Windows Off Washington

Umm yea I booked my reception there about a month ago…3 weeks later they called and said they sold the building?! So now I have to find a new reception venue! Granted I’m glad they called before it hit the news and I have a lil while before my wedding and they are supposedly giving us a refund (still waiting on that).
Why book people if you know the building is up for sale???

I was not a fan at all of this place. I went to a wedding here this weekend, and I’m a vegetarian (I know, I should just eat meat), but literally, their vegetarian meal was a place of broccoli with a few carrots.
Also, I think it’s super tacky that you can see into the sales room when you’re walking into one of their reception rooms.

Windows Off Washington will always be a popular venue no matter what I write about. Options for space that can hold hundreds of guests is not that many in the STL. Having said that, I don’t think WOW takes it for granted but it in general, it isn’t an inspiring space but it gets the job done and it has potential if you have a budget for design and décor.
I have attended everything from fashion shows, weddings and art events in this space. In the evening the view of the STL skyline is unmatched. Catering is standard in taste and selection. It’s pricey but as I said, if you have a few hundred guests to accommodate, WOW is one of the places that can handle it.
I personally would not have a wedding reception there but fashion shows are good because of the open space and any charity event with a drinking component is a-​okay in my book to host at WOW.

Meh. Windows Off Washington COULD be classy, but in my experience, it was completely off.
1. Why, oh WHY are there what look to be like fake plants in random locations? And WHY are they mixed in with real plants? Take all those out and the space would improve dramatically, instantly.
2. The CO2 canisters lining the walls? I know it’s supposed to be a «so ugly it’s chic look,» but I think it’s just fug.
3. Everything looked dated and grungy. I didn’t feel it was particularly clean.
4. For the event I attended, all of the glasses behind the bar were still stacked in those crates — piling HIGH (like 6 – 7 feet off the ground). Nothing says class like gross blue plastic crates in the background of every picture.
Disappointing experience for me.

As someone who owned a professional wedding planning company for four years let me just say — there is nothing «WOW» about Windows Off Washington. Now don’t get me wrong — the patios and views are amazing. But when it comes to events, this place is the McDonald’s of spaces. Pre-​packaged, pre-​fabricated, high-​volume madness that turns every wedding into a boxed lunch instead of a one of a kind event.
Because there are so many events going on at the same time you are likely to bump into another bride while you are in the bathroom. Every single event is the spitting image of all the others with the same boring chicken or steak menu — it’s a bit like the movie Groundhog Day. Not to mention everyone in St. Louis has most likely been to at least one event, if not many more, there.
Cheers to thinking outside of the box.

Wow is right (that’s their acronymn). It’s gorgeous. People often get confused between Windows On Washington vs. Windows Off Washington, as do I. I prefer the Off one, because there’s a magnificent view of the city on a gorgeous balcony. I went here for an art show once, and it was truly idyllic.
Granted, I haven’t been in the On part, but I don’t think there’s a view.
This is an incredible event venue for sure.

Windows Off Washington is a great place for any kind of formal reception. I was there for my brother’s wedding reception and it was awesome. There you are on top of the City Museum, which is awesome on it’s own, and since you are at the top of the building you have a view of the entire city. Not only is the view great, you can walk out onto the large balcony that stretches the length of the building, sit outside and enjoy the view and catching up with people while you are out there.
The area that the reception was in was great. There was a bar, plenty of room for the tables, an area for the band, and enough room for a proper dance floor. The lighting that was set up and the decorations were wonderful.
Windows Off Washington is a great place for any kind of get together and if you are able to reserve it, do.

My friend just recently had her wedding reception there and it was amazing!!! The only complaint that I have is that the staff behind the bar had no clue what was in certain drinks and if they did they made them very poorly!!!

My sister was lucky enough to be one of the first people to ever have her reception in this renovated 1920’s building. There are two ballrooms Windows On Washinton and Windows Off. My sister had too many people to get the nicer «ON» ballroom but the «off» was just as fantastic.
It was a sit down dinner for over 500 guests. Yeah sound ambitious? Quite. The menu consisted of filet mignon, and fish or chicken. Light appetizers and all the fixings. The food was good but I think that’s because I was at the «head» table. Some friends at the wedding were just getting their food as I was finishing but can you imagine how many servers it would take to serve 500 people at the same time?
The view was outstanding since you are10 stories above everyone else and overlooking downtown St. Louis. The inside had loft height ceilings and other elaborate touches.
The open bar ALL night was probably the real expensive aspect of the wedding. All of my in-​laws are from Wisconsin and L-​O-​V-​E alcohol. The grand total for her wedding for ~500 people was roughly $ 50 but that was 6 years ago.
Highly reccommend Windows On or Off Washington for any special event!

Ooooooh I love me some renovated buildings. I went here for a wedding reception, and the whole place was very cool and impressive, especially for being in a dying (but hopefully starting-​to-​be-​revitalized) city. No offense to St. Louisians — I really do like your city!
Anyhoo, there’s a Windows Off and On Washington, which is insanely confusing but there were a ton of employees guiding us to where we needed to be. There was even a shuttle to drive us the one block from the lot to the place, though we didn’t take it (my guess is that’s it’s for the suburbanites terrified of the City after dark?), and people hanging out there pointed us in the right direction.
The food was on the better side of good for wedding food, we were on the top floor of the building with a great view of the city looking east and a balcony for the drunkards to spit and throw cigarettes over. If only all wedding venues were this cool!