The Venues
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About This Vendor
Gather In The Heart of Toledo
The Venues is a wedding venue located in Toledo, OH. This once downtown warehouse turned venue effortlessly mixes rich history with an industrial chic style. You’ll find brick walls, exposed ductwork, and a wooden accent wall that gives this space ample personality. An incredible venue to add your own decorating style to complete your wedding day vision. Our venue space includes parking for all of your guests, an outdoor patio space, bar and reception rooms that can accommodate weddings up to 300 people. We recently added an on site Bridal lounge that features a salon and short stay apartment. Come spend the weekend with us for your special day!
Amenities & Details
Ceremony Area, Dressing Room, Handicap Accessible, Indoor Event Space, Liability Insurance, On-Site Accommodations, Outdoor Event Space, Reception Area, Wireless Internet
Guest CapacityUp to 300
Ceremony TypesCivil Union, Commitment Ceremony, Elopement, Interfaith Ceremony, Non-Religious Ceremony, Religious Ceremony, Second Wedding, Vow Renewal Ceremony
Venue Service OfferingsRentals & Equipment
SettingsHistoric Venue, Industrial & Warehouse, Loft
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The Venues Reviews
Madison Watson (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 28-05-2022
We had our wedding ceremony and reception at The Venues and it couldn't have gone any better! Julie was fabulous to work with and was very responsive throughout the whole planning process. She promptly responded to all of our emails and phone calls. The venue space itself was beautiful. If you are looking for a nontraditional/industrial space, The Venues is the perfect place for that. My husband and I were able to decorate exactly how we wanted. We loved that we were able to bring in our own caterer and also buy and pick out our own alcohol. The Venues has you use Premier Pour bartending, and we cannot say enough good things about our bartenders. They were wonderful to work with and handled all guest situations beautifully! We wouldn't change anything about our wedding day!
Reviewed on 17-06-2022
Wedding Date 28-05-2022
We had our wedding ceremony and reception at The Venues and it couldn't have gone any better! Julie was fabulous to work with and was very responsive throughout the whole planning process. She promptly responded to all of our emails and phone calls. The venue space itself was beautiful. If you are looking for a nontraditional/industrial space, The Venues is the perfect place for that. My husband and I were able to decorate exactly how we wanted. We loved that we were able to bring in our own caterer and also buy and pick out our own alcohol. The Venues has you use Premier Pour bartending, and we cannot say enough good things about our bartenders. They were wonderful to work with and handled all guest situations beautifully! We wouldn't change anything about our wedding day!
Reviewed on 17-06-2022
Betsy Mitchell (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 12-02-2022
My husband and I cannot say enough amazing things about our recent wedding at The Venues! The building is gorgeous and full of history. We loved the industrial and artsy vibe! We are still receiving many compliments from our guest about how beautiful our wedding was. The staff at The Venues were incredibly helpful throughout the planning process and their communication is very timely! The Venues is the perfect space for a wedding!
Reviewed on 25-02-2022
Wedding Date 12-02-2022
My husband and I cannot say enough amazing things about our recent wedding at The Venues! The building is gorgeous and full of history. We loved the industrial and artsy vibe! We are still receiving many compliments from our guest about how beautiful our wedding was. The staff at The Venues were incredibly helpful throughout the planning process and their communication is very timely! The Venues is the perfect space for a wedding!
Reviewed on 25-02-2022
Katie Jones (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 01-01-2022
We used The Venues for our wedding ceremony and reception on 1/1/22. This space is absolutely gorgeous and unique!! The layout is perfect for a large party and there is plenty of parking available. They have experience with a lot of local vendors and the staff was great to work with, especially since we planned the event from out of state. The first walk through we had was via Facetime, and even through the phone we knew it was the perfect place to host our wedding. There were a few changes over time with our point of contact (to be expected with Covid) but despite those changes, everything was still executed perfectly. We were able to source all of the rentals through their sister company, Great Lakes Rentals which made things even more convenient. If you are looking for a space in Northwest Ohio that is a little different (not a ballroom or barn) The Venues is the perfect place to bring your vision for your wedding day to life!
