DFW Wedding Venue

Our DFW Wedding Venue is the perfect blank canvas for any wedding! We have created our venue with white walls, soaring ceilings, and an open layout concept so that you can make our space what you want out of your wedding! Because of the ability to decorate however you’d like, we love looking through the wedding trends of each year to be able to see what we might have at our venue in the coming year! Here are some 2020 wedding trends that we think would look amazing in our wedding venue!

The maximalist trend is a newer trend that we started to see in 2019, but that is definitely carrying over. This trend includes everything from floral arches to hanging floral arrangements, giant balloons, greenery walls, neons, and lights. You can make this trend fit your style so easily. We love it for our space because of our open layout. Our large space will make it feel maximalist, but not cluttered.

Excessive string lighting is also in for this year! Whether you use Edison bulbs throughout your decor, a twinkle light wall, or any other extra lighting, this trend adds a pop to any wedding decor! This would look great inside or outside at our venue.

Modern twists on classic wedding cakes are also coming in hot for 2020! This can include using clear layers between layers of the cake to highlight the cake by using acrylic boxes or cylinders. Another modern twist on the classic cake is not having a real cake at all! Instead of a cake, have a grazing table with a stack of cheeses in the shape of a stacked cake. This is a unique option, but one that will be thoroughly loved. Charcuterie boards are so in and this is just the next step up.

Downtown Dallas Venue

Your wedding at our Downtown Dallas Venue is an important day in your life, so you want to make sure that you choose the perfect officiant for you! There are many people that you can look to in your life to officiate your wedding, especially now that you can get your license to officiate online decently easily. Take a look at some potential ideas for your upcoming wedding.

If you’re religious, think about asking one of your childhood pastors that have known you for your entire life. You can also ask your current pastor that knows both of you well. This will make it so that no one is talked about more and your journey as a couple will be talked about in their speech.

If you went to premarital counseling and got close to your counselor, ask them! This is a normal practice and will mean a lot to you since you have just shared so much time and emotional energy with this person. It will be the perfect full-circle moment to your premarital counseling experience.

Want to go a little non-traditional? Ask a family member to officiate your wedding! Maybe one of you has always dreamed of having your aunt or cousin that is your best friend officiate your wedding, just make that dream a reality! The worst that a person can say is no, so just ask because more than likely they will be so happy for this honor.

Last but not least, ask a friend! If the two of you have a mutual friend that knows both of you really well and has been there throughout your relationship, ask this friend to officiate rather than having them in the wedding party! This will be incredibly special to all three of you in the moment and years down the line.

 

The Empire Room

The Empire Room is a modern Dallas wedding venue that is impressive in space design and aesthetics. We want to match this aesthetic and feel to our audiovisual products and services that we offer. For our AV services, we have partnered with one of the best AV companies in all of DFW: Astounding Sounds & Lighting. We love working with Astounding Sounds and Lighting so much that we have made them our exclusvie AV partner! They have installed many of the important technical aspect that nearly every event requires, including sound, lighting, and projection.

One thing that we love about Astounding Sounds & Lighting is that they work with you from the first day of being your vendor on in order to make sure that all of your needs are taken care of for your upcoming event! From awards banquets, weddings, bar/bat mitzvahs, private school fundraisers to marketing research seminars, your AV needs are unique and require the utmost care and planning.

As a 15 year plsu veteran in the DFW area, Astounding Sounds & Lighting, is proud to offer a full suite of AV products and services which are fully customizable to fit your needs and vision. Some of these products and services include:

• Permanently installed sound system inside and out (DJ ready!)
• Portable staging and podiums
• Wireless handheld and lapel mics
• 2 ceiling mounted video projectors and 10’x10′ drop-down screen
• LED wall washers
• Custom monogram gobo and pattern projections
• Pinspotting
• Cafe lighting
• Pipe and drape

We would love to talk to you and answer any and all questions that you might have about The Empire Room or our partnership with Astounding Sounds & Lighting! Contact us today to get the conversation started with our Dallas venue for your upcoming wedding or event. You will love working with them just as much as we do!

The Empire Room DFW

Wedding invitations are becoming more and more creative. They’re beginning to reflect the personalities of the brides and grooms more than ever before. The options are endless! The Empire Room DFW is always aware of the current trends, even when it comes to wedding invitations. Here are some of the trends we’ve noticed for invitations in 2019:

• Personal monograms – The Empire Room has noticed that many couples this year have created their own monograms! These often involve the first letter of each of their names intertwined in some creative way. The monograms are used on their invitations and can also be carried over to napkins, cups, and all sorts of things.
• Maps – Another trend that this downtown Dallas venue has seen quite often this year are maps. Maps can add a very personal touch to an invitation. Couples often use a map to share where they’re from. They’re also used as a guide to the wedding day, including spots like the venue, close hotels, things to do around the city, etc.
• Greenery – Florals have always been a popular choice for wedding invitations. But The Empire Room has noticed that couples are leaving behind the florals and sticking solely to greenery. Depending on the venue or time of year, couples have been working with soft eucalyptus leaves for spring weddings or bold palms for summer weddings.
• Envelope Liners – Lastly, a fun choice for your wedding invitations could be to personalize with envelope liners. You may want to keep your invitations on the simpler side. One way to add a touch of personality is customizing your liners. Couples often choose colorful florals, maps, or metallics to fit the theme of their wedding.

