The Woman's Club of Evanston
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The venue will provide the space, plus a few extras.
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $5,000 for off-peak dates, and $6,000 for peak dates
Guest capacity
Up to 250 seated guests
About this venue
The Woman’s Club of Evanston is an ideal setting for your most special occasion. Our historic Clubhouse, built in 1912, exudes warmth and timeless elegance. On the first floor, the lovely Tea Room with sparkling chandeliers flows into the Music Room with one of our grand pianos. The Sun Porch can be used as a wedding suite or additional seating during cocktail hour, providing multiple settings for your friends and family to enjoy. The double staircase off the marble foyer leads to the dramatic Grand Ballroom, the perfect place for dinner and dancing. The Woman’s Club allows you to select a caterer from our broad list with various price ranges to accommodate your budget. Our caterers are very familiar with the Clubhouse assuring your event will run smoothly. Dinnerware, tables, chairs and other equipment needed to host your wedding are included.
Our event spaces
The Tea Room and Music Room
The elegant first floor is perfect for a variety of events.
The first floor Tea Room is the perfect area to welcome your guests with a cocktail hour, luncheon, or presentation. The adjacent Music Room and Sun Porch offer flexibility in using the spaces together and gives you an opportunity to set up the space as it will work best for your event day!
Guest capacity
20-120 Seated
20-150 Standing
Square footage
3,400
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, Elopement
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Included in this room:
Use of the 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for receptions, dining and ceremonies, Use of the first floor 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for a cocktail reception or ceremony, The adjacent first floor 42’ x 22’ maple hardwood Sun Room, separated from the Tea Room by French doors — suitable for dancing and equipped with a pull-down screen for video presentations
Room cost
First floor can be rented on its own on weekdays
Ballroom
With an arched ceiling and optional up-light package, the Ballroom is very special.
The dramatic two-story Ballroom accommodates up to 250 guests for a sit-down dinner without a dance floor and 200 guests with a dance floor. The Ballroom has beautiful original hardwood floors and an adjacent enclosed Sun Porch for cocktail service, as well as a stage that is perfect for a band or DJ. The Ballroom is the second floor of the venue, accessed by the Grand Staircase and also an elevator.
Guest capacity
150-250 Seated
150-350 Standing
Square footage
3,500
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Engagement party, Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
The second floor 70‘ x 42’ Grand Ballroom, equipped with a full stage – perfect for band set-ups or presentations, year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Ballroom.
Room cost
Ballroom included with full venue rental.
The Tea Room and Music Room
The elegant first floor is perfect for a variety of events.
The first floor Tea Room is the perfect area to welcome your guests with a cocktail hour, luncheon, or presentation. The adjacent Music Room and Sun Porch offer flexibility in using the spaces together and gives you an opportunity to set up the space as it will work best for your event day!
Guest capacity
20-120 Seated
20-150 Standing
Square footage
3,400
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Wedding shower, Welcome party, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Cocktail hour, Engagement party, Elopement
Guests often feel this space is
“Surprised and delighted”
Included in this room:
Use of the 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for receptions, dining and ceremonies, Use of the first floor 45’ x 38’ Tea Room for a cocktail reception or ceremony, The adjacent first floor 42’ x 22’ maple hardwood Sun Room, separated from the Tea Room by French doors — suitable for dancing and equipped with a pull-down screen for video presentations
Room cost
First floor can be rented on its own on weekdays
Ballroom
With an arched ceiling and optional up-light package, the Ballroom is very special.
The dramatic two-story Ballroom accommodates up to 250 guests for a sit-down dinner without a dance floor and 200 guests with a dance floor. The Ballroom has beautiful original hardwood floors and an adjacent enclosed Sun Porch for cocktail service, as well as a stage that is perfect for a band or DJ. The Ballroom is the second floor of the venue, accessed by the Grand Staircase and also an elevator.
Guest capacity
150-250 Seated
150-350 Standing
Square footage
3,500
Ideal for
Wedding ceremony, Wedding reception, Rehearsal dinner, Farewell brunch, Couples luncheon, Engagement party, Other
Guests often feel this space is
“Luxurious and chic”
Included in this room:
The second floor 70‘ x 42’ Grand Ballroom, equipped with a full stage – perfect for band set-ups or presentations, year-round glass enclosed Sun Room adjacent to the Ballroom.
Room cost
Ballroom included with full venue rental.
