Atrium at the Curtis Center

Inconsistent in so many ways. The center atrium area is filled w/​marble while the bathrooms are disgusting, the food at cocktail hour was overwhelming while dinner was undercooked (and incredibly late) the valets when you arrived were so attentive & difficult to find at end of evening. Overall wedding was typical center city style but hope this young couple didn’t mortgage a new house for this venue.

This is a huge factor to consider; the bathrooms or lack thereof. There is no wheelchair accessible bathrooms. I was offered to use the bride’s bathroom which is bigger but didn’t have grab-​bars so that didn’t help much either. It’s really a shame since all they would have to do to make it accessible is to remove the wall that is between the two stalls and will make it one bigger accessible stall. Now I now why the parking garage smelled like urine, all of the wheelchair users had to pee in the garage instead. Next time, I’ll aim for the fountain instead!

I had my wedding here in May 2014. The space was awe inspiring at first glance and we decided we wanted to book it right away. I do not regret that decision however I think it is really important that someone mention in a review that the acoustics in the building were terrible. FOr the first half of my wedding I kept turning to my husband and saying that I couldnt believe that we had been told that the acoustics would be fine because of the «new» sound system (especially because we asked repeatedly about it). It really was disappointing: No one could here the speeches, the music was echoing, and I had to scream to talk to my husband. I say I don’t regret the decision because the staff was phenomenal and the food was fantastic but if I could have picked a place with the same accommodations but completely different acoustics I would have no complaints. (except that the chairs at the sweetheart table are way too low)

I had my wedding at the Curtis Center in May 2013.
From the time I started the tour of the building, I knew that it was the place that I had to have my wedding. It is absolutely breathtaking– the marble floors are incredible, and the fountain is beautiful. It was hard to imagine that an office building could become a beautiful event venue, but it definitely did!
During the planning process, Emily helped me with everything. It wasn’t always easy to take everyone’s opinions in to account, but her patience and kindness made everything go as smoothly as possible.
On the day of the wedding, I didn’t have to worry about anything (which for me, is nearly impossible lol.) The Curtis Center appoints someone to personally assist the bride and groom (and their parents) for the entire night. Larry assisted my husband and I the entire night– and it was simply amazing. I had an upset stomach and asked for Sprite Zero… they definitely didn’t have it, so Larry had someone go buy it. That’s not typical service– that’s incredible. He also helped me «re-​bustle» my dress when people kept stepping on it!!!
The food was wonderful, and the dessert display was ridiculous. Everyone had a fantastic time.
I wholeheartedly recommend the Curtis Center for a wedding, I absolutely loved it.

Came by to see the Dream Garden. It was a amazing piece of artwork and very beautiful, but nothing much more to the place.

Swankiest wedding I’ve ever been to (just attended no info on planning). The experience that I had seems to be very similar to what Kathy O. is reporting. The food they offered was excellent and the cocktail hour was like a meal in itself with some of the best shrimp I’ve had at a catered event. For dinner I had duck as an entrée, which I have never had at a wedding before and was delicious.
Not where I would have my event, but if twenty foot high marble walls are your thing, this place has my stamp of approval.

Listen… if atriums are your thing than I guess you would be remiss if you didn’t stop in at the Curtis Center and check out the spacious interior. Great for weddings and indoor hot air ballooning… yes I’m reviewing an atrium. Next check out my review for the lampposts in Franklin Square.

We had my daughter’s wedding at the Atrium at the Curtis Center on August 11, 2012. The Curtis Center is an office building but the CESCAPHE Event Group rents out the magnificent Atrium for events. Our guests said they felt as if they were in Hollywood from the valet parking (extra cost) to the venue!!! For one price you get top shelf liquor, a 90 minute cocktail hour that includes a sushi bar, oysters and lobster tail!!! Our guests were amazed at the variety of food. The staff-​especially Missy– worked with us prior to the wedding and was awesome the day of the event. Jimmy was fantastic as the maitre de to the bride and groom. Every table said the staff were outstanding. The variety of food and the flavor were tremendous! You get to choose three entrees for your main meal. Go with the breakfast and dessert buffet toward the end of the evening rather than the chocolate fountain! They had warm mini chocolate lava cakes on the dessert buffet to satisfy the chocolate lovers. And splurge for the chandeliers and uplighting to set an amazing mood for evening receptions. Please invite me to your wedding because I would LOVE to be a guest next time!!! The only issue is the echo with the music due to the high ceilings. I HIGHLY recommend you use their recommended DJ or bands who know how to deal with the sound issues. Oh, and the bridal suite they set up for the wedding party with food and drink is also amazing! Ladies, we used Salon Thalia in the Curtis Center for makeup and Updos. I don’t recommend them for children, but they did great updos and makeup for adults, ask for Michael! Our guests stayed at the Omni Hotel which was within walking distance. Fantastic service there also! Beautiful Blooms did a lovely job on the flowers. Wish we could do it all again!