The Community House In Birmingham
Guest capacity
Up to 250 seated guests
About this venue
Making Memories, Changing Lives - Open to all, The Community House is the perfect setting for your wedding reception, ceremony, rehearsal dinner, or bridal shower. Located just steps from beautiful Shain Park, our unique venue offers warmth and elegance in the heart of Downtown Birmingham. We provide in house catering, a refined atmosphere, and many picture perfect settings for both indoor and outdoor events. Whether it’s an intimate affair, or a grand celebration, our experienced staff will be delighted to custom design an event that will exceed your expectations! Contact us today for a tour or more information at (personal information protected by Zola), or via email at (personal information protected by Zola)
Our event spaces
The South Main Ballroom
Warmth and elegance in downtown Birmingham
The South Main Ballroom features soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, sparkling crystal chandeliers, a built in dance floor and stage for your entertainment, 3 gas fireplaces, and access to two attached garden patios. A built in bar and dressing room are located in the lobby right outside the ballroom
Guest capacity
50-250 Seated
50-300 Standing
Square footage
3,687
Ideal for
Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
We include tables, silver-backed banquet chairs, white, black, or ivory floor length linens, crystal chandeliers with dimmer switch, sound system with wireless microphones, 3 hours of set up time prior to event start, a dressing room, and access to 2 attached garden patios.
Room cost
$2,100 on Saturday Evenings 5pm - 1am. $1,500 on Friday and Sunday Evenings 5pm - 1am
The Van Dusen Terrace
The largest outdoor venue in Downtown Birmingham
Located on the north side of The Community House, the Van Dusen Terrace is available between May and October. The tented space can hold 200 guests for a ceremony, 230 for standing cocktails, and 100 for a seated dinner. An open air patio set with black wrought iron furniture is located behind the tent and it provides additional mingling space for your guests in a beautifully landscaped setting.
Guest capacity
10-200 Seated
10-230 Standing
Square footage
1,800
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
The Terrace includes a white 90'x20' tent with removable sides, white fabric swagging in the ceiling, lighting with a dimmer switch, and built in fans. We include white resin chairs, tables, white, black, or ivory linens, a sound system with wireless microphone and a sound patch for playing music through a laptop or phone.
Room cost
The Terrace rents for $575, but if you are renting the South Main Ballroom as well, the rate is discounted to $400.
The Suites
Intimate indoor gathering space with great views of the park
The Suites on the second floor feature multiple windows and amazing views of the park and city, as well as cut glass lighting fixtures and a built in sound system. The space is ideal for smaller weddings and ceremonies, or can be used as an inclement weather back-up space for an outdoor ceremony.
Guest capacity
10-150 Seated
10-100 Standing
Square footage
1,794
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
We include tables, chairs, china, flatware, glassware, white, black, or ivory linens, a sound system with a wireless microphone, and optional use of the 70" flat screen. The lighting is on a dimmer switch.
Room cost
$400
The South Main Ballroom
Warmth and elegance in downtown Birmingham
The South Main Ballroom features soaring ceilings and floor-to-ceiling windows, sparkling crystal chandeliers, a built in dance floor and stage for your entertainment, 3 gas fireplaces, and access to two attached garden patios. A built in bar and dressing room are located in the lobby right outside the ballroom
Guest capacity
50-250 Seated
50-300 Standing
Square footage
3,687
Ideal for
Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
We include tables, silver-backed banquet chairs, white, black, or ivory floor length linens, crystal chandeliers with dimmer switch, sound system with wireless microphones, 3 hours of set up time prior to event start, a dressing room, and access to 2 attached garden patios.
Room cost
$2,100 on Saturday Evenings 5pm - 1am. $1,500 on Friday and Sunday Evenings 5pm - 1am
The Van Dusen Terrace
The largest outdoor venue in Downtown Birmingham
Located on the north side of The Community House, the Van Dusen Terrace is available between May and October. The tented space can hold 200 guests for a ceremony, 230 for standing cocktails, and 100 for a seated dinner. An open air patio set with black wrought iron furniture is located behind the tent and it provides additional mingling space for your guests in a beautifully landscaped setting.
Guest capacity
10-200 Seated
10-230 Standing
Square footage
1,800
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
The Terrace includes a white 90'x20' tent with removable sides, white fabric swagging in the ceiling, lighting with a dimmer switch, and built in fans. We include white resin chairs, tables, white, black, or ivory linens, a sound system with wireless microphone and a sound patch for playing music through a laptop or phone.
Room cost
The Terrace rents for $575, but if you are renting the South Main Ballroom as well, the rate is discounted to $400.
The Suites
Intimate indoor gathering space with great views of the park
The Suites on the second floor feature multiple windows and amazing views of the park and city, as well as cut glass lighting fixtures and a built in sound system. The space is ideal for smaller weddings and ceremonies, or can be used as an inclement weather back-up space for an outdoor ceremony.
Guest capacity
10-150 Seated
10-100 Standing
Square footage
1,794
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Cocktail hour
Guests often feel this space is
“Warm and cozy”
Included in this room:
We include tables, chairs, china, flatware, glassware, white, black, or ivory linens, a sound system with a wireless microphone, and optional use of the 70" flat screen. The lighting is on a dimmer switch.
Room cost
$400
Available services that can be provided by The Community House In Birmingham
Services & amenities
- Bar services
- Catering services
- Clean up
- Dance floor
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event coordinator
- Event staff
- Lighting/Sound
- Service staff
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Reviews
Write a review4.7 out of 5
3 reviews
You will love this venue
Our planner recommended The Community House after I mentioned liking another place because it was, well, community centered! The Community House is a nonprofit that serves as a venue but also has programs for the community, such as the Early Childhood Center. Besides that, another appeal to us was how good the food sounded, and I am telling you, we were right. Everyone raved about the food! We had beef short rib, vegetarian pappardelle, and chicken confit. The latter was extra, but it was worth it and honestly one of the top selling points on the menu for us. I am so happy about this, because a lot of wedding food is…meh. The other pro for us was the layout. We really wanted a setup that encouraged people to dance, and this was perfect with the dance floor, stage, and tables surrounding it. This proved to be true, and if it didn't throughout the night, it was because people were tired or not into the songs! The only constructive feedback I have for TCH is on communication. It's OK if you don't respond ASAP, but when we are planning a wedding, and paying …a week is a little long. The communication did improve once we started talking to another employee, however, so maybe it just varies person to person. One request for TCH: if possible it would be great to have an electronic payment portal that does not charge fees. It was a little scary to send large sums of money using a check via USPS.
So happy with the community house!
I could not say enough good things about the community house. Our wedding was absolutely perfect and Tim and Kassie went above and beyond to ensure that was the case. We had such an easy time planning primarily because we didn’t have to have to search for a ton of vendors. The community house had all the big things included. The food was delicious as was our cake (both thanks to the community house). Everyone agreed the venue was beautiful and the food was delicious!
Beautiful Venue
We have done dozens of events at The Community House in Birmingham. Their space is gorgeous and elegant. We regularly commit to providing florals for their Bates Street Society dinner and find such ease in accenting the room with our florals.
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