Sample Wedding Day Timeline:
Wedding Day Rentals are 12 hours. We strongly recommend a 4:30pm ceremony time or earlier for Wedding dates November, December, January, February and March. We strongly recommend a 5:30pm ceremony time if your wedding date is in April, May, June, July, August, September or October. Additional time may be purchased for $250/hour before midnight. After midnight it is $500/hour (with the exception of New Year’s Eve which has a 1:30pm to 1:30am rental).
April-October weddings:
12:00pm Venue Opens
Wedding Party Arrives and enters Dressing Suites. Mimosas & Coffee!
Vendor Access Begins for Setup. Wedding Coordinator, Cake, Florals, Rentals, Band/DJ, Photographer, Videographer, etc. may arrive.
1:00pm Lunch
Lunch for 10 is Served in Each Suite with Beer, Wine, Sodas & Iced Water.
5:00pm Guest Arrival Begins
5:30pm Ceremony Begins in Park View.
6:00pm Cocktail Hour Begins.
Guest Enjoy the Blake Street Patio and Enter into Market View for Cocktails & Passed Hors D’oeuvres. The bar is open and servers tray pass drinks as well.
Wedding Party Remain in Park View for Family Photos & Continue Portraits outside in City Market, Moore Square and beyond as weather allows.
6:50pm Photos Complete.
Wedding Party line up for Introductions with Wedding Coordinator & Emcee.
Couple Retreat to Park View Suite for touch ups, hors d’oeuvres & a quiet moment.
7:00pm Reception Begins
Wedding Party Introductions & First Dance
Welcome and/or Blessing.
Salad & Bread Service begins at this time.
7:15pm Dinner Begins
Buffet Dinners for 150 or less take 35-45 minutes.
Plated Dinners for 150 or less take 45minutes - 1 hour.
Stations Dinners last 1.5-2 hours as guests are mingling throughout.
8:00pm Parent Dances & Dance Floor Opens
9:00pm Toasts & Cake Cutting
11:00pm Grand Exit.
Guests will exit.
Wedding Party will retrieve their personal items from the suites.
Vendors will breakdown.
Market Hall staff will clean.
12:00am Venue Closes
November to March weddings:
11:00am Venue Opens
Wedding Party Arrives and enters Dressing Suites. Mimosas & Coffee!
Vendor Access Begins for Setup. Wedding Coordinator, Cake, Florals, Rentals, Band/DJ, Photographer, Videographer, etc. may arrive.
12:00pm Lunch
Lunch for 10 is Served in Each Suite with Beer, Wine, Sodas & Iced Water.
4:00pm Guest Arrival Begins
4:30pm Ceremony Begins in Park View.
5:00pm Cocktail Hour Begins.
Guest Enjoy the Blake Street Patio and Enter into Market View for Cocktails & Passed Hors D’oeuvres. The bar is open and servers tray pass drinks as well.
Wedding Party Remain in Park View for Family Photos & Continue Portraits outside in City Market, Moore Square and beyond as weather allows.
5:50pm Photos Complete.
Wedding Party line up for Introductions with Wedding Coordinator & Emcee.
Couple Retreat to Park View Suite for touch ups, hors d’oeuvres & a quiet moment.
6:00pm Reception Begins
Wedding Party Introductions & First Dance
Welcome and/or Blessing.
Salad & Bread Service begins at this time.
6:15pm Dinner Begins
Buffet Dinners for 150 or less take 35-45 minutes.
Plated Dinners for 150 or less take 45minutes - 1 hour.
Stations Dinners last 1.5-2 hours as guests are mingling throughout.
7:00pm Parent Dances & Dance Floor Opens
8:00pm Toasts & Cake Cutting
10:00pm Grand Exit.
Guests will exit.
Wedding Party will retrieve their personal items from the suites.
Vendors will breakdown.
Market Hall staff will clean.
11:00pm Venue Closes