The Sanctuary
6633 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX
About This Vendor
One-of-a-kind, Multi-level
The Sanctuary Music & Event Center is located in the cobblestone streets of Adriatica Village, a beautiful setting that was modeled after a fishing village in Croatia. It is surrounded by the most distinctive and charming area in Texas, The Sanctuary is truly a unique venue for your special event. Influenced by Croatian architecture encompassing the modern style of a sophisticated venue, its features include; unique hand painted walls coupled with a stone feature and multi-colored stained-glass windows. Our second level balcony overlooks the stage and ballroom, allowing all your guests a seated dinner, 150 -180 guests for a buffet dinner or up to 250 guests for a limited seating cocktail table style reception. The Sanctuary’s location is convenient to nearby ceremony sites making it an ideal venue for your reception. The Betina Room is our elegant and spacious bridal suite. This room features a private elevator as well as a private restroom and is ideal for getting ready for your ceremony, having a private moment with immediate family or as an addition to your available wedding space. We have 2 preferred caterers to provide flexibility with your menu style and selections, allowing you to plan your reception and catering services all in one convenient location. We also allow Outside caterers if you prefer and would love to help you with securing everything you need to create the perfect event. Best of all, we have had the honor of being a place where brides and grooms begin their legacies, companies rejuvenate and celebrate their employees and families celebrate special moments in an environment that is elegant and inviting!
Amenities + Details
Dressing Room
Handicap Accessible
Indoor Event Space
Liability Insurance
Reception Area
Wireless Internet
Covered Outdoors Space
On-Site Accommodations
Outdoor Event Space
Ceremony Types
Civil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding , Vow Renewal Ceremony
Guest Capacity
Up to 200
Settings
Ballroom
Venue Service Offerings
Bar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Food & Catering
Awards and Affiliations
Pricing for The Sanctuary
Browse The Sanctuary's pricing PDF for sample services and estimates.
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The Sanctuary Reviews
4.9 out of 5.0
47 reviews
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WONDERFUL venue!!!! Jennifer was so kind & patient with us during the wedding planning process. She was always on top of everything, highly organized, & very responsive. The venue is absolutely gorgeous with everything you need. 10/10!
This was a wonderful venue for our wedding!
Jennifer was so helpful and patient with us, and was very quick to communicate and answer any of our questions.
Cooper was our day of coordinator and was so friendly and easy to work with.
All of our ...
guests told us how beautiful the wedding was, it was Magical!
My husband and I got married here April 2nd, 2023 and it turned out so beautiful and amazing! I couldn't have picked a better venue. The staff was so helpful and caring. They answered any and every question we had and helped us coordinate this ...
wedding for the entire planning journey.
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Jennifer, the sales manager was very prompt and easy to communicate with. All our transactions like payment etc went very smoothly. Our guests loved the rustic and very Texan architecture of the venue.
Staff was very friendly and professional. The venue is beautiful and very clean.
This is such a beautiful venue for romantic special events. As a guest, we could enjoy visiting with friends and family in an open space that felt intimated once the special couple arrived. The elevated stage, sound system, and private rooms up...
stairs seem to offer all the extra things a bride would need to eliminate stress and enjoy herself.
Booked this venue for my daughter’s wedding! Process was simple, staff was helpful and attentive on the day of the event! Venue is beautiful! Bride and grooms suites were big and spacious for all of the wedding party and mothers to get ready! O...
verall had a great experience!
This is the 2nd year for us to host our annual FOP Auxiliary Purse BINGO at The Sanctuary. The venue is stunning and we were blown away by the professionalism and attentiveness of the staff. The Sanctuary is the top choice for our events. Extra...
thank you to Jennifer for being so accommodating to our group and helping us throughout the process.
We're so glad we chose The Sanctuary for our wedding reception. Jennifer is the best and she kept me informed about all the necessities. We had so much fun and everyone was impressed by the beauty of The Sanctuary. I also used the bridal suite ...
to get ready and I enjoyed it with my daughters, mother inlaw and matron of honor. Everything went fantastic!!
Thank you for making our wedding the best one ever!!
My wedding was perfect! The venue is beautiful! Planning a wedding is so stressful. The all inclusive package just made it so much easier to bring it all together. Jennifer and the team she has built for this all inclusive package is the way to...
go.
