Woman’s Club of Wilmette

We rented the Woman’s Club of Wilmette for our wedding reception on 9÷22÷12. We thought the price was fairly reasonable for wedding reception sites in the area. We wanted a site that was more special than a plain banquet hall and we wanted freedom to make the event our own. We did not want to be in a «wedding reception factory» type place where you have guests from three other weddings filtering in and out of your event.
The WCW has a sort of vintage charm. The main room is pretty, with large windows, an ample wooden floor, wooden paneling on the walls, and a large stage. We comfortably fit a wedding with 160 people into the main room. The lights were nice and low for our nighttime reception; I was worried that they would be too bright but they were not. We had our DJ on the main stage. There is a middle room with doors that lead into the main room. In the middle room we set up our bar, photo booth, and candy buffet. Next to that room is a sitting area with lots of couches. There was also a separate room in which the bridal party put their purses and there is a coat room. The women’s bathroom is nice. My caterer said that she really liked the size of the kitchen. It was nice working with Mark, who is the site coordinator.
There were a couple of areas of the club that could use improvement. The men’s bathroom is not aesthetically pleasing at all. The carpet in the middle room is also not a pretty sight, so keep the lights low in that room or cover up the stains with tables or something.
Overall, I am happy with the WCW as a reception venue. I would recommend it to someone on a very tight budget who wants something in the north shore area without having to go to a generic banquet hall.

We rented the Woman’s Club for our wedding ceremony and reception. It was a great venue — close to the Linden stop on the L and the Wilmette stop of the Metra — still technically public transit accessible! Easy parking too. Far less expensive than venues closer into Chicago, and as nice or nicer than many we looked at. Joan at the Club is great to work with and Mark who runs the facility is easy going as well. This is just the sort of laid back and easy to work with venue you want to have for a big event.