Power Plant Productions Reviews
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Jamie Sent on 01/02/2024Our Dream Modern Wedding Venue in the City!
Power Plant was the perfect place for our wedding, and we are extremely pleased with how everything turned out in the space! We really wanted a modern, open, and airy location that was in the city for our big day, and as soon as we toured Power Plant we knew it was the perfect spot. Not only was the whole facility beautiful, but the owners Chris and Jim were amazing to work with. Chris provided so much direction and insight on all of the wedding related questions we had during the planning process, and she even allowed us to visit the venue several times with our family so everyone could see the space in person before the wedding. We also loved how much attention our event received, and the fact the venue only hosts one wedding per weekend. This made our event feel so much more special and prioritized. Chris and the Power Plant team really made the whole process run so much smoother, and all of our vendors worked seamlessly with their team.
Our wedding day was perfect and the whole venue looked more amazing than we could have imagined when it was all pulled together, with flowers, décor, and lights. Our vision fully came to life and all of our friends, family, and wedding guests loved the space as well. We highly recommend Power Plant as a place that is completely customizable to whatever you are envisioning for your big day, and an added bonus is having such experienced, responsive owners like Chris and Jim that are there for you through out the whole process. -
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Brittany Sent on 06/22/2023A One-of-a-Kind Space for our Special Day
We could not have selected a more perfect location to host our wedding ceremony and reception last month. The first time we stepped into the Power Plant, we knew it was where we wanted to get married. A perfect blank canvas, the space is airy, intimate, and one-of-a-kind. Chris and her husband, Jim, did an amazing job transforming the former chocolate factory into the event and studio space that it is today. We loved that it is a family-owned business, not some large-event conglomerate. We felt cared for and heard every step of the way. Chris and her team are kind, communicative, and anticipated our every need. Thank you for helping to make our day the best day. -
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Craig Sent on 05/08/2023Could not have asked for better venue
We are so happy that we decided to have our wedding at Power Plant Productions. Jim & Chris were so incredible through our whole wedding experience and we could not have asked for any more from them. The venue was perfect for our big day and provided a great atmosphere. They were really accommodating in making things personal to us whilst also leading us when we needed advice and suggestions. -
Nicole Sent on 04/28/2023
Unique, beautiful wedding space!
Power Plant was the location of my wedding in April 2023 and I could not recommend it enough! It was the only venue we saw because I knew immediately it was where I wanted to get married. The location is perfect in the hole in the heart of old city, and easily walkable to many restaurants and hotels. The space itself is gorgeous! The high ceilings, included drapes and string lights, allow you to dress up the space as little or as much as you like. We received endless compliments on the uniqueness of the space the entire night from our guests. The staff was also extremely kind and accommodating. They provided excellent tips along the way, and were easy to communicate with. I highly recommend this space to any couple looking for a unique venue in the heart of the city! -
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Emily Sent on 12/01/2022
Our Perfect Venue
My husband and I were married at Power Plant on 10/01/22 with a wedding of about 90 guests. Power Plant helped us make the day exactly how we pictured. The venue itself is unique and beautiful, and its location in Old City was perfect for our guests traveling to Philly from out of town. We had an open canvas for our decor (although you'll really only need minimal since the building is already so pretty!), and Chris and her team were very helpful throughout the whole planning process and were on top of everything the day of. This gave us the fun of a DIY venue without any of the DIY stress, which made it easy for us to be present and enjoy every moment of our wedding day. -
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Keith Sent on 11/04/2022
Keith & Ashley Lerch
We had our wedding last weekend and we are still in awe of how perfect everything turned out. Chris and the staff were there for our every need and were instrumental in turning our vision into reality. The relationship they have with their vendors make your wedding day go as easy as you wish. The Power Plant is the perfect place for a wedding and we can't wait to attend one ourselves. -
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Sarah Sent on 10/16/2022Absolutely Amazing Venue!
We had our wedding here on October 7th and there aren’t enough works to describe how thankful we are that we selected this venue.
Chris & Jim the venue owners, were absolutely fabulous the entire process. Chris’s communication style and response time is impeccable and she’s always reachable by email or phone. She answered every and any questions we had and is extremely knowledgeable about vendor recommendations.
The venue it’s self it’s stunning and extremely unique. It has gorgeous natural light, hardwood flooring, and an exposed ceiling. With all those natural features we didn’t feel a lot of decor was necessary.
We were initially drawn to this space because they were really flexible about having an intimate 60 person wedding which is rare to find in Philadelphia.
The day of the wedding we were givin a bridal suite to store all our stuff and have the bridal party hang out before the ceremony, which was extremely helpful. The venue also provided a day of coordinator, Chole who was super helpful for the ceremony lineup and setting up some of our decor. This venue is bring your own vendors which is really convenient to shop around for catering staff within your budget.
