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Located in North Canton, Ohio, Walsh University offers couples a spacious, rustic wedding venue. With both indoor and outdoor ceremony spaces, the event locations at the university are elegant areas that can be customized to a couple’s specifications. From ornate to casual, the services staff is more than capable of exceeding expectations with their planning services and in-house catering.

Facilities and Capacity
The Barrette Center can be modified to fit anywhere from 50 to 400 guests for wedding ceremonies, receptions, and elopements, as well as bridal showers, rehearsal dinners, and engagement parties. The room is equipped with audiovisual capabilities, and also includes a parquet dance floor. Guests will love socializing and sipping cocktails in the glass atrium as they await the wedding party. The outdoor option at Walsh University is the open air lodge of Hoover Hall. With the feeling of being outside without needing to have a backup plan for inclement weather, this space welcomes up to 400 guests. A two-tiered patio is framed by a waterfall and outdoor seating for guests. Couples can plan for entertainment in the same space with a performance stage and dance floor. The facility offers on-site parking for guests, along with shuttle service and wheelchair access.

Services Offered
The planning services at Walsh University allow couples to hand over the details to professionals while they focus on the most important aspects of their special day. The staff can handle set up and clean up of all spaces for the event, including a bridal suite for pre-wedding preparations. The venue can also provide audio equipment, chairs, a dance floor, flatware, linens, and tables.

Cuisine
Walsh University employs their own on-site catering, complete with beverage packages. The full-service caterers offer savory menu selections, as well as hors d’oeuvres for cocktail receptions. The menu options can be sampled during a private tasting to ensure couples are completely satisfied with their options. Couples can choose for main courses to be served in buffet or station style.

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Frequently asked questions

Describe your venue:

Barn
Park

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
Elopements
Rehearsal Dinner

What event services do you offer?

Catering Services
Clean Up
Event Rentals
Get Ready Rooms
Outside Vendors
Wifi

What catering services do you offer?

Buffet
Cocktail Reception
Dessert
Stations
Tastings

What event items are available?

Audio Equipment
Chairs
Dance Floor
Tables

What food and beverage items are available?

Flatware
Linens

What transportation and access is available?

Parking
Shuttle
Wheelchair Access

What months are included in your peak season?

May
June
July
August
September
October

Reviews of Walsh University

Kaley
Kaley Sent on 08/07/2022
5 out of 5 rating

Gorgeous ceremony and reception venue

My husband and I are so happy we chose to be married at Hoover Hall! The outdoor patio is the perfect ceremony site complete with waterfall, string lights and beautiful landscaping. The hall is gorgeous also - rustic but convenient with indoor bathrooms and prep kitchen, unlike some barns we looked at. You have the run of the grounds which gives you access to many great photo sites, including a covered bridge and the Hoover House. Lori and Jackie are great and easy to work with and the food is delicious.
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Jessica Sent on 06/09/2021
5 out of 5 rating

