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The Armour House at Lake Forest Academy
All-inclusive venue
The venue takes care of it all - food and beverage, rentals, the works!
Full wedding (ceremony and reception) pricing
Starting at $15,000 for off-peak dates, and $20,000 for peak dates
Packages
Prices start at $110
Catering services pricing
$140 per person for off-peak dates, with a minimum total spend of $14,000
Guest capacity
Up to 230 seated guests
About this venue
The house, known today as Reid Hall, was completed in 1908 and the family moved in on May 5, led by J. Ogden Armour, until approximately September of 1927. Many of the house’s mantle pieces, there are 15, and the paneling of the library reading room (or former living room), were imported from Paris, Vienna and London, including the marble dining room while the main walls are of Italian marble, the central panels of each wall have been painted over the plaster to simulate actual marble. It is also reputed that the marble staircase was built with the primary purpose in mind that their daughter, Lolita Ogden Armour, would descend the curving stairway on her wedding day, which she did in 1921, to John J. Mitchell, Jr. Eventually the property was sold to Lake Forest Academy where classes began in 1948. Today, Academy grounds total approximately 170 acres.
Our event spaces
- The Great Hall
The Armour House at Lake Forest Academy packages
2021 Wedding Package
50-230 guests
Peak pricing $120-145
Off-peak pricing $110-130
We feature a five hour package where bar service (top-shelf brands) are included, as well as signature drinks. Day of coordinator included as part of the rental. $30 per person for a facility fee per person for hosting, 21% service fee, and a City of Lake Forest 7.5% tax. We include all china, glass, and silverware table settings, white wood cushion chairs, reduced pricing on gold chiavari chairs, full length table linens as well as votive candles on each table and along the grand staircase.
Available services that can be provided by The Armour House at Lake Forest Academy
Services & amenities
- Bar services
- Catering services
- Clean up
- Dance floor
- Dressing room / Bridal Suite
- Event coordinator
- Event rentals
- Event staff
- Pet friendly
- Service staff
- Set up
- Wheelchair accessible
- Wifi
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