Arts Ballroom Catering and Events

g process incredibly easy and stress-free. The ballroom itself is absolutely stunning, and our guests couldn’t stop talking about how beautiful it was. The food was amazing—everyone raved about it long after the wedding. Most importantly, Isabella was phenomenal. She was attentive, personable, responsive, and such a pleasure to work with throughout the entire process. She made us feel supported every step of the way and truly helped bring our vision to life. We couldn’t have asked for a better venue or a better team. If you’re looking for a beautiful, all-inclusive wedding venue with exceptional service, I can’t recommend the Arts Ballroom enough. Thank you for making our wedding day everything we dreamed of!

ouring the venue. They answered a million of our questions during the contracting process and wanted to work with us to make our wedding great. Isabella was our event coordinator and she was absolutely phenomenal. She helped us every step of the way from the food tasting to the day of the event. We have had so many people rave about the food at the event - specifically cocktail hour and the dessert hour were crowd favorites, with some saying it was the biggest dessert bar at a wedding they have ever seen. The staff was also fantastic: Isabella, Emmy, Michael, Cleesman, and more helped us and our parents throughout the day and during the event. They also helped us with set up and take down with our centerpieces and other decor. We truly could not have asked for a better experience with our venue and we would recommend it to anyone looking for a great place to hold their event in Center City Philadelphia.

onal, high-class experience complete with champagne and petit fours to close it out. Honestly the level of what's included at this venue( from loads of stellar food options, to thematic lighting throughout the night, to several attendants, etc.) is truly out of this world. While there were a few rocky moments following the contract signing due to a handoff between event specialists, the owner John and our new specialist Celia addressed everything head-on and made it right in an extremely fair, professional, and genuinely respectful way. Food was my absolute top priority for our wedding, and here the Arts Ballrooms exceeded every expectation: our new specialist Celia flawlessly guided us through our elevated tasting process and ensured the day-of menu was nothing short of exceptional. She even remembered my favorite petit four cakes from that initial tour and had them waiting for me at every subsequent venue visit. Massive compliments to the Arts Ballroom chefs—our guests were floored by both the quantity and high quality of food, and the dessert room was hands-down one of the biggest hits of the night (we kept it a surprise from guests, and they were all blown away when it was announced: cotton candy, snowcones, liquors in chocolate cups, donut walls, s'mores, you name it they had it!). On the wedding day itself, the team was incredibly dedicated. Our Maître d’ Michael, Bridal Attendant Carol, and Director of Operations Emmy worked hard to make the event the best it could be and ensured my (now) husband and I were having the time of our lives. Finding a pet-friendly venue was also critical for us, and the Arts Ballroom were beyond accommodating for our dog Campbell and welcomed her on the wedding day with open arms. There were a few slight day-of hiccups, such as a miscommunication around taking photos in one of the venue's bar areas (but neither bar was cleaned for us to do so), not realizing the venue would be giving tours the morning of the wedding, and having cake and late-night snacks packaged to-go without clear signage or a staff member actively handing them out for guests. That said, the true heartfelt dedication of each & every member of the staff more than made up for small oversights that were mere blips in the day. The venue was also so flexible as small floor plan changes and late guest cancellations arose in the weeks leading up to the wedding, and we always felt treated like real people they genuinely cared about rather than a line item on a spreadsheet. For example, when I made a late-breaking request for an ice water station just days before the wedding, I fully expected a “late request” fee, but instead was met with a cheerful “no problem,” and it was ready and waiting as guests arrived for the ceremony. What’s included in The Arts Ballroom package is hard to find elsewhere, and it truly makes the price point 100% worth it. At the end of the experience, I cannot imagine our day at any other venue with any other team, and fully recommend couples in and out of the Philly area to pick this venue!