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The Grand Event Center
5.0
(31)
820 Goodale Boulevard, Columbus, OH
About This Vendor
Impeccably designed for your special day
The Grand Event Center brings a fresh new approach to weddings. Our wedding packages and chef-inspired menus were created with every detail of your big day in mind, we’ve thought of everything to make your event unforgettable. From the entryway décor to the reception dance floor, the cocktails to the dessert, The Grand Center provides a blank canvas ready to transform into your dream event. Whatever your vision, your personal event planner will be there to make sure your perfect day is enjoyable, memorable and most of all, exclusively yours. WEDDING SERVICES The Grand Event Center is a full-service wedding venue unlike any you’ll find in Columbus. Our services include: • Hotel accommodations at either the attached Courtyard by Marriott or the adjacent Hyatt Place • A complimentary overnight stay at the attached Courtyard by Marriott • Event space available for all of your wedding festivities needs including welcome reception, rehearsal dinner, ceremony, reception, and day after brunch • Outdoor patio with bistro lighting and fire pit • Event space accommodates up to 250 guests with a dance floor • Setup, execution of wedding events and teardown handled by event planner • All-Inclusive venue with a full-service catering team, an innovative Executive Chef, service staff and event planner at one simple price per person • Complementary parking and wifi • ADA accessibility Choose from one of our pre-designed packages or create your own custom package. Your personal event planner can assist in creating a package that’s uniquely yours and fits perfectly with your vision and tastes. The possibilities are endless, call us today to create your perfect day. LOCATION Centrally located in Grandview Yard in beautiful Grandview Heights, Ohio, The Grand puts you within reach of hotels, restaurants, and nightlife with easy access to all major highways. We’re less than ten miles from John Glenn Columbus International Airport, and conveniently located near the Arena District, downtown Columbus, the North Market, The Ohio State University, and the Short North Arts District. Download a map of nearby restaurants and amenities.
Amenities + Details
Ceremony Area
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
Liability Insurance
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
Ballroom, Garden, Hotel
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Service Staff
Awards and Affiliations
The Grand Event Center Reviews
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The Grand Event Center was the most amazing venue for our wedding day! The food is amazing and the location is ideal if you are looking for a wedding or event with lots of amenities surrounding. Shannah went above and beyond for us and made our...
special day more than we could have ever asked for! All of the staff was so accommodating and worked so hard to make our day the best it could be. I highly recommend this venue for your wedding or for any event.
We cannot say enough about this venue. We had both our ceremony and reception there, along with the cocktail hour. Shannah and the team were very responsive and communicative throughout the wedding planning process and wedding weekend. The food...
was out of this world. We raved about it for nearly a year to anyone who asked since we had the tasting and to nobody's surprise, Aaron and the culinary team delivered a beautiful and delicious meal. Nearly all of our guests were from out of town so having the hotel connected to the venue was absolutely vital and it was very simple to get guests booked and then get updates on the room block bookings to make sure we were on track. The venue, on its face, is absolutely beautiful and didn't need much extra decoration. We delivered the items we had a few days prior to the wedding, gave a basic explanation of what we wanted, and got to see the final product unveiled right before our reception started. The final product was beautiful and better than we imagined. Shannah coordinated all of our vendors for a seamless day. They also coordinated so that the bride and her party could get ready in the suite and the groom and his party had a hospitality room in the hotel on the day-of. There was a plate of our desserts and a bottle of champagne waiting for us in our room after the wedding. They even accommodated our dog coming to our first look and for some photos before the ceremony. This venue absolutely met all of our needs.
The staff at the Grand Event Center made the wedding planning process easy. From the beginning each and every staff person with which we dealt was fantastic. The venue was beautiful and being connected to the Marriott was a plus. Our guests are...
still raving about the venue, the food, the staff and convenience of the hotel to the reception venue. All parties involved made this experience perfectly perfect!
