As a follow-up to my post a while back about the Big House being open for weddings now, I wanted to show some more pictures and go into more detail on logistics and pricing!
As guests arrive, they will be parking their own cars (complimentary) or you can hire a valet service to park them for you. The parking is right outside the entrance to the Tunnel and Suites, which is where they will enter for a ceremony and reception respectively.
For a ceremony on the Block M, you are looking at $6000 and an hour window for the actual ceremony to take place. Guests will walk down the tunnel to their seats, which are right on the field!
Your bridal party will get ready in the locker rooms! The visiting locker room is available as well, so ladies can be separated from the men, and you’ll have all the room you could ever need.
This is the view as you walk from the locker rooms down the tunnel toward your wedding ceremony!
For an additional fee, you can have a banner (probably for the guys to run through), a fly-by, your picture(s) on the jumbo-tron, the Michigan Marching Band, and many other bonuses!
After the ceremony (wherever it may take place), guests will enter the Stadium Club and take a manned elevator up to the 4th floor (or the 3rd, if you prefer that space!). The reception fee is $9000 and includes security, parking, tables and chairs.
Cocktail hour might include live music and displays of food for your guests, and some fun things to do such as a photo booth or caricature artist! During this time guests can watch you take pictures on the field through the glass windows, or catch up with friends and family.
Once guests are all seated, the grand entrance might lead into toasts and a welcome, followed by dinner service.
The four approved caterers at the Stadium are Katherine’s, Opus One, University Catering and Sodexo.
They would also provide the service staff and bartenders – but you can purchase your own alcohol.
Once dinner ends, dessert might be served or available at a decadent sweets table! Dancing will get started, and you and your guests can party the rest of the night! For an additional fee you can have the lights turned on in the Stadium for an excellent view of the field as well.
Katy Jackson-Hepner will be your on-site contact in the Athletic Department at UM. TwoFoot Creative is currently planning a 2012 Stadium wedding reception and she is wonderful to have on our team as we go through the logistics involved in a Big House wedding!
We would love to help you plan your Big House wedding!
Hi – I have a question about the reception part of the evening. Does the University allow the family having the reception to serve anything other than beer and wine?
HI Linda! Yes – you can bring in beer, wine and liquor!
I like the cake with those chocolate circles around it.
Are you limited to an hour in the stadium, or can you take more time before/after the ceremony for pictures?
I would recommend contacting the event coordinator to get into specifics, her email is .