The best experience and the best day

The ladies with Walsh and Hoover Park helped to make our day perfect ! They went above and beyond.
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Maggie Sent on 09/08/2017
5 out of 5 rating
We cannot say enough great things about this venue at Hoover Park! The venue was beautiful and beyond perfect for our special day! The staff was amazing and they were extremely helpful and so easy to work with! I highly recommend this park for your venue!
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Britney Sent on 01/04/2016
5 out of 5 rating
The staff here was amazing. They were so helpful with every question we had and never made us feel like we were bothering them. Even when I visited with my parents and his parents Patty and Jackie always asked what I wanted and hiw we wanted our day to be. They always made sure it was what WE wanted (which is hard with a lot of people involved :) Everyone that came said the food was amazing (and it really was). If Patty didn't know the answer she got me to the person that knew it. I cannot say enough good things about Hoover Park and their staff. They truly exceeded our every expectation.
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User2068479 Sent on 03/16/2015
4.8 out of 5 rating
So excited to have my wedding here! The building is gorgeous and unique!
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User1851092 Sent on 10/07/2014
4.7 out of 5 rating
They did a great job with the setup the day before our wedding and fixed any issues that came up. All the guests loved the indoor and outdoor spaces.
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Jamie Sent on 12/28/2014
4.4 out of 5 rating
Loved loved loved this venue! The weather was great and the streamed white lights inside the dark wood building was so pretty even in the summertime daylight. The courtyard seating area and surrounding landscape was beautiful. The tables seem like they'd be cramped by looking at pictures but they weren't. The event coordinators were helpful and flexible, but left a little to be desired on responsiveness, which didn't affect the actual reception. You get to buy all your own alcohol which saves so much more money than any package deal at any venue. If you choose this location, you'll be doing more work. I've had friends get married where the venue takes care of decorations, cake, card boxes, setup, etc. At Hoover Hall you'll have to plan and coordinate the details for everything and you'll have to plan around whether or not they have an event the day before. Luckily I had amazing family, friends, and a husband willing to help, especially to decorate the morning of the wedding. Finally for catering we chose the picnic menu. We went to a friend's wedding who had barbecue catered and was surprisingly a huge hit so we were open to the picnic menu. We chose mashed potatoes, pulled pork sandwiches, grilled chicken, and green beans, along with salad and rolls and brought in a huge dessert assortment. Everything was great, but stay away from the grilled chicken. I imagine it'd be hard to keep that much chicken juicy. We picked it to give a neutral option to guests, but it was very dry. I couldn't eat my piece. My husband ate it anyway. Go with the fun palatable foods instead of just being sensible! Great place if you don't mind taking care of all the details. I would do it all over again! I would stress less on decorations though. Keep it simple. No one cares!
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Kellye Sent on 10/16/2013
4.4 out of 5 rating
This venue is very rustic looking. It is completely made out of dark logs/wood, high/vaulted ceiling, rustic chandelier lighting througout. This venue gives you an outdoor feel, but still "inside" and covered. The sides all the way around are screened that can be opened for the open feeling and breeze. There is no A/C, but they have large utility fans mounted up near the ceilings is needed. We LOVED it here! Our wedding was the middle of September, and had perfect weather that day, not too hot - not too cold! There is a gorgeous patio right outside the actual hall, which allowed us to have the ceremony on site as well, which worked out great! :) They provide the catering through Walsh University, and have a few different menu options to choose from with varying prices (cheap for what's out there at other venues). When searching for Hoover Park, you have to go through Walsh University's website to get all the contact information, i was unable to find them on popular websites such as theknot, etc.
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Jordon Sent on 03/17/2017
3.3 out of 5 rating
No doubt about it, this is an incredibly beautiful venue. Picturesque & perfect for our wedding day, it was exactly the look we wanted & reasonably priced. I would get remarried here again. However, you have very little guidance/help from the coordination staff. Aka sending multiple emails and phone calls to get a response to one question. Everyone was very friendly, just not the best at getting back to you. I highly suggest hiring a wedding day coordinator and/or planner if you're getting married here, which isn't a bad thing!

Also some of the serving staff was a little off. We didn't have our champagne for the toast & toasted with empty glasses for the first half, and when they brought the cake for us to cut, they didn't bring plates or silverware so we had to use our fingers. ahahha. I mean yeah it's kind of cute, but I would have liked little things thought about like that.
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User2044509 Sent on 02/18/2015
1.9 out of 5 rating
Poor communication between staff. While the venue is beautiful, they charge WAY too much for a rental fee and nothing is included.
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Walsh University frequently asked questions

The space offered by Walsh University for wedding events is known for:
  • Barn
  • Park
Walsh University offers the following indoor/outdoor options for weddings:
  • Indoor
  • Uncovered Outdoor
Walsh University offers the following types of wedding events:
  • Ceremony
  • Reception
  • Bridal Shower
  • Engagement Party
  • Elopements
  • Rehearsal Dinner
Walsh University offers the following services for wedding events:
  • Catering Services
  • Clean Up
  • Event Rentals
  • Get Ready Rooms
  • Outside Vendors
  • Wifi
Walsh University offers the following furniture and decor items for weddings:
  • Audio Equipment
  • Chairs
  • Dance Floor
  • Tables
Walsh University is recommended by 87% of couples who have used their services. Their overall rating is 4.4 out of 5 with the following breakdown: 4.6 in value, 4.5 in quality of service, 4.5 in professionalism, 4.4 in flexibility and 3.9 in average response time.
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