What a cute venue! I was here for a bridal shower, and it was the perfect space for this kind of…read moreevent. It's a big room with natural wooden floors, brick walls, mellow lighting, vintage furniture and a working kitchen in the back. It's a lovely, lovely space. There were probably 40 to 50 people at the event, and there was plenty of room for everyone. This space could have easily fit 20 to 30 more people. It's a huge room! The ceilings are high, too, so you don't feel claustrophobic at all, even with all the people in one room. 5 East is located in downtown Mooresville, right next door to Zydeco's. This building used to house an antique store, and then a hardware store before that. It has a bit of history to it.

Best place ever, would totally recommend! Service was great, great place to do a bridal shower…read more It's so cute!!!

The Willows on Westfield sits on Spirit Lake, a small and serene lake-setting just off Westfield…read moreBoulevard that manages to stay looking serene even with all of the construction going on in the area. There's a lot of construction. This is largely a space for special events. The Willows largely takes up this entire area and includes multiple event options including a ballroom: reception building, a lodge for receptions, a garden, a ballroom for ceremonies, and a lodge ceremony space. The lodge area is actually my favorite area, though I've yet to actually attend an event there. I've now attended two events inside the Ballroom building, a decent-sized building right on Spirit Lake (actually everything is right on Spirit Lake). It has a classic beauty and can be set up for everything from parties to special events to speaking engagements or conferences. The last event I attended here, just a couple weeks ago, had (I believe) 500 in attendance sitting around tables. It was packed - so, I'm guessing any more than that would be unreasonable. This particular event actually had back-to-back events with about a 30-45 minute period between them. So, kudos to the staff here for doing a really quick changeover. The first event I attended here was also catered, a definite option here. I found the food solid (I for the life of me can't remember exactly what was served). I recall thinking it was in the 4-star range. Truthfully, I thought I had done a review after that event but apparently had not. The Willows utilizes Crystal Catering (which they own) for its catering. This facility is run by the same team behind Holliday Park, Crystal Catering, Indiana Roof Ballroom, and The Crane Bay Event Center. Accessing The Willows is fairly simple since it's right on Westfield Boulevard. They have two large parking lots on both sides of their ballroom building. The lodge section is farther to the right. There's a row of accessible parking to the right side of the ballroom building, though the spots are shy of true ADA. If there's a place where The Willows falls short, and it nearly led me to drop it to a 3-star, it's in true accessibility. It's simply not truly accessible and not even particularly wheelchair friendly. There's a significant incline to get up to the door. While you could be dropped off at the front door, if you're the one doing the driving (as I would be) that's not feasible. There is a curb cut, however, so you can at least get on the sidewalk. The double-sided doorway entry is a tad heavy, though during events there tends to be folks around to help out. I also had some issues with the restroom in the ballroom building. In short, if you're a person with a disability or you know you have one in your party I recommend having conversations up front with The Willows. They are, in fact, good at working with people and sometimes pre-planning helps. This is just not a place where I would simply "show up." I will also note that both events I attended here had audio issues. While audio issues can be caused by a wide variety of things, it's a bit of a caution to me that 2 of 2 events had them at one facility. Both times, they impacted the event from an attendee's perspective. The setting here is beautiful, the lake wonderful, the garden an ideal space for weddings, and the ballroom an idea spot for chic, classy events. The lodge can be more laid back or classy. There's much to love here, but there are some accessibility concerns and some little glitchy things that keep The Willows from truly being a 5-star experience. The little things matter, for example even in researching for this review I noted there's a couple dead pages on their website...again, details matter if you want to serve up an impeccable, classy experience. I would easily return here, though as a person with a disability myself I know to plan ahead and be sure to work through the audio in advance to ensure a spotless experience is had by all.

I recently was married here and had an amazing experience. Shawn was a dream to work with and had…read moreus on schedule the whole day. I never worried about my wedding ceremony or reception because I knew they were in her hands. THe garden was well taken care of for our ceremony and looked beautiful. The food was delicious and we are still receiving compliments on it. I loved that the waiters personally walked my husband and I through the food buffet line and served us and walked it back to our table. It was so classy. The bartenders were quick and accommodating with guests requests. I would get married again here in a heart beat.

