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  • 2011

voco Chicago Downtown

$13k - $16k For 100 Guests
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Highly recommended

About

On WeddingWire since 2008

voco Chicago Downtown is a wedding venue located in Chicago, Illinois. Whether you’re planning an intimate gathering or a grand wedding celebration, voco Chicago Downtown is reliably different and will ensure your wedding day is everything you’ve dreamed of and more.

Facilities and Capacity

voco Chicago Downtown offers 3 different event spaces to cater to weddings from 50 to 800. The main event space is the Wolf Point Ballroom which offers 4,320 square feet of dining and dancing space for weddings. It is the most elegant of the ballrooms, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a view of the Chicago River and skyline. The Wolf Point Ballroom is adjacent to a pre-function area for serving cocktails and hors d’ oeuvres before the main event.

Services Offered

voco Chicago Downtown offers couples endless options to customize their wedding and cater to their guests. You’ll work one on one with the event planning staff to create a reception timeline, floor plan, and custom menu provided by the onsite culinary staff. All details of your event will be executed on the big day by your professional event coordination team. All packages include a custom-curated dinner menu and wedding cake, along with simple decor features and services including:

  • Audiovisual rentals and free wi-fi
  • Complimentary menu tasting
  • Four-hour premium open bar
  • Choice of three passed hors d'oeuvre
  • Three-course plated dinner
  • Optional carving and side stations and dessert tables
  • Sparkling wine toast
  • Wine service during dinner
  • Custom wedding cake
  • Coffee service during dessert
  • Floor length linens and votive candles
  • Deluxe guest room for bride and groom

Accommodations

voco Chicago Downtown offers hundreds of rooms available for room block reservations. Your guests can enjoy luxury in-room amenities, an indoor pool, dry sauna, and bar area throughout the weekend. The couple receives a luxury suite experience complete with chilled sparkling wine and strawberries in room on your wedding night.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

No

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?

$1,000

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

$500

Which of the following are included in starting site fee?

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

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

Cake Cutting
Server(s)
Wedding Cake

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

Bartender(s)
Champagne Toast
House Beer
House Liquor
House Wine
Open Bar
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Recommended by 93% of couples
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  • Alison
    Alison S. Married on 09/17/2022
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    A Wedding Worth Waiting For!

    Voco really helped us to have an elegant and unique wedding!
    First, the location is absolutely fabulous! You are right on the river, with great views in every direction! Easy access to Union Station, Ogilvie Station, the L and the River North, Fulton Market, and the Loop. This was great for us, as we love downtown Chicago, and we had a lot of out of town guests coming in, and we were able to show off our favorite city in prime weather and location. There is access for you to take pre-wedding photos right on the river at Wolf Point, and it is a really dramatic backdrop!
    The Voco facilities are wonderful, everything felt spacious and was well placed to allow for guest movement through the ceremony room, the reception hall, and cocktail atrium.The lights and carpet have a nice modern look, but the best feature is the view from the windows. By day or night, you are going to love what you see!
    The food was also amazing! We had to accommodate vegans, gluten free, and keto guests, and the hotel was able to pull it off beautifully. We went with a buffet option, and everyone loved the food. We also had some special requests, instead of a wedding cake we went with brownies and tarts, we had a special gumbo for the soup, and we also did a brunch the next morning. Everything was delicious and perfectly suited to our guests!
    Most importantly, the staff at Voco really went above and beyond in every way. Everyone was so helpful and responsive! We had a signature drink that involved caramel vodka, and there was a supply chain issue that prevented Voco from having it in stock in time for the wedding, so Voco made their own caramel vodka for us!
    In particular, I have to compliment Andrew. Our wedding was delayed due to the pandemic from the original booking with Holiday Inn for April 2020, through the Voco purchase, to September 2022. He guided us through every step of the transition from Holiday Inn to Voco, and had really on point suggestions for some small additional touches that made for a truly decadent evening.
    A few other special touches was the ceremony backdrop, the champaign toast provided for our ceremony, the hotel staff helping to set up our centerpieces and wedding favors- in so many ways they went above and beyond!
    We had such a good time, and we were very supported by the Voco staff in every way possible. They made our day stress free and allowed us to really enjoy our wedding!

