A Spokane Wedding With a Stained-Glass Hall and a Kitchen You Can Use

You have a date and a number you cannot go over. The first hotel ballroom sent a quote with a comma in it, and that was before the cake. The cheaper hall had four walls, folding tables and no stove.

Too many venues come in two kinds. Some charge for the chandelier. Others hand you the keys and leave you to haul in everything else.

Mylene Warren handles events and rentals at Corbin, and ext. 408 is her line. One call tells you which rooms are open on your date.

Corbin is a nonprofit that has hosted events since 1968. It rents five rooms and a billiards room, and every room is on one site at 827 W Cleveland Ave, around the corner from Corbin Park.

1. Check your date. Send the rental inquiry form or call Mylene. Give her the date, the guest count and your budget. She tells you which rooms are open.
2. Walk the rooms. Walk-throughs are by appointment. Stand on the stage. Open the oven. Bring your partner, your mom or your caterer.
3. Book with Mylene. Book, and the date is yours. Deposit that holds the date: to confirm: amount and when it is due.

The full wedding package is called to confirm: package name, proposed The Whole House. It rents every room in the building: the Henderson Room, the Dining Hall and Kitchen, both halves of the Carolyn Bryan Suite and the Lower South Classroom, plus the billiards room.

• Ceremony and reception: The Henderson Room, 1,520 square feet of hardwood under stained glass.
• A stage and a piano: Both are already in the room.
• Tables: 60-inch rounds that seat 8, and banquet tables.
• Dinner: The Dining Hall and Kitchen, with an industrial convection oven, a six-burner stove, an industrial dishwasher and a hot food warming table.
• Bridal preparation: A bridal preparation area in the Carolyn Bryan Suite South, with a TV and a sink.
• Linens: Available to rent on site.
• And one room brides never expect to need.

Getting ready. The bride dresses in the bridal preparation area of the Carolyn Bryan Suite South. It has a sink and a TV.

The groomsmen. Here is the room brides never expect. The Lower South Classroom adjoins the billiards room, and the groomsmen wait there. They get the billiards room. Billiards room rule: to confirm: whether the billiards room rents alongside the Henderson Room, or only with the Lower South Classroom.

The ceremony. Say your vows on the raised stage, in the room with the stained glass. Rehearsal: to confirm: when the rehearsal can happen and how long it runs.

The reception. The hardwood floor is ready for the first dance. Guests sit at 60-inch rounds of 8.

Dinner. The warming table holds the food while the toasts run long. Feed them from the kitchen. Catering model: to confirm: whether Corbin caters, you bring a caterer, or you cook. The catering page has the details.

The end of the night. Latest end time: to confirm: the time the building must be empty.

Corbin does not post flat rates. Mylene quotes each wedding. The quote depends on the day, the hours and the guest count to confirm: what sets the price. Most weddings with the full wedding package to confirm: package names run between to confirm: low and to confirm: high all in, kitchen included.

The full wedding package starts at to confirm: price. Compared with a downtown hotel ballroom: to confirm: how Corbin’s price compares, for example about a third. Ask for a quote before you fall for anything with a chandelier.

Why does it cost less? Corbin is a nonprofit, and it costs $45,000 a month to run (Spokane Journal of Business, Nov 2025). The City pays $31,500 a year, the same as in 2013. Your rental helps cover the rest. Read the story behind the building.

Corbin is a community building that was a church, so it is not a ballroom. Ask Mylene about these before you sign.

• Alcohol: Alcohol policy: to confirm: whether renters may serve alcohol, and whether a licensed bartender, permit or extra insurance is required.
• Decor: Decorations and candles: to confirm: what may hang on walls, and whether open flame or only LED candles are allowed.
• Setup and cleanup: Setup and cleanup time: to confirm: hours included before and after the event, and weekend availability.
• Vendors: Required vendors: to confirm: none, or the vendors Corbin requires.
• Overnight: Overnight stays: to confirm: whether any overnight use is allowed. Out-of-town guests will want a hotel.

The stained glass and hardwood do a lot of the decorating for you.

Saturday lead time: to confirm: how many months ahead Saturday dates usually fill. Busiest months: to confirm: which months fill first. Friday and Sunday dates: to confirm: whether Friday and Sunday weddings are available, and whether they cost less.

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• The Henderson Room, for the ceremony and reception
• The Dining Hall and Kitchen, for dinner
• The Carolyn Bryan Suite, for bridal preparation
• The Lower South Classroom, for the groomsmen
• Catering at Corbin
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