Thanks to these tips from the Establishment Barn DFW, you can add a special touch of your personality to your wedding invitations!

DFW Venue

Months and months of planning goes into your wedding day. You can pretty much count on everything to go as planned…except the weather. Weather seems to have a mind of its own, especially in Dallas. It can go from sunny and warm to windy and stormy within a matter of minutes. In contrast, a chilly day in January could turn out to be sunny and mild. Modern DFW Venue The Empire Room knows how to prepare for any kind of curveballs that Dallas weather could throw at you!

The Empire Room offers both indoor and outdoor spaces for your ceremony or reception, so if an unexpected rain shower decides to dampen your day, we can handle it! We’re prepared to make an outdoor ceremony look just as beautiful inside. Our modern DFW venue is very versatile and we can maintain that natural, outdoor feel inside. The beautiful exposed brick on our walls adds a somewhat rustic touch, and our dance floor feels just as roomy as our outdoor patio.

Knowing Dallas weather, the opposite may occur, too! You may have planned your day around a winter wonderland in February. But with Dallas’s strange weather, you might have clear skies and temperatures in the sixties or seventies instead. If that’s the case, we can move your celebration to the patio! We’d happily set up cocktail tables for your guests outside. In addition, our twinkly lights are always shining. So we’d happily transform your winter wonderland to a breezy outdoor celebration if necessary.

What this modern DFW venue wants to remind you is that, no matter what crazy weather Dallas may throw at you, we’ll be prepared! We want your wedding day to be as stress-free as possible. Even if some unexpected weather changes come your way, we can help you have the most memorable day possible.

Downtown Dallas Wedding Venue

Let’s face it, weddings can be stressful. Emotions often run high during wedding prep, so it can be hard to avoid drama involving your bridal party. All kinds of things can play a part in pre-wedding stress. Budgets, insecurities, and busy schedules are just a few. Downtown Dallas wedding venue The Empire Room has a few tips to handle those stressful situations! We’ve listed some issues that might arise. To keep drama at bay and spirits high, we have a few solutions for you:

• If your bridesmaid doesn’t like the dress you’ve chosen for her – It’s hard to please everyone in a group of at least five or six girls. Everyone has a specific style or preference they like when it comes to shopping. It’s hard for some bridesmaids to accept the fact that they have to pay for a dress that they might not be very excited about. What this downtown Dallas wedding venue suggests is choosing a color and allowing your bridesmaids to choose their style. That way they have some say in the decision! Sticking to a color scheme with a variety of dress styles has been a very popular trend in bridesmaids dresses recently. This adds some personality to your dresses and also makes everyone happy!
• When someone’s feelings are hurt – I’m sure you’d include a hundred bridesmaids if you could. But the role of a bridesmaid is meant for the closest people in your life! Your friend from that one college class you had years ago or your distant cousin might not be the best choices. However, hurt feelings may arise from those who are left out. Just remind these friends and family members that you’ve always wanted a smaller bridal party. Try to include them in the wedding in different ways! Maybe ask one to give a toast or help you get ready on your special day.
• If your bridesmaids don’t know each other very well – You may have chosen girls from different stages throughout your life. They might feel a little nervous working with unfamiliar faces to make your day special, so break the ice! Take them out to lunch or host a girls’ night in to make them feel like they have known each other forever!

A few moments of drama may arise between your bridesmaids, but thanks to The Empire Room, a downtown Dallas wedding venue that has had lots of experience, you can avoid those stressful situations!

Versatile Dallas Venue

The Empire Room is an extremely versatile Dallas venue. The weddings we host are absolutely beautiful, but we don’t stop there! The Empire Room hosts all kinds of exciting events. These include corporate events, seminars, birthday parties, galas, fundraisers, car shows, and so much more. Our space is modern and clean, and there is plenty of room for your guests to wander comfortably. We have a great indoor space along with a airy, open patio that would be perfect for a summer birthday bash.

We can adjust the layout of our space to fit the feel of your event. We’re able to fit plenty of dining tables and dancing space for weddings. But we’ve had some clients who want a less traditional layout for their networking events or birthday parties. For times like those, we often fill our space with comfortable couches and cocktail tables that allow the guests to mingle comfortably.

Something that makes this versatile Dallas venue even more accommodating is its huge patio space! During the warm months in Dallas, The Empire Room is one of the best spots for outdoor events and celebrations. We often bring in food trucks and photo booths to encourage guests to enjoy the outdoor space. And we have one of the best views of the Dallas skyline, making any event feel even more special!

This versatile Dallas venue is happy to host any event that you can think of. Thanks to our modern interior design, breezy patio, and beautiful exposed brick, any event will look and feel spectacular in our space. We love being creative, so if you have an interesting event that you’d like us to host, reach out! We’ve loved putting on all kinds of events from weddings to car shows to extravagant themed birthday parties. Let The Empire Room help make your event something people will be talking about for years! Contact us to learn more about events that we can do at our Versatile Dallas Venue!