Top Walled Lake Venues

• Spaces for 600 Guests
• 1 Theater

Founded in 1926, The J Detroit is a community center dedicated to the physical, social, spiritual, and educational well-being of the Jewish and broader southeastern Michigan community. Its multi-acre West Bloomfield campus includes wooded grounds, walking trails, and an outdoor swimming pool, and the organization welcomes guests of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities. For private events, The J offers several distinct rental venues. The Berman Center for the Performing Arts is a 600-seat state-of-the-art theater opened in 2011—suited to corporate meetings, receptions, film shoots, fundraisers, and concerts, and staffed by on-site technical professionals. Handleman Hall is a 6,000-square-foot banquet facility with an adjacent kosher catering kitchen, designed for weddings, bar and bat mitzvahs, and banquets. The Janice Charach Gallery, a two-level space filled with natural light from overhead skylights, accommodates lectures, brunches, and art expositions, while six configurable conference rooms serve gatherings of varying sizes.

• Spaces for 200 Guests

Planterra Conservatory is a glass-enclosed botanical event venue in West Bloomfield, Michigan, built around a structure imported from Izegem, Belgium, with European trusses and soaring glass ceilings. Since opening in 2010 — built on a history stretching back to 1973, when Planterra Interior Landscaping began from a private greenhouse on the former Sanders estate in Bloomfield Hills — the conservatory has become one of Michigan's most recognized celebration spaces, named one of the "Best Venues in America" by Brides Magazine and one of the "22 Best Garden and Wedding Venues in the World" by Harper's Bazaar. Inside, guests move through an environment of vertical gardens, tranquil koi ponds, and curated botanical collections from around the world. The conservatory was designed with sustainable principles at its core: recycled irrigation water, passive solar heating, earth-integrated construction for energy efficiency, and natural ventilation managed by an on-site weather station. Every event includes Planterra's in-house planning team covering florals, custom décor, culinary service, signature cocktails, and valet — alongside local touches such as Sanders cream puffs, Vernor's floats, and wines from Leelanau County's Mawby Vineyards.

• Spaces for 200-250 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 1 Country Club

Brentwood Golf Club & Banquet Center has welcomed events since 1995, set on a golf course in White Lake, Michigan, nestled between the lakes of Oakland County. The banquet center accommodates up to 200 guests and features floor-to-ceiling windows, a large bridal suite, and a brick-paved patio with views over the fairways. An outdoor pergola overlooking the north fountain serves as a dedicated ceremony site — a fitting backdrop for an exchange of vows or group photos amid the greens. The venue hosts weddings, showers, birthday and anniversary celebrations, retirement parties, golf outings, and corporate events. Customizable menu packages — including buffet-style dinners, plated meals, hors d'oeuvres, beverage service, and dessert and late-night snack options — are available for each event.

• Spaces for 130 Guests
• 1 Historic Space
• 1 Estate

Longacre House is a historic banquet facility in Farmington Hills, Michigan, housed in a 20-room Georgian country house that began as a six-room Victorian residence built in 1869 by Palmer Sherman. In 1918 the home was redesigned and expanded to include four porches, seven baths, and a greenhouse; a final remodeling in 1930 added the library. The estate is recognized as a local landmark, and its period character — stonewall fence, lush gardens, and landscaped grounds — carries through every event. The venue opens its doors to weddings, receptions, rehearsal dinners, bridal and baby showers, graduation parties, mitzvahs, business meetings, and social gatherings. It accommodates up to 130 guests during warmer months, with the beautifully landscaped grounds and a gazebo available as a backdrop for outdoor ceremonies; during the coldest winter months the indoor space seats up to 106. An in-house catering team works with guests to tailor menus to their event theme and preferences.