We had my daughter’s wedding reception at the Sanctuary. It was wonderful and I would highly recommend this venue.
The venue is beautiful & elegant. Everything went well. The food was excellent & the catering & bar service was terrific.
It wa...
s just what I wanted for my daughter’s wedding reception.
Jennifer, the venue manager, was responsive to our needs & made planning it so much easier. We loved it & had a great time.
Hosted our daughter's first birthday party. Great place and everything was perfectly placed for food and drinks.
Jennifer was very helpful and made the planning process smooth.
A beautiful venue for intimate weddings! We had our ceremony and reception here and everything ran so smoothly. The vendors that came with the venue package were all amazing as well. We were very pleased with the whole process and event itself.
The Sanctuary is an excellent venue for a wedding or any other event. It’s gorgeous and spacious. It has room for lots of people and a theatrical stage. The owner, Jennifer, is very supportive and will work with you to make sure your experi...
ence is a positive one. I highly recommend it!
We loved having our reception at The Sanctuary! My bridesmaids and I loved getting ready together in the bridal suite. Having the groomsmen right down the hall helped all of us ensure that we were time for pictures, the ceremony and had a place...
to store our things until the big send off. The venue coordinator, Jennifer, helped ensure that our reception was the best it could be!
Thank you to the Sanctuary for a great venue. The staff helped us pull off a flawless wedding reception!! Farm Haus catering did a great job, received numerous compliments on the dinner!
I had my wedding on Saturday May 28th, 2022 it was the best day of my life!!!
This place it’s amazing. During all
The process Jennifer was Amazing, super friendly and all the time she was available to answer all of my questions.
I got ready at...
that beautiful bridal suite and the day of my wedding the whole team was great!
I definitely had the best wedding ever. I recommend this place, my party was for 150ppl and it was perfect.
Not a wedding..an art event..great venue
For our 50th Wedding Anniversary celebration, we were referred to The Sanctuary Event Center by the Administrative Assistant to our church pastor. She said she'd heard complimentary remarks from couples who'd had their wedding reception there....
I contacted manager Jennifer Buschmann who made herself available to discuss date availability, costs, and features of the beautiful event center which has both upper and lower levels. Beginning on 1/31/22, I met with Jennifer monthly on four occasions to review details, discuss progress and options such as lighting and linens, placement of tables, and to make periodic payments. She had a recommended vendors list and from it, we used three McKinney businesses -- Farm Haus Catering (Italian cuisine), Sweet Art Bakery, and Holly Vines Floral Designs. Since we wanted to furnish our own beer and wine, Jennifer suggested Total Wine in Allen as an outlet for purchase and its generous return policy, and noted that serving would be done by The Sanctuary bartender. We independently selected Angela Jesulaitis (AngelaJ Photography) as our photographer for church and for the reception, Micah Johnson of Divine Purpose Entertainment as our DJ, and Patty Corsi as pianist during vows renewal at church. On the day of the celebration, Jennifer's assistant, Andree, was the on-site event coordinator while Tami was the catering coordinator. Both coordinators excelled in their roles, being cheerful, helpful, and efficient. During the 4-hour celebration, the only oversight, (which was quickly corrected), was that the table numbers were missing from the individual tables so that guests could consult the seating chart mounted on a tripod to find their seats. The coordinators added an elegant touch in the manner in which they displayed our Scottish clan tartan plaids over chairs in front of the Sweetheart Table (reserved for the Bridal Couple and "Best Couple"). This was in preparation for us and our six flower girls to sing "Loch Lomond" as is traditionally sung at Scottish weddings, following dinner. Overall, we were extremely pleased with the service performed and arranged by The Sanctuary and would recommend it to other couples without hesitation. Jennifer, Andree, and Tami get a 5-star rating for their efforts and service.
I've been in the wedding industry for 10 years - trust me when I say your vendors will make or break your "best day ever"!! The communication and customer service provided by The Sanctuary far exceeded my expectations. The collaborative relat...
ionship between The Sanctuary - Bella Donna Chapel - Ricks Chophouse Catering is seamless. Kate's wedding and wedding reception really was her BEST DAY EVER!
The first thing that attracted us to this venue is the beauty of it . This venue is perfect if you are looking for a smaller reception with 150 guests or less . We had our reception here and thanks to Jennifer for working with us to make it a...
ll come together. Jennifer was very professional and always communicated with us to make sure everything was coordinated as it should be. We would highly recommend The Sanctuary for a wedding reception.
