9912 Hosier Street, Newport News, VA
9912 Hosier Street, Newport News, VA
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One owner is a retired Navy submariner (20 years) and the other operated a state-registered home childcare center (15 years). Wedding Central was created in 2005 and was originally established as a home-based business selling wedding and party supplies on eBay. We were married that year and decided there needed to be one store where folks could find everything for a wedding or party event. After operating for several months and party supplies starting to fill not only our spare bedroom and several other rooms, we decided a larger location would be a great idea. We expanded and joined the ranks of the local event planning and party supplies companies and got a brick-and-mortar store.
Wedding Central moved into a small space in the Flea Market selling wedding supplies, gowns, and accessories. A couple of months later we took out a wall and expanded that location. Approximately nine months later, we again decided we needed to expand. Wedding Central moved to a shop in a strip mall in Newport News. In September of 2009, Wedding Central changed its' name to Event Central LLC, simply because we did then and do now...more than just weddings. We were in this location for 5 years and realized we needed a larger location (again) and wanted to add an event hall to our rental decor services offered in our company.
We pinched our pennies (a lot) and were able to save enough money to put down on our own buildings. We moved into the old food bank buildings at 9912 Hosier Street, Newport News, which provided us room to grow over the coming years. Event Central went from that 1400 square foot showroom to 20,000 square feet. Our current location is awesome. It was a scary leap, but well worth it.
Our current location took a lot of work over the years like taking out freezer units, blocking up doorways, buildings offices, repairing and replacing roofs, rewiring, replacing doors, lots of new drywall, exterior painting, and (1/2022) new carpet, interior painting, new chandeliers, chandelier fans, and more.
Event Central's current location includes an event hall, lounge, kitchen, wedding chapel, social hour area, dressing rooms, and other small business owners offering wedding, party-related products, and other services. We aim to make Event Central LLC the ultimate in a one-stop shopping experience for everyone. And as we have always been.. an LGBTQ+ friendly wedding and party venue in Newport News, VA.
Now fast forward years, Janet's elderly dad needs more care at home and we needed to free up time for this task. He lives with us. We decided the best way to do this was to sell the decor rental inventory and let another company have the opportunity to manage our event hall & chapel. And we did just that. On January 1st, 2022, we sold the decor rental inventory. On March 1st, 2024, a company leased the event hall and chapel to book their own events, which is available any day of the week. Their website shows available dates and the contract page gives instructions on how to book your date.
We thank our clients for their business over the last 18 years and for trusting Event Central LLC with their weddings and special events. Without our clients, we could not have grown and been successful in making client's dreams come true through decorating, the wedding chapel, and event hall. Here is to many more years of helping other small businesses be successful. You can stop looking for "event hall spaces near me", you found us. #eventCentralva #LoveIsLove #eventcenter #eventhall #chapelCeremony #wedding
Thanks for reading! It's nice when our customers visit us and tell us they read our story. Have a wonderful, God-filled day.
The Shops at Event Central
9912 Hosier Street, Newport News, VA 23601
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