Weddings and Special Event Pricing Information
for The Gale Mansion
We strive to create unforgettable events for our clients and their guests. Our professional event coordinators will meet one-on-one with you to plan your special event and menu just the way you want it. Our in-house chef prepares top-quality, customized menus, each made with the finest ingredients and utmost expertise.
Please click here for a printable guide including sample menus.
Rental
The house rental fee is as follows:
Monday-Thursday: $100 per hour with a three-hour minimum
Friday-Sunday: $200 per hour with a six-hour minimum
A deposit of the house rental plus a $500 damage deposit is due to reserve your event date.
Services
The maximum seating capacity for the Gale Mansion is 220 guests. Depending on the size of the group, guests may be seated in several different rooms throughout the house.
The Gale Mansion provides an event coordinator, all necessary servers and kitchen staff, ivory linens, tables, indoor chairs, and set-up and clean-up for all events. A service charge of 19% and sales tax of 7.15% is applied to all fees except the house rental and ceremony fees. Please note that the service charge is not a gratuity and is the property of The Gale Mansion.
The Gale Mansion offers the option of holding a ceremony for clients also having their receptions at the Mansion. The Mansion cannot be booked for ceremonies only.
Seated ceremonies (indoor, year-round, or outdoor, May 1-September 30) may be held at the Gale Mansion for a fee of $650. Clients may choose to do a standing ceremony outdoors or in the Great Hall, for $350. Clients are given three additional hours of rental time for preparations, photos, and day-of-event rehearsal. Elegant changing rooms are provided.
Outdoor chairs must be rented for all seated outdoor ceremonies. The Gale Mansion will coordinate the rental, delivery, and set-up of the chairs. The rental cost and delivery fee will be included in the event bill.
Security personnel are provided by the mansion for all evening events for $35 per hour.
Free on-street parking is readily available for your guests. We would be happy to coordinate valet service for you if desired
A dance floor is available for rental at $200.
Food Minimums
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All events must spend a minimum of $22.95 per person on food
All events Monday-Thursday: $2,000
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Friday, Saturday, Sunday events in January-April and November: $2,000
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Friday events May-October and December: $3,500
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Saturday events May-October and December: $4,500
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Sunday events May-October and December: $2,500
All food and beverages, with the exception of wedding cakes and favors, must be purchased from our facility. We are not able to allow groups or individuals to bring food and/or beverages into the mansion, nor do we allow any non-consumed food and beverage items to be taken from the facility, with the exception of wedding cake and favors.
Beverages are not included in these minimums.
Beverages
The Gale Mansion will arrange a hosted or cash bar for your event. There is a bar set-up fee of $150 (bartender is included). If you have more than 150 guests, an additional bar will be set up on the second floor for an additional $150. All alcohol must be supplied by the Mansion.
A 9.65% alcohol and 7.15% non-alcohol tax is applied to all hosted bar bills.
The bar includes Coke products, wine, domestic and specialty beers, and a variety of brand-name liquor.
2115 Stevens Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
Phone: 612-870-1662
Fax: 612-870-0949
E-mail: galemansion@qwest.net