Atmosphere was very warm and welcoming for our guests. Lots of room for tables and dancing and the band. It was a wonderful evening
This was the PERFECT venue for our 1920s themed party! Jennifer and Conner were just fantastic to work with. They were able to adjust some of the plans on the fly without our attendance noticing. They really went above and beyond to provide e...
xcellent service and did it with top notch professionalism. We will be hosting many more events here!
LIZ S.
Booked here for my daughter's quinceañera and it was a great experience all around, from planning to the actual event to cleanup. The place is beautiful, the space and layout was just right, and the set-up was perfect. Loved everything about it...
. Thank you for such a great event!
The facility was nice , but we had a very difficult time with getting the person of contact to communicate. She would not email or call back for many days and sometimes not at all . She would not be available for us to see the inside to measure...
for decorating because she was always out of town or busy . Not so great of customer service for the price .
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2021
Thank you for your honest review. I am so sorry that you felt like my communication was not as responsive as you would have liked.
I make every effort to be available for all clients and to help in anyway necessary. I hate that you feel like...
I was not available for you.
I had a meeting with your mom at the venue regarding planning and she was absolutely delightful. I was also at the venue the day of your reception and had the opportunity to meet some of your family and was able to help a bit with the set up. Everything looked absolutely beautiful.
I do want you to know that feedback is necessary and appreciated. I wish I had known that you felt this way so that I could have corrected this in the moment. Your wedding day is such an important day and I would never want to create any frustration on that day!
The venue is beautiful! Working with Jennifer was easy and she was very flexible. Our first choice food vendor would not work with us based on our venue, they said they are difficult to work with. We went with a preferred vendor, Farm Haus Cate...
ring, which was great and tasty. The elevator comes right into the bridal suite, but as long as no one is coming up it is ok. Overall a great experience and great venue! Very accommodating!
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2021
Jessica thank you for your review! Your ceremony and reception were just beautiful! I so appreciate that you trusted our recommendation for catering! Your family and friends were so fun at the reception!
Jennifer was very responsive. She helped us with ensuring everything went smoothly on our wedding day. She is easy to talk to and very professional. The venue is beautiful and she works with you to bring your vision to a reality.
I am so glad I chose this venue for my wedding reception! Everything was beautiful! Jennifer was amazing! She was very helpful leading up to my wedding day and did a fabulous job to make sure everything was perfect the day of. Communication was...
great! Thank you so much for all your help making my wedding day exactly how I envisioned it!
The sanctuary is a beautiful setting for a reception. It was so convenient to our wedding venue at Bella Donna Chapel. They were willing to work together and everything went very smoothly.
As the father of the bride, I did not enter into a lot...
of the details of the planning. So I would say my biggest frustration with the sanctuary was email communication. They have a special system set up through their website and it is hard to know how to communicate directly with them. You don’t just use an email address but I have to go through the website to communicate.
Response from the Vendor on 09/10/2021
We loved having all of your family and friends at the Sanctuary! Your reception was so awesome! Thank you for your honest review. I know that sometimes technology can be frustrating and I am always working to streamline the process so that i...
t is smooth for our clients.
We could not have chosen a better venue for our wedding reception! The staff was so helpful during the planning process and they were very punctual the day of. We did not have to worry about anything as the event manager was ensuring everything...
ran smoothly. The venue is so beautiful and we received so many compliments from our guests.
The Sanctuary was the perfect venue for what we wanted! Perfect balcony for cocktail hour and an elevator for handicapped access. We especially loved the video we received. So many camera angles were captured. The planning process was a bre...
eze and the coordinator on the day of was so helpful. Highly Recommend!
This venue was everything we had hoped for! With there stage, it optimizes the viewing experience for the guests. The lighting was perfect and the video recording we received from the venue was far better that we expected to receive. So many ...
camera angles! The communication during the planning process was exceptional and having a coordinator there during the event was so helpful. We totally recommend this venue to anyone looking for an easy-to-budget-for wedding venue. We were so impressed that we want to book an event there for my parents' 50th anniversary!
The Sanctuary ( specially Jennifer Bushman) were fantastic for our wedding reception, very professional and helpful in many ways. We are specially grateful when they tried to accommodate our needs when we had to postpone our wedding because of ...
the pandemia. We really recommend this place for your special event.
