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The Ridnour Room

140 N. 8th Street

Lincoln, NE 68508

Overview

The Ridnour Room is an elegant yet spacious 7,000 square foot reception facility located in the heart of Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket District at 8th and P Streets. The Ridnour Room is located on the first floor of the Ridnour Plaza Building with a formal grand entrance inside the beautiful Apothecary Lobby at 140 N. 8th Street. The Ridnour Room is known as one of Lincoln’s premier reception facilities combining the charm and character of Lincoln’s Historic Haymarket with elegance and comfort for a variety of occasions.

The Ridnour Room provides a large formal great room with seating up to 285, complete with outstanding acoustics and projector system, a large dance floor with a built in DJ booth, LED lighting with the ability to chose your own colored setting, a large kitchen and adjacent room for a double buffet line dinner set-up, and a centralized built in beverage area with a commercial stainless steel refrigeration system. During Fall 2017, The Ridnour Room was completely remodeled from floor to ceiling. Some of the amazing upgrades included a new drop-in ceiling, new LED overhead lighting, new carpet, stacked stone backdrops to the head table and cake table walls, beautiful tiled walls inside the beverage area, and beautiful gold and white Chiavari chairs. If you are looking for an elegant yet affordable venue, The Ridnour Room is exactly what you need!

When reserving the Ridnour Room, you are provided with the flexibility to select any caterer to fit your taste and budget or we can handle all the details for a hassle free event. We also offer the option for you to self-cater your special occasion…all at no additional cost! No matter which package you select, we will ensure that your special day is the way you dream it to be.

We provide elegant round tables and beautiful Chiavari chairs. Our Event Coordinator will assist you with all the details and our staff will set up the facility in any way you desire. The facilities, flexibility and service we offer are unmatched by others.

*HANDICAP ACCESSIBILITY*  IF YOU WILL BE ATTENDING AN EVENT AT THE RIDNOUR ROOM AND NEED TO AVOID STAIRS, PLEASE USE THE HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE RAMP LOCATED ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE BUILDING (P STREET). THE RAMP CAN BE FOUND NEXT TO THE RIDNOUR PLAZA ENTRANCE.

Wedding Packages

We also offer a “wedding package” in the Apothecary Lofts. For example, many bridal parties have hosted a number of events there, including:

  • Rehearsal dinner
  • Sleepover/bachelorette party for the bride and her friends
  • Location to prepare for the wedding
  • Pre-wedding brunch
  • Wedding ceremony
  • Wedding reception in the Ridnour Room
  • Wedding night accommodations for the bride and groom (to enjoy the beautiful amenities such as the whirlpool and fireplace)
  • Gift opening brunch the morning following the wedding
  • The Ridnour Room is within walking distance of many downtown hotels and restaurants

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Crystal was great to work with, very easy to communicate with and very thorough. The Ridnour Room was beautiful and perfect for our wedding ceremony and reception for 150. Everyone was complimenting the space. We rented the North Loft upstairs for the entire weekend and they're no way we could have done the wedding without it. We had our rehearsal and dinner there the night before and it was large enough and comfortable enough to hold all 60 of us. We also used the North Loft for the women to do hair and makeup and get ready on wedding day. We did our first look in the North Loft and the lighting and backdrop was beautiful. Definitely recommend either space for any event.
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⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ We could not have asked for a better venue for our wedding! The Apothecary was absolutely beautiful, incredibly clean, and provided the perfect setting for our special day. Crystal was AMAZING from start to finish. She was always responsive, patient, and so helpful throughout the entire process. She answered every single question we had and made everything feel easy and stress-free. Having someone so dependable and genuinely kind made such a difference while planning our wedding. She even took the time to talk to family members with questions about parking! The venue itself is gorgeous and was everything we hoped for. Our day turned out beautifully, and we are so grateful we chose The Apothecary. We truly couldn’t have imagined celebrating anywhere else. If you’re considering The Apothecary for your wedding or special event, we absolutely recommend it. Thank you, Crystal, for helping make our wedding day so memorable!
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We have used this facility over a dozen times for graduation parties, birthday parties, retirement parties, weddings, etc. Crystal and her staff have always treated us with the upmost respect. The facility is beautiful and equipped with everything you need to host your event. It is easily accessible to all with easy parking accommodations. We will continue to use this event space and will refer other family members and friends with no hesitation. Thank you Crystal for continuously fulfilling all our needs. -Renee Massie and family
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Crystal I want to thank you so much for allowing me to use this space to host my daughter‘s 18th birthday/graduation party. The area was amazing. The graduation was at pinnacle bank Arena. We were able to walk from the venue to the graduation and back I gave the apothecary at 10 out of 10 I highly recommend Everyone. To book your special event, whether it’s a birthday party, wedding, graduation party The view and the space was absolutely breathtaking. I wish I could show a video because the pictures that I have do no justice thank you Crystal so much for your hospital And making me and my family feel very welcome and accommodated. I will be booking At this venue only for all of my events in the future <3
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I held my wedding reception at the North Loft using their reasonably priced 3-day, 2-night package. I stayed Friday night with my bridesmaids after decorating, and then stayed Saturday night with my husband after the reception. On Sunday, we opened gifts with family and were out by noon! The entire place was clean and beautiful upon arrival. Throughout the wedding planning process, Crystal was always quick to reply and allowed us to tour the venue multiple times to confirm space for decorating and table layout. We had 13 tables and one head table, with 8 or 9 chairs at each (this was set up for us before we arrived), and I still had plenty of room to walk around in my large dress. We removed two tables from the dance floor and placed them in the suite when we transitioned from dinner to games and dancing. The suite was large, comfortable, and stunning. There was a checklist of items to complete on departure day, but that was no different than staying at an Airbnb. One of the best parts was that you can BYOB at no extra cost or hassle which is not a common find for wedding venues! Everything with this venue and staff was just so simple and stress free! Not to mention it was in a perfect location in the Haymarket. It was close to parking garages and hotels. We got one free parking pass for the parking lot beside the building for the entire weekend. I 1000% recommend this venue for small to medium sized gatherings.
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We booked the Friday weekend package in the South loft for our wedding, and we had an wonderful time. The space is beautiful, and unlike a lot of wedding venues right now it isn't torturously white and minimalist, so definitely recommend it for people who want some color and life in their event space. The weekend package is, in my opinion, well worth the extra cost, it gave us lots of time to decorate and enjoy the venue (the whirlpool is *amazing*). It's also a very flexible place, we got to book all of our own catering that worked with our budget and vision for the wedding. Crystal was super helpful as well, we did have a small issue with the hot water our first night, but it was fixed within an hour of letting her know. The location speaks for itself, proximity to a lot of great restaurants if you're staying there for the night is really nice. Overall I can't recommend this place enough, I'm thrilled we got married here and I'd do it all over again.

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    Address

           Management Office
           808 P Street, Suite 200
           Lincoln, NE 68508