About this vendor
Our venue is playful and fun, unique and elegant. Located in the heart of downtown Raleigh, our stunning architecture provides the perfect backdrop for your reception, ceremony, or rehearsal dinner. Marbles has the magic you have always imagined for the most special day of your life.
Amenities + details
Ceremony Area
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Dressing Room
Liability Insurance
On-Site Accommodations
Settings
- Ballroom
- Hotel
- Museum
Venue Service Offerings
- Planning
- Rentals & Equipment
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4.9
out of 5.010 reviews
We couldn't have asked for a better wedding! Both myself and my husband are teachers, so we loved the idea of a museum, and Marbles had the fun and whimsical atmosphere we knew bot...
h ourselves and our guests would enjoy. We were impressed with absolutely everything - from the quick flip from museum to a stunning wedding venue, to the ease of communication with our Marbles coordinator Jamie and between Jamie and our vendors. All our vendors had nothing but wonderful things to say about working at Marbles. We had our ceremony outside in the North Courtyard, which with its brick walls and trees, made for a beautiful location. Add a few ferns up front, and... voila! Our reception area was in the lobby where the bar, cocktail tables, and guestbook and gift tables were set up, and the reception was in Curiosity Square. We set it up so that the tables went around the tiled globe on the floor, which made for the most amazing dance floor! We loved that we all had space to dance and were not crammed into a tiny space. We had also rented out one of the exhibits for our guests to play and explore and take photos, which they thoroughly enjoyed! A few other perks of Marbles include:
- Curiosity Square already has lovely strands of lights so no need to rent more
-Marbles provides the tables and chairs and sets them up. We used the navy blue ones Marbles has rather than renting white ones and worked navy blue into our color scheme, and everything looked amazing!
-The walls are brightly colored so virtually any color looks awesome. I gave my florist (Chia's at the State Farmer's Market - wonderful!) full reign to create any bouquet as long as it was colorful, and the bouquets and centerpieces looked great in the venue.
-Marbles provides a list of caterers (we selected Catering by Design - delicious!) but you buy your own alcohol, which is a huge money saver.
-Close to downtown Raleigh hotels and bars, for ease of travel and after-parties.
-Very beautiful and interesting places for pictures - the garden, the gates in the courtyard, and the new mural behind Marbles all made for gorgeous photos! Plus the pirate ship and Millennium Falcon window inside!
Our wedding was an absolute blast, and our guests loved the unique wedding venue! They were so excited to go to something fun and different, and over a week later, are still talking about it! We highly recommend Marbles!
Marbles was the perfect venue for our wedding! We had space to have both our ceremony and reception in one location and it was reasonably priced. The staff at Marbles was wonderf...
ul to work with and enabled us to start our "happily ever after" on a great foot!
Marbles had the perfect space for our large wedding reception
My husband and I had an AMAZING wedding at Marbles. All of our guests raved about how different and fun our location was. Kelli was incredibly helpful and all the staff were incr...
edibly friendly!
We had our wedding reception at Marbles in May and we loved it! The staff was really helpful getting everything set up and organized. The atmosphere is so fun and we got several co...
mpliments on the location! I would recommend Marbles to anyone who wants a fun, modern wedding reception!
I can't say enough good things about Marbles. We had our event there in Feburary and the staff was fantastic, organized and helpful. We had a large amount of guests (about 200) a...
nd so we were somewhat limited in our choices. Many of the other venues that hold that number of guests were twice the price we paid at Marbles AND I am coniviced that we got better service. Marbles is a great value and it's a fun, funky venue that all can enjoy!
We had the most amazing reception at Marbles on October 15, 2011. Everything was perfect! We had a very large wedding and the venue fit everyone and all the food. We got the best...
pictures and our guests were amazed! They said it was the best reception they had ever been to! The venue is classy and formal yet very fun at the same time. I would recommend it to everyone!!
It was so much fun to have my wedding at Marbles! I had a lot of kids at my wedding and they all had a blast! Kelli, the event planner, was wonderful! She helped out a lot and ever...
ything went smoothly!! The only downfall was the amount of time I had to set up my reception area, but it was understandable since they closed at 5pm and my wedding started at 6pm.
Marbles was a great and VERY fun venue. Our guests loved it and the photo opportunities are GREAT! Kelli & Stephanie were very flexible and responsive. this was a GREAT venue a...
nd I'd certainly use them again.
We were looking for a place to have a reception that didn't look like the standard ballroom in a hotel. The space was large (lots of room for dancing) and unique. It was such a fun...
space. The event staff was great to work with and the were very helpful. They even worked with the fact I was doing most of the planning from TX.
Contact
201 E Hargett St, Raleigh, NC
Marbles Kids Museum