Science Center of Iowa

We had both our reception and ceremony at the Science Center. Ronnie and the Science Center staff were so helpful and made our day go off without a hitch! Our entire day there was so magical! Our ceremony was in the Star Theater, with 120 guests, which I would guess is max capacity. We got to pick out star displays for before, during, and after the ceremony, so the guests got a little bit of a show. I wasn’t sure what to do with ceremony decor so Ronnie recommended basic flowers/ferns in front of the podium. I’m so glad I took his advice because my ceremony looked so classy. We had fireworks go off right when we kissed which was a big crowd pleaser! Our reception was in Principal Hall with 170 guests. We went minimal on decor here too, and instead got three BOGOs (stars and a moon). People were taking selfies with the moon all night (it looked very realistic), so that was a hit. Overall the price was very reasonable for such a unique location, and if you hold back on decor, you can really pull off an affordable wedding here! I highly recommend.

Once I heard that it was an option to have our reception at the Science Center, I knew that's what we would be doing. We rented out the whole place and our guests had a ton of fun. Ronnie and all the other staff were so helpful and accommodating. We wanted to have a slight Harry Potter theme, and they let us hang floating candles from the oculus and the bartenders made an amazing butterbeer that all the guests absolutely loved. Everything worked out so well, and I wouldn't have changed anything!