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    Crystal Ballroom At the Rice

    A Historic Venue

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    The Crystal Ballroom at The Rice is the epitome of timeless elegance, making it the perfect venue for weddings, engagement parties, or anniversary celebrations that deserve a touch of grandeur. Located in the historic Rice Hotel, which dates back to 1913, this iconic ballroom boasts soaring 35-foot high ceilings, dazzling crystal chandeliers, heroic murals, and ornate detailing that exude old-world charm. The ambiance is pure romance, with gorgeous arched windows that provide breathtaking views of downtown Houston. Whether you're tying the knot or toasting decades of love, this venue is the perfect spot.

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    Derek Deyon profile picture
    Derek Deyon

    2 years ago

    Emily, Carrie, Morgan, and Courtney took extreme care of my mother for her 70th Birthday Party at The Crystal Ballroom at Rice. Excellent event space! They come highly recommended!

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    Rover Ramirez

    2 years ago

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    Tracy Sung

    2 years ago

    We loved our experience working with Emily, Courtney and Melissa at the Crystal Ballroom! Aside from the ballroom being absolutely beautiful, the staff is so friendly, so communicative and so organized.

    We had a very strict budget coming in and Emiy worked with us to make sure we could meet it. She also had so many good reccomendations and assured us that they had everything under control - which they did! The food was so yummy and the tasting was so fun downstairs at Sambucca.

    We have literally no negatives - we had our engagement photos done here and it's gorgeous. They also have valet parking or street/parking garage parking for guests. Such a wonderful experience and so great to work with! Highly recommend.

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    John Francis

    2 years ago

    Earth light!

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    Lisa Harris

    2 years ago

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    E Lev

    2 years ago

    We got married at the Crystal Ballroom. When we did the tour we felt so at ease with the staff and the fact that we would not need a wedding planner because the awesome ladies in charge had it all under control.

    We loved all the character, the food tasting was great and all in all everything turned out perfectly.

    The reason I am giving it four stars is because there were many staff changes during the year and a half that we were engaged. Our main point of contact left and was replaced by two other people. The original point of contact had AMAZING customer service and would respond right away whereas the new people did not respond for MANY days, and we were not even formally told of the new people taking over so it was very confusing at first who we were communicating with. I also found out later that the person who helped with our wedding was leaving, so our wedding was the last one he was doing. It makes sense why it did not seem like his heart was in it.

    We were told many times we would not need a day of coordinator (this was told to us by the original point of contact), in hindsight I am not sure if I would have done anything differently. I am glad we did not have to spend the extra money, but there were some aspects on the day of that did not go smoothly-- that I am not sure if a coordinator could have noticed and fixed or if it would have happened regardless and hopefully things only us as behind the scenes people would notice/remember.

    Overall we are very happy we did our wedding here! It holds a lot of people, it was well priced and the pictures you can get are just stunning!

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    Marivi Dionisio

    3 years ago

    We had our wedding reception at Crystal Ballroom at the Rice and it was the best decision ever. We had a lot of questions upfront and they were always quick to respond. We worked with Emily, Mel, Bri, (and I know there are a lot of other names I'm forgetting here!) And they were so detailed and great to work with. A lot of our guests had food allergies and they were able to accommodate all. We had 245 guests. All our guests loved the food and everyone got served in a timely manner (with that big of a number, it’s amazing!) The bartenders were great and we never felt like there was a long wait for anything. The wrap-around balcony is such a beautiful part of this venue and we had amazing weather that weekend so our guests loved taking photos out there. The groomsmen also got ready in the Empire Room here and I love how their photos turned out!

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    Parashar Patel

    4 years ago

    Attended a Wedding Reception event at the Crystal Ballroom a few days ago. The location is absolutely amazing, the building has great ambiance and some amazing architecture. We had had our own outside catering done so I can't speak to the quality of the food inhouse. I loved the outdoor balcony which runs around the building and provided amazing spots to take some beautiful pics.

    From the AV system, the decor, the setup, the lights and music everything was perfect with absolutely no hiccups. The organizers from the Crystal Ballroom were great as well.

    Parking is a nightmare. So plan ahead and leave enough time to find paid parking close by. There is no FREE parking provided by them. You can choose to do Valet if you would like.

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    • 909 Texas Ave #106f, Houston, TX 77002

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      https://www.crystalballhouston.com/
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      EConroe@remglobal.com

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