Thank you is just not enough to the entire staff at The Grand Event Center. Shannah went above and beyond and completely exceeded our expectations! Chef Aaron is a magician in the kitchen, we are still getting compliments on the food. “Best wed...
ding food ever!” Leighton and his banquet team are the best in the business! They are so professional and so kind. The server for the head table, Wilkinson, was amazing!
The location was absolutely perfect for us and our guests. With the hotel right next door, guests did not even have to go outside and we did not have to worry about transportation. They loved the convenience and so did we!
From the time we booked our venue, through the entire year of planning, to the days after the wedding, Shannah was so attentive and there for every question I had. She was always asking what she could do to help take the stress off me.
Thank you so much to the entire team at The Grand Event Center and the Courtyard Marriott Columbus OSU! You have the best team, the best venue, and best food in Columbus! We would recommend them over and over again!
Not one to give such a great review ;
I give Shannah and her team a 5-star among the few!
Attention to detail and leading us straight;
The GEC made this a dream right out of the gate.
With pointers to line this up to be great;
And knowing how ...
we "planners" tend not to know our fate.
The GEC team guided us while hearing;
Our ideas and input and concerns we were fearing.
With all that together; and calm as could be;
Shannah The Awesome made it so for all to see.
The tables and chairs and cake to be had;
All laid out in the way we wanted - nothing out of place, not even a tad.
If you're looking for a team to work with and to plan;
It's Shannah & the GEC squad who make it - we're now their biggest fans.
Happy to tell others about our wonderful day;
and the weeks that it took to make it so awesome, so I must say.
A true 5-star experience...
I can't say enough about how amazing our reception was at this venue! Shannah and the whole team are great to work with. The food is amazing, and there is a decor meeting a few days before the wedding where you talk about how you want the space...
decorated and hand over all your stuff - the whole team takes care of it and you don't have to lift a finger!
Our guests were so impressed as well and could not stop talking about how great the food was. Also, the beer selection is great! They have local/craft options, which I didn't see at any of the other venues we checked out.
The entire team at The Grand Event Center was incredible! The year leading up to the wedding was so smooth thanks to the planning resources they provided. Shannah really helped our vision come to life, including the things we wanted that made t...
he wedding uniquely "ours" and not always the standard requests (a huge cookie table and late night pizza, for example).
Their team really took the stress off of Mike and me and I was absolutely blown away with how the venue looked on our wedding day. It was everything we could have dreamed of and they even brought some desserts up to our room so that we could share a special moment after the reception was over.
The guests still rave about the food and the service they received. The waitstaff, bartenders, and coordinators were better than at any wedding I've attended in the past. I can't say enough good things about our experience. The Grand Event Center made our day perfect.
The Grand Event Center was an excellent choice for our daughter's wedding in October. Everyone was so personable, yet professional. They made our dream of "the prefect day" come true. We would highly recommend them to anyone who is wanting o...
utstanding food, convenient hotel accommodations attached to the venue and remarkable service! Thank you GEC for going above and beyond!
We cannot recommend the Grand Event Center enough!! The venue has a great location, the space is beautiful, and the staff did a great job before and during the wedding. The food was delicious and numerous guests commented on the dinner and the ...
space. It's a great option for a wedding and/or reception, especially for the price. The wedding coordinator was very attentive and was great to work with. We are so glad that we went with GEC!
The Grand Event Center was absolutely AMAZING to work with for our June wedding! We originally planned to use their venue for our reception in 2020, but had to postpone due to covid. Kate helped us reschedule our wedding to 2021 flawlessly. She...
and her team did a fantastic job at ensuring every detail was considered and every question (I had A LOT of questions!) were answered. The staff working the event made all of our guests feel welcomed and relaxed throughout our reception. Shannnah made sure our decor was perfect and everything the day of was exactly what we envisioned. We are so happy we chose The Grand Event Center!
