Downtown Aquarium

The minute I walked into the ballroom I fell in love. I told my husband this was the place I wanted our reception to be. The ballroom looks very elegant. A Mary Alice was such a wonderful coordinator. She took good care of me the day of my wedding. As from what family and friends tell me, the food was delicious! The view of downtown is beautiful! My photographer was able to take awesome pictures of us on the rides and near the tigers. I would recommend The Aqaurium to anyone who's getting married.

Loved it!!! This place was absoultely amazing, and Mary Alice was wonderful to work with. I half-heartedly booked an appointment to view this venue (I guess I was thinking it would be too kid-oriented) but the moment I got off the elevator and saw the ballroom, I fell in love. I looked EVERYWHERE in Houston for a reception venue and had not found anything I liked. The second I walked off the elevator into the third floor lobby, I knew this was it. The ballroom is gorgeous, there is a view of downtown, and the grounds furnish a unique and beautiful backdrop for your wedding day (or night) pictures. We barely needed any decorations. Also, the price was very reasonable. Although I could barely eat that night (busy and nervous!), I am still hearing from guests how amazing the food was. And Mary Alice was a wonderful coordinator. I called her on my way from the salon to the ceremony, and she told me all the vendors were set up and ready. I wasn't worried at all about anything at the reception going wrong. And she was very detail-oriented and prepared up to the day of the wedding. I am just hoping one of my friends have a wedding here so I can return (and get a chance to eat this time!)

With the limited of time, they did a great job. I would recommend a wedding planner on coordinating your special event.

The best venue ever, they treated you like family and since the day we booked it the constantly made sure we had everything the way we need it. They day of they became the best wedding planners ever. Thanks to them everything was set up perfectly and the Manager Mary Alice was the nicest most caring person to work with. To all the future brides: wedding can be stressful but if you get married at the Downtown Aquarium the day off will be a breeze thanks to the staff there.

Fun, fun, fun. We almost had the ceremony here, but we ended up just taking the bridal party one evening just to get out & have a night of fun. They loved it!

Loved working with their events manager! Still hear amazing things about our reception, 2 years later!

This was a perfect place to have a rehearsal after dinner we went for a ride on the train.

Who would ever think to book a wedding here?? I was a day away from signing a contract at a Galleria area hotel, when I got a flyer in the mail with a picture of their ballroom. It was very unique and the décor was so cool- that I didn’t need to pay for lots of decorations, chair covers, etc. The coordinator was great as was the food—very fairly priced compared to others that offered the same services. Only drawback is that guests enter the wedding through the same door as all the other guests. We had our wedding on a Sunday and they gave us 2 ballrooms for the price of one because it wasn’t booked—fantastic!!

This was a picture perfect venue! The food was great! The wedding coordinator was very professional and courteous. The only problem was a lack of organization over seating arrangements for close family and the bridal party...but, in the grand scheme of things, it wasn't a big deal. I would definitely recommend this location to anyone having a wedding in downtown Houston!

Mary Alice and Rayfield were wonderful. Thanks for all of the assistance you guys provided.