Plan your Event

Plan Your Event

Weddings

The Orpheum Theater Center takes pride in helping you turn your wedding vision into reality. Our dedicated events team is here to ensure that your planning process flows smoothly and that your wedding day is as unique as the love that led to it.



All wedding packages at our facilities include the following amenities

  • Room rental
  • 16 hours of coordination time (4 hours of planning + 12 day of event)
  • Up to 10 hours of event security
  • Bar service set up and liquor license fee
  • Choice of white or black full-length linens for head table, gift and escort tables
  • Choice of white or black 90” round linens for guest tables
  • Table and chair setup
  • Linen napkins, choice of color

Contact our Professional Events Team

For more information or to book a wedding, contact our Professional Events Team.

Orpheum Theater Center Venues

Orpheum Theater Center

The Main Stage

Capacity
686 guests

Your event will be the major attraction as you take to the main stage. While the Theater boasts a historic look with beautifully renovated artwork, your guests will enjoy the event in comfort from our updated seats. Our staff can assist you in creating the perfect atmosphere, from using built backgrounds to hanging displays from the ceiling.

Orpheum Theater Center

Anne Zabel Studio Theater

Capacity
450 guests

The Anne Zabel Studio at the Orpheum Theater Center is the perfect space for wedding receptions, conferences, training sessions and other events. The space is completely customizable and can be configured with cocktail or banquet tables or as a theater or classroom to meet a variety of needs. The Anne Zabel Studio is spacious, with room for up to 250 people, and a decorator’s dream with its blank-slate style that can be personalized for any occasion.

Package Upgrades

Upgrades

Catering

In addition to our caterer, The WP, the Orpheum Theater Center is proud to partner with the following preferred caterers in our facility.

Chef Dominique’s Catering
Email | Website

Chef Jeni & Company
Email | Website

En Place Catering
Email | Website

Roll’n Pin Catering
Email | Website

Please note that all catering is subject to a 10% catering facility fee.

Upgrades

Extras and Upgrades

• Coordination time over 16 hours | $35/hour
• Ceremony add-on | $500-$1,000 (depending on space)
• White or black full-length linens | $12/table
• Satin table runners | $8/table
• Fly rail lighting | $300*
• Sound system with microphone | $150
• Premium sound system with microphone | $300
• Slideshow AV package | $250-$400 (based on room)
• Custom lighting packages or upgrades | Pricing TBD
• Hanging items | Pricing TBD*
• Chair or décor upgrades | Pricing TBD
• Labor for any custom lighting packages or hanging items | $35/hour (4 hour minimum)

* Available only in select rental spaces

Common Questions

Contact the Events Team

A non-refundable 50% of package fee is due with the signed contract.

90% of the estimated expenses need to be paid within 72 hours of your event. The remaining balance due in full 2 weeks after the event has occurred.

We are a cashless facility and accept only debit or credit cards.

All décor must be approved by your event coordinator. Helium balloons, sand, glitter, confetti and other such items are prohibited. A limited number of candles is permitted, but they must be in a self-extinguishing, semi-enclosed container.

You are welcome to bring your own dessert, as long as it is provided by a licensed vendor. We do not allow homemade items, except for mints. All alcohol must be provided by the venue, and all food must be provided by an approved, preferred caterer.

Set-up time is guaranteed no later than 6 hours prior to event start time with 9 a.m. the earliest possible time of access. Early access for decorating will be determined within two weeks of event date. Every attempt will be made to allow access the day before, pending other scheduled events within the spaces. Additional charges will apply for setup outside of normal operating hours (9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday-Friday).

Wedding packages include 12 hours of time in the building the day of the event. This includes loading in, loading out and setup. Last call takes place no later than 11:30 p.m., and all guests are required to exit the facility by midnight. All vendors are required to exit the facility by 1 a.m. Additional hours can be arranged with prior notice.

All decorations, food and other personal items must be taken with you when you vacate the rental space at the end of your event. No items can be left in the facilities overnight without prior approval from our events team. Our staff is responsible for clearing flatware and glassware, as well as trash.

Renters must request a certificate of insurance from their broker that names Washington Pavilion Management, Inc. and the City of Sioux Falls as additional insured for the specific date of the event and provide a copy of their proof of liability insurance within 72 hours of the event taking place.

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