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The Ohio State University Faculty Club is a historic banquet hall wedding venue located in Columbus, Ohio. This charming building oozes old-world elegance for your special celebration. It offers three floors of event space for you and your guests to enjoy, along with exceptional service, ample amenities, and scenic surroundings.

Facilities and Capacity

The Ohio State University Faculty Club offers both indoor and outdoor spaces for your special day. Their wide array of rooms available over three floors ensures that there is a suitable space for a range of wedding events such as engagement parties, rehearsal dinners, ceremonies, and receptions.

The outdoor ceremony area provides a picturesque setting to exchange your vows. Historic red-brick walls supply the perimeter and backdrop for your nuptials, shaded by mature trees with luscious green grass underfoot.

Your guests can enjoy a sophisticated cocktail hour in one of the ornately decorated rooms, featuring high ceilings and large picture windows. While your guests drink in the glamour of your venue, you will have your choice of photography locations to create amazing images. The beautiful exterior of The Ohio State University Faculty Club provides a historic backdrop for your photos. Or why not stand on the winding staircase by the opulent chandelier, framed by the floor-to-ceiling picture window for a breathtaking photo opportunity.

Upstairs, guests can enjoy the grand ballroom which features multiple ornate chandeliers, wooden flooring, and space for up to 200 guests. The expansive windows throughout allow natural light to brighten your day and gives your guests perfect views across the manicured landscape below. Get-ready rooms are provided on-site for your convenience, along with parking and shuttle services.

Services Offered

The friendly and accommodating staff at The Ohio State University Faculty Club are on hand to assist in creating the wedding day of your dreams at this beautiful location. They offer event planning assistance and a day-of coordinator to ensure that your day progresses seamlessly. You and your guests will have full access to the property for your special day to make it truly your own. Full catering and bar services are also provided for your celebration. Couples can work with the in-house culinary team to design a menu that reflects their theme and personalities which can be served in a variety of styles. Bar services include a range of house beer, wine, and liquor, and can facilitate an open bar and limited bar.

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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?

$2,000

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

$2,000

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?

$500

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

$500

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

Bridal Suite
Chairs
China
Clean Up
Event Planning
Flatware
Glassware
Linens
Parking
Set Up
Tables

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

Server(s)

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
Limited Bar
Open Bar

How many event spaces or rooms does your venue offer?

6

Describe your venue:

Ballroom
Historic Building

What kind of settings are available?

Indoor
Uncovered Outdoor

Which of the following wedding events does your venue service?

Ceremony
Reception
Bridal Shower
Engagement Party
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Bar Services
Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Planner
Get Ready Rooms
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
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
Dance Floor
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Barware
China
Flatware
Glassware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Valet
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

May
June
July
August
September
October

What months are included in your off-peak season?

January
February
March
April
November
December

Reviews of The Ohio State University Faculty Club

Elizabeth
Elizabeth Sent on 06/14/2023
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Wedding Day at the OSU Faculty Club

Kendra and her team at the OSU Faculty Club were amazing! They were so professional, responsive, and made our wedding visions come to life. Our guests told us how nice everyone on staff was. We appreciated that the Faculty Club makes delicious food and beverages, so we didn't have to coordinate any outside catering.

The venue itself is beautiful, situated on OSU campus, right by Mirror Lake and the South Oval. We had access to all three floors of the Club and a lovely patio outside. This is a wonderful wedding venue, if you're an OSU buckeye or not!
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Fangming Sent on 06/11/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful wedding

We had our wedding ceremony and reception at OSU faculty club this past month. it was very nice. Our wedding planner Amber at OSU is very professional. We had a great time there.
Malissa
Malissa Sent on 06/04/2019
5 out of 5 rating

Beautiful Vendor Worth Every Penny

Our wedding experience at the OSU Faculty Club was everything that we could ask for. They were flexible, patient, and professional as we had our wedding experience. Our wedding started late but they made sure that every special moment occurred. The food was delicious. I could not have asked for a better experience.
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Jennifer Sent on 11/20/2017
5 out of 5 rating
Loved all that The Faculty Club had to offer. Our special day ran smoothly and flawlessly thanks to the staff there.
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Andrea Sent on 12/15/2016
5 out of 5 rating
Our wedding was absolutely beautiful at the faculty club. We had a Decemeber wedding and with the Christmas decorations they used, we didn't need to spend anything to decorate the venue. What sold me on the faculty club was how flexible they were when it came to prices. They have enough options for drinks/ food that you can make your wedding as cheap or expensive as you want. Also, the staff was very attentive, professional, and overall great to work with.
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Kevin Sent on 09/16/2015
5 out of 5 rating
If you are NOT an Ohio State fan:
You should definitely consider the Faculty Club! The set up is fantastic - they pretty much give you a coordinator, and a fantastic one at that! Diana, your wedding coordinator, is "part of the deal" and her work alone is enough to sell you on the Faculty Club. The way that she works with you makes you feel as though you are the only event that the Faculty Club is holding that month (it's not, the Faculty Club is super popular, for good reason). The facility is absolutely gorgeous in historical, Victorian-esque style. And the food is delicious! We had quite a mix of difficult eaters in our wedding - myself and many of my bridesmaids are vegan, one family can't have MSG and another is allergic to peanuts. They took care of all of that! I got to try several options that the chef made especially for me, and they even found us vegan rolls! They were so flexible in helping us save money where we could and make the wedding as fun as possible (fog machines were used) :)

If you ARE an OSU fan:
Why do you even need a review? We had the best time here, being married on the campus where we met and spent some of the best years of our lives, we will have only the happiest memories walking by the Faculty Club on game days, remembering our perfect wedding.

