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A Metropol Event Venue Wedding

In the heart of Glendale is a wedding venue that’s perfect for anyone who wants to add their own unique style and personal touches to their wedding. Between Metropol and its sister venue, Renaissance, the two locations boast a collection of four ballrooms of different sizes and diverse atmosphere. This gives you the choice to plan a range of wedding styles under the same roof, from an opulent fairy tale wedding to an urban-chic fete. Whatever wedding you’ve dreamed of, the Metropol Event Venue is the canvas where you can bring that vision to life.

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Wedding Prep at the Metropol Event Venue

The Metropol isn’t just a big empty room for a reception. It provides all of the amenities you would want for your wedding, including catering, seating and linens, audio equipment, lighting, and onsite accommodations. It even has bridal rooms upstairs, so you and your wedding party can relax, be pampered, and make memories together as you await the big moment when you’ll tie the knot.

Wedding Ceremonies at the Metropol Event Venue

This venue allows you to choose a package with or without a ceremony. You can add an aisle and theater-style seating to the room arrangement at the Metropol.

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Or you can choose a more traditional wedding location that suits your needs off-site, For example, the couple pictured in this article chose to be married in a nearby gorgeous church.

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Wedding Receptions at the Metropol Event Venue

Between the Metropol and the Renaissance, you have four gorgeous ballrooms in which you can host your reception. The Renaissance has more historical elegance, while the two ballrooms at the Metropol are upscale-chic. Each space is outfitted with unique chandeliers and LED-lighting that changes colors and moods to fit your ambience. So these two ballrooms will be the ideal spot for a sophisticated, unforgettable wedding celebration.

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The 5,500 square-foot Modern Ballroom features two projection screens and an 800-square-foot dance floor. Thus, guests can dance the night away in style. The smaller Millennium Ballroom has more classic modern elegance, with dangling crystal chandeliers, wood-beamed ceiling features, and flowing, gauzy drapes.

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Wedding Photography at the Metropol Event Venue

Both the stunning ballrooms and the gorgeous Glendale and greater Los Angeles landmarks provide memorable backdrops to your wedding photography.

We at Lin and Jirsa Wedding Photography would be honored to capture each moment and emotion of your day, big and small, posed and candid. Our photographers tell love stories through photographs and video, and we create photo heirlooms that you’ll treasure for a lifetime. We’re experts at capturing the beautiful customs of diverse weddings that span the globe, like the Nigerian wedding pictured in this article. We also have a special expertise in photographing Indian weddings. Whatever your heritage or traditions, we would love to document them for you.

FAQ

How many guests can we invite to our wedding?

The Modern Ballroom can seat 423 guests, while the Millennium Ballroom can accommodate up to 318.

Which caterer can we choose for our wedding?

This venue requests that you use their excellent in-house caterer.

What kind of menu can we plan?

This venue’s excellent caterer will work with you to customize a menu for your budget and vision, anywhere from hors d’eouvres to table stations to plated dining to a buffet.

Metropol Event Venue is located at 701 S Central Ave, Glendale, CA 91204

From Behind the Lens

What we love about shooting
at Metropol Venue.

Four Distinct Ballrooms, Four Visual Stories
Each of Metropol's ballrooms presents its own lighting personality and architectural character, giving us tremendous flexibility to match your photography aesthetic to your chosen space. Whether shooting in an ornate, chandelier-laden room or a clean, modern ballroom, we can tailor our color grading and composition style to enhance the venue's inherent mood.
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Customizable Décor as Your Backdrop
Because Metropol welcomes couples to bring their own design vision, we get to photograph weddings with truly unique styling that reflects your personality. This means no two receptions look alike—your wedding's visual narrative is completely your own, and we love capturing that authenticity against whatever aesthetic you've created.
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Versatile Indoor Spaces, Strategic Lighting
The venue's varied ceiling heights and wall finishes give us excellent control over artificial light placement and diffusion, allowing us to sculpt flattering light during receptions and formals. We can work with uplighting, ambient fixtures, and our own gear to create dimensional, magazine-quality images regardless of which ballroom you select.
Common Questions

What couples typically ask.

What's the ideal photography timeline for a Metropol wedding?
We typically recommend starting with getting-ready coverage 5-6 hours before your ceremony, which gives us time to capture details, bridal preparation, and groomsmen moments without rushing. If you're doing first-look portraits or couple photos before the ceremony, plan for 45 minutes to an hour in the venue or nearby for that session, then allow 1.5-2 hours after the reception ends for family formals and exit shots.
Where are the best spots at Metropol for couple portraits?
We love shooting inside whichever ballroom you've chosen—the architectural details and your custom décor create stunning, personalized backdrops. If you want an outdoor option, the venue's entrance and surrounding Glendale streetscape offer great urban-meets-elegant vibes for modern couple shots, especially during golden hour.
How does Metropol's lighting setup affect our reception photos?
The ballrooms have good baseline ambient lighting, but they're not overly bright—this actually works in our favor because it means we can layer in uplighting, string lights, or candles without creating competing light sources. We'll coordinate with your lighting designer (if you have one) to position key fixtures strategically, and we always bring supplemental lighting gear to ensure sharp, beautifully exposed shots throughout dinner and dancing.
What makes a Metropol wedding visually different from other LA venues?
The defining feature is creative freedom—because the space is a blank canvas, your wedding's visual identity is completely custom. Unlike venues with fixed décor or limited ballroom options, Metropol lets you build the exact aesthetic you envision, which means we're photographing *your* style, not a pre-designed backdrop. That authenticity translates to more personal, emotionally resonant images.
Is there dedicated getting-ready space, and do we need to arrive early?
Yes, Metropol provides getting-ready suites, which is fantastic for us—it means we can capture those intimate preparation moments in a private, controlled space. We recommend arriving 15-20 minutes before your stated getting-ready start time so we can scout the room, test lighting, and be ready to document from the very first moment you're getting ready.
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Photographing weddings at
Metropol Venue.

Lin & Jirsa has spent over 15 years documenting weddings across Southern California. If you're planning your day at Metropol Venue, we'd love to share our experience with the venue and put together coverage that fits your celebration.

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