The Historic Thomas Center is a wedding venue in Gainesville, Florida. The Historic Thomas Center is a cultural center that houses special event spaces and art galleries that showcase many local and regional artists. This beloved local gem, when not hosting events, cultivates community by holding different gallery events, concerts and festivals. This historic center offers beautiful backdrops with different locations on site to host your guests.
Facilities and Capacity
The Historic Thomas Center has hosted milestone events in the lives of local residents for decades and knows how best to maximize its spaces for your big day. A picturesque veranda is the perfect place to welcome guests and offer cocktails, as it overlooks the beautiful gardens with a fountain and flowers. From there, guests can be escorted to the ceremony in the West Gardens or Turtle Court that features a Romeo and Juliet-style balcony. The Turtle Court is a picture-perfect spot for an intimate cocktail hour, too. The Spanish Court with full skylight allows guests to dine and dance under the light of the moon and stars. The Historic Thomas Center can accommodate 175 of your closest friends and family.
Services Offered
The Historic Thomas Center is an art gallery and wedding venue with many unique features. The services that it offers includes:
Recommended by 98% of couples
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Samantha · Married on 12/28/2013
My husband and I had our wedding ceremony at The Thomas Center. It was absolutely gorgeous! The staff were helpful and constantly communicated with me about what I wanted and expected. The Thomas Center was extremely flexible as they let us bring our own chairs and decorations to decorate for the ceremony. Erika, the event organizer, was extremely helpful and always available to answer questions. I always received immediate responses from her via email and phone. The Thomas Center even allowed us to change our date at no cost when we found our my husband would be deployed during the first date we chose. The Thomas Center is a beautiful place to have a wedding and the staff make it an enjoyable experience by doing whatever they can to make your day special! I highly recommend checking The Thomas Center out for any event!
Sent on 01/02/2014
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Jerri · Married on 02/23/2019
Beautiful Ceremony!!
First, I must say that the Historic Thomas Center was a beautiful location for our ceremony. We used the Turtle Court and we didn’t have to decorate much as it was an already gorgeous space. We worked with Erica Chatman to reserve the space and she was pleasant, communicative, and thorough. She made sure that we had everything we needed. This place is a gem in Gainesville and I am so happy that we decided to make it a part of our special day!
Sent on 04/16/2019
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Svitlana Manning · Married on 01/01/2019
Wedding celebration
We were happy our wedding ceremony was in this historical place. We invited up to 25 people, but the created atmosphere was incredible. Although our ceremony was in the evening, we were still able to take some wonderful pictures. It is really beautiful and magic place.
Sent on 01/16/2019
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4 Endorsements
The Historic Thomas Center is one of my favorite locations in Gainesville to do a wedding. It is gorgeous and the history hits close to home with me. My grandfather actually used to stay there when it was a hotel back in the day. So every time I walk through the halls I think of him. Even if you don't have personal history with the building you can't help but love the architecture and amazing grounds. Not only that but the staff is always very friendly and helpful. I just adore getting to work on weddings at this location.
The Historic Thomas Center is one of the most beautiful places here in Gainesville! We love working there and can't say enough about working with Erica as well! She makes it totally easy on our couples and completely wonderful from a planner's perspective! Her staff are always professional and on time and we can count on them to go above and beyond for each and every couple!
A fabulous venue with many options. The staff is always friendly and helpful. Always a pleasure when we get to showcase our work there.
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