Banquet Hall Wedding Venues in Downers Grove

Jaclyn

5.0 out of 5 rating

5.0

My dream wedding came true at the Esplanade Lakes!! My fiancé and I decided to check out this venue the winter before our anticipated wedding date. On a very snowy evening, we met up with Janet at the venue and instantly fell in love with it! From day one, Janet was beyond helpful with orchestrating all the details of the wedding! She was always so eager to please us and to ensure our wedding day was the BEST DAY EVER... (which it was)! Any worry or question I had, Janet was there! Finally the day is here! We decided to have both the ceremony and the reception at the Esplanade Lakes. With the pristine frosted lake as a backdrop, the ceremony was beyond breathtaking!! It was like walking into a dream! The staff quickly turned the room around from ceremony to reception in about a hour and we were ready to get the party started! The food was delicious, the atmosphere was spectacular, and the staff was extraordinary!! I did not have a single worry the day of my wedding because of the outpouring of care and professionalism demonstrated by Janet and her staff! I would absolutely recommend this venue for any wedding, for any season!!!

We hired Ashyana to cater our sangeet, post-Hindu ceremony and reception for our multi-day mixed Indian/American wedding. They catered indo-chinese options at the Sangeet, South Indian food at the lunch and North Indian food at the reception. The food was very good at the tasting, but everything ended up being even better at the events! The different food options were excellent across the board. The live dosa station in particular was awesome and the cocktail hour and reception dishes got rave reviews from guests (many went back for seconds). It was a great introduction to Indian food for some of our American guests who haven't tried Indian food before. Ashyana was also able to serve everything family-style and worked along side another vendor that provided some American food options. Everything was on time and Samar and his team did a wonderful job delivering on our needs and serving up amazing food!