Purdue Memorial Union — Attraction in West Lafayette

My husband's family is local to West Lafayette and there are a couple generations of Purdue alums in the family. Choosing a wedding venue was fairly easy with the Purdue Memorial Union! What an incredible venue for hosting a wedding: there is an attached hotel, the incredible 8Eleven restaurant, and a couple beautiful ballrooms.

We started working with Kyla Westall about a year ago to plan out our three-day wedding weekend. We chose a summer date, which was lovely in terms of weather, but we did have our ceremony in the North Ballroom and the reception in the South Ballroom. We hosted the rehearsal dinner at 8Eleven, and then hosted a day-after brunch in the West/East Faculty Lounge. All wedding event locations were accessible and connected to The Union Club hotel. The hospitality was incredible. From the hotel staff to the catering staff to the event planners, everyone was incredibly helpful and gave us 10/10 service.

Many guests came from out of town, and most we're incredibly thankful for all events being connected to the hotel and additionally, loved the beautiful aesthetic through-out the Union. We were so pleased how everything turned out.

The food and 24% service fees were a bit pricey for the entire wedding weekend, but I was able to work with Purdue to discount room rentals to make the weekend more affordable and doable for us. I very much appreciate them working with us! Really great service every step of the way.

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We had our Wedding Reception in one of the ballrooms at the Union. Absolutely beautiful room and the price was very, very reasonable. The waitstaff and bartenders were fantastic. We were very pleased with the way our reception was going, until we received our meals. The meals were wrong and there was no way to fix the problem. Somehow between the Events Coordinator and the kitchen, our menu got messed up and we were not happy about it at all. They also "misplaced" one of our gifts and it took me almost a month to find it and have it mailed to us. The ballrooms are beautiful and I do recommend having your event there, BUT make sure your menu is correct a few days before your event so they can change any...

If you are planning on having an event here this is not a bad place to have it at. I would recommend sticking with the duck and the Cold salmon. It would be in your best interest to stay away from the chicken and baked salmon they are too dry. The management of this place is a very much do as I say not as I do. When I was there I experienced a manager taking shots with her friends/coworkers while on the clock. When I asked if I could have a shot she tried to scold me like a child. Mind you I did ask after shift if I could have it. I just looked at her like what was wrong with her.The common areas are quite peaceful to get your studying done. I think overall it’s not...