Thank you to Kate, Shannah, and all of the terrific staff members at The Grand for making our wedding dreams come true. After rescheduling twice due to COVID, we were so happy to finally gather with our family and friends and have the best wedd...
ing ever! Throughout the insane process, The Grand was flexible, clear, and helpful with every question we had. They did everything they could behind the to make our day go off without a hitch. Our space looked elegant and didn't take a lot of decorating on our end. The food was incredible and the service was spectacular. I can't recommend it enough! Thank you so much!
The GEC was simply amazing! Kate was a dream to work with. The food was amazing! The staff was amazing and so sweet! We had the absolute best time and our guest have nothing but rave reviews on the food, venue and everything. Simply the best!!!
The Grand Event center was so easy to work with. The staff took care of everything, but the main highlight would have to be the food. It was PHENOMENAL. The best meal at a wedding I’ve ever had. Still to this day our guests rave about it. The o...
nly thing keeping me from giving 5 stars is that they accidentally served the wrong chicken dinner. I was looking forward to maple dijon chicken and they ended up serving a spinach/ricotta stuffed chicken. But guess what?!?? It was still delicious! Even the vegan cauliflower steak was so good, and I’m not a fan of vegan!
Long story short, even if things don’t necessarily go to plan, you’re still in wonderful, capable hands with the Grand Event Center!
The Grand Event Center was more than just helpful for our wedding, they were everything to us. Communication was 100%. From day of, to months before-the event coordinator Kate went above and beyond for us. The staff was polite and efficient dur...
ing the reception. All of our personal items were locked and safe. Overall, they handled social distancing and various precautions with great detail. All of our guests felt safe and we had a great time.
I can't say enough great things about the Grand Event Center and it's staff. From Day 1 they were extremely nice, very easy to work with, and most importantly made our wedding day the most memorable day of our lives!
Throughout the entire wedd...
ing planning process they were so quick in responding to our questions, and went above and beyond with whatever favor or request we had for them. Staff responded to phone calls/emails VERY quickly, and were always willing to help with whatever we needed. All the way up until the day of our wedding they were in constant communication with both of us to make sure everyone was on the same page. Just an amazing staff to work with for a wedding!
The venue was BEAUTIFUL the day of the wedding, and the food was raved about by all of our guests throughout the night. It also doesn't hurt how great their location is in Grandview Yard!
I would highly recommend this venue to any engaged couple looking for an event space for their wedding!
The staff of the Grand Event Center was fantastic!!!! Way beyond my expectations. Caroline was always super responsive to my emails leading up to the event. The day of was no different. She orchestrated the day and everything went perfectly. It...
was so great to have someone else boss my family around so I didn't have to!
The Grand Event Center made our wedding day one to remember! Their staff was incredible and allowed us to enjoy a flawless day. Caroline, our wedding coordinator was sure to communicate with our DJ and flower people so we could get everything h...
andled in the proper way.
We HIGHLY enjoyed our food from the tasty bison empanadas and stuffed mushrooms to the butternut squash ravioli! The guests highly enjoyed the grub as well!
Our stay at the Courtyard by Marriott OSU was also very nice. The staff was courteous enough to make sure we had our guest gift bags, wedding decorations and even our room details (mirrors, beauty stations etc.) all in order leading up to the big day.
Being a bride and groom can get kind of stressful, especially planning a wedding of 170+, but The Grand Event Center made it easy to accomplish and picture perfect at that!
I am so glad we chose "The Grand Event Center" for our venue for our August wedding! This venue had everything we were looking for: location, connected to a hotel, had catering on site, and had a team of dedicated professionals to make sure eve...
rything was taken care of! Caroline was a pleasure to work with, she was very quick on communication and she helped make our ideas a reality. We knew we were in good hands with her! I loved being able to use all of the wonderful spaces at The Grand Event Center had to offer (ballroom, atrium/pre-fuction room, etc), and being able to use the courtyard for our cocktail hour was just perfect! The food was incredible (we got so many compliments) and the bar service was excellent. The staff there were very attentive and so professional, everything went perfectly. My only comment was that we had to be out of the space by midnight, so the end of our reception was a little rushed. While they did let us go over a few minutes, it would have made the evening even better if we didn't have to pack up so quickly after the reception was over. Other than that- everything was great! I would highly recommend The Grand Event Center for a full-package wedding venue! Thank you for making our wedding so special!
