Ariel International Center Reviews

Our daughter's wedding was held at the Ariel International. We cannot say enough about our experience. The views from the roof for the wedding and cocktail hour were spectacular. The reception space was equally wonderful. Our guests could not say enough about how beautiful and comfortable the space was. The staff was so accommodating and wonderful leading up to the event and throughout our event. We appreciated the convenience of the on sight ready rooms. We needed to drop off lots of cookies for a cookie table. They let us drop them off the day before which was so helpful. I would highly recommend the Ariel International Center for an event.

We got married 10/22/22 at this venue and were utterly amazed! Working with Tracey was amazing & she was always available for questions we had. The staff was accommodating and quick to respond. The views here are out of this world. I would recommend this venue to anyone who is getting married!

Ariel International Center was the perfect place for us to get married. Tracey, who was our coordinator, was an absolute rockstar. She works harder than any other person you'll meet throughout your planning process. Tracey made everything super seamless and was happy accommodate all of our ideas! We had a family tragedy occur the morning of our wedding and Tracey didn't bat an eye at helping us flip our ceremony and cocktail hour. She was an incredible partner throughout the whole planning process. The venue is beautiful and we loved the historic industrial vibe, but working with Tracey really made the process unforgettable. If I could, would get married there again in a heartbeat.

I don't think there is enough room in this comment box to express how deeply appreciative my wife and I are for the team at Ariel. We booked our wedding festivities (ceremony, cocktail hour, & reception) in fall of 2018 for our spring 2020 wedding. They held on as long as they could during Covid, to avoid having to screw up our plans. They even allowed us to have a photo shoot on site with our 2nd photographer. When the state shut down in 2020, they allowed us to push back our celebration date to 2021 (for what would be our 1 year anniversary, because we ended up still getting married on our back porch). Come January 2021, my wife and I were very apprehensive about continuing with our plans, given the remaining health and safety concerns relating to Covid. Our event coordinator, Tracey, did everything in her power to make it the most "normal" event as possible. Luckily, the CDC restrictions lifted and we were allowed to have dancing and the open bar. It was a long 3 years worth of planning and waiting. When the day finally came, it was down-pouring...... ALL DAY. Tracey jumped right into action and helped coordinate our last minute changes. We couldn't have done any of this without Tracey. She truly is such an amazing soul with the best personality and she has a passion for making miracles happen to bring "the vision" to life. We will always be thankful for Tracey and the management team at Ariel. We are so blessed to have finally been able to celebrate in our dream venue with the people we love most.

We had a vision for our wedding - exposed brick brewery themed wedding. We looked all over Cleveland and we were getting discouraged. Ariel International SAVED us. This venue is STUNNINGLY BEAUTIFUL. Not to mention, Jessica, our wedding coordinator was fabulous. She helped us every step of the way - answering dozens of emails from me, and making great recommendations on our final walkthrough. She made things stress free and having her there on our day was amazing.

I love that the venue for the ceremony is the rooftop, but there's a backup location provided, so I never stressed about weather. The Venue was set up for us the morning before so we could see what it would look like in case we wanted to make any changes.

The rest of the staff was amazing. We didn't even notice the security guard, and the bartender kept mine and my husbands drinks full all night! I never went to the bar once - she came to me!

If you want an easy, stress free day with a beautiful venue, it's highly recommended!

Areil International was the perfect venue for me to re-invigorate an annual event that had become stale. Our guests absolutely loved the venue, the convenience, charm of the building, and the view. The staff were so helpful before, during, and after our event. Five stars, for certain.

Judith Mansour

Awesome staff, beautiful venue and amazing views! We had the best day ever! We loved that we could host our ceremony, cocktail hour, photos and reception all at one location. Best day ever!!!

Ariel Pearl Center was absolutely beautiful and we got so many compliments on the venue. We were actually one of the first weddings to ever be held at this venue and saw firsthand its transformation from a construction zone to what it is today! There are so many cool features of this venue, in particular we especially loved the restoration of the original vault! There were a few extra logistical things to figure out because it was so new (designing a layout, signs for parking, etc.), but Radhika and Tanya were adaptable and helped us figure things out in a timely manner. They were extremely professional and responsive- Radhika once replied to an email within an hour while she was in India! I would definitely choose this venue again for our reception.

