A sophisticated hotel with European-inspired architecture, The Grand America is a mountain wedding venue in Utah that offers a luxurious wedding day experience wrapped up in stunning ridgeline views. You’ll find The Grand America Hotel and wedding venue located in downtown Salt Lake City. It’s miles within reach of the renowned Snowbasin Resort, a winter wonderland of skiing and outdoor mountain sports.
If you’ve begun your search for sophisticated and elegant Utah wedding venues, through the details below, you can find more information on hosting a Grand America Hotel wedding. I’ve included breakout information on spaces to host your ceremony and reception, overnight accommodations, capacity, and the photography experience you expect from choosing this all-inclusive hotel wedding venue in Utah.
Table of Contents
- Location
- Total Capacity
- Overnight Accommodations
- Wedding Ceremony Locations at Grand America Hotel
- Wedding Reception Locations at Grand America Hotel
- Grand America Hotel Wedding Planning FAQs
- Grand America Hotel Wedding Photography
Location
Nestled in Salt Lake City, The Grand America Hotel is a 24-minute drive from Sandy, UT, a 30-minute drive to Big Cottonwood Canyon, and within 10 to 15 minutes of the stunning Wasatch Range.
Address: 555 South Main Street, Salt Lake City, UT 84111
Contact: 801.258.6000
Total Capacity
There are a total of 16 ballrooms located within the Grand America Hotel in Salt Lake City. Each dedicated indoor space varies in size, but overall, the venue can accommodate weddings with anywhere from 40 to upwards of 3,000 guests in attendance. Through the details below, I’ll discuss some of the indoor/outdoor spaces available to you for hosting your Grand America Hotel wedding.
Utah Mountain Wedding Venue with Overnight Accommodations
Grand America Hotel is a sophisticated wedding venue in Utah that offers overnight accommodations. If you are planning a wedding with the arrival of out-of-town guests, your friends and family will appreciate the ease of access from each of your wedding events to their suites. Additionally, with guest rooms integrated into your venue, you can book a getting-ready suite to prepare in, on the morning of your wedding. The suites at Grand America Hotel are curated in neutral tones with gilded details, surrounded by windows, allowing natural light to fill the space. All in all, this creates stunning getting-ready wedding photos filled with emotion in the final moments leading up to your wedding ceremony.
Wedding Ceremony Locations at Grand America Hotel
The Grand America Hotel typically hosts wedding ceremonies outdoors in their Center Courtyard or Grand Salon Patio. Each of these spaces is beautifully landscaped and framed by the grand facade of the hotel’s architecture. The Center Courtyard is open and vibrant, featuring shaped topiaries and a stone water fountain. Guest seating is lined up in a semi-circle pattern on either side of the circular fountain, facing your ceremony location with the hotel’s architecture standing in the backdrop. Wedding ceremonies at the Center Courtyard can seat up to 1500 guests.
The Grand Salon Patio is also an al fresco wedding ceremony location on site; however, it is enveloped by trees, offering a more intimate, shaded space for an exquisite outdoor wedding ceremony. Ceremonies at the Grand Salon Patio have the ability to seat up to 425 guests.
The Grand America Hotel is a Utah venue open year-round. If you’re up for a little adventure, throughout the cooler months, you can work with the venue to plan your wedding ceremony outdoors. Or, if you prefer, you can take your ceremony indoors and transform one of the ballroom spaces through lush floral decor, transforming it into the ceremony space of your dreams.
Hosting Your Grand America Hotel Wedding Reception
Celebration spaces at the Grand America Hotel are offered indoors, through one of the venue’s many multipurpose ballrooms. Each of these spaces features gilded details, ornate architecture, and dazzling chandeliers. Additionally, the more intimate-sized ballrooms at the venue feature picture windows, allowing natural light to illuminate your space. With 16 ballroom spaces to choose from, each one within the venue can be transformed to suit your wedding vision through your selection of linens, decor, and florals, allowing you to curate the elegant and sophisticated Utah wedding of your dreams.
What is the total cost of a Grand America Hotel Wedding?
The Grand America Hotel is considered an upscale venue in Utah. Your total venue fee will be comprised of your chosen spaces, along with a required food and beverage minimum. Your food and beverage minimum spend will be determined by the day and month in which your wedding is held, with in-season weddings carrying higher minimums. These costs can vary greatly, beginning at $5000 and going up to $100,000. It is best to reach out to the venue with your preferred wedding date and total guest count so that they can provide you with a more accurate estimate.
Is the Grand America Hotel an Exclusive Use Wedding Venue?
You will have exclusive use of your chosen venue space on the day of your wedding at the Grand America Hotel. However, it is possible that other weddings may be taking place in separate venues at the hotel on the same day as yours.
Grand America Hotel Wedding Photography
One of the many benefits of planning a wedding at the timeless and elegant Grand America Hotel is the backdrop it offers for your wedding photography and videography experience. The beauty of the venue is seen through its gilded architecture, grand facade, sprawling landscape, and its central location that offers surrounding mountain views.
As a Salt Lake City-based wedding photographer, I’ve worked with several couples who have selected a wedding day experience at Grand America Hotel. My approach is always centered on the moments that matter most. The connective experience of being surrounded by the friends and family you love, in a stunning environment that fits your vision, through editorial-style images that portray the feeling and emotion of your wedding. You can find more details on photography & videography packages I offer when you visit this link.