Reviewed on 11-01-2022
Wedding Date 01-01-2022
We used The Venues for our wedding ceremony and reception on 1/1/22. This space is absolutely gorgeous and unique!! The layout is perfect for a large party and there is plenty of parking available. They have experience with a lot of local vendors and the staff was great to work with, especially since we planned the event from out of state. The first walk through we had was via Facetime, and even through the phone we knew it was the perfect place to host our wedding. There were a few changes over time with our point of contact (to be expected with Covid) but despite those changes, everything was still executed perfectly. We were able to source all of the rentals through their sister company, Great Lakes Rentals which made things even more convenient. If you are looking for a space in Northwest Ohio that is a little different (not a ballroom or barn) The Venues is the perfect place to bring your vision for your wedding day to life!
Reviewed on 11-01-2022
Grace Borell (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 29-10-2021
My husband and I had our wedding reception here last month and I cannot recommend the Venues enough. The reception was absolutely perfect. The staff was great to work with. Throughout the process everyone at the Venues was very responsive. Being able to rent things directly from the Venues was extremely helpful. The space is incredible. We loved the exposed brick and industrial feel. If you use this for you wedding, make sure to see the space in the back to take photos. The spot made for some really unique photos. The space is a blank canvas that you can turn into your style very easily. The bar space is huge and great for guests who want to mingle and chat rather than dance or sit at their tables. One thing to be aware of is that you need to bring in all your own vendors the day of. We loved this because we were able to make everything our own; however, you need to get everything out by 11:30 pm the night of the event. I HIGHLY recommend hiring a wedding coordinator if you have your wedding here. We hired April of Your Perfect Day LLC (she is amazing) and with her help we were easily able to get out by 11:30 without our families having to un-decorate. Highly recommend the Venues if you are looking for a unique wedding space you can make your own!
Reviewed on 19-11-2021
Wedding Date 29-10-2021
My husband and I had our wedding reception here last month and I cannot recommend the Venues enough. The reception was absolutely perfect. The staff was great to work with. Throughout the process everyone at the Venues was very responsive. Being able to rent things directly from the Venues was extremely helpful. The space is incredible. We loved the exposed brick and industrial feel. If you use this for you wedding, make sure to see the space in the back to take photos. The spot made for some really unique photos. The space is a blank canvas that you can turn into your style very easily. The bar space is huge and great for guests who want to mingle and chat rather than dance or sit at their tables. One thing to be aware of is that you need to bring in all your own vendors the day of. We loved this because we were able to make everything our own; however, you need to get everything out by 11:30 pm the night of the event. I HIGHLY recommend hiring a wedding coordinator if you have your wedding here. We hired April of Your Perfect Day LLC (she is amazing) and with her help we were easily able to get out by 11:30 without our families having to un-decorate. Highly recommend the Venues if you are looking for a unique wedding space you can make your own!
Reviewed on 19-11-2021
Nichole Miller (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 25-09-2021
We just had our wedding last Saturday at The Venues and it was wonderful! The aesthetic was exactly what I was envisioning. After years of planning and the day finally gets here, it was everything I imagined. We had a count of 115-120 and it filled the space nicely. You’re initial walk thru can be intimidating because there is SO much space, but once everything is set up tables chairs bistro tables catering tables it fills up so beautifully. There was one hiccup I noticed with my experience with The Venues. It seemed as if each time I needed to meet with their coordinator or email I was speaking with someone different. Over the two years, I spoke with 5 different people in charge of the wedding info aspect. With that being said, there was not one mistake made or one email that went missed. Everything was recorded properly and nothing was forgotten. So even though that was my only negative comment, I still give The Venues 5stars. I received so many compliments, everyone loved the industrial vibes The Venues has to offer!
Reviewed on 04-10-2021
Wedding Date 25-09-2021
We just had our wedding last Saturday at The Venues and it was wonderful! The aesthetic was exactly what I was envisioning. After years of planning and the day finally gets here, it was everything I imagined. We had a count of 115-120 and it filled the space nicely. You’re initial walk thru can be intimidating because there is SO much space, but once everything is set up tables chairs bistro tables catering tables it fills up so beautifully. There was one hiccup I noticed with my experience with The Venues. It seemed as if each time I needed to meet with their coordinator or email I was speaking with someone different. Over the two years, I spoke with 5 different people in charge of the wedding info aspect. With that being said, there was not one mistake made or one email that went missed. Everything was recorded properly and nothing was forgotten. So even though that was my only negative comment, I still give The Venues 5stars. I received so many compliments, everyone loved the industrial vibes The Venues has to offer!
