Wedding Photographers & Videographers at The Fort Piqua Plaza Conference & Banquet Center, Piqua

A wedding at The Fort Piqua Plaza Conference & Banquet Center in Piqua puts your reception inside one of downtown's landmark buildings, a grand hotel that was restored and reopened. The banquet center fills the fourth floor, and the building itself, with its historic balcony, gives your photographer and videographer a piece of Piqua history to work with on your wedding day.

Its rooms are named for Ohio presidents, from the William McKinley to the Rutherford B. Hayes, for groups from 24 to 350 people, so a rehearsal dinner and a large wedding reception can both fit here. You can also book the Exclusive Banquet Facility option, which makes your event the only one on the floor during your date and time. The building is fully accessible, with a designated first-floor entrance.

The Grand Ballroom is the room for a big wedding reception: 312 guests for a buffet, 336 for a full-service dinner, with a dance floor, a microphone, external speakers and even a player piano. Two large drop-down screens and projectors are ready for a slideshow, and your wedding videographer can plan the first dance and toasts around the dance floor. Caterers come from the banquet center's list of outside caterers. Ask the banquet coordinator which parts of the building you can use for wedding photos, since the Piqua Public Library occupies most of it.

• Call the banquet coordinator to check dates and room options.
• Ask about holding your ceremony on site or nearby.
• Ask about photo and video guidelines in the building.

A little about The Fort Piqua Plaza Conference & Banquet Center

Piqua built the grand hotel in 1891, and in 1912 two presidential candidates spoke from its balcony. After years boarded up, it was restored and reopened in October 2008, and it received an Honor Award from the National Trust for Historic Preservation in 2009.