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Our experience was pretty positive with the Apothecary (North) Loft! They seemed very flexible and willing to help, and super fast with communication. Deposit return is super fast and they didn’t take advantage of it (we received everything back that we expected). They were accommodating enough to let the dance floor rental company come in a Friday and pickup Monday without issue. Some of the potential extras are projector rental ($50), parking for guests ($250), or to plan to get the room 2 hours early or stay 2 hours late ($100). Hours of rental are a bit tight to only do a 1-day rental for a wedding reception (2pm check in, 11am check out) but since they didn’t have anyone before or after us, we had access the morning of (and nobody knocking on the door right at 11am). Crystal/Caleigh are SUPER fast and clear on communication and more than willing to do everything possible to help out. We were drawn here due to the amazing cozy/warm lodge-like atmosphere (wood everything!) and due to the fact they don’t lock you in to a specific catering company or bartending company (both are completely open!). Cost was a little high for the (off-season) rental, $1400 for 1-day, but looking back it was well worth it! (March 2012)

We rented the North Loft for a reception. Jon and Crystal were both great to work with and very helpful. The space is great and best of all you do not have to decorate much, the atmosphere is wonderful. Worth the little extra in price, saved on food and alcohol and they take care of set-up and most clean-up except for you decorations. Loved it! (March 2012)

We had the North loft for my daughter’s wedding reception. Crystal was great to work with and answered all our questions, sometimes more than once. She offered suggestions on seating and table set-up that were very helpful. We had the room on New Year’s eve from noon until 11:00 a.m. on New Year’s day. The bridal party used the bedroom suite to get ready for the wedding and there was plenty of room. The kitchen was awesome and being able to bring in our own food and beverages was a money saver for us. My husband and I stayed overnight in the suite and then packed everything up the next morning. I’m so glad I called Crystal about reserving the room. I highly recommend The Apothecary lofts. (January 2012)

It worked out great for my wedding! We were in the Ridnour Room and Crystal was easy to get a hold of and very helpful. For this place you need to find your own caterer and bartender, etc. She gave us a few caterers that she had heard were great and we chose Kerry’s Catering in McCool Junction and they were awesome (great food and really cheap!!). Also we bought all our alcohol from a distributor and then just set out a tip jar (suggested by Crystal) and in tips we made $850! Our wedding was on a Friday so the room was $1000 cheaper then on a Saturday. So our price was really good for being in the haymarket. (Posted June 2011 on www.theknot.com)

We had around 90 people.. and we got the North Loft, which is considerably bigger than the South Loft.. and it fit just right for the number of people. We were able to put a dance floor.. so if you’re not having a dance floor.. you’d easily could fit 20 to 25 more people. It doesn’t need much decoration. If you can reserve it for the 3-day package, that would give you plenty of time to play with the arrangement of tables and all. A little pricey.. but pretty good place overall. :) (Posted June 2011 on www.theknot.com)

I loved the Ridnour room—one of the only places in Lincoln where you can bring in your own caterer and alcohol. Its very “do it yourself” so be prepared for some extra leg work, but we found it worth it, to save the money by bringing in our alcohol and food. (Posted May 2011 on www.theknot.com)

We rented the Loft for the weekend. It was the perfect location for our small, winter wedding. The wood and the brick were beautiful and cozy. Loved it and we received a lot of compliments. (Posted January 2011 on www.theknot.com)

I knew I wanted to have my reception here from the beginning. The character of this place is amazing and the suites that come with the weekend package are beautiful. We did the weekend package for the bigger (North) loft/suite, and rented the smaller (South) loft just for the reception Saturday night. With the weekend package we got the keys for the building and the suite Friday afternoon and had access to it all the way until Sunday afternoon. The kitchens are really nice and since we were able to be in and out of there all weekend, we had the rehearsal dinner there Friday night, and we were able to keep food and snacks in the kitchen so we didn’t have to make a ton of food runs. My now husband and I stayed there Friday and Saturday night, and my bridesmaids and I were able to do our hair and make-up done in there Saturday before the ceremony. The suites also have HUGE jacuzzi tubs and the only thing i was worried about with those was if the hot water would last long enough to actually fill the tub…it did! Some things to keep in mind if you rent the Apothecary: There isn’t a dance floor in the lofts so you have to rent one (I used AAA Rentals-they have different sizes and do set-up/tear down for u). They also don’t do in-house catering or bartending which I liked because I was free to choose my own caterer and bartender. Crystal was amazing to work with-very fast in responding to my questions and very willing to show me the space many many times :) You’re free to set up the tables however you like. You just talk to Crystal about where you want everything, and they do the set-up for you. You also have to rent your own linens and table settings. I got my linens through AAA Rentals as well so they got delivered with the dance floor, and I got my table settings through Hy-Vee. The only little thing I didn’t like was the chairs which seemed a little out-dated, but with everything else being as beautiful as it was, I didn’t even notice when everyone was in there. All in all, loved it and would definitely recommend it! (Posted November 2010 on www.theknot.com)