Elements at Water Street seats up to 230 guests in its ballroom for weddings and dinners, and hosts meetings and private dining for groups of 10 to 100. The venue fills the second floor of the Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk, at 123 Water Street in downtown Naperville, Illinois, with 158 hotel rooms in the same building.
Seminars and company events
The meeting floor offers private boardroom and meeting space for groups of 10 to 100 people, with a separate break house for refreshments between sessions. Rooms such as the River Room and River West can be set in crescent or U-shape layouts, and the ballroom takes larger plenary sessions, award dinners or company parties. The team plans menus, staffs the event and provides day-of coordination. Companies can combine a day of meetings with a dinner in the ballroom and rooms at the hotel, which offers room-block rates and attached parking.
Weddings and receptions
Elements offers ceremony sites as well as receptions. The reception room seats 230 guests and has a built-in custom bar. Before dinner, guests gather in a pre-function space of about 2,000 square feet that opens onto a second-floor balcony above the Naperville Riverwalk. Wedding packages include a tasting for four, a cake from DeEtta's Bakery, a plated dinner with wine, coffee and tea, a champagne toast, a four-hour premium bar and coat check, plus a bridal suite at the room-block rate. The venue keeps a list of preferred vendors.
Rooms and capacities
The main ballroom covers 4,200 square feet and seats 230. The meeting space next to the pre-reception lounge takes 100 guests for private dining. The pre-function lounge of about 2,000 square feet can be arranged in several ways for cocktails. Floor plans for the whole floor, the ballroom and the meeting rooms are on the venue's site, along with a virtual tour.
Accommodation
The Hotel Indigo Naperville Riverwalk has 158 guest rooms, bridal suites and attached parking, with group rates for event guests.
Catering
All food and drink is handled in-house. The kitchen cooks what it calls rustic urban cuisine with locally sourced ingredients, with custom menu planning and private tastings. Menus cover passed and displayed hors d'oeuvres, stations, plated dinners, late-night snacks and pastries, and the bar offers premium full service with wait staff. The venue also runs wine tastings and pairing evenings, and seasonal events such as a Santa Brunch.
History and setting
Elements held its grand opening on April 20, 2017, with a ribbon cutting by the Naperville Area Chamber of Commerce and Mayor Steve Chirico. The project grew out of the Water Street development, after Nick Ryan of Marquette Companies approached Dave Miller about a hospitality concept for the site. Before opening, about 22 engaged couples toured the new hotel and venue.
Getting there
The venue is in historic downtown Naperville on the Riverwalk, with parking attached to the hotel. Naperville station, on the Metra BNSF line to Chicago Union Station, serves the downtown area. Chicago O'Hare and Midway airports are both within driving distance.
