FAQs

Check under the Event Page for pricing information. There are no additional fees to the hourly rates.

A non-refundable $100 deposit is required at the time your event is scheduled. The remaining balance is due two weeks before the event. No booking is secure until both the rental agreement and deposit are received.

Cash, check, paypal or credit card is accepted.

No.

Yes, a credit card on file or $250 refundable damage deposit is due two weeks before the event.

The Bellflower is available for rental by the hour seven days a week, twenty-four hours a day.

Although The Bellflower respects and honors all military and frontline workers, a 20% discount is only available for police officers and parents of police officers.

No. Events are booked on a first come, first serve basis. Receipt of both the deposit and contract puts your event on the calendar.

The overriding rule of thumb is that you leave the space how you found it. The tables and chairs do not need to be taken down. All items removed from the decor area are to be put back. Trash is to be left in bags.

The Bellflower is an intimate venue comfortably accommodating up to 50 people.

Access to the venue begins at your rental start time. Rental time needs to include time needed prior to the event, the event time, and cleanup time.

For a flat rate of $400, weddings can rent the day before (pending availability) for decorating and/or rehearsal. The space will be left as is until your rental start time the day of. It’s always an option to rent the evening before by the hour for a rehearsal but nothing can be left in the space for the next day.

Yes, The Bellflower is heated and air conditioned for comfort during Michigan’s everchanging seasons.

The Host may bring in food or have it catered in The Bellflower’s catering kitchen which has a full-size refrigerator, stove, oven, microwave and sink. Alcohol may be served to guests as long as it is complementary and is not sold.

White or ivory, lap length or floor length, linens are provided for the tables.

Napkins are not provided. Mis-matched vintage china, tea cups, wine glasses, champagne flutes, and silverware are available for your use. Any items used must be washed, dried and put away prior to your rental end time. Disposable place settings are allowed.

For the safety of guests, overnight parking is allowed to those who feel it is best not to drive. Vehicles must be picked up the next morning no later than 10 am.

Candles are permitted. They must be distinguished and taken with you at the end of your event. Candles are not to be placed in the on-site waste containers.

Nails or push pins are not acceptable. Tape is not encouraged as it tends not to hold long on the aged / textured wood. Hooks have been placed between the windows for hanging items from jute, ribbon, or garland. The distance between window hooks is 6.5 feet. The distance across the window from hook to hook is 3 feet.

Yes, sparkler exits are allowed outside. The Host must provide a sand bucket for distinguishing the sparklers. Sparkler rods are not to be thrown into the landscape or disposed of in the site waste containers. Any cleanup related to sparklers will be deducted from the security deposit.

Yes. The WIFI password is posted behind the glass door of the desk to the left as you enter.

There is a mobile television equipped with both HDMI cable and chromecast. There is no speaker system. The space is such that a bluetooth speaker is often enough. Feel free to bring your own speaker system.

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We do not have high chairs. You are welcome to bring high chairs as needed.

Service pets are allowed.

The chalkboard measures four foot by eight foot.

No smoking, vaping, fireworks, sparklers or illegal drugs may be used or possessed inside The Bellflower. Guests may smoke outside of the Venue. It is suggested that the Host provide a sand bucket outside for guests that may be smoking as any cleanup related to smoking will be deducted from the security deposit.

Yes, The Bellflower is handicap accessible.

Here are several options for setting up tables for maximum headcount. Each plan can be customized to meet your needs.

Paved parking is available for approximately 25 vehicles. If there are fifty guests and “on average” there are two people per car that is 25 cars. Additional parking is available less than ¼ of a mile at the MDOT US131 carpool lot facility (Exit 44). Street parking or parking on neighboring private property is prohibited.

The chalkboard is there for your use. There is white chalk available in the kitchen drawer between the refrigerator and stove. If you want colored chalk or chalk markers (be sure to confirm your chalk markers can be used on a chalkboard) you will need to bring your own.

Contact us online or text/call 269-377-2852.

Schedule a tour here or text/call 269-377-2852. Or watch a virtual tour here.

The Host will receive an email with entry details sometime the week before the scheduled event date. It will provide an access code for entry and lockup.

Yes. You will receive an automated email reminder three days prior to the balance being due and another on the due date.

Yes. The Host will have a choice of 5 foot round tables (seats up to 8) or eight foot rectangles (seats up to 8) for seating. The tables (with tablecloths) will be set for you prior to your event.

The actual baby shower or bridal shower is typically two hours in length. Most Hosts choose to rent an hour after the shower so that guests can casually leave and the space can be left appropriately cleaned. Time needed before the scheduled shower can be subjective. The average overall rental for a shower is four to five hours. The minimum rental time is three hours.

There is a get-ready area for the bride. Although there are some options, there is no formal get-ready space for the groom.