Historical Saint Joseph Hall
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About this venue
Located in Indianapolis, Indiana, Historic Saint Joseph Hall is a wedding venue that was built in 1892 and originally used as a schoolhouse. It was brought back to life after undergoing an extensive renovation in 2011 that thoughtfully preserved its unique charm. The event space is located on the second floor of the building and features original exposed ceiling beams and brick walls, offering a beautiful backdrop. There is also a unique balcony that overlooks the main event space as well as a separate bridal suite house and an optional tented terrace to host cocktail hours during a room flip from ceremony to reception.
Facilities and Capacity
This venue welcomes guests for weddings and other celebrations. In addition to ceremonies and receptions, this venue accommodates couples and their guests for showers, engagement parties, elopements, and rehearsal dinners. Historical Saint Joseph Hall features an aged brick look inside and out with modern touches, creating an inviting ambience. The interior includes white window trim that brightens the light filtering in and polished hardwood floors allowing any space to be a dance floor. Those celebrating will find wrought-iron touches on the stairs and on the exposed beams of the cathedral ceiling overhead.
Services Offered
The staff at Historical Saint Joseph Hall are very accommodating to couples and their guests, offering help at every turn. Here, to-be-weds can avail of get-ready rooms and assistance with set up and clean up. There are lighting and sound capabilities in the venue, and even four-legged family members are welcome to join in the fun at this pet-friendly hall. Guests will enjoy the convenience of on-site and valet parking, and everyone benefits from the hall’s Wi-Fi. Outside vendors are welcome, though the space does offer event rentals for a couple’s special day. Items available for a wedding include chairs, tables, linens, lighting, china, and more.
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This venue offers a full bar as well as catering services for couples' special events. Bartenders can serve alcohol from a cash or open bar. The catering at this hall includes tastings, and to-be-weds are invited to bring a cake from an outside bakery, depending on their preferences. Catering styles offered by this venue include buffets, stations, plated dishes, and family-style meals.
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153 years in business
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We speak English
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Reviews of Historical Saint Joseph Hall
Highly recommend this venue!
Indy's best kept secret!
Beautiful venue for a budget conscious couple
We began our wedding planning during the start of the pandemic, which as difficult as that was, Adam the GM made it really easy and was so quick to work with our budget and our questions and concerns. No other vendor that we inquired with was that flexible... I was my own coordinator, so that was much appreciated. As with any venue there were some cons but we were overall really happy with the day.
Pros: all inclusive (minimal vendors), patio for cocktail hour during room flip with bar service, balcony (helpful for immunocompromised guests during a pandemic) bridal suite house/airbnb which is onsite, beautiful venue with winding staircase, elevator, affordable, flexibility with budget and booking, central downtown location with valet on site
Cons: no ramp at front entrance, my dad had to wait for a guest in a walker in order to get her escorted through the back by the manager, communication dwindled once contract was signed (which we initially attributed to Covid, but was difficult still nonetheless especially without a coordinator), professionalism by catering staff was less than to be desired (my photographer had to go into the kitchen and tell them to keep it down during our vows because loud music was playing, and near the end of the reception my husband had to ask for the dessert to be brought out and was not delivered to tables as discussed so many guests did not know it was available.
All in all, it’s a beautiful venue that is perfect for an affordable all inclusive option and we would recommend it for all other laid back couples who want convenience for their guests. It wasn’t in our budget, but I would recommend having a day of at coordinator at minimum to avoid communication frustrations. Highly recommend the venue for laid back, budget conscious couples like ourselves who just want their guests to enjoy a good time in the ease of one location.
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