Up to 650Signature Ballroom
The Aurelia Ballroom
Our grandest room: double-height ceilings, hand-set crystal chandeliers, and a sprung hardwood floor made for a first dance — and five hundred guests after it.
- 480Seated
- 650Reception
- 4,800Sq Ft
Est. 1998 · Oak Brook, Illinois
Where the best days of your life find their room.
Anira is a restored 1924 estate with four signature halls, a from-scratch kitchen, and one team devoted to a single idea — that your celebration should feel effortless, and look like nowhere else.
1998Est.
4Signature Halls
650Guest Capacity
2,000+Events Hosted
The Estate · Linden GroveA welcome
Twenty-eight years of other people’s best nights
We bought a shuttered estate in 1998 with a leaking roof and a remarkable ballroom, and set out to make it the warmest room in the county. Thousands of weddings, galas, and quiet family dinners later, the roof is sound — and the welcome is the same.
Everything happens under one roof and one team: the planning, the flowers, the lighting, and a kitchen that cooks every plate from scratch. You bring the people. We’ll take care of the rest.
Eleni MarchettiFounder & Creative Director
The spaces
Four halls, four very different evenings
Each room keeps its own character — grand or intimate, daylight or candlelight — so the space fits the night, not the other way around.
Up to 650
Up to 450Glass-Roof Hall
The Linden Atrium
A light-filled hall beneath an original 1920s glass roof, framed by restored oak millwork. Daylight by afternoon; candlelight by evening.
- 320Seated
- 450Reception
- 3,400Sq Ft
Up to 300Garden Hall
The Rosewood Terrace
Exposed timber beams, warm festoon light, and a covered terrace that steps right into the gardens — our most-requested room for weddings.
- 220Seated
- 300Reception
- 2,600Sq Ft
Up to 110Private Dining
The Juniper Salon
An intimate panelled room for rehearsal dinners, milestone birthdays, and board lunches — the whole party around one long, candlelit table.
- 70Seated
- 110Reception
- 1,100Sq Ft
What we host
Every kind of gathering, held like it matters
From a two-hundred-guest wedding to a quarterly board dinner, the planning is the same: listen first, then make it feel effortless.
Weddings & Receptions
Ceremony, cocktails, and reception under one roof — with a suite for the couple and a team that has done this a thousand nights.
Galas & Benefits
Head tables, auctions, staging, and a kitchen that can plate four hundred covers hot and precisely on cue.
Corporate & Conferences
Keynotes, AGMs, and awards evenings with full production, breakout rooms, and all-day catering.
Social Celebrations
Milestone birthdays, anniversaries, and cultural ceremonies, kept exactly the way your family keeps them.
Included with every space
◆In-house catering◆Floral & décor◆Event planning◆Audio, visual & staging◆Bar & beverage◆Valet & accessibility
In their words
The nights people still talk about
Anira gave our daughter’s wedding the kind of evening no one wanted to end. Every detail, down to the last toast, was handled with grace.The Harwell FamilyWedding · Aurelia Ballroom
We have held our foundation’s benefit in the Linden Atrium three years running. They treat four hundred guests like the only guests in the building.Rosewood Arts FoundationAnnual Benefit Gala
Flawless from the first tour to the final handshake. Our summit ran on time, on brand, and — remarkably — extremely well fed.Meridian PartnersLeadership Summit
Our Story · Since 1998Why Anira
A venue that behaves like a host, not a hall
Plenty of places will rent you a room. We would rather be the people who learn your family’s traditions, remember the aunt who needs a seat near the door, and make sure the toast lands before the plates go cold.
- AOne point of contactYour planner from the first tour to the last dance.
- BOur kitchen, our chefEvery menu cooked on site, tasted long before the day.
- CNo surprisesA clear plan, an honest conversation, and a run-of-show you can hold.
An evening worth the drive
Let’s plan something worth remembering
Come walk the halls, meet the team, and picture your evening in the room. Tours are by appointment and always unhurried.
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