I highly recommend this venue for its uniqueness, staff, proximity to hotels & parking garages, and it’s very budget friendly!
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Kelly Sent on 09/26/2022Incredible venue!
My fiancé and I just got married at Power Plant on 9/24/22 and it was an absolute DREAM. Everything about the venue was amazing—the high industrial ceilings, the natural lighting, the lights and lanterns strung from the ceilings & windows…my guests could not believe how beautiful everything looked. Power Plant was the ONLY venue we toured during our wedding planning process & as soon as we met Chris & saw the space we immediately booked it. Throughout the entire 2 long years of wedding planning, Chris & her team were communicative, SO helpful, and did absolutely everything possible to make our wedding day perfect. We had 90 guests and the space was filled beautifully. Everything about this venue is an absolute dream & we are so glad that Power Plant made it all possible. -
Ali M. Sent on 05/03/2022
The Perfect Venue!
Power Plant Productions is the best!! The venue is gorgeous and made our wedding reception perfect. From the beginning, Chris was SO helpful and accommodating. She sent us so many amazing vendor recommendations and helped us coordinate to make sure that everything was in order for the big day. She helped make sure that all details were accounted for (decorations, seating, photo booth, dj, signage, etc.), and was great about following up in the months and weeks leading up to make sure that everything was set. The venue is spacious, yet feels warm and intimate, and has a beautiful modern look. Our guests loved it. We can't recommend it highly enough if you're looking for a wedding venue in Philly! -
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Morgan Sent on 11/23/2021Wonderful & unique wedding in downtown Philadelphia that doesn't "break the bank"
We had a wonderful wedding experience at Power Plant and would absolutely recommend it to anyone looking to have a unique wedding experience in center city that doesn't have to break the bank! The venue coordinator, Chris, was amazingly responsive from the beginning through helping us postpone due to Covid and of course in the final weeks before the wedding where she went above and beyond to ensure all the pieces came together how we wanted. The space was absolutely beautiful & dreamy and our guests raved about the entire experience! I can assure you, you will NOT regret booking with Power Plant! P.S. - Power Plant's recommended vendor list is so helpful. If you are looking for an affordable catering option on the list, I have to give a shout out to Catering By Rich! -
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Ellisa Sent on 07/10/2021Dream Elegant & Industrial Venue in Old City
Power Plant Productions was the perfect venue to host our June 2021 wedding, and the Power Plant team went above and beyond to help manage our event details (after having to reschedule our date twice!).
The venue: If you’re looking for a gorgeous and unique venue space, with an industrial feel and blank canvas to work with, then Power Plant is for you! It has a great Old City location and is truly unlike any other wedding venue we’ve ever been to. Featuring large floor to ceiling windows, and beautiful white walls, the lighting at this venue can’t be beat and there is definitely a cool factor that comes along with the space. The venue easily fit our 115 guests and was the perfect backdrop for our traditional wedding ceremony and cocktail style reception.
The team: Chris, Jim, and Brian were extremely easy to work with and made us feel heard, valued, and a part of the Power Plant family. Chris helped manage event details and vendor coordination and made us feel at ease throughout our event reschedules due to Covid. Chris was flexible, offered creative solutions and workarounds, and respected our decisions when we decided to push back our wedding dates. We truly felt that we were all in this together, and it was a really sweet feeling to come out on the other side and have the celebration we dreamed of last month. -
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Jackie Sent on 09/28/2020
Microwedding Dream
Despite 2020 putting a twist on long awaited wedding day, everything about Power Plant was an absolute dream. From the moment we walked into this hidden gem almost 2 years ago, we knew it was exactly where we needed to be for our wedding, and then getting to know Chris, Jim, and Brian was icing on the cake. Not only is the space beautiful but everyone went out of their way to make our day special. We attempted to hold out with our original guest count of 120 as long as possible and then in August we were faced with the decision to postpone, relocate, or re-route to a micro-wedding of 24. WE ARE SO HAPPY WE CHOSE THE MICROWEDDING!!! Chris was there every step of the way providing us with options and keeping a very Type A bride calm while re-planning a wedding in a months’ time. I might be biased but it was the most special, intimate wedding I’ve ever been a part of. Everyone one of our family and friends who attended, both personally and virtually, have not stopped talking about how beautiful everything was. We walked out of there knowing we were blessed with something special that we will hold in our hearts forever and we cannot wait for our next excuse to return and make more in the future. -
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Stephanie Sent on 09/20/2020Our micro-wedding was amazing!
Our micro-wedding at Power Plant was a dream! In short, this venue is beautiful, Chris and her husband are incredible, and we were so happy that we ended up choosing them to host our day.
