Shiley Event Center

My husband and I were recently married and we used the Shiley Event Center for our reception. We were so happy with it and received compliments from all of our guests on the venue choice. For those planning an event, I’ll try to break this down to the key things that made this a 5 star experience for us.
1. Communication and clarity. We worked with Ryan, who is on the special events team at the library. He is such a great guy and is so easy to work with. He was quick to respond to all of our emails, calls and texts. And, he explained everything plain as day, so we never felt confused by anything.
2. Location. Everyone’s needs are different, but for us this was an ideal location. Not only does it have a gorgeous view, but it’s close to so many things downtown that it made it easy for us move guests to a local bar after we had to be out of the space for clean-​up. It’s also near a variety of hotels for out of town guests who want to be near the venue.
3. Price. Again, everyone’s needs/​budgets are different, but for us the price was great. We negotiated to have the space for the entire day (for not much more), which gave us a lot of flexibility as vendors came in to set-​up.
4. Vendor restrictions. There were none! This was a huge plus for us, as a number of other venues we looked at only allowed us to work with an approved list of vendors, which were out of our price range.
Again, great space for any event — especially a wedding reception!