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    The Madison Event Center

    3.5 (37 reviews)
    Closed 9:00 am - 5:00 pm

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    We are SO glad that we hosted our ceremony and reception at The Madison! Our ceremony was in The Terrace and our reception was in The Emerald Ballroom. What we loved the most about working with The Madison is how much stress they took off of the wedding planning process! We worked with Zoe to plan the details leading up to our wedding, and she was so helpful throughout the entire process! She helped us sign up for the Taste and Toast where we got to select items for our menu, she answered all of my questions via email, and she helped us at our details appointment confirm all that we had planned and think of new items that we needed to plan before the big day! When the wedding finally rolled around, it was so incredible to sit back and let their team take care of most of the work! We were able to select items from their linens and decor and then add on our own decor to personalize the environment. We didn't even have to set foot in the reception space until we were walking in for our entrance since they set up the entire room for us! Finally, Patty was our weekend coordinator, and she was absolutely amazing! She walked us through the rehearsal, and she was there every step of the way on the wedding day! Her team kept us fed and got us drinks throughout the night, and it made all the difference towards the day being much more relaxed than we imagined!

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    Jillian B.

    I cannot say enough positive things about our wedding day! From the first time I visited to packing up the car, I was extremely pleased! Working with Zoe at the Madison was a pleasure. She was always quick to respond and went above and beyond to answer any and all inquiries. She even found pictures from past ceremonies when I wanted to see the pillars in use. She is phenomenal. I loved that I was able to decide how much I wanted to do for decor and such. I got to do just the things I wanted like the dessert table and the guestbook table. Everything else was taken care of and it was stunning. Tracey was my day of person and she was also amazing. She was so charismatic and completely on top of things. She worked so hard and it wouldn't have run as smoothly without her. It was like having a super organized cousin help run the show! The food was awesome. I don't even care for ham and I loved that ham. All of my guests enjoyed the food! A couple staff members were newer and we're taking plates a bit too quickly. They also took artificial flowers out of vases when I think they should've been left in but that is my only area for improvement! Our bartender was also cute as a button and did a great job. Thankfuk for all of their help. The day was perfect!

    Christie C.

    Great Venue for Wedding Receptions/Ceremonies! I am a local wedding photographer, so I am at more venues than most. I have shot weddings at both Madison North and South. First off, as a photographer, I really like the cool details in both buildings. The Grand Ballroom is gorgeous - love the staircase. Madison South has exposed brick walls and big mirrors. Just lots of great opportunities for photos in the venues (and even the surrounding area outside). Also, the food is very good - better than many venues/caterers. Another plus - you can't hear the music from other weddings! I've been at some venues where the wedding "next door" was drowning out our DJ - this is really a problem at some venues. Not a problem here. Every time I've been there, the staff has been professional with good service. In summary - I would definitely recommend The Madison to couples looking for a reception venue with some character and lots of pluses. It has a lot to offer, and they do a fabulous job!

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    Emily A.

    PROS All inclusive Promptness of emails Allows many outside vendors besides food and drink Free tasting dinner Centerpiece vases complimentary Free valet Cake cutting Payment plan DOC Wedding specialist CONS No refund for less people once contract signed Decor not in correct place Confusion on space v. seating The option to rent linens, chargers, etc from them is expensive Only black chair covers and black overlays and your choice of napkin color complimentary extra hour expensive Contract: $11,800 225 guests Extra hour-5 total Silver option for food and drink alcohol included beer wine champagne ceremony and reception Smores bar Overall disappointed. My ceremony and reception was on 7/30/16 in The Crystal Ballroom.My wedding specialist was Robbin. When I spoke with Robbin originally she said the room would fit 225 people for ceremony that would have room for an aisle and reception after. I am later told Robbin had left and I would temporarily be working with Brittney. Upon speaking with Brittney I discovered that in order for there to be an aisle I could not have more than 200 people. So I cut my guest list so I could accomodate for the aisle. Mind you, I paid for food and drinks for 250 people and there was no refund for having less people come even if so far in advance (over a year) I knew less would be coming. Brittney and I spoke on the phone and thru emails and she responded in a timely manner. Later, I was assigned to Jessica. She responded to emails promptly and always had answers to my inquiries and a few suggestions/recommendations on where I could get decor. ANOTHER issue with the aisle came up. Jessica said that I could only have the aisle if I had 170 guests after speaking with the operations director. WOW so now I am cutting back from 225 guests to 200 to 170 with no refund for food and drinks for less guests, when I was originally told I would have an aisle. The other option was to walk from along the wall on the far side of the room. A bride imagines herself walking down the aisle not walking against a wall. I called the Madison and spoke with Amanda and explained the aisle situation. She put me on hold and spoke to the operations director. She then told me I could have 180 guests and an aisle if we put the buffet on the dance floor. Why didn't Jessica have this idea for me? I wrote up an extensive list of where I wanted decor to EXACTLY be for the day of. ALOT of these items were not where they were supposed to be. For instance my guest book and advice cards were placed OUTSIDE of the room and only a few people signed it; I believe because of this location. A WHOLE table was placed outside of the room that had decor and information etc. I said for the table to be inside the room. If that was not possible why didn't they tell me beforehand? I gave the detailed list to Jessica on 7/27 that should have been more than enough time to review it. All the guests said they had a lovely time and the staff was great EXCEPT I had 3 guests tell me they heard the DOC complain that the ceremony was starting late. It did start late but the guests should not be hearing about the DOC complaining ( I can't remember his name) During the rehearsal he seemed very standoffish and indifferent to the job. I do know we tipped him nicely and regret it after guests saying they heard him complain. There WERE so many discounts offered AFTER I signed my contract. So if you book with them make sure you get a discount! I have so many other complaints. Feel free to message me.

    Delicious food. The Mac and cheese is to die for.
    Andrew H.

    All I can say is wow. This place looked wonderful when we arrived. Their prices on liquor were more than acceptable for the quality they served. The food that was served was amazing. I think the broccoli was over cooked but hey 9/10 things prepared amazingly is pretty good in my book. Besides the broccoli, they wouldn't allow me to have a bourbon neat(it had to have ice in it) and the prime rib only came in medium well. 3 pretty small things, for the food because it's buffet style. They were very accommodating all night. Great place to host events.

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    We were in the Loft for our ceremony and the Emerald Ballroom for our reception, and both spaces were absolutely beautiful!

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