We loved loved loved this venue! OMG! It is so beautiful and offers so much flexibility…read more The interior provides that rustic feel and needs little decoration because it is so nice on its own. We learned that you can pick your own caterer and provide your own booze which can go along way in both cost and allowing you to truly customize your special event. This was one of the top contenders for our wedding day. What ended up keeping us from booking is that we wanted to have a November wedding and this venue is perfect for outdoor weddings so it just was too much of a gamble with the crazy Ohio weather. If you're venue shopping, I highly recommend this place. It was just so nice and if you're an Upper Arlington resident, you can get even more of a discount. Check it out!

I photographed a wedding here over the weekend. What a hidden gem set back in one of the Columbus…read moreParks and Rec locations in Upper Arlington. The staff was excellent -- always checking in to see if we needed anything. According to Charlotte, one of the venue coordinators, they can seat about 150 max. The wedding I attended had a little under 100 guests, with plenty of room to move about with the dance floor set up in the front of the venue. For the ceremony: There is a beautiful outdoor terrace overlooking a pond w/ a fountain. Plenty of seating with a small aisle for the bridal party to walk down. For the reception: There is plenty of room! Tons of natural lighting. A concession stand type window bar area and an alcove to set up the food and cake tables. I was very impressed with this venue. It was clean, modern, easy to access, great staffing, with tons of natural beauty to it. I will definitely be suggesting this location to future photography clients. Well done, Amelita Mirolo.

My supervisor had his wedding and reception here. It was a great multifunctional facility for both…read moreevents. We walked into the main area which was where the ceremony was held. We were told to walk down the hall to the other section where we had appetizers. They'd brought in appetizers made by family members which were heated up in the kitchen and served with drinks. About 45 minutes later we were told we could return to the first area. (Hope you aren't confused yet!) It had been opened up into an even bigger room than before. It had a dance floor and many round tables. It was difficult to believe it was the same room. During the reception they had a DJ and a video presentation to honor deceased family members so there's a variety of equipment for your event.

We absolutely loved having our wedding reception at the Sanctuary. The staff is extremely nice and…read morethe price cannot be beat. You can use any caterer and bartender you want, which saves a lot of money. We really enjoyed the uniqueness of the space! Plus, they have open houses every Thursday which helped us a lot with planning details.

Swan Lake Event Center is such a beautiful venue for any occasion. From a wedding to a casual…read morefamily reunion, this place is has it all. The outside is nice venue for of course making an outdoor wedding. Even if you weren't there for a wedding occasion, I can see this also being a nice place just to take family portraits too. I heard my mom is having a book club gathering here so that's an option as well. Round up some ladies and host a book club in the main event center. I am just an outdoorsy lady so the outdoor venue just really caught my eye from the wedding terrace to the fountain. I could be out here for hours alone. I wish I knew about this place 11 years ago, I would have totally used this venue to get married. I just feel like it is beautiful and conveniently located venue North of Columbus. Do yourself a favor and check this place out next time you have a big family occasion!

Tall Timbers is a nice banquet hall that was used for a wedding when I was there. It worked nice to…read morehave the wedding in the back wooded area and then the reception in the joining building. It was a regular sized wedding in terms of guests. We sat in white chairs that were set up in the grass while the wedding party, bride, groom, and the officiator stood in front with the trees set as the backdrop. It was a really nice setting. They had a emcee who was in control of the music that was set up to the right. The wedding party walked out of the banquet hall doors down to the front area where they took their spots. The reception happy hour allowed for drinks and hors doeuvres to be accessed inside and enjoyed outside. Some sat in the chairs that were used for the ceremony and others gathered on the side of the reception hall. Once dinner started we enjoyed music and dancing in the banquet area. Low ceilings with good placement of the wedding party and bride and groom. Most had a good view of the entertainment. Overall, well serviced and a good venue for a wedding.

"The staff was so kind and friendly!!! They were so accommodating and so helpful with everything!…read more Our room was set up BEAUTIFULLY and the food on the buffet was DELICIOUS ! Definitely would recommend to anyone looking to host an event.

Our wedding was originally scheduled for March 28. Because of the Coronavirus, we had to reschedule…read morewith the venue.... twice. They were MORE than accommodating, helpful, kind, and I feel like I've gained a friend in the process. The food is great (we already had a taste test) and the venue is absolutely stunning. We can't wait to celebrate with all of our friends and family in person next year!

