Minneapolis Event Centers Reviews
Reviews
4.4 out of 5 rating
13 Reviews
76%
Recommended by couples
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User2163203 Sent on 06/04/2015Kerry and everyone at Minneapolis Event Center made my wedding an absolute success. They are all so kind, friendly, professional and great at their jobs. My husband and I could not have been happier. You also can not go wrong with their preferred vendors. -
User2461669 Sent on 12/10/2015The MEC is a gorgeous venue in Minneapolis. We got married there in October 2015 and from the beginning they were great to work with. Kerry, our coordinator, was super flexible and easy going. She did an awesome job answering my billion questions!
They executed the wedding and reception just how we imagined. The food was wonderful, the staff was great, and they were all ready to jump if I had a request. They did a great job!! -
User2179023 Sent on 06/14/2015I didn't give a full five stars because when I asked about taking home the left over food I paid for I was told I couldn't! After going through the buffet line a second time I realized there was a lot of food left so I asked what happens to the food and was told the staff eats it. It never occurred to me to ask before the wedding since you have to provide the number of guests there shouldn't have been that much food leftover. The staff should have eaten after my guests were done and then anything left after that boxed up for me. If it hadn't been my wedding I would have pursued the situation after all I paid! But since it was my reception I didn't want to spend my time or energy busting heads.
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User2062182 Sent on 03/09/2015My aunts wedding turned out remarkable.
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User2021448 Sent on 01/24/2015I felt that the overall feel of the venue was great except for the location to me was not what I thought that it would be from looking at the pics. -
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Michelle Sent on 03/16/2016I did have to give lower marks on responsiveness and professionalism because the event coordinator we were initially assigned was horrible at responding to emails and answering questions, and frankly did not have her act together. She left the venue very shortly before our wedding, and the woman who took over was fabulous, however I did feel that a few things communicated to the original coordinator were lost in the process or had to be readdressed, and there were certain costs that she did not adequately or accurately explain to us.
That said, our wedding day went off very smoothly and we were incredibly happy! The venue space is GORGEOUS, the food was fabulous (our guests raved about how great everything was), and although the bar was pricey we were able to get whatever kegs we wanted and they did a good job of fairly accurately estimating the costs in advance. The waitstaff and concierge are all delightful and friendly. -
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Lyss Sent on 02/16/2024Beautiful venue, extremely difficult to work with
Our wedding was gorgeous and the people who work there seem very dedicated to their jobs but the entire planning experience with them was discouraging and chaotic. A few examples
-they only offer food tastings a few times a year, so they give months advance notice. They gave us a tasting date and we cleared our calendars for it. They canceled it two weeks before the tasting and when they rescheduled it, we asked if there were any other options because we will be out of the country on the new date. They told us there was nothing they could do and we would just have to pick our food without ever trying it because there would definitely not be any other tastings. Then a month later they added another tasting.
-every person we met with had different answers to the same questions. And you have no choice but to meet with a different person each time. It was near impossible to make wedding decisions because it felt like every time we did, they changed the rules. One small example is on our original tour with the owner she told us we could bring Starbucks in the morning to the getting ready suites, and later they told us we’d be fined $500 if we did that and if we wanted coffee on site we could pay $200 for them to set up a coffee bar.
-they warn you prices are subject to change but be prepared for the prices to be different on every single hand out you’re given.
-if you want to DIY things this is not the venue for you. They specifically told us they’re moving away from allowing DIY things, and if you want to bring pretty much any decor other than an easel and set it up yourself it has to be pre-approved by them which takes weeks (something they didn’t tell us until 1 month before the wedding).
Multiple other vendors we worked with warned us that this venue is notoriously difficult to work with and even gave us advice on how to handle it. Although all of this happened in the planning stages, the actual wedding was wonderful and the food and bar service was incredible. But working with them ahead of time was nothing but a headache.
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