Available services that can be provided by The Woman's Club of Evanston
Services & amenities
- Dance floor
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event rentals
- Lighting/Sound
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
Transportation & access
- Self parking - paid
- Wheelchair accessible
Rentals
- China
- Flatware
- Lighting
- Sound / AV
- Standard Chairs
Reviews
Write a review5.0 out of 5
16 reviews
The perfect place for our Chicago Wedding
We toured so many venues in the Chicago area and struggling until we came to the Woman's Club of Evanston. It has so much natural beauty and is incredibly spacious. There is truly room for everyone and everything that you need on the night of your wedding. On the first floor there is a huge space for a welcome/cocktail hour with an attached piano room. This was perfect for our guests to mingle and have appetizers before the start of the reception. There was also a space for us to get some privacy as a couple and just take a breather before the reception. Upstairs is the main reception hall. Its a beautiful space with a stage for your DJ/band, and even a room on the side that can be opened and closed which was great for our double-sided buffet. There was also plenty of room for us to put a photo booth in the corner. You can do some creative things with the lights which we did. The only pieces of furniture we brought in were different chairs that we wanted. The venue manager Gretchen was an absolute joy to work with. She was so helpful, kind, positive, and accommodating. She gave us great recommendations and worked very well with our wedding planner to help her prepare for the coordination of the night. From a value perspective -- We can't recommend this venue enough. The price was super reasonable for what we got, especially relative to some of the crazy prices that the Chicago area has to offer.
Response from vendor•Nov 18, 2025Really appreciate this review! Your perspective will help future couples for sure. Many, many thanks!Great Experience!
I recently was married at The Woman's Club of Evanston, and we couldn't have been happier. The space is beautiful and has a sense of historic elegance, but is at the same time very comfortable and approachable. Many of our guests were unfamiliar with the venue and raved about what a lovely surprise it was. The upstairs ballroom with its many windows was wonderfully sun-filled during the ceremony, and was transformed for the reception into a warm but dressed-up setting for dinner and dancing as the sun set. While we were pleased with the facility, we were also just very happy working with staff. Gretchen made the whole process so much easier. She was responsive and kind, and always had answers to our many questions and requests. Many of our vendors remarked that she was a pleasure to work with, as well. HIghly recommended.
Response from vendor•Oct 31, 2025Amazing Lia, thank you! I love your description of the sunlight in the ballroom. It was an honor to be a small part of your wedding. All the best!A beautiful venue
My husband and I had our wedding reception at the Evanston Woman's Club and couldn't have been happier with how it turned out. The venue is absolutely beautiful, and Gretchen is very communicative, friendly, and easy to work with. The vendors she put us in touch with also did a great job. We were also very happy knowing that our fee to use the venue went to support the philanthropic work of the Woman's Club. Book the Woman's Club, you won't be disappointed :)
Response from vendor•Oct 31, 2025Awesome photos and a wonderful review! Sincere thanks!Best vibe at the best value!
The Woman's Club of Evanston was absolutely ideal for our ceremony and reception. We had our May 2025 wedding there, and could not recommend enough. Initially, my partner and I had looked at venues in Chicago, but most family would be coming from the Northern Suburbs or flying in via O'Hare, so expanded to Evanston, as venues for 100 people (initially planned 170, final count 140) were hard to come by for a reasonable price. Gretchen, the manager, was lovely every step of the way. We are not local to the area, and she was so kind to work with us through virtual tours and an on-site visit with a kind member. Upon request, she provided us a list of vendors that she had a positive experience working with previously (I believe 3 of our primary 4 vendors were on the list, and all were amazing!). The venue does have a preferred list of caterers, and we found this to be a huge help -- rather than price comparing every caterer we could fine, we had a very reasonable handful to consider. The venue was convenient, the hotel block was within walking distance so no one had to worry about driving, we took our photos by the lake, and Evanston had plenty of cute restaurants for non-wedding related meals. Some of our out-of-town visitors still opted to stay downtown and make a proper Chicago trip out of the weekend, which was fine, just a rideshare away! We held both our ceremony and reception on site, so once our guests arrived, all they had to do was hit the bar and have fun. The space looked great without much decoration. This wasn't a priority for our budget, so we had very limited flowers/other decor, and it had great light and beautiful features throughout! I don't want to plan another wedding, but if I did, I would have it at WCOE all over again!
Response from vendor•May 30, 2025Thank you so much! Really appreciate the amount of detail you included - so helpful for future couples we have the pleasure of working with. Thanks again.
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