Monday, September 13, 2010

09/12/2010: 173 Carlyle House Open House

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I had a chance to go to the Open House at 173 Carlyle House yesterday.

While I had driven past this event venue in Historic Norcross several times before, this is the first time I was able to check it out.

173 Carlyle House has an elegant ballroom that can accommodate up to 200 people as well as several cozy rooms available for pre reception event. The courtyard space is also available for couples who want to get married outside. For larger events, the courtyard space allows outdoor dining as well.

One thing I like about this venue is definitely the food. Owned by Chef William Janousek (who was actually serving the meat at the chef station yesterday!), I can see that he pays a great deal of attention to the food quality at 173 Carlyle House. We especially love the various canapes! They were yummy and I could see the guests eating a lot of them during cocktail hour!

173 Carlyle House also serves various wedding cake samples that were baked in house yesterday and they were delicious! The pricing for the wedding cake is very reasonable as well. I will highly recommend brides who are getting married here to get the wedding cake in house to save on the cake cutting fee.

I also like the relatively neutral ballroom as it offers a lot of opportunities for brides to choose various color combinations that will work well to personalize their own event. For brides who want to bring in ethnic food to compliment Chef Janousek's tasty creations, I was informed that as long as the minimum on food and beverage has been met, 173 Carlyle House welcomes the couple to bring in some outside dishes that reflect their cultures or to show off that proud family traditional recipe! This is a flexibility that not many venues allow and in my mind, it is definitely a big huge plus!

If you are looking for a historic house to host your event in Atlanta, definitely consider 173 Carlyle House. Besides weddings, they also host other events such as holiday parties and one can choose between the ballroom or the other private rooms depending on the group size.

Have fun planning!

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