Jacob Henry Mansion Estate 20 South Eastern Avenue • Joliet • Illinois 60433

At Jacob Henry Mansion Estate in Joliet, what's included depends on where you marry and celebrate. The Traditional Wedding Package at Old Central Church covers a two-hour ceremony reservation, a chapel hostess, a one-hour rehearsal, setup and breakdown, and use of the dressing room. Receptions include on-site catering, wait staff and a bartender, a bridal room and a hostess, and the Garden Wedding Package adds the Bridal Suite and Groom's Room. Plan separately for food and bar priced per person, an officiant and organist or pianist, 9.75% tax and a 20% service charge on food.

Yes, Jacob Henry Mansion Estate lets you host your ceremony and reception at one venue. You can marry in Old Central Church, a historic limestone church that seats 500 with three stained-glass windows and a 2,000-pipe organ, in the mansion itself or on the Lawn & Gardens. A path through the Secret Gardens connects the church to the mansion. For the reception, choose the mansion, the Victorian Ballroom, which seats up to 300, or a tented ballroom on the lawn for up to 300.

Catering and bar service at Jacob Henry Mansion Estate come from the in-house team, and on-site catering, wait staff and a bartender are part of every reception. You'll work with the team on a custom menu, which can reflect your culture or personal tastes, with plated dinners, buffets, family-style dining and stations. For photographers, florists and rentals, the venue gives referrals to wedding professionals, and an officiant and an organist or pianist for the church are available for an added fee.

At Jacob Henry Mansion Estate in Joliet, your total comes down to the space rental, food and bar. Rental fees run $600–1,100, depending on the space and amenities. Plated dinners run $26.95–45.95 per person and include salad, a vegetable, a starch, rolls and a coffee station, while buffets run $34.95–37.95 per guest with a 75-guest minimum. Bar packages run $14–55 per person for 4 or 5 hours, with a 50-person minimum, and Saturday events require at least four hours of the House Bar, which is $35 per person. Food carries 9.75% tax and a 20% service charge, and the bar adds 9.75% tax.

Jacob Henry Mansion Estate in Joliet puts a historic mansion, a church and gardens on one property, so your ceremony and reception happen in the same place. The Renaissance Revival mansion is known for hand-carved black walnut and oak woodwork with hidden woodland creatures and cherubs. Old Central Church seats 500 in semicircular pews under a cathedral ceiling, with three stained-glass windows and a 2,000-pipe organ for your processional, and a path through the Secret Gardens links it to the mansion. For the reception, choose the mansion, the Victorian Ballroom with a full stage and dance floor for up to 300, or a tented ballroom on the lawn.