After visited 13 potential wedding venues, groomzilla and I have finally settled down with Crystal Fountain Banquet Hall :) We held our wedding back in August 2015 and had around 260 guests in the smaller of the 2 halls. We can even fit in a photobooth comfortably!
One of the venue criteria was high ceiling. This one has an amazing 24 foot ceiling. Only 2 venues in Markham had that height and only 1 venue had the highest of 30 feet. But please note, most wedding backdrops can't go that high... usually 21-22 feet. So, Crystal Fountain was absolutely perfect for us.
I also love the warm beige and romantic decor inside the venue. The chairs they use were champagne chiavari chairs. Seriously, you do not need any chair covers... they are SO beautiful the way they are!
As for food, we did Chinese catering with Grand Catering. They are absolutely fantastic. 10-12 courses and very affordable. They are one of the preferred Chinese wedding caterers for Crystal Fountain.
We also upgraded our open bar to serve premium liquor for a bit more $$. Totally worth it :) Bartenders and servers were fantastic keeping our guests happy ;) Oooo but we didn't go with the dessert buffet table from Crystal Fountain, so we saved a bit of $$. I had it before at another wedding hosted here and it was plentiful... but since we did Chinese catering and seriously by the 8th-10th course, I think people were stuffed lol. We went with gelato for dessert instead :D
Lovely venue. I would highly recommend it. It is located on 14th Avenue (between Kennedy & Warden)... great Markham location. Private parking lot with lots of parking. George and his team were fantastic... on top of things, straight forward, no time wasted. Thank you so much for all your help!
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Note to brides - it is okay if you don't have a wedding planner. Just be sure to have a wedding day coordinator! My wonderful coordinator, Helen, deals with the venue, all the vendors, schedule run-down, set ups and payments... it will make your special day smooth sailing and hassle-free! Happy wedding planning ^_^