This place was amazing! From Caroline, the event planner, to the wait staff, they were all amazing! And the food was delicious!! We had 200 guests and I didn't hear one bad review. As a matter of fact, I am still hearing the rave reviews. Every...
one was accommodating, friendly, and helpful. I contacted Caroline often with questions and she answered promptly and courteously every time. I would HIGHLY recommend this for your next event, but especially wedding receptions because the rooms are just a hallway away. LOVED IT!! THANK YOU!!!
The Grand Event Center is a magical place to have a wedding. We had such a beautiful time with our family and friends for the big day! From the first time I set my foot into the Grand Event Center, I felt so welcomed. Bryan W. showed me around ...
and it was truly love at first sight with the venue! The entire planning experience was outstanding. Caroline W. is AMAZING. I cannot express more gratitude towards her because she was so patient and kind. She was always great with communication and answered all of my questions immediately. I recommend the Grand Event Center for any event, but especially a wedding because they will make your day very memorable!
The Grand Event Center was the perfect spot for our wedding reception. The venue is absolutely beautiful and from the day we reached out to the event center until even after the wedding, Caroline and the rest of the staff were extremely quick a...
nd friendly when responding to my many emails. Caroline helped us plan the wedding of our dreams, and Kate executed it on the day of. They accommodated my Youngstown cookie table, Italian food requests, and family wanting to help through the set up process. Our guests could not stop talking about how great the service and food was! And my husband and I both appreciated that staff frequently checked in with us to make sure we ate and had a drink if needed. I also appreciated how well the event center worked with our other vendors. Basically, everything was perfect and I would recommend The Grand Event Center to anyone and everyone!
Couldn’t be happier with having my ceremony and reception at The Grand Event Center! I had the pleasure of working with Carolyn and she was the BEST! She really knows how to run a wedding and really acted as a day of planner for us which you ...
won’t get at other venues. We had a timeline for the day and she made sure we were where we needed to be. She also ran our rehearsal for us which was super helpful! All of the decor I brought in was set up exactly the way I wanted. I also had a donut/mini cupcake table that I wanted set up a certain way and the event center executed my vision for that table perfectly. Along with all of the that, Carolyn also was very personable with us and brought us each a gift during the day and had sweets left for us in our room at the end of the night. Overall this venue is perfect for a ceremony and reception and not to mention it’s connected to a Marriott hotel so it’s super convenient for your guests. The hotel was amazing as well for us and our guests. Highly recommend this venue!!
-Alana and Andy B.
We wanted something that included most everything, The Grand Event Center was exactly what we were looking for! It has a variety of package options, plenty of space, attached to a hotel, and close to another. The food was outstanding as well as...
service. They provide you with a coordinator. We worked with Caroline W., who helped plan, answered all of our questions, and executed the day without a hitch. We could not be happier with our decision to have our ceremony and reception at The Grand Event Center.
We had our wedding at The Grand last month and we are so happy we picked this venue! The service was excellent and the food was also delicious. The venue itself is beautiful; we loved the modern feel and made it easier to keep our decorations/f...
lorals simple! Luckily, we had great weather for our wedding and guests were able to enjoy the patio during our cocktail hour and during the wedding. We also received a number of compliments for how convenient it was to have the hotel attached to the venue, since most were out of town guests. We worked with Caroline and she was great to work with! She was very responsive, made everything easy to understand, she provided wonderful guidance when asked, and was awesome in ensuring all our logistics ran smoothly. I highly recommend The Grand!
We were so happy with the Grand Event Center! The whole team is exceptionally professional and helpful, and we were so happy with how everything turned out. The food was delicious! Our guests loved being able to stay at the hotel right next ...
door, and having Hofbrau Haus as an easy after-party location.
