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G C Cuisine & Crystal Garden Banquet & Event Center
3.8 ★★★★☆ 65 Google reviews · Garden wedding venue in Edwardsville, Illinois
Glass-enclosed event venue offering a menu of familiar fare, plus catering services for weddings or other gatherings.
Plan your tour
- Climate a climate-controlled indoor space — comfortable for a July reception or a crisp autumn ceremony
- Today see hours ·
- Phone (618) 655-1170
- Website gccuisine.com — most venues book tours right on their site
Hours
| Monday | 10 AM–6:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 10 AM–6:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 10 AM–6:30 PM |
| Thursday | 10 AM–6:30 PM |
| Friday | 10 AM–6:30 PM |
| Saturday | 10 AM–2 PM |
| Sunday | Closed |
The setting
“It was like working in a greenhouse!”
“Karol and Bill also made suggestions and helped us pick the perfect wines to accompany our menu.”
Amenities couples mention
“It was like working in a greenhouse!”
“The garden ceremony was absolutely beautiful!”
What couples say again and again
“The venue was set up exactly how we wanted it, the ceremony went off without a hitch and most of all the venue is absolutely beautiful.”
“The DJ was almost half the cost of others that we looked at, and his service was above and beyond what we expected.”
“The day of the wedding went off without a hitch!”
“The home cooked food was delicious, and Carol & her husband were amazing the morning of my wedding and helped coordinate everyone & made sure everything went smoothly.”
“We were able to leave the reception clean up in the hands of the staff which was a perfect ending to a PERFECT DAY!”
From the reviews
Crystal Garden Banquet Center is a wonderful place to have a special event! In early December 2016, my husband and I celebrated our 25th wedding anniversary with a party for our family and friends. Karol and Bill could not have been more accommodating to my special requests.
I recently had my wedding and reception at Crystal Gardens. I cannot express how wonderful everything was!! My now-husband and I looked at a few other places in the area, but none made me smile ear-to-ear the way CG did when we walked into the facility. It was, and is, absolutely beautiful!
Our Daughter's wedding ceremony and reception were held at Crystal Garden this weekend and everything was PERFECT from beginning to end! As Mother of the Bride, I had MANY special requests and Karol & Bill were able to accommodate every single one. Not an easy task as I am a meticulous person.
Crystal Garden's venue was absolutely perfect! Staff is very helpful in planning your wedding. My daughter was very organized and gave Karol a detailed explanation of how she wanted the room set up. Karol and Bill had the room exactly the way my daughter wanted it. The food was amazing and so was the cake.
Getting married at G C Cuisine & Crystal Garden Banquet & Event Center
G C Cuisine & Crystal Garden Banquet & Event Center comes up for weddings — confirmed on their own site. Two things make the tour worth it. First, see the garden at the time of day and season you'd actually get married — a garden that glows at golden hour in June can look very different at noon in March, so ask what's in bloom for your date and walk the path your guests take from parking to ceremony to reception. Second, bring your real questions: the rain plan (where does the ceremony move, and does it hold everyone?), shade and bugs for a summer afternoon, the catering and bar policy, the music curfew, and exactly what's included — tables, chairs, setup, and teardown are where quotes quietly diverge. Popular garden dates book 12–18 months out, so if the tour feels right, ask what's open in your season before you leave.
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