About this vendor
The Corinthian Grand Ballroom, Located in Downtown San Jose, is the premier location for your wedding ceremony, reception, bar/bat mitzvah, cultural ceremonies, or private birthday and holiday parties.
With our team of lighting, decorating, and catering partners – your event is sure to be amazing and memorable.
The Corinthian Grand Ballroom is Silicon Valley’s most elegant and historic private venue. It’s perfect for a wedding & reception of up to 270 guests!
Deemed as one of the best event and wedding venues in the Bay Area
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Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Ceremony Types
- Civil Union
- Commitment Ceremony
- Elopement
- Interfaith Ceremony
- Non-Religious Ceremony
- Religious Ceremony
Settings
- Ballroom
- Historic Venue
Venue Service Offerings
- Bar & Drinks
- Cakes & Desserts
- Destination Weddings
- Destination Wedding Packages
- Destination Wedding Planning
- Food & Catering
Reviews
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4.1
out of 5.015 reviews
A very unresponsive ownership and management, after postponing our wedding due to Covid-19, negotiating or talking to them was nearly impossible. I will let the Superior Court of C...
alifornia decide about the money we paid as deposit to the venue. Please do not get into any kind of agreement with these venue, wait after Covid-19.
Gorgeous venue and worth the price.
Jennifer Davis and the whole staff were so amazing throughout our year of planning. Nov 25, 2018, was the most amazing day! The food and A-1 service is still a major conversation w...
ith family & friends! Thank you all for making our day so special!
Just had our wedding at the Corinthian Grand Ballroom last week, and we had SUCH an amazing day! The venue itself was gorgeous, and the food was great, but it was really the peopl...
e there who made the day perfect. Jennifer helped us with the planning, and she was really great about communicating with us, laying out all our options, and helping us nail down a final plan. Tina was our day-of coordinator, and I don’t think I could’ve made it through without her! She was a total professional, kept us moving and on-schedule without making us feel rushed; it was clearly important to her that we enjoy every bit of our wedding day. The rest of the event staff were also very attentive to both us and to our guests.
As for the venue, the decor is obviously beautiful. I felt like I didn’t need to plan much in the way of decorations, because the natural ambiance of the ballroom really speaks for itself. It was also super nice having rooms for both the bride and groom’s parties. I didn’t have to worry about sneaking around, and my fiance didn’t have to find somewhere to hide out while I got ready.
All in all, I couldn’t recommend the Corinthian more! They made it so much easier for us to throw the wedding of our dreams!
Loved the uniqueness and spaciousness of this venue. We had about 200 guests attend and it never once felt crowded. Jennifer was so great to work with, she was prompt in answering ...
our questions through email or phone. She offered her help and ideas for what worked best in table set up and other services they offered such as food, drink and lighting. Tina was our day of coordinator and she set up everything we wanted to use such as pictures, sign in poster, wedding favors and gifts just as we wanted. She also kept us on time without making us feel rushed. It was a fantastic venue, we did not have to step up, clean up or get charged for cutting our cake. Loved every moment we had there, there were no problems whatsoever and would definitely recommend this venue to other brides.
If there was a such thing as a perfect place where you just show up and everything is taken care of, this is it. We dropped off the things we wanted the venue to use for decoration...
s, we picked our linens, menu, and time schedule. Rosa made the rest happen. When we got there, everything was decorated just as we visioned, they even cleaned up and kept us on our time schedule. I shopped hotel venues and came out better here. There are so many hidden perks to this place
I'd like to thank you all the friendly staff of the Corinthian Event Center for putting together and manning our wedding so beautifully. The venue itself has a timeless classical f...
eel that just really enhanced the overall experience of our wedding. We appreciated having the option of holding both our ceremony and reception there. Amazing how the ballroom could be turned around so smoothly and still beautifully. The food was delicious from the appetizers and dinner entrees--yummy chicken! It has a full bar that was to my guests liking. Boy was the bar busy throughout the evening. :) Overall, I would recommend this venue for anyone who is looking for a classic/romantic/ballroom style/indoor hall for their wedding. Event coordinators Jennifer and Rosa are both very approachable, friendly and knowledgeable. Jennifer helped us put together wonderfully from beginning to end. Hope this helps!
Rosa (our coordinator) did a great job. Throughout the whole process of planning our wedding she was responsive to every question I asked and was always willing to work with our sc...
hedule when meeting. On the day of the wedding she executed all the decor we that we had planned for perfectly. Food was great and our wedding turned out wonderfully. We couldn't be happier with the Corinthian Event Center and Rosa.
