Circa 29

could not have been more responsive to our needs and were very quick to respond when needed. We are so thankful we chose to work with them. We would highly recommend them and Circa 29 to anyone in need of an awesome venue.

amazing to work with to coordinate all the details including providing us with a list of recommended caterers, including options from right upstairs in the S&W food hall and a local spot right downtown. Her communication with us leadind up to the event was excellent. We did our primary catering for the rehearsal dinner portion with Daphnes at Twisted Laurel and the food was delicious!! They also allowed us to bring in food from outside, which was helpful for us budget wise for desserts, apps, etc. for our welcome party portion of the evening. They also coordinated with the caterer and another vendor with the delivery of food and worked with us to have some items like plates and utensils delivered to Circa 29 directly so we didnt have to remember to bring that ourselves, which was super helpful planning this from out of town. Anne also met with us twice prior to our event when we were in town to look at the space and talk through logistics. There's an amazing sound system already there with mics and we did a DIY karaoke for our guests. They loved it! It was awesome!! Our event captain Melissa was great, consistently checking in, even waited by our car in the loading spot outside for a bit while we unloaded and set up a few things, and running upstairs a few times to get some things needed that the caterer forgot or we had ordered for pick up from the Food Hall. She also consistently replenished food for us and cleaned up guests plates as they were done and helped us make sure the sound system was working right during some speeches our family made and during our Karaoke sing a longs:) The way the venue is decorated is just beautiful and so fun. You don't need to really bring any extra decor! Many of our guests complimented the decor and the overall speakeasy vibes of the place. The space was very comfortable for our 100 guests that evening. Parking is a bit limited, but that's how downtown Asheville is in general and there were decks nearby or some street parking, but majority of our guests walked from their hotels downtown or took an Uber/Taxi. We were able to work with the bar tenders to do a tab for the bar for the rehearsal dinner portion and then open it up to cash bar for the welcome party portion without any problems. The bartenders were great! I would highly recommend Circa 29 for any special event- especially a wedding welcome or after party, reception, or rehearsal dinner spot!!! This event was truly the highlight of our wedding weekend and provided us with memories we will always cherish!!

so our DJ didn't have to provide those. They also allowed us to bring in whatever caterer we wanted. Anne was in constant communication with us which reassured us that everything was going to run smoothly. We had 65 guests and Circa 29 had amply seating and space for food and a dance floor. The one thing I will say that surprised us was the quality of the bar. One of the big reasons we chose this location was because we love The Times bar and they were the ones going to be staffing the venue. We chose to offer an Old Fashion and Gin Fizz for our cocktails. The quality of the Old Fashion really depended on which bartended made it. The bar ran out of ingredients for the Gin Fizz within the first hour and the staff had to think on their feet for what other gin drink they could make with what they had behind the bar. Would certainly book this venue again.