I don't think our wedding could have gone any smoother! Marlina was amazing help and always there whenever I needed her. I would recommend this place to anyone getting married in the Cleveland area! Thank you for an unforgettable night!

Everything was great! The view is amazing! Our guests were so impressed with the venue, as were we!! I highly recommend Ariel, Everyone was very helpful and very accommodating!!

Our wedding at the Ariel International Center was perfect! We hosted our cocktail hour on the rooftop, which was beautiful with views of Lake Erie and the Cleveland skyline. We then hosted our reception on the 4th floor, with so many windows you could still see the beautiful views! The rooftop also made for beautiful pictures at sunset. Marlina was so helpful throughout the planning process and made sure we covered all of the details for our big day. She was always quick to respond to emails and phone calls and kept us on our wedding timeline. Sharon was there on the day of our wedding and she made sure that everything ran smoothly with all of the vendors. The Ariel International Center was a great place to host wedding, we had a wonderful experience!

I have read several of the other reviews here describing The Ariel International Center and was completely surprised by some of the concerns raised. Our experience with Ariel's staff was great. They were very responsive and got back with us promptly whenever we had a question or concern. Value for this venue was excellent considering its premier location - our guests were wowed by the fantastic views of the City of Cleveland and beautiful Lake Erie in the adjacent window. Ariel offered great add-ons to our venue like an additional couch for guests and the space was very accommodating for a medium-large sized wedding like ours. We were extremely satisfied with this exceptional and unique venue and would highly, highly recommend it to anyone looking for a tasteful venue that celebrates and compliments Cleveland's historic, industrial past.

We had a wonderful experience here for our daughters wedding 8/2/2014. It is a really different venue with a gorgeous view of the lake and downtown!, The staff was wonderful and always there for our many questions. We would recommend this to anyone! we had a blast! Thank you

My wife and I held our wedding reception at the new Ariel Pearl Center in Old Brooklyn, Cleveland. Everything was perfect, beautiful, and well coordinated. The Ariel Pearl Center building is bursting with tasteful historic charm while still maintaining a 'blank slate' appeal which let us personalize the space to our tastes. Our guests have showered us with compliments on our choice to hold our reception here. Ariel Pearl Center is a new venue and our experience working with Ariel International Center's staff from the early planning stages through then end of the reception was exceptional. We would highly recommend Ariel Pearl Center.

We had our wedding in September Ariel International Center and it was all perfect. Jessica worked so tirelessly, calmly and kindly throughout the entire day. She was on top of every detail and vendor and was so helpful when it started raining unexpectedly an hour before our ceremony on the roof. She was very well organized and so responsive to us throughout the entire process of planning and day of. We felt great about having so much in her hands and she went beyond our expectations, even restringing the lights above the dance floor herself to make them look perfect. We would recommend her highly to all! The venue was beautiful and we got so many compliments on it.

Ariel Pearl Center - We were immediately impressed with the Ariel Pearl space. We saw it back before it was finished and saw the same potential as the owner that it was going to be a fantastic venue. When it finally opened, we were amazed at what I beautiful space it was! There are many different rooms and you can decide what to do with each one, which I really appreciated. We had our ceremony in the big ball room, then moved everyone into the smaller room for cocktail hour when the staff did the "flip" to dinner and dance room. The bar stayed in the cocktail room, but we made the fireplace room our "lounge"/game room.

We also added alot of complexity because we didn't go with a traditional caterer; we decided to do a Taste of Cleveland with our favorite restaurants all bringing food in. We also rented all the silverware, glass ware, plates, chafing dishes, etc.... this was a huge cause of anxiety, but Tanya, Jess, and her team were unbelievable and, somehow, everything went off absolutely perfect!! I still can't believe that the only "drama" was that the table cloths were slightly too long.

The hall is to die for, and every angle is beautiful. My guests are still talking about the experience and the venue.
My only bit of critique (which I'm not sure what you can do about) is that the cocktail hour room gets deafeningly loud. I was at the APC for another wedding the weekend before with 185 people and you couldn't hear yourself talk. I heard that even my cocktail hour with 115 was loud.

Definitely would recommend to any couple looking for a bit of a more unconventional venue. Thank you so much for everything, APC!!

