The Grande Ballroom, Vandivort Center

When setting up this vendor to create the review, I select a $$, which is reflective of our costs with the Grand Ballroom since we brought in our own caterer. Using their caterer would significantly increase the venue's charges.

We had an excellent experience with this venue. The event manager was easy to deal with, responding promptly to emails or calls from the beginning through the end of the reception. Although they have a catering service, we paid an additional fee and brought in our own caterer, at a significant savings over what we would have paid through the venue.

Throughout the entire planning process the staff was very accommodating to our questions, concerns and requests, including allowing us to bring our own uplights. We had excellent access to the venue for decorating prior to the reception. Parking is an issue, and we hired a valet company to handle this detail. Separate review coming for Springfield Parking Company.

During the reception Grand Ballroom staff were on hand and if there were any issues arise, they handled them because everything went quite smoothly from our perspective.

Overall, we were very, very pleased with The Grande Ballroom and felt it provided the perfect avenue for the reception which was right out of a dream. Good atmosphere and ambiance, good bar staff, nice chandelier lighting and just a beautiful ballroom. This truly provided for a magical night!