There are not enough words to describe how great everyone at the Franklin was throughout the entire wedding planning and execution processes! We couldn't imagine having held our wedding anywhere else. They truly put their customers first and we are so grateful to have been able to have our big day at this unique venue. The team was flexible and genuinely helpful with every interaction and their number one priority was to ensure we were completely satisfied. We strongly recommend the Franklin to anyone looking to host a wedding or big event! The Franklin team is second to none and we wish them nothing but prosperity!

We held my daughter's wedding at The Franklin in May and it was a GREAT choice! The entire team is so accessible and easy to work with – from the first communication, it was clear that they wanted to make my daughter's day perfect! Daniel and Christina were so welcoming, and really encouraged us to make our vision come true – they were open to every idea and suggestion we had. Cate and Emily were excellent partners in planning all the details of the event.
It was so helpful having access to the venue several days before to get everything staged versus trying to set up the day before or day of. The Franklin team also has amazing relationship with all of the vendors – photographers, staging companies, our wedding cake bakery, flowers, band – everyone! This made coordination so simple for us!
The food and the service was absolutely wonderful. They did a wonderful job serving our 250 guests hot, tasty food, with plenty of wait staff to ensure our guests received their meals quickly. Bar service, dessert bar, late night snacks were all handled and coordinated efficiently throughout the evening! The entire evening could not have gone better, and we are thrilled with all of the wonderful feedback we have received from our guests. We would HIGHLY RECOMMEND the Franklin!

The Franklin of Soulard made our May 2025 wedding reception an absolute DREAM. The Franklin team is a truly phenomenal, down-to-earth, talented group of professionals. My husband and I knew we'd found the right wedding venue team during our tour: we had told Daniel, Christina, and Cate that this was the first venue we had seen, and their immediate response was to give us a list of questions to ask/things to look for in other venues we looked at. We knew right then and there that this was a group of people who genuinely cared about us having the wedding of our dreams (even if it wasn't with them!). We ended up signing our contract with The Franklin about 10 months out from our big day, and we were met with abundant kindness, organization, and thoughtfulness throughout that entire time period. Forming the contract was stress-free and easy, too. The Franklin is super open about every cost involved with having your wedding with them, and all of their costs are entirely reasonable. All of their communication was prompt and upbeat as well. Their professionalism, high-quality communication, and meticulous organization was a massive contributor to my relaxed attitude on the big day– I knew everything was taken care of! Everything ran impeccably on the wedding day. The venue space itself is absolutely stunning and looks GORGEOUS in photos– the lit candles in the mezzanine gave the space such a fairytale, romantic feel. The food was AMAZING, and our guests are still commenting on it. Plus, The Franklin team is entirely dedicated to catering your menu to exactly what you want, even down to making a specific veggie crispier. Many of our wedding guests have told us that our reception was the most fun they've ever had at a wedding, and I think we owe a lot of that to the team at The Franklin! To anyone from The Franklin reading this: THANK YOU from the bottom of our hearts for making our big day better than we could've dreamt!!! To anyone considering The Franklin for their big day: I CANNOT recommend them enough!!!!