The Rookery Reviews

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• Laura Sent on 03/16/2022
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  Wow factor!

  Being in the Rookery is a special experience - seeing the grandeur of the architecture, glass ceiling, staircase, and gold & marble detail will wow your guests! We absolutely loved our wedding in the Rookery - it was exactly what we were looking for - something elegant and beautiful, but unique. Our wedding was in the winter, so the darkness level was perfect. We had 118 people and thought that was a great size for the venue. Anything over 150 may start to get a bit cramped. Keep in mind if you want to do draping over the storefronts, it can be quite expensive as there's only one vendor that does that - make sure you price that out when evaluating venue cost! Also - having Jewell catering as the caterer for the venue was excellent, it made for a seamless experience.
• Megan Sent on 12/27/2021
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  Stunning Venue!

  A beautiful atmosphere that was the perfect size for 100 guests. Jewell Events did an amazing job with catering and coordination/Art of imagination did a wonderful job with the design. It’s a perfect romantic, classic, chicago venue! Could not have been happier!

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• User2475732 Sent on 12/20/2015
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  It's been very easy to work with Jewell Catering at the Rookery building so far. The Rookery is absolutely beautiful although renting the venue is a little pricey. Well worth the price!
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• Chuck Sent on 05/28/2013
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  This was an AMAZING venue and fantastic backdrop for the ceremony and reception. I can't say enough about how beautiful the space turned out. The cost to rent the venue was a bit pricey and since it is a historic site there were challenges with set up and breakdown of the venue. Lastly - it stays pretty well lit throughout the evening so if your choosing this venue consider that everyone will be dancing in a well lit setting - changing the mood a bit.
  
  Regardless of the slight challenges I would still highly recommend the space as it can't be beat for WOW factor!
• Linda Sent on 10/18/2012
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  The Rookery was the perfect venue for the modern/elegant wedding I had envisioned. We had both the ceremony and reception at the venue - it was a perfect size for our 150 guests. They say you can have up to 200, but personally, I think that would be cramped. I'd say max is like 175. We draped the downstairs through Art of Imagination and it just looked absolutely gorgeous. I will say, that because its a public space - during our ceremony some pedestrians came in and we're talking behind our draping - none of our guests saw or heard them, but my husband and I did, and it was a little distracting for all of 30 seconds.

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