The Ivy Room Reviews
Reviews
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Elizabeth Sent on 10/21/2024Beautiful private venue and warm staff
Our wedding on 7/11 was held in this beautiful haven of ivy. The venue is situated in the heart of River North, with many hotels and stores around. It’s in proximity to the Grand red line and many forms of transportation. Our guests came from all over and they loved the accessibility. While it’s in the middle of noisy Chicago, when you’re in the venue, you can’t hear the external city sounds.
The venue has three separate areas for your guests to mingle and a wonderful bridal suite if you need a respite once in a while, like me and my husband did.
We had a wonderful ceremony, cocktail hour, reception, and dance party that ran super smooth all thanks and credit due to Pam, the chef’s creative and delicious creations, and the lovely and friendly staff! I appreciated their support and approach so much. I really felt like they were there alongside us the whole time and were timely with communication and planning. Even so gracious as to accommodate some urgent last minute changes. We couldn’t have had it so well without the venue’s dedicated input.
We are eternally grateful for the memories we were able to make here and for the opportunity to commemorate our life-long commitment in such a lovely green oasis in the city of Chicago. It’s worth every penny and take it from me, you won’t regret it. The Ivy Room will always hold a special place in our hearts! -
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Yan L. Sent on 07/23/2023Beautiful Space!
When my husband and I toured wedding venues in Chicago, we immediately fell in love with this one. It is smack dab in the middle of downtown Chicago, which was great since we had so many out of town guests excited to tour the city. My wedding was in May and the outdoor courtyard was absolutely GORGEOUS. The wall of ivy had bloomed and made the ceremony space feel very intimate and romantic. We were able to do the ceremony and cocktail hour outdoors and the reception indoors. Both spaces looked classy, but still warm. This venue comes with its own caterer that you must use. No worries though, their food is AMAZING. I will say the pricing for this venue is higher than many others in Chicago, but it comes inclusive of many items that you'd usually have to hire separate vendors for or create yourself (tables, chairs, linens, personalized menus, uplighting, etc.). Pamela was the Ivy Room coordinator we worked with and she was very responsive and accommodating to questions and requests that we have. Overall, we loved the way our wedding turned out and would highly recommend this venue. -
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Steven Sent on 10/30/2021The perfect venue
We are so grateful that we chose to have our wedding at the Ivy Room! The team truly went above and beyond to make the day special and stress-free for us. From the food to decor to the coordination amongst vendors, Natalie (our day of coordinator), Kiran, and the whole team made our day a perfect one. We initially chose the Ivy Room with a vision for an outdoor ceremony looking at the big ivy wall, and when it became clear that rain would make that impossible, we were initially very disappointed. But Natalie and the team transformed the indoor space, threw open the wall of doors to the courtyard, and made the venue a magical space for the evening. The way the space came together was better than we had ever imagined. And we still snuck outside for photos and a sparkler exit too.
If you're considering the Ivy Room as your venue, know that you'll be in great hands with their team. (And definitely get the package with a day-of coordinator from the Ivy Room!) -
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Angela Sent on 09/29/2019Perfect venue, food, & coordinator - everything you are looking for is right here!
HUMANS GETTING MARRIED! If you are looking for a STUNNING venue, INCREDIBLE food, and the best damn wedding coordinator known to man, stop looking - you will find all of these things with The Ivy Room. The venue is gorgeous on its own, so anything you add on to it will just enhance the natural beauty this place offers - we had both our ceremony and reception here. The courtyard is beautiful, there are a ton of hotels close by, and there is a lot of flexibility when it comes to weather - it rained on our wedding day, we were intended to have the cocktail hour outside, but there is a full bar and cocktail area downstairs that works perfectly! And THE FOOD!!! The Ivy Room caters in-house, and it is incredible - all of our guests LOVED the meal!! Every single person that helped serve our guests during our wedding was extremely friendly, professional, and uplifting, from the bartenders to the kitchen to the servers. Most importantly, you need a day-of coordinator, and Leslie knocked this out of the park. My husband and I raved to everyone we knew about how incredible Leslie was, and when they met her everyone agreed. She was kind, EXTREMELY on top of her sh*t, and ensured the entire wedding ran smoothly - which it did. The entire day was quite literally perfect, and I attest so much of that to Leslie. She was so helpful with the planning beforehand, met with us multiple times, and filled in all the holes that we didn't even know existed.On top of that, she is a lovely woman and SO easy to work with, we were always laughing and felt like we had known her forever. Brides and Grooms, this venue takes the cake when it comes to the best of the best and it is worth every single penny. Thank you dearly to The Ivy Room and to Leslie for the best day of our lives. We cannot rave about you guys enough. -
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Emily Sent on 05/28/2019An unforgettable day
I had my wedding there this month and everything was AMAZING. For Chicago prices, this was extremely reasonable for our 110 person wedding. I can’t think of one thing where we asked if this was possible and that we were told “no.” No hidden charges, no surprises day of- and Leslie who was our coordinator was a DREAM. Great communication, flexible with our tastings and venue visits since we were out of town, and really made everything unforgettable. Great venue with a lot of flexibility to make sure you can have the wedding of your dreams. -
Jessica Sent on 12/15/2018
Must book with Abby!