Thank you to the Faculty Club! Please consider them for your own special day! :)

--Brooke and Kevin, 2015

P.S. We recommend doing the Long Walk down the Oval for your recessional! Random students are happy to help block your path, gotta love that Buckeye spirit!

O-H!
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Stacey Sent on 08/24/2015
5 out of 5 rating
So great to work with!!!!! Beautiful venue, very friendly staff, excellent food, very comfortable space. Can't say enough about how amazing our wedding was, all thanks to The Faculty Club and their amazing staff and coordinators!!!
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Allison Sent on 11/11/2014
4.9 out of 5 rating
My in-laws hosted a welcome lunch for our wedding guests in place of a rehearsal dinner. The lunch was one of my favorite parts of the weekend because of the great experience at the Union! We had the event in the Barbie Tootle room on the third floor so the views outside were wonderful. The menu we chose was the Ohio Wine Country buffet, which was absolutely incredible. Everything was so delicious and there was plenty of food to go around. I love that we were able to use the A/V system to show a slide show of pictures that my maid of honor put together, and play our own playlist from my ipad. It was nice that guests were able to get their parking validated which was great. The staff was very nice and professional as well. I would highly recommend the Union for similar events!
Tamar
Tamar Sent on 08/08/2014
4.9 out of 5 rating
I was so pleased with the quality of service during my wedding planning that I wrote a review prior to my wedding. But now that my wedding has passed I wanted to come back and truly appreciate The Ohio State University Faculty Club for their amazing service and grace. On my wedding day, I had planned to do my ceremony outside on the lawn but a serious storm passed through about 30 min prior to my ceremony start time. All of the staff, and I mean ALL (managers, crew members, directors, etc.) rallied together to break down my set up outdoors and bring it inside for the ceremony...without me even knowing.

Our food was absolutely divine!!! It was actually better than the tasting and our guests loved the food so much that they are still giving us compliments. The decor was set up exactly to my specifications! As I stated in a previous review, the decor was very, very important to me and I couldn't have asked for anything more. The cocktails were very tasty from the mixed drinks to the champagne punch. We had a hosted bar, where we allotted a certain amount of money for the bar, but once we reached that our bar would turn into a cash bar. We didn't think it would last the entire night, but it actually did and we were so happy that it did!

I was elated that we got the entire building to ourselves that day and knowing that each part of the wedding (ie. ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, dancing) was in a different space added to the feel of the night. Some of our guests said that our wedding was the best wedding they've ever been to and we definitely couldn't have done this without them.

Diana, our wedding coordinator, is so professionally and personable. She is truly gifted and special. Thank you Faculty Club, especially Diana Biasella and John, you all are amazing!!!

P.S. You don't have to be affiliated with OSU to do your wedding here ;)
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User1400474 Sent on 10/25/2013
4.9 out of 5 rating
I absolutely loved this venue for my wedding! When you rent the space, it's the entire building which provides privacy and plenty of space. My wedding was supposed to be outside but got rained out. Fortunately, the staff was very helpful in rearranging things to be inside. The wedding itself was in one location, then it was downstairs for cocktail hour, upstairs for dinner and back downstairs for the reception. It was helpful to keep the flow moving and keep things running. I worked with Laynie Fulks and she was AWESOME at answering all my questions and making the process very easy.
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The Ohio State University Faculty Club frequently asked questions

The Ohio State University Faculty Club includes the following items and services for wedding events in its starting site fee:
  • Bridal Suite
  • Chairs
  • China
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planning
  • Flatware
  • Glassware
  • Linens
  • Parking
  • Set Up
  • Tables
The Ohio State University Faculty Club includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Server(s)
The bar service starting price at The Ohio State University Faculty Club includes:
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Limited Bar
  • Open Bar
The space offered by The Ohio State University Faculty Club for wedding events is known for:
  • Ballroom
  • Historic Building
The Ohio State University Faculty Club offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
The Ohio State University Faculty Club offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Rehearsal Dinner
The Ohio State University Faculty Club offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Bar Services
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Planner
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Wifi
The Ohio State University Faculty Club offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Tables
The Ohio State University Faculty Club is recommended by 91% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.6 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.7 in quality of service, 4.6 in professionalism, 4.5 in average response time, 4.5 in flexibility and 4.5 in value.
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