I must say that this place is beautiful and the food is to die for! Jennifer was my coordinator and was helpful when organizing my wedding event. The day of my wedding the venue lo...
oked stunning! Now here were my issues: First, I had to tell my coordinator to serve the cake. Once the cake was served the waiters just placed the plates on the tables even though most tables were empty. So needless to say most of the cake went to waste! Second: Some of our guests were told that there was no more food. We had about five people that did not show up and there was no more food? I honestly think the staff took the food home. Third: We handed our ipod to a staff member to play during cocktail hour and never got it back. The day after the wedding I informed our coordinator that our ipod was still there. She then said no one ever turned it in to her and she was not aware that we had even brought one. (Even though we told her we were bringing one and it was in our final outline.) We then go to the venue and she says that she does not have it and I can look around for it. She was very defensive about it when all I as trying to do was get some answers. She emailed me later that day and said the bartender handed it back to our groomsmen, which he said is not true. So who do we believe our friend of 10 years or a bartender? Hmmmm,,,,,I left a message for the manager the next day and never got a call back. So basically once you pay them their money they treat you like crap! If you plan to have your even here just make sure you take all your belongings with you and make sure everyone gets fed!
Beautiful interior. Very vintage. The perfect alternative to a church or outdoor wedding.
Rosa was my event planner at the Corinthian, and she was amazing. Everything was exactly how i wanted it and where i wanted it. the only hiccup was that i was not ready on time. It...
went smoothly and perfectly. They took care of everything so my family didnt have to scramble around to get things ready. It was the perfect day and perfect venue!
The Corinthian Grand Ballroom is an elegant, sophisticated, and classy venue. Rosa Mendoza, the head wedding director, made our wedding experience fun and easy. This historic build...
ing greets you with grand stairs leading up to tall columns before entering the huge ballroom that litrally takes your breath away. With the high ceilings that shelter the ceremony/reception area and large red curtain wall that backdrops the stage, reminds you of old hollywood with a hint of gothic romanatic flare. Dim lit and accented with uplights, highlights the detailed walls. This place is gorgeous! They offer packages that include all the vendors you need and the flexibility to do as you please. All you have to do is show up and enjoy your day. My husband and I had the most memorable wedding.
My husband and I had our wedding reception here on 9/3/2011. We worked with Rosa, one of the reception coordinators at the Corinthian, throughout our entire planning process. She...
was great from beginning to end. It was easy to meet with her anytime and she always gave us her complete attention.
As for the venue itself, the Corinthian Grand Ballroom is a beautiful place. Its 1920's decor and quirky palm trees give the place a lot of character. They recently re-did the carpets and the bar flooring before our reception, so the place looked even more amazing. We had our first dance on the balcony with a spotlight on us and got so many compliments from our guests on how romantic it looked. If you're thinking about having a live band (we did), this place has a stage and setup for them.
Truly a one-of-a-kind place and all within our budget! The venue's staff and service during our reception was excellent. They were attentive and friendly. We also received many compliments from our guests about how great the service was.
My husband and I were extremely impressed with the venue and how everything turned out on our wedding day. Everything was perfect!
I had Rosa Mendoza as my event coordinator for my wedding and she was wonderful to work with until we signed the contract. She took over 3 weeks to return emails/calls and excused ...
her tardy replies with being busy with other brides since my wedding was still a few months away. This would have been fine if she simply acknowledged the receipt of my email and told me she would reply as soon as she could instead of ignoring it all together. She is not detail oriented either. I would caution everyone working with her to make sure you go through the contract and your specific needs for the wedding a few times in advance. I did this and still had day of "surprises." Rosa is great at promising more than she can deliver. She described the layout of the appetizer buffet and cocktail room and when it came to the day of and I asked her if it would look like the way we talked about, she claimed that was an extra charge!
As a result of Rosa's poor communication, attention to detail, and apparent lack of caring we decided to hire a day of coordinator. We had one last meeting with Rosa before the wedding in which the coordinator attended and Rosa was visibly pissed. We assume it was due to the coordinator but cannot be totally sure. Either way, Rosa was completely unprofessional and clearly preoccupied with anger to have an effective final planning meeting. During this meeting, which I had to take initiative to schedule with her, she also told me they switched vendors for chair sashes and could no longer get my color. She just realized this during our meeting that occurred 4 days before the wedding, a meeting that would never have happened had I not asked to meet with her. She tried to work with the vendor and find the right color but to no one's surprise, she failed.
The food was quite good, however, and the venue is absolutely gorgeous! I chose this venue because of the building but working with Rosa was very unpleasant. If you decide to use the Corinthian be sure to ask for Jennifer, the other event coordinator.
Honestly, other than Rosa, the venue was wonderful but Rosa made it very difficult to enjoy the beauty of the Corinthian.
My wedding was seemless. The service was great! The drinks were flowing and the flip happened super fast! I was very happy with my choice.
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196 N 3rd Street, San Jose, CA
Corinthian Grand Ballroom