The Casey by Beau Monde

The Casey is the newest and most contemporary of the Beau Monde rooms, on North Tryon Street near Optimist Park. The venue has chandeliers, a large bar area and enough space to hold cocktail hour before the reception begins. Parking sits on site, which is worth real money at a Charlotte wedding. Grace and Madison run the planning, and couples credit them with catching problems before anyone else noticed them. Photographers who have worked there mention the bar as a good backdrop for portraits of the newlyweds.

What to know

• The kitchen has made off menu dishes on request, which most venues will not do.
• Guests regularly compliment the food after the wedding.
• The venue keeps weekday and Saturday office hours for tours.
• The venue sits close to Optimist Hall and the NoDa corridor.