Metropolis was the absolute perfect venue for our wedding reception. We got married on 4/8/22, and our guests continually message us about how beautiful, classy, and amazing the reception was. Jillian was so kind, patient, and understanding thr...oughout the entire process. I was a very anxious bride, and Jillian handled every call, question, email, and meeting with such grace, kindness, and understanding. After every planning meeting, we left with such joy and comfort knowing that our wedding was in such talented hands.
The Campbell room was beautiful for cocktail hour, and the ballroom was absolutely stunning for the reception. We wanted a very modern, clean, romantic feeling for the wedding and the metropolis encompassed all of that and more. It ended up snowing and raining for our reception, so we didn’t use the veranda, but our guest made so many comments about how beautiful the space was and the windows overlooking downtown Arlington heights. They said it was like being inside a beautiful snow globe!
Our guests loved our food from Metropolis so much that our Pastor, who was a guest at the reception, actually reached out to Metropolis after the wedding to ask if they bottled their chimichurri sauce, he loved it that much! We have not heard a single complaint from any of our 110+ guests. We also had a lot of dietary restrictions from guests (gluten free, dairy free, allergies) and metropolis was able to accommodate every single person. The cake was also DIVINE, and Jillian did an excellent job of navigating a stressful cake situation for us.
The wait staff was BEYOND attentive! They all deserve raises. They made us feel so loved! We never had to go searching for staff to help. Our head table waitresses constantly refilled our waters, checked in with us about our meals, cracked jokes and consistently complimented us, and made sure that me and my husband constantly had our favorite drinks in our hands! They even went as far as filling vases with water for our bridal bouquets, because they were starting to get wilty at the table. We received this exact message from one of our reception guests: “I had a chance to talk to the wait staff and thank them for their wonderful service and the delicious food. I have never experienced such outstanding service and delicious food like that before at a reception!“.
The bartenders were AMAZING! Everytime I interacted with the bartender, she gave me a different compliment, and was having so much fun behind the bar, even dancing to our music! The day of coordinator, Marta, was such a joy! If we asked for something, she made sure we had it within 30 seconds. She made sure our bridal party was fed while they waited in the bridal suite as we were taking photos, that we constantly had water and drinks, and stayed on top of managing our presents and card box so they were never in danger of going missing. At the end of the night, I was a crying mess (I was so sad the wedding was over) and Marta gave me the biggest hug, and said “wait right here I will be back”. She came back in a flash with a glass of tequila and a glass of water, and told me to drink both to feel better. It was honestly the most genuine, heartfelt, and funny way to end our night.
I am so thrilled that we got to have our wedding reception at Metropolis. It was perfect, from the planning process down to the amazing and enthusiastic staff. We 1000% recommend having your wedding at the metropolis, you will not regret it!