Weddings

Bride and groom stand behind small, tall table with white tablecloth and members of their wedding party socializing in the background with the side of the planetarium dome exterior visible on the left side of the frame.
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Host Your Wedding at the Museum

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Two men perform with one singing and one about to clap as wedding party stands with them and claps along
Rent the Museum

Host Your Wedding at the Museum

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Wedding ceremony in the planetarium with couple flanked by bridesmaids and groomsmen with large projection of a starry night sky behind them.
Rent the Museum

Host Your Wedding at the Museum

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

3 Tiered white wedding cake sits in front of the Philip Simmons wrought iron gate at the State Museum.
Rent the Museum

Host Your Wedding at the Museum

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Bride and groom pose at museum entrance at night with guests holding sparklers along either side of the couple
Rent the Museum

Host Your Wedding at the Museum

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Bride and groom stand behind small, tall table with white tablecloth and members of their wedding party socializing in the background with the side of the planetarium dome exterior visible on the left side of the frame.

Weddings

The museum offers a variety of options available to rent for wedding ceremonies and receptions.

Make your special day unique and memorable for ceremonies, receptions - or both!

The South Carolina State Museum in Columbia, SC is ready to be the perfect wedding venue for your special day, from photographs to rehearsal dinner, ceremony and reception - the museum offers one-of-a-kind spaces that make for truly memorable events.

Our museum special event teams will work directly with you and your wedding planners, so submit a Reservation Request Form to book your date or send us an email to set up an appointment to see our spaces.

 

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Available Spaces

The museum’s expansive lobby embodies the facility’s original mill character through exposed bricks and ceilings, a wooden grand staircase that leads to the mezzanine and more.
Our Meeting Rooms offer a unique space to host meetings, training sessions and smaller gatherings featuring a variety of amenities such as WIFI access, A/V equipment, and more.
The mezzanine’s location on the second floor overlooking the main lobby makes it a perfect location for evening events and receptions.
Unique, intimate location for exclusive events featuring a historic telescope and a terrace looking over Gervais St. and The Vista.
The Planetarium Lobby at the South Carolina State Museum offers an out-of-this-world space for weddings, evening receptions, parties, and more special events.
Named after the mural of the Gervais Street Bridge by local artist Blue Sky that takes up one entire wall, the Vista Room is versatile space that can be used for receptions, parties, meetings and conferences.