Bella Donna Chapel

I came here for a dear friend’s wedding. It is a picturesque chapel snuggled by the side of a lake. The Adriatica area is made to look like a quant Croatian Village. This is every brides dream for a fairy tale wedding. The seating inside is for about 100 people. The only downer is that there is not parking near by, so you have two options. #1 Park in the parking garage and walk over. #2 Park by The Sanctuary and take a trolley over to the Chapel. Both options take a little bit of a walk so be prepared.

My then-​fiancé found Bella Donna online when we were searching for venues, and we both absolutely fell in love with it. We love the look of it, but also what it stands for. The staff, Mandi and Juli, were SO wonderful to work with. They made planning a wedding out of state, a piece of cake. I had no worries about anything on our wedding day, and the ceremony was flawless. I cannot wait to see our photos from our special day, with this absolutely perfect backdrop! Thank you, Bella Donna, for making our wedding day so beautiful!

I got married here last fall and could not have been more pleased. The staff was so wonderful from day 1 and took great care of me. They reminded me when payments were due, called to schedule my bridal shoot and my rehearsal, so I didn’t have to keep up with all the details.
The scheduling of the chapel is very tight, which I appreciated. The day I booked, I was told that we would have 3 hours of time (which is more than enough for a 30 minute ceremony). I chose the 3 – 6 option. They let me know that there would be a bride there from 12 – 3 and 6 – 9, so that we would not have access to the chapel before or after our time slot. I thought this was great, because if they did not take great care to express this to each bride, there might have been someone lingering in the chapel on my wedding day. They were very clear that this was to be MY day, even though there were other weddings, and they truly made me feel that way.
The day of my rehearsal, Bella Donna had a coordinator there to tell everyone where to stand, when to walk, etc. That made my life much easier, and she was there for the ceremony to do the same.
Since my wedding, I have been so happy to come back to Adriatica and sit on the patio at Harry’s overlooking the water. It is wonderful to be able to revisit that day, and my husband and I plan to do so often in the future as we walk the streets and enjoy the growth of such a beautiful village.

Coming from an actual bride at the Bella Donna Chapel I can say my money would have been better spent elsewhere. No business ethics when it comes to them messing up your wedding. Not even as much as an apology. Beautiful on the inside but a total mess with construction on the outside. It is an eyesore and a maze when it comes to driving into the village and parking. Even the limo driver had got confused. BTW– VERY STRICT on time slots. They will charge you $ 500 if your are 1 minute early or 1 min late!. and THEY WILL inform you of this.

FANTASTIC wedding venue! I’m a professional photographer here in Dallas and have shot at just about every church, country club, hotel and wedding venue… and this is possibly the most beautiful chapel in DFW. In fact, I’ve chosen a wedding from this venue to be my 2013 highlight wedding album. Not only is the chapel awesome, but the brides room is great for photos, as is the rest of the property. This place definitely makes for a picture perfect wedding.
Also, a lot of these wedding chapels are REALLY strict with timelines and rush brides in and out, but I didn’t get that feeling from Bella Donna at all.