    voco Chicago Downtown's reply:

    Dear Alison,

    It was our pleasure to share your special day with you, your family, and friends! We are so pleased to read you had a great overall experience and found our staff to be very helpful and supportive. We hope your wedding and experience at voco is one to be remembered for years to come!
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    Elise Married on 04/06/2019
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    Stunning venue in the heart of Chicago!

    Blown out of the water by the Holiday Inn Mart Plaza and their staff. Our wedding was absolutely perfect. This location is in a great spot, an impossible to beat location in the heart of the city. It is right along the river walk and we were lucky enough to get a nice day in April to be able to walk along the river for our pictures. The Wolf Point ballroom has incredible floor to ceiling windows that give you a stunning view of the city, as do so many of the guest rooms! Aside from the natural beauty the location provides, the hotel goes above and beyond to create the wedding for you. My invitations came to life in the decor of the room, and they even hung some garden lights to soften the feel of the hotel ballroom and bring the outdoors in. The food was INCREDIBLE. I got so many compliments from guests regarding their food and their overall stay. The hotel was accommodating to guest needs and so responsive to work with. Absolutely amazing!
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    Amanda Married on 04/28/2018
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    Liliana and her team were phenomenal! For start to finish and top to bottom, they helped us through every decision and made our wedding day fantastic. We could not be happier with the venue, food, service and hospitality from the planning stages through our wedding day. On our wedding day we had nothing but compliments from our guests. They were able to accommodate any request we had, and we could not have asked for a better team with which to work.
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WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2013 Winner
WeddingWire Couples' Choice Awards 2011 Winner

Deals

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Book your 2024 wedding and beyond at voco Chicago Downtown and select a special wedding bonus:

Select one when you spend $25,000

Select two when you spend $30,000

Select three when you spend $40,000

Select from the following:

  • Extra hour of bar
  • Up lighting
  • Chivari Chairs
  • Day of Bridal Party Brunch
  • Upgraded linen
  • Signature cocktail
  • Complimentary stay on your one-year anniversary
  • IHG Rewards signing bonus of 30K points

Professional Network & Endorsements

7 Endorsements
Fred Fox Studios Fred Fox Studios Wedding Photographers

We absolutely love working here. It is beautiful and the staff is always great to work with. We can't say enough good things about this place.

Extreme Sounds Entertainment & Lighting Extreme Sounds Entertainment & Lighting Wedding DJs

We absolutely love working with the entire staff at the Holiday Inn Chicago Mart Plaza River North. The service, food and attention to details is as meticulous as mine and would highly recommend them.

My Chicago Wedding DJ My Chicago Wedding DJ Wedding DJs

The staff at the Holiday Inn Chicago are very helpful. Even as the staff sees me, the DJ, walking in with my DJ equipment, they never hesitate to say "hello, Sir". It makes me want to come back as a guest because I know I'll be treated like royalty.

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350 West Wolf Point Plaza Chicago, IL, 60654
312-529-1114
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voco Chicago Downtown 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
  • Set Up
  • Tables
voco Chicago Downtown includes the following items and services in its wedding catering costs:
  • Cake Cutting
  • Server(s)
  • Wedding Cake
The bar service starting price at voco Chicago Downtown includes:
  • Bartender(s)
  • Champagne Toast
  • House Beer
  • House Liquor
  • House Wine
  • Open Bar
voco Chicago Downtown is recommended by 93% 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, 4.7 in average response time, 4.7 in professionalism, 4.6 in flexibility and 4.6 in value.
voco Chicago Downtown currently offers 1 offer promotion for wedding services.

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