Vermilionville Facility Rental 

Performance Center

Looking for a different setting for your next event?  Vermilionville offers a unique event/reception hall modeled after an old cotton gin!   It features tables and ladder-back chairs, a stage, sound system, old cypress dance floor and full service bar.  To ensure your comfort, the building is climate-controlled with central air and heat, accented with numerous ceiling fans.  Depending on the requirements for the event, the Performance Center can accommodate up to 300 guests.  Plasticware for functions is standard in the Performance Center.  China service available with some limitations.  Ask us about larger events done “open pavilion” style!

Chapel (La Chapelle des Attakapas)

The climate-controlled, non-denominational chapel at Vermilionville is available only for evening weddings.  Our chapel is a reproduction modeled after churches in Pointe Coupee, LA (1760) and St. Martinville, LA (1773).   La Chapelle seats up to 110 guests (see next page for details).  During the Fall and Winter months, Vermilionville also offers the romantic and memorable Candle Light Trail – a path of old-fashioned wooden lanterns with candles that guide guests to the chapel.

Restaurant (La Cuisine de Maman)

The restaurant is fashioned after a plantation overseer’s house and overlooks the scenic Bayou Vermilion.  Depending on your set-up needs, it accommodates up to 70 guests (total of both dining rooms), and makes a wonderful place for wedding rehearsal dinners, meetings, and other small gatherings (see next page for details).

FEES

PAYMENT:   Payment of invoice is due in full one (1) week prior to the day of the event!  Open-bar tabs must be secured by a credit card and paid at the end of the event.

DEPOSIT:   A $500 deposit is required to secure the use of any of Vermilionville’s facilities.  $400 is applied to the event balance due.  $100 is refundable 20 working days after event after property is inspected for damage.

Deposit requirements do not apply to regularly scheduled weekly meetings for clubs.

REFUNDS:

(1)   a full refund of $500 will be made if notification of intent to cancel is made 5 months before event,

(2)   $400 if notification is given 4 months before event,   

(3)   $300 if notification is given 3 months prior to event, 

(4)   $200 if notification is given 2 months prior to the event, and  

(5)   $100 if notification is given 1 month prior to the event, and

(6)   no refund for cancellations made within 30 days of the scheduled event. 

A full refund will be made if Vermilionville should have to cancel your event because of uncontrollable and/or unforeseen circumstances.

 PERFORMANCE CENTER 4 hours of use                                                           

Outside food and beverages are NOT allowed.  The only exceptions are professionally-decorated wedding, groom, and birthdays cakes. 

           w/ $2700+ in food & beverage purchases before tax & service charges          no charge

           Facility only - no food & beverage                                                                      $2700

           Each additional hour beyond 4 hours (must be pre-arranged)                          $200

 China and glassware service (some limitations apply)                                                quote provided on demand  

Banquet tablecloths                                                                                                       $9.75 per

Cloth napkins                                                                                                                 $1.75 per

Carving Station w/ Attendant                                                                                         $50.00 flat fee

Sound technician for 3 hours (for live band, spinning of CDs, etc.)                             $150.00 flat fee

* for each additional hour beyond 3 hours (must be pre-arranged)                  $50.00 per

Microphone & Speaker’s Podium                                                                                  $50.00 flat fee                

CHAPEL                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       The rental hours of use include the following:  time to decorate, the actual time for the ceremony, time for photographs, and time to remove decorations

Chapel only rental - Maximum 4 hours of use                                                                   $600

Chapel rental with reception at Vermilionville - Maximum 4 hours of use                         $300

Rehearsal - Prearranged - 1 hour                                                                                     $100                                                            *Wedding Rehearsal times will be strictly enforced!  Tardiness or utilization of the facility for more than  the 1 hour allotted, will result in  an additional charge of $50.

Candle light trail - Available during Fall and Winter (weather permitting)                                                 $150

RESTAURANT GLASSED-IN DINING AREA                                                                                                             Glassed-in porch dining room, seats 30 with buffet line 

BEFORE 5 PM ONLY -  2 hours                                                                              $250 minimum                             food & beverage purchases before tax and service charges apply toward rental fee

            * each additional hour of use (must be pre-arranged)                                     $35 per hour

FRONT OF RESTAURANT DINING AREA                                                                                                                  Main dining room, seats 40 with a buffet line  

AFTER 5 PM ONLY - 2 hours                                                                                  $400 minimum                                 food and beverage purchases before tax and service charges apply toward rental fee 

            *each additional hour of use (must be pre-arranged)                                       $75 per hour 

ENTIRE RESTAURANT                                                                                                                                                  

AFTER 5 PM ONLY - 2 hours                                                                                      $700 minimum                             food & beverage purchases before tax and service charges apply toward rental fee    

            *each additional hour of use (must be pre-arranged)                                       $75 per hour

CONFERENCE ROOM                                                                                                                                           Located in lobby of Visitors Center

           *seating capacity with chairs only is 36 (some food restrictions)                     $35 per hour

           *if used as bridal dressing area  (3 hrs. maximum)                                          $50 flat fee

Cost for a full bar w/attendant in the restaurant or at a remote location in the festive area is $150.

Cost for a beer and/or wine only bar w/attendant in the restaurant or at a remote location in the festive area is $100.

 PLEASE NOTE:  Birthday, wedding & groom cakes are the ONLY food items allowed to be brought in for any event.

 NO ONE, INCLUDING CLIENTS, GUESTS AND CONTRACTED OUTSIDE VENDORS MAY BRING FOOD OR BEVERAGES OF ANY KIND TO THE EVENT.

Food & Beverage totals are subject to 8% sales tax and a 15% service charge.

Listed prices and fees are subject to change.  Written price quotes are honored for up to one year.

CONTRACTED OUTSIDE VENDORS

ENTERTAINMENT / DELIVERIES / PHOTOGRAPHERS

Some time/location restrictions apply to the outside vendors you may choose that will need access to Vermilionville’s property  ( i.e., flower shops, bakeries, DJ services, bands, photographers, etc.) It is the client’s responsibility to have all of their contracted vendors call the Special Events Manager (337-233-4077) at least 2 weeks prior to the event to express their needs and make arrangements.   

Complete privacy for your event cannot be assured until after 4:00 pm.

Vermilionville’s heritage & folklife park officially closes at 4:00 pm.

Contact:

Margo Latiolais,  Special Events Manager, ext. 208

Roxanne Marks, Restaurant Manager, ext. 212

(337) 233-4077 

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