Athletic Club
Weddings At The
Athletic Club
If you are looking for an elegant ballroom that gives a nod to grand ballrooms around the world, you will find it here at the Athletic Club, one of the premier venues in downtown Columbus.
The Athletic Club Of Columbus
136 E Broad StColumbus, OH 43215
(614) 221-3344
Venue Website
Maximum Wedding Size
350 Guests
Ceremony Sites
In the ballroom
Parking
Valet & Street
Outside Caterers
No
An Overview Of The Athletic Club For Your Wedding Reception
When you visit the Athletic Club, you will see an incredible collection of ornate details in many different places in this venue.
Start with the stunning ironwork staircase leads to the ballroom which makes for incredible wedding pictures.
Going up to the ballroom you will find a large space with incredible crystal chandeliers, beautiful hardwood floors and stunning floor-to-ceiling windows. But if you look up you will see another of the room's showpiece - magnificent ceiling design that features intricately carved and painted details across the length of the room.
If that wasn’t enough, there are two large bay windows in the ballroom that also make for incredible places to get pictures.
The Athletic Club is a full-service event venue that provides in-house wedding planning as well as on-site catering. The Athletic Club is an ideal event space for ceremonies for up to 200 guests and a seated dinner reception for up to 325 people.
Preferred Wedding Vendors At The Athletic Club
Wedding Ceremonies At The Athletic Club
With such a large wedding space like you have here, you can easily have your wedding ceremony here also.
What usually happens is that the ceremony takes place in front of the white fireplace. They usually have their beautiful gold chairs set up in a theater style that creates a walkway down the center.
Once the ceremony is done, your guests will go into the foyer for cocktail hour and the staff will reset the room for your reception.
Wedding Pictures At The Athletic Club
One of The Athletic Club's most unique offerings is its array of amenities that can be found throughout the club. These distinctive features not only add to the charm of the wedding venue itself but also make perfect spots to capture extraordinary and memorable wedding photos.
So there seems to be two very popular locations for pictures at The Athletic Club, you have the staircase and the bay windows.
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Extra Insight For Your Reception At The Athletic Club
If you are looking for something really unique, The Athletic Club has an upscale bowling alley in their basement! Consider having your after party in the bowling alley. Bowl a few frames with your wedding party. The large neon BOWL sign makes for great pictures. And the pictures of everyone bowling is also a lot of fun.
Decor ideas. You don’t need too much to make this already beautiful room look better.
This might be more of a personal option than anything else, but the gold chairs look awesome in the ballroom. It just makes the ballroom ‘pop’ without being too ‘in your face’. Its a very nice touch that comes your booking automatically.
Decor lighting is not often done here because of the dark wood walls. However a custom light monogram makes a strong contrast and helps personalize the space.
Not many people know that the Athletic Club has hotel rooms for rent but its true. There are eight newly-renovated guest rooms are available to rent. This gives the wedding couple the opportunity to provide high-end accommodations to members of the wedding party or family and friends.