Reviewed on 04-10-2021
A H (bride) 2 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 04-12-2021
I fell in love with this venue, however after many failed attempts at getting a response through email, I had to just call directly to speak to someone about setting up a time to come see it, after seeing it I loved it even more, I know the site list it as affordable, and maybe it is to some but I certainly was not expecting the price, if you are on a budget and worried about these uncertain times beware, they require a $4000 down payment that is non refundable, again with times being so uncertain that was a large amount of money for us to take the chance on, the price was far more than we expected, especially for a Friday off season wedding. A lot of our catering companies we contacted needed a full kitchen, they do not have that, they also require you to use their bartenders which is an extra $1400, not including alcohol, once it was all said and done we were looking at close to 12k just for the venue and their basic package of chairs and table settings. I think it’s a beautiful venue, if you’re comfortable with a $4000 non refundable deposit (more than any other venue we contacted) $1400 bartender service you have to use on top of all of the other cost, than go for it, it just wasn’t the right fit for us. These are extremely difficult times and maybe I’m wrong it just seemed very expensive for just a venue and bartenders. Had I known of all of these cost upfront I probably wouldn’t of even bothered and maybe this will help someone else who is on a budget such as we are. The venue we ended up booking included food, alcohol, tables, place settings, set up, clean up, covered chairs, center pieces and much more for the exact same price if not less.
Reviewed on 27-03-2021
Wedding Date 04-12-2021
I fell in love with this venue, however after many failed attempts at getting a response through email, I had to just call directly to speak to someone about setting up a time to come see it, after seeing it I loved it even more, I know the site list it as affordable, and maybe it is to some but I certainly was not expecting the price, if you are on a budget and worried about these uncertain times beware, they require a $4000 down payment that is non refundable, again with times being so uncertain that was a large amount of money for us to take the chance on, the price was far more than we expected, especially for a Friday off season wedding. A lot of our catering companies we contacted needed a full kitchen, they do not have that, they also require you to use their bartenders which is an extra $1400, not including alcohol, once it was all said and done we were looking at close to 12k just for the venue and their basic package of chairs and table settings. I think it’s a beautiful venue, if you’re comfortable with a $4000 non refundable deposit (more than any other venue we contacted) $1400 bartender service you have to use on top of all of the other cost, than go for it, it just wasn’t the right fit for us. These are extremely difficult times and maybe I’m wrong it just seemed very expensive for just a venue and bartenders. Had I known of all of these cost upfront I probably wouldn’t of even bothered and maybe this will help someone else who is on a budget such as we are. The venue we ended up booking included food, alcohol, tables, place settings, set up, clean up, covered chairs, center pieces and much more for the exact same price if not less.
Reviewed on 27-03-2021
Amy Ashner (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 25-07-2020
The staff was wonderful to work with especially with the COVID situation. The rooms are spacious and kept neat and clean!
Reviewed on 06-08-2020
Wedding Date 25-07-2020
The staff was wonderful to work with especially with the COVID situation. The rooms are spacious and kept neat and clean!
Reviewed on 06-08-2020
Lance Hawkins (groom) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 11-07-2020
The Venues was AMAZING, they went above and beyond for Spencer, and I’s big day! We had a different venue booked for September, and as COVID-19 started to ramp up, and had no apparent end. We decided since all of our contracts with the various vendors were written before COVID-19 (and had no verbiage about if the world was to stop from a global pandemic) that our best bet was to cancel as soon as possible and try to get back as much of our money we invested into our September wedding. Luckily we canceled before we started losing our deposits on a lot of the vendors. Like most of us, we had canceled so much this year, canceling our wedding was one of the most heartbreaking things we had to do. So we decided that wed throw a two-parter wedding.~ Part ONE ~ we would have a smaller ceremony with our close friends and family (so we could still get married this year and at least have something amazing out of all of this). ~ Part Two ~ Throw an even bigger reception with a vowel renewal ceremony before those who couldn’t make it this year. Fast forward to after our wedding and, “Part One” was even better than what we think our wedding in September would’ve been. Working with Angie @ The Venues, we were able to design our wedding from start to finish (in four weeks). This not only helped with the cost, but overall, everything turned out perfect, and we didn’t have to settle on what the boring options other places had to offer. The building itself is laid out just perfectly. The interior is an excellent blend of modern and rustic feeling to bring some character and class to whatever event you throw. Suppose you are looking for a completely customizable, dream wedding. This is the place to go. It might seem like a little more work upfront, but it is all worth it. But don’t worry, between the teams at The Venues, and Great Lake Rentals will make it as easy as possible for you. We planned our wedding (with help from our lovely moms and wedding party) from 5 hours away from Toledo, in less than four weeks there at The Venues. And there is not a thing I would’ve changed about our ceremony/social hour we hosted there.
