Vinton War Memorial

rge windows, beautiful light fixtures, and stunning hardwood floors. The day of my wedding was one of the hottest so far this year and the day after a nasty storm blew out most of the power in town. Not only did the Vinton War Memorial have power, but they made sure all of our guests were comfortable all night. We were allowed to decorate just about however we wanted, bringing in our own chair covers and storing them a few days early. The staff let me visit any time I wanted to and I had complete control over the room set-up. My dad needed to change clothes before the reception and they let him store his suit there all day and gave him access to a private room upstairs to change. I never felt rushed to have to clean up or that I we didn't have enough time to set-up. If you are getting married in the Roanoke area I HIGHLY recommend looking into holding your reception at the Vinton War Memorial. The inside and outside are beautiful, and I really can't imagine having held the wedding reception anywhere else!

s the venue was and how great the staff were. Thanks for such a great experience. ♥

work with and very gracious about the a/c situation. One of the staff people present in the building at the time of our event personally spoke with her at the event and apologized profusely and tried to remedy the situation. She ended up compensating my mom-in-law for the problem, which was very generous and kind of her. The staff at the Vinton War Memorial really are in the business of making a pleasant and honest experience. The venue itself is absolutely gorgeous and we actually considered this for our wedding reception venue. I would highly recommend this to anyone searching for a beautiful southern wedding event! (Great for photos too!!)

set up our reception for a saturday - we showed up and it wasn't even on her schedule - thankfully she was there to meet with another couple! Not necessarily her fault, her assistant supposedly scheduled it, but if another couple wasn't already coming in, no one would have been there at all. We were allowed to bring our linens, drinks, alcohol, etc the day before the wedding but you can only have the actual venue for 12 hours or you have to pay extra. So they were kind enough to iron our linens for us and said it would be done by the time we got there Saturday at 12 pm to set up the centerpieces, etc for the reception that night. My MIL and family got there at 12, linens were still being ironed. Not a huge deal but slowed down progress a little, not to mention the family still had to be dressed at at the ceremony by 5. Also, I had a memorial candle set up for my grandmother and it was placed on the mantle, with two pillar candles. The War Memorial was also trying to "sell" the room when we were setting up for our reception so there were people in there moving all of the stuff we'd just finished - making extra work for us. Didn't appreciate that. When they only give you 12 hours to have the site, and that includes set up, reception and clean up, those 12 hours should be yours. No one else should be in there selling the room to other potential customers and moving all of your stuff around. Otherwise, the venue was amazing. It really is a very pretty site and the staff are very nice.