Common House Charlottesville Reviews

Bailey and Madison helped us plan the perfect Rehearsal Dinner for 75 guests. We started with rooftop cocktails at sunset (on a beautiful autumn afternoon), then celebrated in Vinegar Hall for a yummy seated family-style dinner with a slideshow and a personalized playlist piping through the speakers. Our wedding party commented on how "cool" the CH vibe was -- the rest of the wedding weekend events were held at more formal, traditional venues, so CH was perfect -- modern, hip, and more casual. You can't beat the location if your guests are staying at the Quirk, Omni, or Draftsman, and if you are having a Welcome Party afterwards elsewhere on the Downtown Mall as we did. Incredibly convenient! It was exactly how we envisioned it -- Thank you Madison and Bailey! You were both a huge help to this inexperienced MOG!

We had our rehearsal dinner here and it was an excellent venue for our ~30 guests. The vibe of the vinegar hall is very cool so you don’t have to do much decoration, the food was excellent, and great service. We were also able to open up the space to other guests after dinner for a welcome party. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for a rehearsal dinner venue in the Charlottesville area!

We worked with Madison Collier, who was incredible, to host a rehearsal dinner the night before our wedding! She was on top of her game, even when we were not - she responded quickly, tailored the space and contract to what we needed (we booked a smaller party than they would typically host), confirmed food menus, and was very clear about what to expect from her events team and what was expected of us. We had zero worries during the actual wedding weekend. We were completely hands off, and seeing how communicative she and her team were leading up to our rehearsal dinner gave us peace of mind. Our guests loved the food, service was professional and non-intrusive, and the space was perfect for gathering our close friends for dinner and speeches. Thank you so much, Common House team!

Due to CVOID-19, my now husband and I had to postpone our wedding multiple times. Eventually we decided to have a microwedding about 2 months before our (new) wedding date. After meeting with Bailey and Madison at Common House, we knew that this would be the perfect place to get married! They helped us put together a microwedding together in a short period of time, and handled all the curveballs from the pandemic with swift and impressive professionalism. On our actual wedding day, everybody at CH were so wonderful and made sure that we were safe in regards to social distancing. Also the food and drinks were amazing!!! While getting married with 8 guests on a rainy day in January was not our original plan, the Common House did an INCREDIBLE job at making our wedding absolutely perfect

Having our reception at Common House was the best decision we made for our wedding. Planning the wedding myself, it was such a relief knowing Common House was not only a one-stop-shop but also a guarantee that the aesthetics would be top-notch.

We received so much positive feedback from our guests: from the delicious food (we heard from many that it was the best wedding food they’ve ever had!) to the superb service from the staff (truly 5-star service!) Furthermore, the space was absolutely stunning!

We knew it was going to be great, but our expectations were still exceeded. We were blown away by Common House and I can’t recommend it enough!

With an intimate guest list of approximately 50 people, the full buyout option (banquet room + lounge level + roof top) was an excellent choice for our wedding venue. With so many nooks to take great photos, plus the murals as amazing backdrops for the night, we could not have asked for a better venue! Plus, the event team was a dream to work with, assisting with a few of our “special requests”...and did we mention the food? Our guests could not stop raving about it! Simple, clean, seasonal dishes that hit the spot. After such a great experience, we are looking for excuses to throw another party there!

First and foremost, our wedding at the Common House was absolutely stunning and the spaces they offer are picture perfect. Madison was absolutely wonderful to work with. The reason this review is getting a 3/5 is due to several issues we ran into the day of our wedding. This is just a heads up to brides considering the Common House for their event.

1.) When we originally found Common House for our reception venue, we were quoted $4500 for 3 hours of rental space, food, and alcohol. It was never mentioned to us that appetizers and desserts were not included in that. After the small details that weren’t included, we spent around $7500 for the 3 hour event. To be completely honest, if the event were to be exactly what we asked for, the money wouldn’t have been an issue.

2.) 3-4 days before the big day, after contracts were already signed and payments were complete, I received a text message from the wedding coordinator saying I still owed another $1800 for the rental fee and they “forgot to add it to the original invoice” but they’ve added it now. After already paying $3000+ over what we were quoted, I was shocked to hear we still owed another $1800 and confused as to why it was just being brought up now. They decided last minute to waive that fee, thankfully.

3.) Food. This was a big one. When we met with our wedding coordinator, we told her we would have 59 people attending the wedding reception. She said their chef prepares enough food for 1.5 servings per person. Not even an hour into the food, there were 7-9 people (including the bride and groom) that had not eaten, and the food was completely out. It was also incredibly disappointing to pay what we did and run out, have to ask for food covers to keep bugs away, and have no heaters to keep it warm. After about 5 minutes of the food being outside, it was freezing cold.

4.) Alcohol Issue/Tips The alcohol package we received included rum, tequila, vodka, bourbon, and scotch (it’s even printed on the sign that was placed for guests at the bar) One of our guests walked up to the bar and requested a scotch drink and was denied and told that wasn’t available for us. Thankfully my mother stepped in and demanded it. On top of the scotch issue, Common House charged a service fee (tips for the servers of $1097.80) and the bartenders still placed a tip jar on the bar which we found extremely tacky.

5.) Lastly, our event was from 4pm-7pm, and at 6:54pm three guests that were not from our wedding came up and got drinks and hung out. I do understand that at 7pm, the space was now open to the public, but the staff could have been polite enough to let us have the full time and not have strangers with us the last few minutes of our event.

Overall, i’m thrilled the pictures were amazing and guests had a great time, but for an almost $8000 3 hour event, it was sub-par service.