The Space Downtown truly exceeded our expectations. It was the perfect place to host a rehearsal dinner and follow on welcome party. The communication with the event coordinator was very clear and ideal for anyone planning from out of town. The Space Downtown is a one stop shop for food, beverages, decor, linens, tables, etc. The food was amazing, the decor perfect and we received numerous compliments from our guests. Everyone loved the oversized dessert platter! The personal touches of the photo collage projected onto the wall and the chalk art (Jeremy Harris McDonell) made the evening even more memorable and personal. The wait staff was very attentive, friendly and anticipated our food and beverage needs. The entire evening was a blast and as parents of the groom we were able to relax and enjoy the rehearsal dinner and welcome party.

We hosted our son’s and his fiancé’s rehearsal dinner at The Space in late April 2024. It was a perfect start to a magical weekend.
The room was lit with lanterns on the ceiling and candles on the tables and up the walls. It made the space glow and was just so inviting. We opted to have the meal served family style at the tables, which everyone loved. This way they were able to taste all three mains and sides, the favorite one being the delicious braised boneless beef short ribs! Many of our guests came up to say that they thought it was the best meal they had ever had at an event.
We opened up the party after dinner to all weddings guests in town for dessert and drinks. This was such a smooth transition as a variety of mini desserts were located on the bar for all guests (dinner and welcome party) to indulge. I’ve been to other weddings where they try to do this and you sometimes walk in during the dinner and feel awkward. This transition was so smooth that I think most people did not even realize that there was a dinner before hand.
Everyone was having such a nice time that at the four-hour mark, the party was still going strong and we had to slowly encourage people that it was time to end. We could not have wished for anything better.

For reference, we had 50 guests for the sit down dinner and another 50 or so guests joined us for the Welcome party. The Space handled these numbers perfectly.

If I could do it all over again the only thing that I would change was to have the salad individually plated and cleared before the family style dishes were brought out. It probably would cost a bit more, but the meal seemed to be over too quickly and we would have liked to have lingered and enjoyed it all over a longer period of time. However, that is not the Space’s fault. Didn’t realize we would prefer this until it was all over.

Hats off to the Space, the manager (Laura) and their staff!!!

The Space Downtown was the perfect venue for our rehearsal dinner. The food and service were excellent and they even did our florals as well. Laura was wonderful to work with and we could fully customize our menu. The chalkboard artist was fantastic as well! We’d highly recommend The Space for any future events.