Ballroom at Ellis Preserve

Guest capacity

Up to 260 seated guests

About this venue

Finley Catering’s suburban location, The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve, is a perfect complement to our center city locations. Opened in the Fall of 2016, The Ballroom stands as our 4th historical landmark in a pastoral green setting. All staffed and catered in-house, The grand Greek revival facility with its towering columns continues to honor the legacy of Charles Ellis, a local entrepreneur. Built in 1932, the location was used as a school for girls around the Philadelphia area. Now, Finley Catering plans to bring a totally new dimension to our brides and corporate clients by combining our culinary expertise and top-notch service with the idyllic grounds for an outdoor ceremony or cocktail hour along with the state-of-the-art grandiose Ballroom for your dinner and reception. An even better add on, the once- dorm like cottages next door are the perfect backdrop to many first look and couples portraits onsite.

Seated guest capacity

100-260

Venue type

Ballrooms, Banquet Halls
Historic Estates, Mansions
Parks, Gardens

Venue setting

Indoor
Outdoor

3821 West Chester Pike, Newtown Square, PA 19073

Our event spaces

Ballroom

Built in a grand Greek revival style, The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve features towering columns indoors and out.

The property’s beautiful grounds are great for an outdoor wedding ceremony or cocktail hour, while the ballroom can be used for dinner and the reception. The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve has an on-site bridal suite ready for the wedding party to use before the celebration begins. There is ample on-site parking, or you can choose to utilize the venue's valet services. The entire venue is wheelchair accessible, so all your loved ones can join the celebration easily.

Guest capacity

100-260 Seated

Up to 400 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

LED Uplighting with various amounts of color options and Dimmable features Chivalri Chairs All tables and linen included Grandiose Bar inside the room

Cocktail room

A memorable space with both inside and outside features.

Although this space is used during a wedding reception to hold cocktail hour, it can be A wonderful space for smaller engagements. Perfect for cocktail style events, rehearsal dinners, and showers! If weather cooperates, step outside on the spacious veranda

Guest capacity

Up to 100 Seated

Up to 150 Standing

Ideal for

Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, After party, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

- bar located inside the room - ability to access outdoor patio - all linens, tables , chairs

Ballroom

Built in a grand Greek revival style, The Ballroom at Ellis Preserve features towering columns indoors and out.

Guest capacity

100-260 Seated

Up to 400 Standing

Ideal for

Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Engagement party, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Luxurious and chic”

Included in this room:

LED Uplighting with various amounts of color options and Dimmable features Chivalri Chairs All tables and linen included Grandiose Bar inside the room

Cocktail room

A memorable space with both inside and outside features.

Guest capacity

Up to 100 Seated

Up to 150 Standing

Ideal for

Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, After party, Cocktail hour

Guests often feel this space is

“Relaxed”

Included in this room:

- bar located inside the room - ability to access outdoor patio - all linens, tables , chairs

Available services that can be provided by Ballroom at Ellis Preserve

Services & amenities

Bar services
Catering services
Clean up
Dance floor
Dressing room / Bridal Suite
Event coordinator
Event rentals
Event staff
Lighting/Sound
Pet friendly
Service staff
Set up
Wedding cake services
Wheelchair accessible
Wifi

Transportation & access

Self parking - free
Wheelchair accessible

Rentals

Barware
Chiavari Chairs
China
Flatware
Glassware
Lighting
Linens

Reviews

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Best day of our lives, best venue EVER
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•Gwen C.•Oct 28
If you were on the fence about having your wedding at the Ballroom At Ellis preserve, or honestly at any of the Finley catering venues, DO IT IF YOU POSSIBLY CAN. As a generally detail oriented and type A person, I cannot fully express how exceptional the entire planning and day of process was with Finley. We worked closely with Meagan who was extremely responsive and helpful the entire time. As a bride, on the day of the wedding neither I nor my family had to think about a single detail – Finley handled it all. Savannah was our maître d’ for the day of the wedding and she was exceptional and made sure we were where we needed to be, when we needed to be there. Numerous people have told me that they have never been to such an incredible wedding and that everything flowed perfectly well and took the perfect amount of time. We didn’t even need to hire an outside planner or day of coordinator. And everything was perfect. This particularly blessed me because my husband and I had a six month engagement. We got engaged on January 30 and married on August 16. Planning the wedding in this short amount of time was made easy because of the expertise of Finley. Finley worked with us to ensure that we had all of the details we wanted for the day of, and also went above and beyond to make the planning process stress-free. I was particularly grateful that we did not have to bring in outside rentals – linens, China, silverware, tables and chairs, etc. was all done through Finley and it streamlined everything. It was so nice to just have to talk to one person instead of coordinating with numerous vendors. Megan also had great recommendations for other vendors! And I have to say - the food was AMAZING. We still have people raving about the food from our wedding, especially the insane cocktail hour display. Our dinner service was perfect, professional, and delicious. The venue itself was beautiful and beyond my dreams. It has all of the tradition of a historic building, with modern amenities and capacity for 200 people. The entire space is perfect and clean. Elegant and beautiful. The bridal suite’s size and the bridal attendants made the getting ready process seamless and kept the space calm and organized. I also appreciated how straightforward and transparent Finley was with their pricing and all that it included. Deeply refreshing to see from anyone in the wedding industry. I am a fan of Finley for life, the ballroom at ellis preserve was beyond my wildest dreams, and I am so grateful for their work to truly make the day the best of our lives.
The best night of our lives!
•Verified review
•Kendall T.•Sep 20, 2025
This was truly the venue of our dreams! From the moment we had our initial tour, Megan was such a pleasure to work with and helped make our wedding dreams a reality. She always quickly responded to any questions we had throughout the process and frequently checked in with us during our many months of planning to ensure we had all of our bases covered. Everyone at the ballroom felt like a good friend the moment you met them -- from the bartenders to our maître d', Savannah, everyone was so friendly and excited to help us celebrate our big day. The staff truly made everything seamless, and my husband and I (and our families!) barely had to think or worry about anything throughout the night. We have gotten nothing but rave reviews about the ballroom and food, and Finley Catering helped make it all possible!