Fifty-Two-Twenty-Six

Beautiful and awesome place, but as a coordinator of several events with great budgets– this is not the place-​the picture is painted beautifully but the finish product will be on tissue yet painted with oil-​a mess.
Customer service. (Sammie) is the worst, she’s a liar, very inconsiderate, not reliable, and very inconsistent when it comes to recalling contractual items. Vendor reliability that she refers to clients are not reliable (valet company and lighting). The mere fact that one would take part of their budget and even consider this venue is absurd. Keep searching. Again she paints a good picture! She’s your supervisor the day of your event but she does not show up– GO FIGURE!

I would have never known about this place if my friends didn’t invite me to the Jägermeister Sin Igual event. What an awesome place to be for events. It suits about 2 – 300 people or more. I saw tons of people enjoy their time here as we got our party on.
I had so much fun, I wish I could review the event on Unilocal!
Other than the great amount of space, this venue looked amazing. It has a kitchen, restrooms, and many open spaced rooms for a band, dance floor, photo shoot, and many more. We didn’t even use the whole entire building. Some sections were closed off. I looked up the website and it looks like this place can host weddings. It didn’t look like more than a warehouse from the pictures provided, but the garden looked buttiful!
If I to throw a large party, this is the place to be. Great weather served us that night so we could enjoy the view both in and out.

A very cute, quaint wedding venue close to the Galleria. Great prices, beautiful location for a spring/​summer early fall outdoor wedding. Parking can be cumbersome but they have valet.
Talk to Sammi, should you be looking for a venue.

This is a beautiful venue for a wedding. The garden in the middle of the building is ideal for a ceremony and would be a photographer’s paradise.
I wanted to book my wedding here. My fiancé and I visited and met with Sammi who was very polite and willing to answer all our questions. She readily provided packets with information and forwarded pics of other events that took place there.
A few weeks after I was able to make contact as I was ready to pay, but wanted to clarify a few things such as insurance for serving alcohol and such. It’s my first wedding and I am very hands on so most of it I planned on doing myself.
Contact became infrequent and I started to wonder how secure I would feel coughing up $ 3450 cash and not being able to contact anyone about my very important day. It took exactly 7 days for someone to respond to an email, which is kind of inconvenient when I have vendors waiting on a response from me.
I say book with them if it suits you. Such communication about something so grand doesn’t work for me.

After many conversations and an argument that eventually convinced me to agree to having a wedding ceremony, i’m glad i agreed b/​c this place is immaculate! On our wedding day i only needed one thing to happen, which did, you can keep the bells and whistles b/​c they cost a little more than a crispy bill. Memories however are invaluable so every bit of effort in planning this wedding was worth the result in the best place Houston could host such event.
Driving by 5226 Elm you’ll most likely pass it up, the true definition of a hidden gem. Inside is designed to appeal with the exotic plants that bloom beautifully when in-​season. Nestled in the middle of the courtyard is a small pond with goldfish swimming beneath the lillies that confirm green as my favorite color. So much shrubbery you can follow a trail that leads to the serene swimming pool, which adds an adventurous temptation best fit for the photogenic. Our photographer’s creativity was exemplified with the assorted options and angles bringing out a lively appeal.
We invited 70 guests to attend and all of them were in a stirrup over its delightful setting. From the time our guests and vendors arrived to the time we all departed the staff here was more than attentive and creative to sort out any minor quirks, giving my wife and i security throughout our entire evening.
Groomsmen and bridesmaids had a spacious environment to change in, which incorporated the necessary privacy to fulfill the bride’s superstitions. Cocktail hour after the ceremony was more time for our guests to highlight everything that was adored about this studio. Afterward, the ballroom-​slash-​dining room provided plenty space for us to all eat and watch the royal 1^st dance (If there were a rug in there then it was cut one hundred ways!). Carraba’s catered for us, allowed by the owners of the venue, and the kitchen had more than enough space to serve our wedding party. For a vendor, our wedding had to have been one of the easiest to successfully serve and 5226 is much to thank.
Lord willing, in ten years we’d relish in the idea of having another party here to celebrate our anniversary, with the same ethics that the staff hones it would be even better than it was before. We know what to expect from them and that trust is always an issue of skepticism when dealing with contractors but not an issue with the personnel of the 5226 studio.
Key notes:
–Any photographers dream, you’r creativity would be ignited with infinite possibilities
–Outside contractors/​vendors allowed with proper insurance coverage.
–Able to host events of many sorts, holding a capacity of more than 500 guests.
–Trustworthy

Now that the after-​wedding madness has passed, the honeymoon journey is over and the summer calm has allowed me to look back at the entire experience at Fifty-​Two-​Twenty-​Six, I wanted to write a review for what I think is one of the most gorgeous, elegant and modern venues for small weddings in Houston.
When we were looking for a venue for our small (50 – 60 guests) wedding, I grew disheartened as we were faced with either cold hotel ballrooms with little to no windows (try zero natural light) or with restaurants where we had to share bathrooms with patrons and remain confined to our chairs for the entirety of the reception. We were planning a small event as for us it was all about sharing with our closest friends and family and most venues were too large for our situation. Then I came across this venue and fell in love the minute I set foot in its interior gardens. I proceeded to convince my now husband that the search was over and that although the rental fee was a little bit higher than we had anticipated, we had found the place to celebrate our wedding.
If you are looking for a place, do yourself a favor and visit this venue before you make a decision. It gives you the peace of mind of being able have to move the party indoors in case that planning a reception outdoors makes you nervous. It has two large kitchens where the caterer can prepare the food, ample indoor space if you want to set up sitting areas and dancing in the A/​C and clean spacious bathrooms. The architecture is modern and the green surroundings are the perfect setting for pictures. Ours are spectacular!
The only down side (and this is why I do not give it 5 stars) is that you are responsible for renting all the chairs/​tables/​equipment and it requires some coordination. It would be nice if they took care of it all.

If only… Yeah, I keep having to remind myself those two words… I fell in love with this wedding venue because it is very modern, elegant, and their lush landscape made this for a perfect outdoor wedding. Inside, they have floor to ceiling glass that looks out onto their stunning garden. If you have a small wedding (20 – 70 guests), this place would be perfect. They can only cater and fit 70 people in the garden courtyard. Upon entering into the garden courtyard, I was ready to sign up but my fiancé’ had to stop me because our wedding was more than 100 people. If only… my wedding was small but it isn’t. Words can’t describe this place. You have to set a appointment and go there. You won’t be disappointed if you are looking for a outdoor wedding venue.

Gorgeous! This place really should be called Ralph Smith Photography and Event space, because that is what it is. I assume photography goes on here, but I’ve only been here for a benefit dinner and auction. The space is used regularly for dinners, tastings, silent auctions, etc… I love this space! It’s beautiful!
There is a space inside that can seat several large round tables and then an outdoor space that is shaded so it can be used even on a warm day/​evening. There is a lovely rectangular Koi pond in the back patio area as well as a beautiful trellised and vine covered area. Long tables can be set up on both sides of the Koi pond as well as under the trellis area (see photo). There is a large kitchen and prep area on the west side of the patio and we could occasionally glimpse the chefs preparing our meal.
I went to this event space for the Lucky Dog rescue benefit and 7 course tasting. The space was beautiful and had enough room for 80 people to be seated for the evening’s tasting. There were also several tables full of silent auction items.
I would love to rent this space for a party or work event. It isn’t much to look at from the outside and the parking is challenging, but once you are inside, you forget about that and enjoy your evening. If you get a chance to go to something here, do it.