The gorgeous venue speaks for itself with its soaring high ceilings, beautiful wood floor, lush ivy courtyard, and recessed lighting. It is a perfect blank slate to create your dream wedding. You can easily find pictures of it online, but it’s even more beautiful in person. The Ivy Room is a peaceful green oasis in the middle of the hectic city with perfect indoor and outdoor space.
However, it was the Abby Carson at the Ivy Room that was the angel that our wedding planning process needed. She was so patient with us throughout multiple venue tours, table and seating arrangements, and throughout our entire planning process. There was never more than a day that went by without her prompt response to our questions. She was always attentive to our needs, responsive to our questions, had an amazing calming presence, coordinated all the vendors perfectly, and even helped me adjust my veil before I walked down the aisle.
On the day of the wedding we found the staff was as impeccable as our experience with Abby, from the servers to the security guard. The wedding ran just as we planned, with Abby keeping everything on track and allowing us to finally relax for the first time in months and enjoy our wedding. The food was absolutely delicious, with guests telling us it was the best food they ever had at a wedding! So much credit goes to Abby and the Ivy Room staff for making our wedding the most incredible experience.
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Tayler Sent on 09/11/2018Working with the Ivy Room - and our coordinator, Abby C., in particular - was the brightest spot of our wedding. The gorgeous space obviously speaks for itself; I had no idea when we booked how impressive Abby and the rest of the staff would be. I wish I could take her with me and work with her for every possible project in the world. She was such a fantastic calming presence, seemed invested in helping us realize the event we had imagined yet within the confines of our budget, and never once seemed to be frustrated with my neurotic questions. We have also received so many compliments on the food and guests' experience with all of the hospitality staff, so it seems that all around people had a great experience.
Thank you so much to Abby and the rest of the Ivy Room staff - I'l keep bugging my husband to plan an anniversary dinner there in the future ;) -
Jennifer Sent on 12/30/2017From the moment I came across the Ivy Room in a wedding blog I knew it was the place where we would get married. It is located right in the heart of Chicago, yet you never feel like you are in a city. We met with Natalie for the tour and secured our date the following week. We couldn't speak more highly of the whole team. Not only was the food incredible, but the staff and service was top notch. We got the tasting out of the way 7 months before our wedding date. It seems early for some people, but it was nice to be able to check that major item off of the list before the craziness of the summer set in. We reviewed everything at our final walk through and at the end of it, we felt confident we were ready for the day. One of the best parts about the Ivy Room is they are a full event space and have "small items" in house for you to use including cake stands, cup cake displays and table numbers. We were also fortunate to have our afterparty right down stairs for an additional fee and we would not have chosen it any other way as it kept our party going for an additional 2 hours! We loved the Ivy Room and would highly recommend it to anyone looking for the perfect Chicago venue.
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Lisa Sent on 10/16/2010Donna and Matt were an absolute delight to work with for our wedding. Having found the Ivy Room almost 15 months before our actual wedding, we could have been "just another couple" renting the space. Instead, Donna and Matt kept engaged in our planning and even welcomed our crazy family members who would drop by the venue unannounced - numerous times! The professionalism and event expertise are beyond expectation and the space is simply gorgeous. -
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Patricia Sent on 09/05/2022Gorgeous Venue and Incredible Team
We love the space and the location. The courtyard is so stunning but due to rain we had to use the basement for our cocktail hour (which we knew was a possibility but was a but disappointing). The staff were all easy to work with and Pam had excellent suggestions for us in terms of how to use the space. Its a bit pricey but high recommend! (Florals by Life in Bloom and photography by This Is Feeling) -
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