Nice venue. I been here for several different events (baby shower, graduation party, & a wedding).read more

Beautiful Bright Space Free Parking…read more Many Amenities Flexible Vendor Policy Central Location

STAY FAR AWAY! Worst place to host an event. Do not let the pictures and ads on their page fool…read moreyou! I booked for Oct 3 of this year to have my bridal shower, and they didn't have anything ready, and all they were in charge of was just making sure I had my tables available to decorate and my balloon arch with backdrop. Dianna, the host, was late to EVERYTHING. She overbooked my visit to the venue with some other girl and she was late to that. When I had my consultation, she was late for that too. And to my surprise, she forgot about my whole event day! She and her husband or some other co-owner of the event space spend a lot of time trying to charge me more than my mini package cost and take away time in my package so they can have more money for less time given. It took me months to get my contract back! They advertised that it was free to allow my own decorator to come just to later say it now cost $250! They refused to let me come early unless I payed $120 extra! They said the earliest I could be there was 9am which I payed extra money for. I got there at 10:30am believing they were ready for me, and the doors were locked! The room was filthy from the last event and the tables were not my tables. They change $600 for round tables regardless of how many you need, which that is fine if that's what they want to do. I was content having their standard rectangle tables that were free in my package but they didn't have them ready. Day of, Dianna had nothing ready, and then tried to ask me if I could use the ROUND TABLES AFTER I SPENT MY OWN MONEY MONTHS PRIOR FOR RECTANGULAR TABLE CLOTHES! I TOLD HER NO!!! She completely dropped the ball. When I called her day of my event to see what was going on SHE HUNG UP ON ME and She NEVER called me back! 40 mins later and 12 calls deep or more of getting nothing but voicemails she finally re-answers her phone with the excuses that had NOTHING to do with the NOW. I had been in communication with Dianna and whoever she has with her to communicate via instagram for 10 months already, trying to make sure I got my contract after I already paid my holding fee and half the cost up front. They refused to help me make any accommodations that came in my package. I had to pay $180 extra to have fake florals in my balloon arch that wasn't ready for me and fully forgot until I reminded her. Dianna didn't have all of the colors we talked about for the balloons either, even after I offered to buy those colors for her. She arrived more than an hr late and then tried to tell her coworkers I was difficulty to work with in Spanish NOT knowing some of my family speaks Spanish. I had to call as many guest as I could to let them know the event has been pushed back 1 hr which caused some guest to have to leave in the middle of the event because of it. She then had the nerve to tell me she is taking time away from the event after mine so she can give me time back. I paid $400 or so extra for nothing to be ready, plus $950 just for the event space that was supposed to be $600-$650 to rent. Poor communication efforts that started back in JANUARY through SEPTEMBER! And then in September have the AUDACITY to tell me that they prefer to communicate via email?! You don't wait 10 months later to say you prefer this style of communication! I had to explain that to her COWORKER in the instagram chat because she or he didn't believe me! Dianna jumped in to try to save face and admitted she sent my contract to the wrong "email" and I only own one email, so who did she email if it wasn't Me?They had my date correct in the contract once I actually got it via email to finish signing, and made sure I paid it all off so they could have my money but clearly that's all they wanted. They were extremely rude even though I had been very patient with them and polite. My family and friends had to clean the dirty venue, haul out tables and remove all of the decor from the previous day's event. She didn't even offer to reimburse me for the time lost to me and my guest. She for some reason thinks that time revolves around her?! I cried because no bride to be should have to deal with such rude behavior on her special day. It was only by God's grace things were pulled together on time. She tried to express the backdrop left behind was expensive as if that mattered, or or could fixtures the time lost. I paid $180 for florals in my balloons and extra to have 3 balloon colors. She only came with 2 colors that matched and the 3rd color was nothing we spoke about. She had to recycle the florals off the sign from the previous event. Her communication was NASTY in English and Spanish! I am convinced she only hosts for her friends and family and no one else. You don't do this to people. As we were finishing decorating she had the audacity to take pictures and videos to have on her insta short! You are NOT professional or organized!

Went for Blake and Elizabeth's wedding. Nice location…read moreGood food Great ambiance Worth a trip

Venue 614 checks SO many boxes when you're trying to find the Goldilocks of venues. Let me tell you…read morewhy: *It is the perfect space for a 50-100 group. *The aesthetics make it easy to dress up or keep casual. It can totally go either way. *NO PRE-SET CATERER. Or florist. Or anyyyyything else. You can literally bring whatever you want. This truly is an event-thrower's dream. *It's in the heart of the action -- the Short North -- but there are plenty of garages and street parking available. And then the biggest win at Venue 614 are the owners, Jen and Doug. To put it bluntly -- they just give a f*ck. About everything. They actually care about your experience, and they are incredibly easy to work with. I helped throw a 70-person holiday party recently, and partnering with Venue 614 was a DREAM. We collaborated together, and they jumped through so many hoops to help make my event great. I felt like we were truly in it together. I want to blab on and on about how amazing Venue 614 is, but hopefully you get the picture by now: The space is versatile and reasonably-priced, the options are limitless, and the owners are a dream team to work with.

I truly can't say enough about how pleased I am with our experience with Venue 614. My husband and…read moreI got married in December and had a small reception with friends and family in January here and it was absolutely perfect. Jen was great to work with, so easy and great communication. She made sure we had everything we needed/wanted. Rob was extremely kind and helpful! And on the day of they made sure that everything went as smooth as possible, were extremely helpful, and made sure that everything went just the way we wanted. If you are looking for somewhere to host ANY kind of small event I HIGHLY recommend checking out Venue 614.