Stephens College

We hosted our dinner, reception and dance in the Kimball Ballroom (Lela Raney Wood Hall) at Stephen's College. The catering department and catering director were amazing to work with! They went out of their way to make sure our dinner was exactly what we envisioned. The special events coordinator, who helped us set up our timeline and choose the layout of our room, was helpful when we could get in touch with her; but we had some difficulty getting her to respond to emails or calls in a timely fashion. Overall, the venue was great. They were easy to work with and open to our suggestions about how we wanted our event to go.

We used Stephens ONLY for our ceremony (Firestone Baars Chapel). It was surprisingly affordable for such a beautiful location with an organ. We did have to purchase separate insurance for the event, though, which was a small added cost, as well as having to rent the chapel the day prior to the wedding for the rehearsal (this isn't included unless no one books it). The only issue we ran into with the chapel is that it is a little hard to fit a large bridal party near the altar (not the fault of Stephens, though!). The people at Stephens were always pleasant to speak with, and were good about returning calls and e-mails. Overall, I was very satisfied with our decision to have our ceremony there, it is unique and beautiful! I would recommend it!

great to work with!

Our reception was at Stephens College Senior Hall. Beautiful -- had parlor rooms where people who didn't want to dance could sit and mingle. Great food, great service.

Stephen's did an amazing job for us. We rented Senior Hall - which was a really fun place to have a reception. Tim and his crew were incredibly flexible and willing to work with us on menu. Their mashed potini's were our idea! :) (mashed potatoes in martini glasses - so so fun!) Highly recommend this staff.