menu to fit your individual taste. Due to health and liability concerns, outside caterers are not permitted.

ALCOHOL/BEVERAGE SERVICE

Southern Exposure offers several pricing options for your Beverage Service. Bartenders are available to serve fine wines, domestic and imported beers, liquers, cognacs and cordials, which are available for you rehearsal dinner or wedding reception. A variety of hosted bar packages are available.

Michigan Liquor Control Commission mandates all alcoholic beverages served must be purchased from Southern Exposure and may not leave the premises. The sale of alcoholic beverages ends at 10:45 PM.

SERVERS

Our servers work hard to ensure you and your guests enjoy a worry-free celebration. You will find our servers to be highly experienced, extremely friendly and always courteous. Outstanding and courteous customer service is the hallmark of Southern Exposure. To reward our servers for their hard work, an 18% gratuity will be added to all catering functions that include food and beverages.

CLOSING TIMES

Life on the farm starts early, and as a courtesy to our neighbors, Southern Exposure asks that all music and entertainment end at 11 PM. Sales of all beverages will end at 10:45 PM. We wish you a safe and happy journey home.

CHILDREN

Southern Exposure welcomes children to enjoy the farm. However, due to various landscaping features that include English gardens with statuary and ponds, we are concerned with their safety. Children must be in the presence of their parents at all times.

Miscellaneous

We are happy to accomodate all forms of wedding ceremonies and hope to make your day special and memorable. We ask that weekend wedding ceremonies held without a follow-on reception at Southern Exposure conclude by
1:00 PM Friday, Saturday and Sunday so that we may have ample time to set up for other weddings held the same day. We thank you for your understanding.

Due to health and liability concerns, no food or beverage may be brought onto our premises from an outside source or removed from Southern Exposure, with the exeption of your wedding cake. An 18% gratituity and 6% tax will be added to your final bill.