Colvin House
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About This Vendor
History meets Chicago's Lakefront
Colvin House is the perfect venue for your intimate and unique wedding celebration. With sweeping views of Lake Michigan, this light-filled historic mansion radiates elegance and warmth. Designed in 1909 by visionary Prairie School architect, George Washington Maher, Colvin House invites you to dedicate your future together in a gracious landmark that has stood the test of time. Experience this beautiful mansion as your home for the day as you welcome your family and friends to celebrate your love. The mansion highlights the architect’s signature unifying motif-rhythm with repeating tulip, triangle, and classic arch patterns in decorative features and stained glass windows. Gorgeous original marble fireplaces and ornate moldings frame indoor ceremonies and provide a rich background for your reception, needing nothing but your individualized touches to create an unforgettable atmosphere for you and your guests. To enhance your complete experience at Colvin House, we dedicate a dressing suite for both parties of the wedding couple, one with a lake view from the third floor Juliet balcony where the newly married couple can also enjoy some alone time during cocktail hour. A majestic maple staircase creates a grand ceremony entrance between a two-story set of windows and our gleaming 4-foot crystal chandelier. The mansion grounds also boast a lushly landscaped yard and expansive, walled-in courtyard overflowing with greenery and flowers for an outdoor summer wedding ceremony and festive cocktail hour. The furnished Coach House augments the outdoor celebration with a vintage lounge atmosphere and outdoor bar. Just steps from the beach and a beautiful public park, our venue is surrounded by breathtaking photo backdrops and is easily accessible for the entire wedding party. All are welcome to celebrate love and create your own history in our beloved vintage mansion. Call or email us today to schedule a tour!
Amenities & Details
Ceremony Area, Covered Outdoors Space, Dressing Room, Handicap Accessible, Indoor Event Space, Liability Insurance, On-Site Accommodations, Outdoor Event Space, Reception Area, Wireless Internet, Woman-owned Business
Guest CapacityUp to 100
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsBar & Drinks, Cakes & Desserts, Food & Catering, Planning, Rentals & Equipment, Tents, Service Staff
SettingsBackyard, Beach, Waterfront, Estate, Garden, Historic Venue, Park
Business AttributesWoman-owned Business
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View PricesColvin House Reviews
Wedding Date 22-10-2022
We cannot say enough great things about Colvin House! Sarah and her staff were amazing to work with, they brought our entire wedding vision to life! She was great with working around our budget and suggesting things we didn't even think of. The food, cake, and atmosphere was spectacular. The venue itself is beautiful and charming, and not what you would expect for being in the city. I'm so happy we chose Colvin House for our wedding!!!
Reviewed on 24-10-2022
Wedding Date 02-10-2021
Colvin is great!! We selected this venue pre-Covid, and not only were they accommodating with re-scheduling, postponements, and questions, they made sure we had the wedding of our dreams when the date arrived. We planned for outdoor ceremony, that seemlessly switched to an indoor celebration without skipping a beat. My only suggestion is brides with 75+ consider cocktail style as the room does fill up. We comfortably had 65 seated, but were happy this was not the 100 guests initially planned. Otherwise this is a photographers dream, and a great place to throw a party. BYOB option is also a major plus.
Reviewed on 13-10-2021
Wedding Date 18-09-2021
Colvin House was a dream. The venue is so cool and exactly the vibe we were going for. It’s right off Lake Michigan and we were able to do some photos out there during our cocktail hour and they turned out amazing. The outdoor space is huge enough for seating 100 comfortable with space for an epic dance party. The inside “garage” spot is perfect for serving up drinks to guests as well as the front of the house where guests can enjoy drinks and play outdoor games! It’s absolutely beautiful at night with all of the strung lights and just sets a great mood. On top of that, you get to work with Sarah and Laura who are absolute rock stars. Sarah was so eager to do every little detail we wanted and was so excited every time we spoke. We probably sent over 100s of different photos of the style we were trying to go for and Sarah nailed every.single.one. She really put her heart and soul into our big day! She was such a pleasure to work with. Laura was an amazing day of planner and helped us so much during the last few weeks to the day. I’m not sure we would have been able to do everything we wanted without her all-out effort. The wedding turned out wonderful and we are just so thankful to have had them for it.
Reviewed on 01-10-2021
Wedding Date 04-05-2019
It was such a pleasure to work within the historic, gorgeous, newly renovated Colvin House! This venue is the perfect site for an intimate wedding ceremony, and reception, while providing ample space for guests to spread out between the two floors and handsome brick laid courtyard perfectly accented with strung lights to enjoy cocktails, hors d'oeuvres, and dinner. There are so many wonderful chair, table, bar set-up options throughout the premises to not only accommodate guest, catering, and DJ needs, but exceed any bride or groom’s vision for their big day. The captivating interior design and architecture throughout open up a whole new realm to capture breathtaking photo ops (every bride’s fav!) – from the cozy, upstairs bridal suite with balcony windows to let in natural lighting to the main hardwood floor staircase winding down beneath their radiant signature chandelier to the courtyard with enough space to provide plenty of room to dance, and just steps away from Lake Michigan for an elegant and romantic background setting of the waves or Chicago skyline. Amelia and Laura (events/management) were incredible to work beside, as they were noticeably attentive to the bride and groom’s needs, their family members, and fellow hired employees throughout the night. The event ran smoothly from beginning to end, and we certainly can’t wait for another opportunity to work with them in the future! Highly recommend!
Reviewed on 15-05-2019
Contact Info for Colvin House
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| https://www.facebook.com/colvinhouse/ | |
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| Website | www.colvinhouseevents.com |
| Phone | (773) 654-2999 |
| Address | 5940 N Sheridan Road, Chicago, IL, 60660 |
| events@creativecoworking.com |
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