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 Fees
The Mansion: $1700
The Ballroom: $700
The Mansion and Ballroom: $2300
Grand Piano: $100
Dance Floor (Heritage Room): $200
A deposit of the house rental plus a $500 damage deposit is due to reserve your event date.
Services
The Gale Mansion can host up to 240 guests for a seated dinner or 275 guests for a mingling reception. The Heritage and Dining Rooms can seat up to 120 guests combined. Our new ballroom seats 200 people.
The Gale Mansion provides a facilities director, all necessary servers and kitchen staff, ivory linens, china, glassware, flatware, tables, indoor chairs, three votive candles per table, and set-up/clean-up for the event.
A gratuity of 15%, set-up charge of 12%, and sales tax of 7.77% is applied to all fees except the house rental and ceremony fees.
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.
Ceremonies may be held indoor, year-round, or outdoor, May-early October. 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 at $200.
Food Minimums
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All events must spend a minimum of $24.95 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 10.28% alcohol and 7.77% 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