Spotlighting Our Smaller Spaces
We hope you’ve had a great 2024 so far and that you stayed warm in January. We are off to a great start with events, including weddings, quite a few legislative events and a bridal show! The first part of the year reminds us of how versatile our smaller rooms are. Our Founders Room and Library get used quite a bit throughout the year but are especially busy right now. They’re probably our most-used rooms in the building! Each one has their own unique feel, and our clients and guests love how beautiful they are. We think they deserve their own spotlight.
Our Founders Room is one of our two great small spaces.
By Courtney Stemler
Feb. 7, 2024
We hope you’ve had a great 2024 so far and that you stayed warm in January. We are off to a great start with events, including weddings, quite a few legislative events and a bridal show! The first part of the year reminds us of how versatile our smaller rooms are. Our Founders Room and Library get used quite a bit throughout the year but are especially busy right now. They’re probably our most-used rooms in the building! Each one has their own unique feel, and our clients and guests love how beautiful they are. We think they deserve their own spotlight.
The Founders Room
The Founders Room is on the first floor, and it looks and feels like a cocktail lounge. There is an eye-catching circle bar encased in turquoise tile, with bar stools, soft seating throughout the room and a large fireplace. A 75-inch TV, speakers and other modern conveniences exist subtly in the room for modern needs. The eight twelve-foot-tall windows can be covered by heavy curtains or opened up to let in natural light during the day. If you have been to any of our Wine Tour events you’ll know it is Chris’ favorite room. The Founders Room works well for cocktail receptions, cocktail hours, tastings, holiday parties, engagement parties, graduation parties and more.
The Library
The Library - on our second floor just up the grand staircase - has an open, airy feel. It is a great size for 20-70 people. The furniture can be arranged for any need, and we bring in a mobile bar if there is alcohol being served. It has a large built-in bookshelf on one side and eight large ten-foot-tall windows on two walls. All of these features are original from 1925, when the building was built. We have added some modern amenities like speakers and microphones, and we can always bring in televisions if necessary. The natural light in the Library is amazing and is a favorite of photographers. Just check out the ‘gram. We often do meetings, small dinners, cocktail receptions, small weddings, trainings, holiday parties, birthday parties, bridal showers, baby showers and graduation parties in the Library.
The Beacon just recently added the ability for clients to book their parties online in the Founder’s Room and the Library!
These online bookings are for four hours of access to either space, and clients are able to select times online. We will reach out after booking to work out details such as floor plans, schedules and specific event details. You still get the service and help you deserve with any event at The Beacon. This just lets you hop on and get bookings done on your time! If four hours is not the right time or you need something unique, we are happy to help you reserve the space you want instead of booking it online.
Bookings for the Library can be made here.
Bookings for the Founders Room can be made here.
As always, we are happy to help you celebrate, and we hope to see you soon!
More Than Just A Wedding Venue
Often, when people think about an event space, the assumption is that we mainly do weddings. While we do help host many weddings, and they tend to be our most detailed events that we help host, they are certainly not the only type of event that we help facilitate. In total, The Beacon has helped host about 350 events, over 50 of which were weddings. That leaves us with about 300 other events that we’ve helped facilitate in just over two years…
Traditional Indian Saree in the Dining Room
By Courtney Stemler
Nov. 9, 2023
Often, when people think about an event space, the assumption is that we mainly do weddings. While we do help host many weddings, and they tend to be our most detailed events that we help host, they are certainly not the only type of event that we help facilitate. In total, The Beacon has helped host about 350 events, over 50 of which were weddings. That leaves us with about 300 other events that we’ve helped facilitate in just over two years.
2022 Block Grant Awards
The other 300 or so events are usually smaller, shorter events with less planning time than weddings. Luckily, we have several rooms of varying sizes to help accommodate everyone’s needs. Throughout the year, we regularly have baby showers, wedding showers, birthday parties and meetings. Legislative session keeps us busy in the first quarter of the year with receptions, some conferences and a few meetings. We get to help host groups from all over the state who come to the Capital City to meet and work with our state government. This leads into weddings, proms and graduation parties in late April and May. In the fall, wedding season picks back up again, along with fundraisers and holiday parties in late November and December. We finish every year with our New Year's Eve celebration.
We have gotten to experience some more unique events along the way, like a Saree and Quinceañeras. Each event has its own flair, and we love to see what our clients come up with. We’ve seen a holiday party with casino games, a birthday party with a funnel cake truck, a private party where everyone dressed up according to the theme and a fundraiser with dueling pianos. The creative juices are flowing, and it’s so fun to experience it all!