Wedding and Special Event Planning

Choosing a site and a date

Although it might be more fun to work on the details of what might be served and how you will decorate, the important first step in the planning process is securing a date and a site.

The Wooster Inn offers a number of possibilities depending on the size of your group:

• The Main Dining Room seats up to 70 guests and may be reserved for groups of 35 or more.
• The Alumni Room seats up to 30 and may be reserved from groups of 12 or more
• The Board Room is on the lower level and seats up to 12 guests.  This room can be reserved for a group of any size
• The Tartan Room seats up to 50 guests and is also on the lower level of the Inn.  Generally, this room is available for groups of 20 or more
• The Tented Patio of the Wooster Inn seats up to 200 guests and is available from April through October.  We do have sides and heaters for the tent when they are necessary.  This space is very adaptable for groups of any size
• The Guest House of the Wooster Inn has two dining rooms across the hall from one another that yield formal dining for up to 20 guests.  For casual dining using all the spaces of the facility, we have had parties of 50 or more in that facility.
• Kittredge Dining Hall is just west of the Inn on the corner of Wayne Avenue and Beall.  This facility seats 250-300 guests and is often used for wedding receptions.  This is a student dining hall so there are some limitations on its availability for outside events.

Facility Charges:

• The charge for each of these facilities is $5 per guest. 
• The facility charge covers the following:
• The private use of the venue for up to 5 hours
• Setting up the venue specifically for your event
• The maximum facility charge is $1000

Other possible sites:

The Wooster Inn frequently works with other beautiful venues:

Quailcrest Farm is located on the northern edge of Wooster at 2810 Armstrong Road, just off of State Route 83.  Their website offers photos of the facilities and grounds:  http://www.quailcrest.com

We do not have a special rate for the use of the Quailcrest facilities; consequently the following rates were those published at the time this guide was developed.  It would be your responsibility to reserve the site directly with Quailcrest and for you to secure their current rates.  The contact number is 330-345-6722.

We have had several great events in the Tracy Barn Event Center on the Quailcrest grounds.  Rental of that facility for a 5 hour reception is $850.  The facility can host up to 150 guests.

The grounds also offer a beautiful setting for events.  There is a pavilion on the property and tents and other rentals are available through Quailcrest.

Shisler Center on the O.A.R.D.C. campus of Ohio State is on the Southeastern edge of town.  For complete information on the facility, consult their website:
http://www.shislercenter.ohio-state.edu

We have a strong relationship with the management team of the Shisler Center and get special rental rates for their facilities.  Although there are many areas of the Shisler  Center and the surrounding campus that can be used for events, we most often use the Arden Shisler Ballroom which can seat up to 325 guests for a formal reception. 

The regular charge for renting the Ballroom is $1500 for a Saturday evening.  If the Inn rents the facility for you, that fee is discounted to $1000.  The Shisler Center carries its own full liquor license and offers the same pricing as the Inn for events catered by the Inn. 

Other sites all over the Cleveland-Akron-Canton area have been used for a variety of events.  Some people use their homes as an event site too.  We can help you determine your rental and site needs for a successful event regardless of where it takes place.

There is an additional charge of $2.50 per mile (each way) for venues away from the Inn.  This fee covers the fuel and additional labor involved in hosting an event away from our home facilities.