Reviewed on 03-08-2020
Wedding Date 11-07-2020
The Venues was AMAZING, they went above and beyond for Spencer, and I’s big day! We had a different venue booked for September, and as COVID-19 started to ramp up, and had no apparent end. We decided since all of our contracts with the various vendors were written before COVID-19 (and had no verbiage about if the world was to stop from a global pandemic) that our best bet was to cancel as soon as possible and try to get back as much of our money we invested into our September wedding. Luckily we canceled before we started losing our deposits on a lot of the vendors. Like most of us, we had canceled so much this year, canceling our wedding was one of the most heartbreaking things we had to do. So we decided that wed throw a two-parter wedding.~ Part ONE ~ we would have a smaller ceremony with our close friends and family (so we could still get married this year and at least have something amazing out of all of this). ~ Part Two ~ Throw an even bigger reception with a vowel renewal ceremony before those who couldn’t make it this year. Fast forward to after our wedding and, “Part One” was even better than what we think our wedding in September would’ve been. Working with Angie @ The Venues, we were able to design our wedding from start to finish (in four weeks). This not only helped with the cost, but overall, everything turned out perfect, and we didn’t have to settle on what the boring options other places had to offer. The building itself is laid out just perfectly. The interior is an excellent blend of modern and rustic feeling to bring some character and class to whatever event you throw. Suppose you are looking for a completely customizable, dream wedding. This is the place to go. It might seem like a little more work upfront, but it is all worth it. But don’t worry, between the teams at The Venues, and Great Lake Rentals will make it as easy as possible for you. We planned our wedding (with help from our lovely moms and wedding party) from 5 hours away from Toledo, in less than four weeks there at The Venues. And there is not a thing I would’ve changed about our ceremony/social hour we hosted there.
Reviewed on 03-08-2020
Sheila Gruenhagen (parent) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 19-10-2019
The Venues was a perfect venue for our daughter’s wedding. I cannot say enough good things about it. From the staff to the building/parking lot itself, it was a wonderful place to hold a wedding. Angie and Kate were amazing to work with. If anything was needed, they were quick to resolve the issue. Many of the guests commented on the beautiful venue, and myself and my husband could not agree more.
Reviewed on 21-10-2019
Wedding Date 19-10-2019
The Venues was a perfect venue for our daughter’s wedding. I cannot say enough good things about it. From the staff to the building/parking lot itself, it was a wonderful place to hold a wedding. Angie and Kate were amazing to work with. If anything was needed, they were quick to resolve the issue. Many of the guests commented on the beautiful venue, and myself and my husband could not agree more.
Reviewed on 21-10-2019
Mrs Lilly (guest) 3 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 05-10-2019
We attended a wonderful reception here last night for our family. You make the space special for your event. Easy to find, adequate parking and a great space for the 240 people that attended.
Reviewed on 07-10-2019
Wedding Date 05-10-2019
We attended a wonderful reception here last night for our family. You make the space special for your event. Easy to find, adequate parking and a great space for the 240 people that attended.
Reviewed on 07-10-2019
Emily Popovitch (bride) 1 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 25-04-2020
HORRIBLE OWNER PLEASE READ !!!! When I first got engaged I reached out to GLEC and inquired about a possible wedding date of October 2020. We decided not to wait that long and push the date up to April 25, 2020. My fiancé and I booked our wedding with GLEC (the venues) back in late March early April. We had several email conversation clearly stating our wedding date of 4/25/20, a contract signed by my Fiancé that was sent to Great Lakes via email , AND paid our $1500 deposit. We got a call Friday 8/16/19 that they had made a mistake and had us down for the October date , rather than the April date and double booked our day. After they admitted it was their mistake, and the other people had paid their deposit AFTER us my fiancé and I had 2 options , move our date, or get a refund. Already having all of our big vendors booked we were left speechless how this could happen and how WE were the ones getting screwed out of our date. My fiancé ended up driving to speak with the owner Tim, in which Tim was very unapologetic, and offered NOTHING to help fix their unthinkable mistake other than for us to chance our date , as if shuffling around all of our other vendors to a different date would be an easy task less than a year away from our wedding date. We ended up getting a refund, and washed our hand clean of GLEC, which is extremely upsetting because this was our dream venue. I left a Facebook and google review and shared my story with several people this past weekend. Tim ended up contacting us Monday with some major damage control saying he put a down payment on the Toledo train station for our original 4/25/20 wedding date. Where was this offer or sympathy on Friday we wondered.???? We ultimately decided we wanted no help from Tim and told him to take his deposit back and to never contact us again. For a venue that is upcoming to the wedding industry they did an absolutely terrible job correcting their huge mistake not to mention we shouldn’t have even had to change our date in the first place considering the facts. Long story short, I will never recommend any of their services to anyone and hope whoever reads this will take our experience into consideration when deciding on where to have their wedding. Obviously a contract and accepted deposit isn’t enough to ensure a wedding date.
