The University Club of Chicago is a private social club founded in 1887, located at 76 East Monroe Street across from Millennium Park. For weddings, it holds one of the most dramatic ceremony and reception spaces in the city: Cathedral Hall, a soaring Gothic hall on the ninth floor with vaulted ceilings, stained glass, and views over Michigan Avenue and the lake.
Hosting a Wedding at the University Club of Chicago
Why Couples Choose the University Club
- Cathedral Hall: Gothic arches and stained glass that feel like a European cathedral, nine floors above Michigan Avenue. Read our Cathedral Hall guide.
- The views: Millennium Park, the lakefront, and the Michigan Avenue streetwall right outside the windows.
- Private-club service: white-glove staff and a club that hosts only one wedding at a time.
- The location: steps from Millennium Park, the Art Institute lions, and the Cultural Center for portraits.
Wedding Costs
In our experience filming there, most University Club weddings land around $85,000 all-in, driven by guest count, season, and menu. As a private club, event access and pricing work differently than at hotels, so speak with the club’s events team early about requirements and minimums for your date.
Filming Weddings at the University Club of Chicago
Cathedral Hall is one of the most cinematic rooms in Chicago. The stained glass and stone arches give ceremonies a sacred, storybook quality, and when the hall flips to a candlelit reception the same room becomes pure drama on camera. Add the Michigan Avenue views at blue hour and portraits in Millennium Park minutes away, and this venue gives a wedding film extraordinary range without a single transportation move. Watch our University Club films on this page to see it in motion.
A Winter Wedding We’ve Filmed
Elizabeth and John Paul’s black-tie winter wedding moved through the Club’s most storied rooms: morning preparations in the Brown Room and Billiards Room, a first look in the Library, and vows in Cathedral Hall to a live classical quartet, followed by a reception with a 12-piece band and a late-night pizza delivery.
Read more about Elizabeth & John Paul’s full wedding film.
University Club of Chicago Wedding FAQ
How much does a University Club of Chicago wedding cost?
Most weddings here total around $85,000 depending on guest count and season. Contact the club’s events team for exact minimums for your date.
Do we need to be members to get married at the University Club?
It is a private club, so event access has membership-related requirements; the events team can walk you through the options for non-members.
What is Cathedral Hall?
The club’s signature ninth-floor Gothic hall: vaulted ceilings, stained glass, and skyline views, used for both ceremonies and receptions.
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