Micro events. Major memories.
Essential Venue | Edwardsville, IL
Your desire is to host an elegant and intimate celebration without sacrificing a modern feel and incredible amenities. We’re pleased to present you with a micro event space full of major possibilities.
Your event, your choice.
Booking Essential Venue provides the flexibility to create a custom atmosphere for your event. Whether you choose a popular caterer or bring in your favorite family recipes, you’ll be able to serve your guests precisely as you desire. We offer several on-site decor and place setting options for you to choose from.
Essential Venue comfortably hosts up to 60 guests for a seated dinner or up to 80 guests for a standing cocktail-style reception.
Intimate Weddings
Discover Essential Venue, the premier micro wedding space in Edwardsville, IL! Our intimate, elegant setting is perfect for couples seeking a unique, personalized experience.
Incredible inclusions.
A smaller venue shouldn’t mean a smaller list of amenities. Round or long dining tables are paired with acrylic Chiavari chairs and your choice of linen with charger plates. Networking or professional event hosts will surely want to utilize our adjustable height cocktail tables, podium, and wi-fi access.
EV is a well-appointed canvas awaiting your vision. View the gallery and picture your next event at EV
Location love.
Trace on the Parkway is Edwardsville’s newest, bustling residential and retail community. Located conveniently off of Illinois Route 157, the Parkway will be easy for guests to access. The award-winning 1818 Chophouse is directly next door and is an excellent choice for convenient catering. Guests traveling from out of town? Trace on the Parkway is 0.5 miles from both the Holiday Inn Express and the Towneplace Suites. 25 minutes from St. Louis, we are an excellent choice for hosts looking to accommodate guests from both sides of the river.
Located in the heart of Edwardsville, at Trace on the Parkway, Essential Venue is poised to offer an elevated and endearing atmosphere for special celebrations with your closest family and friends or an inspired space for company luncheons and functions.
As a micro-event venue, EV is a fantastic option for baby showers, bridal showers, engagement parties, birthday parties, company luncheons, retirement parties, pre & post-prom events, graduation parties, networking events, micro weddings, elopements, and mini-monies. We are proud to present a beautiful, well-appointed small event venue to the metro-east, and St. Louis, area.