We had the incredible misfortune of being one of the many 2020 couples who were faced with the difficult decision of cancelling, postponing, or changing our wedding due to the pandemic. We had chosen Power Plant - and our August 2020 date - almost a year prior to the pandemic because of its modern style, flexibility, and laid back (yet extremely helpful) manager Chris. While we were already excited to have our wedding at Power Plant, we found that we were even more thankful for this choice when the pandemic began to upturn all of our best laid plans. Once we knew we were going to need to modify our special day, Chris stayed in extremely close touch. She and her husband bent over backwards to make sure we were comfortable with whatever we decided (despite all of us being in new uncharted territory). I will say that their communication throughout this process was incredible. We were given the options to postpone or continue with one of their brand new packages for elopements or micro-weddings. We chose to scale back our 130 person wedding to a 23-person event with Power Plant's brand new micro-wedding package. And we ended up being their first ever micro-wedding! Those who had planned a wedding can only imagine how stressful this was, but Chris was our constant. She made sure we were informed and happy with our choices, and played a heavy hand in helping us transform the space and re-design our special day. This included re-doing our timelines, floor plan, helping us implement covid safety procedures, and facilitating a seamless wedding live stream for our guests who we could no longer have in person. When the day came, our family and friends had no idea what to expect and they were blown away. Not only did the live stream work so well and was easy for everyone (technology literate or not) to access, but the day and the space turned out perfectly. The space at Power Plant allowed us the space to safely distance while still having dinner, dancing, and all of the typical wedding traditions! Our guests came away from the event saying that they might be PREFERRING micro-weddings in the future. All in all, we could not be more grateful to Chris and the rest of the Power Plant team for everything they had done for us!! -
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Clara Sent on 06/22/2020
amazing venue!
Chris and her staff at Power Plant were phenomenal. We had a relatively last-minute wedding which was only possible because of how helpful she was. She offered vendors that she had worked with previously to speed up the process and was willing to give recommendations when we wanted them, but we never felt as if she was imposing or demanding. She is VERY responsive and always available to answer the smallest of questions. The space is stunning even with very little decorations. If you are looking for a no-fuss wedding venue with helpful and kind staff, Power Plant is for you. -
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Kat Sent on 06/13/2020Power Plant Productions was Perfect
Like so many others, Power Plant Productions was the only venue we looked at because we were sold immediately. The space is absolutely gorgeous and the perfect canvas for a wide variety of visions (for us, we felt it reflected our taste in simplicity and modernness). As an added bonus, we wanted a venue in a part of the city that guests coming in from out of town would enjoy exploring over the weekend, and PPP is ideally situated in Old City for this (and is right across the street from a parking garage). We had both our ceremony and reception at PPP on Leap Day! Chris and the team were the utmost in professionalism and helpfulness. Their expertise in the wedding industry was invaluable and we never doubted that we were in extremely capable hands. Since we didn't work with a planner, it was so important to us to work with self-sufficient and knowledgable vendors and that was exactly what we got with PPP. We had even misplaced a really important decoration (a letter to our parents) sometime during load in the day before, and the venue rep on site with us for the wedding actually found it moments before the ceremony! We were overjoyed and so thankful at their attention to detail. Getting married at Power Plant Productions was absolutely perfect and we cannot recommend it enough! -
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Alexandra Sent on 11/26/2019The perfect venue!
We had our wedding at Power Plant in October. It was perfect! Chris helped us organize everything. She recommended amazing vendors. The set up was great, we had about 145 guests for a cocktail style reception. There was plenty of seating and plenty of room to mingle and dance. The space is so unique and has great lighting. I highly recommend this venue, everything went perfectly and we couldn't have done it without Chris and her staff! -
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Erica Sent on 10/29/2019Amazing Brunch Wedding!
