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The Journal

Planning notes from the river

Straight answers to the questions couples, committees and planners ask us before they book, built on our own packages, rooms and records. Real numbers, no filler, and a link to the room it applies to.

weddings

What a wedding here costs, includes and looks like, hour by hour.

  1. A wedding reception timeline that actually holds up, hour by hourFive hours goes fast. Here is where every one of them belongs.7 min read
  2. How much does a wedding venue cost in Detroit?Three numbers, one worked example, no guessing games.7 min read
  3. The Belle Isle view wedding venue on Detroit's east riverfrontThe island you grew up visiting, framed in your reception windows.6 min read
  4. The Detroit wedding venue comparison checklist that actually worksTwo tours done, three quotes open, and none of them line up.8 min read
  5. The Palm River Room is the Detroit skyline wedding venue for 800 guestsFloor-to-ceiling glass, a private bar, and the skyline at dusk.7 min read
  6. The questions to ask your wedding venue coordinator before you bookThe tour is friendly. Bring a list anyway.8 min read
  7. What does an all-inclusive wedding venue include?The word gets used loosely. Here is what it actually has to cover.6 min read

holiday parties

Company parties in December, from the booking window to the last song.

  1. How to plan a company holiday party in DetroitThe order of decisions matters more than the date you start.7 min read
  2. Office holiday party ideas for every guest count in DetroitThe room, the food, the band: what to actually plan for December.6 min read

planning

The questions to ask before you sign, and the checklist for after.

  1. The event planning checklist for a Michigan venue, twelve weeks out to the day afterOne line per stage, from the first quote to the thank-you note.7 min read
  2. The questions to ask an event venue coordinator before you signTwenty questions a good coordinator answers without blinking.6 min read

proms

For committees and advisors booking a room for a few hundred students.

  1. Best prom venues in Michigan: a scorecard for prom committeesEvery prom committee ends up asking the same seven questions.7 min read

the building

Sixty-eight years on the Detroit River, and what that means for your night.

  1. Historic event venues in Detroit: what a room with 68 years behind it gets youThe stage is original. Whether the rest still works is the question to ask.7 min read

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