El Club in Detroit, Michigan, is a restaurant wedding venue to host ceremonies, receptions, bridal showers, engagement parties, and rehearsal dinners. In addition to being a restaurant, they are also a club venue and are fully equipped with professional equipment to fit every production need. A turn-key venue, they are dedicated to making each wedding a beautiful and memorable experience for couples and their guests.

Facilities and Capacity
Inside the restaurant, capacity reaches 400 for standing room or up to 175 guests seated. There is also an outside patio that can accommodate 300 standing guests or 150 seated guests. El Club holds liability insurance for all events, and is also pet-friendly. Their venue space also includes get-ready rooms for the wedding party. Parking is available close to the venue, and there are wheelchair accessible areas to enter the restaurant.

Services Offered
When renting the venue, couples are given access to in-house production, including stage, sound, lights, and production manager, as well as a sound and light engineer. Couples are welcome to visit the venue in advance to discuss their exact needs with the production team, as well as go over any details of their wedding with an event planner. Restaurant staff can also offer security, coat check, valet service, set up, and clean up. Couples are invited to use the event rentals at the restaurant, which include items such as:

• Audio equipment
• Barware
• Chairs
• China
• Dance floor
• Flatware
• Glassware
• Lighting
• Linens
• Photo booth
• Tables
• Tents
• Tent accessories

Cuisine
While outside food is permitted if discussed in advance, the in-house catering company, El Club Pizza, is happy to work with couples on their menu selections, including providing tastings. Their serving styles include buffet, family-style, plated, and stations. In addition to reception cuisine, they can also craft hors d’oeuvres for cocktail receptions and desserts. Couples are permitted to bring in their own cake from an outside bakery. Along with their serving staff, the restaurant can supply bartending staff to work a cash, limited, or open bar. Some outside alcohol, such as champagne and wine, are permitted, in addition to the restaurant’s inventory of:

• House beer, wine, and liquor
• Premium liquor
• Signature drink
• Specialty beer and wine
• Champagne toast