Late hours venue near Chicago?

[Deleted User]

I just started looking for a wedding venue. It seems as though most places want you out of there at midnight or earlier. Can anyone suggest a venue that will let you go until 2am or later? It can either be in Chicago or within driving distance. Or am I crazy for thinking such a thing exists?

jbenbe28

I think many will allow you to stay later....but you'll be charged for it.  Are you open to restaurants?  One restaurant said they'd let us stay til 4am.

agusia212

My sister had a wedding at Jolly Inn NW side Chicago, we partied until 2:00 AM. The main ballroom has a specious dance floor which was awesome, highly recommend.

Golfer09

I had our wedding at Prairie Production and they allowed us to go past midnight.  I found that venues privately owned will allow something like that.  Our wedding ended at 1am but my husband and I hung out by ourselves while the vendors came back to break everything down at 1:30 am.  It was a lasting memory to see the transformation and then back again to a white blank space.

hz80408

Personally, I think most people are ready for the reception to end around midnight, especially if you're in the wedding. Plus, it's expensive on the alcohol to host people for so long.

What time is your ceremony and ideally when will your reception start?

[Deleted User]

We're definitely open to restaurants! We haven't decided on the time of the ceremony- maybe 4:30pm, with a 6pm reception?

akrysl22

I agree, at about 11:30, people have either hit their wall or are dancing fools!
We are going to find a hotel that either has a bar that they'll keep open for us, or is near a bar that stays open late.  That way, those that want to go out can and then it's up to them to also pay for their beer/liquor.  Good luck!

hboo2011

6pm reception, most people will be done by midnight. I wouldn't focus too much on finding the perfect venue until 2 am. Find something you love, and if you want to invite a few people to a local bar after, maybe do that. Like PP said, it could get pricey hosting an open bar until 2am.


For the record, our wedding was at Bolingbrook Golf Club and we had the venue until 1am. That is their normal price, we did not have to pay extra to keep it open past midnight.

rachelc1985

Fultons on the River downtown typically has a package that goes until midnight, but you can extend for an extra hour and the venue itself is open until 2am.  At that point you're also downtown and close to other bars/nightlife and the city is open until 4am.  Their wedding coordinator is also super nice.

ZenInMotion

Spiaggia has a liquor license until 2am http://www.spiaggiarestaurant.com/privateevents.html