Reviewed on 21-08-2019
Wedding Date 25-04-2020
HORRIBLE OWNER PLEASE READ !!!! When I first got engaged I reached out to GLEC and inquired about a possible wedding date of October 2020. We decided not to wait that long and push the date up to April 25, 2020. My fiancé and I booked our wedding with GLEC (the venues) back in late March early April. We had several email conversation clearly stating our wedding date of 4/25/20, a contract signed by my Fiancé that was sent to Great Lakes via email , AND paid our $1500 deposit. We got a call Friday 8/16/19 that they had made a mistake and had us down for the October date , rather than the April date and double booked our day. After they admitted it was their mistake, and the other people had paid their deposit AFTER us my fiancé and I had 2 options , move our date, or get a refund. Already having all of our big vendors booked we were left speechless how this could happen and how WE were the ones getting screwed out of our date. My fiancé ended up driving to speak with the owner Tim, in which Tim was very unapologetic, and offered NOTHING to help fix their unthinkable mistake other than for us to chance our date , as if shuffling around all of our other vendors to a different date would be an easy task less than a year away from our wedding date. We ended up getting a refund, and washed our hand clean of GLEC, which is extremely upsetting because this was our dream venue. I left a Facebook and google review and shared my story with several people this past weekend. Tim ended up contacting us Monday with some major damage control saying he put a down payment on the Toledo train station for our original 4/25/20 wedding date. Where was this offer or sympathy on Friday we wondered.???? We ultimately decided we wanted no help from Tim and told him to take his deposit back and to never contact us again. For a venue that is upcoming to the wedding industry they did an absolutely terrible job correcting their huge mistake not to mention we shouldn’t have even had to change our date in the first place considering the facts. Long story short, I will never recommend any of their services to anyone and hope whoever reads this will take our experience into consideration when deciding on where to have their wedding. Obviously a contract and accepted deposit isn’t enough to ensure a wedding date.
Reviewed on 21-08-2019
Kari Myers (bride) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 26-01-2019
The owner Matt and assistant Joe were absolutely amazing. They were very kind and they were always willing to accommodate us in any way that they could. They were always willing to answer questions, and they were willing to be flexible for the day of the wedding. The space itself worked perfectly for a wedding of 250 people providing a bar area and banquet area. They also provided on sight parking for the event. We greatly appreciated everything that they did for us, and we HIGHLY recommend them.
Reviewed on 15-02-2019
Wedding Date 26-01-2019
The owner Matt and assistant Joe were absolutely amazing. They were very kind and they were always willing to accommodate us in any way that they could. They were always willing to answer questions, and they were willing to be flexible for the day of the wedding. The space itself worked perfectly for a wedding of 250 people providing a bar area and banquet area. They also provided on sight parking for the event. We greatly appreciated everything that they did for us, and we HIGHLY recommend them.
Reviewed on 15-02-2019
Brent Shimman (groom) 5 out of 5 Rating
Wedding Date 15-09-2018
Matt and the entire staff were amazing to work and made our ceremony perfect in every way!!! Great space and even better people to work with
Reviewed on 07-12-2018
13 Reviews, with a Rating of 4.31 out of 5.0Wedding Date 15-09-2018
Matt and the entire staff were amazing to work and made our ceremony perfect in every way!!! Great space and even better people to work with
Reviewed on 07-12-2018
Contact Info for The Venues
| Contact | Value |
|---|---|
| https://www.facebook.com/thevenuestoledo/ | |
| X (Twitter) | The Venues |
| The Venues | |
| venuestoledo | |
| Website | venuestoledo.com |
| Phone | (419) 764-6344 |
| Address | 540 S. St. Clair Street, Toledo, OH, 43604 |
| info@venuestoledo.com |
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