• Spaces for 80-120 Guests
• 1 Museum
• 1 Historic Space

Mill Race Village is a living history museum and event venue operated by the Northville Historical Society on the banks of the Rouge River in Northville, Michigan. Established in 1972 on land donated by Ford Motor Company, the village preserves a collection of 19th-century structures — including a church built in 1845, a gazebo, blacksmith shop, general store, and interurban train station — offering a uniquely historic setting for weddings and private celebrations. The centerpiece for ceremonies and receptions is the New School Church, a Greek Revival structure from 1845 that has been restored and is heated, air-conditioned, and handicap accessible via an electric lift at the rear. It accommodates up to 80 guests for seated dinners and up to 120 for receptions. The Cady Inn provides a more intimate option for gatherings of up to 60 for seated meals or 100 for receptions, with a full kitchen and accessible restroom on-site. Outdoors, the gazebo overlooking the Rouge River and the surrounding village grounds serve as ceremony locations for weddings. The venue offers parking in the on-site village lot as well as adjacent Ford Field.

• Spaces for 80 Guests
• 1 Restaurant
• 1 Meeting Space

Garage Grill & Fuel Bar occupies a fully restored 1940s-era gas station in the heart of downtown Northville, Michigan. The building carried several lives before its 2012 transformation — serving as a Gulf Oil station, a Sunoco location, a Chrysler dealership, and a garden shop — before reopening as a full-service restaurant and private event destination. An executive chef oversees a classic yet sophisticated menu designed to appeal broadly, anchoring the dining experience in a setting where the building's original character remains part of the atmosphere. For private celebrations, the Model A Room is a dedicated banquet space separate from the main dining area, accommodating up to 80 seated guests for banquets, parties, and business meetings. A banquet manager coordinates menus, pricing, and availability tailored to each event.

• Spaces for 250 Guests

• Spaces for 200 Guests

• Spaces for 280 Guests

• Spaces for 125-400 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 3 Country Clubs
• 3 Waterfront

Baypointe Golf Club & Banquet is an 18-hole golf and event facility set on the shores of Middle Straits Lake in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Its recently renovated banquet facility features panoramic lake views and three distinct event spaces that together accommodate gatherings from small private affairs to large receptions of up to 400 guests. An in-house executive chef crafts custom menus for each event. The venue is well suited for weddings, corporate meetings, galas, holiday parties, retirements, fundraisers, and golf outings, and also welcomes special celebrations such as birthdays, anniversaries, quinceañeras, and memorial gatherings.

• Spaces for 350 Guests

• Spaces for 300 Guests

Elegant Events Banquet Center is a banquet hall in Waterford, Michigan, accommodating groups of 50 to 425 guests. The newly remodeled hall hosts weddings, receptions, and private events, with in-house catering that includes traditional buffet service alongside china place settings, silverware, and linen tablecloths and napkins available in the client's choice of color.

• Spaces for 14-230 Guests
• 1 Ballroom
• 1 Outdoor
• 4 Total Spaces

Walnut Creek Country Club is a private, family-oriented club in South Lyon, Michigan, built on grounds the club has called home since 1987. Its roots go back to 1955, when the original club was founded as Farmington Country Club; after relocating to the current Lyon Township property, the clubhouse was built in 1989 and the 27-hole Arthur Hills signature course was completed in 1995. The club offers golf, tennis, swimming, and dining for members and their guests. For private events and weddings, the clubhouse hosts groups from 14 to 320 across several spaces: the Banquet Ballroom seats up to 220 guests alongside a dance floor, or 320 without it, and can be configured for smaller functions. The lobby pre-function area and a covered outdoor patio each welcome up to 200 standing guests. A dedicated conference room seats 14 for smaller meetings. The Executive Chef develops customizable menus for each event, and the club's Banquet & Event Manager coordinates planning from the first inquiry through event day.

• Spaces for 40-400 Guests
• 1 Event Space
• 3 Country Clubs
• 3 Total Spaces

Glen Oaks Country Club & Banquet Center is housed in a historically renovated English-style stone clubhouse built in 1925, designated as one of Michigan's Historical Buildings. The facility sits on the grounds of Glen Oaks Golf Course in Farmington Hills, offering floor-to-ceiling windows that frame sweeping views of the rolling fairways. The event center offers multiple spaces suited to events of varying scale. The main event room accommodates up to 300 guests and features a built-in bar, dance floor, and coat room. A Club Room for up to 72 guests and a Meeting Room for up to 40 round out the interior options. A formal garden on the grounds provides an outdoor setting for ceremonies. Over 200 parking spaces are available adjacent to the building, including six accessible spaces.