The Empire Room Dallas

My husband & I got married at the Empire Room in August of 2014 and it was hands down the best night of our lives!! The ER is so versatile and can be decorated in so many different ways to match any theme. We had close to 300 people at our wedding and there was absolutely no problem with space -- nothing looked crowded and there was plenty of room to dance. We had the ceremony at the venue and the room switch was so smooth and quick... I was worried about having our guests outside during the middle of August but with the covering on the patio and short time it took for the switch to happen, it wasn't the slightest problem. The patio also has a really great view of downtown Dallas and looks really great at night with the twinkly lights. The ER also has an AWESOME bridal suite -- I had 10 bridesmaids & myself in there for most of the day and there was plenty of room [even with extra people coming in to do hair & makeup], mirror space, and outlets for every girl to do their hair & makeup and get ready for the night. We also chose to do valet parking .. with as many guests as we had, I am really glad we chose to do this because it made everything simple and worry free! A lot of venues have difficulty with parking especially in the downtown dallas area. I had to move away 2 months before my wedding and was not able to come into town until Wednesday of the wedding week & was worried that the distance would make it difficult to finalize wedding plans and details -- they made it so simple and worry-free & were extremely attentive and helpful with any concerns or questions I had. We had Gil's Elegant Catering for the food, drinks & cocktail hour ... I cannot tell you how delicious it was. We had so many compliments on the food and service at the wedding. My husband & I had a full plate waiting for us and they treated us like royalty! We were also given a nice lunchbox at the end of the night with pieces of cake and other goodies. We had cocktail hour with hors d'oeuvres, stations for the main course, and a late night pass as well with full service bar. Gil's definitely thought of everything and more and went above & beyond anything my husband or I could have imagined. We also had Gil's cater our rehearsal dinner (which was at the Empire Room as well) and it was a much more relaxed meal. They are so versatile and can truly accommodate anything that you envision! I looked all throughout DFW for the perfect venue for my wedding -- it seemed that the locations were either too expensive, too small, not versatile, or were wayy too fancy or wayy too casual.. The ER was a perfect balance and the perfect compromise between what my husband & I had envisioned our wedding to be like. I would definitely recommend the Empire Room to anybody planning their wedding -- or for anyone needing venue space for anything else!