Our brunch wedding at Power Plant Productions was everything we could have ever wanted! The space is beautiful, bright, and airy during the day and made for the perfect backdrop to our big day. From the beginning Chris was so helpful! She sent emails with detailed recommendations and information to help us plan our wedding. Because this is DIY venue it can be a little overwhelming to bring in all the vendors yourself, but Chris was there to help every step of the way. They went above and beyond to help with setup and make sure the day went seamlessly. I felt like Chris and Jim truly cared about making our wedding everything we wanted it to be. We are so happy we chose Power Plant for our wedding! -
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Anne Sent on 10/28/2019
Beautiful space and an even more amazing team
We just got married at Power Plant and it was the absolute best. We did a 120 person cocktail style wedding, so no assigned tables. Chris helped organize how many tables we would need for the appropriate amount of seating and how to arrange the space so that the flow worked perfectly. The ceremony set up was beautiful and perfect. Chris was so helpful. They supplied everything we needed for the wedding like chairs, tables, easels, and even baskets and things. She also recommended AMAZING vendors for catering (Power Evens), photography (Peach Plum Pear) and flowers (Vault and Vine). Her son even did our photo booth! Her team made set up and break down for the wedding easy. They were so helpful and caring. I absolutely loved working with Chris and Jim and would recommend them for any event or wedding. -
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Kelsey Sent on 07/05/2019Beautiful, unique Venue
I fell in love with PPP the moment I saw it. It is a gorgeous loft space full of natural light and white brick, and it looks amazing in our wedding photos. We wanted our ceremony and reception in the same space, and Power Plant made that work perfectly. It was a great size for our 110 guests, and it even has a private bridal suite that was the perfect spot to catch our breath and relax for a bit in between. Chris and Jim are the owners, and they are super responsive, wonderful people. They helped us every step of the way, and it was clear our happiness was important to them. They only do one wedding a weekend, so we really felt like we had time to drop stuff off and set it up how we want. We also got to choose all of our vendors which helped us save money on things like liquor and catering. We truly got to make our day exactly as we wanted, and Power Plant helped us do it! The only cons are that it is on the 3rd floor of a building with no elevator. -
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Gina Sent on 05/08/2019
Seamless and Enjoyable Experience
Power Plant was the only venue my now husband and I visited - because as soon as we stepped in and met with Chris, we were sold. The place is so unique and chic in an industrial way -- and Chris greets you like you're an old friend. Throughout the entire planning process, Chris (and her husband, Jim, and team), were responsive, courteous, and went above and beyond to help us. They coordinated seamlessly with all of our vendors, and made our drop-off and pick-up process so convenient that I didn't feel any stress throughout it! All of our guests raved about how cool the spot was - even some of the older folks who we thought might think it was a bit too non-traditional. Thank you to the entire Power Plant team who made our event so incredibly special and for making the day stress-free (as stress free as a wedding for a bride can be! :) ) I only hope a friend of mine gets married there so we can experience it all again! -
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Danielle Sent on 11/07/2018Perfect venue, perfect day
Power Plant was the perfect choice for what we were looking for - something minimalist, but also beautiful. Somewhere that people would feel like they could dance, but also mingle and socialize easily. Power Plant was incredible! The venue was stunning and our guests commented afterwards at how cool the space was (especially once we told them it's the old chocolate factory). The location was a bit difficult for our guests to get to (tell them not to go over the bridge!!!) but that is okay! They all made it. The flow of the night went perfect for transforming the space from ceremony to reception. The cocktail hour space was snug, but it made everyone so much more social and it made the space feel like a true party. I would highly recommend Power Plant! -
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Mack Sent on 04/08/2023The best experience
My partner (I mean “my husband”) and I looked at 8 possible venues for our wedding in Center City Philadelphia. Honestly, we could’ve stopped after the first one! When we walked into PowerPlant Productions in Old City, we knew that this would be the place.
It’s the coolest space for a party, and no other venue in Center City is anything like it! When visiting other venues, we imagined how we’d decorate to mask the ugly ballroom carpets, bland or dusty-looking walls, and utter lack of personality (even at classic, historical sites). But at PowerPlant, we wanted the gorgeous space to speak for itself, and use a little decor to accentuate its natural appeal. From the gorgeous wide-plank hardwoods, all white brick walls, extraordinarily high ceilings, massive wall of windows, and that huge iconic smokestack! There is no place like it.
Not being pro party planners, having access to Chris and Jim (the owners–who got married there) and Tommi (manager) was the lifeline I didn’t know we needed. First, they actually own the building which is different than other city venues. If you have questions or requests, you ask Chris and Jim directly. They decide and answer, not a chain of go-between people. Chris has seen countless events at PowerPlant and (at our request) shared a menu of ideas and floorplans that were foundational to our once-in-a-lifetime, phenomenal party. She knows what works really well in the space. Chris even helped us pare down a list of vendors to the ones that would be most likely to negotiate and customize an experience in our financial ballpark (including our caterer–our other lifeline–who also got married there).
Leading up to the day-of, Jim and Tommi made prep as simple as they could for us. They made sure everything was set how we planned it. Plus, all of the scheduling, dropping off, setting up, picking up afterwards… trust me, as you approach the big day, it's these little things (like access to the space when you need) that catch you off guard and cause tremendous stress. They had our backs.
Ultimately, our wedding was unlike any that I’ve ever attended (and I think most guests would say the same). Everyone commented on the venue. It was the night of our lives. We owe that to the gorgeous space, the venue and catering teams, DJ, and of course the phenomenal grooms and guests too. Haha. Thank you, PowerPlant Productions! -
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Dana Sent on 02/24/2017Power Plant was such a cool spot! We loved the white walls, hard wood flooring and industrial atmosphere! It definitely set the tone for our wedding! Chris was really nice to work with, she had a layout and things ready to go for our big day. There are some restrictions to what can and cannot be hung on the walls, for decor as well as the level of how high the speakers go for music (just something to think about!) but overall, it created such a special place for our ceremony and reception!
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