The sanctuary was gorgeous and unique, and Jennifer the coordinator was absolutely stellar through the whole planning process. She really made everything I want happen!
We have had our customer appreciation party at The Sanctuary for several years and they are great to work with. Very responsive to communications and they do what they say they will do! Takes the stress away of knowing it is taken care of!
We had an amazing experience working with Jennifer! We had our reception on a Wednesday, and planned wedding within 3 months. Jennifer was so patient and helpful in planning for our big day. I can’t recommend her and the venue enough! ❤️
The Sanctuary was the perfect venue for our wedding reception! It is so beautiful and everyone loved it! They were so accommodating given we had to move our wedding because of the pandemic. They tend to all your needs and everything ran SO smoo...
thly! Highly recommend!!
Jennifer at The Sanctuary was simply phenomenal in her service and integrity!!!! Highly highly recommend this beautiful venue- it made our reception truly special from the lighting to the layout everything was perfect!! Even amongst a pandemic-...
Jennifer was never phased by all the last minute changes- she was amazingly professional on every level her also so personal and you can tell she genuinely cares for you as her client. Thank you Jennifer!!!!!
Fantastic venue! Absolutely adored it! First, the venue itself is beautiful both inside and out! It has perfect picture-taking areas all around! Jennifer was phenomenal at guiding us through the process of planning the reception, and she respon...
ded well to questions and concerns! She was very open and willing to help, and she provided an on-site manager the day of! We couldn't have asked for a better place for our wedding reception!
This is a beautiful perfect venue for our daughter's Sweet 16 reception! Very elegant but yet cozy. Jennifer was more than accommodating and worked with us everything step of the way to make sure our event went smoothly. Even during this chal...
lenging time of the pandemic. My daughter had a great time and I highly recommend The Sanctuary for your next venue!
This was an incredible location for our wedding reception! The space felt wonderful, it was wonderfully lit in my preferred color, and there was plenty of room for dancing and for sit-down dinner. There was a separate space for our vendor team ...
to go and relax, the staff was professional and everything was where it was supposed to be and running smoothly. I was really happy with the entire reception and this location with all the vendor they recommended was a perfect choice.
I LOVE this venue! My husband and I just had our reception here and it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Morgan Fuller is so good at what she does. She is so kind and helpful from the very beginning. I highly recommend. Thank you Morgan for everything...
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The Sanctuary is a beautiful venue and the staff goes out of their way to ensure that the event runs smoothly. They are helpful, friendly, and accommodating. The venue is extremely clean and well kept and in an incredible location in the heart ...
of Adriatica! The bridal suite is spacious, comfortable and eloquent. Every bride's dream! There is also a private elevator leading to it. You will not be disappointed to book here for your wedding reception.
Sheri Monroe, June 2018
Stunning venue! So unique with the special finishes on the walls, the stained-glass windows, the gorgeous bridal suite, etc. My guests were in awe of where the venue was located (in a small European-inspired village) with cobble-stone streets...
, and how beautiful it was on the inside. The price is very affordable for what you get. The staff was amazing! Morgan was so sweet and easy to work with, she was always available to answer any questions we had and help us with any vendor recommendations. My bridesmaids LOVED the extra big, bright white and gray, bridal suite! It was perfect for pictures in our robes! The entire night was so perfect. THANK YOU TO THE SANCTUARY FOR EVERYTHING!
Outstanding venue! My wedding was absolutely perfect, the staff was amazing, Morgan was so kind and helpful. I would highly highly highly recommend this venue for your wedding! I got so many compliments from my guests after there wedding.
This was the most perfect venue for our ~100 guest reception. The food is done by Rick's Chophouse (Sterling Events) and everyone raved about how delicious everything was... Not just good for "wedding food", but simply great, period. More impor...
tantly, my family said the food was hot when it came out, which is not always what you get at a wedding. The staff is amazing and so helpful. I didn't worry about a thing. My guests were stunned how beautiful this location is. It was SO close to our ceremony venue (Bella Donna) and was the exact right look & feel for our Italian inspired wedding. We couldn't be happier! ~Deborah & Greg, 9/24/16
Contact Info for The Sanctuary
6633 Virginia Parkway, McKinney, TX
Meet the Team
Jennifer Buschman
Director of Sales
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