We aren't your regular everyday wedding venue- we're the National Infantry Museum. Nominated by USA Today for being the Nations Number 1 best free Museum. We're located in Columbus, Georgia, right outside of Fort Benning. The NIM is a grand setting to be in and one that's sure to delight and suprise all of your guests on your big day. If you're truly wanting to have an amazing wedding experience, give us a call because we're probably going to have a great time working together.
Facilities and Capacity The museum has both indoor and outdoor spaces to be used for ceremonies and receptions. Couples can use the beautifully restored WWII Street Chapel for a smaller ceremony, or the larger Cavezza Hall or Lobby for larger weddings. The Lobby boasts 6,500 square feet of floor space for a ceremony or reception, while Cavezza Hall offers views of artifacts such as helicopters and Bradley Fighting Vehicles for up to 500 guests. While post-ceremony pictures are being taken, guests can relax in the Mezzanine, an open gallery, for cocktail hour. The walls of Heritage Hall are lined with signed prints from celebrated military artist, James Dietz, which can be viewed during the reception by up to 150 guests. The Heritage Hall walls can also be covered in drapery if couples would rather choose a neutral backdrop for the reception. If a night under the stars is preferred, the museum’s Courtyard provides a gorgeous outdoor setting, complete with old-south lampposts and a brick-walled garden. Guests can use the on-site parking and wheelchair access to enter the museum.
Services Offered The National Infantry Museum offers on-site catering, as well as supplying a trusted, preferred vendor list for couples. They are also completely equipped with an integrated audio-visual setup and other portable systems for presentation technology such as slideshows. The dedicated staff in the events department are a wonderful source of information for wedding planning, and can direct couples to the perfect florist or DJ, and even provide guests with extra information about the area. Covered by liability insurance, the venue also can supply lighting, sound, a bridal suite, and other wedding rentals such as:
Altar/arches
Centerpieces
Chair covers
Chairs
Dance floor
Decor
Drapery
Tables
Cuisine It’s Your Day Catering, the exclusive caterer for events at the National Infantry Museum, is a premier caterer in Columbus, known for its excellent service and delicious meals. Taking your budget into consideration, they can create a wonderful menu for your special day. The executive chef provides a tasting before you commit to the menu. The catering company also provides hors d’oeuvres for the cocktail hour. Their wedding service can be set up to accommodate plated, buffet, family style, French style or station serving styles. Catering service includes:
Beautiful Venue and lovely staff! We scheduled a wedding for the courtyard, but due to weather it had to be moved inside. I couldn't imagine it being more perfect though! The front lobby made a beautiful backdrop and the staff made sure everything went smoothly. Thank you for such a wonderful night!
Sent on 10/27/2020
Shelby Merriweather
· Married on 11/14/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
National Infantry Museum Wedding Review - The Williams
My wedding at the National Infantry Museum exceeded all my expectations. The staff was incredible and made the process of wedding planning much easier. Wesley is an amazing chef and created a beautiful rehearsal and reception menu. Megan was a blessing to have for this event. Her services are completely worth getting! Her positive attitude, expertise, and willingness to help where ever needed, was the icing on top of the cake. My family, friends, myself, and now husband couldn't have been happier to have gotten married at The National Infantry Museum.
Sent on 12/04/2020
Santressa Sampson
· Married on 09/12/2020
5.0
Quality of service:
5.0
Responsiveness:
5.0
Value:
5.0
Flexibility:
5.0
Professionalism:
5.0
Jessica Kennedy the best to ever do it
When I say Jessica was the best to ever do it. Jessica made my experience at the Infantry Museum the best. Jessica is the reason I am able to recommend this venue. When things weren't coming together the way I thought they would and there Jessica was. She crossed every "t" and dotted every "i". Jessica deserves a huge raise and after this experience she's family to me. I appreciate her and so does my family, because she went above and beyond her job title and made my amazing day spectacular. Thanks Jessica Kennedy you are truly a blessing and your talent is priceless.
Sent on 09/29/2020
National Infantry Museum's reply:
Santressa, It was my pleasure! I really enjoyed working with you and your creative energy. I am so happy you trusted us to carry out your big day. Everything turned out fabulous!
I'm so happy for you and Michael. Cheers to many more years!
- Jess
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Team of National Infantry Museum
Tiffany Newsome
Senior Event Coordinator
Tiffany is a Texas native and a graduate of Arizona State University with a B.S. in Tourism Management with an emphasis in Event Planning. She moved to Columbus from Connecticut in 2017 with her husband, Trenton.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ She has over 10 years of event planning experience in everything ranging from 1000 person conferences to intimate elopements. Her favorite events to do, by far, are weddings given that she is a sucker for a good love story. She loves working weddings so much that she decided to become an ordained minister during quarantine!
Tiffany was also recently voted 2020's Favorite Event Planner in the Ledger Enquirer's Reader's Choice Awards. She is also our Bi-lingual planner and is fluent is Spanish.
