300+ guest capacity
This venue can host 300+ guests
About this vendor
Situated in Ankeny, IA, The FFA Enrichment Center is a multipurpose venue fit for all occasions, from weddings to corporate events and everything in between. Specializing in education and community improvement, this event center has been a gathering point since 2007.
The FFA Enrichment Center is open to the general public on space availability. Rentals include various meeting rooms, two large conference spaces, one communications center, one committee room, and a beautiful two-story lobby and exhibit hall. With approximately 20,000 sq. ft. of conference center space, groups ranging from 10-700 people can comfortably be accommodated, creating an abundance of celebration styles, from large gatherings to intimate elopements and micro weddings.
You and your partner can rent from a wide selection of rooms for your indoor ceremony and reception. The venue has a list of preferred caterers and other vendors, which can help to add a touch of magic to your festivities. There are also room layout options on their website, which you can browse through to make the most of your decor and seating options. Three rental packages create an easy and efficient booking system for you where you can choose from the Ultimate FFA Package, the National Blue Package, and the Wedding Ceremony Addition. These include an entire conference room, the atrium, and a catering kitchen that can be used to prepare your dishes. There are also get-ready rooms and a hall ceremony, blending beautifully with your planned celebrations. Get in touch with the team at the FFA Enrichment Center to tour this delightful and versatile space for yourself.
Amenities + details
Indoor Event Space
Reception Area
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Wireless Internet
Guest Capacity
- 300+
Settings
- Ballroom
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4.4
out of 5.05 reviews
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The FFA Enrichment Center was amazing! They are so accommodating and helpful. The facility was so big, but inviting with lots a windows and natural light. I loved how there was a place you could have a cocktail hour and then have everyone go to the reception area. With all the COVID things going on and the restrictions, Jennifer was amazing at helping us out and figuring out what we needed to do. She was occasionally difficult to get ahold of, but she had a lot on her plate with COVID and restrictions that were constantly changing, as well as wanting us to keep up to date on the most recent information provided. She is a very sweet individual. I would highly recommend going to the is facility!
We recently had our cocktail hour and reception here. It was absolutely beautiful, thanks to our decorator.
Unfortunately, the events coordinator, Jennifer, is the reason I give this venue three stars. From the start she was headache. She refused to return a phone call to put down a deposit and sign a contract. I finally called and left a message that I was on my way. She immediately called me back and told me that now was not a good time and I demanded an appointment. We made an appointment a week from that day so she could write out a contact. On that date, I arrived and she was with someone else. 15 minutes after our appointment time, I came into her office ready to sign a contact. She typed the contact in front of me.
During the planning process, both us and our decorator had a ridiculously hard time contacting Jennifer to ask questions. I even brought flowers from our floral supplier as a gift, which Jennifer left behind and said, "I get these all the time." I thought this was incredibly rude and took the flowers home instead.
Afterward the reception, I emailed Jennifer to ask about missing items from our cake supplier. Jennifer said she couldn't find them. When we arrived to drop off final payment and pick up left behind items, she led us in the back and asked us what was missing. This was again infuriating as I had emailed her with specific details of the missing items. Once in the back, we quickly found one of the missing items. Clearly, she had not even looked.
If I could do it again, I would chose FFA only because it looked beautiful and was large enough with our amount of guests; however, I would have demanded to work with someone else. It would have saved a lot of unnecessary stress.
The FFA Enrichment Center was a great place for our reception. We didn't use it for the ceremony, but I've seen pictures and those are beautiful, too. You can bring in your own caterer and alcohol, which saved us in money. The only thing that I would have changed is that there's not a lot of options that they provide for you. We had to rent the dance floor, pay for the stage, rent linens, etc, so that added up. But they were very accommodating and a very large place to hold all of our guests.
This place is awesome. Lots of room and the people who run it are great to work with. I have nothing bad to say about this vendor.
Excellent Service. This is a new facility so there are some things that aren't provided in the cost of the rental (ex. dance floor), but overall the facility is beautiful and you don't have to do much decorating to it to make it feel simple classy.
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1055 SW Prairie Trail Pkwy, Ankeny, IA
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