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Laurel Hall

4.0 (16 reviews)
Open • 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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As a previous bride, please consider very carefully before booking Laurel Hall as your venue. If you have a good amount of free time and like to do everything yourself, this is a good choice. You are quite literally only pay for the view (which is stunning in pictures, don't get me wrong). There are soo many stunning venues around Indy that offer or even include services/products for you to use on your wedding day. They provide tables & chairs but you have to rent chair pads from another vendor. What kind of wedding venue makes you rent chair pads for dinner chairs? (Also not disclosed in the price). They also list in their packet that "security" and an on site coordinator is included. I didn't see the "security" one time on my wedding day, and we met the on site coordinator early in the morning on the day of, then he was no where to be found the rest of the day. My DJ & other vendors ran into issues and had several questions unanswered because the venue coordinator was gone. ALSO i paid almost $1,000 for string lights to be hung on the terrace. (Also should be included or at least offered by Laurel hall in my opinion) the only decoration i really splurged on because it set the mood for the whole night and we had dinner on the terrace. No one could figure out how to turn them on/where to plug them in because we couldn't find the venue coordinator. They were off most of the night... The ceremony chairs looked AWFUL (picture included but looked way worse in person) they mixed white and yellowish chairs?? And they were COVERED in bird poop. Looked absolutely terrible and I'm horrified my guests had to wipe them off. The last thing I'll mention is that at the end of the night, everything was thrown into a room with TWO other wedding decorations/inventories. So the following day when we had to go back and pick up our stuff, the rental company and I had to DIG through trash bags full of table cloths for me to get mine back. It was absolutely ridiculous. I also still never found my black napkins from the wedding because everything was tossed all together and i just took the loss. I was told all of this would be looked into, but it wasn't so I'm hoping another bride can take from this post. The day was beautiful and the venue is gorgeous. But that is all you are paying for is the view, the staff will be no help to you in any way. And at their price point & experience in this industry, you would expect much much more.

Matt K.

I can't imagine a more beautiful location for our wedding reception. If you'd like they have a chapel, but we were married at St. Joan of Arc then came here for the reception. The inside with the dark wood is elegant and the outside terrace is perfect if you're blessed with nice weather. Take a look at our photos for the real testimonial. Laurel Hall is an old mansion that is now the headquarters to the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity and Educational Foundation. On weekends the grounds are rented for special events. Book EARLY - space will fill quickly. Parking is VERY limited so we used shuttles to help move people around and save hassle. We ended up with about 130 guests, I think. It was tight. Their website says max 200 and that's no joke. Depending on how you set the room, you will be lucky to fit 150 in the main dining room. Laurel Hall is not cheap, but their staff is professional and easy to work with.

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Alison S.

Laurel Hall is a true hidden gem in Indianapolis! If you are looking for a beautiful wedding venue, look no further! The team at Laurel Hall is incredible and will go out of their way to make sure you have everything you need. The venue itself is elegant and filled with charm. I cannot wait to go back!

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