The Company

The hour has come. Perhaps, you’re a bit nervous. It’s perfectly normal. After all, it’s probably the most important day of your life. At Cescaphe, we’re here to help you relax in good spirits, mingle in good company.

But before vows are exchanged and the party begins you might have a few questions. And you also may want to take an active role in planning your wedding. As advocates for the groom, we consider listening, advising and being a detailed source of information, not just our responsibility, but our privilege. Whether it’s a gift for your spouse, giving a toast or choosing a band, we will be at your side making certain that no detail is overlooked and that everything goes as planned.

Now that you’ve made the transition from fiancé to groom, and are soon to be a husband, it is our distinct pleasure, in every way possible, to help you arrive feeling like the luckiest man in the world.

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.