Circa on Seventh

Food Service Décor Friendly Atmosphere I loved hosting my event at Circa on Seventh! Everything was easy to coordinate, tasteful yet flexible. If you want to add a local feel to your event– this place has it!

Circa is the perfect venue for weddings, showers, anniversary or other events. The attention to detail is amazing, the food is excellent and the service is outstanding! Hanni and staff go out of their way to make sure that all needs are tended to. Our daughter and son in law just had their reception at Circa and we are all so happy with the results!

I’m not sure why anyone would choose NOT to have their event here. The space is incredible and the food– even the cheaper menu items– is great. I’ve hosted a Christmas party here and also attended three events hosted by others.
The space is gorgeous– tastefully elegant in a way that can work as a finished product or a neutral canvas to which you can add your own personal touch. The upstairs area works great for a lounge/​retreat from the main event, as well as serves as a great place to set up a photo booth.
The staff is also incredibly helpful. The event I planned for work had an extremely tight budget, but everyone at Circa worked with us to make sure those attending would feel special and impressed. They were also polite, courteous, and informative through several rounds of questions and changes in plans on our end.
I am so happy to have an event space like this in Kenosha, particularly one with such fine catering.

We had our wedding reception at Circa on August 2, 2014 and the venue was amazing! I live in California so I was only able to come into the venue in person twice during the entire planning process. At our initial booking Hanni was straightforward and thorough. We had narrowed it down to Circa or the Marriott in Racine and ended up choosing Circa because the venue itself is so much prettier than anything else we had seen and the staff at Circa was much more organised than that of the Marriott.
We had 150 guests at the wedding, 100 were seated on the main floor, and 50 were seated on the balcony. Everyone had plenty of space and we were able to keep the dance floor open all night. When I first saw the venue I was afraid that the dance floor would be too small, but it was actually the perfect size. We had a ton of people dancing all night and everyone had enough space. It got hot of course, but not too hot, especially compared to most weddings I’ve been to.
Circa is also really close to the Best Western Harbor-​side which was really nice for us because a lot of our guests were from out of town. Fair warning– the hotel itself is really nice but the staff is really difficult to work with.
The day before our wedding we came into town with boxes upon boxes of decorations for the reception. Hanni and her staff were available to accommodate us leaving decorations at the venue the night before so that set up would be easier on our wedding day. Hanni even took the time to introduce me to some of the staff that would be helping at the wedding.
Throughout the wedding the staff was really accommodating. It was always easy to find someone to help and they always responded right away. We had waiters coming up to the head table bringing us drinks so we didn’t have to worry about standing in line. Staff notified me before they served the cakes so I could see how pretty the buffet room had been decorated. We did not need to ask them to do things like bring the cake back to the kitchen or change the lighting for dancing; they kept a really close eye on everything and responded as needed.
We had a friend of ours DJ our wedding from his laptop. We rented speakers and the sound was great. There was no strange feedback or echo. We also used Circa’s built in speakers for the Cocktail Hour /​Dinner music so it would not be really loud for the tables next to the rented speakers and that worked out pretty well. At first the music was too low and people told us that we should turn on some music :/​but the staff quickly turned up the music and it was fine after that.
For our introductions we had the entire bridal party waiting in the Bridal suite upstairs during the cocktail hour and we were introduced right before the buffet opened. That actually worked really well. I was afraid that we might be cramped because the bridal party was 12 people in that room for an hour. But everyone had a spot to sit and it didn’t get too hot. Terry, one of the wait-​staff, made sure to bring plates of appetizers and campaign up to the suite so we could all enjoy the options we had chosen.
We decided to keep the dance floor open and had guests seated on the balcony. This ended up working really well for us because we came out of the Bridal suite for introductions. Plus we had a lot of college and high school friends in attendance so they were happy to have their own section of the venue where they didn’t have to worry about offending any of the older or younger guests. The only problem with having guests on the top floor is that they all need to stand up by the railing for speeches. This is not a problem for most guests, but I would not recommend putting people who might have trouble getting up stairs or standing for ~30 minutes up there.
We did not have any problems at our wedding and I’m sure it’s because the staff was being so proactive. The food was amazing; almost everyone went up for seconds and had there fill. The lighting and acoustics were great. The simple décor in the venue complemented my bright colors nicely. The dance floor was spacious and no one got too hot. And again, the staff was awesome.

This venue is hands down, ABSOLUTELY AMAZING.
From the moment that I got engaged, I was knee deep in on-​line reviews of different venues, pricing, packages, etc… At a certain point, I was convinced that I was going to get married and have our reception in an 80’s explosion of pipe and drape. Many of the venues in the Chicagoland area just deflated me. If I could afford it, I didn’t like the ambiance, and if I DID like the ambiance, I couldn’t afford it.
One night, my fiancé and I happened to come across Circa on Seventh online… I can’t even tell you how we happened upon it. I honestly don’t know. Divine intervention? Probably.
We set up an appointment to see the venue, which we had learned was practically brand NEW, and from the moment we walked in and met with Hanni, I knew that was the place! It was soft and romantic, warm and inviting. It had a vintage feel to it, but didn’t look old and outdated. As soon as we walked out, we saw another couple walking and and my Fiancé and I looked at each other and had a mini freak out — only assuming that knowing our luck, they probably wanted the same date that we wanted. So that night, we reached back out to Hanni and BOOKED IT.
I am so glad that we did. We now have been married for 3 weeks and I am still getting compliments from our guests. Hanni and her team went above and beyond to ensure that we were taken care of. From bringing appetizers to the Wedding Suite while my dress was being bustled, to bringing more aps and drinks to the head table because she knew we were starving. The table service from our Guest’s perspective was impressive as well. Many of our friends and family were impressed that no one had to wait very long for food. Everyone was grateful for that! The food itself was incredible and again, I had so many compliments from our guests. On top of it all, the setting was just AMAZING. The Service was TOP NOTCH. Even when my now Husband wanted to bring in a craft beer, Hanni worked with a local brewer to ensure it happened.
I couldn’t have asked for a better venue, or better people to work with on the most important, and possibly most stressful day of my life. They made it easy, and everything turned out PERFECT. Thank you Hanni & Team! You forever have my endorsement!