The Company

There’s no doubt about it. This is your day. And whether you’ve been dreaming of it your whole life, or find yourself suddenly engaged, we’ll have you totally prepared. Lean on us. Embrace all that we know as we walk you through the steps that lead to walking down the aisle. With so many options and decisions to be made, we are there to provide advice, direction and, assurance. So, when the day arrives, you’ll be ready, relaxed, and most importantly, you’ll be glowing.

You’ll bask in the moments. Especially the moments that happen serendipitously. A tender glance from your father–the one that needs no words to remind you that, no matter what, you will always be his little girl. Or, perhaps it will be how the lighting illuminates your bridesmaids and how much they all mean to you.

As we orchestrate weddings, we don’t create the moments, but we will set the stage that allows them to happen. Unprompted by photo albums or videos, they are the times that matter most –the memories that you will keep and relive forever. It is why we listen to everything you say before your wedding day as well as the things that are left unsaid. What a bride wants and what she doesn’t want will always be our top priorities. And the difference between a day that is fleeting and one that becomes a part of you.

The History

In 2002, after seventeen years of coordinating extraordinary weddings and events at Colleen’s, Joe Volpe found himself catering a party at a Philadelphia real estate mogul’s Main Line home, when the developer asked him if he would join him to check out the shuttered Imperial Movie Theater at 923 North 2nd Street in the city’s emerging Northern Liberties section. Joe, and his wife Andrea, immediately fell in love with the idea of transforming the 17,500 square foot space into a stylish, upscale wedding venue. Together they convinced family members and an apprehensive banker to loan them the $2 million necessary to gut and renovate the space that would become Cescaphe Ballroom.

The Team

Meet Your Team

It’s the show of a lifetime, and you’re the stars. Your Cescaphe team is excited to help you shine brighter and dazzle more than you could ever have hoped or imagined.

To ensure a perfect performance, we assemble the perfect supporting cast. From your Client Development Associate and Event Coordinator, to your Event Manager, Maitre D’ and Chef, everyone is a trend-setting wedding expert in their own right. Supremely talented, brilliantly creative, thoroughly experienced, and—most important of all—passionately dedicated to the art of celebrating the most joyful of all occasions:

Your wedding day.

About Joe Volpe

Cescaphe Founder & CEO Joe Volpe has spent more than 30 years with the singular goal of fulfilling wedding dreams for brides and grooms across Philadelphia. Since founding Cescaphe with wife Andrea in 2003, he has grown the company into one of the most successful wedding brands in the Greater Philadelphia region.