Before the wedding, there's the afternoon that's all hers. An elegant, photo-ready shower venue 8–10 minutes from Rolling Meadows for 20 to 100 guests — brunch, tea, or cocktails, with a host who gets to enjoy it too. International Banquet, family-owned since 2008.
The bridal shower is the one wedding event with no aisle to walk and no vendors to wrangle — just the bride, the women (and sometimes everyone) who love her, and an afternoon that should photograph as well as it feels. Maids of honor from across Rolling Meadows plan that afternoon here, often sight unseen on a friend's recommendation. What else the venue does is on our banquet halls near Rolling Meadows page.
The format sets the afternoon's whole personality. Most of our shower hosts return within the year — for the wedding reception itself, which is exactly how we like the story to go.
Late morning, plated or family-style brunch, mimosas and a toast from the maid of honor. The timeless format — elegant, bright, and done by mid-afternoon.
Tiered trays, real teacups, and a slower pace built for conversation. The most photographed format we host, hands down.
Late afternoon into evening, passed-style mingling, a bar package, and a livelier crowd — the pick for brides whose friend group doesn't do doilies.
Both sides of the aisle, co-ed guest list, dinner and drinks. Half shower, half preview of how well the two families party together.
Gift-opening station with sightlines from every seat, a backdrop wall for the endless photos, table arrangements that flex from tea-party intimate to cocktail-hour open — and light that flatters every camera roll. The International Banquet family has hosted these afternoons since 2008, and free parking at the door means guests arrive with gift bags intact and heels unscuffed.
Usually planned by a maid of honor with a full-time job. Two conversations, done.
Showers land 1–3 months before the wedding — count backward from the big day and claim the weekend before the bridesmaids' calendars fill.
Brunch, tea, or cocktail format; theme and colors; games or no games; the mimosa question. Send the inspiration board — we build to it.
The room is styled, the food flows, the staff keeps gift-opening moving. The maid of honor attends the party she planned — a rarer gift than anything on the table.
Per-person catering with no room fee — and an easy split across bridesmaids. Daytime showers carry a $1,500 lunch minimum (until 4 PM); evening formats $2,000 Sun–Thu or $3,000 Fri–Sat, before tax and gratuity.
Individually plated brunch or tea service — the elegant classic, and the easiest number to divide across the bridal party.
A generous spread with room for a dessert table centerpiece — flexible pacing for games, gifts, and the long goodbye at the photo wall.
Shared platters for the co-ed version — both families passing dishes a season before they share a head table.
Splitting costs across the bridal party? Per-person pricing divides cleanly, and one itemized invoice settles the Venmo math before it starts.
View Full MenuI planned my best friend's shower from two states away — booked after a video tour, planned over two calls, and walked into exactly the room from the inspiration board. 45 guests, tea format, and the bride cried at the backdrop wall.
Champagne brunch for 60. The mimosas never emptied, the gift opening moved (bless the staff for that), and splitting the per-person cost five ways across bridesmaids was painless. Our girl felt like the main character all afternoon.
We did a Jack & Jill with 90 people — his family, her family, a bar package, and family-style platters that broke the ice better than any game could. Six months later half those guests were at the wedding swapping stories about it.
What maids of honor ask — usually at 11 PM, mid-planning-spiral.
Most fall between 30 and 60 guests, and the room hosts 20 to 100 comfortably — tea-party intimate at the low end, Jack-&-Jill lively at the top.
Yes — backdrop, florals, dessert table, favors, the works. We place décor with you during setup and the room's palette plays well with nearly any theme.
Both — mimosa service for brunch and tea formats, full bar packages for cocktail and Jack & Jill showers.
Cleanly — per-person pricing divides evenly and we provide one itemized invoice, so the group chat does math once and never again.
Luncheons $25, family style $29, buffet $34 per person. Daytime showers carry the $1,500 lunch minimum; evening formats $2,000 Sun–Thu or $3,000 Fri–Sat, before tax and gratuity.
About 3.5 miles — an 8–10 minute drive, with free parking at the door for guests arriving in heels and carrying gift bags.
