Grand Hall at Historic Union Station

Having our wedding at the Grand Hall was perfection! Eva and her team went above and beyond to make our day exactly what we hoped it would be. On top of it being such a beautiful space, they do not disappoint for food and drinks. We did the Diamond Stations for dinner and got SO many compliments that the food was “the best wedding food” our guests had ever had! My maid-of-honor said that the Grand Hall seems like a “no mistakes” kind of venue, and that is so true! My husband and I wanted to have a Polaroid camera with our guest book and when Eva and her team realized we had forgotten to give them batteries with the camera, she ran out and grabbed some. To me, that speaks volumes about the level of care and dedication you can expect from the events team at this venue. Eva checked in with Chris and I throughout the day to make sure we were happy, and we were! Cannot recommend this venue enough!

My husband and I got married here on October 22, 2022 and I can honestly say everything was perfectly flawless! A complete dream! When I first saw the space in person, I couldn’t believe we were lucky enough to snag that date! We had a 12-month engagement, and venues were filling up so quickly. We were struggling to find a venue with availability, and nothing we toured compared to here. We originally went to visit thinking it would be enough to convince me to push our date out…and I think we got lucky with someone’s cancellation for an October weekend!! It was so magical because everything felt meant to be. From day one, we were working with Casey- I LOVE HER. She is so professional, so kind, so welcoming, so thorough, gave all kinds of tips based on her experience, was SO patient during the final crunch time decision. Her experience is obvious from the get go. She personally knows sooo many vendors whom all speak highly of her. This helped us feel instantly comfortable sitting back and letting the experts run the show! Like the review below, we also had both our ceremony and reception in the GH. The room flip was executed so flawlessly, I was seriously dying both times I saw the room for the first time (1st for ceremony, 2nd for reception). Stunning. We loved the food. Casey kept saying how much the chef pours into his menu for weddings, and it showed. All of the guests were so happy! Bar was also a hit! They have great alcohol selections in their packages, and the look/feel of the bar was also very fun. Was a great way for people to spread out without the dance floor feeling empty. I agree with some of the other reviewers in advising that it’s important to have a day of wedding coordinator (at a minimum). When signing a contract with the venue, they will advise this too. Casey’s/Union Station’s intake forms are very thorough in terms of the space and the room, we definitely felt prepared from that aspect. However, having an expert to manage timeline (& things like processional/speeches/gathering bridal party for entrances, etc.) made everything extra perfect, and low stress. We used Christine & Co. and were sooo happy! Seriously cannot recommend this venue enough and I can only HOPE that I’m invited back there some day as a wedding guest, so that I can experience the magic once more.

My husband and I got married at the Grand Hall in Historic Union Station on October 8, 2022 and it was a dream. When I first saw the space a year a half before our wedding, I knew immediately that this was where we were going to get married. The Grand Hall is absolutely stunning and historical so we booked on the spot after our tour! We had both our ceremony and reception in the Grand Hall. During cocktail hour the staff flips the room while our guests enjoyed drinks and food in the gorgeous bar space. Besides the stunning space, it was very convenient for us that food and beverage was done in house and that there’s the Crowne Plaza Hotel attached to the venue for our guests to stay at. Our guests loved the train car rooms and the regular rooms were so nice too. My husband and I LOVED our honeymoon suite! So pretty! The food was DELICIOUS. We had the pearl station for dinner and I’ve never heard so many compliments on wedding food! Our food and beverage minimum for our Saturday in October was $20,000 so I was extremely pleased that the cocktail hour appetizers, the dinner, and the dessert table were so delicious. The bartending staff, the food station staff, and the staff who were there just helping out on the day of were so kind and helpful. Our wedding was so perfect and so beautiful - our guests are still talking about how amazing our wedding was to this day! I can’t talk enough about the stunning space and pictures don’t do it justice. However, I do need to say that I highly recommend you get a wedding planner or a day of coordinator at the least. We used Whitney Holmes from Christina Burton Events and I couldn’t recommend her more! The communication with my venue contact was not as good as I would have liked. I tried not to bother them unless there was a question I really needed answered because I knew 2021/2022 was a really busy wedding year with all the COVID reschedules, but it would take weeks or well over a month to get a response. At one point I was told my emails were going to their junk inbox, but even after that I still couldn’t get any response back. It was just really frustrating because not hearing from the venue prevented me from getting other planning aspects done with our other vendors. Whitney really helped out here answering my questions from her experience working with the venue or just taking care of whatever I needed. Once we were two weeks or so out from our wedding day, my venue contact really stepped up and communications between us went great which helped ease any stress I still had. At the end of the day, I wouldn’t change a single thing about our wedding day because it was beautiful, executed seamlessly, food was the best food I’ve ever tasted, drinks were flowing, the dance floor was on fire, and our guests had a blast. It was the absolute perfect day in the most perfect venue. Just make sure you have a day of coordinator!

Eva with Union Station helped make our wedding truly a dream come true. The bartenders, wait staff, and hotel employees went above and beyond to take care of us and our guests. Not only is it such a unique venue, but the entire planning process was seamless and our day was perfect. They made the day EXTRA special. So many of guests also stated that it was the best wedding food they have ever had. Best day ever!!!