McGowan Hall is a community and event center located in the Old Northside neighborhood of Indy…read more McGowan Hall was built in 1922 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1978. I had the chance to visit McGowan Hall recently for a local memorial event. It's a unique setting that immediately made me curious about its history. The grounds originally had a Romanesque chateau completed in 1874. The home was designed by noted architect William LeBaron Jenney, who helped rebuild Chicago after the fire of 1871. Neighbors included president Benjamin Harrison and best selling hoosier author Meredith Nicholson. Subsequent owner of the chateau mansion, Dr. Horace Allen, hosted a party for Levi Morton of New York, who would become Benjamin Harrison's vice-presidential running mate. Harrison's home was not large enough to accommodate the affair. The home was acquired by Hugh J. McGowan, a railway magnate, in 1903. He lived there until his death in 1911. His daughters were known to perform amateur plays with Booth Tarkington in the 3rd floor ballroom. The McGowan family stayed in the home until 1919 when Mrs. McGowan sold the property to the Knights of Columbus (Hugh McGowan had been a member). Finally, in 1922, McGowan Hall was built and adjoined the home. The hall featured a 90'x60' ballroom with balcony seating and a stage. Downstairs had meeting area, billiard, shower, and cloak rooms. The hall hosted the first Knights of Columbus Council in Indiana (Mater Dei Knights of Columbus Council #437). To this day, they meet in the hall. In 1963, the home was torn down. However, the hall remained. The hall continues to host a wide variety of community, charitable, and civic events including theatre productions, fundraisers, high school dances, holiday parties, workshops, AA/NA meetings, neighborhood gatherings, and more. You can rent the Grand Hall (5,000sf of floor space), Council Room (seats up to 120), and an incredible, very vintage lounge that can easily seat 50. While McGowan Hall has some accessibility issues, typical for historic landmarks, there is an accessible entrance to the Grand Hall (550 capacity, around 400 with seating/tables). This is a solid mid-sized venue that I think often gets overlooked here in Indy. It's a beautiful facility, though anyone with accessibility needs should be sure to mention that before renting to ensure the need can be met. For attending a Grand Hall event, I had no issues. However, other areas would definitely have some challenges

Intimate place that's perfect for those who want a jazz experience. It was Chris Pitts, piano, and…read moredrummer & bass. The ensemble was delightful. The venue reminds me of other cities so am very happy that Indy has this. The bathroom seems like it was upgraded recently. Bar with plenty of drinks to choose from. No food ... it's not a restaurant, but "food truck" type offerings just outside. Very reasonable prices. Friendly folks who are welcoming. Definitely check out this place. I don't quite know their days and hours yet, but will be on their mailing list soon enough. You can be on their mailing list, too.

I attended a blindfolded dinner here a few months ago, so obviously I have no photos of the food :D…read more The experience was unique and the food was amazing. The flavors were incredible; I think being blindfolded help emphasize those... I will say I wasn't quite as into the blindfolded part as I thought I would be. I kept wanting to peek and take it off. I think I would probably enjoy a dining in the dark experience a little more since having something on my face, while eating, wasn't my favorite sensory experience, but that's just personal preference. Overall the whole evening was memorable. The food, the atmosphere, and especially the views made it special. They have one of the best views of the monument!

I was here recently for an event that was put up by my university. Coincidentally, there was…read moreanother event at the Skyline Club also affiliated with my university, so that made it quite crowded across the whole floor. I think in terms of the provisions by the Club, everything was covered well enough. They had catered meals for us that were fine, and it looks like there's a restaurant up there for other patrons. My only complaint was that there wasn't anything to indicate where to put used dishware that I was done with. The views here are really cool, being able to see the monument and Lucas Oil stadium from above. This definitely makes for a cool event space.

