The Center
All-inclusive venue
The venue takes care of it all - food and beverage, rentals, the works!
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $10,000 for off-peak dates, and $18,500 for peak dates
Catering services pricing
$50 per person for off-peak dates, with a minimum total spend of $9,500
Guest capacity
Up to 300 seated guests
About this venue
The Center’s 15,000 square foot space serves as a stunning backdrop for any special occasion – whether it be a wedding celebration, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner. Our expansive floorplan showcases natural light, gleaming hardwood floors and a contemporary, clean design allowing The Center to become a ‘blank canvas’ to host your event. While planning can be stressful, our group of specialized experts will put you at ease as they guide you step by step and give you all the tips and tricks on turning your vision into a reality. Our team will ensure that at the end of the day you feel like the ‘Center’ of it all, so sit back, relax, open a bottle of bubbly and let the planning festivities begin!
Our event spaces
Grand Ballroom
Contemporary and customizable, right in the heart of downtown Cincinnati.
The Center, located in the Mercantile Building downtown, first opened in 1970 and was designed by Chicago architect Harry Weese. The space, formerly known as the Contemporary Arts Center, offers a unique setting and central location for a memorable event. The Center’s 15,000-square-foot space serves as a stunning blank canvas backdrop for any special occasion—whether it be a wedding celebration, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner.
Guest capacity
50-300 Seated
50-500 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour, Engagement party
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
- Tables and Chiavari Chairs - Lighting and Decor (Chargers, Centerpieces, Table Numbers, Uplighting, etc.) - Bridal Suite - Dedicated Event Team - Venue Coordinator, Security, and Event Planner - Linens and Napkins (will depend on Caterer selection) - Ceremony Backdrops and Draping - Expansive Hardwood Floors and High Ceilings - Large Picture Windows overlooking Downtown - AV including projector, screen, wireless and handheld microphones, as well as a podium
Room cost
$4,000 for 5 hours, $700 additional hour on a Saturday during peak season
Grand Ballroom
Contemporary and customizable, right in the heart of downtown Cincinnati.
The Center, located in the Mercantile Building downtown, first opened in 1970 and was designed by Chicago architect Harry Weese. The space, formerly known as the Contemporary Arts Center, offers a unique setting and central location for a memorable event. The Center’s 15,000-square-foot space serves as a stunning blank canvas backdrop for any special occasion—whether it be a wedding celebration, engagement party, or rehearsal dinner.
Guest capacity
50-300 Seated
50-500 Standing
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Cocktail hour, Engagement party
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
- Tables and Chiavari Chairs - Lighting and Decor (Chargers, Centerpieces, Table Numbers, Uplighting, etc.) - Bridal Suite - Dedicated Event Team - Venue Coordinator, Security, and Event Planner - Linens and Napkins (will depend on Caterer selection) - Ceremony Backdrops and Draping - Expansive Hardwood Floors and High Ceilings - Large Picture Windows overlooking Downtown - AV including projector, screen, wireless and handheld microphones, as well as a podium
Room cost
$4,000 for 5 hours, $700 additional hour on a Saturday during peak season
Available services that can be provided by The Center
Services & amenities
- Bar services
- Catering services
- Clean up
- Dance floor
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event coordinator
- Event rentals
- Event staff
- Lighting/Sound
- On-site accommodations
- Service staff
- Set up
- Wedding cake services
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Transportation & access
- Self parking - paid
- Wheelchair accessible
Rentals
- Barware
- Chiavari Chairs
- China
- Flatware
- Glassware
- Lighting
- Linens
- Sound / AV
Reviews
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1 review
Best Wedding Venue in Cincinnati!!!
The Center was the perfect venue for our wedding! The space is absolutely beautiful and it’s perfect for couples like us who wanted to have their ceremony and reception in the same place. We had our ceremony in the dome room and our reception in the main ball room and it was absolutely beautiful! We got tons of compliments and how great the space was from our guests. It’s extremely convenient with many parking garages within a few blocks as well as various hotels nearby for guests to stay in. The staff at The Center is absolutely wonderful and even with all of the new restrictions that came with COVID they made sure we still had the perfect wedding. Katie was great and kept us up to date during all the craziness that was going on this spring and always answered any questions we had ASAP. I can not recommend The Center enough!!!
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