The Charleston

Something Old, Something New...

Located in historic, downtown Bowling Green, The Charleston features the southern charm you've come to love, in a venue unlike any in the area. The Charleston features old world charm with 100 year old brick lined walls, original hardwood floors and sky lights, five-foot crystal chandeliers, a sweeping Gone with the Wind style staircase. Packages include our champagne chiavari chairs, bride's suite, groom's lounge, award winning mixologist, and state of the art, built in lighting and audio.

Woman-owned Business

Speaks English

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Amenities

Dressing Room

Handicap Accessible

Indoor Event Space

Liability Insurance

Reception Area

Wireless Internet

Ceremony Types

Civil Union

Interfaith Ceremony

Non-Religious Ceremony

Religious Ceremony

Second Wedding

Settings

Ballroom

Historic Venue

Venue Service Offerings

Bar & Drinks

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Service Staff

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5.0

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8 reviews

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Jess F

10/31/2022

Our special day was made all the more special because of The Charleston. This venue is gorgeous, all historic brick and wood floors. We loved using the Pineapple Room buffet space ...

for our caterer and our two bar set ups - it gave us so much more room for the dance floor! Robyn, the venue coordinator was very helpful from our venue tour all the way through to post-wedding questions. We also hired Robyn as our day-of coordinator. She cares about your day being special as much as you do. There was a bit of a hiccup with a water pipe malfunctioning at the venue a couple of weeks before our wedding, but Robyn kept us in the loop with transparent communication. She reassured us that all would be well by the weekend of our wedding and provided for alternative solutions to small problems, as needed. We can't recommend the space and Robyn herself enough!

Brooklyn S

9/20/2022

Robyn made this the best day of my life. She truly is the absolute best. I don’t think anything could have been more perfect!

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Bethany C

8/14/2019

The Charleston was an amazing place to have our wedding ceremony and our reception! The staff are wonderful and help set up the seats, tables, and place settings! The brides suit...

e and grooms suite are terrific and it was great spending the morning in our respective suites getting ready for the big event! The lighting was great (they have their own lighting rigs built in), and the venue was gorgeous! We made great use of the grand staircase! Lots of good pictures! And the price was great! The price paid for the entire day!

Michelle H

7/15/2019

The Charleston was the most picture perfect venue for our big day. Robyn at the Charleston was my day of coordinator and she made everything perfect. Down to the last detail she wa...

s prepared, calm, and she helped the day move smoothly. Everything was absolutely flawless and The Charleston made the perfect setting for our photos we will cherish forever. I cannot speak highly enough of this venue and Robyn. Thank you for making our wedding day so special!

Alyssa F

6/13/2019

The staff was so kind, prepared, and attentive! I also paid the extra fee for the day-of-coordination. It was definitely worth everything! The venue was beautiful all on its own so...

we didn’t have to pay much for decorations.

Response from The Charleston on 07/10/2019

Thank you for your kind words. We feel blessed to know you both and so honored to be chose...

n to be part of your wedding day!

Natalie O

1/10/2018

I absolutely loved every single aspect of our wedding day! The Charleston is beautiful and Payton is amazing to work with. I highly recommend this venue.

Kelsey H

7/30/2017

Due to weather we had to change the location of our wedding to the Charleston. We had to make arrangements on Wednesday and our wedding was two days later. The Charleston went abov...

e and beyond what we expected. They made sure and helped contact our venders. They met with our vendors last minute to make sure everything ran smoothly. We could not have asked for a better location to have our wedding. It was gorgeous. They always made sure that everything ran smoothly! If I had to do it again, I would pick The Charleston as our first location! You can not go wrong with The Charleston!

Response from The Charleston on 07/31/2017

Thank you so much for your sweet review. We absolutely LOVED having your group at The Char...

leston. It was such a beautiful day and you were such a beautiful bride!

Sarah S

7/20/2017

The Charleston was wonderful for our wedding! It's a beautiful space that made for the perfect backdrop to our special day. There are beautiful rooms for the bride/bridesmaid and g...

room/groomsmen to get ready in, as well, which was a huge plus. The staff was incredibly helpful and made sure that our day was everything we'd dreamed it to be!

Response from The Charleston on 07/31/2017

Thank you so much for your review! Such a special time with special friends. We were so ho...

nored you allowed us to host your special day. (:

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923 College Street, Bowling Green, KY

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(270) 799-4472

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