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Price range: $5,000 - $21,000 Price range: $5,000 - $21,000
Couples usually spend $10,000 Couples usually spend $10,000
Reception
$3,500 starting price
Ceremony
$3,500 starting price
Bar service
$20 per person
Reception
$3,500 starting price
Ceremony
$3,500 starting price
Bar service
$20 per person

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Located in central downtown Council Bluffs, IA, the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center is an elegant arts & cultural venue that hosts weddings and special events. Sporting 95,000 square feet of meticulously newly renovated architecture, this venue offers a truly spectacular backdrop for your special day. The property itself dates back to 1894 and boasts a rich and varied history that locals will find familiar. Our newly restored space reflects its authentic historic charm, providing a spectacular blend of rustic brick, steel, and iron design and modern amenities to guests, the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers an idyllic setting for special celebrations, specifically your special day.

The PACE Team at the Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center understands that every event is different. Our space will act as a blank canvas for your nuptial vision, allowing you to design the weddings of your dreams. You will have free reign over your chosen space, allowing you to create a celebration that suits your style. Whether you want to enjoy a ceremony in our 4th Floor Gallery that overlooks the downtown Council Bluffs and Omaha skylines, or a reception in the historic McCormick's 1894 Bar, the selection of space is all yours.

The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers everything you need and more to create a flawless event. We are proud partners of Kitchen Council, an incubation chamber of professional, locally based, entrepreneur chefs that can provide catering for your banquet, using fresh, seasonal, local ingredients to create dishes that are full of flavor. These chefs vary in a wide variety of food categories, so you can be confident that you'll find your perfect match. Our venue boasts a plethora of amenities for unforgettable entertainment, with the flexibility and design options that you are looking for in a venue space. Our team can also provide a list of preferred DJ and entertainment vendors for your convenience. The PACE Team ensures that creating a customized event is easy and stress-free. The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center accepts ceremonies of all types, including religious and non-religious events, along with civil unions, commitment ceremonies, and elopements.

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Frequently asked questions

Do you have a site fee for wedding receptions at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during peak season?

$3,500

What is the starting site fee for wedding receptions during off-peak season?

$3,500

Do you have a site fee for wedding ceremonies at your venue?

Yes

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during peak season?

$3,500

What is the starting site fee for wedding ceremonies during off-peak season?

$3,500

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

Bridal Suite
Chairs
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting/Sound
Linens
Parking
Set Up
Tables

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

Cake Cutting

What is the starting price per person for bar service?

$20

Which of the following are included in the starting price for bar service?

House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar
Signature Drink

What is the minimum number of guests required to book your venue?

10

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

3

Describe your venue:

Art Gallery
Museum

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Liability Insurance
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Family Style
Hors d'oeuvres
Outside Cake
Plated
Server(s)
Stations
Tastings

What bar services do you provide?

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

What event items are available?

Audio Equipment
Chairs
Dance Floor
Lighting
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

August
September
October
November

What months are included in your off-peak season?

January
February
March
April
May
June
July
December
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Reviews of The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center

5.0 out of 5 rating
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2024 Winner
5.0 out of 5 rating
10 Reviews
100% recommend it
  • Quality of service
    4.9 out of 5 rating
  • Average response time
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Professionalism
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Value
    5 out of 5 rating
  • Flexibility
    5 out of 5 rating
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The Hoff Center is a unique and perfect venue that stood out from others for multiple reviewers. It offered a gorgeous interior and flexibility with decorations and timelines. The staff, including Bitsy, Tracy, and Caelan, were praised for their helpfulness and flawless execution of events. Guests appreciated the attentive and accommodating service provided, such as parking cars for late arrivals and allowing for later pick-up of decorations. Overall, the Hoff Center received high recommendations as a beautiful and stress-free wedding venue.

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This AI-generated summary gives you a snapshot of the overall ratings and feedback from the reviews this vendor has received.

The Hoff Center is a unique and perfect venue that stood out from others for multiple reviewers. It offered a gorgeous interior and flexibility with decorations and timelines. The staff, including Bitsy, Tracy, and Caelan, were praised for their helpfulness and flawless execution of events. Guests appreciated the attentive and accommodating service provided, such as parking cars for late arrivals and allowing for later pick-up of decorations. Overall, the Hoff Center received high recommendations as a beautiful and stress-free wedding venue.

Weddingwire
5.0/5 10 reviews
Google
5/5 28 reviews
Jasmine
Jasmine P. Sent on 04/29/2024
5 out of 5 rating

Book your wedding at The Hoff! Just do it!

