The Courtyard by Marriott Dallas-Allen at the John Q Hammons Center is a hotel for couples’ weddings in the greater Dallas, Texas area. An elegant and private venue, this hotel has ballroom spaces for a couple’s wedding with overnight accommodations just an elevator trip away. Couples can find this wedding venue in Allen, Texas, approximately 35 minutes from The Dallas Arboretum and Botanical Gardens.

Facilities and Capacity
Couples can invite up to 900 guests to their wedding at the Courtyard by Marriott Dallas-Allen at the John Q Hammons Center. This venue has three ballrooms and one boardroom for couples’ wedding events. The John Q Hammons Boardroom is the perfect setting for an intimate ceremony or rehearsal dinner, accommodating up to 14 guests. The ballrooms are much larger, seating a grander audience for ceremonies or receptions. The Watters and Rowlett Ballrooms each seat up to 270 guests for a ceremony or reception. They can be divided into smaller rooms to accommodate a more intimate gathering or multiple parts of a wedding. The Cottonwood Ballroom is the largest space in this hotel. It welcomes the full 900 guests for a ceremony or reception. Like the two smaller — but still spacious — ballrooms, this space can also be divided down into sections to meet couples’ needs. The ballrooms at this hotel area are classic and elegant. They feature carpeting and subtly patterned wallpaper to add texture to a space. Each ballroom maintains a relatively neutral color palette, allowing couples to match their own wedding colors to the space.

Services Offered
All-inclusive packages take the stress off of couples at this private hotel venue. The staff assists with services such as setup and clean up on the day of the wedding, while the couple enjoys preparing for the festivities in their bridal suite. This venue, which provides overnight accommodations to guests, is also pet friendly, allowing couples to include their furry family members in their celebration. Other services at this hotel include:

• Event planning
• Event rentals
• In-house bar
• In-house catering
• Lighting/sound
• Shuttle
• Wireless Internet

Cuisine
Bartenders can tend a cash bar for a couple’s reception, offering any type of alcohol couples desire, from premium liquor to house beer and many more selections. These experienced staff members even fill glasses for a champagne toast and serve signature drinks unique to couples and their wedding day. Cuisine can be served in the following catering styles at these ballrooms:

• Buffet
• Cocktail reception
• Dessert
• Family style
• Hors d’oeuvres
• Outside cake
• Plated
• Servers
• Stations
• Tastings

Accommodation
Couples and overnight guests don’t have to go far when the night’s fun is over, they can reach their guest rooms and suites with just a short elevator ride. Rooms feature a contemporary design with cozy furniture and modern amenities. There are pet-friendly rooms in this hotel as well as select suites with balconies for soaking up the bright Texan sun.

Other Services
This hotel invites couples to use the ballrooms for a wedding ceremony and reception, but also for bridal showers, elopements, engagement parties and rehearsal dinners. Here, they can find event rentals for their celebration such as:

• Audio equipment
• Chair covers
• Chairs
• Dance floor
• Lighting
• Tables