Memorial Hall c. 1876 Reviews
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Samantha Sent on 06/09/2023Amazing unexpected wedding venue
We are so happy we chose to have our wedding at the Please Touch Museum! Our guests are still talking about how great everything was. The entire process was easy and the venue was gorgeous. We were able to have a beautifully elegant wedding while still incorporating some fun elements. We would definitely recommend this venue for anyone looking for a unique wedding. -
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Caitie Sent on 12/15/2022Perfect Night
I couldn't have dreamed of a more perfect place to get married. We got married in July, and five months later our friends are still raving about our wedding. The venue was spectacular. The carousel at the cocktail hour made for a memorable night. And the food was amazing! Everything from cocktail hour to desserts was delicious. Lynnelle was so great to work with. From the first meeting through the wedding itself, she was helpful and attentive and really brought our vision to life. Planning a wedding can be stressful, but working with Lynnelle and the team at Brulee was stress-free. -
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Spencer Sent on 11/21/2022The Perfect Wedding
Our wedding on 11/19/22 was absolutely perfect. The entire process of planning was so smooth and easy, the whole team at The Please Touch Museum were beyond helpful and a delight to work with. I can not say enough wonderful things about the beautiful space, the absolutely incredible food, the flawless service and attention to detail. I am a wedding planner myself so I know first hand the amount of work that goes into weddings and Lynnelle was phenomenal. I am absolutely blown away by the entire experience. From our first meeting I knew that this was the place for us to get married. As someone in the business, I was worried that I wouldn't be able to relax at my own wedding or get out of planner mode, but having people like Lynnelle and her team (shout out to Rosie who also made sure our every need was taken care of before we even knew it) made it possible for me to fully experience being the client/guest and not spend a moment worried that some detail was going to be overlooked. The whole day felt like a dream. A perfect dream. 10 out of 10 would recommend. Stunning. -
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Jen P. Sent on 09/14/2022
Highly recommended!
We had our wedding this spring at the Please Touch Museum and the whole thing felt like a dream! The building is already incredible on its own - it’s unique and fun, but also very elegant and the carousel was a lovely bonus. Our guests loved the venue and the food, and the Brulee Catering team was phenomenal. Lynnelle was amazing and so much fun to work with throughout the planning process and on our wedding day. From our first meeting with her, she was super responsive, organized, and made the planning process a breeze. She guided us through everything, and we were really impressed with her attention to detail and how she seemed to have answers ready for all of our questions. On our wedding day, the catering team did a fantastic job handling everything so that we didn’t have to worry about a thing, keeping things flowing and running smoothly. Everyone was so friendly and our bridal attendant was great. We loved our wedding and can’t recommend the Please Touch Museum/Brulee Catering enough! -
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Sara Sent on 06/01/2021I’m probably happiest Covid bride out there
We began planning our wedding December 2019. After looking at several venues, we fell in love with Memorial Hall immediately. There was no other place for us.
What made our choice even more perfect was working with Lynnelle, Director of Catering at Brûlée. She helped with every major and minor decision we needed to make about the wedding. She “got” me and my aesthetic immediately and had fabulous ideas that fit my theme.
Of course, we didn’t have a typical wedding planning journey. There was a whole pandemic in the middle! Lynnelle was fully transparent, encouraging, and kind throughout our long wedding process. We changed the date and she made sure the menu, the venue decor, the servers, and all the support staff were in sync with our vision.
I cannot say enough about how awesome Lynnelle and our wedding was. She made everything easy and when we had to adapt to covid rules we felt like we were in safe hands.
Aside from that, she is the warmest, friendliest, and most upbeat person I could ever have hoped to work with. I cannot recommend her highly enough! -
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Caroline Sent on 10/27/2019Magical Wedding!!!!
