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About this vendor
The Heights Event Center is the perfect venue to celebrate your special day with family and friends. And with over 7,000 square feet of banquet space, we can hold up to 550 guests, making us one of the largest venues in the Madison area. We can also be intimate enough to host smaller events, such as bridal showers and rehearsal dinners. Our culinary staff will work with you to customize menu options and other special arrangements to suit your unique tastes. Our services include a state of the art audio system with wireless microphone and high speed wireless internet access. Our catering consultants will provide you and your guests the ultimate in fine service.
Amenities + details
Indoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Settings
- Ballroom
- Tented
Venue Service Offerings
- Food & Catering
- Planning
- Rentals & Equipment
Reviews
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4.4
out of 5.010 reviews
My wife and I had our wedding reception at the Heights Event Center in August 2018 and were very happy with our choice to work with the Heights for our wedding. We set up a tour of...
the venue about a year before our wedding. When we arrived for the tour the venue was set up for an upcoming wedding and looked very nice. This helped us see how well the space could be used for our own wedding and got us thinking about what kind of look we would want for ourselves. After we expressed interest in the Heights, the owner and director, Chad, set up a food tasting for us. This was done at no charge, and allowed us to select 2-3 options for each part of the meal to try ahead of time. The food tasting was done very well and we were blown away by the flavors and quality of the food. This led to our decision to book the Heights for our reception.
Leading up to the wedding, we had several touch bases with Chad to go over our bar and food menu selections, discuss our guest count and other logistics for our day. Overall this went well. One thing to remember about working with the Heights is that it is a small business. So if your wedding or event is not in the near future you may not always receive an immediate response to emails, as Chad may be working with another client whose event is nearer. This was not a problem for us as we were reaching out for some things quite a bit in advance of our own wedding.
On the day before the wedding, Chad allowed us to set up the majority of the decorations ahead of time. This included table decorations, several easels with large frames, and a backdrop behind the head table. While this would not have been possible if there was an event the day before our wedding, we felt very lucky to be able to set up and it relieved a lot of stress on the wedding day. Overall this flexibility was really helpful to us.
On the day of the wedding, the venue was set up perfectly, the cocktail hour food and dinner food were amazing and our guests had a wonderful experience. We had our guest book and photo displays set up in the lobby area and our dinner and dance in the main hall. Both spaces were clean, set up nicely and provided a good impression to us and our guests. The service provided by the bar and wait staff was courteous, timely and attentive. Besides the bar and buffet line moving quickly, the Heights staff also sliced and served our cake. Tables were cleared away quickly and they made sure the head table had enough appetizers and drinks throughout the meal. I would also like to mention that we had some older guests in attendance who were well accommodated with the venue’s elevators, wide doors, etc. Feedback from our guests was very positive on the food and how well the space worked for our reception. It was almost 90 degrees the day of our reception so everyone was very happy to be inside in air conditioning.
Overall, we felt the Heights met or exceeded all our expectations. We feel it was a great value, and we would gladly recommend this reception venue to others.
We got married here last year, everything went great. The food was incredible, and the event center really did a nice job the night of the reception. However, we had a few issues w...
ith the prices changing and having unexpected stuff added onto our bill. The owner removed some items that were added on, but the price change was a mistake that they made, but they never made it right to us. Overall good experience, and it is cheap to rent the venue, you just make up for it in the cost of food and drink.
The food was incredible ! . The venue was quite affordable and we were able to decorate it so it became quite beautiful for our wedding reception/dance. Can't say enough about how ...
good the food was . Would highly recommend this venue .
The food....AMAZING. We got a smoked pork, vegetarian dish and a Parmesan encrusted chicken breast. Our guests still are raving about how delicious it was and you get a very good a...
mount of food. I actually got to sit down and eat and it was easily some of the best food I have had in my life.
The staff were very attentive, making sure me and my husband were well taken care of. They would bring us waters when we were looking dehydrated. My guests told me that the staff was amazing and helpful at every turn. The staff knew what they were doing, were very organized and very polite to all of my guests, they wanted to ensure that everyone was having an amazing time.
The venue, also amazing. We had about 155 guests that fit in one half of the hall space perfectly. We were able to set everything up the day before the wedding so we weren't stressed on our wedding day. Chad was very responsive to anything we were needing including tables, linens and made sure everything looked beautiful the day of.
We booked out wedding at The Heights about 8 months out from our wedding day. The first 7 months or so it was a bit challenging to get ahold of the Chad but the month before the wedding he would answer every call and email right away!
Overall I would highly recommend The Heights to anyone looking for a venue. If you like an amazing staff, food and venue this is the place for you! Chad was very kind and made sure that we were well taken care of!
My negative experience is regarding approximately $180 (all in $20's) being taken out of a small rectangular leather turquoise purse from last night's wedding reception (July 23rd)...
. My purse was mistakenly left unattended for about 15-20 minutes between 9:30 - 10 pm (the pictures were taken at 9:25) on the wooden podium located in the hallway on the side of the dance floor where the DJ's equipment was. My sister, her boyfriend, and myself took some quick photos in this hallway, and I set my purse down on this podium so it wouldn't be in the pictures. I forgot about it when I went back into the reception, but remembered it about 15-20 minutes later and went to get it. I didn't think to check its contents at the time, as it looked undisturbed, but when I went for my cash this afternoon, it was gone! This doesn't appear to be the first instance of theft that has ocurred at The Heights according to other reviews. I wouldn't recommend it for this very reason alone. Some of the staff here are obviously theives.
My husband and I cannot say enough to about the Heights Event Center! Chad was amazing to work with! He treated us like family and I felt like he really catered to our (mainly mine...
) needs. He was also timely in our communication. The food was an absolute rave at our wedding and people are still talking about it...and we got married almost two months ago! Our wedding reception couldn't have been any more perfect and we really owe it to Chad and his staff for making it as wonderful as it was! I would recommend this venue to anyone in a heartbeat!
When we got engaged, we knew we didnt want a long engagement and only had a few options for venue! The Heights was one of those options and it turned out to be great! We ended up...
working with the owner pretty much the whole time and he was so easy to work with! The food is out of this world amazing! Our guests just loved the food and if we are looking for a dessert other than cake the owners cheesecake is out of this world! Space is very large with 2 bars and a great dance floor area! We were very happy with our wedding reception turned out at the heights!
We could not be happier with the Event Center and the Catering from the Heights. We got so many compliments on the food and the service was great. Portions was huge and the food wa...
s perfect. Chad (the owner) also did a few special requests for us without any extra charge or hassle. Overall great and with the Heights I think we got the biggest bang for our buck.
We went with the Heights for our reception because they were very reasonable cost wise. They did not nickel and dime you for everything. We paid $3.00 a person for set up, take dow...
n, serving, cake cutting/serving, and bulter service for apps. Their food cost was also very reasonable. Our guest raved about the food, saying it was the best they have ever had at a wedding. Everything came out hot and on a timely manner. Chad was great at making us feel like we were important and not just another buck in his pocket. He treated us like we were friends. Kelly their wedding cordinater was absolutely amazing to work with. She went above and beyond what we ever expected her to do. She was always there to answer our questions or to meet with us whenever we needed or needed to be re-confirmed on things. Our guest also raved about the center it self they said it was an absolutely beautiful hall. (We held our wedding at their location in Stoughton.) Highly recommend this hall for your wedding. We can't say enough nice things about the hall or the people.
It has this cute little foyer where everyone mingled before actually entered into the hall for dinner and dancing;The owner often didn't call me back and the 'hostess' often seeme...
d rude after I booked with them.
Contact
411 Prairie Heights Drive, Verona, WI
Heights Event Center