*** This city owned venue is managed by the Wellington of Fishers owned by Cami.**…read moreI encourage you to do your research and read all the Google reviews on this business. Working with Cami and The Wellington pushed us over the edge and this was the worst service industry experience ever making a trip to the BMV look like a dream vacation in comparison. We share so others may not fall victim to these horrific and unethical business practices. We also want to share that we would not be writing this review had Cami, the owner of The Wellington, taken ownership for her mistakes, tried to make them right or apologized to us at all during the process. Working with Cami was an absolute nightmare from day 1. Once planning started, all of our meetings we had to setup ourselves and had to press to get them scheduled. Cami would not respond for days and weeks on end. On one occasion She canceled a meeting the day-of citing it was too cold outside and she "wore the wrong shoes for the conditions today". My wife called her after receiving the email stating the cancelation to inquire why as she had taken off work to attend and Cami brought my wife to tears interrupting her and berating her for even questioning her last minute cancelation. On multiple occasions Cami refused to answer simple questions or take ownership for her mistakes, engaged in shouting matches with us (her customers), was very hostile, confrontational and blamed us for her mistakes.During ALL of our meetings Cami was incredibly disorganized. It seemed as if she was taking notes, but when we would receive our proposals, nothing we talked about in the meetings was ever reflected. Because of her lack of detail, we were tasked to track it all ourselves, as we could not trust her to pay attention and make sure things would be taken care of. As a result, over a period of several months, it took 7 proposals for Cami to get everything correct. We can assure you, this was not because we changed our minds so many times. It got to the point where Cami suggested we come in to hash everything out. We were skeptical of this initially as we wanted to keep all communication via email. Again, Cami exhibited her lack of communication skills by not replying for days and sometimes even weeks. She would create multiple email chains, not 'reply all' and not answer all of our questions, which in turn would cause confusion, leaving us no choice but to meet in person to work everything out. We requested one email chain and her to 'reply all' so that all parties could be kept in the loop, but she could not follow these simple requests. The day-of the wedding it was apparent that Cami Did not not take notes, or write anything down we had given her or sent her as she had no idea where our cards and gifts table or guest tables went or what time anything was happening. By not reviewing or printing off these items, she asked our set up team multiple questions throughout the day, our DJ could never find her to ensure the buffet was ready for him to release tables for dinner, our cutting cake wasn't put on the floor and our bridal party had to run it out right before grand entrances, and we had to personally find her to get the bottle of champagne we purchased for our toast. Because she could never be found, our timeline was delayed as a result. Had she prepared and printed the documents beforehand, this could all have been avoided. After the wedding, several of our guests mentioned that the servers were extremely rude. We witnessed one of the servers walking by a guest, bumping into her and knocking her water glass out of her hand. The server did not stop to apologize, clearing knowing what she had done, even after we yelled out. At the end of the day, our wedding reception went okay. However, reflecting on the last several months, we feel as though we were robbed of the joy of planning our wedding due to Cami. She is untrustworthy, unethical, defensive, and unapologetic to her customers. It's unfortunate we write this review, but this is our story and we hope by sharing it in detail we can spare others from being robbed of the joys that come with planning for their special day

We just had our daughter's wedding there and were so pleased. Coni walked us through every step of…read morethe way with our many months of planning. She provided such good guidelines that we did not need a wedding planner. Even with COVID-19 happening, the wedding was a huge success. The room was clean and all of the table and chairs were ready to go for us to decorate. We also had the event catered there and the all the setup was done and ready for us to go. The kitchen was available to us and was extremely clean with plenty of prep space for the caterers. We would definitely recommend this venue for anyone for any occasion!

We hosted a baby shower at the Social Hall. Megan was great to work with and helped make the event…read moreextra special. The venue is beautiful!

I just enjoyed a 40th birthday celebration for a close friend at Grafton Peek Social Hall - WOW!…read moreThe location was spectacular - string lights hanging over the street outside led us up to the space - what a fabulous first impression. Inside, they had setup the gorgeous historic space for oure event, with a customized LED screen, a DJ, gorgeous colorful linens and tablecloths, catering from Condado Taco (YUM), plus a bar full of a ton of delightful drink choices. We had an unbelievably awesome time! Thanks Grafton Peek team for an AWESOME event!

Thank you all for a well organized event that all our Jaguar drivers and their navigators very much…read moreappreciated. Reserved parking and reserved room made everything go very smoothly along with the very gracious service. Jaguar Association of Greater Indiana.

Family night! This was the most beautiful evening to hang out with family and our dogs. I love the…read moredog friendly patio. Perfect for summer! There was a band starting at 7pm that was the perfect backdrop music to our relaxing evening. Staff were fantastic and had great recommendations on the wine. I tried a flight of reds. The Pinot Noir was the star of the show! I also highly recommend the pizzas. The Carne and the La Peara were absolutely tasty, made with fresh ingredients to order.

I hosted an event at Draft Creative Space, and I had a fantastic experience. The Draft staff are…read moretimely in email response and will work with you to ensure your event is executed with success + organization! I worked primarily with Rebecca, and she organized a planning sesh and a final walk through of the space to make sure we were aligned on vision. Rebecca also put together floral arrangements - including an amazing tablescape that got so many compliments! It was freezing cold, so I was a bit bummed I couldn't use the outdoor garden space because it's dreamy. Highly recommend!

Beautiful coworking & artist event space just east of Fountain Square. I look forward to returning…read morefor a remote work day, soon! (Especially during their Summer Solstice celebration next Wednesday, June 21)