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Everything people ring to ask
Grouped the way the questions actually arrive. If yours is not here, the number is (204) 326-7300 and Helmut answers it.
The room
How many people does the hall hold?
Two hundred standing or at a buffet. One hundred and eighty is the number we give for a plated supper, because that is what sits comfortably once the head table and a dance floor are in.
Is it one room or several?
One open rectangle with a vaulted ceiling and no pillars in the middle. That is why a decorator can run drape corner to corner and why you can put the dance floor wherever you like.
What are the hours?
Seven in the morning to midnight, and that is the whole rental rather than a block inside somebody else's day. The late-night extension holds the building to 1 AM for $200, and it is already included on the Saturday of a whole-weekend booking.
Is there anywhere outside for a ceremony?
Yes — the gazebo, twelve feet by twenty-eight, roofed and lattice-sided, on a cedar deck, strung with warm bulbs. It is included with the hall and there is no separate ceremony fee. The roof is the whole point: the forecast does not cancel the wedding, because at minimum the wedding party stays dry. Guest chairs and a sound system are not ours.
Is there heat and air conditioning?
Yes, and the building runs through Manitoba winters. A January event here is not a cold event.
Where does everyone park?
On site, and there is room for the whole guest list. It is free, and leaving a vehicle overnight is free too — if somebody should not be driving home, the car can stay until morning.
Food and drink
Can we bring our own caterer?
Yes, and there is no approved list. There is no in-house catering here at all, so the kitchen is handed over to whoever you bring — a caterer, your family, or both.
Can the family cook?
Yes. Two fridges, a stove, a microwave, a coffee maker and a commercial dishwasher that runs a two-minute wash and rinse, and dishes and cutlery for the full room are included. The dishwasher is the part worth knowing about: a rack every two minutes is what makes 180 place settings finishable the same night.
Is there a food and beverage minimum?
No. We do not sell food or alcohol, so there is nothing for us to set a minimum on.
Do we need a liquor permit?
If alcohol is served, yes — a Social Occasion Liquor Permit from the LGCA, which you apply for yourself at mylgca.ca at least four weeks ahead. A sale permit if guests pay for drinks, a no-sale permit if they do not.
Can we run a bar and sell drinks?
Yes, with a sale permit. We have a rolling bar for $80 a day that backs onto the kitchen pass-through; you supply the drinks and the people to run it. We would rather one sober adult who is not in the wedding party was pouring.
Booking and money
What holds a date?
A $500 damage deposit books the date. It is returned within 2–3 weeks after the event if the building is undamaged.
When is the rest due?
One week before the event. There is no separate non-refundable booking fee on top of the deposit.
How far ahead should we book?
Twelve to eighteen months for a summer Saturday, and that is the only date that really needs it. Friday and Sunday hold much later, weekdays are usually available inside two months, and January to March is open most weeks.
What does it cost?
Hall rental is $500 Monday to Thursday, $1,000 Friday or Sunday, $1,250 Saturday, and $2,500 for the whole Friday-to-Sunday weekend. Each of those buys the whole building from 7 AM to midnight. There is no half day and no hourly rate. Every add-on is published on the pricing page.
Is the weekend rate worth taking?
Three separate days come to $3,250. The weekend is $2,500, so it saves $750, and the late hours on the Saturday are included instead of $200 on top. Decorate Friday, get married Saturday, load out Sunday in daylight.
Can I get a price without ringing anyone?
Yes — that is what the quote builder is for. Put in your date, guest count and what you want set up, and it gives you an itemised quote with GST in about two minutes.
On the day
Do you decorate, or can we rent decor from you?
We do not set rooms, decorate, or rent decor. You get the building, the tables and chairs, and the kitchen; you decorate it however you like, and we will point you at the people who do it for a living. That is not a dodge, it is the deal: you are not paying us for labour you did not want, and you are not stuck with our taste. Let's Celebrate Rentals at letscelebraterentals.com has the linens, backdrops, arches, centrepieces and lighting, and they know this room.
When can we come in to decorate?
From 7 AM on the day you have booked — the building is yours from then until midnight, and nobody is waiting on you. If you want a clear day for it beforehand, take the Friday-to-Sunday weekend rate: decorate Friday, get married Saturday, load out Sunday.
Can we attach things to the walls?
Nothing that takes paint or finish with it — no tape, staples, pins or tacks. Tell whoever is decorating, because it will not be us. It is a vaulted ceiling, so anything going up there needs a proper ladder and a proper morning.
Who cleans up?
You do, or we do for $250 — floors, kitchen, washrooms and bins the morning after. It is the most-taken thing on our list and nobody regrets it.
Is there sound and a projector?
Ceiling projector, drop-down screen, a wireless handheld mic, and house sound over 3.5 mm or Bluetooth, for $125. There is a stage for $80 a day if the speaker or the band needs to be seen from the back.
Who is here on the day?
Helmut, and the number on this website is his. He is not setting your tables or dressing your room — that is not what we do — but he is the one phone number for the building, and he answers it.
Longer answers to the questions that deserve them live in the planning guides — liquor permits, what a venue really costs, seating a full room, and self-catering a wedding.
Tell us the date. We will price it while you are still on the page.
Two minutes of questions, then an itemised quote with real numbers — not a form that lands in an inbox.