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About This Vendor
An urban industrial loft space in Battle Creek
Record Box Loft is a wedding venue located on the riverfront in downtown Battle Creek. Our original hardwood floors, exposed brick and open floorpan flooded with natural light gives our space an urban, industrial vibe that’s perfect for a party for up to 250 guests. After a complete restoration of this historic building, built in 1902, we rebranded as Record Box Loft to pay homage to its roots. Once known as the Record Printing and Box Company, cereal boxes were printed here for many years in the cereal capital of the world. Many onsite amenities are provided including onsite preparation rooms, tables, industrial chairs, a historic freight elevator photo booth, and an onsite catering kitchen and bar area for vendor's use. Our team has deep experience in West Michigan’s wedding industry and we are proud to also include the the following services for our wedding clients: 1) Design: We will meet with you to develop a custom floor plan for your event and would also be happy to schedule a meeting to assist with linen and tablescape options, 2) Event Setup: Setup tables and chairs and assist with placing and hanging your personal decor, 3) Tear it Down: When your party is over, our staff will assist with taking down and packaging all decor, 4) Month and Day of Coordination: We’ll help plan your full timeline and coordinate the details with your vendors the week of your event. Our team will manage your event including ceremony, entrance, toasts and sendoff and will work closely with your vendors to ensure everything runs smoothly. We are located in southwest Michigan, approximately halfway between Chicago and Detroit and conveniently close to our surrounding communities including Kalamazoo, Jackson, Lansing and Grand Rapids. Please contact us below for more information including rates and availability! Thank you!!
Amenities + Details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Liability Insurance
Outdoor - Covered
Business Attributes
Woman-owned Business
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
Up to 250
Settings
Brewery & Distillery, Historic Venue, Industrial & Warehouse, Loft
Record Box Loft Reviews
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Record Box Loft was the PERFECT venue! They were extremely responsive and helpful every step of the way, and ensured that we had the best day possible. We had our ceremony and reception in the third floor loft space with a cocktail hour in betw...
een for transition. Our guest count was ~150, and everyone fit very comfortably.
PROS:
-The space doesn't need much decor - it is classic and elegant and speaks for itself.
-The loft has windows all around the perimeter, allowing for lots of natural light which is very helpful in photos.
-Booking the venue comes with day-of coordination service, which was very helpful. The day-of coordinators took care of the logistics of the day, all the way from our arrival/ceremony/reception time to communicating timing with the caterers, bartenders, and photographer.
-Can bring own bartender and alcohol - saves lots of money.
-Can bring own caterer - also saves lots of money.
-Chairs/tables included (unless you do an outside ceremony, then chairs have to be rented).
-Bridal suite and grooms suite are both very pretty and photograph well - this wasn't the case for most venues we toured!
-Lots of beautiful outdoor space/scenery for photos.
CONS:
-Location. Battle Creek isn't the most ideal location, though it has potential. Stick with the hotels recommended by the venue - there are definitely some rougher ones in the area that our guests booked unknowingly. They ended up switching to different hotels because they felt unsafe.
Overall, I highly recommend Record Box for their exceptional service, beautiful venue, and fairness of price.
Poor communication, had a different weddings decor set up on my wedding day, didn’t inform us of help they offered for the day off, and things weren’t set up correctly.
We got in conversations with Record Box Loft midway through 2020, and they were the most accommodating venue with all of our requests and COVID related restrictions. From video chatting and showing the venue, to going with both of our parents o...
n separate tours, you can’t get any better working with and communicating with Caitlynn. Although we were not able to have our wedding here due to changes in COVID-related gathering laws, we can’t recommend the gorgeous Record Box Loft enough!
There are hardly words to describe how amazing our experience at the Record Box Loft was. The venue is gorgeous and accessible; our guests were blown away. Something you can't expect at most venues is how attentive and hands on Caitlynn (the ow...
ner) is. She was also so responsive to all of our needs leading up to the wedding and helping us navigate the various COVID restrictions. The day of she went above and beyond in helping coordinate logistics, external vendors, and overall making the event run smoothly. We could not have asked for a better experience.
Caitlynn and Cody were wonderful to work with and made our wedding experience flawless. They were able to answer all of our questions. They were very helpful along with their staff the day of the wedding. The venue and the setting are beautiful...
. Having all the amenities at Record Box Loft make having your event here wonderful.
I chose this venue for my wedding and I am so thrilled I did. The vibe is very industrial and they did a beautiful job at restoring the old building into the venue space. I loved having the 2 floors so we could have some separation between cock...
tail hour and the reception/ceremony space. They were so helpful in giving recommendations for vendors to bring in. I am not from the Battle Creek area so that was very nice. On the day of the wedding they took care of everything and helped the day run smoothly.
Love it! Had my wedding here and went so smoothly and was beautiful!
Steven & Angela Gregory the Record Box Loft is a great venue! Caitlyn is very attentive and professional.the setup was Beautiful! We received many compliments regarding the overall ceremony.Awesome time had by everyone!
We loved having our wedding reception here! Having booked when there were only pictures of the vision for this place to having had our reception, it was SO stunning. Caitlynn was kind, responsive and easy to work with, especially handling the p...
andemic restrictions and our unique situation. It’s evident that they put a lot of thought into making it a great place to host gatherings; the bar and kitchen had everything needed for out vendors to provide their services, there were well decorated prep rooms for the bridal party, a gathering area to get away downstairs, and nice bathrooms for guests (LOL). Everyone really loved the photo booth, beautiful design details and views of the river from the windows. It was also a convenient location for photos since it is so close to some beautiful spots. We are so glad we found the Record Box Loft as a place for our celebration. Thank you so much!
Omg! This place is simply AMAZING! Caitlynn is absolutely wonderful! She was at the wedding to make sure everything ran smooth and it did! Very great place!
Everything about this place was absolutely incredible and a dream-come- true kind of wedding venue. Caitlynn made planning easy and their team made the day of so smooth I was able to put down my wedding planning responsibilities completely and...
pass them off to them. Everything I communicated was exactly as I pictured it and our day was PERFECT because of these wonderful people.
For everything this venue includes, the price is truly amazing.
I don’t think I can say enough about this incredible place to really do justice to how great it is- you’ll have to go see for yourself!
The atmosphere was amazing and the staff was awesome. They were there to assist us at any time of need and made sure our event was exactly what we expected. I highly recommend this place for any type of event. Big or small.
Bittersweet Bar Service LLC has had the opportunity to work with Record Box Loft and we absolutely love the space and the owners! Everything is organized, well kept and ready to go, there won't be a single worry with any event in the Record Box...
Loft.
The Record Box Loft exceeded our expectations. The venue was beautiful and everything I imagined for our wedding day. The venue team was so flexible in everything during the planning and on the day-of the wedding. They are very kind and work ha...
rd to make your wedding day perfect. My husband and I have no complaints and we recommend this venue to everyone!!!
Contact Info for Record Box Loft
15 Carlyle St, Third Floor, Battle Creek, MI
Meet the Team
Caitlynn Newman
Owner
Hello! My name is Caitlynn. I am the owner behind Record Box Loft.
After returning to my hometown, my husband and I started a building restoration and development company, Restore (269). We began to see the vacant buildings as opportunities to fill voids in our community.
So we created Record Box Loft. A place for people to gather in a beautiful atmosphere.
When my sleeves are not rolled up from working on building restorations and event planning, you will likely find me walking my dog or patroning the local coffee shops.
I look forward to creating this record moment in life with you.
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