A baby shower, a family reunion, and a company party look nothing alike on paper. In the room they come down to the same few questions. How many people, how the tables go, where the food lands, and how long you need to set up before the first guest walks in.
The pictures of the room are the hall as it is. The rest are ideas for how to set it up.
Baby Showers
A shower wants three tables before it wants anything else: one for gifts, one for food, one for games or a craft. In a house those end up on the kitchen counter and the arm of the couch. Here they go along the walls, and the guests sit in the middle where the mom-to-be can see everybody open the gifts.
Most showers run twenty to forty people and a few hours on a weekend afternoon. Everyone comes in through the foyer by the glass doors, so that is the natural place for a balloon arch and the gift table. The first thing guests see is the gifts piling up.
Family Reunions
A reunion usually has a meal at the center of it, and round tables let each branch of the family sit together. It does not stay seated for long. Cousins who have not seen each other in six years get up and cross the room, so leave space between the tables and put the buffet where the line will not block anyone.
The hall holds up to 75, which covers most branches of most families. Put a table by the door for name tags and a family tree printout, and the older relatives get a seat near it where everyone passes by. The sound system handles the moments everybody has to hear, like a blessing or the call for the group photo.
Parking is on site, which helps when people are carrying in covered dishes.
Company Appreciation Parties
A thank-you party for a crew or a staff has one job, which is getting everyone in the same room without it feeling like work. Round or long tables, food, a few words from the owner, maybe some awards, then people talk.
The sound system matters most here. Somebody is going to stand up and thank the people who carried the year, and the back table should hear it. After that the microphone goes away and music takes over.
These land on weeknights as often as weekends, since it is the whole crew’s evening either way.
What Stays the Same
Every one of these gets the same room and the same list. Tables and chairs, indoor lighting, the sound system, heat and air, two full bathrooms, and on-site parking. The full list is on the rentals and amenities page.
There is no kitchen prep area in the building, so food comes in cooked. A caterer, a barbecue place, or covered dishes from home all work.
Your rental window includes time to set up and take down. Tell us how much you want on the front end and we will build it in.
Dates
Showers and birthdays have their own page at showers and celebrations, and reunions and company events are on private events. When you know roughly what you want, request a date with the headcount.