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About

Mangiamo Italiano Elevato is a historic wedding venue located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. This 19th-century mansion and its grounds can provide the romantic setting for your once-in-a-lifetime celebration.

Facilities and Capacity
Mangiamo offers outdoor venue options for an unforgettable ceremony and reception. Their event space includes a beautiful gated lawn with a tented patio and historically appointed private banquet rooms and features a speakeasy lounge, tap room, and several open rooms with beautiful restored hardwood floors to complement hand-carved wood trim, marble fireplaces, and vintage chandeliers. The lawn can accommodate up to 150 guests, and the private banquet rooms can fit smaller, more intimate parties.

Services Offered
Mangiamo offers many services for a seamless and stress-free experience, so that you can enjoy your big day with your loved ones. The venue is available to host ceremonies, receptions, bridal showers, engagement parties, and rehearsal dinners. The wedding-related services they provide for your special day include:

  • Bar services
  • Catering services
  • Get-ready rooms
  • Liability insurance
  • Parking
  • Preferred vendors only
  • Setup
  • Wheelchair access

Cuisine
Mangiamo offers the convenience of in-house catering for your wedding day. The venue is owned and operated by the catering company, Gilmore Catering, providing chef-inspired, customized catering menus. The venue will also supply all needed barware, china, flatware, glassware, and linens for your event. The serving styles they offer include:

  • Buffet
  • Cocktail reception
  • Family style
  • Hors d'oeuvres
  • Plated
  • Server(s)
  • Stations

Other Services
Mangiamo also provides many in-house bar services for your special day. The wedding bar services they offer include:

  • Bartender(s)
  • Cash bar
  • Champagne toast
  • House Beer, liquor, and wine
  • Limited bar
  • Liquor license
  • Open bar
  • Premium liquor
  • Signature drink
  • Specialty beer and wine

History
Mangiamo was constructed in 1873 by Augustus Paddock during the lumbering boom of the mid-1800s when Grand Rapids was just a fledgling city and furniture manufacturing was beginning to thrive. Well over a century later the Gilmore family transformed the mansion and grounds into a unique event space for parties, tastings, live music, and catered events.

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Frequently asked questions

Which of the following are included in the starting site fee?

Chairs
China
Clean Up
Flatware
Glassware
Set Up
Tables

Which of the following are included in the cost of wedding catering?

Server(s)

Describe your venue:

Historic Building
Mansion

What kind of settings are available?

Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Catering Services

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Plated
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

Bartender(s)
Cash Bar
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Limited Bar
Liquor License
Open Bar
Premium Liquor
Signature Drink
Specialty Beer
Specialty Wine

What event items are available?

Chairs
Tables
Tents

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access

Reviews of Mangiamo

Lien
Lien Sent on 09/06/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Highly recommend!

We are so happy we decided to go with Paddock Place for our wedding reception! We had about 75 guests so we rented both the Tuscan & Drawing Room. The space has so much character. The food was great. Everything was perfect. A very special thank to you to Felicia for being exceptional from beginning to end- it would not have been the same without you!
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Samantha Sent on 12/28/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Highly Recommend Paddock Place!

We had our wedding reception at Paddock Place in December. I LOVED this venue! They are super flexible and easy to work with. Felicia was made the entire process fun and simple. They do all of the catering, set up, and take down in house. The inside and outside are beautifully decorated for each holiday and season making for great pictures! There is plenty of parking and guests can leave their cars overnight. I absolutely loved working with the staff here and would highly recommend them!!
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Melissa Sent on 07/11/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Heidi assisted us in planning my bridal shower at Mangiamo, Grand Rapids in the Library Room. Several of our guests commented that it was the most beautiful bridal shower they had ever been to! The staff were wonderful and the food was fantastic as always. I highly recommend planning an event here! Thank you Mangiamo for a wonderful experience!
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Marykate Sent on 07/02/2014
4.7 out of 5 rating
We had a very small reception (19 people at dinner) and rented the blue room on the third floor. The menu was amazing, the room was beautiful, and the staff was friendly and polite. In planning, Heidi was really helpful and patient as we changed menus, asked questions, etc. The food was delicious and presented beautifully. We really liked the way the menu worked, as we were able to offer our guests multiple choices and they did not have to decide until the reception, instead of weeks ahead of time.
The only awkward part was when they forgot to add the champagne toast to the tab and asked my in-laws if it would be alright to run the credit card again. It was just a little mistake that I think could have been handled in a better way, either by contacting us after the event, or perhaps writing it off as a mistake.
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Mangiamo frequently asked questions

Mangiamo includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Set Up
  • Tables
Mangiamo includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Server(s)
The space offered by Mangiamo for wedding events is known for:
  • Historic Building
  • Mansion
Mangiamo offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Mangiamo offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Rehearsal Dinner
Mangiamo offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Catering Services
Mangiamo offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Chairs
  • Tables
  • Tents
Mangiamo is recommended by 99% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.9 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 5 in quality of service, 5 in average response time, 5 in flexibility, 5 in value and 4.6 in professionalism.
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