My husband and I had our wedding reception at the Grand this past October. We have nothing but amazing things to say about the staff, food, venue and hotel. Kate was so great to work with and everything turned out perfect. The staff was wond...
erful and we had many of our guests comment on how well they were treated and how good the food was. I even had one of my bridesmaids say how "well taken care of" she felt all night. Highly recommend having your wedding here!
Kate: Kate was incredible to work with. On top of everything, answered a ridiculous amount of emails and questions, and made sure everything ran perfectly on the day of. She was also an extremely calming and positive presence on what can be a s...
tressful day. She set up a bridal party room where we went immediately after the ceremony, enjoyed being married in private and ate a ton of appetizers. There was also water, beer, soft drinks, and wine.
Chef Aaron: OMG THE FOOD WAS INCREDIBLE. My husband and I are vegan/vegetarian so we had an entire vegan menu, all masterfully put together by Chef Aaron. Everyone warned me that you don't get to eat much at your own wedding, I'm so thankful I made it a point to because it was honestly the best vegan meal of my life. (been vegan for 5 years, I've eaten at a lot of vegan restaurants...this was an incredible meal).
They set up a private tasting for us. We literally couldn’t choose which dishes we wanted because they were all so amazing. The wedding meal was even better (didn’t think it was possible). SEVERAL people told me they had to actually stop eating, stand up and walk around because they couldn't stop eating the amazing food and ate so much. We also had several meat eaters say they would go vegan if they could have that meal every day.
The staff was just as amazing. We had a buffet that never went low, and salads that were served immediately after our MC said “thank you for taking your seats.” There was someone who made sure I always had a drink, which was nice too :)
Courtyard Marriott: We had a ton of out of towners and having the Marriott connected made it so easy for our guests. The shuttle took people to the short north and the rooms were gorgeous.
Simple: It was perfect!
We absolutely loved everything about our venue and the staff. Kate and Kira answered more than their share of emails at all hours of the day and I never felt lost. They offered an opinion (when asked!) and helped with...
some of the little details I wasn't sure on. The food was AMAZING. The staff was awesome (one went to find my husband and I redbulls during dinner) and our guests raved about the entire night. I can't express how perfect the night was. We would recommend the Grand Event Center to everyone!
We had our wedding reception at the Grand Event Center and had an incredible experience. We worked with Kira and she was absolutely amazing. I emailed constantly and she was always prompt and clear. The food was EXCEPTIONAL. We have gotten ...
countless compliments on the quality and taste! Our meal is something I wish I could order at a restaurant and have again! The staff was superb, professional and constantly working/moving! The space was perfect and we were able to use the patio for our cocktail hour, which guests loved. It was also great for out-of-town guests to have the hotel (Courtyard) connected to the Grand Event Center. It made their visit to Columbus easy.
Kira, Bryan and the entire event staff at The Grand Event Center were awesome to work with. They made our once-in-a-lifetime day the BEST. We have guests telling us a month after the wedding how much fun they had, how awesome the place was, and...
asking if we can do it all again. The food is delicious...for an "event center" you think it could be so/so but it was fantastic...we recommend the chicken saltimboca and short ribs although everything we tested was great. Kira went above and beyond in the 1 on 1 service she provided to us. And not having to worry about the setup of the event space the day of the wedding was such a relief. Not to mention they do cleanup and had everything set aside for us to pick up the next day. They put in a lot of hard work and I can say it was recognized and appreciated by all. We couldn't rave more about the experience we had with The Grand Event Center and would definitely recommend this as a wedding reception site to everyone!
The Grand Event Center is spectacular!!! Every part of the planning process was so enjoyable and our wedding day was absolutely perfect! No detail was left untouched and the entire day went off without a hitch from my perspective. I know tha...
t so much work went on behind the scenes - but, as the bride, I only saw smiles and perfection. We would do it ALL over again if we could!
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820 Goodale Boulevard, Columbus, OH(614) 453-4297
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