Sparks Ranch is beautifully appointed. The grounds are spacious and lovely, the rooms comfortable and clean. Valerie the owner is a hoot! She’s friendly and aims to please . We all really enjoyed our time there. The executive suite is set up for someone with special needs and our friend in a wheelchair had good access, which is rare in that area.
Where to even start… the owner is extremely rude and disrespectful. I called to simply ask her pricing, since none was listed on the website, and instead of telling me she starts on this 20 minute talk about amenities, rooms, how much she parties etc. I indulge in the conversation, as to not be rude. Finally she asks me my budget and I tell her I only want a ceremony no reception and less than 2k. (We are spending over 15k on our honeymoon and want a simple wedding) so as I say this she laughs and tells me how that won’t get me nothing but a barn and a parking lot then continues to laugh. I didn’t want to be confrontational so I explained how I have called 3 different beautiful venues that do ceremonies for less than 2k. She proceeded to laugh and say how she is sure they can not keep their lights on with that price. I was shocked and honestly didn’t have any words to say at that point. I’ve never been so disrespected in my life. She then tells me her ‘people’ would never go somewhere like that and that 15k was a great price for a wedding in this little town. I just hung up. Needless to say only go here if you are super wealthy l, otherwise you will be treated like a peasant.
