Wedding Blog

Recently Mr. Jasmine and I visited his best friend and his best friend’s fiancee in Naperville. They took us to a fabulous tapas restaurant called Meson Sabika. Located in a beautifully restored 1840s mansion with lush furnishings, Meson Sabika features delicious and inventive Spanish tapas and Mediterranean cuisine. The restaurant recently built a gorgeous adjoining pavilion especially for wedding receptions! I decided to go on another information expedition for my Chicago brides-to-bee (sorry, I never get tired of that joke).

The Pavilion, which seats 330 people, is a fully-enclosed site with the feel of an outdoor venue. It features 11 crystal-cut chandeliers and large windows that overlook beautifully green landscaping. The Pavilion has a rental fee of $14 per person for Saturdays and $13 per person for Fridays or Sundays. There is no tax or gratuity added to those fees. You pre-select a menu of your choice from numerous delicious options , all including an open bar and your choice of tapas. Your food and beverage total must reach a minimum of $6500 for Fridays, $7500 for Saturdays, and $5000 for Sundays. Tax is added on at 7.75% and gratuity is 19%.

You also have the option of having your reception in the mansion itself. To rent out the entire second floor, which seats no more than 150 people, there is a $5000 food and beverage minimum before tax and gratuitity. Rental fees are waived.

For those of you looking for a romantic, picturesque venue with delicious food, Meson Sabika is an option certainly worth exploring.

all images from meson sabika. all information accurate as of october 2007.