Piazza on the Green ties the knot with business events, weddings

Piazza on the Green opened a year and a half ago and has already made a splash in national wedding magazines.

“Wedding people know ‘The Knot,’” said Heather Rowley, who operates Piazza on the Green with her brother, Mike Tamer, and their spouses. “And once you’re featured as a Best Venue several times, you make it into their Hall of Fame.”

Rowley attributes the success of Piazza on the Green to its sister property in Colleyville.

“We’ve had [Piazza in the Village] for the last nine years and decided we needed another venue north of Dallas,” Rowley said. “It helps that we have another venue because we can see what has worked and what hasn’t. For the McKinney location, we follow everything that works with the Colleyville site and we have built on something that already worked.”

Rowley said one of the primary factors drawing people to Piazza on the Green is the cuisine, which she said is created by the venue’s chef. With a large portion of most wedding budgets being spent on food, Rowley said she wanted to make sure the venue could offer five-star dining in-house.

And while the venue is mainly booked for weddings, its location, golf course views and five-star dining also lead to weekday bookings for business, corporate, chamber and women’s group gatherings.

“This area where Allen, Plano and McKinney [intersect] has a more businesses than our [Colleyville] venue, so when Piazza isn’t holding a wedding, we have the ability to host a lot of other special events.”

The venue, located near the greens of the TPC Golf Course in Craig Ranch, features detailed architecture and crystal chandeliers, two ballrooms, a 325-seat wedding chapel, bride and groom suites, an outdoor wedding facility and state-of-the-art technology.

“We can accommodate large or small events because we have two ballrooms—one larger and one smaller,” she said.

Piazza on the Green 6200 TPC Drive, McKinney 214-383-2500 www.piazzaonthegreen.com Hours: Mon.-Sat. 9 a.m.-5p.m., closed Sun.