In September and October, The Chase Park Plaza sees an influx of weddings; many couples choose The Chase for their wedding spot for the same reasons many of our residents have chosen to live in The Private Residences – the mix of location, service and comfortable hospitality. Director of Conference Services Basia Najarro has seen them all – the largest, most unique and all-around wacky weddings. Here are some facts about the weddings Basia has helped arrange:

• Largest wedding: 700 guests
• Most lavish and extravagant wedding: approximately $600,000 spent
• Most weddings held on a single day: 4 (one in each of the following spaces: the Empire, Khorassan, Starlight and Zodiac ballrooms)

In addition to these memorable events, The Chase has customized weddings to guests’ unique requests including:

• Horses in the front drive
• Fireworks lit in Forest Park as a backdrop for the wedding
• Wedding cakes made to look like a bride’s wedding dress
• A baton twirler parading the bridal party around Central West End and into The Chase
• The walls of the Zodiac’s terrace completely covered in flowers
• Acrobats suspended from the ceilings
• St. Louis “specialties” such White Castle hamburgers, Imo’s Pizza and Ted Drewes frozen custard

We invite our residents and guests to visit the Café Eau patio, have a cocktail at Chaser’s or simply relax in the lobby to witness wedding season in full swing; it’s a season not to be missed.