Completely magical!!! We just got married at the Please Touch Museum at Memorial Hall... It was even better than I could have imagined!!! First of all the building itself is absolutely gorgeous and historic with high ceilings and ornate pillars... you feel like a million bucks just walking in. We had our ceremony in the foyer, our cocktail hour in the carousel house and our reception in memorial hall with blush uplighting, stars on the ceiling, and clouds from the Alice in wonderland exhibit lit in the distance. I felt like I was in a fairy tale. Everyone was amazed at how spectacularly beautiful the venue was. What's more, Chez and Lynnelle were amazing! I must have emailed each of them 100 times and they always got back to me quickly and were super helpful! The food was delicious and I even got feedback from my guests on how impressed they were with how smooth the service was! All together, I couldn't be happier that we put our trust in Chez and Lynnelle to make our wedding dreams come true! -
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Sarah Sent on 11/02/2017Marley and her team were wonderful throughout the entire process. We booked the venue a little over a year before our wedding date. They were very accommodating with some customization of the package that we wished to purchase. As the wedding grew closer, we reached out to Marley more in regards to the tasting, floor layout, menu, signature cocktail, etc. and she and her team were very prompt with responses and also with trying to make the day go as perfectly as possible. The week prior, I probably emailed her a couple times a day to make sure that everything was set, and that drop off of other things (such as table numbers, birdcages, guestbook, bathroom baskets, etc) could be coordinated. Again, everyone was on top of all of the planning and set up and the room looked beautiful on our wedding day! The staff was attentive and we had a day of attendant that would bring us snacks/foods/drinks throughout the night. The staff also let us know when it was time for parent dances, speeches, cake cutting etc. Each and every person made our day go extremely smoothly and we had the perfect time! Would highly recommend not only the venue itself for the beauty and fun atmosphere that it created for us and our guests, but also for the high level of professionalism and individual attention that everyone gave us throughout the entire planning process.
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Rebecca Sent on 04/23/2022
Gorgeous and Fun Venue
Brulee Catering at Memorial Hall/the Please Touch Museum was a highlight of our wedding! During the planning, Lynnelle was there for us with our million questions in the lead up to our wedding and ensured everything went smoothly the night itself. Our guests were very impressed with how seamlessly the wedding events flowed and that is simply a reflection of the event planning prowess of Brulee Catering and specifically Lynnelle. The venue itself provided the perfect mix of elegance and fun that we were looking for. How many couples get to ride a carousel during their wedding?! We would highly recommend Brulee Catering at Memorial Hall/the Please Touch Museum! -
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Taylor Sent on 11/20/2023Beautiful and unique wedding venue
We had our November wedding with 110 guests at PTM this year. The venue is spectacular and staff are great. We overall loved the venue and the staff, but wanted to detail specific pros and cons since this is a very big decision! But overall, if you're looking for a venue that says WOW, this is it for you in Philly!
Pros: the venue is absolutely gorgeous and magical, especially at night. You get 3 great spaces (the entry hall for ceremony, carousel room for cocktail hour, and the main hall for your reception). Everyone told us that this was one of the most beautiful and certainly most unique wedding venue they had ever seen (and we had some picky guests)! We also thought the food and drinks were excellent -- many people told us they had never had such good wedding food (we particularly loved the salmon and the chicken tortas). You also get cake through Isgro's included which is amazing. The staff day-of was excellent and super helpful. Every wedding gets their salesperson (ours was Terri) and a day-of assistant (ours was Michaela) -- they made sure we always had a drink, that things were running on time, and that guests were happy. Finally, we found the prices to be super reasonable, especially compared to comparable venues in Philly and beyond.
Cons: we had a bit of trouble communicating with Brulee while we were hashing out the details of our event, but they were transitioning staff, so it could be due to that. You also need to purchase lighting for this venue which adds on an additional $3-5K -- this was well worth it for us, but worth knowing ahead of time. On an extreme nit -- we had ordered the late night pretzels and tasty kakes and felt like it wasn't quite worth it. I would recommend additional cookies from Isgro's instead if you're looking to amp up your dessert course. We also felt like the favors weren't placed strategically and a lot of guests missed them, so we went home with dozens of extras. -
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