We absolutely loved our wedding at Ariel! All of the ladies were extremely accommodating, flexible, kind and a pleasure to work with. Tanya went above and beyond for us, even coming in on her days off to help me go over details and oversee our rehearsal and wedding. She coordinated all of the day of details with all of our vendors so I literally did not have to worry about a thing or lift a finger on our big day. (Note we did pay the extra to hire her as the day of coordinator and it was a great value and worth every penny.) The venue was gorgeous, had a great layout for both the ceremony and reception and I can't stress enough how smoothly the entire day ran. We received so many compliments from our guests on how great the space was. The only warning I can give is be prepared to spend a premium on the bar. You are required to order all alcohol through Ariel and the markup is on the high side so if you are on a tight budget, look into your estimated alcohol order before you commit. That being said, I still wouldn't have changed a thing and highly recommend Ariel to any couple getting married in Cleveland.

Loved having our wedding here! The rooftop was amazing for our ceremony and all of our guests absolutely raved about it (most saying it was the coolest wedding they'd ever been to!). Marlina (the event director) was also fantastic, she was super helpful when we were trying to figure out logistics and number counts for everything. The only downside is the fact that you have to bring in all your own vendors, which is great on one hand because you're not limited to anything, but can be tedious when it comes to putting the whole day together. They also have their liquor license so you have to buy their alcohol (which is crazy expensive) but we liked it because our bar never had to close because it wasn't on an hourly basis. Overall, we really loved it, you can't beat the views and it made for some pretty awesome pictures! Plus, all of our guests had a blast and couldn't say enough great things about the venue!

We loved our wedding at Ariel! Everything turned out perfect. The staff at Ariel is great and were all so helpful in working out details right up until the last minute. They also offered great vendor suggestions throughout the planning process. The view is amazing and the rooftop was worth every penny! One thing I didn't love was that the clean up fee was not included in the total cost/down payment and that we were told by multiple guests there was no security outside during the event (which we paid for), but these are very minor details and would never change my mind about having an event at Ariel! Highly recommend this venue for weddings or business functions!

The ladies at Ariel have been wonderful as my fiance and I begin planning our wedding. We were given a wonderful tour, Irene was knowledgeable and helpful. They worked with us to create a contingency plan in case of weather and were extremely accommodating with our catering needs (we have religious and medical restrictions that go on for days).

I loved the venue. It was gorgeous. We did have to hire a day of coordinator to decorate it and break down at the end of the night. Also the alcohol prices at the venue are very inflated. But you can’t beat the views !

Marlina was a fantastic contact and helped with a lot of decisions I struggled with. The price is on the high side but the views for photos are amazing. Only complaint was the cost of alcohol and no option to supply your own.

Ariel was absolutely beautiful! Our guests were in complete awe the entire evening. The hall needs little decor because of the amazing views. We used the 3rd floor for our ceremony, rooftop for cocktail hour and the 4th floor for our reception. The price is about high and we were surprised they didn't work with us more since we practically rented out the whole building! Myself and my bridesmaids got ready at the hall, we were allowed to bring in our own food and drinks and the hall did allow us to start setting things up and dropping things off the day before the wedding. We also were able to have our rehearsal at the hall as well for no charge. You may have to send more than 1 email to get a response but towards the end Marlina was there for anything and everything we needed! I would highly recommend Ariel!

We had a wonderful reception here with pictures that turned out amazing from the rooftop that over looked the Cleveland skyline. Marlina was AMAZING at answering every single crazy question that I had and was SUPER helpful. The venue was exactly what my husband and I had in mind for our special day. Everyone whom i was in contact with leading up to the wedding reception at arial was so helpful. Cant give five stars because the night of the reception there were some issues trying to find the event coordinator (for which you have to pay for), whom had control over unlocking the rooftop, my husband had to spend over a half hour of our reception trying to look for this man, once he was found it seemed like he was with other coworks on a different level of the building having a party. This was the only issue we had.

The first time we saw the Ariel International Center we knew our search was over. The scenic location combined with the modern rustic look from the exposed brick and complimenting decor makes for a beautiful wedding venue. From the walk down the aisle to the last dance, our wedding was everything we dreamed of and planned so diligently to create. It would not have been possible without the professional, hardworking, and accommodating staff that helped make our wedding perfect.