I promise it'll be the best decision you make throughout the entire wedding planning process. We toured several venues and didn't find a single one that even came close to The Hoff's level of beauty, flexibility and professionalism.

It's a restored historic building, so there's a lot of beautiful exposed brick and modern updates like a gorgeous bar area. Because it's a performing arts venue and ballets and performers come through regularly, they have an awesome dressing room set up for the bride that you can utilize so long as you're not getting married the weekend of a show (which they give you full heads up on when you're choosing your date). The guy's room is less flashy, but it's still awesome to be able to get ready on-site. You get full use of the whole building on the day of your wedding, including the art gallery upstairs (which is elevator accessible). It was cool for our guests to go meander through the gallery during our cocktail hour and then come back down when it was time for dinner. We also took some of our couple portraits in the gallery which was cool and unique.

There's a rental fee for the space of course, but no mandatory bar minimum. We were able to set our own cost for that based on our knowledge of our guests which was a really big deal for us. We didn't want to pay a crazy high bar tab upfront when we knew there was no way our guests would even come close to hitting it. This was the only venue we came across that had that flexibility in letting us set the bar tab where we wanted and it was a huge selling point.

The BEST part about The Hoff is the staff. Bitsy Metzger is your main point of contact and she is the absolute best. She makes sure everything runs smoothly on the day and does everything she can to accommodate your requests and make adjustments to fit your vision. We met with her a couple of times before the wedding and every time I walked away feeling so confident about putting our big day in her hands. Bitsy is also backed up by a great staff. Initially, we were a little unsure about having our wedding 'staffed' at all. Couldn't we just ask family to pitch in and save a few bucks? In the planning process, you're always trying to pinch pennies. But our love for the space and Bitsy's professionalism won out and thank goodness it did. If I had to do it all over again I would've paid the staff double just to make sure they were there. It was such a HUGE relief for our families not to have to work during our wedding and clean up after our guests or set out chairs or deal with vendors or light/blow out candles or set up the buffet or kick everyone out at the end of the night or the million other little things that need done at a wedding. Our families were able to just enjoy themselves and The Hoff staff made that possible. I did a lot of planning for the day, and the staff executed everything to perfection and I am immensely grateful for them. PLUS they were just fun to be around! They danced while they set tables and memorized my guest's drink orders (which I'm still getting compliments on). They had smiles all night and added to the fun, loving energy of the night.

I wouldn't change a single thing about my experience with The Hoff, they made our day so wonderful. And because it's a public space that holds events and shows, my new husband and I can keep coming back for years to come and reminisce in the space where we said "I do."
Beth
Beth Sent on 08/20/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Wedding Venue

Our experience was absolutely wonderful! Bitsy was so so helpful with every small question I had and was so flexible with my timeline, decor, and vision for my wedding. The staff allowed my wedding party to do a minimal amount of work and took such good care of us from the beginning of the day! The spaces to get ready worked so well for our wedding party, and the venue is absolutely gorgeous. I genuinely cannot say enough good things about having our wedding here!
A
Alexa W. Sent on 09/21/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Love the Hoff Center!

This venue is gorgeous by itself, but set up for a wedding it was breathtaking. Bitsy was amazing with helping to plan the day. She actually could not be at my wedding, but Tracy and Caelan took over flawlessly. They took care of everything.

My husbands grandparents were running late to the ceremony because of a train. A member of their staff met them outside in the rain and parked their car for them. They even allowed us to come back at a later date to pick up the decorations we didn’t want to worry about that night. They truly went above and beyond. I would recommend this venue to anyone.
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Bitsy Metzger
Bitsy Metzger
Event Director

Thank you for considering the Hoff Center! My name is Bitsy, and I am the Event Director of The PACE Team. Our passion is to guarantee an unforgettable affair for all of our couples. We are devoted to providing stress-free event planning; delivering every element essential to the realization of your vision, and orchestrating your wedding with an obsession with detail, a flair for the dramatic, and an eye for the extraordinary. It is with great pleasure that we provide the impeccable quality and gracious hospitality; understanding your needs and being dedicated to reflecting your unique vision.

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The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center frequently asked questions

The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Lighting/Sound
  • Linens
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
The bar service starting price at The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center includes:
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Open Bar
  • Signature Drink
The space offered by The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center for wedding events is known for:
  • Art Gallery
  • Museum
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
  • Rehearsal Dinner
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Liability Insurance
  • Outside Vendors
  • Wifi
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Audio Equipment
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Lighting
  • Tables
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center is recommended by 100% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 5.0, with the same score awarded for quality of service, flexibility, value, professionalism and average response time.
The Hoff Family Arts & Culture Center currently offers 1 special WeddingWire promotion for wedding services.

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