Get married at Anthem Orlando. Downtown’s most upscale LGBTQ+ nightclub is also a full-service wedding venue — ceremony, reception, and afterparty in one address. If you’re planning a gay wedding in Orlando, a queer-affirming ceremony downtown, or a wedding at a real nightclub, Anthem is built for it.
The wedding package, in one venue
- Ceremony: Main floor transformed to ceremony configuration — aisle, seating, altar area with production lighting design
- Cocktail hour: Upper deck or VIP section, staffed bar, passed hors d’oeuvres
- Reception dinner: Plated, buffet, or family-style through our F&B partners
- First dance + reception dancing: Main floor turns back into a nightclub, in-house DJ, full sound and lighting
- Afterparty: The room stays yours until close — full nightclub programming for your guests who don’t want the night to end
One venue. One flow. No transportation between ceremony and reception. No renting three spaces. The room your guests danced their asses off in is the room you got married in.
Capacity
- Ceremony seating: Up to ~150 seated, ~300 standing
- Cocktail hour: Up to ~400 comfortable
- Seated dinner: Up to ~120 seated dinner service, ~200 for buffet-style
- Reception dance floor: Full main floor, 300+ dance-floor capacity
Actual capacity depends on layout, F&B setup, and additional staging. We’ll walk through your specific vision on a site tour.
Why couples pick Anthem
The venue is queer-owned and queer-operated
Anthem is NGLCC-certified as an LGBT Business Enterprise and a member of The Pride Chamber. You’re not renting a hotel ballroom that will host a wedding shower for a bachelorette party the next weekend and pretend not to know your story. You’re getting married in a venue built by and for the community.
The production values are already there
Uplighting, moving heads, sound system, DJ booth, staging — all in-house, all already calibrated. You’re not paying a wedding-vendor line item for AV rental. What most couples spend on production is what we do every weekend.
The location is walking distance to everything
Downtown Orlando hotels for your guests: 5-minute walks. Rehearsal-dinner restaurants: same. Sunday morning brunch options: same. Your out-of-town guests never need a rental car. That saves them money and saves you the hassle of coordinating shuttles.
The afterparty is built in
Your reception ends when a normal wedding ends (10 PM, 11 PM). Anthem keeps the room open through 2:30 AM. Your VIP-list wedding guests get an unofficial afterparty at a real nightclub without leaving the venue.
Pricing
Every wedding is quoted individually — dates, guest counts, and inclusions all shift pricing meaningfully. General ranges for planning:
- Venue rental (ceremony + reception + afterparty): [Range TBD — email for quote. Sundays and off-peak dates materially lower than Saturday nights.]
- Food and beverage: Through our preferred catering partners. Buffet packages start lower than plated dinner. Bar packages range from per-drink to open-bar hourly.
- Entertainment: In-house DJ included in base rental. Live band, drag welcome, additional entertainment quoted separately.
Site tours available by appointment. Email info@anthemorlando.com with your target date and guest count. We come back within 48 hours with a preliminary quote and a walk-through invitation.
Real-world flow of an Anthem wedding day
- 3 PM — Doors open for wedding party setup, hair/makeup team arrival
- 5 PM — Guests arrive, cocktail welcome (upper deck)
- 5:30 PM — Ceremony on the main floor
- 6:00 PM — Cocktail hour, room transitions to reception configuration
- 7:00 PM — Reception dinner
- 9:00 PM — First dance, dance floor opens
- 10:00 PM — Wedding cake, formal reception close
- 10:00 PM – 2:30 AM — Afterparty programming for guests who stay
Your day. Your call on programming. This is one template — we build to your vision.
Ready to talk? Email info@anthemorlando.com. Prefer to see the space first? Book a tour on the same email. Also see: corporate event venue page and host an event page.
