Foundry Room

From the whitewashed brick, to the gorgeous big windows, to the fairy lights, to the copper elements throughout, this industrial style venue is an amazing space located in the heart of Edmonton. We first fell in love with the space before it was even finished, and we were so excited to book with them! The biggest things we were looking for in a venue, besides capacity, were 1) somewhere we could bring our own booze and 2) somewhere we could rent the day prior to set up. We were thrilled to learn this venue provided both and no corkage fee to go along! Although our actual wedding day was flawless, our planning process with this venue was quite stressful, on many occasions, and we believe the business has a few areas in which they can improve: 1) The biggest disappointment was finding out through social media that there was a private Valentine’s day event being held at the venue on the evening before our wedding, which meant we could no longer set up the day before, as was promised to us in our contract as well as with many follow up emails. The venue did feel terrible and tried their best to rectify the situation by giving us a refund of $500 and by clearing some storage. 2) Upon booking, we were told that the venue could accommodate our large guest list (185), but later found out that the capacity of this venue is more like 150, and that they can only accommodate up to 128 guests with their beautiful, but permanent, farmhouse tables. In the end, the owner worked with us to figure out a floor plan, and we ended up spending $600 to rent 7 extra farmhouse tables that could collapse to make room for a dance floor. 3) Communication, in general, was frustrating. From the assistant who called to confirm the wrong wedding date because she mixed us up with another couple, to the décor consultation with an employee who could not answer any of our questions, eventually, it just felt risky to trust the venue to make our vision come to fruition. 4) Our event coordinator, who came with us on the Thursday before the wedding to go through the details with the owner, felt left out to dry when it came to setting up the day of the wedding. Although quite a few staff members were present the day of, when asked to assist in laying the loose greenery on the tables, the staff cleared the room and were not seen again until the reception. In fact, the owner told our event coordinator that our greenery would be too busy and that she should not bother putting it on the tables. This was VERY expensive greenery and was the MAIN décor. In the end, our event coordinator went with our décor instructions and the room looked absolutely breathtaking, as you can see from the pictures! 5) Our event coordinator felt like she was working in overdrive during the actual reception, clearing glasses, cans, filling water jugs etc from/for tables while many staff seemed irritated when asked to assist. We were happy to pay our hired caterer’s staff to clear plates, but felt as though the venue staff could have done a better job maintaining cleanliness throughout the evening, especially during an event of this size! We do feel as though the owner and her staff have a breathtaking space and tremendous amount of potential to become a thriving, competitive wedding business. We absolutely loved the hand-calligraphy bar sign and welcome signs done by a staff member as well as the many bartenders behind the bar during the reception. The location is ideal, the building is so unique (with many local gems on the first floor), the farmhouse tables are to die for, the chiavari chairs are so elegant, the washrooms are clean, modern and spacious, and the tableware and décor are all provided which made things very easy from that regard. The venue truly does have so much going for it and the owner’s heart is truly in the right place. In the end, I would recommend the Foundry Room as a wedding venue, but I would do so alongside a wedding coordinator that you trust!

While the OEX location is lovely, their communication is horrible! When I went to the location to view it they seemed unorganized and did not tell me much information, they solely relied on my questions. Once I realized the dates I wanted were booked they said they were opening a new locations but did not even tell me they were already booking for it or tell me if my dates were available. I later learned this when I sent more emails about the locations. The emails took a long time to get replies. One person would say a date was available while someone else was saying the date wasn't available. I also asked them to put a hold on a date for me and I never got a reply. If they are asking for as much money as they are I expect better and more professional communication. The lack of and poor communication ruined this venue for me.

Foundry Room at the Fort: For our son's wedding October 2020. The room was beautifully decorated for both ceremony and reception. The staff was patient, attentive and professional. The day went very smoothly and we appreciated all the effort put into everything to make this wedding day special. We also went with the recommended caterers and the meal was amazing. Would highly recommend to others this venue. Thank you.

Not happy with this venue… chose to pocket a $2000 deposit from my brother and his wife because COVID prevented them from having their wedding. Glad I chose a different venue as my venue has been overly accommodating to myself and my fiancé. Bad business — will make sure people don’t bother with this venue going forward.

The team at the Foundry Room are an example of business excellence! The best overall wedding venue in Edmonton, everything about working with them is pleasant, professional, and timely. They have beautiful spaces but clearly also have every part of planning a wedding dialed in, making them more of an all inclusive wedding package provider with excellent taste and exceptional service. We did not end up getting married here only due to the unique circumstance of taking over a family member's contract at another venue in order to make a wedding happen on a shorter time frame than what would have been available with the Foundry Room. If we were to start over from the beginning (aka plan in advance better ourselves) we would ? go with the Foundry Room.

We got married at the Foundry Room at the OEX and I cannot recommend the venue and the team enough. First, the space is absolutely breathtaking and that alone made it great, but the amazing work of the team elevated it beyond our wildest dreams. Because we chose to use their vendors, we basically got a venue and a wedding planner in one. It took so much stress off of us so we could really enjoy the day. Eileen was so helpful on the day of and everything went so smoothly. The team also takes great care when it comes to the vendors they work with. We knew we could trust them to bring quality, but even we didn't expect it to be THAT good. The caterer they work with was incredible, the DJ they work with was the best DJ I have ever danced to. The decor was perfect, the flowers lovely, and the bartenders were amazing and such fun. They were so flexible when Covid made us postpone our initial date and just got better and better to work with from there. Book your next event with them, you definitely won't be disappointed.

When my husband proposed in Feb of this year and we decided to not wait until the next summer, we had 5 months to plan our big day. The moment we toured the Foundry Room OEX, a HUGE weight was off our shoulders! We were planning a small group of under 24 people, and the size of this space was great for us to have lots of room but not look too vacant. The BIGGEST selling feature is that The Foundry Room is an all-inclusive venue, so in your package you also receive the catering (Praveena from Sweet & Savory who was a delight!), florist (Best Buds from up the road, shoutout to Kimberly!), DJ (Archie aka DJ Kwake who brought GREAT vibes!), decor (see attached), bar staff (but not alcohol), and photographer. We did swap out the photographer as we found ours before this venue which they allow for a standard $100 vendor fee. This made things SO much easier as our big day approached. They had an open house so we could see the venue with a tour guide, and organized the vendors following up with us for consults, tastings, etc. This venue is also accessible for people with mobility issues. The reason for the missing 5th star was because there was no designated accessible parking, so the grandparents had to arrive quite early. Even though we only had approx. 7 vehicles for our whole group, the bride still had to park down the block and hustle to the ceremony. Also, the doors to the Foundry room were not unlocked until almost 3:15 pm and our start time was 3:30 pm, so the groom was stressing out as guests arrived and no staff were on site. Everything else ran smoothly, including them holding onto our forgotten marriage license until we could pick it up a few days later. We thank the Foundry Room for helping us pull off a "mini-mony" during Covid times! Cheers from the newly minted Mr. & Mrs. Mackay!

I had my wedding here on sept 17 this year and that was the 4th wedding overall I hd planned because of covid. Jody, Rhea and their crew absolutey exceeded every expectation I had! What they did with my decor was leaps and bounds better than I could have ever imagined! The food was phenomenal, the bartenders were hilarious and amazing and I was so impressed and overjoyed with the experience I had. They made every single dream of mine come true and I didnt even have to rob a bank to have it. I am so grateful to the foundry room for giving me the best wedding day in history! They made planning a wedding stress free and fun and anyone who is able to do that is clearly a magician. Thank you so much!